FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully work in a secretive part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called "The X-Files", in which strange and unexplainable cases are researched and explored in hope of any answers to put said cases to a close. •••• A gunman shoots FBI agent Mulder twice in the stomach, resulting in a trip to the hospital and severe injuries however Dana Scully, his partner, ends up in more pain than Mulder. •••• All characters including Fox Mulder and Dana Scully belong to Chris Carter and 20th century fox unless otherwise noted. •••• Rankings: #1 In Gillovny || #4 in MSR || #2 in TheXFiles Completed: February 28th, 2018

Mulder is kidnapped by a female serial killer that has made her way into the X-Files. But the problem is, unlike usual, Scully doesn't rush in last minute and save him. She doesn't come and snatch him away from the horror. Nor does she come an hour late. Nor does she come the next day, even. In fact, she doesn't save him until a week later. A week of torture, pain, and constant fear. A week of constantly expecting Scully to kick the door down and save him. A week that destroys Fox Mulder's mind. Mulder thinks that he can handle it, but it soon becomes evident that he can't. And the worst part? Scully isn't quite sure that she can fix it. -Rated PG-13 for •References to torture (no detailed scenes, though) •Self-harm (again, no overly-detailed scenes) •Extreme sadness in relation to Fox Mulder •I should also rate it PG-13 since a serial killer is involved -Extreme feels attacks possible- -Not set to a specific season-

"I know what's going on." "What? What's going on?" Scully asked, confused and slightly horrified. Mulder just stared at her, contemplating. "We're stuck in a sort of loop." he finally said. "What?" "You know, a loop, like a time loop. We keep going through this day over and over like we're on repeat." "Mulder, you mean to tell me that we've been through this before? That this has all happened multiple times already?" Scully asked, skeptical as always. Mulder nodded. "Uh-huh."