Category: What Happened Instead
Episode inspired stories.
Reckoning (by DBird)
Summary: Adam tells a story of redemption and loss, while Little Joe lingers between life and death. A WHN story for the episode “The Tin Badge”
Rated: K+ (7,680 words)
Transgressions (by DBird)
Summary: “WHI” for “Vengeance”. What if Adam did not stop Joe from killing Red Twilight? Joe’s quest for vengeance has devastating consequences for his family.
Rated: K+ WC 21,000
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)
Her First Born (by pjb)
Summary: A WHI for “The First Born.” Ben recounts the arrival of Clay Stafford, Marie’s first-born son.
Rated: K+ WC 16,600
Fevered Dreams (by Patina)
Rating: T
Word Count=4960
Summary: WHI for The Savage. Was Ruth Halverson real? Did Adam propose marriage to her? This story attempts to explain some of the events in this episode.
A Hatful of Guilt (by Patina)
Word Count=10,784
Summary: A WHN for the episode No Less A Man. Roy resigns as sheriff when he believes the Virginia City Town Council thinks he can’t do his job. Now Adam is the only lawman and he has to prepare for the possible arrival of the Wagner Gang.
The Pain Goes On and On (by Dodo)
Summary: A WHI for First Born – Clay Stafford arrives in Virginia City to meet his brother Joe, but only finds heartache at the Ponderosa
Rated: K+ Word Count: 20178
Blood is Thicker Than Water (by Terri)
Summary: What if Clay and Will never left the Ponderosa. How will Ben cope with five rambunctious under his roof. Will rough housing, drinking, card playing, womanizing become the norm??
Rated: T WC 24,000
Devil’s Bargain (by Patina)
Rating: T WC 6100
Summary: WHI for Death at Dawn
A Tangled Web (by Patina)
Rating: T
Word Count=10,632
Summary: A What Happened Instead story for The Lady From Baltimore. Deborah Banning’s scheme to marry her daughter to a Cartwright had come to fruition when Joe proposed to Melinda. But Melinda was in love with Adam. What if Melinda decided to have Adam, no matter the cost?
Julia (by pjb)
Summary: A ‘What Happened Instead’ for the Julia Bulette Story, seen from Julia’s point of view. Mild sexual content.
Rated: MA WC 26,000
Conquering the Stillness Within – Part 3 (by Kenda)
Summary: “Conquering the Stillness Within” is an alternate universe story to the 12th season aired episode “The Stillness Within.” Or maybe better put a, “What if it would have happened like this. . .” story. Although the character of Jamie Hunter appeared in “The Stillness Within,” he doesn’t appear in “Conquering.” Candy, who did not appear in “The Stillness Within,” is included in this fan fiction story.
Rated: K+ (31,570 words)
Conquering the Stillness Within Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Conquering the Stillness Within – Part 2 (by Kenda)
Summary: “Conquering the Stillness Within” is an alternate universe story to the 12th season aired episode “The Stillness Within.” Or maybe better put a, “What if it would have happened like this. . .” story. Although the character of Jamie Hunter appeared in “The Stillness Within,” he doesn’t appear in “Conquering.” Candy, who did not appear in “The Stillness Within,” is included in this fan fiction story.
Rated: K+ (45,425 words)
Conquering the Stillness Within Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Conquering the Stillness Within – Part 1 (by Kenda)
Summary: “Conquering the Stillness Within” is an alternate universe story to the 12th season aired episode “The Stillness Within.” Or maybe better put a, What if it would have happened like this. . . story. Although the character of Jamie Hunter appeared in “The Stillness Within,” he doesn’t appear in “Conquering.” Candy, who did not appear in “The Stillness Within,” is included in this fan fiction story.
Rated: K+ (49,455 words)
Conquering the Stillness Within Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Bullet for a Bride (by Rona)
Summary: What would have happened if Ben had told Joe Tessa could see before the wedding?
Rated: T (8,240 words)