In Another Life (Beauty and the Beast zine)

Zine
Title:	In Another Life
Publisher:	Martin Enterprises
Editor(s):	Deborah A. Martin
Date(s):	1991
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Medium:	print
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Fandom:	Beauty and the Beast
Language:	English
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cover of issue #1, Deborah Martin

cover a different edition of issue #1, Pat Wahab

In Another Life is a gen Beauty and the Beast fanzine. It is an alternate third season published in two issues.

Issue 1

Another Life 1 was published in 1991 and contains 143 pages.

This is an alternate 3rd season zine consisting of 4 connecting stories with a prologue that tells what happened in the cave, plus excerpts from Vincent's journal both during and after Catherine's kidnapping. As a means of rescuing Catherine from Gabriel, the author has added the crossover element of Quantum Leap as Sam 'leaps' into Joe. After her rescue, Catherine, unable to find the words to tell Vincent she is pregnant with his child, claims she was raped. Vincent is willing to accept the baby, but eventually Catherine must tell him the truth as his memories of the cave threaten his sanity. Catherine and Vincent are married and the baby is bom. While they adjust to married life, Joe, Diana, and Elliot try to track Gabriel who has become obsessed with finding 'his' child. This sets the stage for Part II.

• Nor Lie In Death Forever (Quantum Leap crossover) - the leap and rescue.
• The Rescue - the leap and rescue.
• March 15, 1990 - the leap and rescue.
• Go Slowly - Catherine's return Below
• The Homecoming - Catherine's return Below
• Evermore - Catherine and Vincent's tunnel ceremony
• The Wedding - Catherine and Vincent's tunnel ceremony
• A Cry at Midnight - Baby Jacob is born Below
• The Birth - Baby Jacob is born Below

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

Four interwoven stories create an entertaining, well-written SND, alternate 3rd season storyline. Dr. Sam Beckett of Quantum Leap borrows Joe Maxwell's persona to help Diana save Catherine's life, then “leaps out.” One broad stretch of the reader's imagination occurs when Catherine, unable to find a way to tell Vincent of her pregnancy, at first allows him to think it's the result of rape by Gabriel (?!?). As their relationship strengthens, she shares the truth. They marry, and the zine culminates with Jacob's birth. Interestingly, almost all the events of the televised 3rd season seem to come to pass- Moreno's death, Diana's involvement with the case-but for different reasons. Now has an attractive cover by Su Abbott.

Issue 2

cover of issue #2, Susan Abbott

Another Life 2 was published in November 1991 and contains 232 pages. The front cover is by Susan Abbott.

The saga from Volume I continues. As Catherine and Vincent adjust to married life and parenthood, Catherine soon finds herself drawn Above to help solve her case. Events of the 3rd season, as put forth in the series, are loosely followed. Diana discovers the Tunnels and Vincent but vows to keep his secret and help capture Gabriel. Gabriel tries to kill Vincent and kidnap Jacob after Snow's attempt fails. Catherineis forced to confide in Joe when he recovers Gabriel's video tape of Vincent after the police raid on Gabriel's mansion fails. Elliot and Rolley also appear.

• Heaven's Weep - Elliot betrays Catherine to Gabriel. ("Gabriel offers the ruined Elliot everything he wants, if he will betray Catherine. Elliot agrees, but at the last minute can't go through with the plan and is shot protecting Catherine from Gabriel's men. Father rescues Catherine and the baby.")
• The Betrayal - Elliot betrays Catherine to Gabriel.
• Snowstorm - Gabriel sends Snow to kill Vincent. ("Seeing Vincent as the source of all of his failures, Gabriel sends the assassin, Snow, to kill Vincent and he is nearly successful when Vincent is forced to surrender himself to save Catherine and Jacob.")
• The Assassin - Gabriel sends Snow to kill Vincent.
• A Time for Us - Diana meets Vincent. ("With Catherine recovered from childbirth and Vincent recovered from his injuries, they finally consummate their relationship. Believing the only way she will ever be free from Gabriel is to bring him to justice, Catherine returns to work, leaving a worried Vincent to take care of the baby. Diana discovers the tunnels and meets Vincent.")
• The Consummation - Diana meets Vincent.
• Dark Night - Rolley returns, Vincent is trapped Above. ("Rolley comes Below for help after being wounded in a robbery attempt. A drug addict, Father must not only treat his wounds, but also his addiction. Vincent, angered by what drugs have done to him, destroys and illegal drug lab owned by Gabriel. Caught in the lab explosion, an unconscious Vincent is trapped Above and Diana must locate him and bring him home.")
• The Secret - Rolley returns, Vincent is trapped Above.
• Aftermath - Gabriel's death; Joe meets Vincent. ("The lab links Gabriel to his crimes and the DA's office closes the noose on him, crushing his empire; but Gabriel himself escapes. Broken and on the run, Gabriel comes Below to hunt and kill Vincent personally. Among Gabriel's effects, confiscated by the DA's office as evidence is the video tape of Vincent. Joe wants to organize a massive search for the creature and Catherine is forced to reveal Vincent's secrets, and her own, to save him from the manhunt.")
• The Beginning - Gabriel's death; Joe meets Vincent.

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2

In further alternate 3rd season developments, Catherine (rescued in IAL-1) now lives in the tunnels with Vincent and Jacob. Diana and Elliot help thwart the surviving Gabriel, who's determined to find Jacob....or kill him. There are interesting discussions of the dark side of Vincent's nature, though he's generally portrayed here as shy, hesitant, unsure of himself, and often hurt and in need of rescue and comforting. Catherine and Diana take the initiative in making things happen. Besides the central plot, incidents with Jenny and Joe provide variety; V/C cherish Jacob and consider having another child, and have a happy Halloween excursion. Some V/C sex, one instance revealing that Vincent really likes fuzzy nightwear...for Catherine. Another demonstrates the drawbacks of condoms for someone with claws on his thumbs. This is married sex-humorous, comfortable, and accustomed, not dramatically romantic. Though a lot is lifted directly from 3rd season episodes, there's enough new material, and the series' events are altered or rearranged enough, that even those familiar with 3rd season should find this pleasant reading. The attractive cover is by Su Abbott.