The twenty-first century descendants of the Crawleys, now without titles, but ruling the new elites with far more power and wealth than Mary and Matthew could ever have imagined. Consider it the AU S55.

A day trip to London and an unplanned travelling companion unexpectedly set off a chain of events that begin to help Mary understand that perhaps she can forgive herself and move on with her life. A story of healing and hope. Set one year after CS3.

1943. A funeral at Downton, and six graves that mark forever two young lives.

He will understand this moment only from the perspective of his future self. Until then, Matthew will try to make things right only as he knows how from the present. But maybe it's Mary who has the answer. Post-2.08 AU, Christmas Special never happened.

"'You should go,' Robert had said, his hand lingering on her head, then her shoulder, as if he could somehow turn her back into the little girl, the carefree child he had so quickly lost. 'You should choose,' he had said." - Three peeks into the years post-season three, coping with loss and love and children.

1977; Mary remembers.

Can you make a person- pounding heart and discrete experiences and favourite words- seem real from only the facets and shards of someone else's recollection? If you've never met him, she supposes, then perhaps.

In 1939, Richard is gone, and in 1915, Mary's life with him is just beginning. Life means all that it ever meant.

Post S2 Christmas Special-Missing scene before S3 (no spoilers). Breaking the news of their engagement to their families would never have been a typical event for Matthew and Mary. (I have borrowed my friends briefly from Fellowes, they will forever live with him)I always imagined that M/M may not have just announced their engagement blatantly, and this is the product. Enjoy!

Modern AU: Robert is president & CEO of Downton Industries; Matthew is his new-found righthand man; Mary is his estranged daughter. A modern spin on series one.

As war rips through the generations, long held secrets emerge and a past once hidden is awoken.

Tonight they'll set the world aflame. One-shot.