Vas & Dex

Vas & Dex is an original fiction fandom fiction series. The two main characters are Jonathan Michael Dexter III aka Dex and David Andras Vastarnyi aka Vas. Fans who were involved in Starsky & Hutch and The Professionals were some fans of this series. Similar series are Harry & Johnny and Tris/Alex.
Terri Beckett and Chris Power wrote the bulk of these stories. Other fans wrote a few in the universe as well, though these fics were usually crossovers. 
They were written between 1976 and 1987 as pass-around stories. A few appeared in zines. The stories were photocopied and circulated by mail, usually for the cost of postage.
The series began as a gen one, some stories are slash. Jody Lynn Nye was a one-time distributor in the US. 
	
Some fans felt that the series took a dark turn, something that one of the authors hinted at as she was writing it. In July 1987, Beckett wrote: "Let's say, if we did this to S&H, we'd be lynched."
==Starsky & Hutch as Inspiration==
Beckett and Power developed original characters based on David Starsky and Ken Hutchinson, with unique backstories: Vas (Starsky "clone") was Hungarian, from a poor background, stubborn, hot-tempered, loyal to Dex, and walked with a swagger. Dex (Hutch "clone") was an educated and wealthy background, became a cop against the wishes of his family, was recently divorced, and was a bit of a whiteknight and idealist. The two men met at the police academy and ended up as partners in the LAPD. Their boss was Lieutenant Hymie Goldberg.
The stories were photocopied and circulated by mail. Jody Lynn Nye was a one-time distributor in the US.
==LemonAid==
Some fans also referred to them at times as "LemonAid."LemonAid is likely NOT reference to the term, lemon,a fan word for stories of a sexual nature, as 1988 appears to predate that usage. There was a gathering of LemonAid fans at ZebraCon in 1988: 
From Fruit Cocktail #1 (1991): 
==Author Comments==
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==Fan Comments==
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==Known Stories==
This is very likely not a complete list.
===In Zines===
* Mixed Media (1986, Just A Little Different by Ruth Kurz a Vas & Dex crossover with Harry & Johnny) 
* Best Little Valentine Zine in Texas (1984, Valentine Tales by emh, a Vas & Dex crossover with Star Trek: TOS, Starsky and Hutch, Professionals, Magnum PI, Harry and Johnny ) 
* Fruit Cocktail (1991, Lemon Aide by unknown author)
===The Stories===
The titles with page counts were available as of 1987. as per a flyer in Tell Me Something I Don't Know The in bold without page counts were available in 1991. The list is not complete, but it is chronological.
* takes place in 1969, "A Different Drummer" (flamingo said: "The first story, A DIFFERENT DRUMMER, was a novel that, as I recall, they were shopping around for pro publication so they wrote it under a pseudonym)".Flamingo comment's at Venice Place Mailing List, quoted with permission (Jun 9, 2002) (330 pages)
* unknown, "Something on Account" (In 1990, "Also, as Jody reports a dearth of interest in SOMETHING ON ACCOUNT, anyone who wants it had better write direct to me, then I can see if it's worth putting my private fantasies down on paper!" from Frienz #8 (March 1990) )
* takes place in 1970, "Crucible" (210 pages)
* takes place in 1970, "Cloak and Dagger" (103 pages)
* takes place in 1970, "The Family Affair" (72 pages)
* takes place in 1970, "Cut Loose" (35 pages)
* takes place in 1971, "The Vortex" (80 pages)
* takes place in 1971, "Chicken Run" (31 pages)
*takes place in 1971, "You Man's Fancy" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1971, "Come to Dust" (79 pages)
* takes place in 1971, "Act of Innocence" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1971, "Solitaire (V2) (unknown page count)
* take's place in 1972, "Hazards" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1972, "Heartbreakers" (47 pages)
* takes place in 1972, "Collision Course" (57 pages)
* takes place in 1972, "Moving Target" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1972, "Hide and Seek" (also "Hide and Go Seek") (27 pages)
* takes place in 1973, "Shelton City Squaredance" (41 pages)
* takes place in 1973, "After the Tone..." (25 pages)
* takes place in 1973, "Sundance" (43 pages)
* takes place in 1973, "Disposal Squad" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1974, "Rough Justice" (one of the characters goes to prison) (23 pages)
* takes place in 1974, "In Hot Pursuit" (31 pages)
* takes place in 1974, "When the Devil Drives" (38 pages)
* takes place in 1974, "Touch and Go" (27 pages)
* takes place in 1975, "Aces High" (48 pages)
* takes place in 1975, "No More Heroes" (72 pages)
* takes place in 1975, "Time and Tide" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1975, "Day of Judgement" (37 pages)
* takes place in 1975, "High Tension" (40 pages)
* takes place in 1975, "Tightrope" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1976, "Time to Kill" (43 pages)
* takes place in 1976, "Conduct Unbecoming" (49 pages)
* takes place in 1976, "Lucifer's Children" (112 pages)
* takes place in 1977, "Kindred Spirits" (unknown page count)
* takes place in 1978, "Vengeance is Mine" (29 pages)
* takes place in 1978, "Jigsaw" (66 pages)
From "The Threshing Floor"
* "The Pleasure Trap"
* "You Can't Get There from Here"
* "Gates of My Citidel"
* "Search for Unicorn"
* "Canticle" 
* "Outside Looking In"
* "Dance Unrehearsed"
* "Unto Caesar"
* "The Beloved"
===1994===
* Heartbreaker
* Rune
==Notes==
==References==
Category:1976 Fanfiction
Category:1970s Fanfiction
Category:1980s Fanfiction
Category:Original Fiction
Category:Vas & Dex
Category:Collaboration