Tag: Ponderosa Paddlewheel Poker Tournament
The mother of all poker tournaments. Words were substituted for the face value of the cards in a deck. Not only did authors have to use all five words, but they had to craft a scene for each word, unless they were lucky enough to be dealt a Joker.
The Painted Lady (by mcfair_58)
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Little Joe Cartwright is in love and, as usual, it brings a world of trouble. Can big brother Adam save the day or will he too be drawn in by the Painted Lady and lose not only his way, but maybe his life?
Rating: PG Word Count: 29,166
Loss (by Belle)
Summary: When everything you care about is taken from you, you have nothing left to lose.
Rating: M (violence) Word count: 3305
Little Joe Cartwright, Indian Fighter (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: When the Paiute are seen prowling around the Ponderosa ranch house, Little Joe Cartwright is desperate to help defend his home and family. Only, he’s under orders to stay inside and work on his spelling . . . Disobeying his father’s commands will take him to a place he never, in his wildest dreams, thought he would see.
Rating: K+ Word count: 3664
To Clear the Dust (by faust)
Summary: Saturday night, Adam and Hoss got stranded in an abandoned cabin, and what Adam wants most is a bath. And hadn’t Hoss just reckoned that? But there’s more at stake than just washing off road dust.
Rating: PG
Word count: 6223
Epidemic (by Puchi Ann)
Summary: A silent killer stalks the streets of Virginia City, and all Ben Cartwright’s sons are at risk.
Rating: K
Word Count: 14,210
The Hawk (by Sierra Girl)
Summary: When the abduction of one brother leads to injury for another, it seems that two Cartwrights may be about to meet their maker. But fraternal bonds aren’t easily severed, especially on Paiute land.
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 12,596
Fireworks (by Patina)
Summary: What’s the Fourth of July without fireworks?
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,609
Eternal Legacy (by wx4rmk)
Summary: After the death of a close friend, Adam and his family find a peculiar object that appears to have a long and fascinating history among the Cartwrights.
Rating: K
Word count: 2684
Metamorphosis (by Cheaux)
Summary: In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and change. A WHN after Season 2.
Rating: K
Word Count: 6496
Remembrance (by Belle)
Summary: An old friend teaches Hoss that the horizon is merely the limit of our sight.
Rating: G
Word count: 5906
Turmoil (by Belle)
Summary: When family is in danger, should the past remain forgotten?
Rated: K+
Word Count: 9829
Truth Will Out (by Bakerj)
Summary: Can the Cartwright family strength overcome the trouble brought to them by an ambitious man and his pretty daughter?
Rating: K+
Word Count: 9532
The Return (by Sibylle)
Summary: Adam’s upcoming return from Boston affects his brothers in an unexpected way.
Rated: K+
Word Count: 1,015
Mission (by Patina)
Summary: WHN for Desert Justice. Adam and Hoss accompanied Dave Walker to Los Angeles to make sure their friend arrived alive for trial. When Walker escapes from jail, Marshal Emmett Dowd enlists the Cartwrights’ help to track Walker down.
Word Count: 5437
Rating: T
Security Redux (by Cheaux)
Summary: A WHN for Season 4’s “The Hayburner.” When last we saw our intrepid heroes, Adam was in measured and methodical solitary pursuit of Hoss, whilst Joe and Ben made a wager on the outcome . . . with security, of course.
Rated: K+
Word Count: 3,000