Category: Ben / Joe
Stories centered on Joe and Ben
Beautiful in My Eyes (by Wrangler)
Summary: Francois Balantaire, a spurned suitor of Marie Cartwright’s, travels two thousand miles and twenty years to seek vengeance on her by scarring her son, Little Joe. Rating T, WC 24,425 Links to stories in the series are included within.
I Will (by Wrangler)
Summary: Little Joe is consumed with guilt when his best friend is accidently shot and killed. Unable to forgive himself, Joe heads down a dangerous self-destructive path.
Rating T, WC 21,861
One More Day (by Wrangler)
Summary: Ben shares his thoughts about both the tragedy and triumph he experiences when Little Joe is blinded. Based on the episode, “The Stillness Within”. Rating T, WC 7430
Remember Me (By MelissaR1992)
Summary: After Joe’s wife, Alice loses her memory in a horse riding accident, Joe works to bring her memory back. The accident however brings up painful memories for Ben who lost Joe’s mother in the same way.
Rating: PG Word Count: 12,282
Part of the Forever Reimagined series, links to all stories included within.
Someday Soon (by Wrangler)
Summary: Sorting through a box of mementos, Ben finds a gift Little Joe made when he was five and recalls how it helped the Cartwrights through their first Christmas without Marie.
Rating T, WC 12,520
Calling Up Angels (By Wrangler)
Summary: When a little boy is left in Little Joe’s care, he hopes to adopt him however problems arise which might prevent the adoption. A tale of love and loss.
Rating T, WC 19,382
The Sound of Surviving (by Wrangler)
Summary: Though his family thinks he’s paranoid due to the trauma of the past year Joe insists he’s acting instinctively. Now he faces one final battle to prove he’s a survivor and no longer a victim. The finale to the “Stay in the Darkness” series, links provided. Rating T, WC 37,040
The Truth Be Told (by Wrangler)
Summary: There’s trouble brewing when Pa accuses his youngest of coming home drunk on several occasions but Little Joe insists he’s innocent. The truth proves to be unpredictable. Rating T, WC 13,401
Hellbent, Population – 98 (by Wrangler)
Summary: On a layover in the town of Hellbent, Ben and Joe find out that there are ghosts in ghost towns. Now they recount their story to Hoss and hope he believes them. Rating T WC 16,326
When October Goes (by Wrangler)
Summary: Ben disowns Little Joe; Adam fights him in town and Hoss ignores him. Now everyone wants to know why. The reason lies in October.
Rating T, WC 41,844
I’m Already There (by Wrangler)
Summary: Little Joe doesn’t know what to do with himself when Pa is delayed and can’t make his seventeenth birthday. A simple sweet tale.
Rating T, WC 3326,
If Your Heart Cries Out Tonight (by Wrangler)
Summary: Little Joe reflects back to when he challenged an important decision that his father made. Now, at seventeen, he discovers why Pa was right.
Rating T WC 10,225,
The Zephyr (by Wrangler)
Summary: When a man seeking revenge traps Pa in a mine, Little Joe races against time to find him. Adam, Hoss, and Hop Sing must then rescue them both.
Rating T, WC 23,175
If at First You Don’t Succeed; or, A Lesson in the Cartwright Way (by JC)
Summary: There are a few simple rules for growing up Cartwright: 1. Never underestimate your father. 2. Don’t forget the first rule.
Rating: K Word Count: 1195
Remember When (by Wrangler)
Summary: Ben recalls a bittersweet moment from the past when a special gift from Little Joe caused a big misunderstanding. (A rare shorter story)
Rating T WC 2,568,
