TVC:Book 06:Old Friends, New Beginnings

by VoyagersFan

As Jeff celebrates his next birthday & takes the first step into manhood, Bogg reconnects with an old flame from his past. The two Voyagers reunite with an old friend and go on a Wild West adventure like no other. Sequel to A Ray of Hope. Revised 03/2010

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VOYAGERS!

The Voyager Chronicles – Book 6

OLD FRIENDS, NEW BEGINNINGS

By Dennis A. Daugherty

DISCLAIMER: Voyagers!, and it's associated characters are registered trademarks of Scholastic Productions, James D. Parriott Productions and Universal-MCA Entertainment. This story is written and provided for entertainment purposes ONLY. No copyright infringement is intended by the author.

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Hello, friends. It's been quite a few months since my last installment in this series, but for those of you who have waited patiently for me to churn out this one, I only have one thing to say. Your long wait is now over. Hopefully this one will have been worth the wait.

In this, story number 6, I delve a little bit more into Bogg's mysterious past. Specifically the relationship or lack thereof between him and Olivia Dunne. The original TV series touched on it somewhat, in much the same way as it did with Bogg and Susan's relationship. However, it never really explained in any great detail what actually happened to cause the ill will between them. In the first few chapters, we hear the entire story as told by Olivia herself as we finally put this matter to rest.

I have taken the liberty in this story to re-introduce several characters I developed during The Crime of All Time segment, those being: Lindsey Connors, Shawn Mallory and Rosalyn. At this point, a little over a year has passed since we saw them last and we get to see what has transpired in their lives since then.

When I started outlining this installment, I wanted to push the envelope to the extreme as far as humor was concerned. But after a few chapters, I realized that ten or so chapters of humor may become somewhat boring to you, the reader. That's when I took some license to work in a few moments of rather extreme angst. So when it comes right down to it, the pendulum in this story swings to both extremes. This is analogous to baking a cake. You must have some salt in the recipe to accentuate the sweetness of it. On the Kleenex scale, I'd rate these moments as a definite ½ a box full.

In closing, I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs. Phineas Bogg once again for allowing me to reference some of her great ideas as introduced in her Voyager's Aide Trilogy. If you haven't had a chance to read these wonderfully written stories, I highly recommend you do so. But please, read and review this one first. LOL!

For now, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride!

Dennis

(VoyagersFan)