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Chapter 9
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3 months later
True to her word, Scully worked hard and her cancer did nothing to diminish that. Mulder was sent into the field to profile a killer for VCS about 10 weeks after Scully went on desk duty, and that was the reason he was not there when everything started to go wrong.
For Scully, it had been just another day of endless paperwork. She had been working for quite a while, and was getting up to go out and get some lunch when she felt a sharp pain go through her head, and she collapsed. That was how Skinner found her about 20 minutes later, and she was rushed to the hospital.
Following the gurney through emergency admittance, Skinner pulled out his cell phone and dialed Mrs. Scully's number. He hated to have to be the one to make this phone call, but Mulder was still in the field. "Hello," Maggie said.
"Hi Mrs. Scully, this is Walter Skinner, Dana's boss."
"Yes, hello Mr. Skinner, is something the matter?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so, Mrs. Scully, I need you to come down to Georgetown Medical immediately," he explained.
Maggie gasped, "Which one is it, Mr. Skinner, which one?"
Skinner was surprised, what was she talking about. Then he realized that she was worried about it being either Scully or Mulder, it didn't matter to her, they both meant a lot to her. "It's Dana, Mrs. Scully, she's collapsed," he said.
"Oh dear Lord, I'll be right there," Maggie said, hung up the phone, and raced out the door.
Skinner hung up the phone, and immediately dialed Mulder's cell phone, knowing that he would do anything to be at his partner's side right now. "Mulder," Mulder answered, going over some final paperwork, while watching the main suspect being interviewed. After nearly 2 weeks of working they had finally caught the bastard.
"Mulder, it's Skinner, how's the case going?" Skinner asked, secretly hoping that Mulder could be spared.
"Just wrapping it up, Sir, I plan on being back in Washington day after tomorrow," Mulder said, leaning back in his chair.
"Leave now, Mulder, and get back here, tonight," Skinner said, trying to get some information out of the nurses about where they were taking Scully.
Mulder sat up straight in his chair, worry etched on his features, "Why, sir, what's happened? Is she all right?" He asked.
Skinner sighed, he was going to take this hard, "She's in the hospital, Mulder, get home."
"What's wrong with her?" Mulder asked, gathering up papers and motioning for SAC Williams to join him.
"Just get here Mulder, and don't kill yourself along the way, ok," Skinner said.
"I'm on my way, but sir, if I don't make it in time, please make sure she knows that I love her very, very much," Mulder said, tears coming to his eyes.
"Hurry Mulder, I'm sure she would want to her that from you rather than me. I gotta go now, Mrs. Scully just walked in the door. Drive safe, now, you hear." Skinner said, walking towards Mrs. Scully and hanging up the phone.
Mulder hung up the phone, and turned to SAC Williams standing in the doorway, "Agent Williams, I'm really sorry, but I have to be back in Washington tonight. My partner has cancer, and she's been admitted to the hospital."
Williams looked at Mulder, wondering just how much his partner meant to him, "Ok, Mulder, I guess we can finish up the paperwork since the SOB just confessed anyway. I'm really sorry about your partner, and thanks for all your help," he said.
Mulder looked at him, "You're welcome, and thank you very much," he said, and gathering his coat, ran out the door to his car. He figured he was about 12 hours away from Washington and could be there around 1am, maybe 11pm if he hurried. He just hoped and prayed he would make in time. "Please Lord, don't take her from me, I need her to much," he whispered to himself.
Chapter 9
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3 months later
True to her word, Scully worked hard and her cancer did nothing to diminish that. Mulder was sent into the field to profile a killer for VCS about 10 weeks after Scully went on desk duty, and that was the reason he was not there when everything started to go wrong.
For Scully, it had been just another day of endless paperwork. She had been working for quite a while, and was getting up to go out and get some lunch when she felt a sharp pain go through her head, and she collapsed. That was how Skinner found her about 20 minutes later, and she was rushed to the hospital.
Following the gurney through emergency admittance, Skinner pulled out his cell phone and dialed Mrs. Scully's number. He hated to have to be the one to make this phone call, but Mulder was still in the field. "Hello," Maggie said.
"Hi Mrs. Scully, this is Walter Skinner, Dana's boss."
"Yes, hello Mr. Skinner, is something the matter?"
"Yes, I'm afraid so, Mrs. Scully, I need you to come down to Georgetown Medical immediately," he explained.
Maggie gasped, "Which one is it, Mr. Skinner, which one?"
Skinner was surprised, what was she talking about. Then he realized that she was worried about it being either Scully or Mulder, it didn't matter to her, they both meant a lot to her. "It's Dana, Mrs. Scully, she's collapsed," he said.
"Oh dear Lord, I'll be right there," Maggie said, hung up the phone, and raced out the door.
Skinner hung up the phone, and immediately dialed Mulder's cell phone, knowing that he would do anything to be at his partner's side right now. "Mulder," Mulder answered, going over some final paperwork, while watching the main suspect being interviewed. After nearly 2 weeks of working they had finally caught the bastard.
"Mulder, it's Skinner, how's the case going?" Skinner asked, secretly hoping that Mulder could be spared.
"Just wrapping it up, Sir, I plan on being back in Washington day after tomorrow," Mulder said, leaning back in his chair.
"Leave now, Mulder, and get back here, tonight," Skinner said, trying to get some information out of the nurses about where they were taking Scully.
Mulder sat up straight in his chair, worry etched on his features, "Why, sir, what's happened? Is she all right?" He asked.
Skinner sighed, he was going to take this hard, "She's in the hospital, Mulder, get home."
"What's wrong with her?" Mulder asked, gathering up papers and motioning for SAC Williams to join him.
"Just get here Mulder, and don't kill yourself along the way, ok," Skinner said.
"I'm on my way, but sir, if I don't make it in time, please make sure she knows that I love her very, very much," Mulder said, tears coming to his eyes.
"Hurry Mulder, I'm sure she would want to her that from you rather than me. I gotta go now, Mrs. Scully just walked in the door. Drive safe, now, you hear." Skinner said, walking towards Mrs. Scully and hanging up the phone.
Mulder hung up the phone, and turned to SAC Williams standing in the doorway, "Agent Williams, I'm really sorry, but I have to be back in Washington tonight. My partner has cancer, and she's been admitted to the hospital."
Williams looked at Mulder, wondering just how much his partner meant to him, "Ok, Mulder, I guess we can finish up the paperwork since the SOB just confessed anyway. I'm really sorry about your partner, and thanks for all your help," he said.
Mulder looked at him, "You're welcome, and thank you very much," he said, and gathering his coat, ran out the door to his car. He figured he was about 12 hours away from Washington and could be there around 1am, maybe 11pm if he hurried. He just hoped and prayed he would make in time. "Please Lord, don't take her from me, I need her to much," he whispered to himself.