Four Corners of the Ponderosa by Meg Tipper (G)
Fandom: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN/BONANZA
Pairing: none
Characters: Chris, Josiah, Vin, Ezra, Ben Cartwright, Adam Cartwright, 'Hoss' Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Length: 40K
Author on LJ: tipper_green
Author website: Tipper's Fictions
Why this must be read: It's a cleverly plotted, old west romp of a fic, crossing two sets of characters very deftly and with good balance. The set up is intriguing and nicely complex - simply put, following a prisoner transport gone wrong, Josiah is on the run for murder, accompanied cross country by Chris, Vin and Ezra. To complicate matters, both Josiah and Ezra are wounded, and the quickest route to safety and home takes our four across the Ponderosa. Cue a tense Mexican stand-off between our boys, their corrupt lawmen pursuers and the Cartwrights.
The backstory for how they've landed in this mess is neatly revealed as the story unfolds. There are nice crossover elements between characters from both shows, and a poignant significance put on the Ponderosa ranch house and what it represents. Meg locates us firmly in the wide open spaces of the far west, and the whole reads like an episode of an old TV western... like 'Bonanza' in fact, although, admittedly, with added conniving, suffering Ezra :)
The question earned startled silence from Chris. Ezra snorted, turning his head again to peer at the preacher over his shoulder with a disdainful air.
"You're not serious," he drawled.
Josiah frowned, and next to him Vin also had a look of puzzlement on his face. Ezra arched an eyebrow at both of them, then chuckled.
"Gentleman, that is embarrassing! The two of you have never heard of the Cartwrights? First the Nichols Brothers and now this - it makes me wonder if all the famous families of the West haven't somehow slipped past your grasp!"
"I don't kin to know city folks as well as you, Ezra," Vin muttered defensively. Josiah just shrugged, he just didn't care about famous people one way or the other.
"They're not city folk," Chris amended, "They're ranchers."
Four Corners of the Ponderosa
Pairing: none
Characters: Chris, Josiah, Vin, Ezra, Ben Cartwright, Adam Cartwright, 'Hoss' Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright
Length: 40K
Author on LJ: tipper_green
Author website: Tipper's Fictions
Why this must be read: It's a cleverly plotted, old west romp of a fic, crossing two sets of characters very deftly and with good balance. The set up is intriguing and nicely complex - simply put, following a prisoner transport gone wrong, Josiah is on the run for murder, accompanied cross country by Chris, Vin and Ezra. To complicate matters, both Josiah and Ezra are wounded, and the quickest route to safety and home takes our four across the Ponderosa. Cue a tense Mexican stand-off between our boys, their corrupt lawmen pursuers and the Cartwrights.
The backstory for how they've landed in this mess is neatly revealed as the story unfolds. There are nice crossover elements between characters from both shows, and a poignant significance put on the Ponderosa ranch house and what it represents. Meg locates us firmly in the wide open spaces of the far west, and the whole reads like an episode of an old TV western... like 'Bonanza' in fact, although, admittedly, with added conniving, suffering Ezra :)
The question earned startled silence from Chris. Ezra snorted, turning his head again to peer at the preacher over his shoulder with a disdainful air.
"You're not serious," he drawled.
Josiah frowned, and next to him Vin also had a look of puzzlement on his face. Ezra arched an eyebrow at both of them, then chuckled.
"Gentleman, that is embarrassing! The two of you have never heard of the Cartwrights? First the Nichols Brothers and now this - it makes me wonder if all the famous families of the West haven't somehow slipped past your grasp!"
"I don't kin to know city folks as well as you, Ezra," Vin muttered defensively. Josiah just shrugged, he just didn't care about famous people one way or the other.
"They're not city folk," Chris amended, "They're ranchers."
Four Corners of the Ponderosa