Fic: One Universe Over
Reckoning introduces so many different possibilities, and I've always wondered what would happen if things didn't work out exactly the way they do. What if Nicholas wasn't evil? What if Darken and Kahlan had a daughter? And so on. I couldn't manage to write one where Alice did whatever it took to stay alive and tell Richard what he needed to know, but here are some AUs the show couldn't explore:
Title: One Universe Over
Characters: Richard Cypher, Cara Mason, Nicholas Rahl, Dahlia, Renn, original Rahl children, and others
Pairings: Cara/Dahlia; implied Darken/Kahlan, Richard/Kahlan, and Darken/Cara; Renn/Darken and Kahlan's daughter
Warnings: major character death, Confession, violence, time travel wonkiness
Length: ~2300
Rating: R
Summary: One universe over, Richard and Cara don't find Shota in the dungeons of the People's Palace. One universe over, they never hear stories of 'Master Rahl.' Instead, they meet...a Nicholas who confessed everyone in his father's dungeons; the daughter Kahlan always swore she wanted; and others.
All here.
Title: One Universe Over
Characters: Richard Cypher, Cara Mason, Nicholas Rahl, Dahlia, Renn, original Rahl children, and others
Pairings: Cara/Dahlia; implied Darken/Kahlan, Richard/Kahlan, and Darken/Cara; Renn/Darken and Kahlan's daughter
Warnings: major character death, Confession, violence, time travel wonkiness
Length: ~2300
Rating: R
Summary: One universe over, Richard and Cara don't find Shota in the dungeons of the People's Palace. One universe over, they never hear stories of 'Master Rahl.' Instead, they meet...a Nicholas who confessed everyone in his father's dungeons; the daughter Kahlan always swore she wanted; and others.
All here.