[Podfic] The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative

Three years ago, on John Egbert's birthday, the world ended. Three years ago, Jade Harley and Vriska Serket vanished alongside billions of others. Three years ago, the apocalypse arrived, transforming everything and revealing much that was hidden to those who remained.

Three years ago, the meteors (mostly!) missed Houston, and that's where John's headed today. In Houston, Rose Lalonde searches for washed-up traces of magic, warily overseen by Kanaya and her old friend Dave. In Texas, the newly dubbed "alternatives" maintain a newfound alliance with the humans they saved--and a wary truce with the Hunter forces that once kept all these creatures of fable and fairytale a secret from the world of man.

And here, in Houston, the world is about to change once again.

An urban fantasy monsterstuck AU featuring the beta kids, beta trolls, and their guardians.

An ongoing podfic.

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Inspired by The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative by Madam_Melon_Meow, sarcasticcelery
Inspired by Confessions of a Wizard by Madam_Melon_Meow, sarcasticcelery
Inspired by Hunter's Reminiscence by Madam_Melon_Meow, sarcasticcelery
Inspired by Hunter's Journal by Madam_Melon_Meow, sarcasticcelery
Inspired by Letters To Jade: The Final Words of SkaiaNet's Founder by Madam_Melon_Meow, sarcasticcelery

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Chapter 1: Nocturnal Spectre

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Chapter 2: Staying High and Dry's More Trouble Than It's Worth

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Chapter 3: Break The Distance

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Chapter 4: I'll Wait For You

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Chapter 5: Loved By You

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Chapter 6: Lost Again & Confessions of a Wizard 1

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Integrated into the both the text and the audio of this chapter is material duplicated in the first installment of Confessions of a Wizard from The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative's ancillary material.

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Chapter 7: The Fear Keeps Me Moving

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Chapter 8: If I Had to Choose Her or the Sun & Hunter's Reminiscence

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Included at the end of this chapter is Hunter's Reminiscence from The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative's ancillary material.

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Chapter 9: Never Coming Home

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Chapter 10: We've Cheated Fate Again

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Chapter 11: The Map That Leads To You & Hunter's Journal 1

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Included at the end of this chapter is the first installment of Hunter's Journal from The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative's ancillary material.

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Chapter 12: Castaways

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Chapter 13: The Monster They Made You

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Chapter 14: Coming Home & Confessions of a Wizard 2

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Included at the end of this chapter is the second installment of Confessions of a Wizard from The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative's ancillary material.

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Chapter 15: I Am Still Alive

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Chapter 16: Mama Told Me

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Chapter 17: Little Talks

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Chapter 18: They Messed Me Up & Grandpa's Journal 01

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Incorporated into this chapter is the first installment of Letters to Jade: The Final Words of SkaiaNet's Founder from The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative's ancillary material.

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Chapter 19: Our Many Enemies & Grandpa's Journal 02

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Incorporated into this chapter is the first installment of Letters to Jade: The Final Words of SkaiaNet's Founder from The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative's ancillary material.

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Chapter 20: Down Fell the Rain

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Chapter 21: Mankind Now Dreams

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The text of The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative can be found here!

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MilkOolongTea on Chapter 6 Sat 23 Aug 2025 11:05AM UTC

I've been listening through this fic recently and wow! What an absolute delight. Your voices and editing really bring this awesome story to life! And it's such a rare treat to find such a long story podficced. I'm so excited that I've got many more hours to come with this story.

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Mewstuck_smores on Chapter 11 Wed 15 Jan 2025 04:29AM UTC

This is the best peace of art work I have ever had the pleasure to hear and I am constantly on the edge of my seat for the next chapter please keep up the good work you are truly amazing at it
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[Podfic] The Good, The Bad, and The Alternative

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Chapter 1: Nocturnal Spectre

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Chapter 2: Staying High and Dry's More Trouble Than It's Worth

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Chapter 3: Break The Distance

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Chapter 4: I'll Wait For You

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Chapter 5: Loved By You

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Chapter 6: Lost Again & Confessions of a Wizard 1

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Chapter 7: The Fear Keeps Me Moving

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Chapter 8: If I Had to Choose Her or the Sun & Hunter's Reminiscence

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Chapter 9: Never Coming Home

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Chapter 10: We've Cheated Fate Again

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Chapter 11: The Map That Leads To You & Hunter's Journal 1

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Chapter 12: Castaways

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Chapter 13: The Monster They Made You

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Chapter 14: Coming Home & Confessions of a Wizard 2

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Chapter 15: I Am Still Alive

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Chapter 16: Mama Told Me

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Chapter 17: Little Talks

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Chapter 18: They Messed Me Up & Grandpa's Journal 01

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Chapter 19: Our Many Enemies & Grandpa's Journal 02

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Chapter 20: Down Fell the Rain

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Chapter 21: Mankind Now Dreams

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