Chapter 36:

Stone looked at his uncle, didn't know if he should laugh or what.

"But, sir. You don't even lock your door." Carter said deadpan.

Stone laughter exploded out, as did Carter and Kingston, Mrs. Scully just looked at them like they were crazy.

The laughter finally died down as they reached the gate on to base.

Everything was checked out and then they were allowed to continue.

Stone got out of the SUV, they were in the underground garage of base. Even if they were secure, here at base, he didn't still didn't release the grip on his weapon. Stone opened the trunk for Kingston, took Mrs. Scully's suitcase with his left hand, Kingston took the rifle case. "I will put it in your quarters."

Stone nodded his thanks, and escorted Mrs. Scully to the elevator along with Carter.

They took Mrs. Scully to the briefing room, where Hammond and Patrich were waiting for her. Stone put the suitcase near the exit, then stood near it, waiting as Carter introduced Mrs. Scully to the General's.

Carter left the room leaving the General's talking to Mrs. Scully, Stone watched and listened as explanation were given, leaving out most of the details. At the end of the twenty minutes meeting, Mrs. Scully signed the standard none-disclosure form.

While Hammond went to his office to make a phone call, Patrich left Mrs. Scully sitting at the table to come talk to Stone. "I heard of our guests, what do you think it means?"

"Shear is going to make a move soon, this was just a probe."

"Yes, we agree." Patrich looked at Mrs. Scully as if he could not decide. "Should we tell her about her son?" He said in a whispered voice.

"She does not need to know now, but who knows in the future. Let's leave it to Scully to decide." Stone answered in a low voice.

The words were barely out of Stone mouth when Dana Scully entered the room. When he saw Dana, Stone, nodded to the guards that they could leave the room. Patrich went to join Hammond in his office.

"Mom!!" Dana Scully called out when she saw the woman sitting in one of the chairs by the table.

"DANA!!" Mrs. Scully shot up out of her chair and rushed over to Scully to huge her daughter, then held her at arms length. "Dana, they didn't tell me you were here!"

"I know mom. They didn't tell me you were coming." Scully looked at Stone with a mix of anger and thanks, before turning to her mother again.

"Dana, the last I heard you and Fox, were on the run. Something about him being a convicted murderer. What is going on?" Mrs. Scully asked with uncertainty in her voice.

Dana guide her mother back to the chair and sat down herself. "Mom, it is true that Mulder was convicted of murder, but the man he was supposed to have killed was not dead, it was a bogus charge and the trial unlawful. Mulder is here, as is William, and some more surprises!"

"Fox is here, and William! How, what is going on? I thought you had given William up for adoption!" Mrs. Scully didn't grasp what was going on.

"Yes, I did. I ..." Dana didn't know how to continue.

Stone stepped in. "Mrs. Scully, William was rescued by my team, a few hours after arriving at the residents in Wyoming. We get him out, just as another force was closing in to kidnap him."

Dana looked at Stone with gratitude.

"Dana, I am so sorry. I didn't understand the threat to William, I don't understand it still. But I understand you concern for him and Fox." Mrs. Scully grabbed Dana hand in reassurance. "Where is Fox and William? I would like to see them."

"They are coming, I ran up ahead. Mulder is coming with the kids." Dana looked worried, but continued. "Mom, you remember Emily, right?"

"Of course, honey." Mrs. Scully looked at her daughter puzzled.

"She is here, along with Erik and Emma. My children."

"She is here! Erik and Emma! What is going on? Dana!"

"Emily, didn't die. She was taken away from me. Erik and Emma, came about the same way Emily did." Dana looked torn, wanting her mother to understand and give her children a change. "Please, mom!"

Mulder entered the room with William in his arms. Emily and Erik, by his side. Emma was half hidden behind Mulder's legs. All the children looked at the stranger in the room, the one that they had been told was their grandmother.

"Oh, my god!" Mrs. Scully gasped out. Then rushed forward, hugging each and every child. "My goodness, you precious children."

"Hello, I am Emily. Are you, our grandmother?" She asked.

"Hello, Emily. Yes, I am." Mrs. Scully, again hugged Emily and kissed her cheek.

"I am Erik." The boy said as he came forwards to meet her.

"Erik, it is nice to meet you." Mrs. Scully, did the same as she had with Emily.

Emma was still hiding behind Mulders legs, she had always been the shy one of the children.

"Hello, there. What is your name?" Mrs. Scully kneeled near Emma.

"Emma." Came the sky reply from the girl, as he tried to remain hidden while getting a better look at the older woman.

"Emma. That is a pretty name. Can you come to me, so that I can see if you are as pretty!" Mrs. Scully said.

It took some time to coerce the girl to come forward, but in the end, Emma came out and hugged her new grandmother.

Mrs. Scully stood up with the girl in her arms, and finally came to Mulder and William. "Fox, it is good to see you!"

"Maggie, it has been too long." Mulder said as he kissed her cheek.

Stone walked to Dana. "I will be just outside the door, call me when you are ready to go."

"Thank you, I don't know what else I can say. Or how I can repay you." Dana smiled at Stone.

"Forget the haircut Erik got." Stone replied.

"That I will never do!"

Stone walked out and closed the door behind him.

Stone had been waiting for twenty minutes, when the door opened and Mulder came out.

"They are still talking, I was wondering where Maggie was going to be staying."

"The quarter next to yours are free, she will be there for now." Stone answered.

Mulder looked at Stone, then left and right, to see if anyone was near. "Maggie said that Bill had been injured, do you know anything about this?"

"Yes, I do."

"And?"

Stone let out a large sign of regret, then looked Mulder strait in the eye. "As you know, we went to San Diego to escort Major Carter's family here. We ran into some competition while we were there, men showed up with Captain Scully."

"What was he doing there?"

"According to him, taking the Carter family to safety, on the request of the Air Force. We disagreed and I shot him in the leg."

"Well, Bill has always been a prick. Too bad, I can't shoot him." Mulder said disappointed.

Stone smiled at that. "Perhaps, next time."

"No, I can't do that to Maggie. But for what he did to Scully, I will gladly kill him."

"If we meet again, Captain Scully is a dead man. There is nothing worse than a collaborator!!" Stone said in a cold voice.

Mulder felt a cold shiver go down his spine. "We need to get Maggie to her quarters, thank again."

"I will escort you to the quarters; I need to go to my own anyway."

Stone walked ahead of the family, Erik at his side.

The boy was fascinated by the military and seems to like Stone most of all. Although, for the life of him, Stone could not understand why.

Stone knew that Scully was keeping track of his every move and his replies to the boy inquires, and would make him pay dearly for any misconceptions he inadvertently made.

Showing Mrs. Scully where her quarters were, Stone then made his escape to his quarters. As he entered them, he saw that his wife was sleeping on the bed. Taking his time to strip down the weapons and equipment, Stone then crawled into bed and lay besides Amanda.

"Michael, when did you get in?" She asked in a sleep filled voice.

"Just, now." Stone kissed the back of her neck.

Amanda turned in his arms. "So you got Mrs. Scully here?"

"She is with them right now." Stone kissed her lips deeply.

Amanda rolled them so she was on top. "So are you ready to do you duty?"

"Always's!"

"Good, because I am horny right now."

"You have been horny since the morning sickness abated. Not that I am complaining." Stone said with a touch of humor.

"Michael, shut up." Then, because she didn't trust him to do so, she shut him up by kissing him.

Stone came out of his quarters the next morning, a little later than usual.

As he got out in the hallway, Mrs. Scully came out of her quarters.

"Mrs. Scully, good morning."

"Good morning, Sergeant."

"Would you like to accompany me to the commissary?" Stone offered.

"Thank you, I would."

Stone motioned to her to lead the way. "So how is it to have met the children for the first time?"

Mrs. Scully took a moment to consider. "They are wonderful, each and every one of them. But there are something, I don't understand. Like Emily, it is like she hasn't aged a day since I saw her a few years ago."

Stone continued to walk towards the commissary. "Dana and Mulder will explain everything to you, I am sure."

"I wanted to call Bill, tell him about Dana, Fox and the children. But Dana asked not to." Mrs. Scully was puzzled by this action of her daughter.

"It is for the safety of all of them, that nobody knows about this. And I am afraid that goes especially for your son."