Category: Missing Scene
Episode Inspired
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)
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
Reflections on a Gentle Soul (by Patina)
Rating: K WC 2500
Summary: Three short WHIB scenes for Vengeance written for the November fanfic challenge.
Principium (by Patina)
Rating: T
Word Count-1243
Summary: Some men stand by their principles, even when there may be a high price to pay for it. A WHIB for Death at Dawn.
A Father’s Thoughts About His Son (by pjb)
Summary: A little extra bit for “Hoss and the Leprechauns.”
Rated: K WC 2000
Wedding Announcement (by JoanS)
Summary: The announcement of Joe’s wedding to Alice brings a variety of reactions from some of his old girlfriends
Rated: K (7,735 words)

































Learning to Live with your Life (by Terri)
The Best Medicine #1 (by Wrangler)
The Vision #2 – the epilogue (by BluewindFarm)
A Camping Story (by BeckyS)
The Maiden (by McFair)
A Real Nice Lady (by Deborah)
Love’s Last Whisper #1 (by Wrangler)
The Rubicon (by LissaB)
More Than a Memory (by JC)
Little Joe’s Seventh Birthday (by muffinstuffin)
Takin’ Charge #1 (by the Tahoe Ladies)
Every Purpose Under Heaven #1 (by Wrangler)
A Better Day, Tomorrow (by DebbieB)
Out of the Darkness (by Sierra Girl)
Stormy Nights and Injuries (an Adam and Emma story) (by AH83)
Joe Cartwright RIP (by KateP)
The World Was All Before Them (by Deborah)
A Brother’s Love (by DebbieB)
Best Friends (by JoanS)