Disclaimer: The characters in this story, do not belong to be but to
Chris Carter and 1013 productions.  They are portrayed by two very
talented people David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
Spoilers: None, but Pendrell is alive in this story.
Classifications: MSR
Rating: PG-13
Summary: This is the fifth story in my Twist of Fate series, and yes you
do have to read the other's to understand what is going on. You can
find them on my website
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Zone/7773/index.html  
Or you can email me and I will gladly send them to you:)   This story
deals with the birth of Mulder and Scully's child.
Archive: Everywhere as long as my name stays attached to it:)

Twist of Fate 5: The birth

Dana Scully had already gone into false labor three times that week. 
She was two days past her due date and  growing more anxious with
every day that past.

"Mulder, I'm convinced that the baby is never coming out.  I'm going
to be pregnant forever," she said looking at herself in the mirror.  They
were both getting ready to attend a FBI function that evening.  Mulder 
walked up behind his wife, and wrapped his arms around her.  "Soon,
the baby will come soon enough," he whispered in her ear.

She laughed, "easy for you to say.  You're not the one with a two day
old child inside of you."

He kissed her on the cheek and walked back to the bed.

Scully continued to look at herself in the mirror, "I'm a whale!"

"You're beautiful," he said buttoning up his shirt.

"I can't see my feet, my body is not my own, my back is killing me.
And I haven't had a cup of coffee in nine long months."

"Almost finished?" he asked her.

"One more, do we really have to go to this thing tonight?" she asked
smiling at him and went to sit beside him on the bed.

"You know we have to," he said putting his arm around her back. She
leaned into him and inhaled his scent.  Besides the obvious changes that
happened during pregnancy, she also found that her sense of smell and
taste had increased immensely.  She lightly kissed his neck, slow soft
tender kisses. "Sure I can't convince you otherwise?" she whispered in
his ear.

He took a deep breath, "you're not playing fair..." he turned and placed
his lips upon hers and slowly kissed her.  Pulling away from her said,
"let's go." 

"I really don't know why we have to go, it's not like any of them like
us anyway."

"Correction, they all love you, hate me," he said giving her a soft smile.

"I love you," she said, stretching up and kissing his nose.

"Come on darlin' the ball awaits you." He said  extending  his hand to
her.

She rolled her eyes and linked her hand with his.  "You do know that
my feet will demand to be rubbed tonight, not to mention my back and
the rest of my body."

"I think I can arrange a full body massage for you," he said and  kissed
her cheek and they were on their way out the door.

FBI Function
Empress Hotel

Scully shifted in her chair, Mulder had just gotten up to get her another
glass of water.  She stood  up and sat back down, still no good, she
was just too damn uncomfortable.   <Where did he go?> she asked
herself. <And why did I wear this dress?>  She sighed and kicked off
her shoes, leaning back in the chair, she tried to make herself as
comfortable as possible.

She had been having a fluttering sensation in her stomach all night.  She
looked around the room for any sign of Mulder coming her way, but
she couldn't see him anywhere.  <Time to go look for him.>  She
slipped her shoes back on and went to go search for him.

"Excuse me, pardon me..." she said making her way through the
crowd.

"Agent Scully?" said a voice behind her.

She spun around and was met by a smiling Agent Pendrell.  

"Agent Pendrell, nice to see you."

He nodded and smiled brightly at her, "you look great Agent Scully."

"Call me Dana and thank you Mike."

He blushed at the use of his first name, and quickly thought of
something to say "you look as if you are about to pop any day now."
As soon as the words exited his mouth he regretted saying them. <Am I
the biggest idiot around?>

Dana just smiled, "yes, I'm about two days past my due date."  Just
then she felt two hands snake around her body and a deep voice
whisper in her ear, "sure I leave you alone for a few minutes and you're
flirting with every guy in the room."  

Pendrell looked at the ground and slowly backed away.

"Agent Pendrell, good to see you." Mulder said extending his hand.

"Good to see you too, Agent Mulder." He said shaking Mulder's hand,
"I guess congratulations are in order.... I wish you both the best of
luck."

"Thank you," Dana said.

Pendrell turned and left the two alone.

Dana turned her head and kissed him under his chin.  "Where have you
been?"

"Here, there, everywhere... actually I got cornered by the head of the
VCS asking me when I was giving up the X-files and coming back
there."

"Really now, and what did you tell them?"

He turned her around so she was facing him, and leaned in to kiss her. 
Breaking way from her he said, "I told them that I was very happy
where I am, and that nothing they could do or say could tear me  away
from my dank, dark basement or my beautiful wife."

She smiled at him, and slid her arm around his waist. "Care to go
home?"

"You sure you want to leave this happening party?" He said making a
groovey motion with his hands. 

She laughed "positive."

Mulder just smiled at her, "okay just let me tell Skinner."

"Mulder, since when do you tell Skinner anything?"  She asked him
with a smirk on her face.

"Go with it Scully.  I'm turning over a new leaf, going to be more
honest and open with the people around me," he kissed her and made
his way over to where Skinner was standing.

"Sir, Dana and I were just about to leave, just wanted to say goodnight,
and thank you for the great party."

"Where is Agent Scully?" Skinner asked.

"Over by the door, she's really very tired."

"It's any day now isn't it?"

"I'm sorry..."

"The baby, it's due any day now."

"Actually two days ago, right now we're just playing the waiting
game."

Skinner nodded, "well let me know when it happens." He shook
Mulder's hand.

"Will do," Mulder said and went in search for his wife.

"There you are," he said approaching her.

"Went to go get our coats," she said handing him his.

"I could have gotten them, you shouldn't be running around," he said
helping her own with her coat.

She just smiled at him, "I'm not going to break."

"I know it's just it could happen any day now.  I mean think about it,
we could be parents tomorrow.  It just blows my mind." He said
helping her out the door.

"Mulder, as mind blowing as that is.  I'm about to rock your world
with what I'm about to say..."she said stopping abruptly.

"What? What is it?" he asked her.

"My water just broke," she said laughing.

"What?"

"My water just broke," she said again, still laughing.

"Jesus," was all he said grabbing his cell phone.

"Who are you calling?"

"911."

"Mulder, we don't have time for that," she said laughing still.

"What's so funny?"

"It just figures that it would happen like this... at a FBI function."

"Funny umm okay, let's just go to the car."

She nodded and took his hand.

Suddenly she stopped, "the bag!"  She said panicking, "we don't have
the bag."

"Yes, yes we do, I put it in the trunk before we left... just in case."

She threw her arms around him, "I love you so much, and not just
because you're my husband and I have to... but for the little things you
do." She broke away from him.

"Umm, thanks--I think." He said and helped her in the car.

"Mulder," she said stopping him from shutting the door.

"Yeah?"

"I know I've told you not to speed before, but I'll make a exception
this time."

He smiled and shut her door.

"Buckled in?"

She nodded, doing her deep breathing exercises.

Mulder wiped the sweat from his forehead, "it's okay, everything will
be just fine."

"Who you trying to convince? Me or you?"

"Both," he said smiling at her.

She continued to breath as Mulder weaved in and out of the traffic,
trying to make his way to the hospital.

"Oh God! Oh God!" She exclaimed, grabbing onto Mulder's arm and
digging her nails into his skin.

"Jesus Scully," he said wincing in pain.

She let go of his arm once the contractions had passed, "sorry, that was
a bad one."

He brought her hand to his mouth and kissed it.  "We'll be there soon."

She nodded,  "the contractions are getting closer together."

"I'm going as fast as I can sweetheart."

"I know-- I'm just scared."

"Me too,-- look we're here." He pulled the car into the  ambulance
only area and shut off the engine.  He jumped out of the car and made
his way to the passenger side.

A man wearing a security uniform rushed over to him, "you can't park
here, Sir."

Mulder whipped out his FBI badge and shoved it in the man's face,
"I'm an FBI agent and my wife, also an FBI agent is in labor."

"You still can't park here."

Mulder threw the keys at him, "you move it then."   He then helped
Scully out of the car, and into a wheelchair one of the orderlies had
brought out.

He crouched  beside her and smoothed her hair, "it's going to be
okay."  He kissed her on the forehead and wheeled her into the
hospital.

"Wait, Mulder the bag."  she said inside the lobby.

"Shit, be right back."

<It's going to be okay,> she told herself as she rubbed her belly.


She heard footsteps behind her, "Got it!" a voice said breathlessly.

"Guess all those morning jogs, did some good huh?"

Mulder nodded, "caught him just before he had moved it."  Mulder
placed the bag on her lap and pushed her towards the nurses desk.

"Are you pre-registered?" the lady behind the desk asked.


"Yes," Scully told her.

"Your name?"

"Dana Scully," she said.

She began to check the computer for her name, "I'm sorry but I can't
seem to find you in the system."

"Try Dana Mulder."

She typed it up, "yes here we go.  We have you all set up, your doctor
is Dr. Hendricks?"

"Yes," Scully said.

"I'll page him and he'll meet you in the delivery room."


"Let's go," Mulder pushed her towards the delivery room.  They had
been there three times already, that they knew exactly where it was.

"Have you had any more contractions?" Mulder asked her, helping her
out of the chair.

"Not yet," she grabbed the gown and began to take off her dress.

"Here, let me help you," Mulder said unzipping her dress.

"No, it's okay...." she tried to protest.  "Damn it, Mulder I can get
undressed by myself."

"Sorry," he said stepping back, giving her a wounded puppy dog look.

"I'm sorry Mulder it's just I'm not in the greatest frames of mind right
now."

"I was only trying to help."

"I know you were," she said slipping her dress off, and putting the
gown on.  She hunched over and grabbed onto the sheets as a surge of
pain waved through her body.

Seeing her in pain, Mulder began to rub her back and talked her
through the contraction.  

"Where's the doctor?" She managed to squeeze out.

"He'll be here soon."

"Did you call my....yaawwwoooo...mother?"

"I will as soon as I can."

"No, I need you to do it now."

"Fine," he said and whipped out his cell phone.

The contraction finally stopped and Scully fell against the bed.  "No,
Mulder, you can't use that phone in here. There's a pay phone in the
hallway."

"Okay, but first let's get you in the bed." He helped her up, "I'll be
right back."

Scully bit her lip at the onset of another contraction, pulling him close
to her he said, "hurry back!"

He ran off down the hallway in search of a pay phone.

Meanwhile back in the delivery room Dr. Hendricks had arrived.

"So is it the real thing this time Dana?"  

"God, I hope so," she said through clenched teeth.

The doctor lightly laughed, "no worries, Dana.  It says here you are
almost fully dilated."

"Can I push yet?"

"No, not just yet....where's Fox?"

"Phoning my mother."

Just then a breathless Mulder burst into the room.

"Did you get ahold of her?" She asked him.

Mulder nodded, "she's on her way."

"Is it hot in here? It's not just me is it? Damn it's hot in here." Scully
said trying to push the blankets off of her.

"I'll get one of the orderlies to bring you some ice.  I'll be right back."

"Wait, where are you going? Let's get this show on the road."

"Dana, it's not time yet... it could be hours till you are..."

"That's not the answer I want... Fox make him deliver this baby now!"

"Dana, I can't..."

She grabbed Mulder by the collar, "Damn it Mulder! You are an FBI
agent show him your gun and make him deliver this baby NOW!" She
fell back against the bed.

From the look on her face Mulder, he could tell she was having another
contraction.  He grabbed the ice from the orderly and taking a piece he
rubbed in along her forehead and face till the contraction had stopped.

"You're doing great sweetheart," he said and kissed her forehead.

"Mulder, I'm sorry for yelling at you before... I love you." she pulled
him close to her and kissed him.  She then began to cry.

"That was a bad one wasn't it?" he asked her tenderly.

"It shouldn't hurt this much."

Mulder began to rub her back, "it's okay, the doctor will be back
soon."

"Mulder, you have to go find him."

"Shh, he'll be back." Mulder said trying to reassure her, but what he
really wanted to do was go find the doctor and drag him back.

She clutched his hand and wailed in pain.

"Please, Dana it's going to be okay."

"You keep saying that and I keep having them.  I know! I have an idea!
Why don't you have the kid next time?"

"I would if I could..."

"Please, you think its *so* easy..."

"Well, Dana I hear you have been having some pain," the doctor said
interrupting her.

"I want drugs and lots of them."

"I thought we decided against an epidural," the doctor said snapping on
his latex gloves.

"Well I changed my mind, now give me an epidural."

"Dana, you know as well as I do, that once a woman is fully dilated we
can not give them an epidural."

"Why don't you ever give me the answer I want?"

"Okay Dana, I want you to get ready to push all right?"

She nodded and clutched Mulder's hand as he sat on the bed beside her
with the other arm behind her neck.

"Okay, on the count of three I want you to give me one big push. One,
two, three."

Dana grunted as she tried to push the baby out.

"You're doing great," Mulder whispered in her ear as he kissed it.

She fell against Mulder in exhaustion.

"That was great Dana, you ready to push again?"

She nodded and braced herself against Mulder, and geared up to push
again.

"That was great Dana, I can see the baby's head."

She was breathing heavy and was feeling very tired.  "I'm so tired
Mulder," she said to him.

"I know you are, it will be over soon."

"Okay Dana, I just need you to give me one more big push."

"I cant, I just can't"

"Listen to me Scully, you are the strongest woman.  You prove it to me
every day backing me up. Just one more push," he kissed her atop her
head, "one more."

She took a deep breath, "I'm ready."  She pushed again with all her
might.

"That's good Dana, keep pushing."

Soon the cries of a newborn baby filled the room, and the doctor said
"its a boy."

"Fox, would you like to cut the cord?" the doctor asked him.

Mulder nodded and took the scissors from him, he snipped the cord
and went back over by Scully.  The nurses took the baby and weighed
and measured him.  Then, wrapping him in a blue blanket, put him in
Scully's arms.

Mulder began to cry upon seeing his little son in his wife's arms.

"He's beautiful," Scully said through her tears.

"Just like his mother," Mulder told her.

"I love you so much Mulder, look what we did.  Do you want to hold
him?"

Mulder backed away, "what if I break him?"

Scully smiled, "you won't break him." She handed Mulder his son.

"Hi little guy, I'm your dad.  I just want you to know that I will love
you always." He kissed his son on top of his head and handed him back
to Scully.

"So, we have a little boy Mulder, what are we going to name him?"

Mulder smiled, "I think Dakota fits him, Dakota William Mulder."

"I like it," Scully said and felt herself overcome with exhaustion.  She
yawned and the nurse came and took Dakota to the nursery.  Mulder
crawled beside Scully in her bed.  

"Why don't you try and sleep some," he asked her and held her
gingerly as to not hurt her.

She nodded and leaned into him, but her mind raced with thoughts that
prevented her from getting any sleep.  How was she going to do this?
How was she going to take care of a baby and still work at the bureau. 
She told herself not to worry about it, but it was there in the back of
her mind.  Scully was beginning to have doubts and big ones.

The End.
To be continued in Part 6