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Updated: Mar. 26, 2003
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| Orphans Vin Tanner (7) and J.D. Dunne (5) find a home with Chris Larabee and Buck Wilmington, and their friends Ezra Standish, Nathan Jackson and Josiah Sanchez forming The Magnificent Seven |
New Stories
(Magnificent Seven Spring Gathering)
The Best Christmas Ever - Lynda (ATF) (Mar. 26, 2003)
Bumpy Roads & Building Blocks - Joy K (ATF) (Mar. 22, 2003)
Lizards, Little Boys and Big Papa's - Pat (ATF) (Mar. 17, 2003)
The Storm - LaraMee (ATF) (Mar. 17, 2003)
Ask No Questions, Hear No Lies - KT (AU) (Mar. 12, 2003)
Thanks to LaraMee, Nora, Rick, Sage
and Sunni for their assistance in writing a synopsis
for each story
Old West Stories
The original two stories in the LB Old West
universe:
The Train
West - K. Poffenberger
Orphan cousins Vin Tanner and JD Dunne are sent out west to find a new family but Josiah can't find one that will take both boys. Determined to keep them together, Vin runs away with JD to live with the Indians. Will the team find the boys in time and will Vin and JD find a home together......
In
the Arms of Love - K. Poffenberger
Vin and JD have traveled from Boston to the West to find a family and finally have found a home in the strong arms of Chris Larabee and Buck Wilmington. It's not a smooth homecoming as they all adjust to being a family. Chris and Vin especially have a lot to overcome, but with love, they just might make it....
Other stories in the Little Britches OW
universe:
All Hallows
Eve - Jeanne
It's been a rough few days for a very sick Vin and his new father who has worn himself out trying to care for the small boy. Chris is holding the boy in the rocker when Vin's fever finally breaks and the two give in to exhaustion. While the two sleep, an angel makes her visit.....
Almost
Home- Ann Stuart
After overhearing part of a conversation between Chris and Buck, Vin thinks they don't want the boys any longer. Determine not to be separated from JD, he takes the boy on a dangerous journey and leads them straight into danger. Chris and Buck reach them in time to see a rattlesnake strike Vin. Will they be able to save the small boy and keep their new family intact?
Birthday
Treasures - Raul Sanchez
Chris is at wits end when Vin keeps disobeying him and playing with guns so Buck suggests that maybe he should teach the child how to shoot. The small boy proves to be a natural and when Vin's birthday comes around, Chris gives him his own rifle. But it's 'Uncle Ezra' who surprises with his present.....
By Any
Name - Wendy W
It's time for the boys to call the men something other then 'Mister.' But what? Chris isn't sure he is ready to be called 'Pa' again, but small Vin shows him it isn't the name that matters, it's the love....
Carving Their
Niche - Joy K
The weeks following the boys' arrival at Chris and Buck's place are spent adjusting to being a family. While JD is starting to believe that life can be good again, Vin has problems trusting that something won't go wrong. Can Chris help him learn how to become a kid again and can Vin, in turn, show Chris how to live again?
Change of
Heart - Winter
A trip into town turns serious when Vin is accidentally shot by someone gunning for Chris. As the child recovers, Chris carves him a wolf to take his mind off his pain and the two develop a deeper bond....
Dark
Memories - Ann Stuart
When a gang of bad guys capture Chris, Buck, Josiah and Nathan, it's Ezra, Vin and JD to the rescue. And Vin is finally able to let go of a memory that has haunted him for far too long...
Dear
God - Marian
Vin writes a letter to God.
Echoes
of Past Deeds - Wendy W
Echoes
Silenced - Wendy W
Extended
Family - Wendy W
Extenuating
Circumstances - Wendy W
A Friend
in Deed - Winter
Halloween
Plans - Wendy W
Heartstrings
- Winter
If
You Love Something... - Winter
JD's
Sacrifice - Phyllis
Chris is injured and both boys think he's dead. After Vin spills his anger and fear, JD makes the biggest sacrifice of his life.
Keepsake
- Wendy W
Kidnapped
- Phyllis
A wagon train travels through town. A distraught woman grieves for her lost son. Young JD seems to be just what her husband needs to keep her quiet. Only one thing stands between his goals and dreams... Buck Wilmington. When Buck is injured and JD goes missing, Chris and Ezra head up the search.
Lessons
- Aramis
While JD finds learning is fun and easy, Vin finds it just the opposite. He is determined to hide what he thinks is his shameful secret, but when Vin is mistreated by the town school teacher, Chris and the rest of the team spring into action to avenge the boy....
Live
By the Gun - WendyW
When a journey to see old Indian drawings in New Mexico's desert turns into a perilous, and life threatening adventure for Chris and Vin, the young boy must find the strength to save his new father. As they struggle to come to terms with Chris's past, they begin to bond as father and son…
Mementos
and Memories - Joy K
A mishap with tar creates a crisis for Vin when it threatens the only thing he has to remember his Ma and Pa, but Chris shows him otherwise....
Of
Worth Beyond Gold - Wendy W
Two 'would be bank robbers' kidnap Vin and JD in hopes of distracting the town peacekeepers. Will the new family be re-united, or torn apart forever…
Pageant
- WendyW
Vin and JD participate in the church Christmas Pageant, but things are a little tense when Chris may have to miss their performance.
Parent
Trap? - Silverwolf
Buck and Chris invite two ladies along on a picnic with the boys. Things go down hill fast when the enterprising lads, not impressed with either lady, ply them with special bug repellent, tea, and other evils…
Peace
and Joy - Wendy W
Christmas brings unwanted memories for Chris, but with the help of Buck, Vin, JD and Miss Nettie, new traditions and memories are born.
Peaches
Comes for a Visit - Marian
Vin is missing and it looks like a monster going by the name of 'Peaches' is the one who took him…
Phenom
- Gray
Vin's past catches up to him with a vengeance. Will Chris and the rest of the peacekeepers be able to save the child and help him on the road to becoming the man he is meant to be…
Presents
and Promises - Barbretta H
Vin often sacrificed his own desires for JD - something Chris was trying to put a stop to. It wasn't good for JD to have his own way all the time, nor was it fair to Vin. Vin learns that part of protecting his young cousin is letting him take the blame for his own mistakes, while Buck learns that giving in to JD every time can create a monster…
A Real
Father - Joy K
Late one night, a guilt-ridden Chris sits by Vin's bed watching him sleep and replaying a day gone bad over in his mind. As he thinks back over the day, and the past, he realizes just how good he has it and vows to become a 'real father'...
Reflections
on Giving Thanks - Jeanne
Chris and Vin visit Sarah, Adam and Siobhan's graves as Chris explains to Vin who Siobhan was. While Vin rests, a despondent Chris holds a conversation with his baby daughter and realizes how Vin makes life worthwhile once again…
School
Days - Janice
It's the start of school for Vin and he isn't happy about it. Between being chased by girls, bored with schoolwork and bullied, there doesn't seem to be a good reason to go. It's up to Papa Chris to find one and change Vin's mind....
Second
Chances - JJJunky
When Vin and Chris are assaulted in their camp, Vin's expertise with the rifle saves the day, but not before the child is severely injured. It's more then physical injuries, however, that the boy needs to recover from as another piece of Vin's past is revealed…
Settle
For Less - Wendy W
Chris is shot far from home, leaving Vin to fend for himself in the strange town where no one there will help him. The resourceful boy is finally able to summon help, but it is Ezra who comes up with revenge on the people who turned their backs on the child in need…
Taking
Flight - Cassie
A new resident named Icarus joins the Larabee-Wilmington family for a short visit. During his time there, JD and Vin learn a lesson in what makes up a family, as do Chris and Buck...
To Protect
His Own - Joy K
It's Vin's nightmare come true when Ebenezer Sanders, operator of the orphanage, comes to Four Corners. Afraid that the evil man would now carry out his threat to kill everyone the boy holds dear, Vin decides his only hope is to take out the threat himself...
Unexpected
Treasure - Joy K
While spending a few days with Josiah, Vin and JD learn about dealing with peer pressure and doing what is right. And just what makes a friend...
Wallbee
- Marian
JD is missing his 'lovey' so Chris and Vin do some
fixing…
ATF Stories
The following stories by Barbretta H. formulate one
background for a number of the LB ATF AU stories.
Dreaming
of Angels - Barbretta H
This story has become the foundation on which many other LB ATF fics have been built. It tells the tale of how Captain Chris Larabee and Lieutenant Buck Wilmington of the Denver Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms met up with two street orphans - Vin Tanner and JD Dunne - and take those first tentative steps toward becoming a family.
If Wishes
Were Horses - Barbretta H & Pat M
Continues the tale Barbretta began in Dreaming of Angels. Agents Larabee and Wilmington begin the - sometimes painful - process of applying for guardianship over Vin Tanner and JD Dunne.
Other Stories in the Little Britches ATF AU
Aftermath:
One Day at a Time - Phyllis
(Sept.11)
(NOTE: Deals with the events of September 11, 2001). Chris and Buck find themselves dealing with their own brand of "fall-out" when Vin and JD react to the terrorist attacks of 9-11.
And
That's Forever - LaraMee
Chris sees Vin through a case of strep throat, and the two of them have a chance to strengthen their bond, as well as sharing some quality father - son time.
Are
We There Yet? - Nancy W.
Beau's
Big Day - KT
While babysitting for Vin and JD, Josiah volunteers Buck's horse (Beau) to be used in a wedding. Buck and Chris return from a business trip to this and other surprises.
The
Best Christmas Ever - Lynda
Vin and JD's first Christmas with the family is disrupted by robbers and a snowstorm.
Big Brothers,
Little Brothers - KT
Vin learns a difficult lesson in being a big brother to JD.
The
Birdman - Phyllis
JD's troubled past comes back disrupting the Larabee - Wilmington household and their plans for Christmas.
Blessed
Gift of the Heart - TrackerGirl
An unexpected illness threatens Christmas as Vin discovers a true gift of the heart.
Bumpy
Roads & Building Blocks - Joy K
When Chris is held up on an undercover assignment, Buck must handle things at home. Five days later Chris returns home to find JD 'hates' him and Vin is at Ms. Nettie's. What could have gone wrong, and can Chris find a way to fix it?
Christmas
Shoes - S. Larabee Tanner
Chris learns a valuable lesson from a little boy. (Song fic)
The
Colors of Love - LaraMee
Chris and Vin struggle to come to terms when Vin disobeys. It's Chris who learns a lesson, however, about the need to belong.
Coming
Home Again - Joy K
JD's aunt comes for him and Vin is taken away. Can Buck and Chris get the boys back and if they do, will they be able to regain their trust once again?
Concrete
Angel - LaraMee
(songfic, Martina McBride's Concrete Angel) A late night news report triggers tragic memories for Vin. Chris helps his adopted son come to terms with a painful part of his past.
Cowboy
Up - Joy K
When the boys protest having to go to a daycare center, Chris and Buck and the rest of the ATF team take them to a rodeo and they all learn the meaning of, 'Cowboy Up'...
Daytime
Nightmare - Phyllis
Daytime
Nightmares Vanquished - Phyllis
Don't
Leave - Jeanne
After Chris is injured in the line of duty, Josiah and the others discover just how deep the bond between Larabee and Vin has become. Later, that bond is put to the test when both Chris and Vin take big risks for one another.
Drive
- Joy K
An accident with the chainsaw renders Chris unconscious and the boys need to find a way to get help even though they are only five and seven...
Eyes
of a Child - Holly
Vin's special gifts for his family take a new twist in the Lay-a-way department, teaching the true spirit of giving.
Fishin'
- Winnie
Vin and JD go fishing in a manhole. Can Buck and Chris pull a prank on them without it backfiring?
And For
This We Give Thanks - Phyllis
A Thanksgiving story. A terrible accident leaves Buck and Lil' Vin in the hospital, while Lil' JD wanders the woods lost, alone and frightened. Can Chris save JD in time?
From
the Heart - Joy K
(Follows "Coming Home Again"). Ezra receives a gift from Vin's heart and, even though it spoils his GQ image, he wears it. Despite the teasing he endures, the delight in Vin's eyes made it the greatest gift in the world...
Full
Circle - Jeanne
Vin's been hiding his physical hurts, while Chris hides the ones inside. Can Chris reconcile the love he feels for his departed family with the love he has for Vin? Can he open up enough for Vin to trust him?
Hey
Joe - Heather F.
An amazing collection of sweet and bittersweet recollections from Lil' Vin's diary, with trials involving yucky masked potatoes, stinky spelling teachers, and Mr. Ezra's recovery from a leg wound.
Hide
and Seek - Silverwolf
A riotous twist on the hide and seek game!
I'm
Here - LaraMee
A short pwp (plot, what plot?) that has Chris recovering from an injury. He finds himself giving Vin reassurance that things are okay after a Thanksgiving gathering.
Independence
- KT
On the Fourth of July, JD and Buck talk about what "independence" means and how it applies to them.
JD's First
Visit to the Dentist - Pat M
"Miss Christina" takes Vin and JD to the dentist, which results in a new housekeeper and JD being barred from going back to the dentist…
JD's Missed
Adventure - Phyllis
While in Wal-Mart to get a pair of boots, JD is taken while Buck is distracted, leaving Buck and the boys to deal with the consequences as JD sleeps through the ordeal.
Joy
Ride - Phyllis
It was supposed to be a quick trip to the gas station for gas and air before a camping trip, but it turns into a wild ride for JD when teenagers looking to take a joy ride steal Chris' truck, with JD in it.
Let It
Snow - LaraMee
Snow day boredom leads Chris and Buck to show Vin and JD how to make the best of it. They find themselves becoming kids again themselves in the process.
Letter from
Camp - Joy K
JD writes a letter to Miss Nettie from 'Lake Typhoid' detailing a very different camping experience for the whole gang. Let's just hope they paid their health insurance....
Letters
to Home: JD - Marian
Letters
to Home: Vin - Marian
Letters
to Home: Ms. Nettie -
Marian
Letters
to Home: Epilogue
-
Marian
When Nettie Wells goes to California to pick up her orphaned niece, JD and Vin accompany her and the three write home to tell Chris and Buck about their adventures.
Little
Hearts, Big Truths - Heidi
A Salvation Army donation kettle helps Vin and JD teach the adults around them what's more important than the hustle and bustle of the holidays.
Lizards, Little Boys
and Big Papa's - Pat
Chris, Buck, Vin and JD go on vacation in Coachella Valley, and a lizard adopts JD. The four meet several interesting people and insight a spiritual awakening as the lizard acts as a guide for the duration of their stay.
Love
Aloft - Joy K
Mother's Day is approaching and an unthinking Art Teacher sets events in motion that bring sadness to JD and Vin's lives. Can their new fathers show the boys that though none of them had their mothers with them any longer, they would never be without them, and help the boys realize that what a unique family they are?
Love Is Thicker
Than Blood - Ruby
Coming home from work one day, Chris finds a note from Vin that makes him think about his family and the love that binds them together.
(Centered around the song "Thicker Than Blood" by Garth Brooks)
Making
Lemonade - Joy K
An unexpected blizzard strands Vin at Ezra's on December 24th forcing Ezra and Vin find a way to make their own Christmas tree decorations and unique meals, making lemonade out of lemons, so to speak. Vin loves his 'Uncle Ezra, but all he wants for Christmas is the storm to break enough for Chris to come and take him home for Christmas, will his wish come through?
It's Halloween and a case is keeping Buck and Chris from spending it with Vin and JD. Nathan comes to the rescue and teaches the boys the true meaning of Halloween; and love ones near and far....
Merry
Christmas, and Chicken Pox to You - LaraMee
The little patchwork family enjoys their second Christmas together, despite the appearance of the dreaded "shicken pops".
My
Family - KT
When Senator Eastwood visits JD's class, the small boy entertains and informs her about his family via a VERY detailed drawing...
Naming
Ceremonies - Jeanne
Chris and Buck decide it's time for the boys to call them 'Dad' and Josiah comes up with the perfect 'Naming Ceremony' and it's not just for the fathers and sons...
Night of the
Mummy - Pat M
It's Halloween night and JD is sad because an injured Buck is sleeping and probably won't be able to trick or treat with them. The boys decide to 'dress' Buck in a costume just in case he wakes up in time...
Nursing
Insecurities - Joy K
Uncle Ezra is hurt and recuperating at Four Corners. Despite orders to stay out his room, Vin and JD are determined to nurse him back to health, even if it means Vin giving up something he loves...
Operation
Cat - KT
Those of us with children know how hard it is to get their lovey's away to clean them. Chris and Buck find out first hand how hard it can be, and Vin practices his own version of the 'Larabee glare'....
Outflanked
- Pat
Ezra babysitting....a thought that brings thoughts of disaster to mind. But he just might surprise the rest of the team and finally get his wish to become part of a family...
Past
or Present - CGSL
Chris is seriously injured in the line of duty and is in a world where he must choose between his past, with Sarah and Adam, and his present. As he struggles to choose, it's up to Buck to comfort the boys and pray for Chris's recovery...
Pilgrims,
Indians and Family - Joy K
It's the boy's first Thanksgiving at the ranch and plans are underway to make it a special one. But just a few days before Thanksgiving Vin comes down with strep throat and has a severe allergic reaction to the amoxicillin, putting all plans on hold as the small boy fights for every breath...
Playing
Hooky - KT
A childhood memory of Buck's has both Chris and Buck taking the boys with them to a conference and a whole lot of fun by the seashore...
The
Power of Love - Phyllis
When Buck receives a serious head injury placing him in a coma, the team gather around the boys and Buck to pray for a miracle. It takes a small boy's love, however, to bring such miracle around...
Pumpkin
Envy - Joy K
It's just not fair! First Vin has to miss the hayride to the pumpkin patch because he has an appointment with Dr. Will. Then he gets stuck with the ugliest pumpkin ever while everyone ooo's and ahhh's over JD's perfect one! Everything just keeps getting worse and worse until Uncle Ezra comes to the rescue...
Revenge
- Joy K
Vin has been plotting his pay back trick on JD since JD's got him. But it all goes awry when Chris is caught in the line of fire. Just how will the 'Man in Black' retaliate??
Rockin'
- Phyllis
Nettie Wells makes an unscheduled visit to the Larabee-Wilmington ranch and sees a sight she never expected to see...
Signatures
- Heather F.
Follows "Hey Joe". Vin fills in 'Joe' (his journal pal) on the troubles and woes of both Ezra and him, confiding that he didn't want Chris to be mad at me like he was at Mr. Ezra ''cuz we’re both ‘dumber than slugs in salt.' Chris finally manages to convince both Vin and Ezra that families love each other no matter what they do....
Spirit
- Ruby
Seeing life through the eyes of JD Dunne, Chris celebrates Christmas with his "family".
The
Spirit of Giving - Andi & Charli
Vin and JD want to make sure that Santa doesn't forget any kids... drawing the team together for a different kind of giving.
The
Storm - LaraMee
A vicious storm and a sick Chris make for a harrowing night alone for Vin.
Tee-Time
- Winter
Buck and JD spend a special 'father and son' day together with a visit to 'Micky D's, a toy store and miniature golf. Sure sounds like a perfect Saturday, doesn't it.....
A crisis arises when Buck and Ezra are called out of town a few days before Christmas and the weather is less than cooperative
A Trolling
We Will Go - Joy K and Kerry
It's the boys first Halloween and Buck plans a special treat for them, a haunted house. Everyone is having lots of fun until a trick by Buck has both boys believing the Trolls are back to get them...
Until
Your Dreams Know - Joy K
When Buck tries to discipline Vin, the kindhearted agent, who would do anything to protect him, turns into (in Vin's mind) a nightmare from the past come back to get him. Slowly Vin reveals a bit more of his and JD's time on the street. Will the love and support of his new family be enough for the child to learn to trust again and make the nightmares disappear?
The
"W" in Christmas - Tess
The little guys get the opportunity to make and buy Christmas gifts for the family, followed by a Christmas pageant.
What
Are You doing New Years Eve? - Joy K
Follows "Coming Home Again" and "From the Heart." The grown-ups are at a fancy party and the boys are at Ms. Nettie's, but no one is having fun. That is, not until they all decide to ring in the New Year together....
Wheels
- Winter
After missing most of spring vacation the team comes home to spend a special day with the boys. When Chris and Buck give the boys a special gift, the boys learn a lesson in listening to words of wisdom from their elders...
Why
Mr. Chris Wants a New Housekeeper - Pat
Letters to 'Mizz' Nettie' enlightens us to the lengths that a scheming JD
will go to get out of doing his schoolwork and how an enterprising Vin uses
duct tape, and just why it is that Chris wants a new
housekeeper...
Other Universe Little Britches StoriesAsk No Questions, Hear No Lies - KT (Vengeance) While exploring the boys find a secret passage leading to a small, hidden cave, which they make their own. During a later visit, they are excited to find it full of treasure but who put it there? When the Kings soldiers come looking, will the boys tell them the secret, or stay mute and protect Chris and Buck...
When seventeen year old Vin and fifteen year old JD are in an automobile accident, more then JD's leg is broken. The anguished teen witnessed a friend burn to death in the car that hit them. Can the team and Vin help JD recover...
Five times the 'Vengeance' has been out in search for pirates and finally they find the dreaded 'Midas' and take down Captain Sullivan. More then treasure is found on board, however, as Buck and Chris rescue two small and frightened boys and take them home... (First Story in the Vengeance LB Universe)
At seventeen, Basketball Captain Vin Tanner is a young man any girl would love to date. When he chooses a girl that prefers books to parties, he is teased by his friends and even JD. But it's a fairytale come true when his date becomes the belle of the ball...
Forty years into the future and Chris has had a stroke and is in the hospital, fighting for his life. This time it's Vin's turn to be there for his father as he fights to keep the man he loves from dying... Gathering the Flock - KT (Lost Lambs) (Apr. 08, 2003) Wichita - 1932: a string of unusual circumstances bring together three young boys and four men. This is the first story in the Lost Lambs AU. It's Not Easy - KT (Lost Lambs) (Apr. 08, 2003) Vin learns that being in the middle is not an easy place to be when he tries to impress Ezra and still play with JD as well. Picture Perfect - Spice (Future ATF) (Apr. 08, 2003) A continuation of "His Choice". Vin and Anne explore a new relationship and get acquainted with their families Pride - Tidia (Future ATF) (Apr. 08, 2003) The family deals with Vin's decision to enlist in the Army A Right Good Christmas - Spice (Future ATF) (Apr. 08, 2003) Vin is out of luck searching for the perfect gift for his girl until Ezra comes through unexpectedly while undercover... and in turn Vin brings about an unexpected end to the case. The Wages of War - Phyllis (Future ATF) (Apr. 08, 2003) A touching look at those left behind when one of the family goes to serve his country. |
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Universe was created by K. Poffenberger
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