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M.I.B. - Morgendorffer in Black
By Ross Webster
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

A parody of the film "Men in Black."
Mack Daddy (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Past & Future

Andrew Landon and Michael MacKenzie meet again, years after Mack and Jodie graduate high school, and Mr. Landon says something that Mack never expects.
Mad Dog (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Holidays

A Halloween tale from an alternate Daria universe: "There shall be done a deed of dreadful note" (William Shakespeare, "Macbeth"). A PPMB Iron Chef short story.

Note: This story includes content (language, violence, or sexual situations) that may not be appropriate for some readers.
Magical Beginnings
By Rocketrider
Category: Past & Future

Ten years later, Stacy looks back on the day she found true love. A follow-up of sorts to the episode "Life in the Past Lane."
Makeup Your Mind
By Jill Palmer
Category: Miscellaneous

Things get mucho weird in Lawndale with the arrival of a new makeup chain. Turns out the Fashion Club is behind it, and Daria and Jane have to stop it... with help from a few unexpected places.
Making the Breast of It (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Alternate History

A ficlet about an alternate-universe superheroine with two big problems.
Malice of Absence
By Renfield
Category: Alternate History

A day in the life of the Morgendorffer's daughter.
Mall Walking
By Mitch
Category: Miscellaneous

Quinn discretely borrows Helen's car and credit card for a trip to the mall... and is tormented by a certain Californian cartoonist.
Malledrats
By Nick Hernandez
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

A trip to the mall provides for an interesting day when Daria and Jane run into Beavis, Butt-Head, the Fashion Club, and a couple of *really* weird guys, in this parody of the film "Mallrats."
Manifest Destiny
By CAP
Category: Alternate History

An AU tale in response to an Iron Chef challenge by Minx which asked: "What would Lawndale be like if a major event in history did not take place?" Daria, a girl from the German Empire, begins classes at Lawndale High eighty years after the United States chose not to enter World War I.
The Many Loves of Thalia Gillis
By Milderbeast and Deref
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

In this crossover with "The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis," we meet Thalia Gillis, who's as smart and cynical as Daria and as "take-no-prisoners" as Jane. She also has a secret that could cause complications in her newly formed friendship with them.
Mart of the Dead
By Smileyfax
Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

Andrea finds the night shift lasting longer than usual when a terrorist attack unleashes the walking dead upon the world, trapping her and a growing number of survivors in the Pay Day warehouse store.
Mata Dari
By Dennis
Category: Past & Future

Daria is nearing 30 with a dull job and a familiar boss who she hates. But is all as it seems?
Matt
By Matt
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria and Jane find something else to watch besides "Sick, Sad World" when they discover a new show about a cynical, sarcastic, and anti-social college guy. Can a mere television show provide the way to mend their friendship? At the very least, it should pass some time... (This story takes place a few days after "Dye! Dye! My Darling.")
May the Detachment Be With You
By Anastasia
Category: Miscellaneous

Trent asks Daria to sing in a "musical comedy contest" with Mystik Spiral, but she finds herself in over her head when she discovers the content of her performance: a "Weird Al" Yankovic song from a galaxy far, far away...
Meanwhile In...
By Wyvern337
Category: Holidays

Snapshots of the wandering Lanes, one day in late November.
Meet the Fashion Club (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Alternate History

There was one career path that the Fashionable Foursome could have taken, if they had wanted popularity, money, fame, and dates--and had talent.
Meeting Monique
By Bacner
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria, Jane, Monique and Quinn help out Trent and Mystik Spiral, getting to know each other in the process.
A Meeting of the Mindless (*)
By Guy Payne
Category: Miscellaneous

Is there anyone that popular boy can't charm? From a PPMB Iron Chef.
Melody Powers a.k.a. Daria Morgendorffer
By Jerry Scanlan
Category: Miscellaneous

It's no coincidence that Daria wrote those Melody Powers stories...
Melody Powers in "Butcher, Baker, Cancer-stick Maker"
By Mystik Slacker
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria's fictional secret agent, Melody Powers, goes to Russia to do what she does best. She also saves the world from Communism.
Melody's End
By Bob Marley
Category: Miscellaneous

Melody Powers' final assignment.
Memories of the Night Before
By Wormbait
Category: Romance

Will Daria and Jane finally come to the ultimate step in their friendship?

Note: This story includes content (language, violence, or sexual situations) that may not be appropriate for some readers.
Memory Lame (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Miscellaneous

Amy Barksdale tells a little story, and Daria and Quinn almost die. An entry in one of the PPMB's "Iron Chef" contests.
Mental in the Morning
By Smileyfax
Category: Miscellaneous

The events of "Jake of Hearts" play out in a much darker way.
A Mid-Spring Day's Delerium
By Bob Marley
Category: Miscellaneous

A flu-stricken Daria ingests a healthy dose of "capital N, little Y, big giant Q," triggering behavior that the word "bizzare" couldn't even begin to describe.
A Midsummer Nightmare's Daria [Artwork] (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

Quinn pulls a prank that causes Jake to think that Daria has taken up demon worship, and he takes Daria to a weekend father-daughter seminar to bring her "back to the light." Add in a few former classmates, romance, and an unexpected twist--courtesy of Stephen King--and a very strange summer weekend gets underway in Lawndale.
The Mighty Quinn
By Nemo Blank
Category: Holidays

The sequel to "Daria's Season of Goodwill" finds Quinn, Daria, Jane and Stacy ushering in the new year by combining their talents to make good in an e-business, which turns out to be a lot more challenging than they imagined. All of this serves as a backdrop for the changes in Daria's life, as she fears she's slowly losing her identity in the wake of becoming Trent's girlfriend.
Minds Touched By Madness
By WellTemperedClavier
Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

What begins as a simple art contest spirals into a nightmarish encounter with forces older than time itself. Note: This file is in PDF Format. You will need the Adobe Reader to view this file.
Mirror, Mirror
By Paperpusher
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

After a day of dealing with Upchuck's come-ons, an all-night marathon of classic "Star Trek," and a lot of really bad pizza, Daria awakens to find herself in an alternate universe, one where everyone she knows is brutal, sadistic, and cruel. How did she get there, and how will she get home? An uproarious parody of the classic "Star Trek" episode "Mirror, Mirror."
Misery Chick: Wrestling with Fashion
By Chris Smith
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

When Sandi disgraces her old hometown, chaos follows. This story (which takes place five years after the episode "Esteemsters") is strongly based on the documentary about wrestler Bret Hart.
The Misery Chicks (*)
By NightGoblyn
Category: Alternate History

A very different Daria and Quinn arrive at Lawndale High, both girls carrying scars from a horrific encounter buried in their past. They draw other injured souls into their circle, but can the Misery Chicks help one another overcome their demons?
Misery's End
By Richard Lobinske
Category: Alternate History

What if the events of "The Teachings of Don Jake" had ended differently? Amy Barksdale arrives in Lawndale to care for a niece she hasn't seen in years and they learn to cope with the changes in both their lives.
Misfit Love
By Danny Bronstein
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria becomes friends with the new kid in school, Jared Dorkowitz.
Misfit Love ML20: Twenty Years Later
By Danny Bronstein
Category: Past & Future

Daria's old nemesis, Jared Dorkowitz, is back and may be out to get her.
Missing
By Lauren Forse
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria runs away after her ex-friend from Highland comes back to haunt her.
The Mission
By Daniel O. Gilbert
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Daria helps the love of her life, Trent, save his mother from rebels in Central America, with the help of John Thomas Rourke of "The Survivalist Series."
Mission: Impawsible
By Kristen Bealer
Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

The cats and dogs of Lawndale fight like...well, like cats and dogs. But they also work hard to defend the town from its enemies. When a strange new danger arises, can they uncover the mystery and protect the innocent before it's too late?
Mole? Somebody Get Me a Dermatologist!
By Belle Book
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

No, it's not that kind of a mole. Daria is tricked into becoming one of ten contestants on a spin-off of "The Mole," called "Teen Mole." Daria is not the Mole; instead, she has to figure out which of her fellow contestants is the Mole--and prevent the other eight genuine contestants from finding out so that Daria can win the jackpot at the end of the game. Will Daria succeed? Is Jane her best friend? Does she even care? Stay tuned! (A ten-part story.)
Mona Lisa Smile
By coonassblondie
Category: Miscellaneous

Trent has an unexpected house guest. A story of how he reacts and what happens. A fair amount of angst, with a touch of romance.
Monique's Subtraction
By Richard Lobinske
Category: Miscellaneous

Trent missing the deadline for Daria's multimedia project has far-reaching consequences after she and Monique have a little chat. Set during the events of the episode "Jane's Addition."
A Monster in the Unmaking
By Kristen Bealer
Category: Miscellaneous

Steve Taylor, Brittany's father, is forced to take a good look at his life. He doesn't like what he sees. Story inspired by Mike Xeno's "Irredeemable Daria Characters" PPMB thread.
Monsters
By Wyvern337
Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

Aunt Amy tries a little... *experiment*...
Moon Over Daytona
By Milderbeast
Category: Past & Future

After graduating from their respective colleges, Daria and Jane's lives take an unusual turn due to Daria's new job.
More Guilty Pleasures
By Angelinhel
Category: Miscellaneous

Another PPMB "Iron Chef" challenge ficlet in which one or more Lawndale characters are shown secretly indulging in a "guilty pleasure" (and being very out of character doing it). Three for the price of one in this sequel!
More Real Than Real
By Shinai
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Not long after the Morgendorffers arrive in Lawndale, a new student comes to town who's more than she seems to be. Loosely based on the Amber diceless role playing game.
More Than Just Lost (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Past & Future

Jane Lane and Alison meet again, a few years after the events of the movie "Is It Fall Yet?" in this play for three voices. The meeting, however, does not go as expected.
The More Things Change... [Artwork]
By Jon Kilner
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria is hurt when her latest accomplishment goes unnoticed by her parents. But she is not so alone as she thinks. You may be surprised to find out who rallies to her support.
Morgan V Morgendorffer
By psychotol
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Two serial killers go to war, in this crossover with the Showtime series "Dexter."
The Morgans
By Smileyfax
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

The Morgans, a rural family, strike oil and move to Lawndale. Hilarity ensues. From the "White Trash Daria" Iron Chef.
The Morgendorffer Code (*)
By The Angst Guy
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Imagine this: a crossover involving Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code". Now imagine you're about to read it.
Morgendorffer PI
By Gregor Samsa
Category: Miscellaneous

Jake investigates the possibility of another career.
Mormon Cornfield
By Hikhali
Category: Miscellaneous

The Lawndale gang take a trip to a farm. Based on a dream by the author (who hopes this story doesn't offend Mormons).
Morning
By Voice Of My
Category: Miscellaneous

Daria begins her day.
The Morning After
By Brandon League
Category: Miscellaneous

The morning after a wild graduation celebration with the Fashion Club, Stacy Rowe discovers that she's a bigger party animal than she ever could have dreamed.
Morning Next
By Roland "Jim" Lowery
Category: Past & Future

Waking up in a bathroom without any memory of how she got there ended up being the least weird thing to happen to Daria that morning.
Morte La Montreal
By wierdgrrl
Category: Series & Multi-Part Stories (Miscellaneous)

A school field trip to Montreal, Canada, involves more than just the students, and produces more than the usual amount of hijinks.
Mother and Daughter
By Shane Greentree
Category: Miscellaneous

Helen and Daria meet for lunch, conversation--and heated political debate.
A Mother in Spite of Herself
By Admonisher
Category: Miscellaneous

A poignant tale of mother/daughter relationships, as Daria attempts to get published and Helen is torn between her family and her job.
A Mother's Love [Artwork]
By Richard Lobinske
Category: Series & Multi-Part Stories (Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror)

A mother's love can make all the difference in more than just one world. Daria finds this out first-hand when a simple retreat from the pressures of her everyday life finds her caring for three rather unusual children, leading to an adventure that affects her more deeply than she ever would have thought possible.
Mother's Milk
By Kara Wild
Category: Miscellaneous

In this ficlet set in the post-Driven Wild Universe, a year after "Memory Road," Daria and Quinn get the urge to try their Aunt Amy's breast milk... with unexpected results.
Movies and Moonflower
By Brother Grimace
Category: Miscellaneous

Helen reminisces over her first love, their first kiss, and how Stanley Kubrick set the scene for it all.
Moving the Goalposts
By Kristen Bealer
Category: School Situations

Sandi Griffin has a serious problem with her best friend. Set during the episode "The Misery Chick."
The Mr. T Trilogy
By Smileyfax
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

In part one, "Daria Meets Mr. T," Daria meets Mr. T and together they go on a magical journey of hitting people so hard they explode. In part two, "Alison vs. Mr. T," Mr. T and Daria work together to save Jane from being seduced by the artistic temptress. And in the thrilling conclusion, "Mr. T and the Fanon Cannon," Mr. T proceeds to beat up everybody in the Daria expanded universe.
Ms. Morgendorffer's Profession
By Gregor Samsa
Category: Miscellaneous

On the final night of the century, Daria Morgendorffer makes a fateful decision.
The MSTing of Sailor Brittany
By Skyrocket
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Mitch's "Sailor Brittany" gets the MST3K treatment.
MTV Mutants #1: Safest Emergency
By Caira
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Lawndale is under threat... and it's not just the graffiti on the "Welcome to Lawndale" sign this time. Brittany's on fire, Kevin's *never* gonna call Mack the wrong thing again, and DeMartino's eye isn't bulging. Obviously, something must be done... and of course Ms. Li screws it up. If there's anything left of Lawndale High afterwards, she might just figure that out.
Much Ado About Laughing
By BlackWolfhound
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

O'Neill stages another play, but this time he takes existing relationships and friendships to a new level as Daria, Jane, Tom, Jesse, Trent, Upchuck and many others act out Shakespeare's classic comedy--with their own spin!
The Mud Racer Challenge
By Greystar
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Daria, Jane, and Trent have made it to the first round of the TLC show "Junkyard Wars." What will their challenge be, and will they prevail?
The Muppet Show: Cynicism & Violence
By Erin Mills
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

It's the Muppet Show, with our very special guests, the stars of MTV's "Daria"!
Musician Wanted
By Helen A.
Category: Miscellaneous

Quinn decides that she needs to date a musician to be more popular. Guess who she picks?
The Musician's New Muse
By Austin Covello
Category: Romance

Do opposites attract? Maybe, but Quinn and Trent have more in common than they realize. Also, new players enter the Morgendorffer/Griffin war, and Tiffany learns a new word. A four-part story, with each chapter including a link to the next.
My Angsty Ending to the "Falling Into College" Series
By Brother Grimace
Category: Miscellaneous

Not with a bang, but a wimper...
My Big Fat Lawndale Wedding
By Teeki
Category: Past & Future

Daria and Tom are taking the plunge into wedded bliss, but are quickly learning that weddings are for families instead of the bride and groom. Can Daria find a way to put the sanity back into the "happiest" day of her life?
My Daria/Harry Potter Crossover
By Brother Grimace
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Several Death Eaters find out that one shouldn't try to Trace down folks in Lawndale.
My Date With Daria
By Austin Covello
Category: Miscellaneous

The author goes on a blind date with Daria.
My Dinner With Quinn (Redux)
By Brother Grimace
Category: Miscellaneous

You'll never look at a seamstress' tape measure the same way again after reading the events of a Daria fan's date with the Younger Princess Morgendorffer!
My Dinner With Upchuck
By Rey Fox
Category: Miscellaneous

In order to pay off a debt, Daria goes on a Chez Pierre date with resident sleaze Charles "Upchuck" Ruttheimer III. Will she survive? Will she use the right fork?
My Fair Zombie
By Smileyfax
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

In this brief send-up of "My Fair Lady," Jane proposes to make a proper lady out of Daria, who has become a zombie.
My Favorite Enemy
By Mystik Slacker
Category: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror

Three years after the events in "True Cynicism," Daria has to save the world from nuclear war again, and encounters some old friends along the way.
My Fellow Americans (*)
By Guy Payne
Category: Miscellaneous

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled fanfic for this message from the President of the United States. From a PPMB Iron Chef.
My Life
By Sam Lincoln
Category: Miscellaneous

So, just what do we know about Mack, anyway? Also, a little misunderstanding has serious repercussions for Quinn.
My Night at Tom's
By Thessalian
Category: Miscellaneous

The candles-and-flowers scene from the episode "My Night at Daria's," told from Tom's point of view.
My Parade Adventure
By Richard Lobinske
Category: Miscellaneous

Tad Gupty's school essay on the events of "I Loathe a Parade."
My Quinn's Delayed Reaction [Artwork]
By John Berry
Category: Miscellaneous

"Quinn flaunts herself, you can't escape her, then uses guys like toilet paper." But what if she found the right person...?
My Sweet Lord (*)
By Guy Payne
Category: Miscellaneous

The Fashion Club finds religion in their own unique style. From a PPMB Iron Chef.
My, What Big Eyes You Have!
By Tony Seljuk
Category: Miscellaneous

An interesting take on Mr. DeMartino, looking at a typical day in his life.

Note: This story includes content (language, violence, or sexual situations) that may not be appropriate for some readers.
My Wings Are All A-Quiver
By InvisibleDan
Category: Romance

Tom is having problems with his girlfriend Jane. Unfortunately for her, this is when a sexy foreign exchange student comes to Fielding.
Mystery Usenet Theater 3000: "A Kiss for Quinn" (*)
By Bryan McGucken
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

The author's own fanfic gets the MST3K treatment.
Mystery Usenet Theater 3000: "The Misery Senshi Neo-Zero Double Blitzkrieg Debacle" (*)
By Matt Blackwell, et al.
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

A "Mystery Science Theater 3000" treatment of Peter Guerin's fanfic.
Mystery Usenet Theater 3000: "The Return of the Lawndale Militia" (*)
By Matt Blackwell, et al.
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

A "Mystery Science Theater 3000" treatment of Peter Guerin's fanfic.
Mystery Usenet Theater 3000: "Triumph of the 'Retart'" (*)
By Matt Blackwell, et al.
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

A "Mystery Science Theater 3000" treatment of Peter Guerin's fanfic.

Note: This story includes content (language, violence, or sexual situations) that may not be appropriate for some readers.
Mystik SPIRAL (The White Fic)
By jak981125
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

This time, the author's gone too far as the Spiral takes on the Beatles' "white album." Sorry, Eric Clapton refused a cameo.
Mystik Spiral's Lonely Lawndale Band
By jak981125
Category: Crossovers & Parodies

Enjoy the concert of the season as Mystik Spiral takes on Sgt. Pepper in a 9/11 benefit. A splendid time is guaranteed for all!
Mystique Spiral [Artwork]
By M. Bruner
Category: Romance

A new girl in Trent's life throws Daria completely for a loop, causing her to take drastic steps to ease her pain.