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James "Jimmy" Bond

I was pretty surprised by it all. I had never heard Langly talk to Anderea like that. And I can't really blame her for running off like that… but it scared me. We were in the middle of a strange forest and she doesn't seem like the outdoorsy type. So I ran out after her, it was almost right away, but there was no sight of her. Not even a footprint or the sound of her running. It was a really creepy 'cause it was so quiet.

"I can't see her outside," I told the guys, "She might get lost out there," I was staring Langly down. Anderea's a sweet girl and he had no right to say things like that to her. And of course I was worried about her.

"Let's break up to go look for her," Byers was already pulling on his coat.

"If anything happens to her hippie, I'll see to it personally that the same thing happens to you," Frohike's glare could have eaten right through him as he slammed the cabin door after himself. I'm pretty sure we were all feeling that way.

"I'll go with him. Langly at least try to be helpful and go look for her with Jimmy," Byers was un-normally angry as he followed after Frohike. Personally I think it's because he really likes Anderea, you know 'more than a friend'. Sort of a crush. I know he wouldn't really act on it, 'cause of Langly and he still loves someone else. Oh I really shouldn't have said all this. You won't tell Byers, will ya?

Well, back to what happened, Langly was real quiet and when he looked at me he was real sad. Nothing like how emotionless he was earlier to her.

"I don't know why I said all those things to her," he sat, sort of glassy eyed, staring off blankly at a wall of the cabin, "I do love her." He dropped his face into his hands. I'm not sure if he was crying or not, but it was really weird just standing there when he was upset.

"We should look for her," I didn't want to see him cry or I'd cry.

He just nodded without looking up. He looked so sad and helpless. I couldn't help it, I hugged the little guy.

It took him a little longer than I expected before he pushed me away, "Jesus Jimmy! What the hell are you doing?" he straightened his Korn tee and grabbed his coat, "Can we go find her?"

Langly was already out the door before I had finished agreeing. On my way out after him I stopped to grab a flashlight. I was the only one of the guys to think of that. It was pitch black out. And its part of my Boy Scout training, 'Always be Prepared.' That's also why I went back again for a cell phone. You just never know. When I got back outside Langly was already heading into the woods along a worn out trail.

"Langly wait up. I've got a flashlight," I called after him, but he didn't hear me. I jogged up to him, "Hey Langly." Again no reply, but this time I was sure he wasn't ignoring me, he really didn't hear me.

I know he'd never been out here before, I mean look at the guy, he's not the outdoorsy type at all. But he was walking like he knew where he was going. So I followed him.

We walked deeper and deeper into the woods. I could hear Byers and Frohike calling her name out, but Langly was quiet and driven.

Even without wilderness smarts, he managed to lead us to a small cluster of trees. This is where he snapped back, "Byers! Frohike! She's over here! Anderea's over here!" He called out.

I couldn't see her, it was really dark, "Where man? Are you sure?" I shone the flashlight around the area.

"She's in there," he was franticly looking for a break in the trees.

I shone the light into the trees and I saw her. She was laying in the middle of the trees. It was really freaky, there didn't seem to be a break in the trees, but there she was right in the middle of them. Even freakier was that she didn't seem to be moving.

"Where is she? God help YOU, if she's hurt I'll….." Frohike and Byers came bounding over.

"If she is you won't have to hurt me, it'll kill me," Langly replied as he squeezed between two trees to get to her and the rest of us followed.

And I was right, she wasn't moving. And kinda looked a little blue, at least far paler than normal.

"Is she breathing?" I'm not really sure who asked, but Byers crouched down to check by putting his fingers on the side of her neck.

"Her pulse is weak and she's ice cold," Byers told us as he removed his coat to cover her with it.

"Derea! Derea! Baby come on, wake up!" Langly dropped to his knees next to her, "Someone do something!" he plead when he felt how cold and still she was.

"I'll run back to the cabin and call…," Byers began toward the cabin.

"…I've got the cell," I announced proudly as I held it up to show them.

"Give it here," Frohike grabbed the phone and began to call Mulder and an ambulance. Langly and Byers both worked on warming Anderea, by rubbing her arms and legs until the Calvary arrived.

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Richard "Ringo" Langly

I remember saying those things to Anderea, but not like it was ME saying them. I don't know if that makes any sense to you…..hell it doesn't make any sense to me. I know I was saying it all, and thought some of it, but it was like someone else was getting me to say it. Like I said, it doesn't make any fucking sense to me. But I do love her.