Fic: Planet of the Apes (Gryph)

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Title: One Final Lesson
Author: gryphon2k / Gryph
Artist: concupiscence66
Fandom: Planet of the Apes (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Pete Burke, Alan Virdon, Galen
Rating/Category: R/Gen
Genre: hurt/comfort, post-episode
Word Count: 18,750
Warnings: violence, graphic depictions of violence
Summary: Set after the episode The Surgeon. While Alan Virdon is recovering from surgery for a gunshot wound, the fugitives take refuge in the idyllic village of Dagon, where humans are treated well by a progressive chimpanzee Prefect. Galen strikes up a friendship with the Prefect but learns a hard lesson when he must rely on that friendship to get Pete Burke out of trouble. The gorilla who oversees the human work force takes a dislike to Pete; the tension between them builds until Pete does something rash and foolish. Galen is forced to make some hard choices that could forever alter his friendship with the two humans as well as his perception of his own species.
Notes: Thanks to kassidy62 for beta reading, and concupiscence66 for the lovely art!

Link to fic master post: On AO3
Link to art master post: On LJ