Subject: xfc: NEW: Stars in the Sky 1/1 by Erin M. Blair
Date: 9 Mar 2000 12:55:36 -0800
From: eblair@sonic.net (Erin M. Blair)
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Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files.creative

From: "Erin M. Blair" 

Title: Stars in the Sky
Author: Erin M. Blair
E-Mail: eblair@sonic.net
Classification: SR--Story, Romance.
Content: Mulder/Scully UST. Pre-XF. Slight
Alternate Universe.
Time Span/Spoilers: Pilot. Small "Closure" spoiler.
Rating: G.
Distribution/Archive Statement: OK to
Gossamer, Xemplary, FanficX, Basement Office
Archives.
Disclaimer: Mulder, Scully, and Samantha belong
to Chris Carter.
Summary: Little Fox Mulder, Little Samantha
Mulder, and Little Dana Scully go stargazing
in the Mulder backyard.

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STARS IN THE SKY
Written by: Erin M. Blair
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Mulder Residence
Chilmark, MA
Sometime in July 1973

"Mommy, can we invite Dana to go camping?" Samantha Mulder
asked her mother as she was watching her bake chocolate chip
cookies.

Teena Mulder looked at her daughter and gave her a warm
smile. "Camping? We don't have any plans to go camping. Your
father's busy as it is..."

"Mommy... I mean, the backyard..."

Teena sighed. She wasn't sure if it was a very good idea
but she relented. "All right. It's fine by me --"

"Yay! Thanks Mommy," exclaimed Samantha, happily. She gave
her mother a quick hug and she could feel her mother stroking
her long, straight, brown hair. "I hope Dana receives
permission..."

"I hope so too," said Teena with a laugh. She watched her daughter
walk towards Fox.

"OK buttmunch, we can camp in the background. When Dana gets her
OK..."

"...then we can go stargazing!" exclaimed Fox. He gave his sister
a knowing smile. "Do you think she can convince them?"

Samantha nodded. "I think she can handle herself."

* * *

Scully Residence
Chilmark, MA
Sometime in July 1973

"Fox, it's me," replied Dana Scully into the phone. She could
hear his voice in the receiver.

"Yeah? Do you have the permission?" asked Fox, with a mixture
of both alarm and curiousity.

"Yes, I do. I'll meet you and Samantha later tonight," said
Dana as she twirled the cord.

Melissa yelled. "Dana, dinner!"

"Excuse me for a second," replied Dana as she put her hand on
the receiver. "Coming, Missy!" She paused and she spoke into
the phone. "I've got to go."

"Dinner?"

"Yeah."

"I'll see you later, Dana."

"Same with me, Fox."

*   *   *

Mulder Residence
Three hours later

Dana arrived to the Mulder residence a few hours
later, carrying her sleeping bag and a carry-on which
included: her nightgown and a change of clothes for the
next day. She smiled when she saw her best friend, Samantha,
who led her to the backyard where Fox was waiting.

"I'm glad you're able to come, Dana," said Samantha. She
watched her friend put down her sleeping bag on the lounge
chair.

Dana nodded. "Me too. This will be fun!" Sleeping in the
backyard has always been one of her favorite activities
ever since she turned seven a couple of years back. She sat
down on the lounge chair and sat back to watch the formations
of the stars.

"Do you ever wonder what it'll be like to be with the stars?"
asked Fox.

Samantha made a face at her brother. "No - it'll probably
be lonely, Fox. I hope you don't get started talking about
E.T."

Dana never heard that term before so she whispered to
Samantha. "What's E.T.?"

But Fox answered her question. "E.T. means extra terrestials.
Life that doesn't exhist here but somewhere else. You know,
aliens from a different universe other than our own."

Dana sighed. She already learned about solar system a couple
of years ago and knew she has a gift in science. "I know about
our own planets, Fox."

"Do you believe in aliens, Dana?"

"Tell him 'no', Dana," whispered Samantha. "He always asks me
the same question over and over again. Dad always tell him stories
about aliens and he totally believes it."

"I feel like I heard this question before," whispered Dana. "I
had a dream last night where I was in this basement office and
your brother asked me the same thing."

"Basement office?" inquired Samantha as she wrinkled her nose.
"Do you mean my brother will actually work?"

Dana sighed. "Yeah. Anyways, he asked me the same question. I
think I remember what words I used in the dream..." A short
pause and then she faced Fox. "Logically, I would have to say
no."

Fox nodded. "So what's this dream?"

"Ah - nothing."

Fox was curious, as always, and he wanted to know what he
was like in Dana's dream. "What was I like?"

Samantha laughed. "Probably as annoying as you are now,
buttmunch!"

Samantha's exclaimation didn't deter Fox from finding out
the details of their friend's dream and then Dana related
what happened.

"Well, we worked at this FBI office..."

"FBI?" inquired Fox. "Why would I work there?"

"I don't know," said Dana with a shrug. "You asked me the
same question in the dream and I answered the same way as I
did now. It was like deja vu." She took a deep breath and
then continued, "You were very cute in the dream."

Fox was even more curious about the dream and he slightly
blushed at Dana's mentioning that he was 'very cute' in her
dream. "What else?"

Dana frowned and looked at Samantha. "You told me that
Samantha was abducted by aliens."

"Sometimes Fox wishes that he was abducted by aliens,"
said Samantha. She decided to change the subject as she
noticed Dana had a sorrowful expression on her face. "Dana,
I wouldn't worry anything about the dream."

"What happens if it's a psychic dream? Melissa tells me
all the time if I dream about the future than it will
come true."

"Since we know the future, maybe we can prevent it from
happening in the first place?" suggested Fox.

Dana laughed. "How are we supposed to do that? What are
we going to do? Fight the future?"

"That's a good theory," said Fox.

"Dana's right, Fox. How are we going to prevent my own
abduction?" inquired Samantha.

"I don't know - we'll think of something, Sam."

"I hope so, Fox."

Samantha looked over at her brother and then to
her friend, knowing she was safe with them. She really
hoped with all of her heart that they'll do anything to
stop the future from happening.

But not completely.

Samantha smiled at Fox and Dana because she knew
they're going to be together someday. *That's the future
I wouldn't mind seeing,* thought Samantha.

It was the last thought Samantha had before she drifted
off to sleep.

End of Story.

Feedback: Much appreciated. Send to: eblair@sonic.net

Author's Notes: Ever since "Closure", I have decided
to write my own "Samantha" fanfic because I feel there's
so much more to her than meets the eye. I feel we don't
really know much about her. Her diary entries in "Closure"
of what she endured brought so much emotion to me. I can't
describe it, but I was touched by her. I want her to live
on in my fanfic. So every now and then, I'll be writing
a story about Samantha's life in a slight alternate universe
where she meets Dana Scully.

Those two, I'm quite certain, would have a lot in common.

Dedications: To the usual suspects and supporters (you
know who you are).

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- Erin Blair
- eblair@sonic.net
- "And if I quit now, they win."
- from the X-Files: Fight the Future Movie

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