The air was cold as winter engulfed a town forgotten somewhere along Route 66. Shaw leaned back in the driver's side seat of her police car. She went by the name Officer Shaw when in uniform. This whole place was boring, nothing happened to get her adrenaline going, until a mysterious woman named Root caught Shaw's attention. This story was made for the 2018 Shoot Secret Santa.

This is a continuation of a series of stories wherein John "meets" Josh and then her closest friends. The tales begin with "Nice to Meet You or The Inevitable Outcome", where he "meets 'Joss, followed by "His Name is John" where he meets Mia. This time he meets Sylvia. Does she approve of him as Joss's boyfriend?

Team Machine and the mother of all hangovers

Root and Shaw live on the same floor, but they've never talked. One night, the fire alarm goes off and they both have to stand outside in the cold. One thing leads to another and Root ends up back in Shaw's apartment.

A brief look into moments of Root's life and how it leads her to cross paths with Shaw.

"Meet Leslie Johnson, mermaid." John blinked in confusion. Surely Finch was using some obscure literary reference, or perhaps making a pun. It was too early in the day for wordplay. Team Machine's latest number is a mermaid! Careese, especially in later chapters.

Shaw works at a Bed, Bath, and Beyond. One day, she finds Root napping in the outdoor furniture section.

The battle was won. Harold however has some questions, but will get the answers he desires.

The battle enrages on. How will it be won. Who dies and who survives?

Zoe Morgan leads Shaw and Tony to Weapon A. Jake, Dell and Daizo reveal their true colours. The Machine decides the end is nigh.

John, Joss and Taylor set out to spread a little love at Christmas. A warm and fluffy tale.

As the battle seems to have become a cat and mouse, tactics are beginning to take hold. The shadowy figure reveals themselves and becomes integral.

The war begins. How will both Machine and Samaritan handle themselves and how will the Operatives handle the tactics.

Someone with an unbreakable bond to John returns to his life, leaving him more vulnerable than ever before. In a good way. – UPDATE 21 December 2018: Epilogue to the epilogue posted, because ... you know, Christmas.

Shaw and Hersh are told to fetch a package sent by Harold to Wheeler. Despite their past, can the two of them get along, or will The machine need to interfere. What is the package, do Samaritan know?

After their rescue will Harold tell everyone what is going on? Will Samaritan bite back and start proceedings in destroying operatives of the machine. Is John Reese alive?

Samaritan are gaining control, Harold, Tony and Fusco are still in the thralls of Samaritan. What will Mr Garfield do? Will anyone help them?

Une absence étrange ...

Does John Reese like me? Do I like John Reese? A tale of Companionship - of finding out that a person can give you so much comfort.

How will Harold, Tony and Fusco be rescued? Will they rely on the Machine or Grace. Shaw, Hersh and Wheeler travel to Burbank in LA to find their target. Will he be an easy catch or is their a twist.

Shaw heads to LA to meet up with her new crew. Harold and Tony find their new number. But is all what is seems?

We all wish there had been more time given to the series to tell those stories we all wondered about. This is how one of the "backstories" might have been

Two weeks after the final battle. Harold, Sameen, Grace and Bear are given new aliases and intel. A surprising twist as an old friend reunites with them to help the cause. Samaritan is weak on power, but still remains strong in the real world. How will the machine figure out how to defeat Samaritan once and for all.

A French lady just lands at New York airport and already appears as an irrelevant number in the Machine radar. Finch and John are dealing with a few information about her. Will this number disrupt their life and their friendship? None of the characters belong to me.

Quand la canicule devient pénible pour nos associés.