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Title: Welcome Back
Author: Doctor C.
Rating: PG
Classification: S/A/R
Key Words: M/S romance, S/D Friendship,
Sk/Sc Friendship
Spoilers: Season 8, Requiem, XF- FTF
Summary: Mulder comes back and Scully has
her baby.
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the X Files
characters. (if I did then season 8 wouldn't
have gone downhill)
Archives: Gossamer, anywhere else, email me.
Feedback: What did you think of this, drop
me a note at laura_c@imagin.net
Note: This fanfic is dedicated to one of my
best friends, Didi, who got me into watching
the X Files and got me to love Mulder,
Scully, and now, Doggett.
Didi, it's Doc, thanks for the
encouragement, and the dedication to the X
Files, one of my favorite TV shows.
He hurt, he hurt all over. He couldn't think
of anything but the pain. He was stark
naked, but he didn't care. He was free of
them. And the tests, the tests he hated most
of all. They poked and prodded him,
determined not to kill him, but torture him.
He wondered and hoped he was on the planet
he called home. He looked around and saw a
small pond of water. He wouldn't even
remember it, except for the memories. He
remembered some things, but others weren't
very clear. The clearest memory he
remembered couldn't be taken away. It was of
a small, petite woman with red hair. Scully,
He could never forget Scully. He loved her
and hoped that she was okay. The last thing
he remembered about her was that she was
sick. He hoped the cancer hadn't returned.
Then he was overcome with fatigue. It
consumed his whole body and his head felt
like a sack of potatoes. His cheeks were
still caked with blood from one of the
tests, the most painful. He tried to make a
sound, but all that came out was a faint
squeak. He tried to fight it, but then gave
up, like he did so many times. And the sleep
overcame him.
She woke up to her cell phone, the only
people to call her these days was Skinner,
Doggett, or occasionally the Lone Gunman.
She worked from home these last few months,
and her OB sentenced her to bed rest.
"Agent Scully." She said
"It's Agent Doggett, you really need to get
over here. It's an emergency." He said,
rapidly
"What's wrong?" She asked, voice in concern.
"We have a John Doe at a county hospital in
Washington. He fits the description of
Mulder." He heard a click at the other end
of the line.
"Agent Scully?" He asked, to nothing. She
had hung up the phone and was already out
the door. He had come home.
Her and Doggett were silent the whole trip.
After taking a cab to the hospital, she
rushed in, with a panicked face. A husky
woman with curly blonde hair told her to
wait in chairs, but she wouldn't have it.
"Where is he?" She screamed.
Just then a handsome, yet balding doctor
came over to her. "I've got it, Margaret."
He said as he made his way to the agents.
"Are you looking for the John Doe that was
brought in earlier?" She nodded.
"And you are?"
"Agent Dr. Dana Scully, and this is my
partner, John Doggett." They showed him
their badges as he nodded in agreement.
"He is in ICU now, I'll walk you up if you
like?" She agreed as they walked down the
hallway and to the elevator.
"Well, he came in with a pneumothorax on
both sides, and there was fluid around the
sack in his heart, and it caused it to go
into ventricular fibrillation But, now he is
doing fine and we just excavated him." He
said as her eyes widened. "He is just coming
out of anesthesia now." He said as they got
to the ICU floor. He opened the door as
Scully gasped. It was he all right.
"Is this your man?" He asked.
"Yes." She finally whispered.
"Is there anyone I can call for you?" He
asked, as he was about to leave the room.
"Assistant Director Wal..." She was cut short
by Doggett.
"He is on his way, he is taking a later
flight." He said.
"In that case, can you call my mom, tell her
that Mulder was found." He nodded and left
the room. Doggett felt unwelcome at this
time and place.
"Agent Scully, I'll be in the waiting room.
Call me if you need me." He said as he left.
"Thanks agent Doggett." She smiled and
pulled up a chair beside him. She stroked
his hair.
"Oh, Mulder, so much has changed." She
whispered as she kissed his forehead.
"I've got a new partner now. He isn't as
good as you were, are, but he takes care of
me." He opened his eyes and they darted
around the room. But these weren't the soft,
deep hazel eyes she knew. These eyes were
full of fear and pain. They darted around
the room for now and the pain and fear
disappeared. He smiled and touched her hair.
"I knew you'd come back." She said as she
kissed him.
"The cancer didn't come back, did it? What
was wrong?" He asked, voice with concern.
"Mulder, the cancer didn't come back, I'm
not sick. I'm just fine. I'm going to have a
baby." She said as his eyes widened. His
hand extended to touch the bump that grew
where her stomach used to be.
"Is it mine?" He asked. She smiled and
nodded.
"So, this new partner of yours, tell me
about him." He said, changing the subject.
"He treats me well, and he keeps me out of
trouble. He's really sweet. But of course,
you're sweeter. She said as she kissed him.
He pulled her into a tight embrace. Then the
tears came. Light at first, but then,
uncontrollably.
"I thought I would never see you again. Oh,
Mulder, these last few months I have lost
half of my life. I dedicated everything to
finding you." She sobbed as he rocked her
back and forth, singing her a song. Then she
pulled away abruptly and fell to the floor,
clutching her stomach.
"Oh, GOD!" she screamed.
"Scully?!" Mulder yelled.
From the scream, a nurse with curly brown
hair, rushed in.
"What happened?" she asked as she ran over
to where Scully lay. She had one hand on her
stomach and one hand on Mulder's hand. A
clear puddle was on the floor near her legs.
"My water just broke." She said, in a calm,
easy way.
"I need a gurney in here!" The nurse yelled
as two nurses brought it in. No matter what,
she wouldn't let go of Mulder's hand. Then
Agent Doggett was there. With a little
coaxing from him, she let go of Mulder's
hand. He was about to leave when a voice
called out,
"Wait!" he turned around to face Mulder.
"Agent Doggett, I don't know you, but Scully
does. She trusts you, and whomever she
trusts I trust. See her through this since I
can't. Tell her that I love her and that she
will be okay. Go, Doggett, protect her like
you did when I was gone. Take care of her
for me, she's all I have." He said as
Doggett smiled.
"I will, I promise."
PART II
"Who wants to play cards?" Doggett asks as
he walks into Scully's room. She rolls her
eyes at him as he sits on the bed.
"Perfect night huh?" she says sarcastically.
"How's Mulder?"
"He's doing just fine. He told me to take
care of you for him. And he says that he
loves you. And I can tell in his eyes that
he does. Tell me about him, it will pass the
time." He says.
"Do you have anyplace better to go agent
Doggett?" She asks warily. He shrugged, but
stayed put.
"Well, where should I start." She asked.
"At the beginning." He said
She told him just about everything. What she
liked about him (how he always is looking at
her with affection), what she couldn't stand
about him (like all the times he ditched her
while out on a case). She told him about
Antarctica, and their "near kiss" in the
hallway. She said that when he was abducted
that she denied it and still thought there
would be sunflower seeds on the floor in the
office.
"And then he... Oh God!" she screamed.
"Where's Skinner, he's my Lamaze coach?"
"Breath, Scully."
"Oh cut the crap, Doggett, today and only
today, you can call me Dana." She yelled, as
he grabbed her hand.
"Breathe, Dana, breathe." He said as she
gripped his hand with all of her might. He
was in more pain than she was. Probably a
grip hard enough to break bones.
This went on for an hour or so, the
contractions and such. Then Dana was asleep
and so was Doggett. They had given her an
epideral to ease the pain. Then the nurse
came in, and checked.
"You are 7 centimeters, let's go to the
delivery room." She said as they pushed the
gurney down the hall.
"John, go check on Mulder for me, please."
She said before they wheeled her in.
"I'll be back!" he said as he went to
Mulder's room.
"Doggett, how is she?"
"She's going to the delivery room. Your
gonna have yourself a baby soon."
He left the room and to the OB floor. They
were prepping for delivery. He had to put on
a little hat, though. He was ready.
"How you doing?" Doggett asks Scully.
"Doggett, something is wrong, I can feel it,
something is wrong with the baby." Scully
said in a panicked tone.
"I'm Doctor Linch, I will be delivering your
baby, Dana." She checked how far along and
her face grew concerned.
"Connie, prep OR 2 please, tell them to hold
a breech possibly with the chord around its
neck." Dana was freaked out.
"Dana breech is when..." she said
"I know what that is, I'm a doctor. I don't
want a c-section, but if my baby's life is
in danger than I suppose it will be okay.
"OB is ready." The nurse said as they
wheeled Scully down there.
"Doggett, tell Mulder that I love him and
that I always will." She said as they led
her away.
"He went into Mulder's room and saw a
balding man with him. It was Skinner.
"Doggett, how is she?" Mulder asked.
"There were some complications, she has to
have a C-Section. She is in the OR,
prepping. Mulder, she says that she loves
you, and that she always will. There was
never enough truth in her eyes than when she
said that." He smiled.
Just then an OB nurse walked in.
"Agent Doggett? They are ready to start, and
Dana won't let them without you." She said
as she left the room.
"Sir, please go too. Both of you she trusts
and I trust. Take care of her for me. Take
care of my girl. And give Scully a kiss for
me." He says as Doggett's eyebrows raise in
surprise. "On the forehead, Doggett." He
said as he laughed and they left. He was
consumed with his thoughts.
They had to prep also, they got special
hats, and blue aprons. They felt like
doctors. They had gloves, too, and surgical
masks.
"Dana, look who I bumped into."
"Sir, oh I thought you'd never come." She
sighed in relief. Doggett kissed her
forehead and she looked at him strangely.
"That's from Mulder." He said sheepishly.
"Let's get started." Dr. Linch said as
Doggett squeezed Scully's hands and skinner
looked down.
"Sir, you look a little pale." Scully
noticed.
"I'm just fine." He said as his eyes closed
and he hit the tile flooring.
"Oh god? Sir, are you all right?" Scully
yelled, questioning.
"He'll be fine, but he'll have a headache."
One of the nurses said as he started to come
around.
"Congratulations, Dana, you have a baby
girl." They Scully smiled, but grew stern.
"Why isn't she crying?"
"Oh please tell them to do everything they
can." She said as she sobbed
"She was deprived of oxygen quite a bit,
but, she is pinking up, see?" Dr. Lynch said
as she showed him her face was peach instead
of purple he had witnessed a few minutes
earlier. Finally she let out a squeal.
"Dana, she is just fine."
"Doggett, please, tell Mulder."
"Hello? Anyone here?" Doggett asked as he
peeked inside of Mulder's room. He was
playing solitaire.
"Lost again. How's Scully?"
"She is just fine. You have yourself a baby
girl." He said as Mulder put on the biggest
grin. Then he closed his eyes and
concentrated. Something is wrong, I can feel
it. I can sense that something is wrong with
Scully. I don't' know why, but please, prove
to me that I am wrong." He begged as Doggett
left the room. The aliens must have taken
his mind also.
Mulder sat there, in his room, when an
excruciating pain came over his chest. He
grabbed it in pain, the only thing he could
manage to say was "Scully!!!" and then the
nurses came in and tried to force life back
into him.
Meanwhile, Doggett rushed up to the surgical
floor, and he ran past the nurses who yelled
at him. He burst into the room. The monitors
were crazy. He was at her side at once.
"Doggett, look," she pointed to the box with
blood and water in it. It was all the way
full with blood.
"I'm bleeding out!" She whispered.
"If I die, tell Mulder that I will always be
there. And that I want you to be my
daughter's uncle." She said as she went into
V-Tach.
"Dana, hold on. For Mulder, for your
daughter, for me." He begged.
She was in a light room. White room. Very
bright and very warm. Quiet too.
"What are you doing here?" A voice asked.
"Mulder, I could ask you the same thing."
"Are we dead?"
"I don't think so, but look." He said as he
pointed to her right. There was a very
bright light with beautiful gold. To her
left was A sign, SURGERY.
"We are almost dead. We need to make a
choice."
"I'll make you a deal, I'll go if you go."
"Deal." They walked toward the door, hand in
hand. They walked into the door, but was
pushed back.
"We need to go separately." He said, sighing
He hugged her and she kissed his forehead
and then his lips.
"I will always love you." She said as she
waved and disappeared. He looked back at the
light and saw someone that made him gasp.
Doggett was asleep, holding her hand. And
Skinner was in the chair by the wall, asleep
too. She struggled to sit up, and instantly
woke Skinner and Doggett in unison.
"Doggett, what happened?"
"You gave us a scare there agent Scully."
Then, Doggett got a call on his cell phone.
"This is agent Doggett? Yes, oh god!" He
said as he clicked off the phone.
"Mulder isn't doing too well. His heart is
beating frantically."
"Doggett wait. Give him a message from me.
Please, she said as she scribbled it onto a
piece of paper, rather quickly. She handed
him the slip of paper and he rushed out the
door. The elevator was too slow, so he took
the stairs, two at a time. He got there, the
nurses were shocking him and he had a tube
in his mouth to help him breathe.
"Agent Mulder, this is Agent Doggett. I have
a note, from agent Scully to you. I am not
sure if you can hear me, but here it goes."
Mulder saw his sister, and his father and
mother. Scully's sister and her father. He
even saw Quequag. And then he heard Agent
Doggett's voice and turned to listen.
" 'Mulder, as you lie in the hospital. I
remember the pact you made and you had to
keep that. Both you and I know that. You
have to keep your promise. Remember all the
times we have shared. Baseball, for one was
great. I have never had so much fun in my
life. You are my touchstone, my constant.
And if you quit now, they win.' Agent
Mulder, I haven't known you as much as I
know agent Scully, but I do know that when
she talks about you she glows. She loves
you, she really loves you." He said as he
started to walk out.
"GO, Fox, we all are safe. Go have a life. I
love you bro." Sam said as he walked toward
the past. He was going to live
"We have a rhythm." The nurse said to the
doc that was taking care of him.
"Wow, that's a strong heartbeat from a
person who just encountered death!" he said
as Doggett stared at him blankly, mouth
open.
Mulder was even coming around.
"Tell Scully that I had her, I had her
good." He said with a weak smile.
Doggett walked into the room with a smile on
his face.
"He is doing just fine. He told me to tell
you that he had you." He smiled as he saw
Scully holding her daughter for the first
time. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Agent Doggett? Would you like to hold her?"
She asked as he smiled. "I would love to."
He said as he scooped her up. "She is
beautiful, agent Scully. She's got your
flaming red hair." The baby started to
wiggle and squirm and then she started to
cry. "Your attitude too." He said as Scully
laughed.
Skinner was behind Doggett, he was fine,
other than a large bump on his head. Doggett
handed the baby to him.
"Hush little baby don't say a word, Uncle
Skinner's going to buy you a mockingbird."
"How about Uncle Walter instead." Scully
said as Skinner gave the sleeping baby to
Scully. She turned to Doggett.
"You have been like a brother to me, these
last few months, would you be her uncle
also?"
"I would be honored. Now, let me see if your
surprise is ready?" He said as he winked at
her and left the room.
"Okay, close your eyes, we are going for a
little ride." He said as he put his hand
over her eyes, and Skinner and another nurse
pushed the gurney. "No peeking." Doggett
warned.
"Okay, open them." He said as she did and
she gasped. It was Mulder, they had taken
her to the ICU. He was grinning a boyish
grin. He had recovered more rapidly than
most, and he had the breathing tube out, but
the heart monitor had to stay on. Scully put
a hand on his.
Doggett and Skinner smiled. "We'll be
outside." As they left.
"Do you want to hold her?" she asked Mulder.
"Sure." He said happily.
"How's my girl, how's my baby girl." He
cooed as she giggled. "She's got your eyes
Scully. What's her name?" he asked.
"She doesn't have one yet." She replied
"How about Samantha?"
"Samantha Anne Mulder. It has a ring to it."
"Welcome to the world Sam!" Mulder whispers
to the sleeping child.
"Welcome back, Mulder." Scully says with a
smile on her face.
"I love you." Mulder says as he nuzzles her
nose with his.
"I love you more." She says, as she kisses
him passionately.
"I love stories with happy endings." Skinner
says.
"Sir, I will have my resignation papers on
your desk by Monday." Doggett says sadly as
Skinner looks at him strangely. "Tell Agent
Scully goodbye. I will keep in touch with
them, but not in the bureau. She's happy
now, she can get on with her life. She
doesn't need me in the way." He said as he
walked out of the hospital a new and changed
man.