Category: Action/Adventure
The Choices We Make (by JulieS)
Summary: An unexpected visitor brings a warning for Adam and a chance for Joe to find out Adam’s secret.
Rated: K (9,740 words)
The Way Things Are series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Kane’s Legacy (by Krystyna)
Summary: It’s been two years since Eastgate, Salt Flats, and Kane. Business for the Ponderosa continues and life goes on. What happens when life takes Adam back to Eastgate and his memories? Could the truth have prevented his ordeal?
Rating: K+ (28,925 words)
When Hope and Fate Collide (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Everything was progressing smoothly, right up until it went so wrong. The brothers and their men drive their largest herd ever to Sacramento, California.
Rating: T (32,520 words)
Devil’s Dust (by freyakendra)
Summary: A man of God who lacks true faith heads into the desert on a quest for miracles — catching the Cartwright brothers in his flawed pilgrimage.
Word count: 22,000. Rating: T.
A Journey Revisited (by BettyHT)
Summary: The trouble over Regan Miller leads to a frank discussion between Hoss and Adam and a trip to find Inger’s grave. Trouble happens along the way as the two brothers rebuild their relationship. WHN for She Walks In Beauty and somewhat for A Journey Remembered. It’s a mostly lighthearted tale and ends with a meaningful Christmas gift.
rating = T WC = 11,500
Captain Cartwright #10 – Written in Stone (by Krystyna)
SUMMARY: Under a new Administration, Commodore Cartwright is sent to search for a missing murder suspect. While on the Ponderosa, a tragic event at the school leads to disaster for the family. This is the tenth story in the world of Captain Cartwright.
Rating: T (185,155 words)
Captain Cartwright Series, links to stories within the series are included.
Desperate Rescue (by devilwind)
Summary: A WHI for “Desperate Passage.” After rescuing Mary Burns from the Paiutes, Joe has to be saved as his attempt to mount an Indian pony and ride to safety goes awry.
Rating: T (Some Violence) WC: 3396
Worth Fighting For (by No1ButJoe)
Summary: A What Happened Instead to The Crucible. What if Joe went with Adam? WARNINGS: Rated due to bad language, descriptive violence, and extremely harmful injuries.
Rating: T Word count: 58390
Fear on the Horizon (by No1ButJoe)
Summary: Joe finds himself in a dangerous situation when the town drunk goes on a rampage, robbing the bank and killing at least two – and taking Joe as a hostage!
Rating: T Word count: 10987
Joe’s Journal (by No1ButJoe)
Summary: Joe was tossed off of a horse and hurt badly. With Hoss and Ben away on business, Adam is left with the responsibility of taking care of Joe. What he doesn’t expect is the book he finds in Joe’s nightstand drawer.
Rating: G Word count: 2727
Cartwrights Return or a Story of The Prodigals (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Adam left the Ponderosa more than ten years ago; and now, a letter has arrived announcing his intent to return. This story is his, as well as his family’s.
Rating: T – for minor cursing. (53,360 words)
Haunted (by freyakendra)
After Little Joe’s testimony helps put a noose around the neck of a murderer, his nightmares are nothing compared to the reality that comes to haunt him.
Rated: T (word count: 25,450)
Seance (by Belle)
Summary: Ben is away, and the boys decide to enjoy a night on the town. An evening of harmless entertainment turns into a race to save Joe’s life.
(10,292 words) Rating: T
A Far Cry from Peace (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: Missing Scenes and What Happened Next for the second season episode… The Gift.
Rating: T (5,095 words)
Two on the Town (by DJK)
Summary: While accompanying Adam on a trip to San Francisco, a young Little Joe sneaks out with their host’s daughter to see the sights.
Rated: T Word count: 10834