Category: Missing Scene
Episode Inspired
Blink of an Eye (by Cheaux)
Missing scene from Season 7’s “The Fighters” written by Robert L. Goodwin
Rating: T Word Count: 792
Not Without My Son (by sklamb)
Summary: A fresh look at certain events of Episode 94 (The Crucible) which didn’t (in some parts of the multiverse) quite follow the televised script….
Rated: T WC 1800
Setting the Course (by BluewindFarm)
Summary: At the end of “A House Divided”, have you ever wondered why Adam wasn’t farther along to join the cause before Little Joe caught up with him? Adam had emotionally left the night before Ben‘s encounter with Frederick Kyle and Joe in town. Me… I don’t think it had anything to do with Adam’s response to Joe during the closing scene, “That lake really gets under your skin.”
Rating: K+ (800 words)
Hindsight (by Dodo)
Summary: Written for the November ‘missing scene’ challenge. Taken from The Legacy. What happens after Joe leaves Ben to chase after the poacher?
Rated: K+ Word Count: 4418
A Ride in the Sun; Survived (by BluewindFarm)
Synopsis: In the tenth season episode, “A Ride in the Sun” the Cartwrights are scammed by brother/sister con artists, Tobias and April Horn. As their scam came to a conclusion, not only did they murder the Bank President, but they severely wounded Ben.
The brothers set out with the posse and are determined to bring these siblings to justice. Hoss and Joe lead the posse to a certain point, only to separate off to follow their own leads which go against the facts and logic; ultimately, Joe ends up trailing the fugitives alone through the desert. This story is told from Joe’s POV as he heads into the desert.
Rating: T (9,460 words)
Saints Preserve Us (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1851
Summary: WHN for The Auld Sod. How did Nellie Lynch get Hoss out of the well?
Moon Blind (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1696
Summary: A short What Happened in Between for The Dowry. Joe, a beautiful woman, and moonlight should have been the perfect recipe for romance.
Fortune’s Son (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1799
Summary: WHIB for The First Born. On a moonlit night, Clay reflects on the lies and deceptions that ruined his mother’s life in New Orleans but led her to happiness in Nevada.
Home (by Patina)
Rating: K
Word Count=1701
Summary: Where we love is home. A short WHIB for Forever.
A Good Day for a Hanging (by Krystyna)
Summary: This is a story that relates events prior to the episode The Avenger, and explains how and why Adam and Ben were arrested and sentenced to hang.
Rated: K+ (53,215 words)
The Devil Among Us (by Cheaux)
Summary: A missing scene from Season 12’s The Night Virginia City Died.
Rated: T+ WC 2800
The Jury… A Missing Scene (by Grimesgirl)
Summary: Just what was Adam supposed to do when he returned to Virginia City only to hear malicious talk concerning Hoss?
Rating: K+ (1,400 words)
One Step Closer #1 – For Love’s Sake Only (by MissJudy)
Summary: Adam promised Laura that he’d be back for their engagement party. But he’s delayed and during that time, he unexpectedly meets his first love – a young woman he knew in Boston. After an evening spent talking, they realize that they still love each other, yet they know that it can’t make a difference. Life and time have sent them in opposite directions and they part again, while wondering what might have happened if they had taken one step closer. This is a what happens during, and after the episode, Triangle.
Rated: K+ WC 10,000
One Step Closer Series, links to all the stories within the series included.
Hope Springs Eternal (by Doolittle)
Summary: WHN/Missing Scene – The Hopefuls. My first ever fanfiction story for Bonanza.
Rating: G (3,900 words)
Devotion (by southplains)
Summary: Did Amy Bishop know of Joe’s love affair with Julia Bulette? If she did, what did she think of it? How did she come to terms with it once she herself was in a relationship with him? Written in response to the ‘Missing Scenes’ challenge here on BB, and inspired by a question posed on another site.
Rated: K+ WC 7900
