CHAPTER 2
Roswell, New Mexico
Scully awoke startled at the ringing of her cell phone. "Should I answer it?" She asked Mulder who looked at her groggily.
"I don't know. They probably have your phone tapped."
Scully sighed and rubbed her eyes. "What time is it?"
"You ask the man who hasn't seen the light of day for god knows how long" Mulder replied jokingly. "Morning I suppose"
"A new day" Scully reflected. Mulder smiled at the inner meaning remembering his dream. "It's never finished unless you let it end."
Scully threw him a questioning look "I dream about you" he replied "I dream about William too."
"I know. I hear you call his name in your sleep. I wish there was more I could do. I wish we could protect him."
"We've been through too much. We couldn't even protect ourselves from the truth. All we can hope to do is go down fighting." Mulder stated never breaking eye contact.
"I shouldn't have let you go alone. You are my partner and I deserted you." Scully answered the guilt plaguing her eyes.
"No. I deserted you and our son. I thought I was protecting you but I couldn't protect myself" Mulder replied, "I gave up everything to discover a truth I can't change. I should have stayed with my constant. That was you."
Scully's cell phone rang again.
"Answer it"
"But..." Scully protested.
"We can't stay here forever. We can't hide in fear. It took us nine years of sacrifices and battles to find the truth. I won't let it destroy us now."
Scully cautiously reached for her phone "Scully"
"Agent Scully. It's Skinner." She breathed a sigh of relief at the voice on the other end.
"It's Skinner" she said to Mulder who relaxed at the sound of the familiar name.
"Agent Scully are you both alright?"
"We're... yes...we're fine" Scully answered still worried her phone was tapped.
"You need to come back. I can protect you. Both you and Mulder but you need to come back."
Silence.
"You need to trust me. You can't do this alone. They're going to find you unless you let me help. For once in your career people are supporting you. You can still save yourselves you just need to let someone help." Scully stared at Mulder. It was almost as if they were communicating without words. "What do you need us to do?" Scully replied.
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Roswell Indian Reservation Roswell, New Mexico 10:42am
Mulder and Scully walked carefully through the reservation. "This is the place" Scully stated.
"So we're here. Now what?" Mulder asked dodging some playing children in the meantime.
"I have no idea. Skinner just said to come here and we would find what we needed to come back home." Just as Scully finished this sentence a small Indian boy grasped her hand.
"Come with me" he said dragging her along. Mulder shrugged and followed. They were led into a small pueblo with a very elderly Indian woman inside. She rose at the sight of them.
"Hi. I'm Special Agent Dana Scully and this is my partner..."
The Indian woman cut her off, "I have known you longer than my ancestors roamed the earth"
"Well then maybe you can give us whatever it is we were sent here for." Scully replied.
The Indian woman approached her glaring into her eyes "The spirit of a Warrior. The defender of the truth." She turned to Mulder. "And you must be the seeker. You see what others look past. Your heart is full of questions that can be only answered by the stars."
Scully and Mulder shared a glance as a baby began to cry in the back round. "Mother with the heart of a warrior." The Indian woman touched Scully's face. "My tribe was brought a gift that was not rightfully ours. We wish to return it." The Indian woman summoned for a younger woman who walked out holding blankets carrying the crying child. Scully gasped as the child was placed in her arms and his crying stopped.
"William?" Mulder asked peering into the blankets
"It can't be. H...How did you get him?" Scully asked in disbelief.
"This child is protected. He was brought to us by the moon and stars. They carried him away from danger." The Indian woman stated.
"But how did you know he was ours?" Mulder questioned.
"I told you. I have known you both since my ancestors roamed the earth. He is a very special child." She spoke as Scully continued to stare in disbelief. "You must go now. It is no longer safe here. You must return home."
At this an Indian man led them away from the reservation.
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Washington, D.C. 5:00pm
"Mulder? Scully? What the hell are you doing here?" Skinner asked as the two agents walked into his office. Scully carrying William in her arms.
"You called us here." Mulder replied.
"No. No I didn't. I couldn't. Your phone lines are tapped."
"What? No. Skinner you sent us to the Roswell Indian Reservation. They had William." Scully said gripping the child to her chest.
"William?" Skinner looked at the child "My god, Scully. How did you find him?"
"Find him? Skinner your found him at the Indian Reservation. That's why you sent us there." Scully answered.
"Agent Scully. Agent Mulder. I don't know how this is possible. I didn't send you anywhere. I didn't have the heart to tell you but the Van de Kamps were killed. William was taken." Skinner took another look at the child. "This isn't possible."
"Killed?" Mulder reiterated.
"How did these Indians say they stumbled across him?" Skinner asked watching the child giggle and coo at his mother.
"Sir you need to keep an open mind." Mulder said.
"Don't I always?"
"They said he was brought by the stars."
"The stars? My god. How are you sure this is your William? That this isn't some elaborate trick to lure you from hiding?" Skinner questioned.
"A mother knows" Scully replied, "I don't know how or why he came back to us but he did. Lately, I've believed more impossible things then this."
"That may be true but even so this doesn't look good." Skinner said.
"What do you mean 'doesn't look good'" Mulder inquired.
Skinner took a long sigh. "Don't take this the wrong way but we have a double homicide kidnapping on our hands involving your child and his adoptive parents. Now you conveniently show up with William in my office saying he was brought to you by Indians I sent you to when I haven't had contact with either of you for days."
"So... what your saying is you don't believe us."
"Mulder, people are out there looking for you. This is no time to be a smart ass." Skinner replied.
"Sir I spoke with you myself!" Scully shouted, "I spoke with you."
"Agent I don't know who you spoke with but I can guarantee you it was not I. The truth is your phone as been tapped and showed no activity for the past two days." Skinner answered.
"You think we're crazy. We'll prove it to you. We'll go back to Roswell. You can speak with the Indians yourself." Mulder said. "Please. Don't lose faith in us now."
"What about William? He isn't safe here." Skinner replied.
"Giving him up didn't make him safe either. We're taking him with us." Scully stated matter-of-factly.
"Agent Scully I don't think that is the best idea."
"Do you have any other ideas?" Mulder paused waiting for a response "Didn't think so"
Skinner sighed, "I'll book the tickets."
Roswell, New Mexico
Scully awoke startled at the ringing of her cell phone. "Should I answer it?" She asked Mulder who looked at her groggily.
"I don't know. They probably have your phone tapped."
Scully sighed and rubbed her eyes. "What time is it?"
"You ask the man who hasn't seen the light of day for god knows how long" Mulder replied jokingly. "Morning I suppose"
"A new day" Scully reflected. Mulder smiled at the inner meaning remembering his dream. "It's never finished unless you let it end."
Scully threw him a questioning look "I dream about you" he replied "I dream about William too."
"I know. I hear you call his name in your sleep. I wish there was more I could do. I wish we could protect him."
"We've been through too much. We couldn't even protect ourselves from the truth. All we can hope to do is go down fighting." Mulder stated never breaking eye contact.
"I shouldn't have let you go alone. You are my partner and I deserted you." Scully answered the guilt plaguing her eyes.
"No. I deserted you and our son. I thought I was protecting you but I couldn't protect myself" Mulder replied, "I gave up everything to discover a truth I can't change. I should have stayed with my constant. That was you."
Scully's cell phone rang again.
"Answer it"
"But..." Scully protested.
"We can't stay here forever. We can't hide in fear. It took us nine years of sacrifices and battles to find the truth. I won't let it destroy us now."
Scully cautiously reached for her phone "Scully"
"Agent Scully. It's Skinner." She breathed a sigh of relief at the voice on the other end.
"It's Skinner" she said to Mulder who relaxed at the sound of the familiar name.
"Agent Scully are you both alright?"
"We're... yes...we're fine" Scully answered still worried her phone was tapped.
"You need to come back. I can protect you. Both you and Mulder but you need to come back."
Silence.
"You need to trust me. You can't do this alone. They're going to find you unless you let me help. For once in your career people are supporting you. You can still save yourselves you just need to let someone help." Scully stared at Mulder. It was almost as if they were communicating without words. "What do you need us to do?" Scully replied.
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Roswell Indian Reservation Roswell, New Mexico 10:42am
Mulder and Scully walked carefully through the reservation. "This is the place" Scully stated.
"So we're here. Now what?" Mulder asked dodging some playing children in the meantime.
"I have no idea. Skinner just said to come here and we would find what we needed to come back home." Just as Scully finished this sentence a small Indian boy grasped her hand.
"Come with me" he said dragging her along. Mulder shrugged and followed. They were led into a small pueblo with a very elderly Indian woman inside. She rose at the sight of them.
"Hi. I'm Special Agent Dana Scully and this is my partner..."
The Indian woman cut her off, "I have known you longer than my ancestors roamed the earth"
"Well then maybe you can give us whatever it is we were sent here for." Scully replied.
The Indian woman approached her glaring into her eyes "The spirit of a Warrior. The defender of the truth." She turned to Mulder. "And you must be the seeker. You see what others look past. Your heart is full of questions that can be only answered by the stars."
Scully and Mulder shared a glance as a baby began to cry in the back round. "Mother with the heart of a warrior." The Indian woman touched Scully's face. "My tribe was brought a gift that was not rightfully ours. We wish to return it." The Indian woman summoned for a younger woman who walked out holding blankets carrying the crying child. Scully gasped as the child was placed in her arms and his crying stopped.
"William?" Mulder asked peering into the blankets
"It can't be. H...How did you get him?" Scully asked in disbelief.
"This child is protected. He was brought to us by the moon and stars. They carried him away from danger." The Indian woman stated.
"But how did you know he was ours?" Mulder questioned.
"I told you. I have known you both since my ancestors roamed the earth. He is a very special child." She spoke as Scully continued to stare in disbelief. "You must go now. It is no longer safe here. You must return home."
At this an Indian man led them away from the reservation.
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Washington, D.C. 5:00pm
"Mulder? Scully? What the hell are you doing here?" Skinner asked as the two agents walked into his office. Scully carrying William in her arms.
"You called us here." Mulder replied.
"No. No I didn't. I couldn't. Your phone lines are tapped."
"What? No. Skinner you sent us to the Roswell Indian Reservation. They had William." Scully said gripping the child to her chest.
"William?" Skinner looked at the child "My god, Scully. How did you find him?"
"Find him? Skinner your found him at the Indian Reservation. That's why you sent us there." Scully answered.
"Agent Scully. Agent Mulder. I don't know how this is possible. I didn't send you anywhere. I didn't have the heart to tell you but the Van de Kamps were killed. William was taken." Skinner took another look at the child. "This isn't possible."
"Killed?" Mulder reiterated.
"How did these Indians say they stumbled across him?" Skinner asked watching the child giggle and coo at his mother.
"Sir you need to keep an open mind." Mulder said.
"Don't I always?"
"They said he was brought by the stars."
"The stars? My god. How are you sure this is your William? That this isn't some elaborate trick to lure you from hiding?" Skinner questioned.
"A mother knows" Scully replied, "I don't know how or why he came back to us but he did. Lately, I've believed more impossible things then this."
"That may be true but even so this doesn't look good." Skinner said.
"What do you mean 'doesn't look good'" Mulder inquired.
Skinner took a long sigh. "Don't take this the wrong way but we have a double homicide kidnapping on our hands involving your child and his adoptive parents. Now you conveniently show up with William in my office saying he was brought to you by Indians I sent you to when I haven't had contact with either of you for days."
"So... what your saying is you don't believe us."
"Mulder, people are out there looking for you. This is no time to be a smart ass." Skinner replied.
"Sir I spoke with you myself!" Scully shouted, "I spoke with you."
"Agent I don't know who you spoke with but I can guarantee you it was not I. The truth is your phone as been tapped and showed no activity for the past two days." Skinner answered.
"You think we're crazy. We'll prove it to you. We'll go back to Roswell. You can speak with the Indians yourself." Mulder said. "Please. Don't lose faith in us now."
"What about William? He isn't safe here." Skinner replied.
"Giving him up didn't make him safe either. We're taking him with us." Scully stated matter-of-factly.
"Agent Scully I don't think that is the best idea."
"Do you have any other ideas?" Mulder paused waiting for a response "Didn't think so"
Skinner sighed, "I'll book the tickets."