Category: What Happened Instead
Episode inspired stories.
Breed of Violence (by Rona)
Summary: A What happened in between for the episode.
Rated: T WC 4400
My Brother’s Keeper–WHI (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: Ever wished that the Reardons had not been part of “My Brother’s Keeper”? This story is a rewrite of the episode, with some added scenes, that provides an alternative to them with greater focus on the Cartwrights and the addition of one, hopefully more likeable, character, a young ranch hand.
Rated: K+ WC 31,500
In God We Trust (by JoanS.)
Summary: Based on “All Ye His Saints”. This is my version of the episode as I always wanted it to be.
Rating: G 10,610 words
The Last Straw (by Rona)
Summary: A What Happened In-Between for ‘Tommy’
Rating: K+ (3,640 words)
The Rattlesnake Brigade (The Way it Should Have Been) (by Rona)
Summary: The alternative version of the episode.
Rated: T (7,330 words)
What Happened Instead for Death at Dawn (by AMG)
Summary: What happened instead for the episode Death at Dawn
Rating: G
Words: 11,950
A Different Time, A Different Place (by GinnyF)
Summary: My version of “Juliet Bulette”
Rated: MA (8,900 words)
Death Withheld (by Rona)
Summary: This story came about following a discussion on the BonanzaInAussie message board about what we would change on certain episodes. The first one to be discussed was Death At Dawn. Following a suggestion that was made, the challenge was thrown down – quite lightly – for someone to write a fan fiction based on the suggestion. I decided to take up the challenge…
Rated: T (7,060 words)
Shadow (by Nanuk)
Summary: This was written after a discussion about what happened to Adam after his disappearance from the series. I heard some many depressing stories about the rest of the family; friends told me that at first Ben sometimes referred to Adam, but later on in the series told everyone that he had only two sons… So, this “two sons” was what set me off. I wondered what could have happened that Ben said something like this, and here it is, an “in-between Adam´s disappearance and …two sons.”
( As always: English is not my first language, please be tolerant.)
Rating: K+ (4,200 words)
Fire Wind (by GinnyF)
Summary: Based on the Great Virginia City Fire. The Cartwright brothers help battle the fire and search for Hop Sing.
Rated: T (4,720 words)
Goat Cheese on the Comstock (by Robin)
Summary: A variation on A Stranger Passed this Way.
Rating: T (1,440)
The Deadly Ones (by Rona)
Summary: Based on the episode, this is the story we didn’t see.
Rated: T (10,335 words)
Damned (by the Tahoe Ladies)
A WHN for A Time To Step Down
Rated T Word Count: 38816
A Little Courtesy (by WendyB)
Synopsis: Imagine what might have happened if Adam and Margarita took a detour after she lost her horse.
Rating: G Words: 3,110
Farewell Forever, My Brother (by Linda Br)
Synopsis: Hoss has just been killed. Adam arrives home from Boston three weeks after he’s been buried. Deals with Adam’s feelings towards the loss of his brother.
Rating: PG-13 Words: 9,000