Hello, any people who may read this, I'm The Universal Storyteller. This particular story here

will be the first of many mainly "7th Heaven"-related stories from me, I hope, on fanfiction.net. I'll

accept constructive criticisms, of course. But I won't accept any flames, especially with strong

language with them. So if you happen to use strong language with me, your reviews will be ignored.

Always, and completely, as a matter of fact. With this story of mine here, at least, this will be your only

warning, if at all possible. And please don't bother ever asking me for any transgender, male-male,

female-female, or hermaphroditic kinds of romantic, or so-called romantic, relationships relating to the

applicable characters for this or any other stories of mine here on fanfiction.net. For such requests from

my readers here will be always and completely ignored as well. For I don't ever personally believe in

them for protagonists in my stories, at all.

All characters that are definitely known to actually be part of the "7th Heaven" Universe are

actually the property of their owner or owners, where applicable, of course. As are all the settings of

this particular story and any related stories I may write at any time. All other characters and/or settings

that are actually non-native to the "7th Heaven" Universe are actually of my own creation, unless

otherwise stated. If they aren't actually of my own creation, they're actually the property and/or

creation of their owner or owners, where applicable. So don't bother suing me now, for I've not

actually claimed your characters and/or settings as mine here, if they're not actually of my own creation.

Besides, I don't really have any money. So you actually wouldn't get anything from me in that way

anyway. I'm a financially poor person, currently, if I won't always be. And so therefore, your chances

of getting any money from me at this time, if ever, are very small indeed. Probably even microscopic, at

the current time.

All poems and/or songs in, at least, this story or series of stories are copyright to and/or of their

respective writers, performers, or authors, and/or their owners, wherever possible, if I'm actually not

their writer and/or owner as well. I claim nothing knowingly for my own, people, that I know isn't

actually mine. Just like I'm doing for any other elements and characters that I mentioned in the previous

paragraph here, I'm doing that here for all of the said poems and/or songs, in fact, people. So the

exact same disclaimer applies to them as it does for anything else related to this story and/or its series,

at least, if not any other story or stories of mine, people. That's whenever possible, of course.

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7th Heaven: The Glen Oak Chronicles

Introduction To The Camdens' Universe

Prologue

It was an early morning one day in Glen Oak, California, in 1979 or 1980, when the Reverend

Eric Camden and his wife Annie brought their first son home from the hospital after his birth not too

long before. The newborn baby boy's name was Matthew Camden. And he would be the first of

many children for them both in their lives, but they didn't yet know that. When they brought him home

for the first time, they were met at their front door by Eric and Annie's parents. Eric's parents were

Major John Camden, United States Marine Corps, and Ruth Camden, while Annie's parents were

Charles and Jenny Jackson. The elder Camdens lived in New York State, but they were in Glen Oak

for the birth of Matthew. While Annie's parents lived in Arizona, they were there in Glen Oak, for the

very same reason, of course.

Reverend Eric Camden had been the pastor of his church for only a few years in the Glen Oak

area of California. Annie had been his wife for about that long, if not longer, most likely.

When Eric and Annie eventually opened their front door, with them carrying Matthew through

it, they were met at it by all four of their parents, led by the Major, in fact. And after they had both

brought Matthew, who'd often be called Matt in the future, into their house sufficiently well, Major

Camden asked, "What did you two decide to call him, son?"

"His name is Matthew, Dad."

"I see. 'Gift of Jehovah', if I'm not too mistaken here."

"Yes, that's what his name means, I think. We might have lost him, if Dr. Hastings had been

any more careless. Or at least that's what Annie thinks right now."

"Well, he's here now. And he looks like a good strong little man, right now, to me."

"Dad, I really don't think he'll be a soldier someday, for some yet-unknown reason, here."

"We'll just have to wait and see about it, then, I suppose."

"I suppose you're right. But at least he's here now."

Annie then said, "Mother, I'm glad to see you're here now."

"Where else would I be, dear?"

"I suppose you're right."

Charles Jackson, a now-balding and moustached man about forty or fifty years old, most likely,

said, "I'm going to make a prediction here. I predict that by the time he is twenty years old, he will

have four more siblings, at the very least, if not more, in his life. At least three of them will be girls, if

I'm not too mistaken here."

His wife, who was a moderately-built brown-haired woman about his age, soon asked, "Are

you sure about this here, Charles?"

"Yes, Jen, I am. I had a dream last night, while we were sleeping in our hotel room, that such

things might actually come to pass for our Annie and her husband Reverend Eric here. It will take time,

of course. But I still have every belief in what I saw in my dream last night, just the same, Jen. I wasn't

told his siblings' future names. But I did still see at least four more siblings for him, if not more,

sometime in the future, with at least three of them being girls in his life."

"And just how sure are you of this, Charles?" asked Mrs. Ruth Camden, Major Camden's wife

of many long years, and many long stays overseas with her husband, whenever the need arose, and it

was possible for her to do so at all. She'd been with her husband for at least a few years as his wife,

before Eric had eventually been born somewhere in New York, during one of her husband's home

leaves from Southeast Asia, in fact. Eric had a younger sister Julie, as well. She was at least a few

years younger than Eric was, and she was now attending college at New York University

"I'm very sure about it, in fact, Ruth. Very sure indeed. If I'm wrong, I'll buy your house."

"I don't know if you could afford it, Dad. Either now or later."

"I'm 100% sure that you'll have at least four more children within the next twenty years, Annie.

I really don't know exactly why I am here. But I just know that I am that sure about you and Eric

having at least that many more kids, Annie."

"I see. Well, if God sees fit to grant them to us, then so be it, Dad. I really wish that the rest of

us could be sure about that here as well, just the same."

"Trust God to show us the future, in His own good time, Annie, and you'll not go wrong, if you

stay on the path that He will show you, when the need arises for Him to do so in your life."

As time passed, then, things did occur as Charles had earlier predicted. Matthew and his

parents were first joined in their still-new family by a dark-haired baby girl named Mary, eventually. A

second girl named Lucille, who'd often be called Lucy in her life, followed not more than a year or two

after Mary's own birth. Several years later, at most, then, a blonde boy named Simon joined the

growing Camden family. And Ruthie Camden finally came into the world several years after Simon did.

Thereby fulfilling her Grandfather Jackson's earlier prediction, of course. By the time that Matt was

seventeen years old, Ruthie was then four or so years old, more or less, in fact. But little did anyone

yet know that Ruthie wasn't actually going to be the last of the Camdens there'd be in the family, as a

matter of fact, for all the obvious reasons, of course.

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I haven't yet decided the eventual romantic pairings for Eric and Annie's kids here. I will take

suggestions, if they're clean enough, and appropriate enough for them, in fact. Though, if and when you

might make those suggestions, please try to keep in mind this simple fact here. As of the opening of this

story, after the above prologue, the current year in the Camdens' Universe will be somewhere around

1996 or 1997, as the case might then be. I may actually use the characters that you might be more

familiar with from the actual TV series as potential girlfriends or boyfriends, or I may not. It'll depend a

lot on what you people want me to have for them, most likely, of course. But not entirely, for all the

obvious reasons. And please be aware that this story of mine, at least, if not any other stories of mine as

well, may periodically delve into the areas of alternate timelines, realities, and/or universes, as well as

have at least some OOC elements for any or all of the characters in it, at least a little bit, if not a lot.

And it may or may not actually tie in with other stories of mine that might feature its main characters, at

least on the protagonists' side of things, in fact. Until later, then, this is now "The Universal Storyteller"

signing off. Take care, and all that, of course, if at all possible. Also, if at all possible, please do read,

review, and enjoy this story here, readers! Over and out!