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A [[Fanfic]] that picks up where a series, movie or book left off and carries on from that point. Frequently seen for television series or [[Anime]] that were cancelled before they could complete their [[Story Arc|Story Arcs]], or which concluded with deliberately ambiguous endings, or [[Author Existence Failure|whose author died with the series still incomplete]]. Frequently written in order to provide a much more satisfactory ending than the one provided by the original writer(s). May also occur for a series that [[And the Adventure Continues...|lacks a distinctly defined ending]], though in that case it doesn't much matter whether a story is set during or after a series (unless it's so long after that the characters have significantly aged or otherwise changed).
The inevitable response to the human need to ask, "and then what happened?"
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* '' [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6969408/1/ In The End]'' by [[V 0 ID]] starts seconds after the ending of ''[[Code Geass]]''. It fills in some of the moments that went unexplored, and continues on to the chain of events following the last episode.
** Another series, ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7148252/1/The_First_Servant The First Servant]''by Firelord Zuko starts off a few years after the ending, mainly through the eyes of Nunnally's son and heir, [[Original Character|Faramond vi Britannia,]] though it spans several more decades. The story itself also fleshes out the universe (including scenes set in the EU) as well as the fallout of Zero Requiem on the world stage. {{spoiler|All while Lelouch watches from the shadows.}}
* ''[http://www.mts.net/~kenwolfe/fanfic.html Earth]'' by Ken Wolfe picks up at the end of the ''[[El
* Richard Lawson's ''[http://www.sterman.org/ Thy Inward Love]'' starts off at the irritating no-ending ending of the ''[[Ranma One Half]]'' manga and provides a conclusion that is much more fulfilling to the reader.
* Likewise, Vincent Seifert's ''[http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/seifertv/toth/ The Taming of the Horse]''.
* [[
* The number of ''[[
* Due to the ambiguous ending of the second ''[[
* When the original ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' OVA series (actually two series of 6 episodes each, plus a special episode between them) ended in 1995, little had been resolved. While the first OVA was entirely workable as a standalone story, it was blatantly obvious that the second was intended to lead into something bigger. Various [[All There in the Manual|supplemental material]] made this even more obvious. But it didn't happen, and two [[Alternate Continuity]] television spinoffs were produced instead. The second spinoff was pretty much a flop, and aside from a [[Magical Girl]] [[Affectionate Parody|parody series]] and [[The Movie|The Movies]] that was pretty much the end of ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]''. Thus, assuming the story would never be completed, fanfic writers naturally took it upon themselves to make their own endings. The majority of Tenchi fanfics seem to have been [[Continuation|Continuations]] of the OVA storyline, while the remainder was filled mostly with similar fanfics for the first TV series (which had a non-ending in its own right). Then a decade after the franchise had seemingly died, a [[Revival|third OVA series]] materialized. But it didn't really advance the story much anyway, aside from introducing several new characters; all the [[Earthshattering Kaboom|major events]] [[Reset Button Ending|never really happened]]. Thus, [[Continuation|Continuations]] are still common, but their writers have to either set them after the non-events of the third OVA, or perhaps more frequently [[Fanon Discontinuity|just ignore it because it sucked]].
* ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' has spawned a number of fics based on what happened after the trio split up.
* ''[[
* ''Epilogue of Evangelion'' is a 700-page (non-hentai) [[Doujinshi]] following Shinji and Asuka's life after ''[[End of Evangelion]]''. It's also crammed with [[WAFF]] and of course {{spoiler|it ends with [[Babies Ever After]]}}.
* The ''[[
* There is a similar fanfic to the above called ''[[
* And yet another one: ''[[
* The ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' fanfiction ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5455943/1/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha_Crisis MGLN Crisis]'' here is set one year after the third anime season. See its trope page [[MGLN Crisis
* The [[
* [[
* A lot of [[Naruto]] fanfics take place after the events of the manga ended; not quite [[Next Gen Fic]] for some. [[
== Film ==
* The film ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' was of variable popularity with fans of the graphic novel, but among those who enjoyed it, there developed a large number of 'what happened next' stories. Most of these involve adding characters to the League with powers that weren't already part of the cadre, such as werewolves or psychics. At least [[The Private Diary of Elizabeth Quatermain
* A rather sizable supply of ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' fiction focuses on what happens ''afterward''. An unsurprisingly large amount of it is Tai Lung fixfic.
* ''[[WALL-E]]'' has many minor continuation fics, but the [[WALLE Forum Roleplay
* Even though a sequel to [[The Dark Knight]] is already in the works, a fanfic sequel was already written [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6072813/1/The_Caped_Crusader_A_Sequel_to_the_Dark_Knight here]. Of course, considering Heath Ledger is no longer with us and both Nolan and Bale have gone on record to say that no one will reprise the role of Joker, this fic will continue to utilize this trope.
* Pretty much every ''[[
** Continuing with [[David Bowie]] films: There aren't near so many of them, but there's a good chance a fanfic for ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' will take the story beyond the [[Downer Ending]] in some way.
* ''[[Guest
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6878684/1/The_Fall_of_San_Francisco The Fall of San Francisco]''is a ''[[The Good, the Bad
* Although it was deliberately obscured in the promotional material issued before its release, [[Tim Burton]]'s 2010 version of ''[[Alice in Wonderland (
* A number of fan-made continuations exist attempting to pick up on the ambiguous ending of John Carpenter's ''[[The Thing (
* About 75% of ''[[
== Literature ==
* ''[[
* The epic poem ''[[
* One of the primary reasons Cervantes wrote Part II of ''[[
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': It's a fairly popular genre in the ficdom now, either with those who support the canon pairings or those who, well, [[Fix Fic|don't]].
** Weirdly, there are those who accept the Epilogue rather than label it as [[Fanon Discontinuity|non-canon]], while still writing fics where their [[Shipping|preferred couple]] get together. This leads to bizarre results where Harry decides after twenty years he doesn't really love Ginny after all, and spontaneously gets together with Hermione, who has likewise realised the magic's gone out of her marriage with Ron. Ultimately everyone's okay with it and it's all happy families and [[Babies Ever After]]. In other cases it turns out that [[Ron the Death Eater|Ginny was dosing Harry with love potion and Ron is a violent rapist]], and the two find comfort in each other's arms. [[Die for Our Ship|Usually there is some retaliation]].
* After John Polidori's vampire tale "[[
* Prior to the prequels, most of the [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] was a continuation from the original trilogy.
== Live Action TV ==
* When ''[[
** The site [http://www.virtual-mutant.co.uk/ Virtual Mutant] takes this to an extreme. Beyond giving both ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[
* ''[[
* The folks at stillflying.net took a rather unique approach, continuing from the end of ''[[Firefly]]'' in which the remainder of the first season and the first half of the second is a buildup to the events of the film ''Serenity'', and the second half of season two is the events of that film with much more room to dig into the characters and flesh out the story. They also plan to continue into season three.
* The ''[[Firefly]]'' fanfic ''[[
** Post-Miranda fic is very common in the ''[[Firefly]]'' fandom nowadays.
* Almost every single fanfic for ''[[The Sarah Connor Chronicles]]'' released since its cancellation has been a continuation, with most opting for a [[Fix Fic]] approach with John getting together with Cameron.
* Several ''JAG'' fanfics take place after the series finale, including ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2398984/1/Life_for_a_Life Life for a Life]'', ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2740349/1/The_Cabal The Cabal]'', and ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2976062/1/Face_on_the_Milk_Carton Face On the Milk Carton]''.
* ''[[
* ''[[The Tenth Kingdom]]'' has one in the fanfic ''[[
* "Post-Gauda Prime" has been a [[
== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* Several fan fictions based off of '[[
* There are also a few that take place between ''[[
* [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3644750/1/Ocarina_of_Time_II_Parallel_Symphony Parallel Symphony] is one of many fanfics that pick up after ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* Also in the universe of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4127000/1/The_Counts_World_Episode_1 The Count's World]'' is a ''[[
* ''[[Fanfic/Irya Sheen Ace Attorney|Irya Sheen Ace Attorney]]'' is made as a continuation of the ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* The Gargoyles Saga, which picked up where the series ''[[
* The ''[[Kim Possible]]'' fanfic community really blossomed into an all-out industry when the [[Grand Finale]] aired, with hundreds of stories picking up right after the junior prom, many very conscious attempts to be as [[Original Flavor]] as possible. Then the series was [[Un Cancelled]], and the vast bulk of those stories were contradicted by season 4. Now, after the new [[Grand Finale]], it's all stating over again with a new crop of continuations, heading off to the college years and beyond.
* Many ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' also has quite a lot of this, jumping off from two timelines to make it even more complicated; usually it involves mishaps in Time and Space. Oddly enough, ''DP'' didn't leave any threads dangling and left very little to say "what then?" about. Which is probably a major contributor as to why the finale is so hated and people prefer to add on their own endings.
** What about [[Dating Catwoman|Valerie Grey]]? In the episode before ''Phantom Planet'', she discovered that Vlad Plasmius and Vlad Masters were the same person, and vowed revenge as she flew away. Then she gets little more than a cameo in ''Phantom Planet'', and seems to have nothing to say about the revelation that Fenton and Phantom are one-and-the-same. [[Fanfic Fuel|Fanfic Fuel, anyone?]]
** Not to mention [[Opposite Sex Clone|Dani]] [[Distaff Counterpart|Phantom]]...
* There is a series of photocomics depicting events after the conversion of Cybertron at the end of ''[[
* ''[[X
* Depending on how long it takes for a ''[[Total Drama World Tour]]'' postseason special to air, assuming it airs at all, we're going to be in for a lot of fanfics that cover the events of a final aftermath special. Which will all eventually be [[Jossed]] by the real special.
* Most [[Galaxy Rangers]] fanfic is set after the series, and sometimes gets called "second season," especially if it's close to [[Original Flavor]].
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