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Switcheroo
Chapter 2
Later during the day, the doctor told Agent Mulder and Skinner that Agent Scully's condition was finally stable. She only had minor injuries, although the back of her head had to be stitched, because of a bad cut she received when the bus crashed into the glass window. Nevertheless, she was well, unlike the other passengers, who were badly injured. Three of them died within the day.
When Mulder and Skinner visited her in the private ward, she was still unconscious. But Skinner told him that she was only asleep, and will wake up soon. "Relax, Agent Mulder, she's fine now," he said, noticing his uneasiness.
"I can't wait for her to wake up," Mulder said.
"You can stay here if you want," Skinner encouraged. Mulder stared at him in disbelief.
"It's okay with me. I'll make an excuse for you. I'll go." Skinner walked towards the door and was about to depart when he heard Mulder utter, "Thank you, Director." Skinner turned to look at him, nodding his head in acknowledgment. He then went out quietly, leaving Mulder alone in the eerily silent hospital room.
He didn't go home that night. He chose to stay so that Scully might have some company, should she wake up. He only went out once to have a snack break, and returned immediately. Mulder sat by her bedside, watching her in her sleep. Without knowing it, he leaned drowsily on his arms and fell asleep also.
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Tuesday morning, 8:43 am
The ray of sunlight peered into the window blinds, waking up Agent Mulder. He totally forgot that he was in a hospital, watching over Scully. He rubbed his eyes and expected to see her awake. But he got the shock of his life when he stared at the empty bed in front of him.
"Scully?" he asked nervously, standing up. Where in the world will she go? Surely, she can't be abducted again by some alien being in a UFO. Come on, Mulder! Enough of this UFO crap! He berated himself. He saw the red button atop her bed and was about to call the nurse, when he heard her scream in the bathroom.
"Aaaaaaaahhh!"
"Scully!" He rushed toward the bathroom. He opened the door and found her staring at the mirror above the sink, horrified at her own reflection. Her palms were pressed to her cheeks. "Oh no!" she exclaimed. "Oh…my…God!"
"Hey! You're going to be fine!" Mudler exclaimed as he approached her. He turned her around, Scully looked even more terrified when he did that, "What, who am I? Who are you?" Her eyes widened at Mulder.
He feared that she might have amnesia. But how could it be, when she only had minor injuries? "Calm down," Mulder said, trying to pacify her. "You're an FBI Agent. Agent Dana Scully. And you're working with me. I'm Agent Fox Mulder."
"What do you mean, I'm an FBI agent?!" she asked, her voice pitchy. "I'm… it's not me! This is not me!" She cried out as she faced the mirror again. "I don't own this body! Return me to my own body, Mister!" She faced Mulder and pointed a finger at him.
Mulder couldn't make something of this scenario. Thoughts raced in his mind. If she doesn't have amnesia, and definitely no brain damage… He could only conclude one theory: She got swapped with somebody else.
Body swap. Like what happened to him in Area 51, when he mysteriously swapped personalities with a guy named Morris Fletcher.
This can't be happening.
A/N: To be continued. Wait for the next chapter and get to know the girl who inhabited Scully's body, Jasmine Choi!
