Mulder walked out of the hospital room. He pulled his coat over his shoulder and put him arms in it. He stopped suddenly and looked back to Scully's door. He felt very sorry for her. Counseling? Scully had never had to have counseling before. He sighed and walked down the corridor. He couldn't go back and see her there would be no point. Mulder walked towards the door and pushed it open. The air was cool. Mulder pulled his coat closer to him. Suddenly a blur of black came running towards him and whacked him on the arm hard sending him crashing to the floor. Mulder grunted and clutched his arm. He moved over to see who it was. The receptionist was standing up and shouting at the man. Mulder pulled himself to his feet. He pulled out his gun and ran after him.
"What are you doing?" Shouted the receptionist. She was blocking his way.
"FBI Miss, please step aside." Mulder said breathlessly. The receptionist frowned then moved sideways slowly. Mulder ran along the corridor. To his anger he saw the man burst into Scully's room. There was a shout.
"Get off me! I'm an FBI agent!" Scully shouted. A short squeal followed.
"HEY!" Mulder shouted. He ran into the room and lifted his gun. The man was standing in the room. He was holding a gun to Scully's head. He had a hand over her mouth.
"Put the gun down!" Mulder shouted. "Now!"
The man's eyes darted around in his head. He was crazy.
"Come on, put it down." Mulder said keeping his anger inside of him. Scully's eyes were wide with fear. She was breathing heavily through her open nose.
"I have orders." The man said.
"From who?" Mulder said.
"Wane. He wants her dead." The man said. Mulder shook his head.
"Now come on, you know this is wrong. Put the gun down or I will have to shoot you." Mulder said. His hands were sweating. He looked at the man. His arms and hands were shaking.
"I have ORDERS!" The man shouted. Mulder was getting ready to shoot.
"If you shoot her, I'll shoot you. She is an FBI agent. If you kill her, you will either die or live with the consequences in one of the worst prisons in America." Mulder said. His voice was threatening and shaky.
The man paused. He took short breaths. Mulder could feel his fear growing. He was going to have to do something fast or Scully would definitely be shot. Scully winced and stared at Mulder. He eyes were glistening. The man clicked the bullet in his gun into place. His eyes were crazy. Any minute now..
BANG!
CHAPTER FIVEScully threw herself to the floor and rolled. She pulled herself up. Mulder had shot the man in the foot. He grabbed his foot and fell to the floor. Scully backed away from the man and limped to the other side of the room. Mulder grabbed the man. Two policemen barged through the door.
"Lock him up." Mulder said passing him to them. Scully had a hand over her mouth. Mulder looked at her and walked over to her. Her eyes glistened. Scully shook her head and sighed. Mulder took her over to the bed. They sat down next to each other. She looked up and Mulder.
"Mulder.." She started. Scully put a hand to her mouth and closed her eyes. Tears ran down her cheeks. She moved over to him and he took her into a hug. She cried heavily into his chest. Mulder stroked her hair.
"It's OK. He's gone." Mulder said softly.
"Mulder." A voice said. Mulder turned towards the door. Skinner stood in the doorway. He looked upset. "Is she all right?" Skinner said. Mulder looked at him sadly.
"Yeah." He said quietly. Scully lifted her head. She looked at Skinner then looked quickly back at Mulder. She put her head back into his chest. Scully squeezed his hand. Skinner moved around the bed and knelt down in front of Scully.
"Dana, it's OK. We're getting there." He said. Scully lifted her head and nodded. Skinner put a hand on her shoulder. She smiled weakly.
"Thank you Sir." She said then stood up quickly and walked over to the bathroom and shut herself inside.
Mulder and Skinner exchanged worried glances. Mulder sighed and held his head in his hands.
"I can't believe this is happening." Mulder said in a muffled voice. Skinner shifted nervously on his feet.
"We just have to keep trying. I've got a feeling that it's not just Scully who's in danger it's the girl too. In fact a have an awful feeling that Wane has her right now." Skinner said. Mulder looked up at him.
"What do you suggest?" Mulder said.
"I suggest that you leave Scully for a while and we can try and find out where Wane is." Skinner said. Mulder thought about it for a while. It was horrible to leave Scully now. He wasn't sure if she would even talk to him but he still wanted to stay in the hospital with her. He sighed and pushed himself up off the bed.
"I know it's difficult Mulder. I don't really want to go either." Skinner said sympathetically. Mulder looked at him and nodded. "But if you want it all to stop we're going to have to find some information first."
"Sure. Let's go." Mulder said. Skinner patted him on the arm and walked out of the room. Mulder stood in the middle of the room staring at the floor. He looked at the bathroom. Slowly he walked towards it. He knocked on the door.
"Scully?" There was no answer. "Scully look, I'm going to have to go now all right?" Mulder heard a small sound. It sounded like she was crying. Mulder felt a great surge of sadness run through his body. "Everything's going to be fine Scully. We're going to sort this out. I'll be back soon. Just try and forget about it OK?" He said weakly. He felt awful. A sniff came from the bathroom. She was definitely crying. He opened his mouth to say something but suddenly stopped realizing what he was going to say. He was surprised. "Scully, I'll be around. Please stop crying Scully." He said. The sound suddenly stopped. Mulder turned and painfully walked out of the room.
Scully raised her head. Her eyes were wide. "Mulder." She said. There was silence. She sighed and the tears came again. He had gone. She sat against the side of the bath and pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them. Her angle panged with pain and she reached down to hold it. She reached for the handle above her and pulled herself up slowly. Her whole body ached. She needed to rest again. She had completely forgotten about her pain earlier and it was all rushing back now. There was another knock at the door. Scully gasped in surprise. Mulder?
"Miss Scully, you really have to get back to bed now. Is it all right if I come in?" Scully sighed and closed her eyes. It was her nurse. She reached over to the door and unlocked it. The nurse opened the door and came in. Scully smiled weakly.
"Oh poor you. Come on, you have to get some rest." The nurse said and helped Scully back into the room and into bed.
