Personal Details I am a 41 year old, single adult male. I've worked the last 20 something years as a draftsman in various fields. I've also spent a lot of time building and rebuilding computers. I am not a professional writer. Reunion is my very first fictional story. I have not written any fiction since I was in middle school. I have a deep appreciation for the excellent work put into Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles by the writers and actors, and an appreciation for good stories. I am an avid reader and enjoy stories with complex plots, with twists and turns, and good character development. I hope that my story will remain respectful to the TV series that inspired me and will maintain the style of writing that I like to read. Personal Profile: http://terminatorwiki.fox.com/account/The1Russter

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles is my absolute favorite TV show. It deserved better treatment than it got. I was very disappointed when the word came through that TSCC was being canceled. That made me depressed and angry. It made me determined to make Reunion as good a story as I could make it. However, as much as I enjoy writing my story and reading all the nice things you say, I would rather be rejoicing at the news of the upcoming broadcast of Season 3 of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. We don't always get our dreams fulfilled. I just hope that my story will fulfill your dreams of what Season 3 could be.

The Future of TSCC There is a lot of talk about a possible direct-to-DVD movie of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Thomas Dekker, has also been spilling the beans about what Josh Friedman may have been planning for Season 3. Both very interesting topics. I was surprised at some similarities between his reveal and my own story. My only hope is that I get my story completed, before any possible DVD or new season makes it to the public. -- The1Russter 09-05-2009

It has been reported that since Halcyon declared bankruptcy, that they will be auctioning off their rights to Terminator. Now that could be good or bad news for those of us who want TSCC to return to TV. I still hold the opinion that WB stopped production of TSCC because they got wind of the forthcoming problems with Halcyon and didn't want to be dragged into that quagmire or suffer delays in production by the courts. I have read two reports on when Halcyon will be auctioning, either this November or by next January. We'll just have to wait and see, and pray that the company that acquires Terminator will want to continue to produce TSCC. 11-22-2009

Updates on my TSCC fanfic Reunion

Coming Soon! I will be posting over the next few weeks the final four chapters to Reunion Part 2: Armageddon. I will then use my free time over the winter season to complete Part 3. Presently part 3 consists of notes and disconnected scenes. I'm also contemplating two different methods of telling the story, either straight chronological, or start off immediately in present day with flashbacks to previous events. I'm leaning more towards the latter as i think that will make the tale more interesting. But I realize mixed time lines aren't always the easiest of stories to follow, so I will probably write it both ways.

FANTASTIC DEVELOPMENT: A new friend is translating my story into Portuguese! Wow! What a development. I hope all of you who read Portuguese will appreciate the hard work that Marcia Litman and her friends are going through to translate my story into your language! The links to it are at: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2080583/Terminator_fans

Future Writings I do have some ideas for a sequel to Reunion. Right now though I am struggling for a good title as all of my ideas seem to be used by others. I won't divulge any details as yet as I'm still in the brainstorming stage. Just so you know, I've seeded in details in Reunion that will get picked up in the sequel.

New Story: Well, I've begun writing my second story. Technically it's my third, but let's not split hairs. My second story is called, What are Dreams?, a 100 percent Jameron story for all those people who seem to think because Reunion isn't Jameron, that I'm not Jameron, or won't read Reunion because it isn't Jameron. Their loss, but this story is written just for you. -- The1Russter 10-24-2009

I should explain that Reunion wasn't originally intended as a Season 3 fanfiction. It was written purely for fun at the urging of a friend I met online. He encouraged me to share the story. I did and I have been astounded and humbled by the generous comments I have received. I'd like to take a moment to apologize to the fans of the Sarah Connor character, so wonderfully portrayed by Lena Headey. My original idea for the story was going to be centered around her character, but as I began writing John Connor's part of the story, it just took over. If I write a sequel, then I will try to correct that and give more balance. (See Future Writings above for more on possible sequel.)

I have been asked about the title reference for REUNION a number of times after I first began sharing it. I've already shared it with a few people so maybe it wouldn't hurt to share it now with everyone. "Reunion" refers to the ultimate reunion that will occur at the story's end. However, that isn't the only reunion that occurs. There are a few "reunions" of a sort that occur within the story. Some of which will surprise you.

You can also find my story on: http://terminatorwiki.fox.com/page/REUNION You can find descriptions of each chapter as well as a full summary, a full character listing, a dedication page, plus the schedule of when I'll be posting each new chapter of my story. -- Addendum: I've stopped posting a schedule quite some time ago as I couldn't be certain about keeping it. however, I do try to post a new chapter each weekend. Just check back regularly or add my story to your subscription list. thank you. -- The1Russter

Reunion Part 1: The Shadow Of Death http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5081182/1/REUNION_Part_1_The_Shadow_of_Death

Part 1 of Reunion is named "Shadow of Death." This comes from Psalm 23, verse 4. The title implies that the characters are all acting within that shadow. No matter what they do or where they go, they are always under that shadow. The shadow in this case is Judgment Day. Biblical quotes and themes were prevalent within the series, so I thought using them in reference to my own story would make sense. In fact the final chapter of Part 1 is named "Apocalypse" which is Greek for "Revelation." The title also refers back to Season 01 Episode 09, when John Connor tells Derek about Moore's Law and how we can go from a computer that can play a mean game of chess to the Apocalypse in just four years. Part 1 builds to a big climax at the end of chapter 13. This sets up a whole chain of events for Part 2.

2027: John Connor finds himself in a future where he isn't known. Using his knowledge and skills he quickly comes to the forefront of the resistance. He makes new friends and form alliances. His closest friends are Kyle Reese, who in another time rescued his mother and became his father; Allison Young, who in another future was the pattern on which Cameron was modeled on; Catherine Weaver, a female liquid metal terminator who aids John Connor; and John Henry, he took Cameron's chip yet his mission is far more critical than John's love for Cameron.
2009: In present day Los Angeles, Sarah Connor pursues her mission to help her son and stop Judgment Day. James Ellison finds himself under scrutiny of both the LAPD and FBI. But, he has friends in both Law Enforcement Agencies. But what dark secret is keeping Agent Auldridge and Detective Macklin from discovering the truth. Can Sarah Connor rely on James Ellison or his friends? Sarah receives unexpected help from the future. But events steer them ever closer in an ever tightening web of fear, terror, and pure evil.

Unofficial Sound Track for REUNION Pt 1 The Shadow of Death available at: http://www.imeem.com/people/EjeTMJn/playlist/QnLS5E8N/reunionpt-1shadow-of-death-music-playlist/

The sound track contains songs from the TV series and Terminator movies and a few other songs all ordered according to scenes or chapters in the story. In time I will insert tags as to when each song should be played.

The last two chapters of Part 1 were posted the evening of Friday, July 17, 2009. It is now complete. The story consists of the Prologue and 12 chapters.

I've changed the chapter names for Part 1. It now has proper names for all chapters featuring John Connor. -- Wednesday, 09-16-2009

The Future will Never be the Same Again!

Part 2 "Armageddon," is named for the location of where the forces of Satan will gather to fight the forces of Jesus Christ in the book of Revelations. The title implies that this is the final war in 2027 between the forces of good, humanity led by John Connor, and the forces of evil, Sky Net and its machines. The correlation between Terminator and Revelations is so obvious that the titles just sort of created themselves. Remember the conversation between Silberman and Ellison about how the events of the future could be that final battle in Revelations. That influenced me, as well as the Johnny Cash song from Season 01 Episode 09, "The Man Comes Around" which is based on the book of Revelations. Part 2 is a much darker story with more action and violence and emotion, with a light hearted moment midway to ease the strain of the story. (Due to constraints of recent events encroaching on my time to write, the lighthearted moment wasn't written. The story condensed while writing. This has made Part 2 even darker than planned. However, there are a few minor lighthearted moments scattered throughout.) Part 2 builds to a major conflict in the final chapters, ending with a big climax. I am trying to maintain the number of chapters I have setup, but war scenes are difficult to write and take more space to write about than you would believe.

2027: John Connor has been appointed leader. His first task is to lead the people out of the bunkers as Sky Net once again purges humans from the area. Leading them to safety he encounters both new and old friends who have rallied to his call for unity against Sky Net. Together they fight Sky Net to win, but victory may come at a great cost to John Connor.

Unofficial Sound Track for REUNION Pt 2 Armageddon available at: http://www.imeem.com/people/EjeTMJn/playlist/cGs2e_F0/reunionpt-2armageddon-music-playlist/

The sound track contains songs from the TV series and Terminator movies and a few other songs all ordered according to scenes or chapters in the story. In time I will insert tags as to when each song should be played. I have left out a song in the Part 2 play list, because including it might reveal a surprise appearance. Don't worry. Once that chapter is up, I will put that song in.

Work has been proceeding very well on Part 2, despite it being a very difficult section to write and having other things to do. The second part of my story is more complicated as it involves more drama and a lot more action than Part 1. It builds from the story in Part 1, but takes our characters through a very dark period of time. There will be a few plot twists and a big climax at the end of Part 2. I will try to address how the leadership of the growing resistance, affects John, and the relationships between various people. The big plot thread is how Sky Net in this future is going to address this new threat. There will be some planned appearances of characters from the TV series, and a few cameo appearances from the films. For those who are curious, Derek does return.

Reunion Part 3: The Last Battle - Coming Mid to Late Winter!

Part 3 "The Last Battle" implies that this is the last battle between John Connor and the forces of Sky Net within this story. The title comes from C. S. Lewis' novel of the same title "The Last Battle" the final book in "The Chronicles of Narnia." There is a quote from that book that I use to open Part 3, “I have come home at last! This is my real country! I belong here.” Make of that, what you will. Part 3 has the conclusion, with the reunion everyone wants, and the epilogue, which ties up loose threads and hopefully sets things up for another story.

2009: The future is not set. There is no future but that we make for ourselves.

Unofficial Sound Track for REUNION Pt 3 The Last Battle available at: http://www.imeem.com/people/EjeTMJn/playlist/NYJz43p-/reunionpt-3the-last-battle-music-playlist/

The sound track contains songs from the TV series and Terminator movies and a few other songs all ordered according to scenes or chapters in the story. In time I will insert tags as to when each song should be played. This soundtrack will more than likely be revised as progress on the story is made.

4 Chapters and 2 Epilogues. (The actual number of chapters may change +/-.)

Part 3 picks up immediately following the dramatic end to Part 2. It begins with a major plot twist, a sudden change in location, and the last battle in young John Connor's fight against Sky Net. Wraps up the threads woven in from the beginning of the story, and hopefully lays down groundwork for a future sequel. At the very least, lays in groundwork for the future story of Terminator as we know it from the first two films and the TV series.

WARNING: As I write part 3, I will also be making small revisions to Parts 1 & 2. Most of these will be minor and some may be more drastic. Please visit my profile page or my forum where I will keep you updated on revisions. The chapter summary referred to below may not be accurate. My ideas for writing it may require different titles.

Chapter Summary viewable on: http://terminatorwiki.fox.com/page/REUNION

Additional soundtracks:

Terminator: Salvation Original Soundtrack

Though the movie wasn't that great, I find the soundtrack fantastic. My existing playlists are getting too bloated to include more, so I have a separate playlist for T4. You will find cues in my story Reunion pointing to this soundtrack.

Dark Sanctuary

Though I selected different songs for the scenes, throughout the writing and editing of Chapter 20: Two Goodbyes for Reunion, this was the playlist I listened too. Very sad but beautiful music. You might want to give it a try instead of the songs I selected.

Links to Battle Sounds for Chapters 24, 25, 26 & 27

The following by Darthpovel

Battle ambient background sounds

Distant Battle

War sounds / Battle sounds 2

War sounds / Battle sounds 3

War sounds / Battle sounds 4

The following by SuicidePhilence

War sounds AWESOME

I hope to find some that contain more modern sound effects but these set the scene. If you can offer any suggestions, I am open to them. -- The1Russter 11-06-2009

I appreciate the comments and messages I have received. I am very pleased that some of you have added Reunion to your Favorite Story list and Story Alert Subscription and even added me to your Favorite Author list! Thank You. I try to send a thank you note to all that do. If I have missed sending you a short thank you, then I apologize.

A lot of you ask me questions after each chapter is posted. Some of the questions are quite brilliant. They show you are really picking up on all those little details I'm seeding throughout the story. Some of you just need some points clarified. No problem, provided answering the question doesn't reveal future plot details. I'd like to point out right now, that nearly all of your questions will be answered within the story. Of course I may leave somethings unexplained simply for you to imagine what happened and why. I can be devious like that.

To all of you who have read my story, REUNION, and have seen it as a possible season 3 story. Thank you. Your kind words are truly appreciated. You have no idea how hard it is to write this story. It fills all of my free time, and when I read words of appreciation like yours, it truly makes it worth the effort. Thank you very much.

06-21-2009

Some of you have found it necessary to find fault with my story simply because it doesn't fit within your idea of what would constitute a TSCC story. We are all fans and we are all individuals and we each carry strong opinions about the televised stories. I only ask that you hold off criticizing my story in its entirety until you have read the whole story. Please be patient. There is a lot more going on than may be apparent to you right now. I am working on a slow reveal to a big story ending plot twist for each section and the conclusion. That is all I can say. I cannot divulge anything. I wish I could if only to silence certain criticisms. If I had any idea the reaction of specific story threads could produce such a response, I would have held off posting until the entire story was complete.

Please be patient until the end. I hope to pleasantly surprise many of you, and hopefully not disappoint any of you. My goal is to provide a good read from beginning to end. I can't promise that every chapter will be as good as the previous or the next, but each chapter does contain a part of the whole picture. It is like a puzzle. You can't appreciate the picture until you have all the pieces together. Right now you don't have all the pieces and some of you are judging the picture solely on those pieces you have put together. Right now you have only read the first ten chapters. There are two more to Part 1. Then there is an additional 12 or more chapters in Part 2. The picture isn't complete.

I'm just trying to have fun with my story. I'm writing what I would like to see on TV in a style of writing that I like to read. A compelling story with twists and turns, things that make the readers ask questions, and revelations that make the reader go Ahah! A good story should be like a walk through a patch of brambles, a lot of twists and turns and a few scratches before you get to the end. The only thing is, when you get to the end of my bramble patch, I want you to go back through it again and pick up on all those details that you missed the first time through. The second walk through the brambles is sometimes the most interesting.

You can't fly through a good story. Reunion isn't a quick read. Maybe the first time, but you need to go back to read it again to pick up on details. Hence the bramble patch reference.

Thanks for the feedback everybody. I really appreciate the nice things you've said.

06-21-2009 (revised 07-11-2009)

As I have said, I am not a professional writer. Reunion is my very first fictional story. I appreciate all of the comments I receive. I am well aware of small spelling mistakes and some poor grammar. I have mentioned previously that my word processor does not possess the best grammar or spell checker. I have recently installed Open Office 3 - which I discovered doesn't have a grammar checker. (I was able to locate and install a grammar checker extension!) Though I know how to type, I am encumbered by one hand that types faster than the other so sometimes letters end up in the wrong order or shift keys are not pressed at the same time as other keys. I do proofread my work. I am well aware that some dialog is not the best and that there is some overuse of certain words. There are only two sex scenes in Part 1. I struggled hard to make them real without being graphic. It is very difficult to write something that expresses how two characters feel about each other and express how their emotions equates with their passion while having sex. Did I mention that I am not a professional writer? My main concern before posting each chapter, is fixing the worse errors in grammar, dialog, etc., and let the others slide by for now. When I complete my story, I will revise it and repost it. Because of the generous feedback I've received, I am trying to maintain a timely schedule for releasing each chapter. I am also in the process of writing Part 2. A story far more complex than its predecessor as it involves more action (there is a war going on), drama, suspense and the continuing romance between John and Allison. Writing Part 2 does take time away from proofreading Part 1. Errors will be fixed later. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy.

When I choose to post a review, I comment on the overall impact of the story. I feel it is far better to reinforce the efforts of a first time author, rather than pick their story apart over small details. I have read some very good and even excellent stories, some of which demonstrated poor sentence structure, grammar, or even the odd spelling mistake. So what! It is the story that is important. Writing is an art, not a science. Precision and accuracy are not fundamental. I have read fiction written by professionals which have contained poor grammar, bad spelling, and even major or minor contradictions of plot points or details. When I finish reading a story, I ask myself the following questions: 1) Was it good? 2) Did I enjoy it? 3) Would I read it again? and 4) Would I recommend it to others? I choose to overlook the small unimportant things if I can answer yes to the majority of those four questions. I feel it is important as a reader and a reviewer to concern myself with the full picture and not negligible errors.

07-11-2009