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The Hard Way
by Kathryn Burns
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An Earth: Final Conflict Story
Rating: PG
Archival: FanFiction Universe Archive, Spherite Archive, All others ask before using!
Summary: Joshua's POV.
Spoilers: Limbo
Disclaimer: You know the drill. The characters in this story DO NOT belong to me. They belong to Roddenberry/Alliance-Atlantis or whoever owns them -- I'm just borrowing. I DO NOT make any money off this. I do this strictly for fun and personal enjoyment. I promise to return the characters (relatively) unharmed. For the record, I'm just a college student and have absolutely NO money at all so please don't sue me.
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The Hard Way
Why?
Why the hell did you do it? You abandon me - then come back into my life to save my sorry ass?
Why? So I can forever try to be you - The Great Visionary: Jonathan Doors?
I'm so tired of trying to be you . . . fulfill your wishes and expectations. I'm tired of living someone else's dream . . .
Before another day goes by I'm going to be my own man . . . be who I'm meant to be - maybe I won't be the son you always wanted . . And maybe I'll fail but at least I'll be following my dream - not yours.
I can't be you, Dad. I have to find my own path - the hard way if necessary.