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The Hands of Time by Stephen Lansing [PG]
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: gen, Nick/Natalie
Length: 50,000+ words
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: archived here and here
Why this must be read: This is an exhilarating post-series finale story. It's got it all: Internal Affairs and the Dawkins shooting, the Enforcers, Commissioner Vetter wanting justice for Tracy, Captain Reese being crafty, and that's not including the situation with Nick, LaCroix, and Natalie. It takes the world of Forever Knight and the concepts it created and expands them. It's a fascinating read all around. The vampiric repercussions from Nick and Natalie's actions at the end of "Last Knight" raises the stakes for everybody and takes them into brand new terroritory. The story was to be the first in a trilogy. Sadly the other two parts were to my knowledge never posted but it's nevertheless a satisfying read.
The Hands of Time by Stephen Lansing
"I know Wilkinson," he said into the phone.
"Yeah, well, from the way things are working out, I'd say that Vetter has
made me his pet project, but he's pushing Wilkinson to go after you." Nick
could easily visualize Reese shaking his head thoughtfully as he spoke.
"Wilkinson didn't have anything to say about me or my statement. All he
wanted to talk about was you, and he mentioned Natalie too, but even though
it's his job to be pushy, I still think that Vetter's the one pushing the
hardest. He's just using IA to go after you so he can fend off any charges of
having a personal vendetta for trying to nail both of us. I don't have any
doubt about that at all."
"This is crazy," Nick said quietly. "I can understand his grieving about
Tracy and wanting to get to the bottom of what happened to her, but even
though I haven't made a statement yet, everyone else agrees that what happened
wasn't your fault. Why can't he see that?"
"You're dealing with more than just a grieving father here, Nick. You're
dealing with Richard Vetter," Reese replied, as though that simple fact
explained everything nicely. "No matter how it happened, Tracy is dead and
*somebody* has to be blamed. Dawkins is dead, so it can't be him."
"It can't be that simple," Nick protested.
"Trust me, Nick," Reese answered. "I know the guy pretty well. It *is*
that simple. Vetter's on a witch hunt and you and I are the ones wearing the
pointy hats."
Pairing: gen, Nick/Natalie
Length: 50,000+ words
Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: archived here and here
Why this must be read: This is an exhilarating post-series finale story. It's got it all: Internal Affairs and the Dawkins shooting, the Enforcers, Commissioner Vetter wanting justice for Tracy, Captain Reese being crafty, and that's not including the situation with Nick, LaCroix, and Natalie. It takes the world of Forever Knight and the concepts it created and expands them. It's a fascinating read all around. The vampiric repercussions from Nick and Natalie's actions at the end of "Last Knight" raises the stakes for everybody and takes them into brand new terroritory. The story was to be the first in a trilogy. Sadly the other two parts were to my knowledge never posted but it's nevertheless a satisfying read.
The Hands of Time by Stephen Lansing
"I know Wilkinson," he said into the phone.
"Yeah, well, from the way things are working out, I'd say that Vetter has
made me his pet project, but he's pushing Wilkinson to go after you." Nick
could easily visualize Reese shaking his head thoughtfully as he spoke.
"Wilkinson didn't have anything to say about me or my statement. All he
wanted to talk about was you, and he mentioned Natalie too, but even though
it's his job to be pushy, I still think that Vetter's the one pushing the
hardest. He's just using IA to go after you so he can fend off any charges of
having a personal vendetta for trying to nail both of us. I don't have any
doubt about that at all."
"This is crazy," Nick said quietly. "I can understand his grieving about
Tracy and wanting to get to the bottom of what happened to her, but even
though I haven't made a statement yet, everyone else agrees that what happened
wasn't your fault. Why can't he see that?"
"You're dealing with more than just a grieving father here, Nick. You're
dealing with Richard Vetter," Reese replied, as though that simple fact
explained everything nicely. "No matter how it happened, Tracy is dead and
*somebody* has to be blamed. Dawkins is dead, so it can't be him."
"It can't be that simple," Nick protested.
"Trust me, Nick," Reese answered. "I know the guy pretty well. It *is*
that simple. Vetter's on a witch hunt and you and I are the ones wearing the
pointy hats."