Away from the Ponderosa, Adam tries to discover his dream and his future. He will travel and meet a number of people and have some adventures. His family hears of his travels in his letters home, but their letters rarely reach him so he doesn't know of most of the changes on the Ponderosa that occur during his absence.
Adam thought himself lucky; he had a beautiful daughter and a beautiful wife who was with child. He had everything he ever wanted, a family of his own.
An accident and a prank by the sons lead to an unexpected result for Ben.
Ben and his sons take steps to move forward after losing their beloved Marie.
Young Hoss needs a little convincing, and his brothers are there for him every step of the way.
A short story about family and tradition.
Written for Halloween, this story features the young Cartwright brothers and a mystery.
A lost little girl, a restless Little Joe and a hungry puma converge, sparking a story that explores what it means to have family looking out for you-or counting on you to look out for them.
In the sixth season, Adam had bad luck in situations from Thanks for Everything Friend to the Flannel Mouthed Gun to The Search and Right Is the Fourth R and ending with Dead and Gone. He had lost Laura to Will in the previous season. You would expect so many setbacks to affect a man and this is the story that tries to explain how it might have been for him by the end of that year.
After the Lotta Crabtree encounter, Little Joe is angry with Adam and events increase that as well as his jealousy. Adam is angry and acts accordingly. Ben and Hoss do their best to calm the waters but it takes a crisis to bring the brothers back together again.
Adam finds himself reacting with jealousy when his plans to marry off his mistress are succeeding. A vignette containing adult situations. 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.
What if Ben had a daughter? I've always wished that there were a girl Cartwright, so here she is. One shot on the homecoming of a girl Cartwright.
Little Joe relates two times a woman caused trouble between Adam and Hoss.
There are ups and downs in any family, and Adam and Elaine experience a number of those. Hoss gets to be romantic too as the story develops.
Prequel set in the time period after Adam returns to the Ponderosa from college. Based quite a bit on misunderstandings, Joe harbors a lot of jealousy of Adam which affects his interactions with his oldest brother. The trip home from a cattle drive and a series of unfortunate events begin the healing of the rift between the brothers.
What if Ben Cartwright wasn't as great a father as everyone thought he was? What if Ben beat his sons just like some other fathers? ? Fine out here. Dont own, dont make money. Also later in the story the boys give ben the surprise of his life. Stick around for a great adventure with some drama.
On coming home after a long day out, Adam find things are not quite as they should be. There is someone lurking, someone with evil intentions. But as Adam realises that, it's too late already to stop the inevitable.
Guilt is not Adam's friend and when his little sister gets hurt on his watch, guilt leads him to somewhere he doesn't want to be. As always Jax really doesn't help matters much. Warning: Spanking. Thanks as always for being my beta itsmecoon, and happy birthday way late :)
Adam and Elaine have a number of issues to face together in this story as they get to know each other better. They always have the support of the rest of the family though whether they are facing Elaine's disapproving father, fighting in court over Jon's custody, or working to keep everyone in the family safe. Violence, and racist opinions of a character are included.
Be careful for what you wish. The Cartwright brothers are sent to do another brother's task. Ben is tired of their complaining and wants them to understand what the others have to do.
Little Joe is sick of being little, so when the Carson City bank is robbed he takes his chance to prove to everybody that he can handle things on his own. When he goes missing, it's up to 22-year-old Adam- who's been left in charge while Pa is away on business- to track him down and attempt to find both his little brother and the robbers before Pa returns.
"You go." Dreaded words, Juliet knew that, but Adam simply had to admit that this night's duty had lain heavily on her shoulders and to understand it was his turn to pacify their unhappy child.
Adam suspects that his young wife may be unfaithful. Contains adult language, subject matter and sexual situations. Disclaimer: All recognizable characters and settings are the property of their respective owners. All original characters and plots are the property of the author.
She is a lost soul, travelling west when she meets the Cartwrights.
A what if story. What if Ben had met Inger first and she was pronounced dead after hoss was born. What happens when inger was wrongly pronounced dead? Find out in this story.
A short story in honor of David Canary's birthday. What is Candy's relationship with the Cartwrights and what does he think of them?
The story follows the On Borrowed Time story and is about five years later. Adam faces accusations and a tragic loss, and has to flee. He and his family need to investigate to discover who is behind the things that have been done. Sexual references and violence.
It might look like everyday business, but it's more, much more. Ben makes some quite interesting observations, and Juliet learns something, too.
When Jean D'Aurigny is fatally injured while saving Ben's life during a round up, Ben promises to go to New Orleans to tell his family and friends of his death - and to deliver a special message to his estranged wife, Marie. I've changed the name of Marie's son from Clay to Charles because I didn't like the character. He was too cold-blooded for my taste.
The sequel to They Walked in Beauty, a short story based on the episode, She Walked in Beauty.