The Phoenix Rises

The Phoenix Rises is a fan fiction story based on the Australian drama series known as Wentworth which is set in a women's prison with the same name. The Phoenix Rises is written by Antone7324 which can be read on Archive Of Our Own. It is also the first installment in Antone 7324's Evil Lives On series.

The story starts at the very end of the fifth season of Wentworth where it's main antagonist since it's second season, Joan Ferguson being buried alive by her long time nemesis, Will Jackson. Unlike Wentworth's current season - Season 6 where Ferguson's fate remains unknown. The Phoenix Rises has Joan Ferguson escaping her grave and exacting vengeance on her enemies before returning to Wentworth prison and reclaiming the title as Top Dog, which is a status given to an inmate who's in charge of the other prisoners in the general population.

It also includes the arrival of Ernest Craven as Wentworth's newest Governor. A character in the old Prisoner Cell Block H series has been reimagined as a manipulative and sinister man, who immediately aligns himself with Ferguson to help dispose of her enemies and begin his own twisted agendas for the prisoners in Wentworth.

The story began on the 22nd of June 2017 and finished on the 16th April 2018 with 53 chapters in total

The Escape
Due to prisoners turning on her and nearly died from her lynching, Joan Ferguson requested an officer named Jake Stewart to help her escape from Wentworth, knowing her time is up and if she were to stay she would die. Jake helps Ferguson escape in a box that would be given to Will Jackson. Unknown to Ferguson, Will drives into a secluded forest, digs a grave, places the box with Ferguson inside and began piling dirt on top

Ferguson pleaded for help after hearing piles of dirt being thrown on top of the box but her pleas fell on deaf ears. After ridding the world of the evil Freak, Will Jackson leaves the compound and becomes overwhelmed with guilt as he struggles with the thought of wether or not to go back and save Ferguson. Eventually his conscience gets the better of Will and forces him to return to Ferguson's grave

When Will arrived, Ferguson's grave had already been dugged up with an empty box inside. Knowing that Ferguson has escaped into the woods, Will proceeds to track her down by calling out her name. Unfortunately for him, Ferguson never left as she waited for the person who was responsible for almost killing her to return. Shocked that it was Will, Ferguson grabbed the shovel from the back of Will's truck and struck him in the head with it

Once on the ground, Ferguson climbed on top and proceeded to strangle Will to death. Ferguson changes her clothes with Will, buries him in the grave that was meant for her and drove away in Will's truck