Line #38 Main/SeriesFic


1	Fanfiction authors often do several stories without any continuity connecting them. For instance, the hero may be in a different situation in story B than they were in story A, while story C will be an AU whereas the first two were following the canon straight.
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3	But then there are some that decide that they want to create more than just a one-shot, or a multi-chapter tale. They instead decide to give their stories a canon of their own, and, as such, each of their stories can pick up where the last left off. They could make a sequel to their own story, or they could begin a series fic (can also be called a serial fic due to the fic acting like a serial series on television).
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5	In a series fic, each story follows a certain continuity with the one that preceded it. In fandoms, these can be tricky to pull off well due to the reader having to sift through several stories to catch up if the series runs on for long enough. Furthermore, the author needs to convey to the reader that not all plot lines are designed to conclude at the end of the story (in the case where a series is planned before the first story is made). Authors also must make readers aware that a particular fic is part of that series continuity, especially if the canon characters have grown into different people than their original depictions by the time the story chronologically takes place to a point where the reader might be put off if they don't realize that it is deep into it's own alternate timeline.
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7	However, if done well, they can be seen as epic pieces, and could be a crowning moment for the author. Keeping someone engaged for as long as a series might last (or, as long as the author is willing to continue it) can be a feat in of itself, but to keep a sense of who the canon characters are while putting new flair to them for as long as it holds out is even more daring. The rewards are great, but the risk is just as large.
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9	Series fics can be rather fun to write, as well, because authors can choose to leave the last chapter in a particular story in the series with a {{cliffhanger}} that can resolve itself in the first chapter of the next story in the series. They can also have some interesting situations that the canon characters can get into as a direct result of the story lines arching over multiple stories, and a cast of original characters that the author can be as creative as they want with (within reason, of course). As said before, greater risk can lead to a greater reward.
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11	Most authors will, in this sense, make summary chapters in fics that are included in these series so the reader can get caught up without having to reread dozens of chapters of the previous fics to have the same effect. They can also direct them to places where they can get caught up (such as a website devoted to their series fic) if they are more comfortable with that method.
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13	Series fics can begin at mainly any point in the source canon. However, once it starts, the series can steer off in its own direction with the stories and with its characters. Because of the nature of series fics, more tolerance of original characters, and canon character going out of character after a certain amount of the series has been played out, are given if it's an ongoing series with no set end point.
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15	Compare AlternateUniverseFic (which these sometimes are), {{Continuation}} (those can become series fics in their own right), and OriginalFlavour (which many series fics are known, to a lesser extent, to have as a rule).
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19	!!Examples
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21	[[index]]
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25	[[folder: Anime/Manga Based]]
26	!!Manga/FairyTail
27	* The ''Fanfic/AlternateTailSeries'' by [=DigiXBot=] is a RoleSwapPlot fanfic, switching the main character role from Natsu and Lucy to Gajeel and Levy. The series has three entires: ''Fairy Tail: An Alternate Tail'', ''Alternate Tail: Brave New World'', and ''An Alternate Christmas Tail''.
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29	!!''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
30	* ''Fanfic/StarCrossedCrusaders'' by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/CandyAshes/pseuds/CandyAshes CandyAshes]] starts a series of ''[=JoJo's=] Bizarre Adventure'' fanfics that are retellings of the parts they adapt (starting with ''Manga/StardustCrusaders'', as the name suggests), starring a [[OriginalCharacter Zeppeli descendant]] among the main cast. New elements that further characterize the allies and villains alike, alongside new original characters, are also present. The series currently has three entries, with each one by far also having a supernatural threat; an element that was reduced in Part 3 and then dropped afterwards.
31	** ''Fanfic/UnbreakableDiamondProteanRain'' - Retells ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'', with the OriginalCharacter protagonist being an AscendedExtra of an unnamed friend Josuke mentioned in the anime's English sub and dub.
32	** ''Fanfic/LacrimeDoroDelVentoAureo'' - Retells ''Manga/GoldenWind'', and the OriginalCharacter is a descendant of one of Caesar Zeppeli's brothers that ended up becoming a gangster in this version of the world. Notably has some introductory chapters set before the plot of ''Golden Wind''.
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35	[[folder: Comic Book Based]]
36	* Creator/DarkMark's ''Franchise/TheDCU'' FanVerse started with an alternate universe single story. Then he started writing more and more sequels, creating the ''Fanfic/KaraOfRokyn'' series. Then he wrote the ''Fanfic/HellsisterTrilogy'' subseries -plus other fics set in that continuity-, ''Fanfic/AForceOfFour'', ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', and other stories set in parallel universes created by the events of ''Kara of Rokyn''.
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38	!!''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'':
39	* ''Fanfic/CorEtCerebrum''
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42	[[folder: Crossover Based]]
43	* "A song of Sun and Shadow": Created by Creator/{{Finmonster}}, this shared universe has several stories now including ''Fanfic/HeavensLight'', ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9022953/1/Seven-Days-in-Corona Seven Days in Corona]], ''Fanfic/TheDragonAndTheBow'', [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11181999/1/The-Legend-of-Gobber-the-Belch The Legend of Gobber the Belch]]'', and ''Fanfic/WhenTheColdWindIsACallin''.
44	* ''Fanfic/TheGreatDisneyAdventureSaga'': A trilogy of fics dealing with a family getting stuck in a Disney MegaCrossover trying to get home.
45	* ''Fanfic/TheLittlePonyLegend'': A series of several fics set in a FusionFic universe of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.
46	* ''Transformers: Avatar Chronicles.'' Written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4642076/TheBaneOfHumanity The Bane of Humanity]], these 5 fics chronicle how the autobots and decepticons got their wars for power and freedom tangled in the world of the Avatar.
47	* ''Fanfic/ProjectBluefield'' is one, featuring an OriginalGeneration of {{Original Character}}s who travel between worlds.
48	* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' is the first book of a multi-volume series. To date, it has two complete spinoffs, one complete sequel, and one ongoing sequel.
49	* ''Memories of Heian'' is a series of ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu''/''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji\|2016}}'' crossovers. To date, it has 3 stories: ''Tsuki ya aranu'', ''Fanfic/{{Mononofu}}'' and ''Fanfic/TheFirstSaniwa''.
50	* ''A Song of Metal and Marvels'' is a series of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''/''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' crossovers. As of now, the original story, ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'', the second book ''A Crack of Thunder'', and the third book, ''A Shield of Man'', are complete, and the fourth book, ''A Web of Lies'', is ongoing.
51	* ''Fanfic/AGemInTheRough'' is a ''Franchise/OnePiece'' and ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' crossover series where a gem artifact sends Steven into the One Piece world where he meets Mr. 5 and Miss Valentines Day. It currently has two parts, the titular ''A Gem in the Rough'' and the sequel ''Gems Without Measure; A Pirate's Treasure.''
52	* ''Fanfic/TheMultiverserSaga'' is a series of collaborative fanfictions about multiversal gods traveling the Multiverse and getting involved with different works of fiction they enjoyed, often bringing aspects of different worlds into other worlds, while their enemies do the same in a much more destructive fashion.
53	* ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee'' is a ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/LoveLive'', ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' and ''{{VideoGame/Twinbee}}'' crossover fanfic series that is a crossover between the Main Series ''Pokémon'' games, ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestival'' and it's ''[[VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars ALL STARS]]'' sequel, the Kirameki and Hibikino sagas of ''[=TokiMemo=]'' and the ''Twinbee'' games that star Pastel and her cousin Light. In addition, it is also a part of the ''[=IdolMon=] Multiverse'', a series of crossovers between [[{{Mon}} mons]] and [[IdolSinger Japanese Idol]] series.
54	* ''Fanfic/TheMisfitsSeries'' by Red Witch is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' and ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'', where the Brotherhood of Mutants leave Magneto and get adopted by the Joes, becoming the titular Misfits.
55	* ''Fanfic/FrozenTurtles'' is a crossover series between ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' that currently consists of five stories.
56	* ''Fanfic/TheLionTheWitchAndTheFairysTail'': A crossover between ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' and ''Manga/FairyTail'' consisting of three stories.
57	* ''Fanfic/AvengersOfTheMultiverse'': A MassiveMultiplayerCrossover composed of a series of episodic stories.
58	* ''Fanfic/CodePrime'': A crossover between ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'', currently composed of two complete stories, with WordOfGod confirming that there will be a third down the road.
59	* ''Fanfic/InfinityCrisis'': Starting with an Franchise/{{Arrowverse}}[=/=]Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse teamup, this universe has been later expanded (whether it was by its original author or guest writers posting their own entries) to include dozens and dozens of other alternate Earths (and introduce as much franchises) who got hit by [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar the Snap]]. Almost ''100'' stories have been written in this setting since 2018 and it's still going.
60	* The ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'' is a ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''/''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' crossover, currently consisting of one complete story and one ongoing one.
61	* The ''Fanfic/MarvelGemsUniverse'' is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' and Creator/MarvelComics consisting of four main stories and two spin-off prequels.
62	* ''Fanfic/FoolyFalls'' is a crossover between ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' and ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' consisting of two adaptations of the classic FLCL and ''[[Anime/FLCLProgressiveAndAlternative FLCL Progressive]]'', a ChristmasEpisode, and a prequel featuring characters from ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''.
63	* ''Fanfic/OniGaShikuSeries'' is a crossover between ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' and ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', which features ''Izuku Midoriya: Mad Dog of Shizuoka'' as its main fic and has a number of side fics expanding on the main events.
64	* ''Fanfic/ToForgetIsUnforgivable'' is a ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'' crossover series with fics of varying length, from one-shots to multi-chapters.
65	* ''Fanfic/GoneBattySefiru'' is a series of ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' and ''Manga/Reborn2004'' one-shot fics in somewhat anachronistic order.
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68	[[folder: Literature Based]]
69	!!''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'':
70	* ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}'' is a series of {{Fusion Fic}}s with ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials''. It has a combination of one-shots from one character's perspective that skim over canon events and/or develop them more, and multi-chapter fics that advance the plot with multiple narrators.
71	* The ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'' series is both a {{Continuation}} and AlternateUniverseFic. While its stories are self-contained, they're linked by a common thread: [[spoiler:the real Tom]] survived the war and is learning to live again.
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73	!!''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' / ''Series/TheUntamed''
74	* ''Fanfic/TheBeastOfGusu''
75	* ''Fanfic/EveryoneLivesWithKnives''
76	* ''Fanfic/AndIWillBurnForYou''
77	* ''Fanfic/LanSizhuiSeesDeadPeople''
78	* ''Fanfic/TheSameMoonShines''
79	* ''Fanfic/ATroublesomeCharge''
80	* ''Fanfic/TwelveMoonsAndAFortnight''
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82	!!''Literature/HarryPotter'':
83	* ''Fanfic/AlbusPotterSeries''
84	* ''Fanfic/AlexandraQuick''
85	* ''Fanfic/BenFoldsSeries''
86	* ''Fanfic/TheBlackSheepDogSeries''
87	* ''Fanfic/{{Dangerverse}}''
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89	!! ''Literature/HerculePoirot'':
90	* ''Fanfic/WhitehavenMansionsSeries''
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92	!! ''Franchise/TheWitcher'':
93	* ''Fanfic/TheAccidentalWarlordAndHisPack''
94	* ''Fanfic/{{Wolfblood}}''
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98	[[folder: Live-Action Film Based]]
99	!!''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen''
100	* ''Fanfic/ThePrivateDiaryOfElizabethQuatermain''
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102	!!''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse''
103	* ''Fanfic/AlexanderPierceShouldHaveDiedSlower''
104	* ''Fanfic/AssemblyLine''
105	* ''Fanfic/BringingTheWarHome''
106	* ''Fanfic/InfiniteCoffeeAndProtectionDetail''
107	* ''Fanfic/TheMakingOfMonsters''
108	* ''Fanfic/SecondChancesSeries'' is series of fics where Tony Stark's parents come back to life sometime after ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and deals with the aftermath of their resurrection and the Civil War.
109	* ''Fanfic/WholeShards''
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111	!!''Franchise/StarWars''
112	* ''Fanfic/DoubleAgentVader''
113	* ''Fanfic/TheDesertStorm''
114	* ''Fanfic/EpicLove''
115	* ''Fanfic/StarWarsLineage''
116	* ''Fanfic/LimpetAU''
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119	[[folder: Music Based]]
120	!!''Music/{{Avantasia}}''
121	* ''Fanfic/AvantasiaProtagAU'' is a series based off the premise of the four protagonists, one from each RockOpera story arc, living together as roommates in the present day. It consists of individual non-sequential chapters in "angst" and "fun" collections and several multi-chapter stories. There is an official timeline to assist readers with the order of events. Despite the main storyline set in the present day, occasional dimensional travel allows the characters to temporarily return to their original "worlds" of the albums for additional adventures.
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125	[[folder: Video Game Based]]
126	!!''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}''
127	* ''Fanfic/DanganronpaTheImmersiveLearningProgram'' focuses on mixing the cast from the three main series games and placing them into three distinct killing games. The current entries are ''Danganronpa: The Immersive Learning Program'', ''Danganronpa: Academy of Discontent'', and ''Danganronpa: Semester in Hell''.
128	* ''Fanfic/NewIslandLife'' focuses on a retelling of Danganronpa with the inclusion of OriginalCharacter Sora Rikkido and Jiraiya Hojo, as well as few less prominent ships in the fandom. ''New island Life'' is the first to be published, followed by the prequel ''New school life'' and the sequels ''New Hope and Despair'' and ''New School semester''.
129	* ''Fanfic/DanganronpaMementoMori'' is a fanfic revolving around OriginalCharacter Kaori Hotaru and a whole new cast of students getting roped up into Monokuma's Killing Game, and is the first in a trilogy known as the ''K.R.D. Chronicles'', after the initials of its protagonists. ''Memento Mori'' was followed up by both ''Fanfic/DanganronpaKommSusserTod'' and ''Fanfic/DanganronpaParadiseLost''.
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131	!!''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
132	* ''Fanfic/BoundDestiniesTrilogy''
133	* ''[[Fanfic/DisplacedTheLegendOfZelda Displaced]]''
134	* ''Fanfic/ParallelLegends''
135	* ''Fanfic/TheirBond''
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137	!!''VideoGame/LikeADragon''
138	* ''Fanfic/KoiNoYokan''
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140	!!''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}''
141	* ''Fanfic/ServantShenanigans''
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143	!!''VideoGame/NicktoonsUnite''
144	* ''Fanfic/TimeFixersNicktoonsOfTheFuture'' is a SpinOffspring series that spanned for four seasons.
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146	!!''VideoGame/Persona5''
147	* ''Fanfic/StartAgain'': A PeggySue fic where the Phantom Thieves are sent back to the past at different points in time. Each part focuses on a different group of Phantom Thieves as they try to handle the current crisis while unsure if their future teammates remember the future.
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149	!!''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''
150	* ''Fanfic/MarioFansWhatIf''
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152	!!''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''
153	* ''Fanfic/HordeChampion'': The series is mostly one-shots and short stories tied together in their own continuity.
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156	[[folder: Web Animation Based]]
157	!!''WebAnimation/ActuallyHappened''
158	* ''Fanfic/TruerThanFiction''
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161	[[folder: Western Animation Based]]
162	!!''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien''
163	* ''Fanfic/MaroonedInMadagascar'' is a ContinuationFic by Creator/{{WDGHK}} that picks up almost [[ImmediateSequel immediately]] after “The End is Here”. This story is followed by three more stories with a fourth one on the works.
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165	!!''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
166	* ''Fanfic/{{Learning to Fly\|AvatarTheLastAirbender}}'' is a fanfiction series that follows Zuko throughout his three-year exile before meeting Aang.
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168	!!''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens''
169	* ''Fanfic/{{Consequencesnoodlepals}}''
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171	!!''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}''
172	* ''Fanfic/TheBoltChronicles'': While all these stories are one-shots, they interlock chronologically and maintain continuity.
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174	!!''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''
175	* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomLostEpisodesSeries'' is a fanfiction series that is an expansion to season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', before Phantom Planet.
176	* ''Fanfic/DannyPhantomStranded''
177	* ''Fanfic/FacingTheFutureSeries'': A PostScriptSeason series of fics chronicling a vision of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' and how a 4th season could have gone.
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179	!!''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain''
180	* ''Fanfic/BridgeOverTroubledWaterTrojanTeapot''
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182	!!''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''
183	* ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfInvaderZim'' is currently only composed of one complete "season", with another one currently underway, with WordOfGod that it's meant to have several more after that.
184	* ''Fanfic/RubyPair'' is a series of oneshots all set in the same universe.
185	* ''Fanfic/TheSmeetSeries'' is a series of stories about the life and adventures of Tallest Red's daughter Ilk.
186	* ''Fanfic/TopOfTheLineEditorBug'' is a series of oneshots all following one after the other in the same universe.
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188	!!''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'',
189	* ''Fanfic/LandBeforeTimeRetold'': While a ReWrite of ''The Land Before Time'', it adds its own twists into the story as well. Currently on movie 6.
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191	!!''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
192	* ''Fanfic/TheSagaOfAvatarKorra'' is a series of fics that is an alternate universe rewrite of The Legend of Korra beginning with the Red Lotus's successful abduction of Korra as a child.
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194	!!WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug
195	* ''Fanfic/SmartAdversariesAU'' is a series of fics that ask WhatIf an adversary makes a smarter decision. The series is ongoing, with 47 entries so far, each complete.
196	* ''Fanfic/TheOneToMakeItStay'' is a series of fics of what would took place after if the band, Kitty Section, found out about Lila's lies and become Marinette's support group.
197	* ''FanFic/BurningBridgesBuildingConfidence'' is a series of fics where [[OriginalCharacter Cole]], Marinette's cousin, moves to France, goes to Marinette's school, and becomes her ally...in more ways than one.
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199	!!''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''
200	* ''Fanfic/TheElementsOfFriendship'' is an ongoing series of re-dramatizing episodes of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' as epic HighFantasy.
201	* ''Fanfic/TheFlashSentryChronicles'': is a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfiction retelling in an AlternateUniverse with [[AscendedExtra Flash Sentry playing a main role]]. This story adapts all the seasons and movies. The entire series has been adapted, now focusing on original stories.
202	* The ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries''. Starting with season 2 of ''My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic'', and creating its own vast expanded universe.
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204	!!''WesternAnimation/PuppyInMyPocketAdventuresInPocketville''
205	* ''Fanfic/NihonversePocketville'' is an ongoing DarkFic fanfic series that is loosely based on the show (some aspects have been changed to the author's liking), and is about Pocketers finding out the secrets of their kingdom and going on quests and adventures so they can receive an honor by Queen Ava. So far, the first fanfic from it is a {{Crossover}}, ''Fanfic/PocketvilleTwilight''.
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207	!!''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}''
208	* ''Fanfic/TheSteffPearceSeries'' is an ongoing series that adapts the ''Sing'' movies, adding to the Moon Theater Troupe a teenage skunk called Steff who met Ash back in high school and eventually becomes her girlfriend.
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210	!!''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''
211	* ''Fanfic/StevenUniverseAlternateFuture'' and its followups.
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213	!!''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''
214	* ''Fanfic/ABFGsWorldTour'' and its sequels, ''Fanfic/ADramaticRidonculousRace'' and ''Fanfic/FromCITToAllStar''.
215	* ''Fanfic/CragmiteVerse''
216	* ''Fanfic/{{Haunted}}''
217	* ''Fanfic/JuvieBirdTrilogy''
218	** ''Fanfic/PleaseBailOutBailey''
219	** ''Fanfic/BaileyInExile''
220	** ''Fanfic/NoMoreBailing''
221	* ''Fanfic/KeepersOfTheElements''
222	* ''Fanfic/MonsterChronicles'' is an ongoing ''Total Drama'' DarkFic fanfic series starting with Voodoo's Disciple and it on it second story Malevolence.
223	* ''Fanfic/RandomDramaSeries''
224	* ''Fanfic/TotalCousinsSeries''
225	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaComebackSeries''
226	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaDoOver''
227	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaLetterz''
228	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaNuiKauaSeries''
229	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaWhatIfSeries''
230	* ''Fanfic/TotalShuffledIslandSeries''
231	* ''Fanfic/TotalSwitchedSeries''
232	* ''Fanfic/TotalZeksmitSeries''
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234	!!''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010''
235	* The works of ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/3224927/Angelus-v1 Angelus-v1]]'' in creating his own Young Justice universe. He currently has 4 fics in his universe with several more planned. The ones created thus far: ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls'', ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeTitans'', [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11636398/1/Young-Justice-Thanksgiving Young Justice Thanksgiving]], and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12289113/1/Young-Justice-Vow Young Justice Vow]].
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