From: JoAnn Medrano Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 21:22:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: Fox and Dana XVI: The Road Source: revision Title: Fox and Dana XVI: The Road Author: Jo Ann Medrano Address: agentsinlove@yahoo.com Rated: G Spoilers: In The Fields Where I Died, Tempus Fugit, Max Classification: Mulder/Scully Romance Summary: On the road of Judgment, four souls meet... Archive: Please don't archive on any site without permission from the author. My many thanks to the following, Chris Carter, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny and all who work on the X-Files. Disclaimer: The characters of the X-Files do not belong to me. They are the property of Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox Broadcasting. No copyright infringement is intended. Fox and Dana: The Road March 28th, 1999: Fox Mulder's Apartment "... I love you, Fox, with all my heart, my mind and soul... " Dana Scully kissed him gently on his lips. Fox Mulder felt his whole body shivered. No more walls, aliens, government conspiracies or things of the unknown would ever keep them apart. They were now on a new road together, a new adventure for themselves. " Thank you for letting me call you 'Fox'. I always loved your name... " Fox hugged her, pulling her closer to him as he lied their bodies on the couch. Now he could sleep. With Dana in his arms, he never felt so peaceful... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The Afterlife: Timeless... The soul of Melissa Riedel-Ephesian walked alone on the road of Judgment. A road that seemed to have no end. The soul knew she was dead. Dead for some time, killed by her own hands. An act that was once told to her in life meant damnation. The road must be her Hell. The soul heard the voices and the commitment of love. The soul knew who the voices were. A false lie, she had told to one of them. Of a life, the soul once spent with, claiming to be soul mate. A lie that came close to obliterating what now took place on Earth. The road of Judgment was long and lonely, the thought of a wasted life. A gift given by God ruined by self-pity, this soul had plenty of time to think. As each step the soul took, she saw two images before her waiting in the road. Where the four roads of Judgment met, two other souls had walked their journey to this place. For one the walk was long. For the other, a time of earth century had passed before the walk had ended. The soul of Melissa Riedel-Ephesian stood before the two and recognized her soul mate. " Greetings... " The soul of a Roman soldier spoke, he had long forgotten his earthly name. " I have waited for you... Watched you in your many lives... To be with you again... My eternal wait has now ended... My soul mate... we have at last been reunited... " The second soul, a man, who did not know what it was to be a slave. Highly educated, a life that was grand, the soul of George Smith spoke. " I greet you as well... Though I have never lived a life with you... I look forward to the life we will all share together... " It was then a fourth soul appeared. Unsure of the reasons why he was there stood before the three other souls. " Am I dead..? " The soul of a man who once was called Pendrell asked. " I mean, I was just going out... having a drink... then my chest hurt... How did I end up here..? " " You are here because you are dead... " Spoke the soul of George Smith. " Soon you will be alive again... " The soul of Melissa Riedel-Ephesian studied the souls before her. How could she be in damnation, when life was to be given back to her? " There is no such thing as damnation... A soul is eternal... A life with each lesson learned brings one soul closer to a higher state... " The soul of the Roman soldier spoke. " Then why was life denied you..? " The soul of Melissa Riedel-Ephesian spoke. To be close to one's soul mate was painful and loving. " It is not my place to question God... Each thing has its reasons... The strength I have will be needed for the life I am soon to take... Just as the lives before you have prepared you for the destiny in this new life... Your gift will not be abused this time... " Together they heard the voices. The love of their bond made the souls stronger. " Wait... I know them... I lived a life with them... I loved her... I really did... " The soul of Pendrell confessed. " I have lived many lives with them... So many times our souls have crossed... So many times I have caused heartaches for them both... Again, I am pulled toward them... This time I will live the life right... " The soul of Melissa Riedel-Ephesian spoke again. " Then it is time... To move onto our next lives... To wait for our births in the field of Life... " The soul of the Roman soldier spoke. " We shall be siblings in this life, but the bond will still be strong... How I waited for you... To be with you... My soul mate... never will there a more fulfilling life... " The soul of the Roman soldier stepped forward and disappeared from sight when a new soul emerged. He knew his name and the life he would lead. The soul now known as David Mulder felt the strength of his destiny. The soul of George Smith was no more as the soul of Ashley Mulder emerged to her new self. The soul of Melissa Riedel-Ephesian stepped forward as a new soul took her place. In this life he would be known as Aaron Mulder. God had given him a great gift. For a moment the soul of Pendrell hesitated. The new life that waited would be hard, a long road for next life to take. He had no choice but to step forward and become the soul of Benjamin Mulder. They stood before each other, the feeling of the strength and bond. Not only of the love of their soon-to-be parents but the love each siblings would have for each other. " Come... " The soul of David Mulder spoke. " Our wait will not be long... " He guided the other souls into the field of Life. As the souls of Ashley and Benjamin Mulder passed him, the soul of David Mulder stopped and turned back. The soul of Aaron Mulder looked past the heavens to the earthly bound of his soon-to-be parents. " They will need our guidance soon... Even before our births... Father needs to be shown the right way... and Mother... she needs only to have me to hold her hand... " The soul of Aaron Mulder turned to join his siblings into the field of Life... The End... continues in Fox and Dana: Changes Feedback is welcome... agentsinlove@yahoo.com