Replacement

4

Scully was furious by the time she had reached her home, she had been driving around town for an hour or so to try and cool off but it didn't work. She had been replaying the events of the day over and over again and still couldn't understand how she had been replaced, especially by the one person that 'would' be the distraction for Agent Mulder. Scully opened the door to her apartment and threw her bag and cell phone on the couch while she proceeded towards the kitchen. She had turned her cell phone off since she had left the FBI, she wasn't at all in the mood for conversation in the current state she was in. Her day just can't get any worse than what had unravelled earlier today.

Scully opened the fridge door and stared at the contents within. She took out some leftovers and placed them on the stove in a pot and turned it medium to heat it up fast, suddenly a knock came at her door. Groaning she walked back into the lounge room and swung the door open.

"Hello?" Scully answered in a flat and annoyed tone, rubbing her eye with her hand.

"Dana Scully?" The man in-front of her asked.

"Yes?" Scully answered a little inpatient.

"I'm Agent Green from the Federal Bureau Of Investigation. I have an official warrant for your arrest…" He started but Scully cut him off.

"Arrest? What the hell for?"

"I have a warrant for your arrest following an assault on an Agent Diana Fowley. She has filed charges against you and you are to be detained immediately for further questioning. Please turn around and put your hands behind your back." The man asked firmly as he pulled out a pair of handcuffs. Scully looked at him in shock, she nearly couldn't speak.

"What?!" She still couldn't believe what was happening.

"Please, put your hands behind your back now or I will use force." Scully opened and closed her mouth a couple of times before she reluctantly turned and placed her hands behind her back while the Agent cuffed her tightly.

"This really isn't necessary you know" She said to the Agent as he moved her out into the hall closing the door behind them.

"I'm sorry miss I'm just following procedure" The Agent said calmly as he escorted Scully down the hall and out to the awaiting vehicle. All the while Scully's thoughts were fuelled with rage at Diana Fowley.

'I swear the next time I see that backstabbing… I will give her more than just a black eye!' Scully fumed inside as the Agent drove her away from her apartment. It was about 10 minutes into the travel when Scully realised that she was heading in the opposite direction to the police station. Scully was puzzled.

"Ah, excuse me Agent Green, I thought we were going to the police station?" Scully noted as they were getting closer and closer to the FBI building.

"In the warrant Agent Diana Fowley has requested that you be brought to the FBI building to sign a document that you agree to the assault charges that are laid against you and wishes to try and seek compensation out of court for damages caused."

"Excuse me?!"

'Damages my ass… All she wants to do is humiliate me in front of the FBI and Mulder, that sorry backstabbing….' Scully's thoughts trailed off as they parked outside the FBI building. Agent Green stepped out of the vehicle and helped Scully out with her hands still bound behind her back. In the distance a fire truck's alarm could be heard as they started into the building where nearly every Agent was looking at her as they made it to the elevator. When the elevator doors opened all eyes turned on her, every agent lining the wall was giving her a look as they passed heading towards an empty room. She could hear the whispers, judging her as they always did but instead of judging her because she was Agent Mulders partner, they were judging her because she was hand-cuffed and dragged purposely through the FBI to be humiliated by the one person she had come to hate the most.

Scully turned the corner and came face to face with the one and only Diana Fowley. She inhaled very slowly as anger started to rise within her veins.

"Dana" Diana hid her satisfaction of having Scully dragged through the FBI in a humiliating way. Scully on the other hand didn't feel humiliation, only anger.

"Diana" Scully reply almost instantly, noting in satisfaction at the bruise and swelling that was left on the woman's face. Scully's hands were aching from being restraint for so long. She swallowed. "So now that you got your kick out of humiliating me in front of everyone, would you mind taking these damn handcuffs off?" It wasn't a question. Diana looked at Scully, before nodding to Agent Green who unlocked the cuffs. "Thank you" Scully rubbed her wrists trying to get feeling back into them. Diana held her hand towards the door.

"Shall we?"

"Yes lets" Scully walked into the office. Diana walked around her and over to the desk where she picked up a piece of paper and handed it to Scully. They were alone.

"Agent Scully you are here to agree and sign to the terms listed on that piece of paper to the assault that you inflicted on me and to agree to the compensation that I wish to receive." Diana stated seriously. Scully looked over the document in her hand.

"You expect me to pay you ten thousand dollars in damages for punching you in the eye?" Scully was astounded.

"Yes"

"No... Not happening. Besides you can't prove that I punched you, you have no proof. It wouldn't stand up in court." Diana smiled.

"Oh I have proof" Diana said picking up a remote control and pressing a button, drawing Scully's attention to the TV in the room. Scully inhaled as she saw the security camera recording of her and Diana in the elevator. Scully exhaled slowly as she saw the footage of herself punching Diana knocking her to the ground. Scully pursed her lips.

"What do you want Agent Fowley?" Scully said, straight to the point. Diana walked slowly over to Scully and in a low tone spoke.

"I want Agent Mulder" She spoke almost threateningly. Scully was taken back.

"If you want Agent Mulder then why all the trouble with the assault charges?"

"Assurance Miss Scully… I will make you a deal. I won't press charges if you walk away from Fox and never talk to him again." Diana said smiling. Scully looked at her directly in the eyes.

"And what if I don't?"

"Then you either sign this agreement and hand over ten thousand dollars to me in 30 days and still be able to talk to Mulder, or I drag you to court and sue you for all you have and believe me Miss Scully it would be more than a measly ten thousand dollars" She said waving the remote in front of Scully's face. Scully looked across at the TV with the evident proof paused on the screen. She was being blackmailed and couldn't do anything about it. She knew the case against her would hold up in court with the evidence at hand, but she didn't want to lose all contact with Agent Mulder either. If she didn't sign the agreement she would be hauled down to the police station and sued for all she had, and she couldn't walk out of there without being handcuffed again. Scully had no other option if she wanted to still talk to Mulder. Scully inhaled, trying to keep the rage from fuelling within her. It took every ounce of willpower to not knock Diana on her ass again. Scully picked up a pen and let it float above the paper for a few minutes.

"You won't get away with this" Scully said as she signed the agreement. Diana smiled.

"I already have Miss Scully" Diana smirked as she took the paper. She gestured towards the door. "You are free to go Miss Scully" Scully gritted her teeth as she strode for the door. "Oh and Agent Scully…" Scully stopped but didn't turn around. "30 days, cheque or bank deposit is fine" Scully exhaled as she opened and slammed the door behind her. She was fuming, her body was shaking, she couldn't get out of there fast enough. She made her way outside and waved for a cab before she realised that she had left her wallet at home. After making an arrangement to the cab driver to pay him when she got home, she was soon nearing her hometown.

Scully closed her eyes for a moment and tried to release some of the anger within her. It wasn't long before the sun was setting and her day had gone from one bad thing to another. Not only had she lost her job, lost Mulder, but now she had to pay that witch Diana Fowley ten thousand dollars or she would have been sued and charged. Scully hated Diana, hated her to the core, she didn't know how she was going to come up with ten thousand dollars in 30 days. Scully felt the car come to a slow stop as she opened her eyes and looked out to her apartment. Her eyes going wide as dread filled her body as she just remembered something important that she should have done before being taken by Agent Green to the FBI building.

Scully slowly stepped out of the cab, her legs shaking beneath her, she looked in horror at the scene before her. Her apartment complex had been completely burnt and was smouldering. There was tape around the complex to stop anyone from entering. Scully walked slowly towards the building. Her whole apartment from the outside looked the most damaged, she could hear voices from other apartment tenants saying that it was lucky that no one was hurt. Scully closed her eyes, she knew that this was her fault. Only now after seeing the destruction, she had remembered the pot of left overs she had placed on the stove earlier today. She held back the tears, she had no job, no phone, no wallet or access to money, no clothes, and no home to go to tonight, but the worse of it all was she had caused others to not have a home to go to as well. She was lost.

Suddenly there was a honk on a horn behind her.

"Hey Lady! That's 50 dollars!"

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Hey everyone! It's been so long!

I'm sorry I haven't updated sooner, life kept on going and I had a major mind block with this one. So I thought today I am going to write something and see what I come up with and this is what it was. If you have ideas for future chapter please let me know, it may help me keep from another long mind block! LoL

I really hope you like where this is going and I hope you enjoyed it. Let me know if you would like more.

Thanks for reading! May the files be with you always!