CHAPTER 8
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Mulder pounded on the steering wheel in frustration. He wasn't hurt, at least not to his knowledge, but the shock of the situation had startled him a little.
He drove away, not bothering to look back. Pulling onto the main road to return on his mission, he grabbed a hand full of sunflower seeds out of his jacket pocket.
This wasn't going to be easy, but he knew it had to be done.
Still slightly shaken, Scully managed to make her way to her apartment and shut the door behind her, slouching herself down into the cushioned sofa. She took a few deep steady breaths and exhaled slowly.
She had the gull to call Mulder and check on his condition, but decided that it wasn't reason enough to bother him at home.
After all he saw enough of her during the day..
But on the other hand, he was always calling her. Before she could finish that thought, the phone began ringing.
That was probably him, she moped, even though just a second ago she was fighting the urge to call him herself.
"Scully," she answered in exhaustion.
"Agent Scully, I have a lead on Mulder,"the man said urgently.
"On Mulder?- who is this?"she demanded.
"Agent Patterson m'am," he replied dutifully.
Scully shuddered at the word "m'am. "Listen, "Agent Patterson"...I've had a really stressful day and I'm afraid you've caught me at a bad time," she explained.
"I understand that Agent Scully, but I don't think you realize the seriousness of the situation. I think I know when Mulder plans to hit next, and you should be getting a call from him any moment now. He's planning on meeting with Kersh at a secluded military base about 20 minutes away.
I found out about this just a few moments ago, Kersh was withholding information from me, but I think I-"
Scully interrupted.
"Why would'nt Kersh tell you about this? Why would he even agree to meet Mulder in the first place if he knew that Mulder was a threat-"
"He's taken this into his own hands in hopes of cutting this off clean, the less I knew, the better. But the bottom line is, I know now and I think we can fight this."
The sense of anticipation grew silent. Scully soon grew impatient and broke the silence.
"So where are you now?"she asked.
"I'm on my way there actually," he responded, in deep thought. He barely had the words out of his mouth when Scully's cell phone chirped.
"Scully,"she answered.
"Scully, I'm meeting with Kersh, but I need you here with me. I can't do this without you,"he told her desperately.
"Wait, Mulder? Why are you meeting with Kersh, why didn't you tell me?"she felt a sense of betrayal although she knew she was just letting her personal weaknesses get in the way.
"I told you I was going to, but I wasn't sure when. That doesnt matter now, I need you here as soon as you can come."
She wanted so bad to be on Mulder's side, to be his loyal partner and to be there for him. At the same time, she wasn't sure she could.
"Agent Scully? Is that Mulder on the phone with you?" she could hear him asking from the other phone.
"Mulder I have to call you back,"she said quickly, hanging up before he could say anything.
"Did he ask you to come there? You know what we have to do-" suddenly he was sounding protective. She hadn't decided what to believe yet, but knew she had to be at that military base either way.
"I'm on my way now, tell me how to get there?"she said grabbing her coat.
...
The military base was dingy and depressing; it was obvious that the place was abandoned years ago.
It felt as if the narrow passages could instantly swallow one up into the darkness.
Mulder sneaked down a strip of metal and climbed up the steel ladder which towered 20 feet above the ground. He peered around the massive room with only the light of a flashlight, which created monserous shadows on the walls.
The beam of the flashlight stopped when it finally caught what it was in search of.
...
Scully drove frantically to the warehouse, watching precious minutes go by on the digital clock on the dashboard.
Thoughts were now spilling out; she could remember everything now as clear as day.
It all finally made sense to her now and she made a very difficult decision.
Scully knew that the Mulder she knew would never kill Skinner or her. But although Mulder had been hiding it from both others and himself- he was emotionally scarred and needed help. She just hoped she would reach the base before he took yet another life.
Her cell phone rang, and she picked it up quickly.
"Agent Scully, how is everything going?," Patterson asked in concern.
"As planned, I'm pulling up to the building as we speak," she reassured him.
"Great," he responded in relief. "Kersh has already arrived, give me a minute and I'll tell you how to get to him," Patterson instructed.
"Kersh should've dealt with this more appropriately," she said. "I'm going in there and am going to take Mulder civily. We don't have to treat him like an infidel," she scolded.
...
TBC
~*Jess*~
...
Mulder pounded on the steering wheel in frustration. He wasn't hurt, at least not to his knowledge, but the shock of the situation had startled him a little.
He drove away, not bothering to look back. Pulling onto the main road to return on his mission, he grabbed a hand full of sunflower seeds out of his jacket pocket.
This wasn't going to be easy, but he knew it had to be done.
Still slightly shaken, Scully managed to make her way to her apartment and shut the door behind her, slouching herself down into the cushioned sofa. She took a few deep steady breaths and exhaled slowly.
She had the gull to call Mulder and check on his condition, but decided that it wasn't reason enough to bother him at home.
After all he saw enough of her during the day..
But on the other hand, he was always calling her. Before she could finish that thought, the phone began ringing.
That was probably him, she moped, even though just a second ago she was fighting the urge to call him herself.
"Scully," she answered in exhaustion.
"Agent Scully, I have a lead on Mulder,"the man said urgently.
"On Mulder?- who is this?"she demanded.
"Agent Patterson m'am," he replied dutifully.
Scully shuddered at the word "m'am. "Listen, "Agent Patterson"...I've had a really stressful day and I'm afraid you've caught me at a bad time," she explained.
"I understand that Agent Scully, but I don't think you realize the seriousness of the situation. I think I know when Mulder plans to hit next, and you should be getting a call from him any moment now. He's planning on meeting with Kersh at a secluded military base about 20 minutes away.
I found out about this just a few moments ago, Kersh was withholding information from me, but I think I-"
Scully interrupted.
"Why would'nt Kersh tell you about this? Why would he even agree to meet Mulder in the first place if he knew that Mulder was a threat-"
"He's taken this into his own hands in hopes of cutting this off clean, the less I knew, the better. But the bottom line is, I know now and I think we can fight this."
The sense of anticipation grew silent. Scully soon grew impatient and broke the silence.
"So where are you now?"she asked.
"I'm on my way there actually," he responded, in deep thought. He barely had the words out of his mouth when Scully's cell phone chirped.
"Scully,"she answered.
"Scully, I'm meeting with Kersh, but I need you here with me. I can't do this without you,"he told her desperately.
"Wait, Mulder? Why are you meeting with Kersh, why didn't you tell me?"she felt a sense of betrayal although she knew she was just letting her personal weaknesses get in the way.
"I told you I was going to, but I wasn't sure when. That doesnt matter now, I need you here as soon as you can come."
She wanted so bad to be on Mulder's side, to be his loyal partner and to be there for him. At the same time, she wasn't sure she could.
"Agent Scully? Is that Mulder on the phone with you?" she could hear him asking from the other phone.
"Mulder I have to call you back,"she said quickly, hanging up before he could say anything.
"Did he ask you to come there? You know what we have to do-" suddenly he was sounding protective. She hadn't decided what to believe yet, but knew she had to be at that military base either way.
"I'm on my way now, tell me how to get there?"she said grabbing her coat.
...
The military base was dingy and depressing; it was obvious that the place was abandoned years ago.
It felt as if the narrow passages could instantly swallow one up into the darkness.
Mulder sneaked down a strip of metal and climbed up the steel ladder which towered 20 feet above the ground. He peered around the massive room with only the light of a flashlight, which created monserous shadows on the walls.
The beam of the flashlight stopped when it finally caught what it was in search of.
...
Scully drove frantically to the warehouse, watching precious minutes go by on the digital clock on the dashboard.
Thoughts were now spilling out; she could remember everything now as clear as day.
It all finally made sense to her now and she made a very difficult decision.
Scully knew that the Mulder she knew would never kill Skinner or her. But although Mulder had been hiding it from both others and himself- he was emotionally scarred and needed help. She just hoped she would reach the base before he took yet another life.
Her cell phone rang, and she picked it up quickly.
"Agent Scully, how is everything going?," Patterson asked in concern.
"As planned, I'm pulling up to the building as we speak," she reassured him.
"Great," he responded in relief. "Kersh has already arrived, give me a minute and I'll tell you how to get to him," Patterson instructed.
"Kersh should've dealt with this more appropriately," she said. "I'm going in there and am going to take Mulder civily. We don't have to treat him like an infidel," she scolded.
...
TBC
~*Jess*~