Terminator (franchise)/Fanfic Recs
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These are recommendations made by Tropers for Fan Fics, all of which have been signed. After a few samples, you will be able to judge whether you might be interested in the 'fic, based on who recommended it. No-name recommendations will be Zapped (wiki). Nobody would back up the rec. Discussion of the recommendation is welcome on the discussion page. As such discussion is important, do remember to add the discussion page to the watchlist, if need be.
Do warn when a fanfic may head into homosexual or non-canon territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, Shipping is Serious Business.
Authors, and Websites
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General Fics
Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
I'll Always Find You by talli.b
- Recommended by 136th
- synopsis: A continuation of the end of the second season after John jumped into the future with Weaver, the story concentrate on how John and Cameron prepare for their fight against Kaliba and Skynet with the help of the old TSCC casts as well as some new characters. 8/13 episodes written so far.
Seven Mother-Daughter Sundays by Hradzka
- Recommended by Operation Shoesting
- Synopsis: "Savannah had never asked why the bodyguards and extra security had disappeared one day when she was in her early teens. Now she realized that those were the things that happened when you'd won and you didn't have any enemies anymore." Seven Mother-Daughter Sundays is the story of Susannah Weaver and her relationship with her 'mother', told in seven slices of life.
The Last One by The Smiling Shadow
- Recommended by Extraintrovert
- Synopsis: The Last One follows a young girl named Ellie, the T-1000 she names Tyler, and their struggles to survive together in a world engulfed by war.
Tunnel Vision by BurgerBecky
- Recommended by Cryptic Mirror
- Synopsis: The story of Skynet's attempt to take over the world and how it was stopped by Ranma and the Sailor Scouts!
The Secret Diary of Cameron Baum by Pjazz
- Recommended by Mysterius
- Synopsis: Hilarious take on how Cameron sees the world around her.
The Measure of A Man by happyhooligan2001
- Recommended by Slaanesh Is Sexxxy
- Synopsis: The war against the machines is long over. How does the world see John now?
- Comments: Very well written. Offers a lot of insight towards John and his efforts to save humanity. Complete.
Six Days, Seven Nights by Strykenine
- Recommended by Mysterius
- Synopsis: John finds himself in an unfriendly future. He joins Catherine in an uneasy alliance and though they have different goals, their paths are joined.
Playing Doctor by Big D on a Diet
- Recommended by Password Forgetting Troper
- Synopsis: An encounter between John and Cameron after "Samson and Delilah".
- Comments: Funny, with Unresolved Sexual Tension between John and Cameron, Hilarious ending.
Evil be Thou my Good by Wired Dragoon
- Recommended by Zagreus
- Synopsis: Crossover with the new V series. After the Visitors arrive on Earth in 2030, offering help to John Connor and the Resistance, it seems that humanity is finally going to win the war...until the Visitors show their true colors and begin attacking both sides. Out of options, Skynet downloads itself into a T-888 body and sends itself back in time along with five other Terminators. Their mission: Stop the V invasion by any means necessary.
Reunion by The 1 Russter
Shipping Fics
Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.
Perfection by Peptuck
- Recommended by corin
- Pairings: Future!John/Allison Young, John/Cameron
- Synopsis: T:SCC fic that explores how John Connor might have met and gotten "involved" with Allison, and covers how mentally wrecked he'd be due to his relationship with both her and Cameron. Very dark, and may be slightly AU due to the events at the end of the second season.
The Killer I Created by T.R. Samuels
- Recommended by stormbringer951
- Pairings: Future!John/Allison Young
- Synopsis: T:SCC story which is a continuation of his earlier work, which covers the John/Cameron relationship and is a series of Alternate Universe Fics which explores a relationship between John and Cameron during the events of Season 2. The Killer I Created is a prequel of sorts, set during the War of the Future and covering the genesis of Cameron, set mostly from the point of view of Cameron's "Allison Young" persona and Kyle Reese.
Blackout by jessedaro
- Recommended by Zagreus
- Pairings: John/Cameron, some John/Riley
- Synopsis: T:SCC fic. After getting into a car accident, John wakes up in a world where Skynet doesn't exist and he's been an instituionalized mental patient for the last few years. With few allies and fewer options in this new reality, John needs to find out which world is real - and fast.
Irony, Thy Name is Cameron by ElusiveSanity
- Recommended by Fiona
- Pairing: John/Cameron
- Synopsis: A continuation after the end of Season 2... and a good one. Focuses on the John/Cameron relationship, as well as featuring all the other major characters, and has an incredible original plot.
Rampancy By Dark Danny
- Recommended by Jessica
- Pairing: John/Cameron and a surprising pairing that shocked this troper.
- Synopsis:Cameron was built with advanced emotional ranges. She has feelings for John that are beyond simple orders and commands. A genuine feeling of love. To prepare for that potentially happening, Skynet safeguards them with an inhibitor. After the explosion, this inhibitor becomes more ad more useless, making her more and more free from both resistance and Skynet's control. Unfortunately, freedom and independence is more terrifying than she can imagine.
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