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Both froze.

The helicopter flew right above them.

Low enough to notice infrared camera on it . With an equipment like that they're able to track them anywhere by their body temperature.

Scully clenched her fists. Their chances faded with every moment.

Krycek turned his eyes onto men by the cars.

Four of them disappeared inside the house, rest stayed outside.

If they were supposed to escape there was their chance.

" Let's go!" he whispered grasping Scully's arm

This time she obeyed without the word.

They retreated slowly, all the time listening of sounds of their pursuit.

The whir of approaching helicopter for the second time disrupted the silence of the forest.

Both understood that the time of creeping had passed.

"Run!" Krycek shouted pushing Scully before himself " to the rocks!"

Scully felt branches cutting her forehead and cheeks and her feet slipping on the damp earth, her ankle throbbing painfully, but the worst was that no matter how fast they ran she could hear pursuit getting closer.

They reached the rocks safely and Scully based her hands on her knees catching her breath. Krycek cautiously looked out.

Assassins moved almost imperceptible, but his practiced eye easily noticed their silhouettes.

" They are surrounding us"he said hiding behind the rock again and trying to find a way out of this.

He knew that they couldn't ran anymore.Although Scully didn't say a word he clearly saw a pain in her eyes. Her ankle had to hurt like hell, still she refused to admit it.

She shook her head and looked around searching for the inspiration.

If they surrounded them they'd shoot them dead as ducks.

The first bullets crashed against rock behind which they sheltered them self and Scully instinctively bent her head feeling small pebbles and dust crumbling on her. After those first bullets next fell off .

Krycek'd waited for a moment before he stuck his neck out. He sent two bullets toward assailants. The groan of pain assured them that at least one reached it goal.

" Give me a gun!" Scully demanded stretching her hand out

Krycek looked at her carefully. His mind in a flash pondered all possibilities.

With the gun she was much more dangerous to him, but far safer herself .

Without hesitation he reached for his spare glock.

" Don't waste bullets" he muttered

Next shots flow through the air. Assailants almost closed the circle around them.

Only one way remained for them, exactly how Krycek predicted . They had to lose that bloody helicopter.

" At my sign run straight to those trees" he whispered pointing the tight group about 500 meters further "and jump into the river you find behind it"

Scully nodded , icy water would make impossible for the helicopter to track them.

" Now!" Krycek yelled straighting up and focusing their opponents attention on himself.

Scully dashed off in hands gripping her weapon. sliding she hit the cover of trees and turned her head.

Her mind told her to escape when she had a chance but she couldn't leave him like that.

She didn't want to wonder where from those emotion came or analyze them. She knew only that she had to help him.

She aimed and shot screaming "Alex, run!"

Krycek for a split second freeze to the spot too surprised to react. He didn't expect it. But the view of shooting Scully assured him that it's not a dream. She really gave him a shield. He didn't know whether he's grateful, or angry that she hadn't listened to him.

" I told you to jump into the river" he growled when he ran up to her side

" You're welcome" she snapped back

Bullets broke their exchange.

Both, forgetting about the quarrel jumped straight to icy lathering water.

In the distance they managed to hear the thud of explosion.

' Fuck!' Krycek swore ' I really liked that house!'

'Wonderful!' Scully clenched her teeth, shivering 'what now?!'

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"Anything?" Skinner asked looking around the ruins.

It looked like only an hour had passed since the explosion .

" They found the watch" Mulder whipped his eyes "it's inside"

"Body?" Skinner asked swallowing hard

" No "Mulder answered

" Where did she go? Why didn't she get in touch with us?" Skinner asked with frustration hitting the roof of the car

Mulder didn't answer.

The trope ended. And he hadn't a clue where to look for his partner.

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