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It’s pretty rare when a sequel is better than the original.   Most of the saga’s or movie collections you look at, for example, the first movie is always the best out of all of them.  The only exception we can think of right now is The Godfather and The Godfather 2 (if you disagree that 2 is better than 1, fight us.  We will not budge on this.).  

Normally, the fic world is no different.  The sequels are good, but the originals are freaking epic and cannot be touched. That is until today’s rec came along.  

Last week we gave you MD1016′s “Journal 1999″ and it was incredible.  This week we are handing over the sequel, and you’ll be thanking us for it.  It picks up immediately where last week’s left off, and takes off at full speed without asking if you’ve buckled up first.  

One last note:  If Dag isn’t your absolute favorite after reading this, then we must question if you even have a heart. By the end of the story, we were already drafting a petition to make him a reoccurring character in every fic from this day forward. 

Title: Journal 2000

Author:  MD1016

Rating:  NC-17 at parts

Length:  455K /  232,000+ Word Count

Synopsis:   The struggle continues. A sequel to Journal 1999.

Spoilers:  Anything up to season 7

First place winner of 1999′s Outstanding Apocalypse / Post Colonization Spooky Award, today’s rec is nothing short of incredible and is completely deserving of the bragging rights that come with that award.   

This fic has everything that we could ask for: it’s action packed, an emotional roller coaster, on point MSR, and the original characters are utter perfection. The expertise and knowledge that it takes for an author to write Mulder and Scully so ‘in character’ is nothing to laugh at, it’s something that writers to this day still struggle with.  MD1016 truly nails their characterization.  

The one thing that really shines through with this fic, however, is the connection between Mulder and Scully.  Even if post-colonization normally isn’t your ‘thing,’ we encourage you to read this one.  

Title:  Journal 1999

Author:  MD1016

Rating:  NC-17

Length:  200K / 100,000+ Word

Synopsis:    The first three months of post-colonization Earth from Scully's point of view.

Spoilers:  Anything up until Season 7

- Hmmm. I kind of like the imagery and description I can bring to the table sometimes. I know that's what people comment on a lot.

- Fave comfort fics? That's hard. The one I ALWAYS remember is an X-Files one from way back when. The woman that wrote this also helped me write a lot better after offering to help me with something. I'll always be grateful to her, and it's sad, because I tried to email her recently to say Hi, but her email is a gonner.