THE X-FILES: Eclipse
Chapter Summary: Skinner gets a call. Sully is in danger.
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Warnings: Language.
Chapter 5
Scully knelt by Marita's bleeding body, fearful for her own life as well as Mulder and Gibson's. 'Oh God' she thought, watching helplessly as the blonde's consciousness left her. At that moment, all of Scully's medical training re entered her mind, but unfortunately, it was too late to put them into practice. The woman's life was slipping from her. She couldn't do anything, and the feeling of being that useless got to her. A single tear rolled down her cheek. The show of emotion surprised Scully; she never liked Marita really, she saw her more of an enemy due to her former alliance with Alex Krycek, the man who betrayed Mulder on numerous occasions. And her employment for the Syndicate, the shadow government, controlling all aspects of the Alien Conspiracy. Both of which were no more. And soon Marita would follow. And Scully could do nothing to stop it, as much as her heart pleaded with her to try. She just couldn't make her hands work. She was frozen. Frozen before a badly burnt man aiming a gun to take her down just like Marita, and she would fall by her side. Jeffrey Spender was shaking as he was about to pull the trigger. This event had clearly taken it's toll on the fragile man. He was about to kill Scully. Would he really do it? It didn't seem as though he particularly wanted to gun down two innocent women and a child. But he was nearly half way there now.
Spenders' finger struggled to grasp the trigger. His pain becoming too much for him to handle. Scully's eyes closed. She didn't want to die. But she couldn't do anything about it. Spender was already there now. BANG ...
Doggett & Reyes
"Am I right?" Reyes repeated her question to Doggett, smiling brightly to her partner. He didn't turn to her. John was in complete breakdown mode. He didn't expect her coming out with something before he did. But then again, she always did manage to surprise him. He liked that about Reyes, her unpredictability, she was exciting and fun, and it was her personality that he so desperately wanted to keep for himself. But he was scared. It had been a long time, but he had nothing to say, and Monica knew it. "John..." She repeated playfully, sneaking up behind him, smiling like a little girl at Christmas. "Do you like me John?"
"Of course I like you. You know I do". He said, still refusing to turn around. But not because he was rude, he had a smile on his face that could easily be described as 'overjoyed'. He was grinning like a child, just like Monica. She had him love-struck.
Monica was very upfront. She couldn't hold back for much longer. The energies she felt told her that her feelings for Doggett were mutual. Certainly, she was brave enough to make the first move, but was Doggett even ready for this? She assumed, because he had his back to her that he was trying to hide the fact that his feelings for her had developed, and did not want to let it show. Monica was determined, however, to make him make the first move. "John...You have something you want to tell me?" She teased him playfully, again. This time, he turned around to her.
"Monica..." But as he was ready and willing to confess to her, Assistant director Skinner opened the door to the office. "Sir." Both Monica and Doggett turned to him in an attempt to cover their playful, almost- flirtations somehow. They looked to him, trying to suppress their wild smiles from showing to their boss. However, the fearful look on his face straightened them both right up.
"It's Mulder and Scully. The secret service has found their location." Monica suddenly felt horrified, she could sense danger, now was no time to flirt with John, It would have to wait. She feared intensely for her two friends escaping the shadow government, she felt that even her and the two other men in the room were far from safe. In fact, they were in just as much danger now that they know there is a super-soldier/alien within the FBI. "Kersh told me... They are ordered to arrest them. And taking into account how we all helped Mulder escape, we are all in for it".
"Well what do we do!?" Monica yelled in anger and worry, pacing the room.
Doggett stepped in "We can't just stand here holding shit waiting for them to bury us". He was angry too, he had worked with agent Scully for two years and had grown very fond of her and Mulder.
"I agree but we can't exactly bust him out again." Skinner said, lowering his voice the way he did. Doggett and Reyes had to agree. If they charged in demanding Mulder and Scully to be released, it would be the end. The end of their conquest to take down those who would deny the truth. "We need proof, proof that will free them."
"Just how are we supposed to get that?" Doggett said desperately, they had little time left if they hoped to put a stop to the fear and the running.
"William." Reyes said. Skinner nodded in agreement. But John was a little unsure. "Scully's son."
CHAPTER 6 COMING SOON...