What Happened Before, Missing Scenes, What Happened Next, What Happened Instead, and stories that begged to be told that were not included within the series. Some of these stories were challenge inspired and some, the writers were just never satisfied with what was aired.
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Please be advised that the listing of stories below may contain works which have been assigned and “R” or a “Mature” rating by their respective authors. Such stories could contain explicit language and/or adult themes; and are not intended for readers under the age of 18. Please heed our rating guidelines.
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Absolution by Calim11
Summary: WHN for Death at Dawn Adam’s brothers didn’t stick with him and he put his father’s life on the line. How would you feel after it was all over?
Rating: K+ (5,190 words)
Before the Hanging by Sibylle
Summary: Just how much tension can a man go through in a mere four hours? Find out in this look at “Death at Dawn.”
Rating: T Word Count : 3,231
Choices by Doolittle
Summary: Adam and his family deal with the consequences of a difficult choice. A WHN for the episode “Death At Dawn.”
Rating: PG (132,800 words)
Death at Dawn… A Missing Scene by Gillian
Summary: This is the missing final scene that I would have liked to see-the one that tied up all the loose ends. A story in 4 voices.
Rating: G (10,090 words)
Death at Dawn – Revisited by Starlite
Summary: What if Adam’s gamble had a different outcome
Rated: G (4,080 words)
Death Withheld by Rona
Summary: This story came about following a discussion on what we would change on certain episodes. This is my take on Death At Dawn.
Rated: T (7,060 words)
Devil’s Bargain by Patina
Summary: WHI for Death at Dawn
Rating: T WC 6100
Doppelganger by BettyHT
Summary: WHI for Death at Dawn in which the plot by Bryant is more complex than simply trying to save Farmer Perkins. Adam’s apparent failure to save his father as well as other events shake his confidence in his abilities, and it will take several crises and support from his family for him to regain his self-confidence.
Rating = T WC = 38683
For Love and Honor (by sandspur)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 9435
Gambler (The) by Faust
Summary: Most people thought Adam wasn’t a gambler. They thought wrong.
1,800 words, rated K+
He’s My Father Too by MissJudy
Summary: Farmer Perkins and Sam Bryant are dead and Ben is safe, yet his sons are at odds. Little Joe and Adam’s argument tears them apart, and Hoss realizes that while his father survived, the bond between his other brothers died at dawn. Ben wants to solve things but must step back to let his sons find their way back to each other.
Rating K (20,920 words)
Lilies Series (The) – Book 2 – The Lilies of the Valley by sandspur
Summary: Adam and Tilly go to Europe for the worst honeymoon ever, landing in the middle of a war to end up missing and presumed dead. Meanwhile, Ben, Adam and Hoss move on with their lives, finding new friends and uncovering strange secrets from the past.
Rating: T. Violence, character death, attempted rape, etc. (109,635 words)
Lilies Series (The) – Book 3 – One Scarlet Lily by sandspur
Summary: Adam and Joe leave the Ponderosa, perhaps for good, in the wake of tragedy and misunderstanding. But the danger only Adam knew about is still with them. Note: the backstory is filled in gradually, through a series of nonsequential flashbacks.
Rating–T. Contains some violence, mild language, a grisly murder scene and a couple of animal death scenes. (105,500 words)
Night After (The) by DebPet
Summary: A brief WHN for the episode ‘Death at Dawn”
Rated: K+ WC 1600
Principium by Patina
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.
Rating: T Word Count-1243
Sunup at Dawn by BluewindFarm
Summary: A WHN for Five Sundowns to Sunup / WHL for Death at Dawn story.
Rating: K (2,185 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
