where there's smoke there's--

AU that diverges from the Season 6 finale as well as parts of Season 7. Michael works his job in the Dominican Republic shortly after rejoining the CIA under suspicious circumstances, leading the team to unite to free themselves from the CIA's clutches.

For this series, I cut out a lot of characters that were seen in season 7, such as Sonya, Charlie and Carlos, only because I didn't have roles for them in this AU. The series focuses on the team trying to free themselves from Strong and the CIA while battling with Burke and James.

At the moment, since "It's Business" was written before Burn Notice ended, there are some canonical inconsistencies. They're minor inconsistencies, but I'll see if I want to revise them at a later point in time.

It's Business * Meeting James Kendrick * Freeing Burke * The Woods


On AO3.

Title: Freeing Burke | AO3
Fandom: Burn Notice
Wordcount: 2020
Rating: Teen
Characters: Michael Westen, Jesse Porter, Fiona Glenanne, Sam Axe, others
Contains: canon-typical violence
Prompt(s): hc_bingo: falling
Notes: Part 3 of The Last CIA Job series. (Series is AU from show canon.)
Summary: The team has to free Burke from prison.

The series is complete; the final part will be posted later this week after I give it a look through.

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Title: It's Business
Fandom: Burn Notice
Wordcount: 10060
Rating: Teen
Characters: Fiona Glenanne, Michael Westen, Sam Axe, Jesse Porter, Madeline Westen
Pairing(s): Fiona Glenanne/Michael Westen
Contains: kidnapping, guns, non-sexual bondage
Beta(s): P
Prompt(s): For ladiesbingo: Missing persons
Notes: AU after "You Can Run, Part 2/Game Change." This fic starts after that episode (rather than nine months at the start of season 7). A couple of season 7 characters are mentioned, but events do not occur the way they do in season 7. Fic does include mentions to the graphic novel series First Contact, but you don't need to read that series to read this fic. hollymarchosias also did artwork for the fic; it, along with a mix, can be seen here.
Disclaimer: All similarities to any episodes aired after this fic's debut is coincidental.
Summary: Fiona leads a mission to save Michael from a mysterious CIA job in the Dominican Republic.

Also at AO3, in the 2013 Het Big Bang Collection.

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