Part Six
Mulder stepped off the elevator first, and headed straight for Amy's room.
He put one foot through the door, then stopped dead in his tracks.
"Mulder, what is it?"
Scully peered around Mulder, and saw Amy's bed. empty. She ran over to the nurse's station, but the nurse wasn't there.
"Scully, in here!"
Scully ran back into the hospital room.
"Mulder.?"
"In the bathroom"
Scully came to the door to find Mulder leaning over a visibly shaken nurse. She had a few cuts on her face, and Scully could see where some bruises were beginning to form. Mulder immediately stood when Scully came in.
"Check on her."
With those words, Mulder ran out the door with his gun drawn. He had security block all the exits, and they searched the entire area. but she was gone. After his long search, Mulder sat in the nearest chair he could find, with his face in his hands. He could hear Amy's words in his head.
"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. You're going to help me, aren't you? You're the only person I can trust."
How did I let this happen again? he thought. Some protector I am.
Mulder was pulled out of his thoughts by the ringing of his cell phone.
"Mulder."
"Did you find her?"
"No. she's gone. Did you find out anything from the nurse."
"She was pretty shaken up. Looks like she was in a serious struggle. I finally got her to calm down a few minutes ago. She said she wants to talk to you."
"Where are you?"
"In the faculty lounge on the third floor."
"I'll be right there."
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Mulder walked into the lounge to find Scully and the nurse sitting at a table. He could see that the nurse was still very shaken. He took a quick glimpse at her nametag, then spoke.
"Nurse Jenkins, you wanted to speak to me?"
"Yes. Amy spoke of you a few times when I would check on her, so I wanted to tell you what happened."
"Go ahead."
"I was checking on Amy. She was sleeping, it was just a routine check. Then, a young man came into the room. He stood in the doorway for a while, just staring at her. I didn't say anything. He was wearing scrubs, I thought he was an intern."
"How old did this man look?"
"Not old at all. He looked to be in his early 20's."
"Go on, what happened next."
"Well, I started to ask him if there was something he needed, but he came after me. I fought him as hard as I could. but he. he threw up against the wall and I fell to the floor. He, uh. he picked me up and threw me in the bathroom. and he shut the door." She was starting to cry at this point, but she continued her story. "I didn't try to move, until I heard Amy start to scream. He must have covered her mouth, or something, because it wasn't very loud. I, uh. got up and tried to open the door. but it wouldn't open."
Mulder looked at Scully and whispered, "There was a chair wedged under the door handle when I went in the room."
"After that, I just kinda sank into the corner."
Mulder stood, "Thank you, Nurse Jenkins," then walked out of the lounge. Scully wasn't far behind.
"Mulder."
"I should have checked on her. I should have gone to her room as soon as we realized the body was gone."
"Mulder, this isn't your."
"No, Scully. NO! I let it happen again! First Samantha, now Amy! They're gone because I COULDN'T PROTECT THEM!"
Scully tried to touch his arm, to comfort him, but he pulled back and walked away.
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One Week Later FBI Headquarters Washington D.C.
Mulder walked into his basement office to find Scully standing behind the desk. She looked up when he walked in.
"Are you gonna make a habit of coming in late now?"
"I haven't been falling asleep very easily the past few days. and once I do, I can't seem to wake up. I haven't even been hearing the alarm."
Scully picked up a manila envelope and held it out.
"This came down with the mail this morning. It's from Mercy Hospital, North Carolina."
Mulder took the envelope and opened it. Inside, there was a letter- sized envelope and a sheet of paper. He read the paper first.
Agent Mulder,
Amy Conway asked me to give you this, should anything happen to her. I was holding it for her in my locker. With everything that happened, it slipped my mind. When I remembered, I tried to contact you at your hotel, but you had already left. The local police are still looking for Amy and the young man who took her, but neither has been found. Sincerely, Nurse Jenkins
Mulder opened the letter-sized envelope and read the paper inside.
Fox,
When Agent Scully came in to tell you about the body that had been found, I got a strange feeling that I wouldn't get a chance to speak to you again. So, I decided to write this down, in case I was right.
You asked me if Samantha was still there when I was returned. The answer to your question is, yes. She told me how you tried to save her the night she was abducted. That you went for your father's gun. She always said she was very proud of you, and that she loved and missed you very much. And I can see why. You are a good man. You saved my life, and you believed me. Anyone else would have thought I was crazy. had me locked up. But you didn't. You helped me. And if you're reading this, I never got to tell you in person, but. thank you. For everything you've done. thank you. Love, Amy
Mulder slowly sat on the edge of the desk. He spoke out loud, more to himself than to his partner.
"She's alive. Samantha's alive."
He started to cry as the relief of knowing overwhelmed him. His hope had been restored. Scully quietly walked around the desk and held him tight. In that moment, Mulder made a silent vow. One day, he would find his sister. He would find her, or die trying.
THE END
"Mulder, what is it?"
Scully peered around Mulder, and saw Amy's bed. empty. She ran over to the nurse's station, but the nurse wasn't there.
"Scully, in here!"
Scully ran back into the hospital room.
"Mulder.?"
"In the bathroom"
Scully came to the door to find Mulder leaning over a visibly shaken nurse. She had a few cuts on her face, and Scully could see where some bruises were beginning to form. Mulder immediately stood when Scully came in.
"Check on her."
With those words, Mulder ran out the door with his gun drawn. He had security block all the exits, and they searched the entire area. but she was gone. After his long search, Mulder sat in the nearest chair he could find, with his face in his hands. He could hear Amy's words in his head.
"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. You're going to help me, aren't you? You're the only person I can trust."
How did I let this happen again? he thought. Some protector I am.
Mulder was pulled out of his thoughts by the ringing of his cell phone.
"Mulder."
"Did you find her?"
"No. she's gone. Did you find out anything from the nurse."
"She was pretty shaken up. Looks like she was in a serious struggle. I finally got her to calm down a few minutes ago. She said she wants to talk to you."
"Where are you?"
"In the faculty lounge on the third floor."
"I'll be right there."
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Mulder walked into the lounge to find Scully and the nurse sitting at a table. He could see that the nurse was still very shaken. He took a quick glimpse at her nametag, then spoke.
"Nurse Jenkins, you wanted to speak to me?"
"Yes. Amy spoke of you a few times when I would check on her, so I wanted to tell you what happened."
"Go ahead."
"I was checking on Amy. She was sleeping, it was just a routine check. Then, a young man came into the room. He stood in the doorway for a while, just staring at her. I didn't say anything. He was wearing scrubs, I thought he was an intern."
"How old did this man look?"
"Not old at all. He looked to be in his early 20's."
"Go on, what happened next."
"Well, I started to ask him if there was something he needed, but he came after me. I fought him as hard as I could. but he. he threw up against the wall and I fell to the floor. He, uh. he picked me up and threw me in the bathroom. and he shut the door." She was starting to cry at this point, but she continued her story. "I didn't try to move, until I heard Amy start to scream. He must have covered her mouth, or something, because it wasn't very loud. I, uh. got up and tried to open the door. but it wouldn't open."
Mulder looked at Scully and whispered, "There was a chair wedged under the door handle when I went in the room."
"After that, I just kinda sank into the corner."
Mulder stood, "Thank you, Nurse Jenkins," then walked out of the lounge. Scully wasn't far behind.
"Mulder."
"I should have checked on her. I should have gone to her room as soon as we realized the body was gone."
"Mulder, this isn't your."
"No, Scully. NO! I let it happen again! First Samantha, now Amy! They're gone because I COULDN'T PROTECT THEM!"
Scully tried to touch his arm, to comfort him, but he pulled back and walked away.
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One Week Later FBI Headquarters Washington D.C.
Mulder walked into his basement office to find Scully standing behind the desk. She looked up when he walked in.
"Are you gonna make a habit of coming in late now?"
"I haven't been falling asleep very easily the past few days. and once I do, I can't seem to wake up. I haven't even been hearing the alarm."
Scully picked up a manila envelope and held it out.
"This came down with the mail this morning. It's from Mercy Hospital, North Carolina."
Mulder took the envelope and opened it. Inside, there was a letter- sized envelope and a sheet of paper. He read the paper first.
Agent Mulder,
Amy Conway asked me to give you this, should anything happen to her. I was holding it for her in my locker. With everything that happened, it slipped my mind. When I remembered, I tried to contact you at your hotel, but you had already left. The local police are still looking for Amy and the young man who took her, but neither has been found. Sincerely, Nurse Jenkins
Mulder opened the letter-sized envelope and read the paper inside.
Fox,
When Agent Scully came in to tell you about the body that had been found, I got a strange feeling that I wouldn't get a chance to speak to you again. So, I decided to write this down, in case I was right.
You asked me if Samantha was still there when I was returned. The answer to your question is, yes. She told me how you tried to save her the night she was abducted. That you went for your father's gun. She always said she was very proud of you, and that she loved and missed you very much. And I can see why. You are a good man. You saved my life, and you believed me. Anyone else would have thought I was crazy. had me locked up. But you didn't. You helped me. And if you're reading this, I never got to tell you in person, but. thank you. For everything you've done. thank you. Love, Amy
Mulder slowly sat on the edge of the desk. He spoke out loud, more to himself than to his partner.
"She's alive. Samantha's alive."
He started to cry as the relief of knowing overwhelmed him. His hope had been restored. Scully quietly walked around the desk and held him tight. In that moment, Mulder made a silent vow. One day, he would find his sister. He would find her, or die trying.
THE END