The X-Files episode "Jump the Shark" aired in the United States on April 21, 2002. The fanfiction archived on this page was written in response to the events of that episode. Each story contains spoilers, so please read with caution. This page will be added to as needed. If you'd like to send in a post-"Jump the Shark" story, please use the Submit button on the main page.


21st Sunday in Ordinary Time by Martha
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Extraordinary men meet in ordinary time.

All Through the Night by M. Sebasky
Rating: PG
Summary: Scully and William try to shake off a hard day. Doggett helps.

Denial by Amazon X
Rating: R, for language
Summary: Sometimes, you have to help your friends.

Grave Secrets by Alison
Rating: G
Summary: Post-ep for Jump the Shark: Scully visits Arlington

The Gunmen Live by McJen Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Rating: PG
Summary: Written in script format. Finished 4/26/02.

Heaven by Kel
Rating: PG
Summary: None given.

Hold Tight to the Rose by Mice
Rating: R
Summary: A devastated Jimmy Bond tries to cope with the events of Jump the Shark. Jimmy/Byers

It's Not Right by Langleigh
Rating: PG
Summary: Yves's reflections on the death of three friends.

Jump the Shark Revisited - The Cleopatra Ending by Michele
Rating: G for goofy grins, D for denial
Summary: I know, I know, it's not true...but in my dreams...

Keeping the Promise by Julie L. Jekel
Rating: PG
Summary: After the scene faded, Byers extracted one last promise from Yves...

Lament by Kate K.
Rating: PG
Summary: For the benefit of sevr'l readers, a tale of loss.

Last Call by Susan Frankovich
Rating: PG for a couple of bad words
Summary: Alone in a bar, a man grieves.

Let's Go by David Hearne
Rating: PG
Summary: post-ep for XF/Jump the Shark; spoilers also "For Season Three of "Farscape." That's right. "Farscape."

A Life at Arm's Length by Martha
Rating: PG
Summary: What will it finally take to be the first to reach out?

Pearly Gates by Isole
Rating: G
Summary: Whadda ya think?

Rest or Go On by Julie L. Jekel
Rating: PG
Summary: In a place outside of time, the Gunmen are offered a choice.

Resume Play by Martha
Rating: PG
Summary: The latest volume of Miss Manners does not contain any references on the etiquette of greeting those persons whose funerals one has previously attended.

Roses for Remembrance by Alison
Rating: PG
Summary: None given.

Saving the Shark by Amanda
Rating: PG
Summary: Post "Jump the Shark". That couldn't be the end. I'm a sucker for happy endings.

Shell Game by Sue
Rating: PG
Summary: The Lone Gunmen stage a little legerdemain of their own.

Shrouds by Twos and Threes by MJ
Rating: PG-13, some mildly naughty words. Slash.
Summary: Post-ep for JTS. It's an episode of XF, you didn't see the bodies, you know the rule. Frohike POV.

Walk Away by Erynn
Rating: G
Summary: The Lone Gunmen find their end, and a new beginning. For the "Endings" Lyric Wheel.

Zwischen und Nach by Maidenjedi
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The disk, how the Gunmen came home, and how Jimmy got started on a quest that took him to places like Malta and Yemen.