Written by Julie Fox
Mulder and Scully are driving on a deserted road in the middle of nowhere. The sun is setting and the sky is beautiful shades of pink and orange.
It's been a long, frustrating day. The truth about Samantha and Scully's abductions have been revealed to them by the Cancerman.
But the most disturbing truth, the truth about them, how they were purposely paired together... They haven't slept for days and all
they want to do is go home. Then, suddenly the car slows down and comes to a stop.
"Great. This is all we needed", mutters Mulder. "We're out of gas"
Scully stares at him. "I told you we should have stopped for gas"
"Don't even start with me Scully.," he says rubbing his face. "Besides, someone's bound to drive by soon."
"Yeah, I'm sure" she scoffs.
He steps out of the car annoyed. Scully sighs and stares out the window at Mulder. She watches as he takes his cell phone out of
his pocket and dials a number. She closes her eyes and begins to drift into a dream when suddenly she feels the car move. She
opens her eyes to discover that Mulder has climbed onto the hood of the car and is laying there staring up at the sky.
She gets out
and leans against the side of the car.
"Who'd you call?"
"No one. This thing doesn't work out here," he says pulling his cell phone out of his pocket. He stares at it for a while lost in deep
Thought and then shoves it back in his pocket.
"So, what are you doing?"
"Something Samantha and I used to do. We'd get on the roof of our house and stare up at the sky waiting for the first star to come
out. Then we'd wish on that star."
"Oh.."
They stare out at the sky for a while until finally they see a small star twinkling in the deep blue sky.
"Look, Scully" he says pointing at the small star. "Wish for something"
She closes her eyes and wishes for something she is almost certain will never happen. When she opens her eyes, Mulder is
staring at her. He looks back up and another star appears next to the first one. He, too makes a wish. There's a long silence
between them. Finally Mulder speaks.
"What did you wish for?"
"Ah-ah, Mulder. If I tell you, my wish won't come true."
They smile tenderly at each other.
"I didn't know you believed in that" he says.
"What did you wish for?" Scully asks.
Again, a long silence.
Still staring up at the sky, he replies "I wished that your wish would come true."
Scully stares at him, flattered that he wished for her wish to come true. A few minutes pass by until she can think straight again.
"So tomorrow I should be 5 inches taller?"
Mulder chuckles. It's the first time in weeks she's heard him laugh. Pleased, she smiles to herself.
"So that's what you wished for, huh? Personally, I think 5' 2 is just fine for you." They stare at each other for a moment. "Here, let
me demonstrate.."
He slides of the hood of the car, walks to her, wraps his arms around her waist and rests his chin on top of her head.
"See? Makes for a good chin rest."
She smiles into his chest and wraps her arms tightly around his waist. He holds her close to him and playfully rocks her form side
to side. She giggles and they pull away and look lovingly into each others eyes. He cups her face in his hands.
"Well, whatever you really wished for, I hope it comes true"
"As long as I have you, Mulder, I won't need anything else."
He smiles "Well, then. I'm all yours"
Mulder leans down and for the third time their lips meet (I'm counting the Almost-Kiss and the CPR scene from the movie) and
for the next 2 minutes time seems to stop and nothing else matters but themselves and this moment, this kiss that they so long
waited for... And somewhere deep in the sky a star dies and a new one is born... Just the same, two friends curl up in the
backseat of their car as lovers, and before they drift into sleep one whispers gently into the other's ear "I love you"... And the new
star shines bright in the night sky, because with those three simple words two wishes have come true.
