CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN

Mulder cried out William's name as he ran towards the tall grass, trying to search for him. He heard Scully screaming out his name also and it broke his heart. His worst fears were being realised. He couldn't let them take him.

"William!" Mulder shouted desperately. But then to his shock as he turned to his right and saw Scully, he realised she was walking towards the spaceship.

She was walking into the light.

"SCULLY!" He shouted out in panic and ran toward her, desperate to stop her.

Scully ignored his cries and walked towards it, her eyes lifting to the opening just below the spaceship and her face and body now engulfed in the blinding light.

Mulder sprinted towards her, and nearly reached her. He was just about to reach out and grab her to pull her back when the deafening sound roared from the ship once again, causing him to shout out in agony and raise his hands to his ears instinctively.

"Shit!" Mulder exclaimed as the pain in his ears hit him hard and caused him to have a blinding headache. He had to focus. He forced himself to look back at Scully, who seemed defiant to stay near the spaceship. She was soldiering on, looking up towards the light, tears of pain and desperation rolling down her cheeks.

"SCULLY! Get back!" He shouted to her, but she didn't move. For a moment Mulder felt as if she would be taken. He let out a sob as he watched her standing there in harms way, risking everything to find their son.

"WILLIAM!" She screamed suddenly, and Mulder gasped as the spaceship suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving them in sudden silence and darkness.

Mulder felt his breathing slowly come back to normal. He felt terribly weak from the force that the spaceship had put on them, the conditions had been awful. He ran towards where she had been standing and couldn't see her. For a split second he thought he had lost her, that she had been taken.

But he found her.

She was lying on the grass, eyes closed.

"No… Scully!" Mulder exclaimed tearfully as he bent down to her and pulled her into his arms. He placed a hand on her cheek and tried to wake her, but she wasnt responding. To his horror he realised that she had blood coming from her ears..

"Scully?" He asked in panic, tears blinding his vision. He kissed her on the forehead and held her closer, not knowing what was wrong with her. "Stay with me Scully.. Please…" He begged desperately, holding her cold weak body in his arms, rocking her back and forth.

Undisclosed location - 10 hours later

She frowned in pain as she opened her eyes slowly, blinking in the harsh artificial light that was above her.

Slowly, she tried to work out where the hell she was.

She was lying on something harsh and cold. Like a metal table. Scully panicked as she feared she was in danger.

Something wasn't right.

Blinking, she started to make out a long strip light which shone into her eyes, making them sting. She squinted as she thought that she could see a temporary tent or marquee roof. Where the hell was she?

A stinging pain in her ears took her but surprise and she realised she was temporarily deaf.

Her thoughts turned to William immediately. She forced herself upright and felt her broken arm pull harshly and she shouted out in pain, but she had to ignore it.

"William!" She exclaimed, trying to focus as she got herself into a sitting position. She frowned in shock and confusion as she realised she was wearing army combat style trousers. What the hell?

"Where is he?" She asked out loud to anyone that could hear her, as her hearing slowly came back to her after being deafened by the spaceship. She realised in horror that she was surrounded by people who were talking amongst themselves, hurried and frantic. She blinked in confusion and saw military personnel. Soldiers and men in suits, scientists and doctors. Scully opened her mouth in shock and felt panic take over. How was this possible? Last thing she remembered she had been at home with Mulder, trying to find their son.

"Where's my son!" She shouted angrily. A couple of men turned to face her in surprise. One was a colonel and one looked like he was someone important. His badge read 'VIP VISITOR'. They looked at her with worried eyes as if they were not sure how to deal with her. "WHERE IS HE?!" She erupted.

"Agent Scully, please, you need to calm down.." The important man said, his dark hair messy and his glasses askew. He took a few steps towards her cautiously.

"How do you know my name?" She asked fearfully. The man raised his hands to her to motion for her to calm down but she got to her feet, causing the people around her to back up. "Who are you people?!" She demanded.

"Agent Scully. Please calm down." The man begged her again. Her heart was pounding and she couldn't think straight.

"What have you done with my son?" She snapped, as another man came to try and calm her, but she didn't trust any of them. "GET AWAY FROM ME!" She screamed.

Suddenly she felt a firm hand on her good arm and they were grabbing onto her, trying to restrain her. Scully struggled against them, her suspicion of them growing more and more by the minute.

"Where's my son!" She asked again and again, but they continued to shout over her. Pleading her to calm down.

"Let me through!"

Suddenly she saw a scuffle to her far right.

As she heard his voice her heart erupted in her chest with hope. Mulder was trying to get to her and she could hear people shouting him down, pushing him back.

Scully let out a fearful, desperate sob as she caught a glimpse of Mulder, worry and fear etched on his face as he saw her. She suddenly pushed forward to try to get to him but was again pushed back by the crowd, this time hitting her broken arm against their bodies.

"Let me go!" She shouted through gritted teeth as the pain washed over her. The important man was trying to reason with her.

"Agent Scully please calm down! You're going to hurt yourself!" He exclaimed, motioning to her arm.

"WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY SON?!" She screamed now, tears rolling down her cheeks.

But she was over powered and pushed back on to the hard table she had awoken from. She saw a doctor appear from the corner of her vision and she saw him eye her sadly. To her horror she saw him produce a syringe. She knew that he was going to sedate her, she could just tell.

"No!" She heard Mulder shout from her right as he forced his way through, knocking people back as he went. He was so angry, he had to get to her.

Scully gasped as Mulder finally got closer. She noticed that he was wearing similar clothes to herself, combat trousers and a plain grey t shirt. But he also wore a jacket as if he had been going outside. She frowned in confusion and fear as she couldn't work out how they had gotten there. How long had they been here?

This was impossible, the whole thing was a nightmare.

"Leave her alone! Let me through and I can calm her down!" He shouted to the men holding her back, anger seething from his body. Scully realised that she was shaking. "She's frightened, that's all!" Mulder explained desperately.

"Mulder!" Scully blurted out tearfully. Her arm was hurting now as she was held back. They didn't seem to care. Mulder met her gaze and she saw tears glistening in his eyes.

The important man looked back and forth at them, and the doctor waited for orders.

"Agent Scully you need to calm down." The important man said again with a frustrated sigh.

"You already told me!" Scully snapped in frustration, her breathing heavy.

"Please.." Mulder begged him tearfully, staring at him with wide eyes. After a long moment he finally nodded and to Mulder and Scully's relief Mulder was let go and he pushed forward towards Scully and scooped her up in his arms.

Scully clutched onto Mulder desperately. She fought back tears as he held her, her emotions letting go. Her heart was pounding uncontrollably and she closed her eyes as Mulder supported her weight, stroking her hair gently and holding her close. He eyed the men around them and they awkwardly turned away, giving them some space and privacy. He was saying something over and over but she couldn't hear him as she could only hear the commotion in the room and her hearing was not as good as it used to be. She forced herself to take a deep breath and then she heard him.

"It's going to be all right Scully. I know you're scared, but I'm here now. We'll find him, we'll find him…"

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