classic crossover rec

[ratcreature]

The fanlore wiki doesn't just cause me even more online activity dreams, it also makes me reminisce about past fandoms, and think fondly of fic I've read. Unfortunately too often I can't find the stories again, because sites and archives vanish. :(

I'd never thought one of my favorite X-Files/Homicide crossovers, Saundra's Mulder/Bayliss Slash-Evidence series, which I saw mentioned on fanlore, could be so hard to find again in its entirety, because X-Files is such a well archived fandom, and I remember it not just on her site but also on the Annex Novel archive and Gossamer, and on some slash archive or other, and its parts won a bunch of awards, yet when I looked for it today I found her site long gone and only some parts of the series in the archives that are still around, but not all stories. :(

However, since the parts are finished stories, and the first couple are still around I'm going to rec it anyway, because I reread the first parts and still like it, ten years after I first read the series. I found a WayBack Machine link to her site that lists the parts, but unfortunately the stories themselves aren't archived.

The main stories in the series were grouped in four arcs: Forward Slash, with the stories Young Blooded, Signature, Worst Case Scenario and Segue: Litany and Requiem is still available at Gossamer completely, also on other sites.

Trace Evidence, with the stories Inadmissable, Hobson's Choice, Say Goodnight and Coda: Penance and Lamentation, has unfortunately only the first part still available easily.

However I found Hobson's Choice in ten parts at the google archive of alt.tv.x-files.creative *hearts usenet* here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

also Say Goodnight in ten parts too: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.

and Coda: Penance and Lamentation in three parts: 1, 2, 3.

The third set of stories Cold Cases is archived at Gossamer: Filial Piety, Prescient Perception I, Prescient Perception II, and Epilogue.

The fourth set Sacrament of Silence started with: Segue: The Ties That Bind and Empty Cage was posted in 13 parts but only three of those made it into the usenet archive. (BTW, if anyone on my f-list has a complete copy or knows where to find it, I'd be really grateful.)

There were also a number of vignettes, some also available at Gossamer. Anyway, I dug it up as best as I could for you to read easily. It's a great series.

Comments

[sherrold.livejournal.com]

I loved those stories! (and I thought I put a link to this in the wiki, but I must have just listed them, and not looked for a link. ouch.) I know I saved those stories, but that was 3 or 4 hard drive failures ago -- I'm pretty sure I don't have them now.

The HLOTS stories I was looking for I think were also by Saundra Mitchell -- they were gen, and a wacky au, where the cops from the book were real people, but also characters in the story, and then the cops from the TV show were actors who were characters in the story, and there were fans -- I'm doing a terrible job explaining it, but it was wacky meta fiction, and very cool, and I haven't been able to find it for years.

[ratcreature]

The wiki links the first five stories on the HLOTS page. Well there was a formatting error so clicking didn't work, but the URL was sound, when fixing that I looked at the site and noticed that at that place only the first five stories are archived (up to Trace Evidence I), so I thought I'd find a more complete link, but that didn't work out so well in practice.

I don't think I ever read her HLOTS only stories, because I watched only a couple of eps of that series and read the xover more as a Mulder fan. But it's so sad when stories vanish.

[lcsbanana.livejournal.com]

I think this (http://evolfic.com/autofocus/jeffoff.html) is the story you're thinking of? :D

And, er, Saundra Mitchell seems to be publishing children's books and other things under that name, which is probably why she took most of her fic offline, so it might be nicer to send them to people by email rather than put up public links. Just, I'm always sympathetic to people who used their real names in fandom early on and then DEEPLY REGRETTED IT.

--wait never mind, I saw that they're archived at Gossamer, not wayback-machined. IGNORE ME.

[ratcreature]

Yeah, I only linked to the WB for indexing because it is the only place I found that listed all. The current Gossamer is under a different pseud, Hope, but still with the same email iirc and I had no idea that it was a intentional pseud shift (I mean people use different names in different places all the time), because on other sites some of the stories are still under the other. (Like, the links to the first set still under the old name go to a site that's still updated as of 2008 and there was no pseud shift performed on that site.) And they are recced all over the place and on awards pages that list the author name but go to dead links, so you still get more hits for the older pseud.

I really don't think my LJ posts is making more of a connection than there commonly is. But yeah, RL name only works well if yours is something like "Jane Smith"...

[anywherebeyond.livejournal.com]

Ahahaha, what a weird world, to find this today! Yes, I changed everything on Gossamer to Hope because of the whole pro YA book thing, but I never took anything down (from the major archives; my sites died, obvs!) I'm sorry some of the pieces are hard to find!

[ratcreature]

I really appreciate that you didn't take them down! It's one of my favorite xovers ever, even now years later. Obviously as a reader I appreciate that usenet parts stay around forever, though I see how that would cause you trouble to erase the connection.

[anywherebeyond.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much; it means the world to me that anyone even *remembers* them, but that you enjoyed them so much, that totally makes my day! :D

[batdina.livejournal.com]

I have them all. Packrats unite? Wherefore to send?

[ratcreature]

Ohh! *bounce*
My email is ratcreaturesmailbox [at] gmail [dot] com

[batdina.livejournal.com]

on their way from my rl addy (choff)

[ratcreature]

Thank you! You are awesome.

I know this is late...^^;

[aloranteriel.livejournal.com]

Hello, sorry but I'm curious about the stories. Could you also send then to me, please? my email is at fluffypuppykins [at] yahoo [dot] com. Sorry if this is a bother.

aloranteriel

Re: I know this is late...^^;

[batdina.livejournal.com]

I *think* I just sent you the right stuff. Let me know if I misunderstood.

Re: I know this is late...^^;

[aloranteriel.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's what I wanted. Thank you very much! :3

[ratcreature]

My old laptop died in the meantime, and I only did sporadic backups, but I still have the files the commenter above sent me somewhere in my Gmail. *rummages* I have sent those to you.

random person butting in

[atlantisgrrrl.livejournal.com]

You don't happen to have dug up a link to "Sacrament of Silence: Empty Cage", do you? Or could be persuaded to share a copy, if you have one? If it ain't too much of a hassle, that is, I'd be ever so grateful!! atlantisgrrrl at yahoo dot com

If not, no prob and thanks so, so much for all your lovely recs!

Re: random person butting in

[ratcreature]

A nice person sent me a copy a while ago. I'll forward it to you.

Re: random person butting in

[atlantisgrrrl.livejournal.com]

Got it, awesome, thanks!

[thursdaynext-27.livejournal.com]

I've been bookmarking stories to use for a 30-day fanfic meme. I'm adding a few extra days for things like "Favorite Crossover," and this mega-series is still the best crossover I've ever read.

So while tracking down the pieces, I found your wonderful entry (plus the author's comments). Instead of reinventing the wheel, I may link to this entry--if that's OK.

I can't find Empty Cage online either, so that's probably going to be one of my choices for "Favorite fic that's no longer online," disappointing since this was one of the best stories in the series. However, I just started going through some 10-year-old disks today and the first one had Ties That Bind and Empty Cage.

And on the topic of fanfics that are no longer on line, do you have a copy of the metafic, Permanently Offline? There's one I've been trying to track down (con attendee gets murdered, the fanfic writers are the suspects), and I think this is it.

[ratcreature]

I never mind links to my public entries, so linking is fine. Unfortunately I don't have a copy of Permanently Offline.

[believethat.livejournal.com]

If you would be willing to share the missing stories with a stranger I would love to read them again. If you feel comfortable with it my email is belongtonothing [at] gmail [dot] com

[ratcreature]

I sent you the copy of Empty Cage someone shared with me.

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

Would you be willing to share Empty Cage with me? My email addy is melodyunity [at] yahoo [dot] com.

You are a goddess, btw -- the goddess of fanfiction! I was just thinking about this series and wishing I had saved copies of it back in the day when I found this! Thank you so much for tracking down all of these links.

[ratcreature]

Sure, I sent you the file I have. Glad I could help.

[melodyunity.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much!