Part Two
At the hospital, Mulder stayed right outside the girl's room. Scully
brought him a cup of coffee. "Are you alright?"
"It's just like my dream, Scully. I was meant to find this girl. She's connected to Samantha some how."
"The doctor says that she's stable now. She should wake up in the next twelve hours. Why don't you go back to the hotel and get some rest. I can have the doctor call us when she wakes up."
Mulder shook his head. "I'm not leaving. I have to find out who this girl is; how she's connected to Samantha. You go get some sleep though. There's no sense in both of us staying here."
Scully ignored his last statement. "I'm going to talk to the doctor; see if he can tell me anything else about what happened to her."
As Mulder watched Scully walk off, he wondered how the girl got to the lake. She had appeared out of nowhere. Then, he remembered the flash of light. A UFO. That was the only explanation. She's an abductee he thought. They returned her.
A few minutes later he heard screaming coming from the girl's room.
"Please, help me! Someone, please, help me!"
Mulder ran into the room. The girl's eyes were closed. She must be dreaming. She was tossing and turning. Mulder picked her hand up into his, and she began to calm down. Scully ran into the room with the doctor close behind.
Scully looked at Mulder. "We heard screaming. Is she okay?"
The doctor checked her pulse then looked in her eyes.
"She appears to be okay. It must have been a nightmare."
Mulder stared at the girl. She was thin, dark brown hair, about 5'9. She looked very pale. Scully watched Mulder. She could tell that he felt something for this girl, though she wasn't sure what. He had a look on his face she had never seen before. For the first time, in a long time, she couldn't tell what he was thinking.
The doctor looked at Scully. "She should be fully awake in a few hours. Come find me if anything changes."
"I will. Thank you doctor." Scully watched the doctor leave the room, then turned back to Mulder. "Are you alright?"
Mulder didn't answer. Scully touched his arm and he looked up.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Scully. I just can't shake this feeling."
"What feeling?"
"I think this girl knows Samantha."
"Mulder, how could she possibly know your sister?"
"The same way Betsy Hagopian knew who you were. I think they were abducted together."
Scully didn't comment. Neither one of them were up for the argument. "Mulder, the doctor said it could be a few hours before she wakes up. I'm going to go find an empty bed and get some sleep. I suggest you do the same."
"I'm not leaving, Scully."
Scully waited a moment before saying anything, "Be sure to buzz the nurse if she wakes up. They'll find the me and the doctor."
Mulder didn't say anything. He didn't even look at Scully. He just nodded his head, letting her know that he would do as she said.
After Scully left, Mulder let go of the girl's hand so he could pull a chair next to her bed. He began to get tired, so he put his hand on top of hers and laid his head on the edge of her bed. Within a few minutes, he was asleep.
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Mulder had been asleep for about an hour when he started to feel the girl's hand move beneath his. He lifted his head to look at her. He watched her toss and turn for a few minutes before she settled down. He was about to lay his head back down, but he saw her blink slightly. That woke him up completely. Was that just a reflex or is she waking up. He didn't have to wonder for long. She slowly opened her eyes. Mulder buzzed the nurse. The girl was mumbling something, but Mulder couldn't make out what she was saying. When the nurse came in Mulder told her to find the doctor and Scully. Within a few minutes, they were both in the room. Mulder walked over to the door so he wouldn't be in the way.
The doctor examined her. "She's awake, but she's groggy. I don't think she even realizes anyone else is in the room. Otherwise, she seems to be doing fine. Everything is alright. We'll keep an eye on her just to be sure."
By this time, the girl was fully awake. She looked around the room and at the three people around her bed. She seemed unnerved.
"Who are you? Where am I?"
The doctor answered, "You're alright. You're at Mercy Hospital in North Carolina. Do you remember how you got here?"
"No, I don't."
Scully walked over to the doctor. "Do you think we could talk to her alone for a few minutes."
The doctor hesitated as he looked at his patient. "Okay, but just for a few minutes. I need to find out a few things myself."
The doctor left the room and closed the door behind him.
Scully wasted no time starting to question the girl.
"Can you tell us your name?"
The girl seemed terrified, "Who are you?"
"We're with the FBI. I'm Agent Scully and this is my partner Agent Mulder."
The girl's eyes got wide. She turned and looked at Mulder.
"You're name is Mulder? Fox Mulder?
Mulder looked at Scully to find a look of disbelief on her face.
"Yes, my name is Fox. How did you know that?"
"Samantha told me."
"You know Samantha? How?"
"I met her on the spaceship."
Mulder flashed Scully an 'I told you so' look. However, he knew Scully would need a lot more convincing. He turned back to the girl.
"What's your name?"
"Amy Conway. Samantha always talked about you. She told me 'If they ever return you, try to find my brother Fox. You'll be safe with him. He'll believe you.' "
Scully still wanted answers. "Amy, do you know where you are?"
Amy thought a moment, "The doctor said North Carolina".
"That's right. We found you out by High Rock Lake. Have you ever been there before?"
Amy shook her head, "No, I grew up in Nebraska, and I never left the state. until I was abducted." She turned back to Mulder. "You're going to help me, aren't you? You're the only person I can trust."
Mulder knew he had to help Amy. In helping this one girl, he would actually be helping three people: Amy, Samantha, and himself. Scully watched as he looked at Amy with the same unrecognizable look he had before.
Mulder held Amy's hand. "I'll help you."
Scully held back her questions about the so-called abduction, but they were eating away at her. She had an idea of how Amy would answer these questions, but Scully didn't believe it. She knew she would have to do her own investigating.
"Mulder, can I speak to you outside?"
Mulder turned to Amy, "I'll be right back." He turned and followed Scully into the hallway. "I already know what you're going to say."
"Good. I won't have to waste my breath."
"Scully, it's no shock to me that you don't believe her, but it should be even less of a shock to you that I do. Think about it. Amy appeared out of nowhere after a sudden flash of light. If either of us had thought to check our watches, we probably would have noticed some missing time. Read those X-files, Scully. It's the same situation, and if Amy can help me find Samantha, I'm going to help her."
"Alright, Mulder." Scully knew what Mulder was going through, and she knew she had to stay and help him. "Just to be sure, I'm going to do a background check on this girl. You find out as much as you can from her and we'll compare notes. Then, if everything matches up, I'll believe her story."
Scully left and Mulder went back into Amy's room. He didn't want to overwhelm her with questions, but he had to know. This girl could give him all the answers he'd been looking for.
He sat down in the chair next to her bed. "Do you remember being abducted?"
"I don't actually remember when it happened, but I remember being on the spaceship."
"Do you mind telling me what you remember?"
She thought for a moment. "I remember. they did tests."
"What kind of tests?"
"I don't really remember. I mostly remember after the tests. They would take me back to a large room with the others."
"The others?"
"The other abductees."
"How many others were there?"
"I guess. a few hundred."
The shock on Mulder's face was clearly visible. "Can you describe the room?"
"It was really big. The walls seemed. metallic. There were beds all around the room. That's where we stayed."
"You were strapped to the bed?"
"No. They let us walk around and talk to each other. That's how I met your sister. We became close. She helped me through a lot."
"What else do you remember?"
"There were these men. in suits. They would bring us food and check our physical health. When someone got too ill to continue the tests the men would take them away and we would never see them again. We assumed they killed them or they just died, but."
She stopped as if she was in deep thought. Mulder pushed her to continue. "But. what?"
"I remember how I got here."
"It's just like my dream, Scully. I was meant to find this girl. She's connected to Samantha some how."
"The doctor says that she's stable now. She should wake up in the next twelve hours. Why don't you go back to the hotel and get some rest. I can have the doctor call us when she wakes up."
Mulder shook his head. "I'm not leaving. I have to find out who this girl is; how she's connected to Samantha. You go get some sleep though. There's no sense in both of us staying here."
Scully ignored his last statement. "I'm going to talk to the doctor; see if he can tell me anything else about what happened to her."
As Mulder watched Scully walk off, he wondered how the girl got to the lake. She had appeared out of nowhere. Then, he remembered the flash of light. A UFO. That was the only explanation. She's an abductee he thought. They returned her.
A few minutes later he heard screaming coming from the girl's room.
"Please, help me! Someone, please, help me!"
Mulder ran into the room. The girl's eyes were closed. She must be dreaming. She was tossing and turning. Mulder picked her hand up into his, and she began to calm down. Scully ran into the room with the doctor close behind.
Scully looked at Mulder. "We heard screaming. Is she okay?"
The doctor checked her pulse then looked in her eyes.
"She appears to be okay. It must have been a nightmare."
Mulder stared at the girl. She was thin, dark brown hair, about 5'9. She looked very pale. Scully watched Mulder. She could tell that he felt something for this girl, though she wasn't sure what. He had a look on his face she had never seen before. For the first time, in a long time, she couldn't tell what he was thinking.
The doctor looked at Scully. "She should be fully awake in a few hours. Come find me if anything changes."
"I will. Thank you doctor." Scully watched the doctor leave the room, then turned back to Mulder. "Are you alright?"
Mulder didn't answer. Scully touched his arm and he looked up.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Scully. I just can't shake this feeling."
"What feeling?"
"I think this girl knows Samantha."
"Mulder, how could she possibly know your sister?"
"The same way Betsy Hagopian knew who you were. I think they were abducted together."
Scully didn't comment. Neither one of them were up for the argument. "Mulder, the doctor said it could be a few hours before she wakes up. I'm going to go find an empty bed and get some sleep. I suggest you do the same."
"I'm not leaving, Scully."
Scully waited a moment before saying anything, "Be sure to buzz the nurse if she wakes up. They'll find the me and the doctor."
Mulder didn't say anything. He didn't even look at Scully. He just nodded his head, letting her know that he would do as she said.
After Scully left, Mulder let go of the girl's hand so he could pull a chair next to her bed. He began to get tired, so he put his hand on top of hers and laid his head on the edge of her bed. Within a few minutes, he was asleep.
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Mulder had been asleep for about an hour when he started to feel the girl's hand move beneath his. He lifted his head to look at her. He watched her toss and turn for a few minutes before she settled down. He was about to lay his head back down, but he saw her blink slightly. That woke him up completely. Was that just a reflex or is she waking up. He didn't have to wonder for long. She slowly opened her eyes. Mulder buzzed the nurse. The girl was mumbling something, but Mulder couldn't make out what she was saying. When the nurse came in Mulder told her to find the doctor and Scully. Within a few minutes, they were both in the room. Mulder walked over to the door so he wouldn't be in the way.
The doctor examined her. "She's awake, but she's groggy. I don't think she even realizes anyone else is in the room. Otherwise, she seems to be doing fine. Everything is alright. We'll keep an eye on her just to be sure."
By this time, the girl was fully awake. She looked around the room and at the three people around her bed. She seemed unnerved.
"Who are you? Where am I?"
The doctor answered, "You're alright. You're at Mercy Hospital in North Carolina. Do you remember how you got here?"
"No, I don't."
Scully walked over to the doctor. "Do you think we could talk to her alone for a few minutes."
The doctor hesitated as he looked at his patient. "Okay, but just for a few minutes. I need to find out a few things myself."
The doctor left the room and closed the door behind him.
Scully wasted no time starting to question the girl.
"Can you tell us your name?"
The girl seemed terrified, "Who are you?"
"We're with the FBI. I'm Agent Scully and this is my partner Agent Mulder."
The girl's eyes got wide. She turned and looked at Mulder.
"You're name is Mulder? Fox Mulder?
Mulder looked at Scully to find a look of disbelief on her face.
"Yes, my name is Fox. How did you know that?"
"Samantha told me."
"You know Samantha? How?"
"I met her on the spaceship."
Mulder flashed Scully an 'I told you so' look. However, he knew Scully would need a lot more convincing. He turned back to the girl.
"What's your name?"
"Amy Conway. Samantha always talked about you. She told me 'If they ever return you, try to find my brother Fox. You'll be safe with him. He'll believe you.' "
Scully still wanted answers. "Amy, do you know where you are?"
Amy thought a moment, "The doctor said North Carolina".
"That's right. We found you out by High Rock Lake. Have you ever been there before?"
Amy shook her head, "No, I grew up in Nebraska, and I never left the state. until I was abducted." She turned back to Mulder. "You're going to help me, aren't you? You're the only person I can trust."
Mulder knew he had to help Amy. In helping this one girl, he would actually be helping three people: Amy, Samantha, and himself. Scully watched as he looked at Amy with the same unrecognizable look he had before.
Mulder held Amy's hand. "I'll help you."
Scully held back her questions about the so-called abduction, but they were eating away at her. She had an idea of how Amy would answer these questions, but Scully didn't believe it. She knew she would have to do her own investigating.
"Mulder, can I speak to you outside?"
Mulder turned to Amy, "I'll be right back." He turned and followed Scully into the hallway. "I already know what you're going to say."
"Good. I won't have to waste my breath."
"Scully, it's no shock to me that you don't believe her, but it should be even less of a shock to you that I do. Think about it. Amy appeared out of nowhere after a sudden flash of light. If either of us had thought to check our watches, we probably would have noticed some missing time. Read those X-files, Scully. It's the same situation, and if Amy can help me find Samantha, I'm going to help her."
"Alright, Mulder." Scully knew what Mulder was going through, and she knew she had to stay and help him. "Just to be sure, I'm going to do a background check on this girl. You find out as much as you can from her and we'll compare notes. Then, if everything matches up, I'll believe her story."
Scully left and Mulder went back into Amy's room. He didn't want to overwhelm her with questions, but he had to know. This girl could give him all the answers he'd been looking for.
He sat down in the chair next to her bed. "Do you remember being abducted?"
"I don't actually remember when it happened, but I remember being on the spaceship."
"Do you mind telling me what you remember?"
She thought for a moment. "I remember. they did tests."
"What kind of tests?"
"I don't really remember. I mostly remember after the tests. They would take me back to a large room with the others."
"The others?"
"The other abductees."
"How many others were there?"
"I guess. a few hundred."
The shock on Mulder's face was clearly visible. "Can you describe the room?"
"It was really big. The walls seemed. metallic. There were beds all around the room. That's where we stayed."
"You were strapped to the bed?"
"No. They let us walk around and talk to each other. That's how I met your sister. We became close. She helped me through a lot."
"What else do you remember?"
"There were these men. in suits. They would bring us food and check our physical health. When someone got too ill to continue the tests the men would take them away and we would never see them again. We assumed they killed them or they just died, but."
She stopped as if she was in deep thought. Mulder pushed her to continue. "But. what?"
"I remember how I got here."