Here is the second part of "Requiem" as well as part of the 8x01. I have also taken out Doggett, because this is where everything goes AU.
I also don't own "The Animaniacs".
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Left alone with The Gunmen to look over files, Scully starts to trade ideas and theories on the abductees. Picking up a file and walking closer to Skinner's desk to get better light, Scully mumbles to herself about abnormalities in Billy Miles' record. Explaining the findings to The Gunmen, they soon become her sounding board. As they talk she begins to feel a little weak. Braving through the dizziness that comes, Scully begins to walk toward the vacant chair in the office before collapsing. Waking up in what she assumes is Byers' car, she sluggishly asks, "What happened?"
Excited that she is awake, The Gunmen begin to talk over each other. Feeling as if she is stuck with children, Scully demands, "One at a time."
"You passed out in Skinner's office," Langley explains as Byers answers from the driver's seat, "We're about ten minutes from the hospital now."
Shaking her head, Scully answers, "I don't need a hospital. Chloe needs to be picked up from school."
"We'll get her after we drop you off and bring her up to the hospital," Byers reasons. Knowing she has no control over the situation, Scully resigns herself to yet another hospital stay. Whatever is wrong with her, she is hoping the cancer is still in remission and she is simply suffering a nasty bout of Vertigo.
Admitted into a room an hour later, Scully waits for a nurse to take her blood pressure and do any blood work. She reaches for her necklace absentmindedly before remembering the cross and chain are with Mulder. Hearing a knock on the door, the red head sits up in the hospital bed ready for any tests. Instead, she sees Chloe come into the room with The Gunmen behind her. Quickly, the teen goes to her mother's hospital bed and hugs her. Stroking her daughter's hair, Scully mouths a thank you to Langley, Frohike, and Byers who nod in return.
"Have they said anything, yet?" Langley questions. Scully shakes her head, "I'm still waiting. They're probably getting my records transferred over."
"You always have to wait for things in a place like this," Frohike remarks when a nurse walks by. Under his breath he mumbles, "Hello, Nurse."
To his dismay, the hospital room echos and he turns to see Scully's arched eyebrow. Stage whispering to her mother, Chloe states, "He watched The Animaniacs with me when I was little."
"Because I babysat you."
"Hey, you loved that show!" Chloe remarks as Frohike answers, "Because it had humor for kids and adults."
Confused, Scully asks, "What is The Animaniacs?"
Suddenly she gets four people in her hospital room singing a ridiculous theme song. Thankfully, the insanity can end when a nurse walks in.
"I'm sorry, only family can be in here right now," The nurse announces. Looking at Chloe, Scully asks the teen if she wants to stay. Her daughter nods and the boys take their leave.
"Okay, so what I have on file Ms. Scully is vomiting and severe dizziness?" The nurse asks making sure everything is correct. Scully nods as a blood pressure cuff is put on her arm. As the nurse takes her blood pressure, Scully watches the needle and is thankful to find her pressure is normal.
"Well, that looks good. And just for the doctor to review, I need to know the date of your last period."
Thinking back, Scully answers, "A little over a month ago?"
Clicking her pen, the nurse answers, "All right. The doctor will be in soon."
Scully thanks the woman before being left with just her daughter.
"Mom, are you going to be okay?" Chloe asks trying not to think of her mother's cancer a few years ago. Smiling, Scully answers, "I'll be fine."
The teen merely nods her head knowing worrying is not going to help.
"Ms. Scully?" A man asks as he walks into the hospital room twenty minutes later. "Hi, I'm Doctor Anderson."
Scully smiles at him before introducing her daughter. Looking at his charts, Doctor Anderson remarks, "Nice to meet you."
Chloe simply smiles slightly as she holds her mom's hand as the doctor states, "We have the results back from your blood work and I wanted to congratulate you."
"It's not cancer?" Scully questions relieved. Shaking his head and giving her a confused glance, Doctor Anderson answers, "It's definitely not cancer. Ms. Scully, you're pregnant."
Both mother and daughter stare at the man in front of them in shock. Slowly entering Doctor mode, Scully asks to see the charts. Reading over them, the red head still has trouble digesting the information, but hands back the clipboard.
"I'm going to have an ultrasound tech come and do an ultrasound, but you are definitely pregnant. Congratulations, again."
Scully nods numbly as the doctor leaves.
"That's impossible," Scully whispers to herself. Chloe simply holds her mom's hand and leans her head on her shoulder. Stroking her daughter's hair, the mother and daughter are startled when Scully's cell phone rings. Nodding for her daughter to get the phone, Scully answers as Chloe heads to the bathroom. Answering, Scully is surprised to find a doctor on the other end asking if it is okay to perform an emergency surgery on Mulder.
"I'm sorry?" The red head replies hoping to gain more information.
"Mister Mulder has a concussion, and unfortunately major swelling. We just need to know from his next of kin if it is okay to perform the surgery."
"Yes," Scully immediately answers before needling information from the attending on Mulder's diagnosis and prognosis. Finally hanging up the phone, the red head turns to her daughter who now sits beside her and explains the situation.
"Is Dad going to be okay?" Chloe questions. Stroking her daughter's hair, Scully smiles uncertainly.
"I hope so," She answers.
Hours later, Scully sits alone in her hospital room when Skinner comes in. With her daughter picked up by Kyle to study for an exam, Scully finally breaks down over the complexities of the day when she hears a voice call her name.
"'Agent Scully'," Skinner uncomfortably begins when he enters the hospital room. Scully greets him and he asks how she is, but can tell he is trying to find the courage to tell her something. He starts, but falters when he notices Scully is about to cry.
"'I already heard'," Scully reassures him. "The hospital called me to confirm an emergency surgery."
Skinner nods in understanding forgetting that Scully is Mulder's emergency contact. He is about to leave when Scully stops him.
"'Sir, um... there's something else I need to tell you. Something that I need for you to keep to yourself.'"
Curious, Skinner waits for his agent to speak to him. Trying to figure out the best way to explain everything to him, Scully rambles, "'I'm having a hard time explaining it. Or believing it. But, um...'"
Patiently Skinner waits as a myriad of emotion cross the red head's face. Finally she admits, "'I'm pregnant.'"
Eyes wide in disbelief, Skinner somehow cobbles a congratulations before adding, "How long do you have to be here?"
"Until they sign the discharge papers. The Gunmen are picking me up. Um... Do you mind not telling Mulder about my hospital stay? I was told he'd make a full recovery and be home in a few days."
Nodding, Skinner agrees before congratulating his agent one more time.
Let out of the hospital late in the night, Scully asks the Gunmen to take her to Mulder's apartment. Dropping her off, the men ask if she needs anything, but Scully shakes her head. Entering the apartment, the red head looks around, and finds nothing amiss. However the absence of him for the next few days are terrifying to her. She wants to talk to Mulder and tell him about their child. Taking a breath, Scully heads toward Chloe's room. Noticing one of Mulder's blue dress shirts on the bed as she passes the open door, the red head gravitates toward it. Picking up the shirt, Scully holds it to her and lies down on the bed. Taking in the smell, Scully takes comfort in the fact that Mulder will be home in a couple days, but is still upset that he is not home. She wakes up the next morning to footsteps in the room. Turning toward the door, Scully groggily says her daughter's name and asks, "When did you get in?"
"I could ask you the same question," Chloe counters. "Kyle's parents brought me home around nine."
Scully nods before getting out of bed.
"Are you going to work today?" Chloe asks as Scully goes to make a cup of tea. The red head nods before asking what Chloe wants for breakfast.
"I had a bowl of cereal," The teen answers. "I just need a ride to school."
Swearing under her breath, Scully realizes her car is still at the Bureau. Telling her daughter so, Scully asks if the teen can get a ride with Anna. Chloe shrugs before kissing her mom good bye and heading to her friend's apartment. After Chloe leaves, Scully calls in sick and returns back to bed exhausted. Hugging Mulder's shirt closer, the red head begins to cry. Not only is he not there to let her go to work, but he is also not at home to comfort her over any parental guilt she currently feels. She wakes up a few hours later when her cell phone rings.
"Agent Scully," She answers groggily. Hearing her boyfriend's voice, the red head instantly perks up.
"Mulder!" Scully happily replies before asking how he is. He tells her he is fine before admitting, "The Boys called me and told me you were in the hospital."
A sigh escapes the woman as she answers, "Yeah, but I was discharged. I'll tell you about it when you get home."
"Hey," Mulder whispers when he walks into the apartment a few days later. "What did the doctor say?"
Scully smiles at her boyfriend as she gets up from the couch. Two days later, and she still has trouble registering the news. After a moment, the red head answers, "I'm pregnant."
A look of shock registers through the man's features and part of him makes a mental note to actively walk to the dining chair. Sitting down, Mulder finally asks, "Really?"
Scully nods answering, "They said eight weeks."
Drawing his girlfriend to him, Mulder puts his arm around her waist. Stroking his hair, Scully lets him revel in the embrace.
"A miracle," He mumbles unable to fully articulate his joy. His only regret is the Bureau mandated conference he has to attend next week. Not even Skinner can get him out of a week long seminar designated for division heads. Thankfully he is able to get them to sit down before dinner the next day to tell them.
"But you just got back!" Chloe whines when her father tells them about the mandatory conference. To her relief, Scully is glad her daughter says something. Even she wants to selfishly complain. After a pause, Scully asks how long the seminar will be.
"A week. I leave on Thursday," Mulder admits. Scully raises an eyebrow not believing a Thursday to Thursday seminar.
"The flights were cheaper that way," Mulder explains. Scully merely nods knowing the Bureau and their budget cuts. After a moment, Scully stands up.
"Where are you going?" Mulder asks thinking the seminar will be more of a discussion.
"To make tea," The red head replies eager to have something in her stomach. Rooting through the tea bags, Scully picks her favorite before closing the others and putting them in the cabinet. Letting the water boil in the kettle, the red head scans the fridge and other cabinets to figure out what she wants to eat. Deciding on toast and jam, Scully soon asks what everyone else wants to eat. Hearing his own stomach rumble, Mulder answers, "I'll make it. You take it easy."
Adamantly, Scully tells them she will cook. However, half an hour later, she finds out the spices from dinner paired with her mug of tea do not sit well with her. Quickly relinquishing kitchen duty, Scully runs to the bathroom. A few minutes later, Mulder knocks on the bathroom door. Holding a washcloth, Mulder goes to the sink to wet it before applying it to Scully's neck. Looking up from the toilet, the red head mumbles her thanks before apologizing.
"Hey, don't. We both wanted this, it'll get better in a few more weeks."
Scully merely sighs against her boyfriend who smoothes her hair. After a moment, Mulder asks, "Why don't you talk to Rachel or Ellen? Or your mom?"
Shaking her head gently, Scully replies, "Not Mom. I don't want to get her hopes up."
"We'll have to tell her," Mulder replies knowing Maggie will be the baby's only grandparent. Scully nods.
"I know, just not yet. I think I'll call Ellen tomorrow. Rachel's pretty busy with three kids right now."
Mulder nods before kissing his girlfriend and leaving the bathroom to fix dinner.
"Is Mom okay?" Chloe asks when her dad comes back. Nodding, Mulder replies, "She'll be fine. Thanks for watching the food."
Chloe shrugs before asking, "Was my real mom as bad as Scully is?"
"I'm not really sure. I was already in class when your mom woke up. I think you really just made her crave candy and chips."
"So junk food," Chloe asks with a smile. Mulder nods adding, "Usually with cheese on the chips. American chips, not British."
"Cheese?" Chloe asks wrinkling her nose. Mulder shrugs barely remembering much about that year except holding Chloe and applying to the FBI training academy. When they hear Scully come into the dining area, Mulder asks how she feels. Scully shrugs before sitting down at the table exhausted.
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