Ashe's Quantum Leap Fan Fiction

Fission

Completed: 22 Sep 2023
46 Chapters 71,681 Words

When Sam leaps into a set of twins, one bearing down on a conscription into the Vietnam war and the other living in a hippie commune, he finds that, split in twain, his two halves are at odds just as much as the twin brothers.

This is an exploration of how I think the Quantum Leap novel Double or Nothing could have gone if it was a little different. It takes some of the ideas of the book, and puts it into a new situation and plotline. So it’s not a rehash of the book so much as a reimagining.

Note that it is not necessary to have read the book to read this.

By A Thread

Completed: 19 Jan 2023
23 Chapters 23,020 Words

“Professor…” he began, finally, “for the sake of argument, suppose Sam’s theory successfully resulted in a functioning time machine that allowed him to travel to any point in his own lifetime.” He glanced up, studying the professor’s face. “And then, suppose, through sheer bad luck, he got his nineteen-year-old self hit by a car, resulting in brain death…”

Sam's just doing what Ziggy told him, but it seems being in close proximity to his own younger self might be a little more dangerous than anyone realised - because Sam has accidentally got his younger self hit by a car. Oh boy.

Chasing Ghosts

Completed: 2 June 2023
24 Chapters 34,195 Words

A Crossover of the classic and 2022 Quantum Leap series.

When Ben leaps into a supposedly-haunted house with a film crew of ghost hunters, he finds that TV is not exactly out to capture the truth.

But as he works to rescue one of his crew from a nasty accident, he finds that maybe he's found himself a ghost after all.

Facing Ghosts

Completed: 7 Mar 2024
56 Chapters 97,591 Words

The sequel to Chasing Ghosts.

Sam finds himself in a strange predicament when he leaps into a 2023 Addison, and must be Ben's hologram. Meanwhile, Ian, who knows his secret, must in turn play observer to him.

Sam discovers the truth about Addison's mother, and Ben seizes an opportunity that creates a dramatic change. And that's just the first half.

Six Feet Down Under

Completed: 3 Jan 2023
9,049 Words

Ben goes where no leap has gone before: Australia. Unfortunately he cannot appreciate the sights, because there's a killer on the loose hunting solo travellers, like the hitchhiker he seems to have recently picked up.

This fic is in screenplay format, as if it were a script for a real 42-minute runtime episode. I'm just a geek that way.

Chasing Ghosts

Completed: 2 June 2023
24 Chapters 34,195 Words

A Crossover of the classic and 2022 Quantum Leap series.

When Ben leaps into a supposedly-haunted house with a film crew of ghost hunters, he finds that TV is not exactly out to capture the truth.

But as he works to rescue one of his crew from a nasty accident, he finds that maybe he's found himself a ghost after all.

Facing Ghosts

Completed: 7 Mar 2024
56 Chapters 97,591 Words

The sequel to Chasing Ghosts.

Sam finds himself in a strange predicament when he leaps into a 2023 Addison, and must be Ben's hologram. Meanwhile, Ian, who knows his secret, must in turn play observer to him.

Sam discovers the truth about Addison's mother, and Ben seizes an opportunity that creates a dramatic change. And that's just the first half.

Part 1: Ten Lords-A-Leaping

Completed 31 Mar 2023 47 Chapters 67,883 Words

What if, during the events of Blink, while the Doctor and Martha were trapped in 1969, another time traveller happened to cross paths with them; one who strove to put right what once went wrong?
The timey-wimey detector, after all, goes 'ding' when there's stuff.

And what exactly happened to all the other victims of the weeping angels over that two year period they were active at Wester Drumlins?

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Part 2: Quantum Chiswicks

Completed 23 May 2023 42 Chapters 59,777 Words

When Sam leaps into a post-"Journey's End" Donna in late 2008, a strange brain wave signal prevents Al from appearing to him.

The Doctor is nowhere to be found, except in Sam's dreams every night; only in them, he's the Doctor.

Set between Journey’s End and The End of Time (Doctor Who) and after Mirror Image (Quantum Leap).

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Part 3: Ziggy Stardust

Ongoing 37 Chapters 51,933 Words

As Al leaps after Sam, and Sam leaps after Al, the Evil Leaper project gets itself off the ground with some unwilling help and a mysterious alien intelligence.

Sam and Al both end up on a space station in the late 22nd century that's about to blow up thanks to a familiar curly-haired woman, and as they find themselves sharing an escape pod, a tin dog joins them carrying a message for the Doctor.

This story will focus on the implied events that led to River leaping during Part One.

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Part 1: Uncle Sam

16 Chapters 26,308 Words

Sam's got a wrong to put right in his niece Maggie's life, but it seems he leaped into the wrong Maggie. Furthermore, he seems to be trapped in a jail cell with three other people Ziggy says don't exist.

Set between Season 4 and 5 of Sliders, and after the canon end of Quantum Leap, this is an exploration of the hinted idea that Maggie and Sam Beckett are in fact niece and uncle to one another, albeit from different universes.

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  Full Story 1.1 Electric Blue 1.2 Bargaining 1.3 Niece Try 1.4 Conversations With Computers 1.5 Pasta, Present, and Future 1.6 Prime Suspect 1.7 Phoning It In 1.8 Making Do 1.9 Faceplant 1.10 Following Leads 1.11 Unexpected Visitors 1.12 Timer For Bed 1.13 She's Back 1.14 Headache of Hope 1.15 Hollow Gram 1.16 This Is Goodbye

Part 2: What Once Went Wrong

22 Chapters 34,852 Words

After his leap gets cross-wired with a slide, Sam is entirely cut off from Al and Ziggy, but he also seems to be himself again.
It appears they have not just landed on an Earth not Sam's own, but they've travelled back in time to 1978.
And, to top everything off, Maggie has a whole host of problems to face, caused by the messed up slide.

The physics geniuses might not be able to work this one out alone - is there anyone here in the past that can help?

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  Full Story 2.1 A Little Caca 2.2 Marketable Skills 2.3 Sweet Screams 2.4 Cab Fare 2.5 Gig Economy 2.6 420 2.7 Angry British Man 2.8 Skipping Ahead 2.9 Down Memory Lane 2.10 Past Times 2.11 Not Quite Ready 2.12 Phone Calls 2.13 Sam² 2.14 Age Gap 2.15 Paper Umbrella 2.16 Big Decisions 2.17 Clearer Image 2.18 Trial Separation 2.19 Black Coffee 2.20 Possibility 2.21 Callin' It 2.22 Back to the Future

Part 3: Original Quinn

12 Chapters 21,457 Words

After Quinn is fused with his double by Doctor Geiger, the sliders return to the post-apocalyptic Earth Prime in an attempt to salvage the tech they left there in 1978, during Part 2, and undo the process.

What they find instead is the remains of a secret project designed to cross both time and dimensions, guarded by someone unexpected.

With Kromaggs closing in, there's only one place to go for a chance to undo the tragic failure of a leaper.

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  Full Story 1. A Paradigm Shift 2. Unstuck Together 3. Nexus Quinn 4. Big ‘Magg on Campus 5. Father Figures 6. Applied Physics 7. Reminiscing 8. Marital Tension 9. Just a Normal Friday 10. Tools of the Trade 11. Answers 12. Plan B Interquel: The Return of Sheriff Beckett

Part 4: Downtime

13 Chapters 21,578 Words

As Sherri and John regroup, the sliders settle in for a long-term task.

In Project Quantum Leap's present, the holidays approach, and Sam returns to discover a few changes.

Meanwhile, a cosmic pinball converges on a remote roadhouse to unite a pair of travellers.

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  Full Story 1. Retrievals 2. Love at First Byte 3. Calling in on Colin 4. Reunions 5. Lighting a Cigar as the World Burns 6. Holiday Surprise 7. Eyes Peeled 8. Motorcycle Built for 2 9. Tight Security 10. Wibbly Wobbly 11. Timey Wimey 12. Stuff 13. Mistakes Were Made

Part 5: Suspicions

13 Chapters 19,910 Words

Sherri begins a daring escape from the Kromaggs, but, as John explains, it's never quite that easy.

There's a traitor among the New Mexico crew, but nobody knows who.

Meanwhile, a team of road-trippers seek answers from a rogue Senator, but on the way are blindsided by someone unexpected.

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  Full Story 1. Jailbreak 2. Debriefing 3. I Know Why the Gift Horse Sings 4. Fresh Air And Shadow 5. Best Laid Plans 6. Original History 7. Passions 8. Back Seat Observer 9. This Is Awkward 10. A Lot to Process 11. Hitting the Nail on the Head 12. That Was A Bust 13. Oh, Fu…nding

Part 6: Unmasked & Denouement

29 Chapters 49,991 Words

After Sam leaps out to save Sherri, a terrible discovery is made about the possible traitor in the Project that puts everyone at risk.

Our story finally approaches its climax, as Sam finds himself with a mysterious new awareness of time and space.

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  Full Story 1. An Open Leap Window 2. Lines of Communication 3. Cleanup Crew 4. Strained Relationships 5. Progress 6. Among Us 7. Pure Dissociation 8. Redemption Arc 9. Cruelty 10. Reaching Out 11. Like A Hole in the Head 12. Red Is Go 13. Gut Feelings 14. Green Is Stop 15. One Good Thing 16. Joining Forces 17. Burdens 18. Bowels of the Ship 19. Down With the Ship 20. Signal Lost 21. The Slide Home 22. Party Reservations 23. The Bar at the End of the Multiverse 24. Party Favours 25. Sliding Doors 26. Team Beckett 27. Last Call 28. Closing Time Epilogue