Chapter nine - It's Now Or Never
It seemed to Mulder that nine o'clock would never come. He stood up eagerly when the Doctor, Maggie and Skinner walked into the observation room a little after nine.
"Are you sure you want to try this Agent Mulder?" the doctor said handing Mulder the syringe.
Mulder looked over at Maggie and then nodded. "Yes"
"Do you think you can administer the medication?"
"I think so"
"Okay, we will watch from here. Let us know immediately if you need our assistance."
Maggie gave Mulder a quick hug before he left the room "Go and bring my daughter back Fox"
Mulder didn't see the lone tear going down her cheek as she looked at her daughter still rocking in the corner. Skinner put his arm around her and pulled her close.
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Scully was sitting in a corner of the cell when Mulder entered it. She seemed to be oblivious to everything going on around her - almost in a self induced trance.
Mulder quietly walked up to her and seeing her lack of reaction, calmly stuck the syringe in her arm.
The sting of the needle seemed to bring Scully out of her stupor. She looked up and when she realized it was Mulder standing there, she screamed and ran to the opposite corner of the room trying to get away from him.
"Scully, Dana it's me Mulder" he began wondering if he just made a horrible mistake.
Scully's breathing slowed down a bit, apparently the medication was being to take affect. She turned slowly towards him and before he knew what was happening, had thrown herself on him kissing him with a passion unlike anything Mulder ever experienced.
Mulder fought the urge to give to the very eager Scully and slowly separated himself from her. She pouted a bit but remained relatively calm.
"Scully, I need you to listen to me."
"I am not supposed to listen to you. You are going to hurt me"
"Dana, that's not true. What Krycek told you was a lie."
"He said you would lie to me"
Mulder tried to let the frustration creep into his voice. Scully had always been stubborn and always had a mind of her own. He was foolish if he thought he could talk her into trusting him in mere minutes.
"Dana, I want you to think. Think back on all the times you and I have been together. I always trusted you and you always trusted me. We have always been there for each other and we will always be there for each other. Now and forever."
"I remember you saved me before." She smiled briefly. "You came all the way to Antarctica for me didn't you?"
"Yes, I did and I would do it again in a heartbeat."
"You would? But Alex told me you never cared for me. You were just using me to find your truth"
Mulder picked up her hand and was happy to see she didn't pull it away. "Dana, I have cared for you since the beginning. We have always been more than just partners. We have been oh so much more."
Scully looked thoughtfully at him. "When Alex told me about his feelings for me, he always showed me how he felt. We would."
Mulder cut her off. "Scully, right now you are under the influence of some serious alien drugs. It causes you to act a certain way and be talked into certain things. When we decide to show each other exactly how we feel about each other, I want it to be because that's how you really feel. No drugs needed."
That seemed to calm her down quite a bit.
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Maggie and Skinner watched Mulder work his magic on Scully. Maggie couldn't help the tears that pouring down her cheeks. Skinner gave her a squeeze and felt a bit of a lump in his throat too.
They watched as Mulder recounted every case he could think of to reinforce the idea that he and Scully were a team and that she could trust him the way he trusted her.
Slowly she moved towards him and after a while finally snuggled up against him. He gave her a kiss on the forehead as she closed her eyes and whispered to him "Take me home Mulder".
His answer was a simple kiss on her forehead.
Maggie looked over to at Skinner wiping the last of her tears away "Walter, do you think they will ever realize how much they mean to each other?"
"Honestly Maggie, I just don't know."
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Author's note: Okay folks - tell me if I should end it there or if you want more. I could write about Skinner and Maggie or about Mulder and Scully trying to get back on track again. Or, I could let it end now.
Your wish is my command.
It seemed to Mulder that nine o'clock would never come. He stood up eagerly when the Doctor, Maggie and Skinner walked into the observation room a little after nine.
"Are you sure you want to try this Agent Mulder?" the doctor said handing Mulder the syringe.
Mulder looked over at Maggie and then nodded. "Yes"
"Do you think you can administer the medication?"
"I think so"
"Okay, we will watch from here. Let us know immediately if you need our assistance."
Maggie gave Mulder a quick hug before he left the room "Go and bring my daughter back Fox"
Mulder didn't see the lone tear going down her cheek as she looked at her daughter still rocking in the corner. Skinner put his arm around her and pulled her close.
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Scully was sitting in a corner of the cell when Mulder entered it. She seemed to be oblivious to everything going on around her - almost in a self induced trance.
Mulder quietly walked up to her and seeing her lack of reaction, calmly stuck the syringe in her arm.
The sting of the needle seemed to bring Scully out of her stupor. She looked up and when she realized it was Mulder standing there, she screamed and ran to the opposite corner of the room trying to get away from him.
"Scully, Dana it's me Mulder" he began wondering if he just made a horrible mistake.
Scully's breathing slowed down a bit, apparently the medication was being to take affect. She turned slowly towards him and before he knew what was happening, had thrown herself on him kissing him with a passion unlike anything Mulder ever experienced.
Mulder fought the urge to give to the very eager Scully and slowly separated himself from her. She pouted a bit but remained relatively calm.
"Scully, I need you to listen to me."
"I am not supposed to listen to you. You are going to hurt me"
"Dana, that's not true. What Krycek told you was a lie."
"He said you would lie to me"
Mulder tried to let the frustration creep into his voice. Scully had always been stubborn and always had a mind of her own. He was foolish if he thought he could talk her into trusting him in mere minutes.
"Dana, I want you to think. Think back on all the times you and I have been together. I always trusted you and you always trusted me. We have always been there for each other and we will always be there for each other. Now and forever."
"I remember you saved me before." She smiled briefly. "You came all the way to Antarctica for me didn't you?"
"Yes, I did and I would do it again in a heartbeat."
"You would? But Alex told me you never cared for me. You were just using me to find your truth"
Mulder picked up her hand and was happy to see she didn't pull it away. "Dana, I have cared for you since the beginning. We have always been more than just partners. We have been oh so much more."
Scully looked thoughtfully at him. "When Alex told me about his feelings for me, he always showed me how he felt. We would."
Mulder cut her off. "Scully, right now you are under the influence of some serious alien drugs. It causes you to act a certain way and be talked into certain things. When we decide to show each other exactly how we feel about each other, I want it to be because that's how you really feel. No drugs needed."
That seemed to calm her down quite a bit.
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Maggie and Skinner watched Mulder work his magic on Scully. Maggie couldn't help the tears that pouring down her cheeks. Skinner gave her a squeeze and felt a bit of a lump in his throat too.
They watched as Mulder recounted every case he could think of to reinforce the idea that he and Scully were a team and that she could trust him the way he trusted her.
Slowly she moved towards him and after a while finally snuggled up against him. He gave her a kiss on the forehead as she closed her eyes and whispered to him "Take me home Mulder".
His answer was a simple kiss on her forehead.
Maggie looked over to at Skinner wiping the last of her tears away "Walter, do you think they will ever realize how much they mean to each other?"
"Honestly Maggie, I just don't know."
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Author's note: Okay folks - tell me if I should end it there or if you want more. I could write about Skinner and Maggie or about Mulder and Scully trying to get back on track again. Or, I could let it end now.
Your wish is my command.