Sometimes, Iolaus feels invisible when he's standing next to Hercules. But we know just how important Iolaus really is.
No warnings, although there is a hint of certain affections. And those darn leather pants cause problems. Hurt/comfort of more of the emotional than physical variety. 40K
Suppose you were the only daughter and your father wanted to marry you off to someone horrid and then this MAN came along. . .
No warnings. The story before Amazon Women, told from Ania's point of view. Lucky girl. 260K
Hercules isn't thrilled being at Anya's baby shower but Iolaus is glad to see him, especially when things go wrong.
This story deals with childbirth and may not be for the faint of heart but it is a tender, bittersweet and powerful tale. Slight warning for the medical details. 32K
Hercules is glad to have Iolaus back from the East but Hercules
knows that Iolaus has changed. Can he find out what made such
a difference in his friend?
No warnings. A few nights by the fireside as Sandman explores a popular theme of fan fiction: What happened when Iolaus went East. Beautifully written and full of evocative descriptions.
Iolaus decides that Hercules needs helps on those Labors of his and sets out to find his friend, even if Iolaus really isn't feeling his best and the weather is a bit unpleasant. . .
Some hurt/comfort that demonstrates how close Iolaus and Hercules really are and how foolish both of them can be. Slight warnings 40K
All things go to dust in the end, even the loving and beautiful Alcmene.
No warnings. Written as a memorial to the lovely Liddy Holloway, who passed away on Dec. 29, 2004. 36K
A missing scene from the Wedding of Alcmene. Just how did Iphicles react when Iolaus arrived?
Slight smut warning. Nice little series details make this story a delightful addition to canon. 56K
Iolaus hates being cold and wet and he remembers sympathsizing with someone else with that problem.
This story is an "ahhhh" story. Cute and sweet. No warnings. 16K
It's Solistice night and Hercules and Iolaus are stuck in a haunted house during a blizzard. Doesn't exactly make for good times but our boys can still save the day.
No warnings. This story is being posted on January 1, 2005, and it's COLD and SNOWY outside. Shiver. I could use an Iolaus to keep me warm! 48K
Remember being a child with a crush on a cute guy? While that seems like a rather ordinary thing, this is no ordinary girl and no ordinary guy!
No warnings. In response to a Golden Apple Bard's List challenge. A character from an episode tells their side of the tale. 16K
Iolaus, being Iolaus, has to celebrate HIS birthday with a little hurt comfort and a resuce or two.
Slight warning for a bit of hurt. Some characters we met briefly in the series make appearances, to add to the depth of the tale. 52K
Iolaus always choses Hercules over anyone else. Will the time come when he regrets that choice?
Warning for violence and angst. MAJOR angst. There is no happy ending in this one, folks, so read with tissues at hand. 72K
Hera. Iolaus. You do the math.
Warning for graphic torture and violence. Hurt/comfort but don't worry. Hercules will save the day. 80K
Iolaus, some children and a pretty schoolteacher. What could possibly go wrong?
Slight warning for a bit of violence. Some hurt-comfort and a happy ending, almost. 112K
Just a brief glimpse of life with our heroes and a reminder how close to the edge they walk.
G-rated. Written for the All Iolaus Week on the Golden Apple Bards List to celebrate Michael Hurst's birthday. 12K
Well, it's better than having Iolaus dead again but it is giving Hercules a headache and Jason can't keep them all straight.
There are some minor references to "Greek" relationships but nothing offensive. Some off-camera fooling around between Iolaus and a woman you'll probably find amusing but nothing graphic. Slight smut warning. This is the epic that took me two years to finish because of the difficulty in keeping all those Iolausii straight. You'll understand if you read it. My beta readers, Melinda the Rebel and Owlharp, deserve much thanks. 276K
What does Iolaus do that makes it easier for Hercules to sleep? Since it isn't one of "those" stories, it's not what you think.
No warnings. Pure smarm. Short and sweet. An old story I was saving and forgot about. 8K
Golden Apple Challenge: Hercules and Iolaus genuinely disagree about an issue. This is my version of what Iolaus does when he isn't with Hercules.
No warnings. 28K
Iolaus was born mortal. Hercules was the son of a god. Someday, that was going to make a big difference in their lives and Iolaus was going to have some trouble dealing with it.
This story started with the opening section. I had NO idea where it was going but it was interesting enough, my muse decided to keep it in mind. Several months afterwards, the rest of the story showed up. It was a bit of a struggle and Owlharp was gracious enough to give it a once over to fix a few problems and now. . .here it is. 100K No warnings but there is a naughty version, written later, on the adult menu.
Ares is mortal, Iolaus is old but they are going to fix what went wrong the day Xena had her daughter if it kills them.
Angst, violence, death, but a happy ending. Probably warnings for intensity more than anything else. This story is very popular with the Ares/Xena "shipper" crowd, although I never intended it to be seen that way. Oh, well. People are free to interpret my stories anyway they like. 92K
Response to a Golden Apple challenge: The opening line was the challenge. The story is about Iolaus making a life-changing decision.
No warnings. 32K
Chaos begat Ge who begat Uranus who begat Cronos who begat Zeus who begat Ares and Hercules and is really beginning to regret it.
Slight warning for one bad word and a few odd references to unusual relationships and clothing but nothing really shocking unless you have a naughty imagination. Silliness born of having lots of ideas for "alternate" universes. Plus I can't hate Ares as much as good Herc fan should. He's too cute! 28K
The alternate Iolaus thinks back about his relationship with the Sovereign.
No warnings but a hint of angst. 28K
Sometimes, Ares is his own worst enemy. Inspired by mythology.
Angst. Violence but more intense emotion than bloodshed. Slight warning for that. 28K
Iolaus is sick with a high fever and Hercules is at his bedside.
No warnings. Inspired by the plus 100 degree (over 40 for you metric folks) temperatures this summer.
What does the God of War give his daughter-in-law as a wedding present?
No warnings. Part of my on-going father/son interest with Cupid and Ares. Plus I like the story of Psyche. 20K
Horrible serpents can do horrible things to a man's pants.
No warnings. Hercules and Iolaus encounter an unusual serpent and guess which god is responsible. 32K
Hercules finds that immortality is the greatest curse imaginable.
Angst. Death. But a happy ending. One of my very first stories. No warnings. 44K
A conversation on the subject of fan writers beating up on Iolaus led my husband to suggest this very gross and disgusting story. It's his fault.
Death and general disgustingness. No warnings, really, but a warped sense of humor required. 32K
For our favorite heroes, even something as ordinary as hiccups can be dangerous.
No warnings. A bit of silliness, a bit of smarm, a bit of humor.16K
After dinner conversation, with Iolaus, Hercules and Ares.
No warnings. I gave myself a challenge and wrote two stories with the same opening sentence. "Sweet Dreams" (on the Adult menu) is the companion, naughty story. The other story is smutty. 16K
A Golden Apple Missing Scenes Challenge: Fill in what happened to Iolaus during the time in Highway to Hades that Hercules had loaned his body to Timeron.
Iolaus has a few naughty thoughts but, hey! we're talking Iolaus here. Nothing graphic. Slight warnings at most. 48K
Written a couple of years after "Funeral Pyre," (see above) this story attempts to work in the "real" myths surrounding Hercules and Iolaus into the television version.
No warnings. Opening lecture explaining the myths for those of you who haven't done lots of research into the "real" Iolaus. Ares and Hebe make guest appearances. 44K
Hercules was supposed to be the King of Mycenae but Hera delayed his birth and so another was born to be king. But what IF Hera had failed and Hercules became a king early in life? What place would there be for a common born companion?
Some warnings for angst. My speculation on a Hercules who not only didn't have Iolaus but had another sorrow in his life. This story made some people cry so be prepared. Thanks to Arianna for her suggestions. She was right. . . . 40K
A Golden Apple Challenge for November, 2002. Iolaus teaches someone the "facts of life." How the phrase "facts of life," is interpreted it up to the author. These are the non-reproductive facts in my version.
No warnings. I submitted the challenge so had to answer it. The "adult" scenario, which bears NO resemblance to this story, may appear someday. 20K
In classical myth, the four children of Aphrodite and Ares were Eros, Deimus, Phobus and Harmonia. I try to imagine what Ares must have been like as a parent.
Slight warnings because there are a few references to what Cupid is the god of and how Ares and Aphrodite made those four children but nothing graphic. The queen mother of swear words does appear towards the very end but that's as bad as it gets. I'd let my mother read it. 56K
Perception is Nine-Tenths the Law
One of my very first posted Hercverse stories, right up there with Funeral Pyre (see above), Someone's In the Kitchen (see below) and Play it Again, Herc, (see adult menu). Those were the first four I ever wrote for the Hercverse, although I had been playing in fan fiction for more than thirty years.
Iolaus knew it was going to be a bad day when he woke up with a world-class hangover and found himself to be Ares best friend. Appearances by a number of Hercules and Xena characters.
Slight warnings. A reference to off-camera goings on and some violence but nothing major. I liked the plot of this one a lot, and the character of Iolaus the Blood Drinker. Started a sequel but it never went anywhere. 108K
Wouldn't it be nice if you could turn back time and fix things? Or has that been done before? Hercules is hard-pressed to remember.
Slight warning for a description of Iolaus after he's been dead a while but it all turns all right in the end. 72K
One of my personal favorites, although I have never had anyone else even comment on it. Again, falling back on classical mythology. Ares and the brass jar story.
Some warnings rated for angst and intensity, and the queen mother of swear words does appear as a verb towards the end. If you don't know the story of Ares and the brass jar, it probably won't make sense. 48K
Sharper than a Serpent's Quill
Quill-throwing monsters do not a good day make for Iolaus and Hercules.
No warnings. Minor musings. Just liked the image of Iolaus with his pants around his ankles. 24K
Someone's in the Kitchen with Hercules
A very early story. Written in response to Yes, Virginia, There is a Hercules. Sort of. Looking back, I knew very little about the folks involved in real life and made some erroneous assumptions. I like Iolaus in the red sneakers, though.
No warnings. Not the greatest but has a funny line or two. 36K
Just something that came to me during a slow day at the office. I work alone and was having this dialogue, sort of out loud, Iolaus talking to someone holding him captive. This was the result.
No warnings. Humor. It would have made a great scene in the series. Heheheh. 12K
Just some innocent silliness. Grecian river deities were mostly male but since these stories take place in a world with a blue-eyed Hercules, I figure I can take some liberties.
Slight warnings rated for some minor off-screen activity and a few references but nothing to worry about. Iolaus is a adorable, you know, and who can blame a goddess after she's seem taking a bath. 56K
Time passes and where are our old friends now? Herc's a god, Iolaus is old and Ares is still a troublemaker.
No warnings. Humor. Just sort of a "behind the scenes" sort of story about life thirty or forty years after we last saw Iolaus. 24K
Written, with tears in my eyes, the day afterI learned that Kevin Smith had passed away, February 16, 2002. 12K