The Loop

Epilogue

It took weeks for Scully to recuperate, and even then, she still wasn't the same. After she was released from the hospital, Scully spent her first night out writing up her report. The next day she turned it into Skinner, not caring that it was probably one of the most wildest and unexplainable things that she had ever written or that he would ever read. It was the truth. She and Mulder had indeed been stuck in a time loop and she wasn't going to let anyone tell her otherwise.

Right after she turned in her report she asked for a few days off, to which Skinner gave her two weeks. A bit more than she had expected, Scully was glad that she would have all of that time to try and regain herself.

The last night of her two weeks off was tough. She didn't want to go back into work, not without Mulder. She didn't want to do anything without him. Even just living in their house without him was difficult. She had been thinking about moving. That night, Scully laid down in bed, and just as every other night since she had returned home alone, she curled up with Mulder's pillow, the faint scent of him that lingered on it filling her somewhat with comfort. Eventually, after what seemed like hours, she finally fell asleep.

Darkness. The only thing to be seen was darkness. This seems to be a dream, or at least Scully thinks it is.

"If I would've proposed to you earlier, what would you have said?" an echoey voice asks. It's Mulder.

"Yes. I would've said yes." another echoey voice responds emotionally, this voice belonging to Scully. Though nothing can be seen, you can hear the smile in both voices. Their love for one another can almost be felt physically throughout the darkness. Right then, Scully knew that everything would be okay. Though they were separated for now, Mulder was in a better place, and one day she would be with him again. Then they would spend the rest of eternity happy to be together again, once and for all. 

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A/N: Hey guys! As much as it pains me to say this, the story is now over. It makes me kind of sad, really. I love this story and didn't want it to be over, but alas, all good things must come to an end. I just have a few things I would like to say. Okay, first off, I would like to say thank you to everyone who read this story. I really hope that you enjoyed it! Next, I'd like to say sorry for not responding to any comments. I just didn't want to accidentally give away any spoilers in my replies. I also want to say sorry if the story didn't exactly end to your liking. The idea for this story came from a dream I had, which was a very interesting dream, so I really wanted the story to be just like it, and unfortunately Mulder had to go. I have to admit, I did almost cry a few times while writing about Mulder's death in the later chapters. I love him so much. His death was very difficult to write about. All in all though, I knew how I wanted the story to go and end, and I think that it came out pretty well, to be honest. Well, I think that's it. So again, thank you all so much for reading this story. It really means a lot to me. Goodbye for now!