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45The Measure of Our Lives »
My version of Season 4, written in the break between Seasons 3 and 4. Latest update: 4.15, Forgive/Forget. Drama is in the air when the Coltons and the Phoenix team up again, and the family makes sure that Billy Colton understands that he made a very, very big mistake.MacGyver, T, English, Family & Friendship, chapters: 15, words: 131k+, favs: 24, follows: 43, updated: 11/27/2019 published: 5/18/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
9Moments So Dear »
DIY episode tags for The Measure of Our Lives, my version of Season 4. Latest update: In Memoriam, tag to 4.07, Real/Fake. The Phoenix family attends an annual charity fundraiser for veterans, in memory of Alfred Pena and Charlie Robinson.MacGyver, T, English, Friendship & Family, chapters: 4, words: 5k+, favs: 7, follows: 15, updated: 7/29/2019 published: 5/20/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, OC, W. Bozer
201In Every Universe »
Some things are just meant to be, no matter the universe. Mac and Jack's bromance is one of those things. Or, 100 ways Mac and Jack could have met.MacGyver, T, English, Friendship & Family, chapters: 66, words: 67k+, favs: 27, follows: 38, updated: 7/7/2019 published: 2/3/2019, Jack D., MacGyver
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Bad and Worse »
The universe is not done with making Angus MacGyver suffer. Tag to 3.22, Mason and Cable and Choices.MacGyver, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Angst, chapters: 2, words: 3k+, favs: 20, follows: 22, updated: 5/18/2019 published: 5/11/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
5 Our Road is Hard, But Not Alone
After the events of Paris, Riley's family gathers around her. Or, Jack goes daddy-on-the-porch-with-a-shotgun from a distance, Matty understands, there is womanly solidarity, and Mac and Bozer are the best brothers a girl could ask for. Tag to 3.21, Treason and Heartbreak and Gum.MacGyver, T, English, Family & Hurt/Comfort, words: 3k+, favs: 25, follows: 10, 5/4/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
8 Rules We Make For Ourselves
Desi realizes that she's done something even stupider than hiking into the crater of an active volcano. Meanwhile, after talking to Mac, Jack worries about both of his younger friends, fearing they might break each other's hearts, however unintentionally. Tag to 3.20, No-Go and High Voltage and Rescue.MacGyver, T, English, Angst & Hurt/Comfort, words: 2k+, favs: 10, follows: 7, 4/27/2019, Jack D., MacGyver
1 Nuoc Chay Da Mon
"Water flows, rock erodes" - Vietnamese proverb. Desi lets the team see the woman behind the snarky soldier, if only for a night. Miles away, Jack worries about his boy, while in LA, the kids look after each other, as always. Episode tag to 3.19, Friends and Enemies and Borders.MacGyver, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Family, words: 2k+, favs: 8, follows: 7, 4/13/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
2 The Surgeon's Knife or the Chemist's Drug
'I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug.' The MacGyvers go fishing, while Desi debriefs alone (sort-of), Matty, Bozer and Riley deal with the last (and worst) of the fall-out and Jack checks in with Mac. Tag to 3.18, Murdoc and Helman and Hit.MacGyver, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Family, words: 2k+, favs: 8, follows: 8, 4/6/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., Matty W.
7 Accidental Happily Ever After »
The Knight Sir Jack Dalton, the Engineer Angus MacGyver and his childhood best friend Wilt Bozer save the Kingdom of Phoenix from the evil wizard Murdoc, but pay a price in the form of a furry little problem. However, this curse might be a blessing in disguise, giving Mac a chance at a happy ending at last, Jack a second chance, and Bozer a chance to grow.MacGyver, T, English, Family & Romance, chapters: 32, words: 95k+, favs: 13, follows: 12, updated: 4/2/2019 published: 1/15/2019, [MacGyver, OC] Jack D., W. Bozer
6 Keep Getting Back Up
When life keeps knocking you down, you have to keep getting back up. If anyone understands that, it's Angus MacGyver. In the aftermath of his dad's latest bombshell, Mac's family is there for him, while he misses Jack more than ever and continues to struggle to accept that there really are some problems he can't fix. Tag to 3.17, Seeds and Permafrost and Feather.MacGyver, T, English, Family & Hurt/Comfort, words: 3k+, favs: 15, follows: 13, 3/16/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
4 Riddle Me This
"Jack trusts her." "He trusted Thornton too." Afterwards, Mac, Riley, Bozer and Matty have a family meeting as they try to solve a potentially deadly riddle, and don't like the potential answer. Tag to 3.16, Lidar and Rogues and Duty.MacGyver, K+, English, Friendship & Family, words: 2k+, favs: 12, follows: 10, 2/23/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, W. Bozer, Matty W.
3 Bang Bang
"…You know, a little warning would have been nice." "She's an acquired taste, like those spicy ranch chips she likes." After their first experience with Hurricane Desi, Mac, Bozer and Riley video-call Jack. Meanwhile, Mac upgrades his security system at last and might just go mad from curiosity. Tag to 3.15, K9 and Smugglers and New Recruit.MacGyver, T, English, Friendship & Family, words: 1k+, favs: 9, follows: 7, 2/16/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
7 Auf Wiedersehen
German for goodbye. Literally, "until we see each other again". Episode tag to 3.14, Father and Bride and Betrayal.MacGyver, K+, English, Hurt/Comfort & Family, words: 3k+, favs: 11, follows: 6, 2/2/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
4 Where We're Meant To Be
Afterwards, Bozer is feeling inspired in a culinary sense, Riley is sceptical about his plans for the next big food trend, Mac is grateful for modern medicine (but not for orange Jell-O), and Matty and a distracted Jack are reunited with the young 'uns. Tag to 3.13, Wilderness and Training and Survival.MacGyver, T, English, Friendship & Family, words: 1k+, favs: 12, follows: 5, 1/19/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, W. Bozer, Matty W.
2Wilt Bozer Originals
A series of Bozer's movie ideas. Latest update: A Real Girl. Angus MacGyver. Genius. Billionaire. Philanthropist. Not a playboy. Mad scientist. And lonely, in a way his friends-who-are-family can't help him with…at least until a freak lab accident fundamentally changes his AI and long-time companion BETH, and their relationship.MacGyver, T, English, Humor & Parody, words: 8k+, favs: 10, follows: 9, 1/14/2019, [MacGyver, OC] Jack D., W. Bozer
3 Master Chemist, Master Chef
Angus MacGyver is an excellent chemist. Cooking is applied edible chemistry. Why, then, is Mac so bad at it? Episode tag to 3.12, Fence and Suitcase and Americium-241.MacGyver, K+, English, Family & Humor, words: 2k+, favs: 19, follows: 11, 1/12/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, W. Bozer, Matty W.
7 You and Me Can Make it Anywhere
Tag to 3.11, Mac and Fallout and Jack. Afterwards, Matty and Jack present Mac with the facts, the team helps Bozer and Leanna take the next big step, and our boys head to Vegas for a manniversary do-over. (This time, they're flying. Don't worry.)MacGyver, T, English, Family & Friendship, words: 2k+, favs: 13, follows: 5, 1/5/2019, Jack D., MacGyver, W. Bozer, Matty W.
20 My True Love Gave to Me »
JPL engineer Mac attempts to woo his neighbour by doing the 12 Days of Christmas, MacGyver-style. Meanwhile, Jack and Diane discuss all the reasons why they shouldn't get back together, Riley tries to cheer up Bozer so this Christmas doesn't wind up Last Christmas, and James MacGyver must find his way back to Mission City and his wife Ellen.MacGyver, T, English, Romance & Humor, chapters: 13, words: 33k+, favs: 20, follows: 14, updated: 12/26/2018 published: 12/13/2018, [MacGyver, OC] Jack D., Riley D.
80 The Path Not Taken »
My version of Season 3, written in the break between Seasons 2 and 3. Mac, Jack, Bozer, Riley and Matty deal with twists, turns, trials and tribulations. They save the world a couple times, kick bad guys' butts, make new friends and enemies, reunite with old ones, and discover carefully-hidden secrets, all as the Phoenix family grows both closer and larger.MacGyver, T, English, Family & Friendship, chapters: 22, words: 223k+, favs: 40, follows: 43, updated: 12/8/2018 published: 5/12/2018, Jack D., MacGyver, Riley D., W. Bozer
24 Detours »
Companion piece to The Path Not Taken. "Episode tags" to my version of Season 3. Latest update: Oxytocin, tag to 3.21, Mac to Murdoc. The night after her kidnapping, Mac and Beth take care of each other, share some comfort and make a promise or two. "I will defend you with everything I have." "I am not a woman who chooses easy or safe."MacGyver, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, chapters: 10, words: 16k+, favs: 17, follows: 18, updated: 12/4/2018 published: 6/26/2018, [OC, MacGyver]