A missing scene for “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden,” written for the Sunday Challenge prompt.
In the quiet after Alicia Wright’s rescue, Caine reflects on the distance between the son he lost and the man Peter has become, and begins to understand that healing will require more than patience. It will require reaching for him.
Categories: Season 1-2
Characters: Kwai Chang Caine, Lo Si, Peter Caine
Episode Tag: I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Genre: FB / Yahoo Group Challenges and Drabble, Fix-it Fics / Missing Scene
Published Zines: None
Tags: Emotional, Healing, Meditation / Spiritual Guidance, Mentor-Student, Recovery / Aftermath, Shaolin Philosophy, Worry
Warnings: None
Series: Season of Stillness: Sunday Challenge Scenes from Season One
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: No Word count: 479
After Disciple, Peter’s jealousy over Jake reveals the deeper wound beneath: he does not just want training from Caine, he wants to belong again.
Categories: Season 1-2
Characters: Jake Hudson, Kwai Chang Caine, Peter Caine
Episode Tag: Disciple
Genre: FB / Yahoo Group Challenges and Drabble, Fix-it Fics / Missing Scene
Published Zines: None
Tags: Emotional, Family Bonding, Family Reconciliation, Guilt, Mentor-Student, Regret, Shaolin, Shaolin Philosophy
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 394
Missing Scenes from Sunday Challenge
Stories included:
Manhunt: Peter grieves Rebecca and the words left unsaid.
May I Walk With You: Peter and Caine practice closeness without forcing it.
Plague: Illness and fear leave Peter carrying more than he admits.
The Promise: Caine reflects on love, loss, and promises that endure.
Banker’s Hours: Peter weighs danger, duty, and the life he keeps choosing.
The Sacred Chalice of I-Ching: Shaolin legacy becomes personal inheritance.
Eye Witness: Peter and Caine navigate truth, perception, and trust.
Citizen Caine: Peter steps more fully into himself, with Caine finally walking beside him.
Categories: Season 3-4
Characters: All characters
Episode Tag: Banker's Hours, Brotherhood of the Bell, Citizen Caine, Deadly Fashion, Eye Witness, Flying Fists of Fury II: Masters of Illusion, Goodbye Mr. Caine, Manhunt, May I Walk With You, Plague, Rite of Passage, The Promise, The Sacred Chalice of I Ching
Genre: Angst / HC , Drama, FB / Yahoo Group Challenges and Drabble, Fix-it Fics / Missing Scene, General
Published Zines: None
Tags: Emotional, Family Bonding, Family Reconciliation, Grief / Loss, Healing, Meditation / Spiritual Guidance, Mentor-Student, Past Revealed, Precinct Era, Protective Caine, Recovery / Aftermath, Regret, Shaolin, Shaolin Philosophy, Worry
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 8953
Missing Scenes from Sunday Challenge
Stories included:
Return of the Shadow Assassin: Paul confronts Caine about leaving Peter behind again.
May I Ride With You: Peter’s jealousy flares when Caine begins teaching Mary Margaret.
Dragon’s Daughter: Paul and Caine quietly protect Peter from Xia's reach.
Temple: Peter and Caine return to temple ground and speak around work, Kelly, and belonging.
Out of the Woods: Kermit and Paul intervene when Peter’s burnout becomes dangerous.
The Possessed: Peter processes Sung Gui, Caine’s risk, and the fear of nearly losing his father.
Tournament: Caine remembers Laura, Serena, Maya, and the birth of Peter.
Sing Wah: Caine’s attempt to protect Peter wounds him, and Lo Si helps Peter see the fear beneath it.
Categories: Season 1-2
Characters: Kelly Blaine, Kermit Griffin, Kwai Chang Caine, Lo Si, Maia, Mary Margaret Skalany, Paul Blaisdell, Peter Caine, Serena, Xia Tan
Episode Tag: Dragon's Daughter, May I Ride With You, Out of the Woods, Return of the Shadow Assassin, Sing Wah, Sunday in the Museum With George, Temple, The Possessed, Tournament
Genre: Drama, FB / Yahoo Group Challenges and Drabble, Fix-it Fics / Missing Scene, General
Published Zines: None
Tags: Emotional, Family Bonding, Family Reconciliation, Flashback Scene(s), Found Family, Friendship , Grief / Loss, Mentor-Student, Past Revealed, Peter in Danger, Protective Blaisdell, Protective Caine, Protective Family, Recovery / Aftermath, Regret, Shaolin, Shaolin Philosophy, Teasing, Worry
Warnings: None
Series: None
Chapters: 1 Table of Contents
Completed: Yes Word count: 7000