Tales of the Alternaverse
 
 

All fics by me, Wingthing :) Fics listed in order of creation. Wanna see how they fit into the chronology? Go to the timeline. Wanna see my sources? Check out my bibliography.
 
 

 
Her Secret Soulname is Tam 
The story that started it all. 
 
New Beginnings  
The Quest Begins... Alternaverse style. 

Homecoming  
Swift has lost her wolfblood, and Rayek has reawakened the Palace... the Alternaverse is going to be shaken up. 
 

 Bad Dreams: Part Two  
What if Cutter and Swift ran into each other? 

A Different Wolfsong  
Skywise has always managed to stay one step ahead of Recognition. Well this time, his number is up! 
 
 
Kissing Lessons  
Flash back to the Palace War. Treestump is dead. The Wolfriders prepare for battle. And Pike teaches the Go-Backs how to smooch.		 Stars Rising (and None Falling)  
Joyleaf orders a pregnant Eyes High down from her nest. How will this change the history of the Alternaverse? 
 
Three Trite Tales 
[Chapter the First] [Chapter the Second] [Chapter the Third] 
A tongue-in-cheek rewrite of the journey to Blue Mountain as Swift and Rayek run afoul of Nonna and Adar, the Bone Woman, and those voyeuristic Preservers! Damn, they just don't make quests the way they used to. 
 
The Chieftess Joyleaf Trilogy  
    • Chieftess Pride

      • Bearclaw vows war on the humans, and Joyleaf stands her ground. Here, at last, is the event that changed ElfQuest history forever. 
    • Midsummer's Hunt

      • Eight years after she won the chief's lock from Bearclaw, Recognition strikes Chieftess Joyleaf. 
    • Chief's Lock

      • A teenage Swift meets her sire... then comes of age during the terror of Madcoil - a creature of her father's own making.
 
Rainsong's Quest  
In the wake of the Cry from Beyond, Rain's daughter discovers a newfound gift. 

Culture Shock  
It's been two years since the Swift and Rayek's Recognition, and the impending birth is driving both Wolfriders and Sun Folk a little... loopy. Will the two tribes ever find a meeting of the minds? And will Swift ever stop gaining weight?

 Call to Hunt  
The Wolfriders move to the rain forest, and Suntop tries his hand at being a Wolfrider. 
 
Return to Blue Mountain 
After awakening Timmain's elfin memories, Suntop must journey to Blue Mountain and unlock the secrets of the High Ones.
 
The Ballad of Two-Edge 
[Part One] [Part Two] [Part Three] 
A millennia-spanning tale of everyone's favourite tortured half-troll... with an Alternaverse twist. 
 
One of Those Years  
Not everyone was delighted when Swift and Rayek Recognized. Strongbow doesn't party hearty at Sun Village. 

Three Trite Tales: The Lost Tale  
Ever wonder why I didn't include the detour to Picknose's house in Three Trite Tales. Here's why. Please don't tell Rayek and Swift I posted this. 
 

 When Eyes Meet Eyes  
Newstar's Recognition to Teru. A somewhat dream-like vignette. 
 

Soulnames 
A troll-free version of the historic moment that bonded Fahr and Tam together with a force that rivalled Recognition itself. 
 
 
The Chief Redlance Duology 
    • One's Own Way

      • The Wolfrider elders wish to return to Thorny Mountain, and Swift is forced to confront her deepest fear. 
    • Growing Pains

      • At the re-founded Thorny Mountain, Redlance faces the first crisis of his rule.
 
 
Completion 
Venka and Zhantee face new life and the spectre of death. 
 		 Out of Time 
As the tribe sets off in search of the Palace, Treestump broods over his lost loves and uncertain future.
 
Packright
[Part One] [Part Two] [Part Three]
Strongbow and Moonshade's daughter Kit is intent on helping the troubled son of Aurek and Vaya find his place with the Wolfriders.
 
Gods of the Forevergreen
Sunstream leads a group to the Forevergreen, in search of a mysterious elfin sending.
 
Birthsong  
A pregnant Aroree and Two-Edge come to the Great Holt to await the birth of their child, but the soon-to-be mother is gripped by uncertainty. 
 
 
Echoes  
When the Wild Hunt encounters a pool of magic left behind from the Firstcomers' crash, something powerful takes control of Weatherbird. 
 		 Crisis at Sorrow's End 
[Part One][Part Two] 
Ahdri struggles to come into her full powers as Smoking Mountain threatens the Sun Village. 

Journey's End  
The spirits of Father Tree beg Redlance to restore the Holt in the Old Land. But something in the earth does not Father Tree to be reborn. 
 
 
The Chief Grayling Trilogy 
    • Chief's Son

      • A young Grayling faces a grueling coming of age in Father Tree Holt. 
    • Chief's Brother

      • After the death of his niece Crescent, Grayling struggles to rebuild his life with his baby sister, Swift. 
    • Chief of Many

      • Grayling has found a home in Sorrow's End, and when danger threatens, he finds the strength to claim his birthright.
 
The Journey North 
A young Islander named Savin leaves the safety of Green Moon Bay to find the source of a mysterious cry.		  Courtship 
Shenshen's search for a new lovemate comes to a sudden halt when the son of Two-Edge comes to Sorrow's End.
 
Prelude to Oasis  
    • Eclipse

      • Centuries of peace in Sorrow's End are threatened by a new human alliance. 
    • Resurrection

      • Deep in the Forevergreen, Door struggles to find his way - and protect his family.
 
Oasis
For ages untold, Sorrow's End has been a sanctuary for the High One's Children. But all things end in their time...
The new Alternaverse saga begins.
 
The Exiles Trilogy 
  • Exiles

    • The trolls have declared war on the Go-Backs. Now they must choose - stay and face extinction, or risk everything to find a new home? 
  • Passage Point

    • On the edge of the frozen sea, Kahvi learns the secret origins of her tribe. 
  • New World

    • Teir and Kirjan cross the New Land in search of the fabled Great Holt, and Yun makes a discover that changes her life forever.
 
 
Culture Shock: Part Two 
In the months after Quicksilver's birth, Savin and Skywise struggle to reach a compromise of cultures. If you thought Rayek and Swift had problems, you haven't seen anything yet.		 Maiden Voyage 
Wavecatcher builds his first sailing ship. And young Gypsy Moth faces her first trial as a Wolfrider. 
 
 
Survivor: Alternaverse
Oh... it's on now. Swift and her posse invade reality TV to take on Cutter and the veterans of Survivor: ElfQuest.
 
Blood Feud: Another Trite Tale 
A lazy afternoon of storytelling at the Great Holt uncovers a secret chapter in the stormy relationship of Rayek and Skywise. 
 
Turtle 
A glimpse into Littlefire's childhood in the Great Holt and the origins of his nickname. 
 
 A Sea Change 
[Part One] [Part Two] [Part Three] 
A young Quicksilver sails with the Pirates of Green Moon Bay, while struggling with her feelings for Suntop. 
 
 
 
 
 
The Scribe and the Sword
[Part One][Part Two][Part Three]
As Clearbrook dreams of forging a new brightmetal sword, Kit struggles with a painful Recognition, and a new danger grows under the ruins of Blue Mountain.
 
Partings
As one chief prepares for death, another prepares for leadership, and Swift comes to terms with mortality. 
A fond farewell to the Alternaverse.
 

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