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[The Bergens Residence
8:00 am]
After Kathryn woke up, things moved very quickly. Her father, glad not to have to drive the four hours, wrote out instructions for them, highlighting the route on a map. The now healed Mulder was driving, Scully navigating, Kathryn lying down in the back seat. When they stopped to get gas, Mulder went inside to get Sun Flower seeds, Kathryn to use the bathroom. She was pale and shaking when she came back.
Once the car was loaded up and they were on the road, Mulder said, "I'm going to guess that you aren't like that because of the smell."
That forced a shaky grin out of her. "I… I can still hear their voices, in my head. They say that I can't escape."
"They won't get you. That's what we're here for." Replied Scully.
[Wild Wind's Ranch 12:30 pm]
They pulled into Kathryn's
ranch around noon. It was beautiful. There were cider trees everywhere,
covering the rolling landscape that gave hill country its name. Everything was
brown gold in the summer sun, except for the one track that the river made
through the landscape. The house was on a cliff overlooking the entire
property. A good size and well furnished, it had a balcony on the edge of the cliff.
Connecting to the balcony was the living room. It had large windows facing
outside, a couch facing the beautiful fireplace, and lounge chairs facing each
other on the sides of the couch. The kitchen was next to the living room,
separated by a bar. Off of the living room were several adjoining
"I don't know how you want to do this." Said Kathryn. "I've always camped out in the living room. Ya'll can choose room's if you like…"
"We'll just camp here with you." Said Scully.
"Also, I can cook everything if you want, or we could go in shifts."
"Shifts." Said Mulder and Scully simultaneously.
"O.K. then. I'm going to go for a run."
"I have to go with you." Said Scully.
"Alright, I'll give you the tour of the property."
Five minutes later they were jogging along at a brisk pace, along the main road. They jogged up a hill that seemed to go on forever. When the finally got to the top, Scully was a little out of breath.
"This is the highest point in the property. It has the best view. This is the route we'll be taking." She pointed out a path, and Scully nearly whimpered by the time she was done.
"How long is this?"
"About five miles."
When they got back, Mulder nearly laughed. Kathryn bounded up the stairs; Scully limped up them, one at a time.
Glaring at Mulder, Scully snarled, "You can run with her tomorrow."
It turned out that Kathryn was a good cook, despite the agent's worries. She made a simple meal of chicken, mashed potatoes, and corn. They talked for a while, and then went to sleep, Scully making Mulder take the first shift
Nothing exciting happened over the next few days. The three's lives took on a pattern. Wake before dawn (At least Kathryn did), make breakfast, go for a short jog with one of the agents coming along, rest, do needed work around the ranch, lunch, Kathryn swam laps in the lake, free time, dinner and another jog, then sleep.
The second day Mulder slipped into something Scully referred to as "Cell phone withdraw"- There was no service this far in the country-. He recovered shortly, but still liked to carry it with him. He said it helped with the pain.
They were just beginning to get settled when disaster struck.
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