The two scrambled behind the car and ducked down. Scully peered over the
hood just in time to see the house ignite. The kitchen was in the front of
the house, and through the window she saw Alice fall over. She stood up and
looked down at Mulder. He was still afraid. She had never seen him like
this, but he had never seen pure evil. Not like she had. She closed her
eyes, then opened them. She could feel the heat from the fire. Joshua had
said that Alice must die, but Scully's maternal instincts wouldn't have it.
She ran into the inferno.
Scully Alice? Alice!
Scully ran into the kitchen. She grabbed the little girl and picked her up. Very heroicly, she carried her out of the house. Gently, she placed her in the back of the car and called 911. Now all they could do was wait. (wait to die, wait to live, wait for an absolution, that would never come. hey, it's my fic! i can quote titanic if i want!) The fire engines and ambulances pulled up, sirens blaring. Mulder was feeling better now. He and Scully had sat next to eachother silently for about 20 minutes. A car pulled up in front of them. Mrs. McGee jumped out.
Mrs. McGee Where's my baby? Where's Alice? Were is she?!
Scully heard something moving inside the car. Alice sat upright.
Alice Mommy?
Mrs. McGee Alice!
The woman ran to the girl and hugged her. It was the only peaceful scene admist the chaos.
*3 MONTHS LATER*
Scully is sitting at her computer typing up notes. They read:
It has been three months since our encounter with Alice. Since that time, she has not run into one problem at school. She does her homework, gets A's and B's, and fits in well with the other children. In fact, she has become quite popular. How did she recover from these traumatic experiences so quickly? Maybe she did what everyone wants to do. She faced her demons and won. Did she kill the people that were part of her so-called 'psychic' phenomena? There is not enough conclusive evidence to say that she did. But there still isn't enough to say that she didn't. For these reasons, and for the time being, the status of this case shall remain 'unexplained'.
Scully flicks off her computer. She removes her reading glasses and heads toward her bedroom. She shuts off the hall light. Next to her computer, illuminated only by the moonlight, is a single red rose.
THE END
Scully Alice? Alice!
Scully ran into the kitchen. She grabbed the little girl and picked her up. Very heroicly, she carried her out of the house. Gently, she placed her in the back of the car and called 911. Now all they could do was wait. (wait to die, wait to live, wait for an absolution, that would never come. hey, it's my fic! i can quote titanic if i want!) The fire engines and ambulances pulled up, sirens blaring. Mulder was feeling better now. He and Scully had sat next to eachother silently for about 20 minutes. A car pulled up in front of them. Mrs. McGee jumped out.
Mrs. McGee Where's my baby? Where's Alice? Were is she?!
Scully heard something moving inside the car. Alice sat upright.
Alice Mommy?
Mrs. McGee Alice!
The woman ran to the girl and hugged her. It was the only peaceful scene admist the chaos.
*3 MONTHS LATER*
Scully is sitting at her computer typing up notes. They read:
It has been three months since our encounter with Alice. Since that time, she has not run into one problem at school. She does her homework, gets A's and B's, and fits in well with the other children. In fact, she has become quite popular. How did she recover from these traumatic experiences so quickly? Maybe she did what everyone wants to do. She faced her demons and won. Did she kill the people that were part of her so-called 'psychic' phenomena? There is not enough conclusive evidence to say that she did. But there still isn't enough to say that she didn't. For these reasons, and for the time being, the status of this case shall remain 'unexplained'.
Scully flicks off her computer. She removes her reading glasses and heads toward her bedroom. She shuts off the hall light. Next to her computer, illuminated only by the moonlight, is a single red rose.
THE END