Title: Thank You Notes
Author: Agent L
Classification: Dialogue vignette, H
Rating: G -- nothing objectionable
Spoilers: Small ones for: Existence, Millennium, Pusher,
Small Potatoes, Roadrunners, War of the Coprophages,
The Host, Teso dos Bichos
Distribution: Anywhere, as long as my name is attached.
Disclaimer: To Chris Carter, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Fox,
and now Robert Patrick: I know they're not mine, and no money, gifts or
even chocolate would be expected or accepted for this.
Summary: See title
Feedback: Yes, please! LHoward388@aol.com
 

"Mulder, what are you doing?"

"Well, Scully, since you're writing thank you notes for all those
baby gifts, I thought I'd write some thank yous of my own."

"Oh? To whom?"

"The first one is to Chris Carter, for letting us end eight years with
some dignity and grace."

"Dignity? I gave birth in front of dozens of alien replicants in that
episode, not to mention the crew."

"Oh...Uh...Yeah, but we got to kiss at the end. And not one of those
forehead kisses or New Year's Eve 'friendly' kisses, either."

"But Mulder, he didn't answer any of the questions he's posed over
the past eight seasons."

"Scully, we've talked about this obsession you have with answers.
I don't know what you're expecting to find by going back next year,
but I think you're going to be disappointed. Some things are just
not meant to be explained."

"Maybe we should just move on. Who else is on your list?"

"Vince Gilligan. He let us hold hands for the first time."

"After you almost killed me."

"Picky, picky."

"And need I remind you that he also introduced us to Eddie Van
Blundht, and just last year tied me to a bed and had a giant banana
slug inserted into my spine?"

"Okay, so he's off the Christmas card list."

"Who else, Mulder?"

"Darin Morgan."

"That man is insane!"

"But he made us laugh."

"And showered us with dung."

"All right, Scully, I dare you to argue with this one. I'm writing
a thank you note to all the Philes. And before you raise that
eyebrow, it's P-H-I-L-E-S."

"Who the hell are Philes?"

"They're the hard-core fans of the show, the ones who tune in
every week, who tape episodes and watch them over and over,
looking for subtle nuances and hidden clues. They buy tapes,
DVDs, episode guides. They discuss tiny details over the Internet
and know the names of all the shows and all the characters. Some
of them even write fan fiction -- and you wouldn't believe some
of the things we've done in *those* stories."

"In other words, they have no lives."

"In other words, they gave *us* life. Need I remind you the Fox
network was not exactly a strong supporter of our adventures
when we started? They wanted you to be a willowy blonde,
as I recall."

"So did you, at first."

"Well, anyway...the Philes have stuck with us through thick
and thin. Through flukemen and killer cats. I think they deserve
some appreciation for that."

"That's the first one I agree with, Mulder. So is that all?"

"No, there's one more. But I haven't quite figured out what I
want to say yet. It's got to be just right."

"Who's it for?"

"For someone who's put up with me for eight years, with the
theories and the slide shows and the videos that weren't mine.
For being by my side through the good times and bad times.
For believing in me even when I didn't believe in myself."

"Frohike?"

"Very funny. They never let me say the words, although they
let me get close a few times...but now I can tell you. I love you,
Scully. I've loved you since sweeps of 1994."

"Mulder?"

"Yes?"

"You got that one just right."

The End