Episode Inspired Stories – The Last Viking

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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A Legacy Deferred by BluewindFarm

Summary:  Joe is summoned to the Ponderosa for a matter pertaining to an inheritance. Curiously, the letter and recent events in his life reveal his dissatisfaction, and thrust him on a journey of discovery.
Rating:  T  16,980 words


After the Last Viking by SusanG

Summary:  A WHN for the episode “The Last Viking”
Rating:  T  13 730 words


Changes Past by BluewindFarm

Summary:  A what happened next for The Last Viking; an episode written by Anthony Lawrence. A story told from Adam’s point of view as he attempts to reconcile what happened to another time in his life.
Rating:   K  3,665 words


Family Ties by Patina

Summary: WHI for The First Born and WHN for The Last Viking.    Can Hoss protect his younger brother when Clay Stafford reveals he’s Marie’s first born?
Rating: K  Word Count:  8114


Fine by PJB

Summary:  WHN for “The Last Viking.” Sometimes, protection can come from unexpected sources.
Rated: K+  WC 5500


Last Viking (The) by Rona

Summary: A WHIB  what happened before the ending scene .  How did the Cartwrights get Joe home after he had been shot? If you ever wondered, read on.
9,075 words   Rated: T


Right Where He’s Supposed to Be by Freyakendra

Summary:  When tragedy strikes twice in as many months, the Cartwrights discover that the strength of love, the bonds of family and the sense of wholeness can truly transcend mere mortality.
Rated: K+  WC  9000


Searching for Life by AC1830

Summary:  When Ben and Inger left her brother Gunnar in Illinois  Inger, My Love , he was searching for his purpose in life, heading to the Canadian gold fields.  The Last Viking showed he maintained his wild side.  But how would his life have turned out if he had listened to his sister’s words? A WHI for The Last Viking.
Rating – K+, WC – 5547