Chapter Twenty-Eight: There Once Was a Bullfrog
Flashback: 2 Days Prior
"Mulder, wake up. Please, say something," cried out an exhausted redhead. There was no response from the unconscious Mulder. Scully began to reminisce about all the times the pair were there to each other due to a medical situation caused by a case. "Too many times to count," she whispered to herself. One memory that stuck out was their unexpected case that got them out of mandatory team building training, in which Mulder was injured and persuaded Scully to sing to him. Scully chuckled at the memory and the song she chose. "Wouldn't hurt if I tried," as she thought to herself. "Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Was a good friend of mine, I never understood a single word he said. But, I helped him a-drink his wine, and he always had some mighty fine wine-" "Chorus." "Mulder?" "The one and only." Scully had dived for a hug before Mulder cried out, "Hey, no wrestling!" "Mulder, shut up." The silence lasted briefly before Mulder spoke up. "Scully, what do we do now?" "Stay put and recover what energy we can before heading out." "Okay. By the way," "Hmm?" "Thank you for everything." "Mulder, where would you be without me?" "That is the question that I don't want to find the answer to." "Well, then that makes two of us." The duo smiled at each other after this exchange.
Again, wanting to break the silence, Mulder propped himself up from his current position and moved closer to Scully. "Hey, Scully." "What is it, Mulder?" "Thank you." "For what?" "For everything." Scully blushed and smiled. "That's what partners do. Look out for each other." Mulder smiled back. "Scully, did I miss anything?" "No. We still have a creature out there, and we are still lost in these woods. At any rate, we might not even make it out of here." "Always a pessimist." "No, always a realist." "Umm, Scully. I don't think that is a word." "You know what?" "What?" "I don't care at this point." "Fair enough." Mulder moved closer to Scully again and laid his head on her shoulder. Just like a night that seemed as if it was forever ago, the two agents looked up at the sky and watched the stars dazzle.
