Prompt 75.04

Jul 07, 2009 11:49

Five things Cam did after 1939.

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set 75, cameron mitchell, prompts

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Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 16 2009, 13:09:33 UTC
A/N: Character death.

Have Faith

1. 1940

Cam stayed with his Grandparents for too long.

Familiarity.

Family.

He’d had neither for so long that it felt good to be amongst it again but Cam knew he couldn’t stay there forever. There was the future to consider. He would step on a bug and change it irrevocably. Maybe he already had. Cam found himself in his Grandmother’s kitchen weeping on her shoulder as though he was a small boy and not the middle-aged man he had become.

As he finished his story of wormholes, time travel, and his dilemma, he avoided her fierce green eyes. ‘You must think I’m nuts.’

‘I think you’re lost.’ His Grandmother corrected. ‘You were sent here for a reason, Cameron, and I think when you’ve served His purpose, God will show you the way home.’ She laid a hand over his. ‘You just have to have faith.’

He set out for Europe the next day.

2. 1945Cam had no idea how he survived the War. He’d joined the Resistance movement with the view that he’d end up dead on a battlefield or blown out of the ( ... )

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 beanpot July 20 2009, 19:47:11 UTC
Wow -I never thought of Cam being able to double check on 1969. I love that tie in - these are great.

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 13:29:05 UTC
The 1969 thing only occurred to me when I was in the middle of writing it! But then I thought, he knows about the mission and if he was still alive what a perfect opportunity to check everything was back to normal :) Thank you for the feedback :)

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 holdouttrout July 20 2009, 19:53:04 UTC
I like this a lot. Thank you.

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 13:30:07 UTC
Thank you! I'm glad you liked it :)

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 mrspollifax July 20 2009, 21:11:37 UTC
That's really wonderful - the end made me unexpectedly teary. Aww, Cam!

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 13:33:06 UTC
Yeah, is it weird the end gets me too? Thank you! :)

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 skieswideopen July 20 2009, 22:53:32 UTC
This is a great selection of moments, with some good tie-ins to the show.

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 13:34:14 UTC
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 macgyvergal July 21 2009, 01:54:36 UTC
Lovely, lovely story

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 13:35:10 UTC
Thank you for commenting - I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 elliemurasaki July 21 2009, 05:41:38 UTC
I adore these.

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 13:37:01 UTC
Thank you! I'm glad you liked them :)

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 scrollgirl July 21 2009, 14:20:48 UTC
Fantastic. Also, you made me cry a little!

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Re: Five things Cam did after 1939 rachel500 July 21 2009, 19:26:17 UTC
Its probably a little strange that it pleases me that you cried :) Thank you for the feedback. :)

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