The Scully in 155 Challenge Redux!

[wendelah1]

Today's theme is politics. The X-Files is/was about a government conspiracy to hide the truth so I guess this fits, kinda of.

Back in 2014, tree and I hosted a party in honor of Dana Scully's 50th birthday, called scully_fest. In honor of herself, I resurrected borrowed filched the Scully in 155 challenge concept from Scullyfic. Yes, I stole it. Happy now?

I've stolen it yet again for mini-moon 2018. Those X-Philes who wanted to write one in back in 2001(?) and/or 2014 and didn't quite get it together--now is your chance!



The idea is pretty simple. Write a ficlet of 155 words about Dana Scully. Add it here as a comment or post it as a separate entry--or both--your choice. Post it on AO3, too, if you like and add it to our little collection. I will try to write more but as I am the world's slowest writer, I'll be thrilled if I can finish one this week.

As far as I'm concerned, you do not have to stick to the themes, but of course it would be amazing if you do. You also don't have to write original flavor Dana Scully. There is a comic reboot from IDW with two issues called Deviations: The X-Files, which you can download for the grand sum of $4.00. In Deviations, Fox Mulder was abducted rather than his sister and Samantha Mulder went on to become an FBI agent. Dana Scully is Samantha's partner on the X-files.

You know what? I should do an entire post about this alternative universe for the mini-moon. If not now, when?

The original collection is here: Scully in 155.

The Scullyfest 155 collection is at AO3: Scully in l55.

The podfic created by idella is on LJ: Scully in 155 Anthology

Comments

[lyssie]

I am so glad you posted this again! I had a paragraph, but nothing more started.

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When Phoebe Green contacted her, Dana almost hung up. They hadn't parted on the best of terms (they hadn't exactly gotten on, either, and a part of Scully had hated the almost immediate reaction to another women encroaching on her investigation. As though Green were worse than any man--then again, the last time Krycek had tried to take over one of her investigations, she'd been entirely justified in threatening to shoot him, but Green wasn't [probably] working for an international shadow conspiracy bent on destroying her partner's life's work).

She still took the call, if only for Mulder's sake.

It was short, to the point, and left her wondering how Mulder got her into these situations.

Getting a flight to London would have to wait, though. She might be willing to help Green, but Scully was going to get as much research done before-hand as she could.

Otherwise, it could be a wasted trip.

[wendelah1]

You're welcome. Wow. This is 155 words on the nose, but it is also a huge tease. Ack! Now I want the rest of the story, even if it comes in 155 word bites. I love the idea of Phoebe reaching out for help and getting Scully instead of Mulder, and Scully agreeing to help her anyway.