Little Joe was on his way back from Virginia City when he saw something he won't soon forget.
This starts as a Halloween style story of anger and vengeance without a happy ending but merges with the story line and OC from Foolish Chances.
WHI for Death at Dawn in which the plot by Bryant is more complex than simply trying to save Farmer Perkins. Adam's failure to save his father shakes his confidence in his abilities. Thank you to Sylvia for suggesting the story idea.
In the Bonanza episode, Badge Without Honor, we meet Mariette, a young woman who became part of the Cartwright family after her father died. This story offers one possibility of when and how that came about.
Adam has returned from college and is adjusting to life with his family again, when he witnesses an 11-year-old Little Joe do something so out of character that he must figure out why, and then help him deal with it. As the youngsters dilemma becomes clear, Adam's vow to his father that he'll, "Protect Little Joe or die trying," becomes all too real.
This begins with a prequel where Adam pulls a sliver from Joe's hand and Marie encourages her son to repay his older brother according to the Aesop fable. The payment goes awry and is forgotten until the second part of the story when Adam is recovering slowly from the wound received in The Honor of Cochise. Doc Martin says he must face his fears about the day to fully mend.
The decision to give up an old friend he just might owe his life to, doesn't come easily to Adam...
Adam has been gone from the Ponderosa for ten years. His family knows little of his life but then Ben decides it's time for at least a visit. There's a backstory to explain Adam leaving, and flashbacks to explain his personal life, and then the reunion and the results of that as old grievances are aired and new relationships are forged.
Adam is hurt, Hoss is missing, and Ben faces fraud charges in court. The enemy is quickly identified, but the fight against them is the stuff of nightmares as so much that can go wrong, does go wrong. 4th Adam and Leah story.
The third Adam and Leah story. Ben wants to drive cattle to Salt Lake City, but Adam and Hoss object creating some tension in the family. Adam is working hard at building a house and trying to keep up with his ranch duties. Meanwhile Leah is facing some unpleasantness with women in town who are talking about her unfavorably.
A day of relaxation unleashes a mystery for Adam Cartwright and his family.
A prequel that is an alternate reality in which Adam was taken by Indians in the attack that cost Inger her life and eventually is reunited with his family when he is a teenager, but the reunion is rocky.
WHI for The Lady from Baltimore: Joe and Adam are at odds; how will they repair their relationship and what changes will happen for the Cs especially Adam?
Adam and Leah have to work out their differences, and there are those who want to make trouble for them as well as for the whole family. Story follows One Step At a Time.
WHI for She Walks In Beauty as Adam and Hoss are at odds; WHN then there are further developments especially for Adam later in the story.
Adam is married to Laura and living in Australia; with a new baby, Laura has no time for Adam. His new female clerk presents a temptation he may not be able to resist. Adult situations. All recognizable characters and settings are the property of their respective owners. All original characters and plots are the property of the author. No copyright infringement is intended.
A simple accident and later a brawl in a saloon have devastating consequences. A new friend will make all the difference in the outcome.
What-Happened-in-Between for the episode To Die in Darkness (S9E28). An extension and analysis of Candy's spiral into depression and attempted suicide that hopefully offers some explanation and closure.
"When Souls Awaken" is the sequel to "Does The Heart Ever Heal?". It is the story of two people who believed they'd lost each other forever and the journey they take to reunite.
The representative of an eastern mining corporation wants the Ponderosa for its timber as well as the gold and silver it might contain. He tries to put pressure on the family to force the deal when Ben says no to his offer, but he didn't know what he was going to be facing once he made those Cartwrights upset. Follows the No Alibi and Nothing In My Stocking stories.
In Carson City to pick up a Christmas gift for his father, Adam decides to stop by and see Aaron Kaufman and his daughter Rebecca. Follow up to "The Way of Aaron" episode. Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and settings are the property of their respective owners. All original characters and plots are the property of the author. No copyright infringement is intended.
A man of God who lacks true faith heads into the desert on a quest for miracles - and draws the Cartwright brothers into his misbegotten pilgrimage.
As Christmas nears, Joe remembers the tragedy in his life, and he's not the only one having nightmares almost every night. There are other problems and near tragedy. When Christmas arrives, Joe and the rest of his family have to find a way to be thankful for what they have and accept what they have lost. A sequel to No Alibi.
The trouble over Regan Miller leads to a frank discussion between Hoss and Adam which leads to a trip to find Inger's grave. Trouble happens along the way as the two brothers rebuild their relationship. WHN for She Walks In Beauty and somewhat for A Journey Remembered.
A sequel to Truth Be Told. Adam finds himself in a predicament and needs his family to help him. It lets him recapture the trust he needed to feel that he was truly at home.
Adam makes a very bad decision but doesn't know how bad it is until too late. It affects his whole family but especially Joe, and both struggle with what to do. A man bent on revenge for a perceived wrong hurts the family as well. Hoss is hurt, and Ben has to try to find a way to help all three sons.
The death of Marie and what led to it trigger years of difficulties for Adam Cartwright and his family building the Ponderosa but with trouble holding the family together. The truth can let them move forward but it takes a long time before Ben admits it. A reader, Sylvia, gave me the ideas that culminated in this story being written. A big Thank You! to Sylvia.
Ben tries to make sense of Jennifer Carlisle's sudden reintroduction into his life. Some of Ben's thoughts during and following the season 11 episode "Is There Any Man Here?"
Hurt and fevered, Adam struggles to heal.
A look into Ben Cartwright's younger years and the family he loved so dearly.