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Introduction
by imloco2
Before a word is spoken I'd like to take a minute and give a great
big hug and THANK YOU to TERI !!!!! She has been wonderful,
offering to put these stories up in the first place, and going to
all the trouble of giving them a nice home. She is always
cheerful, no matter how many times we change plans, and I really
appreciate the enthusiasm she has shown, not only for these
stories, but fan fic in general. She's the best!
Now, on to the introduction...
What do you do when you have seen the last four Season 3 episodes of Farscape and your mind is totally frelled? When you’re at a complete loss for a story to explain what has happened, and can’t think of what ‘might’ happen? (thanks DK *g*) Well if you’re me, you go backwards. Back to a time when things went pear shaped as they always do for our beloved crew, but in a completely different way.
Back to The Locket.
Everyone has thoughts on what Aeryn’s life was like on the Favored Planet while she was with John. We actually saw snippets of their life together at the end of that episode. However, it occurred to me that we know almost nothing about her time before that. She was there 160 cycles, married, buried her husband and 3 sons, she has a granddaughter she loves - and they garden. A lot. That’s all that was said, and that’s all we know.
Until now.
I asked a few friends, all who happen to be among the best writers I know, if they would give it some thought and come up with a snippet, a scene, a story about her life during those 160 cycles she was on the planet before John came. Just Aeryn, alone on a strange planet.
And they said Yes! (For which I will be forever grateful!)
And so it was that we created the Favored Planet and its people. We thought of family, names, technology, topography, food, games, you name it. It’s a whole new world. Some of the stories are short, some are longer. All of them are good. (Yes, I’m prejudice *g*) They are here in chronological order, starting from the beginning when she first landed on the Favored Planet to the end of Aeryn’s time without John. My list of authors is drawn from the Sci Fi Channel bboard because that is the place I frequent the most and where I know most of the people. I know there are many authors who are equally as great, both on the board and elsewhere, and I wish I could have given everyone the opportunity to turn me down. :-) But truly, this was all I could handle. *g*
A special thanks and a severe throttling to Justin Monjo. The writer of this wonderful episode, The Locket. He’ll never know how many times we wanted to call him up in the middle of the night and scream… “What were you thinking?!” Any timeline, continuity and logic problems that you may encounter rest solely on his shoulders. *g* And if you ‘don’t’ encounter any… We are da bomb! LOL
And I can’t leave without saying a most sincere and heartfelt thank you to aeryncrichton. Without her help I’m not sure any of this would have been done. She has helped in ways too numerous to mention, but believe me, I appreciate the time, effort and skill she has put into helping me with this project. Truly a friend.
And so, without further ado, here it is. The Aeryn Years, according to us.
imloco2
The Aeryn Years
~~ by ~~
aeryncrichton Atana_Mirtai birthsister huzzlewhat
CrystalMoon imloco2 KernilCrash orchidcactus
PKAmmoTroop ScapeArtist UCSBdad wiscaper
Shipscat
Timeline: Arrival - 1st Cycle
Fallen From Grace by birthsister ( birthsister@ivillage.com )
Rating: G (per moi...who woulda thought)
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: They're not mine, they just got damn nice toys to play with. Thanks Kemper, Henson, and everyone else for the loan.
Summary: Well, we all know the story: Aeryn's scouting mission gives new meaning to the term "long range recon". Aeryn finds the favored planet, and perhaps in spite of herself, makes a new friend.
Timeline: 7 cycles
Old Dog, New Tricks by ScapeArtist ( scapeartist@directvinternet.com )
Rating: PG for bug and wooden stake abuse :)
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: This was Loco's idea. I'm just doing what I'm told. LOL! She, nor I, own Farscape. We have no intention of making any money from this. We are only trying to entertain. And what could be more entertaining than Aeryn trying to garden?
Summary: Aeryn finds a mission in life that the PK's never could have prepared her for...or maybe they did! Find out how Aeryn Sun became the Mr. Greenjeans of the UT's...
Timeline: 40 Cycles
Dum Spiro, Spero by imloco2 ( imloco2@aol.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: Farscape is owned and operated by Henson & Co. I have simply borrowed it for a while to get me through the drought. Peace.
Summary: How do you cope, stuck on a planet, far from the one you love? Aeryn has been on the Favored Planet for many cycles, will she let friendship turn into something more? After all, it's not good to be alone.
Timeline: 43 Cycles
Chances Taken by wiscaper ( zeebeedee99@yahoo.com )
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: Farscape is the creation of O’Bannon, Kemper, Henson and hundreds of others, not me. They have the rights. I just enjoy the show and write things in an attempt to stay calm and focused between episodes.
Summary: Aeryn receives startling news.
Timeline: 44 Cycles
Fullness of Time by wiscaper ( zeebeedee99@yahoo.com )
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Brief mention of LATP and Family Ties
Disclaimer: Farscape is the creation of O’Bannon, Kemper, Henson and hundreds of others, not me. They have the rights. I just enjoy the show and write things for fun.
Summary: Aeryn finds herself in a situation that, as a Peacekeeper, would never have been a consideration.
Thanks to imloco2 and aeryncrichton for their helpful comments, and to birthsister for the opinion! And thanks to my husband who was there for me.
Timeline: 45 cycles
Mother Love by aeryncrichton ( LVibber@aol.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: I don't own this universe or these characters, I just love 'em to pieces.
Summary: A child's birthday cake leads Cerric's mother to view Aeryn in a new light.
Timeline: 51 cycles
More by aeryncrichton ( LVibber@aol.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: I don’t own these characters or this universe, I’m just playing here because I love them.
Summary: A harvest festival footrace reminds Aeryn of her past.
Timeline: 55 cycles
The Best You Can Do by aeryncrichton ( LVibber@aol.com )
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: I dearly love these characters and this universe, but they do not belong to me. I don’t mean them any harm….
Summary: A missed rendezvous and an unexpected walk in the dark with her child give Aeryn something to think about....
Timeline: 57 Cycles
Woggles by KernilCrash ( KernilCrash@yahoo.com )
Rating: G)
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: The characters and vision of Farscape belong to Henson Co., and the Sci-Fi Channel. If they want me to stop writing stories, then they need to keep these folks locked up. This time Aeryn started talking to me in the car and I almost drove into a telephone pole.
Summary: Aeryn, one young son, mud. It’s a familiar story to any parent.
Timeline: 60 cycles
Guilt by aeryncrichton ( LVibber@aol.com )
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: I don’t own these characters, and I’m really glad, because surely the people who own them wouldn’t do this to them….
Summary: An unexpected tragedy leaves Aeryn trying to deal with loss....
Timeline: 60 cycles
Naming Day by CrystalMoon ( andibabep@msn.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: I don’t own these characters, and I’m really glad I get a chance to play with them.
Summary: This is a sequel to "Guilt" by aeryncrichton. Aeryn finds it hard to be joyful at the naming of her new baby and Rhys comes to her aid in unexpected ways.
Timeline: 80 cycles
The Sorrows We Keep by orchidcactus ( morgansmom98@yahoo.com )
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: Nope, nope, nope. Not mine. Borrowed from Henson, Kemper, SciFi, and other brilliant-types. Can I get my deposit back?
Summary: Think back to when you were young, scroll your life by. What stands out? Do the sorrows? My bet is Aeryn's do, that she counts each one, holding them close.. until even Cerric can't ignore them.
Timeline: 80 cycles, 5 moens
Sugar Bush by PKAmmoTroop ( pkat@adelphia.net )
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: Farscape and related characters are owned by the Jim Henson company, Channel 9 Australia, and the Sci Fi channel, all brilliant, wonderful, wise, and very good looking people who realize that I am not trying to make a buck off their marvelous efforts but am only entertaining myself and friends and that I'm completely broke so suing me wouldn't be worth the effort.
Summary: All good things come to an end and youth is no exception. In that odd period between childhood and adulthood comes something we call ‘joy’ and we do everything we can to attain and celebrate it.
Timeline: 110 cycles
Rain
by huzzlewhat ( hwheaton@pond.com )
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: The characters of Farscape do not belong to me, and I mean no disrespect by appropriating them for a time. I make no money from this, which makes me wonder why I do it in the first place...
Summary: When crisis on the favored planet forces a choice, Aeryn must decide where she belongs. "I gave up who I was, what I was, 100 cycles ago."
Timeline: 118 cycles
Rhys
by Shipscat
Feedback: email it: Farscape Ally ( johnskeedvabbq@thevortex.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: The characters of Farscape do not belong to this author. No monetary gain is expected or will be accepted. The author does accept any other form of praise-- petting or grooming with a fine toothed brush is preferred. Fresh fish only, please. (okay, I'll stop now. *g*)
Summary: Faced with an important decision, Rhys talks to Aeryn about
marriage and learns more than he bargained for.
Timeline: 125 cycles
Harvest Dance by huzzlewhat ( hwheaton@pond.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: The characters of Farscape do not belong to me, and I mean no disrespect by appropriating them for a time. I make no money from this, which makes me wonder why I do it in the first place...
Summary: At the end of his life, Cerric looks back
Timeline: 136 cycles
Warm Welcome by KernilCrash ( KernilCrash@yahoo.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: The characters and vision of Farscape
belong to Henson Co., and the Sci-Fi Channel. I’m only borrowing one of them today, and I promise not to keep her or profit from her experiences.
Summary: Aeryn welcomes the latest addition to her family and reflects on past and present.
Timeline: 155 cycles
Same Old Pain by Atana_Mirtai ( tfbanker@hotmail.com )
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: Everybody already knows I already own nothing, not even my car.
Summary: In “The Locket” Ennixx tells John when he gets to the Favored Planet that Aeryn talked about him all the time. This is the story of the first time she mentions him.
This was a hard write for me. Atana has always found the Locket to be a very traumatic episode. I watched it once and have never looked at it again. So when my dear friend Loco asked that I take this on, I was VERY reluctant to do so. But she was very persuasive, and I love a challenge, so here it is. But I won’t be doing one like this again I think. It took a lot out of me and I usually don’t like to cry while I’m writing.
Thanks to Loco for naming it (like she always does) and AerynCrichton and Tazy for being the bestest beta’s in the UT’s. And thanks also, to Aeryn Sun. For showing me she had something to say on the subject after all.
*Jahi-nek is a cross between Lacrosse, Rugby and Javelin throwing. Don’t laugh it’s the best I could come up with at 3 AM.
Timeline: 159 cycles
Last One Standing by imloco2 ( imloco2@aol.com )
Rating: G
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: Farscape belongs to Henson and Sci Fi. I'm just having the time of my life playing with their characters. Thanks guys.
Summary: It's a cold, wet, and windy day as Aeryn sits and talks to loved ones past. Or you can just call it the graveyard fic. *g*
Timeline: 160 Cycles
Friends and Lover by UCSBDad ( bhutch1256@aol.com )
Rating: G for General Audiences, or for Grumpy Vorlags, or for Generous Hynerians. Pick one.
Spoilers: Anything up to and including The Locket
Disclaimer: "Mr. Kemper, if you read this, I promise you, it was written by my Evil Twin Skippy, who often impersonates me on the BB. We all know that you and that nice Mr. O'Bannon and Mr. Henson own Farscape and all these nice characters. BTW, I make no money at all, out of this or anything else. Skippy lives in a heavily guarded compound in Montana if you want to get in touch with him."
Summary:
"Go around the frelling mist, Pilot. I'm too busy to go scouting." Aeryn cried as she went back to nuzzling John.
Sure, that's the way The Locket would have started if I'd written it, but Monjo got there first, so I'm stuck with a little story about Aeryn and her grand daughter, Ennixx, set just before Aeryn heads back to Moya after so many cycles.
You know, there's still time to do a complete re-write of The Locket my way. We can even have vorlags.
Oh well.
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