Chapter Sixteen

Scully woke up in the hospital with no prior knowledge of what had happened or how she had gotten there. "What happened?" she asked the doctor who was standing over her, checking her vitals.

"You lost consciousness," said the doctor. "You were brought to the hospital by an ambulance."

Scully looked greatly confused. She had no memory of passing out. "Where's Mulder and my little girl?" she asked fearfully.

"Your family is waiting right outside," the doctor stated. "But before they come in, you and I need to talk."

"Yes, Doctor," Scully said with a frown. "Is ... is something wrong?"

"I gave you a thorough examination in the ER and I am afraid we found something... "

"Ohhh God, what is it?" Scully asked because she didn't like the look on the doctor's face.

"Your partner Fox Mulder has been very concerned about you and your well-being. He told me that the two of you are special agents for the FBI."

"Yes, we are. What- what does that have to do with anything?"

"Agent Scully, you have some sort of implant in the back of your neck - a chip of some sort. We aren't sure if we should remove it. Fox Mulder told me about your abduction. It would appear that during that time, you were implanted with an unknown object. Without knowing it's origin, we aren't sure if we should operate and remove the object, especially considering your condition."

"What condition?" Dana asked.

"You're pregnant," the doctor revealed.

"Pregnant?!" Scully gasped. "No! I can't be pregnant."

She thought of the IVF and the test she had taken afterwards. The pregnancy test had been negative. There was no possible way that she had conceived!

"You definitely are. Your pregnancy is in the very early stages, but the blood test revealed..."

Dana wasn't listening anymore. She was trying to make sense of how she could possibly be pregnant. It was a fact that since she and Mulder had consummated their relationship, they had made love MANY times and without any protection, but she had no ova in order to conceive. The two embryos she had been implanted with during the IVF had not survived.How in the world was she carrying a child?

"This.. this just can't be possible," Dana said to the doctor. "I need to talk to Mulder. Please. Send him in right away."

"Alright, I will send him right in," the doctor replied.

As she waited for Mulder to appear, Dana placed a trembling hand on her flat stomach, wondering how she was going to tell Mulder the news. Had her life somehow become some sort of X-file? How could she have gotten pregnant?

Mulder walked in and rushed to Dana's side. "I was worried about you," he said as he took her hand. "Is everything okay? The doctor wouldn't tell me anything." He was happy that Dana was awake, but something told him that she had something profound that she needed to tell him.

"No, Mulder, everything is not okay. First he said I have some sort of implant on the back of my neck. He's not sure what it is, but it sounds a lot like the one they found in Emily's neck when she was hospitalized. He's not sure if he should operate or..."

"Or what, Scully?" he said in concern. "What are you not telling me?"

"I'm pregnant," she blurted out.