Marnie's done my absolute favorite version of "Qui-Gon doesn't die". A lot of it is she's got a great take on Obi-Wan's point-of-view, and her young Qui-Gon is just so adorably stubborn and compassionate. Also, things still go to hell in a handbasket with Palpatine running things, but with the Separatist splinter-Jedi, there's a chance that things will work out.

You're right, it is Ra's theatricality that makes him show up at Bruce's party. The man can't resist showing off how good he is at what he does. It's one of his serious failings (you know, besides being a Malthusian eco-terrorist).

I'm hoping for fic about why Ra's was mistaken, or at least told Bruce something not true. It was just such a weird mistake for Ra's to make.