The Return (Temple)

:For other uses of The Return, see The Return
The Return is written by Josh Temple and Trimatter ("Interlude: Girl Talk" only) and began online publication on October 31st, 2002.Sunshine Temple at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 21-09-2014 It currently stands incomplete at two interludes and 72 chapters, the most recent of which was published on September 18th, 2022.
==Description==
==Plot==
===Book 1: Brooding ResponsibilitiesOriginally the chapters were titled (1) "Reunions and Recalls", (2) "Reassignments and Revisions", (3) "Responsibility and Resolve", (4) "Reactions and Results", (5) "Revelations and Rendezvous", (6) "Requirements and Reactivations", (7) "Response and Recruitment", (8) "Recreation and Retribution", (9) "Revenge and Rebirth Part 1", (10) "Revenge and Rebirth Part 2", (11) "Reclamation and Restitution", (12) "Revival and Renovation", and (13) "Retreat and Redemption".===
====Chapter 1: Mistaken Arrival====
====Chapter 2: Beginning Delusions====
====Chapter 3: Emerging Risk====
====Chapter 4: Cruel Education====
====Chapter 5: Mother Figure====
====Chapter 6: False Cures====
====Chapter 7: Denials End====
====Chapter 8: Family Concern====
====Chapter 9: Multiple Fronts====
====Chapter 10: Converting Enemies====
====Chapter 11: Escalating Rivalry====
====Chapter 12: Blind Desperation====
====Chapter 13: Maternal Acceptance====
===Book 2: Betrayed ConsequencesOriginally the chapters were titled (14) "Respect and Reliability", (15) "Retrograde and Remade", (16) "Reconstitution and Reincarnation Part 1", (17) "Reconstitution and Reincarnation Part 2", (18) "Reveal and Repurpose", (19) "Retain and Retrain", (20) "Replacements and Remembrance" , (21) "Restoration and Regret Part 1", and (22) "Restoration and Regret Part 2"===
====Chapter 1: Sanguine Salutation====
====Chapter 2: Family Visitation====
====Chapter 3: Legitimate Developments====
====Chapter 4: Treacherous Conditions Ahead====
====Chapter 5: Broken Bonds====
====Chapter 6: Intense Testing====
====Interlude: Girl Talk====
====Chapter 7: Silver Sisterhood====
====Chapter 8: Golden Plan====
====Chapter 9: Preparations and Expansions====
====Chapter 10: SteelRain====
====Chapter 11: Investments and Wagers====
====Chapter 12: Sharp Rescue====
====Chapter 13: Artificial Ideologies====
====Chapter 14: Higher Supervision====
===Book 3: Raising TroubleOriginally the chapters were titled (23) "Reequipped and Repulsed Part 1" , (24) "Reequipped and Repulsed Part 2", (25) "Replacements and Remembrance Part 1", (26) "Replacements and Remembrance Part 2", (27) "Redesign and Relaxation Part 1", (28) "Redesign and Relaxation Part 2" and (29) "Reconcile and Refine Part 1"===
====Chapter 1: Client Demonstration====
====Chapter 2: Strike and Cleave====
====Chapter 3: The Cost of Failure====
====Chapter 4: Questions====
====Chapter 5: Finding Leftovers====
====Chapter 6: Enveloping Armor====
====Chapter 7: Settling In====
====Chapter 8: Questionable Motives====
====Chapter 9: Flights of Lunacy====
====Interlude: Down Time====
====Chapter 10: Troubling Visitation====
====Chapter 11: Downsizing and Outsourcing====
====Chapter 12: Expert Authority====
====Chapter 13: Family Recruiting====
===Book 4: Capital OffenseOriginally the chapters were titled (30) "Reconcile and Refine Part 2", (31) "Reserve and Release Part 1", (32) "Reserve and Release Part 2", (33) "Reserve and Release Part 3" and (34) "Reserve and Release Part 4"===
====Chapter 1: Intruding Thoughts====
====Chapter 2: Simple Plan====
====Chapter 3: Options and Improvisation====
====Chapter 4: Breach and Hide====
====Chapter 5: Backup====
====Chapter 6: Bottoming Out====
====Chapter 7: Overloaded Rescue====
====Chapter 8: Dark and Light Senshi====
====Chapter 9: Room for Recovery====
====Chapter 10: Cost of Acquisition====
===Book 5: Blood Debts===
====Chapter 1: Lagging Questions - Part A====
====Chapter 2: Lagging Questions - Part B====
====Chapter 3: Unwelcome Answers - Part A====
====Chapter 4: Unwelcome Answers - Part B====
====Chapter 5: Underground Diplomacy - Part A====
====Chapter 6: Underground Diplomacy - Part B====
====Chapter 7: Lost Arrivals - Part A====
====Chapter 8: Lost Arrivals - Part B====
====Chapter 9: Choices - Part A====
====Chapter 10: Choices - Part B====
====Chapter 11: Fey and Brooding - Part A====
====Chapter 12: Fey and Brooding - Part B====
====Chapter 13: Midnight Appetizer - Part A====
====Chapter 14: Midnight Appetizer - Part B====
====Chapter 15: Just Desserts - Part A====
====Chapter 16: Just Desserts - Part B====
====Epilogue: Opening Consequences====
===Book 6: Bonding Allure===
====Chapter 1: Invitations and Impositions====
====Chapter 2: Extending Family====
====Chapter 3: Persuasive Outreach====
====Chapter 4: Exploring Options====
====Chapter 5: Filling Voids====
==Notes==
*There was an additional interlude, "A Brief History of the Company", which is not included in the revised version.
*"Interlude 2: Girl Talk" is a crossover with Trimatter's story Aftermath: A Story of Blended Clichés.
*A Side story Our Sister, the Idiot, also by Temple, exists.
*A second non-Ranma ½ side story exists in The War Chronicles of a Little Demon, also by Temple.
==Fan Art==
Image:Return2.jpg|Fan art by Acey
Image:Return3.jpg|Fan art by Mike Koos
Image:Return4.jpg|Fan art by Pat
Image:Return5.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return6.jpg|Fan art by Acey
Image:Return7.jpg|Fan art by Toasted Pine
Image:Return8.jpg|Fan art by Acey
Image:Return9.jpg|Fan art by Mike Koos
Image:Return10.jpg|Fan art by Stendec
Image:Return11.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return12.jpg|Fan art by Ace
Image:Return13.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return14.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return15.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return16.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return17.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return18.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return19.gif|Fan art by Pyroraven
Image:Return20.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return21.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return22.jpg|Fan art by Toasted Pine
Image:Return23.jpg|Fan art by John St.C. Patrick
Image:Return24.jpg|Fan art by Ace
==FFML Posting History==
*Chapter 1 01/11/02
*Chapter 2 18/05/03
*Chapter 3 20/07/03
*Chapter 3 (revision) 21/07/03
*Chapter 4 09/09/03
*Chapter 5 21/11/03
*Chapter 6 06/01/04
*Chapter 7 10/03/04
*Chapter 8 06/06/04
*Chapter 9 07/09/04
*Chapter 10 17/01/05
*Announcement of Chapter 11 posted to Temple of Ranma's Sailor Senshi Seifuku 05/07/05
*Chapter 12 17/11/05
==SpaceBattles.com Posting History==
*Chapter 28A 16/01/12
*Chapter 28B 17/01/12
*Revised scene 19/01/12
*Chapter 28C 24/01/12
*Chapter 29A 31/03/12
*Chapter 29B 05/04/12
*Chapter 30 27/05/12
*Announcement of Chapter 31 posted to Temple of Ranma's Sailor Senshi Seifuku 25/08/13
*Announcement of Chapter 32 posted to Temple of Ranma's Sailor Senshi Seifuku 29/11/13
==See Also==
==External Links==
*Book 1 of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 25-12-2017
*Book 2 of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 26-02-2018
*Book 3 of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 16-06-2018
*Book 4 of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 29-09-2018
*Book 5 of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 25-11-2016
*Book 6 of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 08-12-2018
*Older version of The Return at Fanfiction.net - Retrieved 21-09-2014
*Chapters 1~13 of Older version of The Return at The Lost Library of Florestica - Retrieved 21-09-2014
*Chapters 1~10 of Older version of The Return at Mediaminer.org - Retrieved 21-09-2014
==References==
Category:Dresden Files