Chapter 2
Mulder drove back to the crime scene. By this time, it is dark, but as he turns onto the road of the scene, he turned off his headlights (he didn't want to scare anyone off who was there). Mulder picked up a folder as he stopped the car. Reading the name of the suspect, he took the suspect's picture out. He glanced at the picture and got out of the car. Shutting the door quietly, he looked around to see if he was being watched. All of a sudden he heard something fall to the ground. He drew his gun and quietly, but quickly, ran over to where he heard the noise come from. A man bolted across the field.
"Stop! FBI! Freeze!" Mulder yelled starting to run. The man kept running, as did Mulder. "Stop! I have the right to shoot! Don't make me do it!" But deep down inside, he did want to shoot. But the man kept running and Mulder had no choice but to shoot. The man fell to the ground, wincing at the pain in his leg. Mulder ran over to him and looked at him. It was the suspect. "Sir, you are under arrest. You know your rights." Mulder said and cuffed the man. He picked the guy up by the shoulders and dragged him over to his car.
Back at the hospital.
Skinner sat by Scully's bedside. She is still sleeping. Skinner has his elbows on his knees and his head being held up by his hands. Then Scully stirs and Skinner looks up at her. "Scully, you are in a hospital. Do you remember what happened to you?"
Scully winced in pain as she turned to face Skinner. "Yes, I remember." She breathed in heavily. "Where is Mulder? Is he ok?" She asked.
"Mulder went out looking for the man who did this to you. He was not harmed." Skinner replied. "You need you rest. I will come back to see you tomorrow." Skinner said and left. Scully then fell back to sleep.
At the police department.
"Mr. Paul Rodriguez, why did you do it?" Mulder asked as they were in a room being watched through the glass.
"Because I could." He replied. This set Mulder off. He stood up and punched Paul square in the jaw.
"You fucking bastard! You put my partner in the hospital! She could die!" Mulder said.
An officer came in and Mulder left. He walked outside to his car and drove away. His cell phone then goes off; it's from Skinner. Mulder fears the worse. "Hello." He answers.
"Agent Mulder, have you found anything?" Skinner asked.
"I caught him. I just dropped him off at the station and now I am heading back down to the hospital. Is Scully ok?" Mulder asked worried.
"She is awake. She had a severe blow to the head, and a few kicks in the stomach. She underwent surgery for minor internal bleeding, and she is expected to pull through." Skinner replied.
Mulder sighed in relief. "Ok, Sir. I have to go now, I am pulling up to the hospital now." Mulder said and hung up. He stopped his car and proceeded into the hospital.
"Excuse me, what room is Dana Scully in?" He asked walking to the admit desk.
"Room 206." The clerk said looking at her magazine.
"Thank you." Mulder said and went in search for her room. He paused before entering and took a deep breath. Scully was awake and looked up from her hands when Mulder entered. "Hey." He said.
"Scully smiled. "Hi." There was a long pause. "Listen, I want to thank you. I probably wouldn't be here if you hadn't found me so quickly."
Mulder walked to her bed and sat on the side of it. "You don't know how happy I am to see that you are ok. You gave me a scare." Mulder said.
"Don't Mulder. No one could have known that he was going to be there." Scully replied.
"I'd rather it have been me who was beaten up and not you, Scully. I was so afraid of losing you." Mulder said.
Scully moved closer to the other side of the bed to make room for Mulder. He scooted onto the bed, set his back against the bed, which was in a sitting up position, and wrapped an arm around Scully's shoulder. She rested her head on Mulder's shoulder and closed her eyes. Then they fell asleep.
A few minutes later, a nurse came into the room to send Mulder home, but saw how peaceful they both looked. She then turned out the lights and left.
Mulder drove back to the crime scene. By this time, it is dark, but as he turns onto the road of the scene, he turned off his headlights (he didn't want to scare anyone off who was there). Mulder picked up a folder as he stopped the car. Reading the name of the suspect, he took the suspect's picture out. He glanced at the picture and got out of the car. Shutting the door quietly, he looked around to see if he was being watched. All of a sudden he heard something fall to the ground. He drew his gun and quietly, but quickly, ran over to where he heard the noise come from. A man bolted across the field.
"Stop! FBI! Freeze!" Mulder yelled starting to run. The man kept running, as did Mulder. "Stop! I have the right to shoot! Don't make me do it!" But deep down inside, he did want to shoot. But the man kept running and Mulder had no choice but to shoot. The man fell to the ground, wincing at the pain in his leg. Mulder ran over to him and looked at him. It was the suspect. "Sir, you are under arrest. You know your rights." Mulder said and cuffed the man. He picked the guy up by the shoulders and dragged him over to his car.
Back at the hospital.
Skinner sat by Scully's bedside. She is still sleeping. Skinner has his elbows on his knees and his head being held up by his hands. Then Scully stirs and Skinner looks up at her. "Scully, you are in a hospital. Do you remember what happened to you?"
Scully winced in pain as she turned to face Skinner. "Yes, I remember." She breathed in heavily. "Where is Mulder? Is he ok?" She asked.
"Mulder went out looking for the man who did this to you. He was not harmed." Skinner replied. "You need you rest. I will come back to see you tomorrow." Skinner said and left. Scully then fell back to sleep.
At the police department.
"Mr. Paul Rodriguez, why did you do it?" Mulder asked as they were in a room being watched through the glass.
"Because I could." He replied. This set Mulder off. He stood up and punched Paul square in the jaw.
"You fucking bastard! You put my partner in the hospital! She could die!" Mulder said.
An officer came in and Mulder left. He walked outside to his car and drove away. His cell phone then goes off; it's from Skinner. Mulder fears the worse. "Hello." He answers.
"Agent Mulder, have you found anything?" Skinner asked.
"I caught him. I just dropped him off at the station and now I am heading back down to the hospital. Is Scully ok?" Mulder asked worried.
"She is awake. She had a severe blow to the head, and a few kicks in the stomach. She underwent surgery for minor internal bleeding, and she is expected to pull through." Skinner replied.
Mulder sighed in relief. "Ok, Sir. I have to go now, I am pulling up to the hospital now." Mulder said and hung up. He stopped his car and proceeded into the hospital.
"Excuse me, what room is Dana Scully in?" He asked walking to the admit desk.
"Room 206." The clerk said looking at her magazine.
"Thank you." Mulder said and went in search for her room. He paused before entering and took a deep breath. Scully was awake and looked up from her hands when Mulder entered. "Hey." He said.
"Scully smiled. "Hi." There was a long pause. "Listen, I want to thank you. I probably wouldn't be here if you hadn't found me so quickly."
Mulder walked to her bed and sat on the side of it. "You don't know how happy I am to see that you are ok. You gave me a scare." Mulder said.
"Don't Mulder. No one could have known that he was going to be there." Scully replied.
"I'd rather it have been me who was beaten up and not you, Scully. I was so afraid of losing you." Mulder said.
Scully moved closer to the other side of the bed to make room for Mulder. He scooted onto the bed, set his back against the bed, which was in a sitting up position, and wrapped an arm around Scully's shoulder. She rested her head on Mulder's shoulder and closed her eyes. Then they fell asleep.
A few minutes later, a nurse came into the room to send Mulder home, but saw how peaceful they both looked. She then turned out the lights and left.