A/N: Since I was asked Caden is pronounced Kay-den, and there's going to be some action in this chapter, it's a bit slow at first, but be patient, it gets better :.
TO SAVE THE WORLD
PART 8
~**~**~**~
1 month later
I typed away at the keys of the keyboard and paused momentarily, trying to think of what else to say to my big brother. Caden had just reached 5 months, he wasn't doing much new, just having fun with rolling over, which is about the only thing he can do. His hair has gotten brighter, it's becoming as red as mine is, he looks like a true Irish, red hair and green eyes. In the end I don't find anything else to write about so I send the e-mail.
A knock at my office tears me away from the computer, "Come in."
Kim walks in with a worried look on her face, "John just got news from Jimmy. Somebody broke in to his and Yves apartment, now, they don't keep anything damning there. But the fact remains, they're not safe anymore. John's asking for you and Mulder."
I nod, sign off of the internet, shut down the computer, and follow her into the office of the Lone Gunmen. Frohike and Langly are tying away at their computers and Byers is pacing.
Somehow, I don't see this as fair, it's alright when he paces, but when I do I get hell for it. Gr.
"What's up Byers?" Mulder says as he comes in with Alan. "Alan said something about a break in."
"Jimmy and Yve's apartment was broken into last night while they were out. Both of their computer were stolen, among other things."
Mulder tenses, "Just what did they use these computers for?"
"Nothing but personal things. The computers that the information about the vaccination's and us are at the office and encrypted. Plus, it's got every kind of protection that we could think up of. But, they're not safe where they are, and bringing them here would only draw suspicions. They need to get out of D.C."
"What about his brother?" Mulder muses.
"They thought about that, but they need to go somewhere nobody will think of."
"What about Charlie, or Bill. Nobody would think to look for them at either of their houses. Plus, Bill was always notorious for hating Mulder and his quest, helping Jimmy and Yves would be the last thing he would have ever done, and Charlie never even met Mulder whilst I was working on the x-files. Tara could always just say that Yves or Jimmy are family."
John nods, "You get hold of your brother as soon as you possibly can, and once you know if they can head on out to California tell me so I can get hold of Jimmy and Yves."
"Alright, I'll go e-mail him right now." Mulder follows me out the room and into my office.
"Are you sure that this is a good idea? I mean, your brother is a big part of this, it's not good to draw suspicion to him. They might be watching him already, merely because he is your brother, notwithstanding he was against you working with me in the first place."
I sigh, "This is the only thing I can think of. Mulder, if they're going after Jimmy and Yves that means they know that they're helping us. They're not safe where they are, we can help them to quietly slip away to California, albeit we won't actually be physically helping them of course. But, they can't come here, we can't take that kind of risk. Not when we're getting so close."
"Alright. I'll let you get to e-mailing your brother then."
"Ok, can you check on Caden? I told mom that either you or I would be up there," I glance down at my watch, "Approximately an hour ago."
He nods and leaves the room, I get to the e-mail, and make sure to put urgent in the subject line. The letter is, of course, encrypted. And it gets right to the point, no hi Bill how are you doing, that was what my last letter was for, plus, it's not usual for me to send two letters in one day, let alone 2 hours, so he should know that something is going on.
So, now all that I can do is wait.
~**~**~**~
"Dana, have you heard from your brother yet?" John asks as he pokes his head through the open door.
"No, not yet, and I can't really give you a time when I will. I never know when he's going to check his e-mails or not."
He nods and starts to walk away.
"John."
He comes back, "Yeah?"
"It's already after 7pm. Go see Katherine."
He smiles, "Only if you come too."
I nod and shut down the computer, "I'll check to see if he's e-mailed back soon. But, I guess you're right, I should take my own advice. Caden is normally restless around this hour. And, he doesn't really respond to anybody else besides Mulder and I, and if I am a horrible singer, then there's no hope for Mulder. I suppose he'd cause more crying."
He smiles. "You're not that bad a singer."
"You lie. I know I can't sing, it's Caden who's tone deaf." I chuckle as I get out of my chair and walk towards him and the door. "Has everybody already gone topside? Or are there still a few workaholic's down here in the dungeon."
"Uh, Mulder is in his office, Frohike is still messing with the computer, and Dogett and Skinner are in Skinner's office."
"Well, if we can take a break so can they. Let's go get them."
15 minutes later I'm singing Caden to sleep and then listening while Mulder tells Missy and Will they nighttime story. At around 8 o'clock I'm back downstairs in my office, checking me e-mails. Thankfully I received one from Bill. It read;
'Dana,
We'd be happy to help your friends, just tell me everything I need to know. We've got a guestroom and an extra study in the house, there would be plenty of room. What I would say is just have those three friends of yours make them some fake names and papers. Get back to me as soon as you can,
Love,
Bill'
"John!" I yell out.
2 weeks later
We received word from Bill that they (Jimmy and Yves) reached California on time, and in one piece. The Lone Gunmen made fake papers for them, they are now Nicholas and Heather Newland (Tara's maiden name). I'm not too sure how happy they are to be portraying a married couple, but from what I hear they had been dating in the first place.
"Dana, you're going to want to see this." Hannah says as she walks into my office.
"See what?"
She shakes her head, "Don't ask me. All I know is that those Gunmen guys and all your friends from before are like going nuts. I think some of them have even started to pace."
"Uh-oh." I say with a smile, but on the inside my heart is now beating faster. What could be going on? Things were just starting to settle down again.
Hannah leads me to the LG's office. Everybody is crowded around a computer and I can see nothing.
"Does somebody mind telling me just what the hell is going on here?"
Mulder is the first to look back. "You should see it for yourself." They make a bit of a path for me to get to the computer screen, and I struggle through the mess of people. I think the only people that aren't here are Tru and Nathan, they're watching the kids.
When I reach the screen I see that it's an e-mail. Ok, I'm confused. Maybe reading it would help.
From: sg4@hotmail.com mailto:sg1@hotmail.com
To: sg1@hotmail.com mailto:sg4@hotmail.com
Subj.: none
Sg1,
The location you desired has been located. We will enter at your command. Waiting for a go.
Sg4.
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"What does it mean?" Alan asks.
"It means, they're waiting for a go."
"Don't be sarcastic John." Monica scolds, "Maybe the location is here. They've located us. This could mean that they're at any given moment ready to attack."
"Now you know why I've always been so paranoid." Mulder quips.
"I can't be sarcastic then you can't either."
Mulder scoffs, "Fine."
"Would you two stop acting like children." I scold. "I think Monica is right. Where else would Kersh want them to locate? We got away once. Maybe this time he wants to make sure that we don't. I mean, it sounds like he's going after us to me. And he told us when he raided the house that it wasn't over." I wave my hands at the computer, "I mean. Come on, 'the location has been located'? Can't get much more low profile than that."
"She's right." Skinner proclaims. "He's coming after us."
"Something's happening." Frohike announces. "Kersh just sent an e-mail."
We all look back towards the screen and read what Kersh had to say.
From: sg1@hotmail.com mailto:sg1@hotmail.com
To: sg4@homail.com mailto:sg4@homail.com
Subject: none
You have a go.
That's it, simple and yet so complicated.
"Is everybody underground?" Mom asks holding onto Skinner's arm, a bit scared.
Kimberly nods. "We're all here, Nate and Tru are with the children.
Gibson looks around, "Somebody's here."
"Who?"
"I can't…there's a lot of them. They're thinking all at once."
"And what exactly are they thinking?"
"It's a go." He simply states.
~**~**~**~
a/n: ah, the dreaded cliffhanger. Bet you thought I grew out of that didn't you? Well, guess what! You're wrong! I know, cruel and unusual punishment, and for what you might ask. No reason, I just felt like it. And I've been having a nasty case of writers block, so I couldn't really think of anything else for this chapter, so, what's here will have to do. You wanna know what helps writers block? Reviews. So, get to reviewing.
TO SAVE THE WORLD
PART 8
~**~**~**~
1 month later
I typed away at the keys of the keyboard and paused momentarily, trying to think of what else to say to my big brother. Caden had just reached 5 months, he wasn't doing much new, just having fun with rolling over, which is about the only thing he can do. His hair has gotten brighter, it's becoming as red as mine is, he looks like a true Irish, red hair and green eyes. In the end I don't find anything else to write about so I send the e-mail.
A knock at my office tears me away from the computer, "Come in."
Kim walks in with a worried look on her face, "John just got news from Jimmy. Somebody broke in to his and Yves apartment, now, they don't keep anything damning there. But the fact remains, they're not safe anymore. John's asking for you and Mulder."
I nod, sign off of the internet, shut down the computer, and follow her into the office of the Lone Gunmen. Frohike and Langly are tying away at their computers and Byers is pacing.
Somehow, I don't see this as fair, it's alright when he paces, but when I do I get hell for it. Gr.
"What's up Byers?" Mulder says as he comes in with Alan. "Alan said something about a break in."
"Jimmy and Yve's apartment was broken into last night while they were out. Both of their computer were stolen, among other things."
Mulder tenses, "Just what did they use these computers for?"
"Nothing but personal things. The computers that the information about the vaccination's and us are at the office and encrypted. Plus, it's got every kind of protection that we could think up of. But, they're not safe where they are, and bringing them here would only draw suspicions. They need to get out of D.C."
"What about his brother?" Mulder muses.
"They thought about that, but they need to go somewhere nobody will think of."
"What about Charlie, or Bill. Nobody would think to look for them at either of their houses. Plus, Bill was always notorious for hating Mulder and his quest, helping Jimmy and Yves would be the last thing he would have ever done, and Charlie never even met Mulder whilst I was working on the x-files. Tara could always just say that Yves or Jimmy are family."
John nods, "You get hold of your brother as soon as you possibly can, and once you know if they can head on out to California tell me so I can get hold of Jimmy and Yves."
"Alright, I'll go e-mail him right now." Mulder follows me out the room and into my office.
"Are you sure that this is a good idea? I mean, your brother is a big part of this, it's not good to draw suspicion to him. They might be watching him already, merely because he is your brother, notwithstanding he was against you working with me in the first place."
I sigh, "This is the only thing I can think of. Mulder, if they're going after Jimmy and Yves that means they know that they're helping us. They're not safe where they are, we can help them to quietly slip away to California, albeit we won't actually be physically helping them of course. But, they can't come here, we can't take that kind of risk. Not when we're getting so close."
"Alright. I'll let you get to e-mailing your brother then."
"Ok, can you check on Caden? I told mom that either you or I would be up there," I glance down at my watch, "Approximately an hour ago."
He nods and leaves the room, I get to the e-mail, and make sure to put urgent in the subject line. The letter is, of course, encrypted. And it gets right to the point, no hi Bill how are you doing, that was what my last letter was for, plus, it's not usual for me to send two letters in one day, let alone 2 hours, so he should know that something is going on.
So, now all that I can do is wait.
~**~**~**~
"Dana, have you heard from your brother yet?" John asks as he pokes his head through the open door.
"No, not yet, and I can't really give you a time when I will. I never know when he's going to check his e-mails or not."
He nods and starts to walk away.
"John."
He comes back, "Yeah?"
"It's already after 7pm. Go see Katherine."
He smiles, "Only if you come too."
I nod and shut down the computer, "I'll check to see if he's e-mailed back soon. But, I guess you're right, I should take my own advice. Caden is normally restless around this hour. And, he doesn't really respond to anybody else besides Mulder and I, and if I am a horrible singer, then there's no hope for Mulder. I suppose he'd cause more crying."
He smiles. "You're not that bad a singer."
"You lie. I know I can't sing, it's Caden who's tone deaf." I chuckle as I get out of my chair and walk towards him and the door. "Has everybody already gone topside? Or are there still a few workaholic's down here in the dungeon."
"Uh, Mulder is in his office, Frohike is still messing with the computer, and Dogett and Skinner are in Skinner's office."
"Well, if we can take a break so can they. Let's go get them."
15 minutes later I'm singing Caden to sleep and then listening while Mulder tells Missy and Will they nighttime story. At around 8 o'clock I'm back downstairs in my office, checking me e-mails. Thankfully I received one from Bill. It read;
'Dana,
We'd be happy to help your friends, just tell me everything I need to know. We've got a guestroom and an extra study in the house, there would be plenty of room. What I would say is just have those three friends of yours make them some fake names and papers. Get back to me as soon as you can,
Love,
Bill'
"John!" I yell out.
2 weeks later
We received word from Bill that they (Jimmy and Yves) reached California on time, and in one piece. The Lone Gunmen made fake papers for them, they are now Nicholas and Heather Newland (Tara's maiden name). I'm not too sure how happy they are to be portraying a married couple, but from what I hear they had been dating in the first place.
"Dana, you're going to want to see this." Hannah says as she walks into my office.
"See what?"
She shakes her head, "Don't ask me. All I know is that those Gunmen guys and all your friends from before are like going nuts. I think some of them have even started to pace."
"Uh-oh." I say with a smile, but on the inside my heart is now beating faster. What could be going on? Things were just starting to settle down again.
Hannah leads me to the LG's office. Everybody is crowded around a computer and I can see nothing.
"Does somebody mind telling me just what the hell is going on here?"
Mulder is the first to look back. "You should see it for yourself." They make a bit of a path for me to get to the computer screen, and I struggle through the mess of people. I think the only people that aren't here are Tru and Nathan, they're watching the kids.
When I reach the screen I see that it's an e-mail. Ok, I'm confused. Maybe reading it would help.
From: sg4@hotmail.com mailto:sg1@hotmail.com
To: sg1@hotmail.com mailto:sg4@hotmail.com
Subj.: none
Sg1,
The location you desired has been located. We will enter at your command. Waiting for a go.
Sg4.
"That's it?"
"That's it."
"What does it mean?" Alan asks.
"It means, they're waiting for a go."
"Don't be sarcastic John." Monica scolds, "Maybe the location is here. They've located us. This could mean that they're at any given moment ready to attack."
"Now you know why I've always been so paranoid." Mulder quips.
"I can't be sarcastic then you can't either."
Mulder scoffs, "Fine."
"Would you two stop acting like children." I scold. "I think Monica is right. Where else would Kersh want them to locate? We got away once. Maybe this time he wants to make sure that we don't. I mean, it sounds like he's going after us to me. And he told us when he raided the house that it wasn't over." I wave my hands at the computer, "I mean. Come on, 'the location has been located'? Can't get much more low profile than that."
"She's right." Skinner proclaims. "He's coming after us."
"Something's happening." Frohike announces. "Kersh just sent an e-mail."
We all look back towards the screen and read what Kersh had to say.
From: sg1@hotmail.com mailto:sg1@hotmail.com
To: sg4@homail.com mailto:sg4@homail.com
Subject: none
You have a go.
That's it, simple and yet so complicated.
"Is everybody underground?" Mom asks holding onto Skinner's arm, a bit scared.
Kimberly nods. "We're all here, Nate and Tru are with the children.
Gibson looks around, "Somebody's here."
"Who?"
"I can't…there's a lot of them. They're thinking all at once."
"And what exactly are they thinking?"
"It's a go." He simply states.
~**~**~**~
a/n: ah, the dreaded cliffhanger. Bet you thought I grew out of that didn't you? Well, guess what! You're wrong! I know, cruel and unusual punishment, and for what you might ask. No reason, I just felt like it. And I've been having a nasty case of writers block, so I couldn't really think of anything else for this chapter, so, what's here will have to do. You wanna know what helps writers block? Reviews. So, get to reviewing.
