Category: What Happened Next/Later
Episode inspired stories.
Revenge is Bitter (by Bonanzaluver)
Summary: A WHN to “Vengence”. Red Twilight awaits trial for nearly killing Hoss when the judge that is supposed to come to Virginia City is delayed. Will Joe be able to control his hatred for the man who almost took the life of his brother?
Rated: K+ (5,210 words)
High Stakes (by Cheaux)
Summary: A WHN for “The Gamble.” As events unfold subsequent to their being exonerated of robbery and murder charges, Adam fears more was at stake in Alkalai than the Cartwrights knew.
Rated: T — (3,570 words)
No More Eggs (by DonnaM)
Summary: A “what happened next” version for “Caution: Easter Bunny Crossing,” partially from Joe’s perspective. Warning: it gives away part of the ending for a “Lost Episode.”
Rated: K+ WC 11,000
All Ye Are Brothers (by Hogan)
Summary: WHN for All Ye Are Saints. Joe must fight to save the life of ‘Lijah, an Indian man who is on trial for the murder of Tom Caine, a white man.
Rated: K+ WC 4700
Aftermaths (by sklamb)
Summary: It’s November 1865, and a winter storm and a stagecoach accident are interfering with many people’s plans…. Not so much a WHN as a What Happened Later for “The Crucible.”
Rated: T (15,840 words)
Aftermaths Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Consequences (by Sassybrass)
Summary: Joe must know about his father’s past with Julia Bulette, even to the point of pushing his father into a lie. Set shortly after “The Julia Bulette Story”.
Rated: T WC 1900
Reflections on Killing His Friend (by pjb)
Summary: A WHN for “A Far, Far Better Thing.” In the quiet of a moonlit night, two brothers reflect on loyalty, loss, and the love that binds some people together.
Rated: K+ WC 1700
The Return of Abigail Jones (by pjb)
Summary: Getting Abigail Jones and Hank Meyers married was the easy part. . . .
Rated: K+ WC 20,000
Proud (by pjb)
Summary: A WHN for “The Quest.” Adam is taken aback by his reaction to Joe’s success with the Sun Mountain Mining Company contract.
Rated: K+ WC 8300
Afterwards (by GinnyF)
Summary: A sequel to the episode “My Brother’s Keeper”
Rated: K+ (2,230 words)
The Wheelchair (by DJK)
Summary: Years later Adam’s wheelchair from “The Triangle” comes out of the attic.
Rated: K+ Word count: 667
The Wheelchair Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Une Petite Mort (A Little Death) (by Sue)
Summary: A ‘what happened in between and next’ for one of my favourite episodes, Julia Bulette. What happened after Joe proposed and rode home and also after Julia’s funeral. How was he with his father and his brothers?
Rated: T WC 55,200
Hopeful (by BettyHT)
Summary: First part of the story is based in part on the episode The Hopefuls — Adam and Regina had been in love, but circumstances drove them apart. She kept a secret though, and five years later, it will cause dramatic changes in Adam’s life.
Rating T 40,282 words.
Another Side of The Triangle #1 (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Missing scenes from The Triangle, and what happened next.
Rating: K+ (5,170 words)
Another Side of The Triangle series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Know Your Target (by Destiny Adams)
Summary: WHN for My Brother’s Keeper. Two brothers’ guilt. Two brothers’ love. Formerly titled “A Brother’s Guilt.”
Rated: K+ (4,595 words)
