Pusher 2

Wednesday August 26 10:20 AM Mulder's Office

" Mails in", Mulder dropped a small bundle of envelopes and a brown package on Scully's desk.

Lifting her head from her work as her glasses slipped down her nose, she picked up the hand-sized package and examined it with a raised brow.

" Gift from some secret admirer? " Mulder grinned as he plopped down rifling through his mail.

Scully gave him a look as she reached for the letter opener. " Brother Bill sometimes sends me trinkets he finds amusing while out on tour, but I don't recall him saying anything about leaving the base until later this year." The box opened to reveal foam peanuts protecting a snow globe. Except there was no snow, no water

And a very stark scene of a large rock surrounded by smaller pebbles.

" Spooky" Scully trailed off.

" You rang? " as Mulder dropped his feet from his desk, tossing aside his renewal form for Celebrity Skin.

" No, I don't, take a look. I don't think it's from Bill."

" It looks intact, it's not damaged." Holding it under the desk light, Mulder swung back to his desk and returned with a magnifying glass.

Scully searched the box outside then in. " Mulder, there is no post mark on this box, no return address, you say this was in mail call? "

" Uh uh" Mulder reply as he busily studies the globe. Underneath were the words 'Tamamo No Mae`.

Dumping the foam contents atop her desk Scully unfolded a neat little piece of rice paper that read:

" I show you your destiny. I will ensure you fulfill it. Kitsune gari "

" Scully, look at this these small rocks look like bones and skulls."

" Come on, we need a better look at this .All of this." Scully scooped up the shipping box and headed toward Tech room three.

Scully locked the item into position and set the magnification. " How did this get past building security? You don't think it was slipped in internally do you? "

" I don't know, but I'm getting a de javue feeling." Mulder punched his cell phone. " Hey Langly do me favor run this through you data base and see what comes back. Yeah, funny man I'm too lazy to run it here, just think of it as doing the taxpayers a favor. Right."

Scully adjusted in the focus as Mulder rattled on. What she found was amazing. The landscape that opened before her was desolate as an ancient battlefield, devastation of life was smashed around the main rock, and it was a miniature masterpiece. Tuning in further she could make out writing on the large rock.

" Mulder add this 'sessho-seki'." Scully pulled back from the viewer to rub her tried eyes.

" Ok got all that? Right, call me back " Mulder studied the paper as he walked over to a computer keyboard and began typing.

The answer to his query was swift " Damn he's Back! "

Smacking the table as he push back and away from the terminal arching his back, closing his eyes tightly.

Scully read the screen: English - Japanese translation Kitsune gari Fox Hunter.

" It can't be he was comatose."

She typed in Tamamo No Mae` not found, Sessho-seki Not found.

 " Its Model, Its Pusher I can feel it."

" The rate of the tumor growth, the brain activities. We left him for dead."

 " If he is, he should be easy to find. Let's go G-woman.