An Answer to All Things
Written by LJP - CRHarmony@aol.com
Rated PG-13 
Keywords: MSR
Spoilers: BIG ones for “all things” and “Requiem.”
Summary: Just how *did* Scully get pregnant?  And who’s the 
father?
Author's Notes: Alright, I just could *not* pass up this 
opportunity to write a fanfiction.  It was basically handed 
to all writers on a silver platter.  Okay, and I *know* I 
didn’t get the characterization right.  I never do.  Bear 
with me...
Archive: Already sent to Gossamer.  Anywhere else, just let 
me know!
Feedback:  Send all feedback, good and bad, to 
CRHarmony@aol.com.
Disclaimer: The X-Files belongs to the wonderful, fantastic 
man known as Chris Carter (I just hope he doesn’t mess up 
what he’s started) and to 1013 Productions and 20th Century 
FOX.  Mulder and Scully also belong to the extraordinarily 
talented David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.  I promise to 
return everything once I’m done.  Don’t worry about it!

***

Agent Scully groaned and opened her eyes, not entirely sure 
where she was.  Then she remembered.  She had fallen asleep 
with Mulder rambling on about choices people make.  Pushing 
herself into an upright position, she felt the beads of 
sweat forming on her forehead.  She tossed the blanket 
Mulder must have given her onto the floor.

“Scully!  No!”  She heard from behind her.  “Don’t!”

Almost immediately she realized it was Mulder who was 
screaming and she ran toward his bedroom.  Scully found 
Mulder tossing and turning in his bed.  “Scully...”  He 
mumbled.

Her heart leapt into her throat at the terror written all 
over his face.  Slowly and gently, she approached the bed, 
sitting down softly and touching his face, hoping to wake 
him.  “Mulder...Mulder...”

His eyes shot open and stared at her as if she weren’t 
there.  “Scully?”  When he realized it was truly her, his 
arms shot around her neck and he pulled her down on top of 
him.

“It’s okay Mulder.  I’m right here.  I’m not going 
anywhere.”  She soothed him, running her fingers through 
his hair.  “It’s okay.”

Mulder pulled back and looked at her, tears brimming his 
eyes.  “Scully...I was so afraid I’d lose you again.  And I 
couldn’t deal with that.  I love you too much.”  He 
rambled, stopping short as his words registered in both her 
mind and his.

She gasped.  The two just gazed at each other, seeming to 
relive a similar moment a few years before in a hallway 
outside the very apartment they were in now.  “Mulder...”  
She looked away, unable to met his gaze.

Mulder removed one hand from around her back and lifted her 
chin.  Slowly, he lowered his mouth to hers and they 
kissed.  It was nothing like the short, soft one they had 
shared on New Year’s Eve.  This kiss was deep and filled 
with emotions threatening to unleash themselves.  The 
passion grew and before either knew what was happening, 
Scully had her back to the bed and Mulder was laying full-
length on top of her, their lips still locked.

Scully was the first to break their kiss.  “Mulder...what 
are we doing?”

He didn’t respond.  Instead, his hands parted the lapels of 
her jacket, pulling it from her body.  As he peeled it off 
her, his mouth made it’s way along her jaw, trailing gentle 
kisses down her neck.  Once the jacket was removed, he 
tossed it across the room.

Scully moaned quietly, all doubts removed from her mind, 
and pulled the t-shirt out of Mulder’s boxers.  He did the 
same to hers and before long, flesh came into contact with 
flesh.  And lips came into contact with lips.  Hungrily and 
passionately, the rest of the garments were removed, 
exposing everything.  

“I love you too Mulder.”  Scully said, barely audible.  
Mulder looked at her and smiled.  He lowered his lips to 
hers again.

Their love was consummated that night and sealed with a 
promise.

***

“I’m pregnant.”  Scully concluded, fighting back the 
strange urge to smile.

Skinner was unable to mask his shock.  “Pregnant?!”  He 
wondered.  “How?”

She shook her head.  “Like I said, I don’t know how it’s 
possible.  I’ve been told a thousand times that I’d never 
be able to have children...”

He got what she was implying.  “So you just assumed that 
you wouldn’t need protection.”

Her cheeks reddened and she averted her gaze.  “It’s not 
just that...it wasn’t planned.  We didn’t think...it just 
happened once.”

“Once is all it takes.”

Scully looked back up at him.  “But not to me.”  She 
protested.  “It wasn’t supposed to happen to me...not like 
this...not when he...”  Scully’s hand caressed her abdomen 
and a tear fell down her cheek.

Her superior kneeled down next to the bed and grabbed her 
hand in his.  “Agent Scully...”

She pulled her hand away and wiped the wetness from her 
face.  “We have to find him sir.  We have to.”  Her look of 
determination touched with a hint of fear hit Skinner like 
a brick.

Realization dawned on him and he let out a deep sigh.  A 
soft look overcame his face and he nodded in agreement.  
“We’ll find Agent Mulder.  I promise you that.”

“Dana?”

Both Scully and Skinner looked up as the door opened and 
Maggie Scully entered.

“Mom?  What are you doing here?”  Scully wondered, 
sniffling and quickly trying to remove to wetness staining 
her cheeks.

Skinner lowered his eyes.  “I called her.”  He admitted, 
sending an apologetic look toward his agent.  “I thought 
you might need someone to talk to.”  He tried to tell her 
that he didn’t know her condition and didn’t think her 
mother’s arrival would be uncomfortable.

“Mr. Skinner told me you were in the hospital.  I wanted to 
make sure you were alright.”  Maggie insisted, walking in 
between Scully and Skinner to stand next to her daughter.

Skinner started toward the door.  “I’ll leave you two 
alone.”

“Thank you sir.  For everything.”  Scully tried to smile 
again, fighting back tears.

He nodded before exiting.

Maggie pulled a chair over to the bed.  “Where’s Fox?  I 
would have thought he’d be by your bedside.”  Scully looked 
away and couldn’t answer.  “Dana?  Is Fox okay?  Where is 
he?”

“I don’t know.”  Scully replied meekly.  “He’s gone...”

“Gone?”

She nodded and turned to her mother.  “We went back to 
Oregon to investigate a case involving alien abductions.  
He made me stay here once he determined that they were 
taking previous abductees.  But they didn’t want me.  They 
wanted him.  Skinner saw the space ship leave.”  Scully 
began to cry again.  “I don’t know what to believe though.  
All I know is that he’s gone.”

Maggie bit on her lower lip and pulled her daughter into a 
hug.  “Oh Dana, I’m so sorry.  But you’ll find him.  I know 
you won’t give up on Fox.  He didn’t give up on you.”

“I know Mom.  I can’t give up.  I have to find him.  I have 
to tell him...”  Her voice trailed off and she buried her 
face in her mother’s shoulder.  “I have to tell him that 
he’s going to be a daddy.”  She continued, her statement 
barely audible.

Maggie pulled away and searched her daughter’s face to see 
if she was joking.  “What?”  She asked.  “Dana?”

Scully broke into a small grin.  “I’m pregnant.”

The End

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