-Chapter 1-

"Scully!" Mulder shouted, looking for her. "Damn it, Scully! Say something Scully!"

There was no response, but Mulder continued to search for her. Suddenly turning the corner of the field, he saw her. She was lying limp on the ground and Mulder ran over to her. "Scully." He said checking her pulse. It was faint. "Scully, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand." Mulder said. She didn't respond. He picked her up, ran her to the car, put her in the back seat, got in himself and drove away. Picking up his cell phone, he quickly called the hospital, and then called Skinner.

"Hello?" Skinner answered.

"Sir, Scully is hurt. I am bringing her to the hospital right now." Mulder said in a hurried voice.

"Ok, I will meet you there." Skinner said and hung up.

Mulder placed the cell phone on the passenger seat and rushed to the hospital.

5 minutes later.

"I need some help over here!" Mulder yelled carrying Scully into the ER. A doctor and 2 nurses ran over to him and put her on a gurney.

"What happened?" The doctor asked.

"I don't know. She and I were on an assignment and we split up. The next thing I know I hear her scream. It took me 10 minutes to find her." Mulder said as they pushed her into the trauma room.

"Pulse is weak and BP is low." The nurse told the doctor.

"Sir, you're going to have to wait outside. We'll get you if anything happens." The doctor said to Mulder.

Mulder looked at Scully for a few moments before he left. He couldn't believe this was happening.

"Mulder!" Skinner yelled from down the hall. "How is she?" He asked.

"Not so good, Sir. Her pulse and blood pressure are low." Mulder said looking through the trauma room windows.

"Mulder, what happened out there?" Skinner asked, putting his hand on Mulder's shoulder to get his attention.

"I.I don't know. We were just investigating a crime scene. I told her that we should split up. Not even two minutes later, she screamed." Mulder replied, his face with a frozen expression.

Skinner looked at him for a few seconds before looking into the trauma room. Scully was hooked up to a monitor and had a tube down her throat.

"Sir," Mulder said facing Skinner who then turned to face Mulder, "I've got to find out who has done this to Scully." Skinner saw the pain and sadness in his eyes, and nodded.

"Mulder, just remember this. Be careful. And it was not your fault that this happened." Skinner replied.

"Oh, but it is my fault. I suggested that we split up. If I hadn't said that, she wouldn't be half dead, and you and I wouldn't be here talking about this right now." Mulder said and walked out of the hospital