Mark Ponyboy Peters

@Summerabbacat have to admit I loved all of those movies back in the day ... Smokey and the Bandit, Every Which Way But Loose . . . and even Dukes of Hazard, I'm afraid. Yes, I was a redneck teenager! LOL

Yes, absolutely! There will be a number of new characters, right across the board. As the journey progresses we'll see a lot of changes and moving around, and confusion and fear, and, I dare say, even a bit of conflict. Stay tuned! And yeah, cool t-shirt! haha

Just so long as it's not a trip to the Train Station!!!

Shit! I'll have to think of something else now!!!

Well, @Summerabbacat there were a LOT of deaths in the Yellowstone series. A LOT! Some were family members. Some were ranch workers. Most of them were bad guys though . . . REALLY bad guys! One of them was Jamie Dutton (Beth and Kayce's adopted brother ... he got what he deserved though. Trust me! lol) There won't be any of that happening here though, I can assure you. As for Tate setting three places ... yeah, his mom, Monica, died. Sometime between the ending of Yellowstone and the premiere of the follow up series, Marshalls. I haven't watched that one yet, so I don't know what happened.

Hmmmmm ..... @Summerabbacat ..... I'll try to keep that in mind. Yes, they will be on a ranch. Yes, there will be a cattle muster and a branding ... but there will also be some tender moments, some exploration and coming of age / awakening and ... stuff ... so I hope all this doesn't scare you off??? 🤞

@DallasCubRob thank you so much!!! ♥️ I know this story won't be everyone's "cup of tea" ... and as an Aussie trying to write an American story, I know it might be a challenge to get it right ... but as I've said, it's an itch I've wanted to scratch, so here goes! Hope you enjoy the ride!!!

There was a time when the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch seemed as permanent as the mountains that surrounded it. Generations of Duttons had lived and died on that land. They had fought for it, bled for it, and buried their dead beneath its soil. To some, it was a kingdom. To others, a symbol of everything that had been taken from them. But nothing lasts forever. In the end, the land returned to the people whose ancestors had walked it long before the first Dutton ever set foot in Monta

-- Chapter One -- A lot of water had passed under the bridge in the year since the remaining Dutton siblings, Kayce and Beth, turned their backs on Yellowstone and the old Dutton Ranch. They wouldn’t recognise it now . . . there was nothing left to recognise. When the Lakota Sioux Indian nation regained control, they kept their promise. They dismantled everything, to allow the ranch to return to nature, to return to what it was before the white man came – wilderness – and nature was he

They say the mountains always call you back. They never leave your heart. But home isn't always a place. Sometimes it's the people who share our lives, the memories we carry, and the unexpected connections we make along the way. As old friends return to Montana, two young cowboys discover that the heart has room for more than they ever imagined. For family. For friendship. For the land they love. And perhaps, for each other.

@kbois yeah dem voices. They sure make us . . . do things, don't they!!!

@Howzat there are a LOT of writers on here! I'm just one of many ya know, so it's certainly easy to overlook some dude from Oz! LOL

@Marty glad that it was ... educational ... for you! ❤️

Australia! 😁

@kbois well, that went way better than I expected. In a way, I'm actually glad that Owen was already half way out the door. Now "our boys" can truly take that long road home ... and yes, I can already see the twists and turns, and the occasional pot-hole, ahead! 😁 Great chapter. Great emotion (he says, as he wipes his eyes with the back of his hand at 3 in the morning). And really well written! AI is a useful tool ... but it can't do THAT! Well done!

"in the aftermath they must be dreaming up new possibilities and the implications." @akascrubber if they aren't, then @kbois certainly is!

@Doha does that make him the GWOAT?

Of course! Didn't you see how he jumped on Troy! He approves already! lol

So . . . "He was crack, and I was an addict." Then a romantic dinner. Then a kiss. Then he's standing on the other side of a door as Troy walks away and then starts his truck . . . I think I've seen this movie before! But I have every confidence that the script writer is working really hard on making this one different somehow! Just for we adoring fans!

Hmmm . . . I might be able to have some fun with this! 🤣🤣🤣 So, to put you out of that little misery . . . it's NOT The Brady Bunch . . . or the Partridge Family . . . or Gilligan's Island! It's also NOT an Australian or a UK series. Good question you have raised about the characters though . . . I already have @MJC scratching his head, and he's only seen Chapter One so far, so maybe when I start posting I had best include a synposis or a link to a Wiki page or something, to give those who are not familiar with this particular 'universe' a heads up. I would like to think that the story will stand on its own, but I do realise that it may not appeal to everyone out there. As I mentioned earlier, writing this one there will be just a little bit self-indulgence on my behalf, so I hope folks aren't too hard on me over this one!

@chris191070 not willingly! lol

Hello @everyone thank you all so very much for your response to the final chapter of this story. I probably could have continued writing -- there's certainly enough material to be able to keep going with -- but I have to stop somewhere, and besides, I have enough to build on for the next story now! As I've said elsewhere, Levi would have to be the most complicated character I've ever attempted writing about, and to be honest, he has really grown on me, so I'm really looking forward to continuing his story in a little while, whether in his own story, or as a peripheral character in another. Just how I handle that, well, it'll have to be something I'll have to sleep on for a little while I think! Some of you have been asking what's coming next? Well, after working through my ideas folder over the weekend I've finally decided what that will be. I'm going to indulge myself a little and work on something that I always said I wouldn't do . . . a slash/fanfic story based on two characters from one of my favourite TV series. Yes, really! lol I've been asked a number of times -- usually by young readers from the Nifty site -- whether I would write a story based on characters from their favourite shows, and have always graciously declined, but after binging on this favourite series of mine a couple of months ago I was struck by the fact that there were two young characters in it who rarely interacted, and when they were cast together in one particular scene, and their interactions were so natural, that set off a little a little bell for me, and an idea started to gel. So, I'm not going to spill the beans just yet, but be sure to tune in on Monday evening (AU time) for the reveal! Thanks again for all your support! In the words of a great Australian boxer ... 'I love youse all!' See you next week! 🙂

Thank you @Joseph OHara very much. The next time we visit Thompsonville we will be going back in time a few years, then after that we'll be back in the present. The next story I'll be working on / posting will be something about as far from T'ville as possible, and will also be something quite different to anything I've been working on recently, so please stay tuned!

@Ivor Slipper thank you. It seems that Levi is loosening up a little, so let's wait and see what happens in the future, eh?

Thank you so much @Charles26 And yes, there are still some things to be cleared up, but there are reasons for that! Hahaha!