My Stories 24
Taking the Bitter with the Sweet »
Lt. Arthur Hastings just wants to get up to the military hospital in London and start putting the horrors of the trenches behind him. Matters are complicated when the train carrying him and other soldiers breaks down in a small village - where a spring fair happens to be taking place that day. But for a weary soldier, perhaps this stop is just what the doctor ordered...
Hercule Poirot series, K+, English, Hurt/Comfort & Friendship, chapters: 3, words: 4k+, follows: 2, updated: 11/25/2022 published: 10/23/2022, Captain Hastings
9Summer Camp of the Wild »
Camp of the Wild is the most popular summer camp in all of Hyrule, and it's now in session for another summer season. With Link, Zelda, and the Champions acting as counselors, and a whole host of fun and exciting (and often downright foolhardy) activities, it's going to be a camping season to remember.
Legend of Zelda, K+, English, Adventure & Humor, chapters: 14, words: 13k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, updated: 8/24/2022 published: 2/13/2022, Link, Zelda, Impa, King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule
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The Battles of Hastings »
A story of how Lt. Arthur Hastings sustained the war wounds (physical and otherwise) that sent him home from the battlefields of France in 1917, and flung him headlong into the events of The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
Hercule Poirot series, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Drama, chapters: 6, words: 8k+, favs: 3, follows: 1, updated: 4/9/2022 published: 3/13/2022, Captain Hastings
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Once Upon Another Time
They say that the story of the Hero of Time and the Princess of Destiny didn't have a happy ending...or did it? On a rainy day, Zelda and Link sit in the castle library, making up their own stories about the two figures from legend. After all, who decides how stories get to end?
Legend of Zelda, K+, English, Friendship & Drama, words: 2k+, favs: 7, follows: 1, 1/26/2020, Link, Zelda
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A Return to Normal »
Set at the end of KQ4. Rosella is home, Alexander is home and Graham's life has been saved. Life slowly returns to normal at Castle Daventry - that is, if anything can be construed as "normal" for Daventry's royal family.
King's Quest, K, English, Family & Hurt/Comfort, chapters: 5, words: 4k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, updated: 12/30/2018 published: 5/23/2018, Graham, Valanice, Alexander, Rosella
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Early Morning Rain
It's a cold, rainy night outside of the refuge of Sanctuary. Neither Link nor Zelda can sleep following their harrowing escape from Hyrule Castle. So the two of them sit up talking, listening to the rain, and thinking of what awaits them.
Legend of Zelda, K+, English, Hurt/Comfort & Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 10, follows: 5, 12/29/2018, Link, Zelda
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Shall We Dance »
It's time for the annual midwinter ball at Hyrule Castle, and Zelda has come down with a terrible cold. With the castle doctors keeping her on bed rest, it seems the ball is out of the question for Zelda...or is it?
Legend of Zelda, K, English, Romance & Friendship, chapters: 5, words: 4k+, favs: 24, follows: 15, updated: 12/26/2018 published: 12/23/2018, [Link, Zelda] Impa
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Lost in the Storm
Tintin is haunted by another nightmare about Chang and the plane crash. He dreams of a raging snowstorm in the mountains, a giant hairy creature, and a dark cave full of echoing cries for help.
Adventures of Tintin, K+, English, Angst & Suspense, words: 1k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, 9/22/2018, Tintin, Captain Haddock, Chang, Snowy
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One Not-Quite-Last Hurrah
The NCIS team, and some out-of-town guests, have a "little" surprise waiting for Abby at her favorite New Orleans-style restaurant in Georgetown one evening. Needless to say, it's a night to remember...
NCIS, K, English, Humor & Family, words: 1k+, favs: 10, follows: 1, 5/13/2018, Abby S., Ducky M., Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Ellie B.
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In the Waking World
Link is rescued by a passing ship at the end of "Link's Awakening." As the ship makes its way back to Hyrule, Link wonders about what happened to him on Koholint Island. Was it really all just a dream, or could there be more to the story?
Legend of Zelda, K, English, Drama & Hurt/Comfort, words: 1k+, favs: 9, follows: 3, 5/10/2018, Link
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The Shadow: Legend of Zelda edition
Link pens an ode about Dark Link, his evil alter ego and everyone's favorite bad boy in the Zelda series.
Legend of Zelda, K, English, Humor & Poetry, words: 233, favs: 2, follows: 1, 4/7/2018, Link, Dark Link
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The Tale That Changes With The Telling
Two young travelers, journeying incognito through Hyrule, stop for the night at an inn. While they are there, a wise old storyteller named Impa treats a packed audience to stories of a hero named Link and a princess named Zelda.
Legend of Zelda, K, English, Drama & Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 9, follows: 2, 4/6/2018, Link, Zelda, Impa
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Witness »
Follow-up to "Endgame:" Ducky goes to The Hague to testify in the war crimes tribunal against Mr. Pain, an experience that promises to be a difficult one for him. But one of the former refugees, someone Ducky helped years ago, recognizes him, and offers to help him in return.
NCIS, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Drama, chapters: 6, words: 7k+, favs: 7, follows: 6, updated: 2/4/2018 published: 11/26/2017, Ducky M., Ziva D., T. Kort
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To Kathy, With Love
After the operation at the Hotel Delphoria in Police Quest 1, Sonny decides to use the poker winnings to pay tribute to a girl who was practically a little sister to him.
Police Quest, K+, English, Hurt/Comfort & Family, words: 1k+, 1/1/2018, Sonny Bonds, Keith R., Jack C., Lt. Morgan
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Proof of the Pudding, Once Again
It's Christmas Day, and Ducky has invited the NCIS team to his house for a full-scale traditional dinner, topped off with a flaming plum pudding. Takes place immediately after my last holiday-themed NCIS story, "The Proof of the Pudding."
NCIS, K, English, Humor & Family, words: 1k+, favs: 3, follows: 2, 12/24/2017, Abby S., Ducky M., Sarah McG., Kayla V.
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Somewhere Out There
Ducky says goodbye to Maggie at the airport as she prepares to catch her overnight flight back to London, a few days after the end of "So It Went." Songfic: "Somewhere Out There," from "An American Tail."
NCIS, K+, English, Romance & Friendship, words: 1k+, follows: 2, 10/13/2017, Ducky M.
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Tea and Sympathy
McGee is having a hard time dealing with everything that happened to him while he and Gibbs were imprisoned in Paraguay. He goes to Ducky for help and advice - and over a pot of tea in the autopsy suite, the two of them have a very long talk.
NCIS, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 14, follows: 5, 9/29/2017, Ducky M., Tim M.
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Goodbye, Jane
Ducky reflects on the one "guest" he was never able to identify, and wonders who she had been in life. Set during the events of 2x04, "Lt. Jane Doe."
NCIS, T, English, Hurt/Comfort & Crime, words: 891, favs: 3, 9/21/2017, Ducky M.
Murder in Seventeen Syllables: A Laura Bow Mystery »
The events of the first Laura Bow game, The Colonel's Bequest, as presented in a series of original haiku divided into three volumes (chapters). (Spoilers aplenty if you've never played the game, or have played the game but not completed it.)
Misc. Games, K+, English, Poetry & Humor, chapters: 3, words: 509, updated: 9/2/2017 published: 11/26/2016
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Clueless
On an unusually quiet Thursday morning at headquarters, the team gathers in Abby's lab for a game of Clue - which soon goes hilariously awry.
NCIS, K+, English, Humor & Friendship, words: 1k+, favs: 15, follows: 4, 7/23/2017, Abby S., Ducky M., Tony D., Ziva D.