RideForever Buck – The Arctic Return to the <a href="http://www.oocities.org/rideforeverarchive/index.htm#birgitt">Ride Forever Archive </a> The Arctic by Buck This is the first in a series of short pieces from a first person Fraser POV, his thoughts on various things in his life. It started out as that Mother’s Day fic I mentioned a short time ago and the bunny multiplied. I actually have to thank MA for inspiration on this one because I was partially inspired by her ‘Kowalski’s Mountain’ fic. There are about 11 pieces in the planning stage now but if the bunny so dictates, there may be more. I’ll probably be posting them intermittently, between TOR chapters and other fics. I don’t think they’re long enough to need a beta but if anyone notices any glaring errors, let me know. These past few months in the Arctic have refreshed me in mind, body and soul. Chicago and the experiences I’ve had there will always stay with me, but now I feel I am truly home. It was a bit difficult for Ray at first, being a city dweller, but he quickly settled in. He has an eagerness to learn, a determination to succeed and a willingness to love this land that is so foreign to him. I can understand the struggles he had because I experienced much the same thing when I first came to Chicago. Being up here has strengthened our friendship greatly and deepened our trust in each other. We have learned to better cooperate as well, We do occasionally have our disagreements, but we have learned to better work through them. There are days when I miss Chicago and the people I met there, particularly Ray Vecchio. We spoke before he left for Florida, and agreed to return to Chicago at a later date, perhaps during the holidays. It will be great to see him and the Vecchio family again, as well as the others from the 27th. I think Ray Kowalski will enjoy visiting with his friends as well. I eagerly look forward to that day, but for now, I am happy. I do not know what the future holds. We may both decide to return to Chicago permanently, or Ray may decide to make a life here. Perhaps we will go our separate ways and he will return to Chicago while I stay here. Whatever happens, I know we will both have learned much from this endeavor. For now, I am content with the way things are. Each new day is an unknown challenge and each obstacle is a mountain to be conquered. Whatever dangers await us we will overcome together as we continue on our quest. I do not think we really are that different, as the song asks, from those who came before us. In our quest for the Hand of Franklin and the Northwest Passage we may find only the road home again, but it doesn’t matter, for we will hopefully have found something much more important at the end of this journey: Ourselves. <center> Return to the <a href="http://www.oocities.org/rideforeverarchive/index.htm#buck"> Ride Forever Archive </a> Return to <a href="buck.htm">Buck</a>