Title: A New Beginning of Discovery Author: Erin M. Blair E-Mail Address: eblair@sonic.net Classification: SRA--Story, Romance, Angst Rating: PG Keyword: Mulder/Scully Married. Spoiler: Memento Mori Archive: OK to archive at Gossmer, Xemplary, EP, M&S, and EMXC. Others: please ask me first. Please forward to ATXC. Thank you! =) Disclaimer: They aren't mine. Chris Carter owns them. Dedication: I dedicate this story to David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as well as my fanfic supporters. You know who you are. =) Summary: Mulder and Scully learn that they're going to be parents. ----------------------------------------- A NEW BEGINNING OF DISCOVERY Written By: Erin Blair ----------------------------------------- "Mulder, I have to tell you something that's going to change our lives," Dana Scully-Mulder said, as she opened the door to their bedroom. Her face was brimming with joy with the knowledge of her discovery. "What is it?" Fox Mulder asked, as he put down the X-File on their bed. He looked up at his wife's excited facial expression. "Scully, you look very happy this morning." They were supposed to be getting ready to leave for Los Angeles to go on a new case. "You know that I have been sick for the past few days, right?" Scully said, as he nodded at the memory. "I thought that I couldn't get pregnant, but there's no denying the truth, Mulder. I'm pregnant!" "We're having a baby?" Mulder asked, stunned. "I thought that they took all of your ova. I thought you couldn't..." "Couldn't what?" "I thought that you couldn't have children because of your abduction," Mulder said, with a sigh. Scully caught a glance of her husband's stunned expression. "I know, Mulder. I know exactly how you feel..." "The clones told me that all your ova were harvested." "That's what I thought for a long time until *this* happened." She paused. "Mulder, we're going to have a baby..." "I can't believe it, Scully... I can't believe that it's really happening..." "I know what you mean, Mulder. I couldn't believe it myself, but I had my OB-GYN check the results a few times. Every time that my results came back, they told me that I'm pregnant." "How could it be?" "Maybe the clones were wrong," Scully said, with speculation. Her clear blue eyes were sparkling with joy of the news that they're going to become parents. "How does it account for those vials of your ova? I saw them with my own eyes. How could I *not* believe?" "I don't know, Mulder. I'm your wife *and* your partner. I've always told you the truth. We'll find out the reason why I'm pregnant now." She paused. "Maybe then you'll believe me..." Mulder watched his wife walk into the bathroom, and he listened to her vomiting in the toilet. A few minutes later, she came out. "Scully, I'm so sorry that I doubted you. The news shocked me. I thought that you couldn't..." "I know, Mulder. I understand. Believe me. When I found out that we're going to have a baby, I couldn't believe it. I thought that they took all of my ova... I was so shaken and confused that I had the tests done. My OB-GYN told me that they hadn't took all of my ova. I have one ovary which still contains ova." "Is there more?" Scully nodded. "There's something that I hadn't told anyone... Before I entered the FBI, I thought about all the pros and the cons that I would encounter. One of them was my fear that I wouldn't settle down. I had put some of my ova on ice at a fertility clinic in Maryland to use when I was ready..." She paused. "They hadn't took my chance for having children." "No, they hadn't," Mulder murmured. He paused. he thought that he should finally tell her what he'd been keeping from her. "There's something else that I need to you. When I was at that clinic, I stole a vial of your ova." "How come you'd never told me this until now?" "I don't know. I was scared, Scully. I didn't want to cause you pain in case it wasn't viable." "Are they viable?" "Yes. They're viable." "We're going to be parents, Mulder," Scully said, as she patted her stomach. "They haven't won. We did." "I know," Mulder said, with a smile. He gave his wife a kiss, and then, he fingered Scully's stomach. "I can't wait to see our baby." "Mulder, you're going to wait for nine months," Scully said, with a laugh. "I hope you can wait for that long." She paused. "I'm glad that you believe me." "I always believe you, Scully." Mulder smiled to himself as he thought of their upcoming baby. The baby certainly was their hope to fight the future. He looked at Scully with a smile of contentment, and he thought of how much she meant to him. He knew that with their love and their new baby, they could win. "I know," Scully said, with a smile of happiness. "It's our new beginning of discovery." End of Story Author's Note: This story is pure sap. I swear it'll give you a cavity. =) This was one of the very first stories that I'd written before I started to post my various stories to X-Files fanfic mailing lists. I'd added some new dialouge and changed some paragraphs. This was written *before* I'd written "Discovery of Hope". This isn't a part of any series. At least, I don't plan it to be... Feedback: Since I do have a problem with grammar, I'd like to receive positive, critical feedback so I'll become a better writer. Send to: eblair@sonic.net