I've been thinking of the "mission is complete" thing, too. I don't know whether or not I agree on the never-stopping-so-long-as-there-is-a-threat or not. On the one hand, there's a logic to it, but on the other in "Enchanted" her plan/goal seems to be firmly fixed on ending Mazarin's reign, and she seems to regard that as an end point.
Right now (and I might change my mind in a few days; recently back in fandom and thinking about it, so the idea isn't fixed in my head yet), I'm thinking of fudging history a bit regarding Musketeers(certainly the show did - Musketeers didn't even exist in 1652 amongst many other things) and actually having Mazarin succeed in disbanding the Musketeers 3-5 years after the show ends (budgetary reasons, and Louis has grown up enough to not put "I like them" over the needs of France). It seems like he has his victory, but of course, our Musketeers won't let it stand. The four (or five, depending on Duval involvement) find out of the big plot he has scheduled and stop it and take him down. Mazarin dies via magic and the unknowing think it natural causes. Louis never finds out what happened. But the question becomes whether to make it a clean sweep or not? Is the Order destroyed, leaving no Musketeers and four people who must decide what individual paths their lives will take (I'm not prone the reunion shows that duck in 15 years later and find everyone still living the exact same life they were when the show was on) or do you have remnant of the Order left? It's weakened by the blow, and headless, but 800 years old and certainly not dead yet and so the four go private to fight it? Bonus points for using a treasure obtained while defeating Mazarin.
What do Siroc and Ramon do when the fighting is over? I'm not sure if I'd have Siroc ever marry or not, but Ramon I definitely would. He's a romantic and I think that's something he'd want, but as for jobs, I'm unsure. I'm not sure when the University system got rolling v. private patrons, but Siroc really must keep working/inventing.
I do think Jacqueline is at least falling for D'Artagnan if not in love with him (I do think he's already in love, but he doesn't really let her know that; he keeps to baiting and flirtation and dating others because it's safer/more familiar). Part of that is "The Invincible Sword" because even though it's a dream and I don't like it and haven't watched it in years (I don't like heroes acting so badly, despite the reason; that's why I didn't like Spider-man 3), I seem to recall her subconscious messing with her about that. And she invited him to England with her.
I don't like "Secrets" and tend to disregard it, though I know that isn't fair to canon. But it makes no sense, with the author chatting with them (which is why I feel justified), gives us rapists Ramon and Siroc and would-be rapist D'Artagnan and introduces the cross backstory that, if it was introduced in fanfiction, would immediately make me hit the back button. Things like that, to me, have to be introduced, or at least hinted at, earlier in the series. Having said that, I still probably would not have had Jacqueline go to America even then. France means to much to her for me to have her leave, even to be with her brother. I'd sooner have had her write and let him know he could come home (whether or not he'd made a life for himself there and declined or not being a tossup).
Re: YB - Jacqueline
Right now (and I might change my mind in a few days; recently back in fandom and thinking about it, so the idea isn't fixed in my head yet), I'm thinking of fudging history a bit regarding Musketeers(certainly the show did - Musketeers didn't even exist in 1652 amongst many other things) and actually having Mazarin succeed in disbanding the Musketeers 3-5 years after the show ends (budgetary reasons, and Louis has grown up enough to not put "I like them" over the needs of France). It seems like he has his victory, but of course, our Musketeers won't let it stand. The four (or five, depending on Duval involvement) find out of the big plot he has scheduled and stop it and take him down. Mazarin dies via magic and the unknowing think it natural causes. Louis never finds out what happened. But the question becomes whether to make it a clean sweep or not? Is the Order destroyed, leaving no Musketeers and four people who must decide what individual paths their lives will take (I'm not prone the reunion shows that duck in 15 years later and find everyone still living the exact same life they were when the show was on) or do you have remnant of the Order left? It's weakened by the blow, and headless, but 800 years old and certainly not dead yet and so the four go private to fight it? Bonus points for using a treasure obtained while defeating Mazarin.
What do Siroc and Ramon do when the fighting is over? I'm not sure if I'd have Siroc ever marry or not, but Ramon I definitely would. He's a romantic and I think that's something he'd want, but as for jobs, I'm unsure. I'm not sure when the University system got rolling v. private patrons, but Siroc really must keep working/inventing.
I do think Jacqueline is at least falling for D'Artagnan if not in love with him (I do think he's already in love, but he doesn't really let her know that; he keeps to baiting and flirtation and dating others because it's safer/more familiar). Part of that is "The Invincible Sword" because even though it's a dream and I don't like it and haven't watched it in years (I don't like heroes acting so badly, despite the reason; that's why I didn't like Spider-man 3), I seem to recall her subconscious messing with her about that. And she invited him to England with her.
I don't like "Secrets" and tend to disregard it, though I know that isn't fair to canon. But it makes no sense, with the author chatting with them (which is why I feel justified), gives us rapists Ramon and Siroc and would-be rapist D'Artagnan and introduces the cross backstory that, if it was introduced in fanfiction, would immediately make me hit the back button. Things like that, to me, have to be introduced, or at least hinted at, earlier in the series. Having said that, I still probably would not have had Jacqueline go to America even then. France means to much to her for me to have her leave, even to be with her brother. I'd sooner have had her write and let him know he could come home (whether or not he'd made a life for himself there and declined or not being a tossup).