I saw and loved the movie, and after reading the novel (actually before, but that's another story) a plot bunny started to form that wouldn't be denied.

This first part is the epilogue. Our cast consists of the lovely Dr. Samantha Grimm, Jenna Willits, Marcus Pinzerowski(aka Pinky), John Grimm (aka Reaper), and others. It is more of a love story than a straight- ahead shoot 'em up, and it's just being written as I go along. Hope you, Fearless Reader, come along with me.

A DooM-ed romance. Should be interesting.

Disclaimer: Doom is own by id software, Universal, and other people so not me. I'm not making anything from this.

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This is a story of what might have been, if all hell hadn't broken loose, and there was actually a fair and just God in the universe. Do I sound a little bitter? Good. It was my intention, my exact, fucking intention. I had love for one brief, shining moment, and like most things that are too good to be true, this was as well.

I can't get through to him, he won't speak to me now. I don't care about the accident, but try convincing him of that. Psych evaluations, drugs, intense therapy, all of it to no avail, and I have to keep up the research, I have to keep on with what Mom and Dad began all of those years ago.

This place...too much death here.

John was right.

Let me settle myself a bit; it's late, and the labs are far too quiet. Jenny is already gone, she and Steve are celebrating their eight year anniversary. I'm really happy for them- it's nice that someone has managed a stable relationship on Olduvai.

Let me gather my thoughts...it's been a very long time, and one would think all wounds heal after a time, if its long enough. I used to think they were right.

Ten years ago, I had just arrived here...no, let me go further back, to the three weeks prior. When my good friend Jenny Willits-then Naykovski- had a plot to keep me from being completely cloistered in my lab. When she pointed out someone who was so not my type, he was quite possibly perfect.

When she "introduced" me to Marcus Pinzerowski.