Category: What Happened Next/Later
Episode inspired stories.
A Brother’s Code (by Devonshire)
Summary: A WHN and WHI for ‘The Code’, where both Hoss and Joe struggle with the outcome.
Rated K (4,120 words)
Fine (by pjb)
Summary: WHN for “The Last Viking.” Sometimes, protection can come from unexpected sources.
Rated: K+ WC 5500
After the Storm (by pjb)
Summary: As Christmas approaches, Joe struggles anew with his grief over Laura’s death. A WHN for “The Storm.”
Rated: K+ 7100
The Loss of a Child (by Terri)
Summary: Ben is ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his child.
Rating: PG (16,615 words)
A Change of Direction (by Dodo)
Rated: K+ Word Count: 15,520
A WHN for The Code – I have borrowed a few of the characters from that episode.Summary: Joe Cartwright had gone ahead against his fathers wishes and had a showdown with gunslinger Dan Taggert after being goaded into a gunfight. Bets had been laid that Joe would or would not show, and that he could take the gunslinger. He does outdraw Taggert, shooting him in the arm. The majority of Virginia City had placed bets on Joe and when he is handed the money to pay the winners, he throws it on the floor in disgust. He then rides away, meeting his father and brother and they head back to the Ponderosa.
A Travesty of Justice (by Dodo)
Summary: WHN for The Quality Of Mercy….The trial of Seth Pruitt and its aftermath
Word Count: 25690 Rated: T
Marie’s Boys (by Dodo)
Summary: (A WHN for The Storm) Joe finds that to heal a broken heart he needs help from his family
Rated: K+ Word Count: 9460
The Stuff of Nightmares (by KateP)
Summary: Missing scene from “The Avenger”
Rating: G (890 words)
Knowing (by pjb)
Summary: A WHN for “Bullet for a Bride.” The Cartwrights struggle with the consequences of Ben’s decision not to tell Joe before the wedding that Tessa had regained her sight.
Rated: K. WC 15,000
Water for A Burning Soul (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Returning home with Little Joe, Adam Cartwright seeks his father’s help in dealing with the aftermath of his “Crucible” experience in the desert with Kane.
Rated: K+ WC 5000
A Brother’s Torment Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Plain Jane (by Dodo)
Summary: Two years have passed since Alice was murdered. Joe remains convinced he will never find happiness again. But fate decides otherwise…..
Rated: T Word Count: 38983
A Matter of Circumstances Continued (by Susan G)
Summary: A WHN story for the episode, A Matter of Circumstances.
Rating: T (11,870 words)
A Brother’s Torment (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Adam isn’t talking about whatever happened to him in the desert, but a concerned younger brother has developed some unique theories to explain it. According to Little Joe, who tells the aftermath of “The Crucible” from his perspective, it’s all a matter of kerosene and water.
Rated: K+ WC 14,000
A Brother’s Torment Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
A Moment Revisited (by Calim11)
Summary: The finale of the Moment series and What Happens Next for the episode “Vengeance”
Rating: T (9,690 words)
A Moment Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
No More Security (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1461
Summary: A WHN for The Hayburner. Hoss tells what Adam did to him after the race.