Maggie went up to Scully's bedroom to get Mulder's keys off her. She found Scully half-asleep when she walked in so she sat on the edge of her bed and shook her shoulder gently to get her attention. Scully opened her eyes slightly, squinting against the intrusive light, and it took her a few seconds to place her surroundings again. When she remembered where she was and what she had asked her mother to do, she struggled to sit up and opened her eyes fully.
"Dana...where are your keys?"
"Why mom. What do need them for?"
"I'm just going to go over to Fox's apartment and check that he is alright."
"Did you not find him - is he not in work then?"
"No. Mr Skinner said that he hadn't seen him since he sent both of you home yesterday. I said that I would go over with your keys just to make sure he was okay."
"I'm coming with you."
"No Dana, you're sick and you need your rest."
"Mom I'm coming and that's that. I'm not that ill - Mulder might be though and I need to go find out."
"Fine Dana. Promise me that you'll tell me if you're feeling worse though - if Fox is ill we can do without both of you making yourselves even sicker."
"Okay mom. Let's go."
Maggie turned back the covers and helped her daughter stand on wobbly legs, guiding her to the bathroom. She brought the clothes Scully had been wearing earlier with them and helped her to get dressed. They then had to rest a minute before making their way downstairs since the energy required moving from the bed had left Scully a bit drained. Together they finally got downstairs and out into Maggie's car where Scully promptly fell straight back to sleep. Maggie took out a blanket she had brought and tucked it around Scully - keeping her warm and protecting her against any chill from the outside air.
Scully slept all the way to Mulder's apartment and Maggie debated whether to even wake her when they got their, thinking that maybe she should just go in on her own. Before she could leave the car though Scully woke up, disorientated at first but, once she took in her surroundings, she blinked herself fully awake and started to get out of the car. The short walk round from the passenger's side to the pavement left her short of breath and she had to lean heavily on her mother to make it the rest of the way to Mulder's door. Scully rested against the wall as her mom knocked on the door - first gently and then much louder. Getting no answer, Scully took her keys out of her pocket and handed them to her mom, pointing out the correct key to use. Maggie inserted the key into the lock and, as she pushed open the door, she called out so that Mulder would know who was coming in if he was indeed inside.
"Fox..."
"Mulder. Are you here? It's me."
"Fox it's Maggie and Dana...there he is Dana. On the couch."
"Oh my God, mom."
The two women rushed to his side, seeing that he was sweating and yet at the same time he was also shivering tremendously. Scully untangled the blanket from his legs and laid it gently over his lower half, knowing that although they needed to cool him down, he also needed to be kept warm from the severe chills he was experiencing. She turned to her mom to tell her to get a cold compress and a water basin but found that she had already left to get things from the bathroom.
"Mom there's an aural thermometer in the right hand cupboard in there - can you bring it out?"
"Sure Dana. ...Here you go."
Maggie hurried back out of the bathroom, thermometer and water bath in hand. Handing the thermometer to her daughter, she knelt down beside the couch and wrung out the excess water from the face cloth. She started sponging down Mulder's face whilst Scully took his temperature. A gasp from Scully caused her to stop what she was doing and, turning to see what was wrong, she found her staring in horror at the digital readout of the device she held in her hand.
"Dana...Dana? What is it? ...What's his temp? ...Dana?"
After several tries to get through to Scully she just took the thermometer from her hand and read the result herself. She echoed Scully's earlier gasp as she read that his temperature was 103.9 F. Knowing that this was too high a temperature to treat at home, she quickly made her way over to the phone in order to call an ambulance. As she dialled and spoke to the operator on the other end of the line she watched Scully tenderly take over with the facecloth and begin to whisper unintelligible words to him.
Mulder had been asleep for the whole time they had been there but, feeling Scully's touch on his face, he struggled to wake up. He opened his eyes slightly and mumbled something to her but, before she could ask him to repeat what he had said, his eyes closed again. She continued talking to him and wiping away the beads of sweat forming across his forehead until the paramedics arrived. Even then, it took some stern words and a restraining arm from Maggie before she stood back and allowed them to do their job.
"Pulse is rapid...skin is doughy. He's dehydrated and his temp's going through the roof."
"Looks like pneumonia. Ma'am can you tell us what other symptoms he's been experiencing."
"Vomiting, chills...sneezing and a bad cough. He..."
"Okay, miss. It's alright, you did the right thing calling us. Now we need to get a move on - are you okay to get there yourself?"
"I'll bring her."
"That's great - the more room we have to move inside the rig the better. You can follow us in though.
"Thanks."
The paramedics rolled the gurney quickly down the corridor, stopping only briefly to place an oxygen mask over Mulder's mouth and nose when his breathing began to get laboured. Scully let out a cry of despair when she saw this and a single tear rolled down her cheek. Maggie wrapped an arm around her and they made their way quickly to the car and followed the ambulance all the way to the hospital.
Once again, I'm not a doctor or a nurse so excuse any medical errors - I'm just making it up as I go along.
"Dana...where are your keys?"
"Why mom. What do need them for?"
"I'm just going to go over to Fox's apartment and check that he is alright."
"Did you not find him - is he not in work then?"
"No. Mr Skinner said that he hadn't seen him since he sent both of you home yesterday. I said that I would go over with your keys just to make sure he was okay."
"I'm coming with you."
"No Dana, you're sick and you need your rest."
"Mom I'm coming and that's that. I'm not that ill - Mulder might be though and I need to go find out."
"Fine Dana. Promise me that you'll tell me if you're feeling worse though - if Fox is ill we can do without both of you making yourselves even sicker."
"Okay mom. Let's go."
Maggie turned back the covers and helped her daughter stand on wobbly legs, guiding her to the bathroom. She brought the clothes Scully had been wearing earlier with them and helped her to get dressed. They then had to rest a minute before making their way downstairs since the energy required moving from the bed had left Scully a bit drained. Together they finally got downstairs and out into Maggie's car where Scully promptly fell straight back to sleep. Maggie took out a blanket she had brought and tucked it around Scully - keeping her warm and protecting her against any chill from the outside air.
Scully slept all the way to Mulder's apartment and Maggie debated whether to even wake her when they got their, thinking that maybe she should just go in on her own. Before she could leave the car though Scully woke up, disorientated at first but, once she took in her surroundings, she blinked herself fully awake and started to get out of the car. The short walk round from the passenger's side to the pavement left her short of breath and she had to lean heavily on her mother to make it the rest of the way to Mulder's door. Scully rested against the wall as her mom knocked on the door - first gently and then much louder. Getting no answer, Scully took her keys out of her pocket and handed them to her mom, pointing out the correct key to use. Maggie inserted the key into the lock and, as she pushed open the door, she called out so that Mulder would know who was coming in if he was indeed inside.
"Fox..."
"Mulder. Are you here? It's me."
"Fox it's Maggie and Dana...there he is Dana. On the couch."
"Oh my God, mom."
The two women rushed to his side, seeing that he was sweating and yet at the same time he was also shivering tremendously. Scully untangled the blanket from his legs and laid it gently over his lower half, knowing that although they needed to cool him down, he also needed to be kept warm from the severe chills he was experiencing. She turned to her mom to tell her to get a cold compress and a water basin but found that she had already left to get things from the bathroom.
"Mom there's an aural thermometer in the right hand cupboard in there - can you bring it out?"
"Sure Dana. ...Here you go."
Maggie hurried back out of the bathroom, thermometer and water bath in hand. Handing the thermometer to her daughter, she knelt down beside the couch and wrung out the excess water from the face cloth. She started sponging down Mulder's face whilst Scully took his temperature. A gasp from Scully caused her to stop what she was doing and, turning to see what was wrong, she found her staring in horror at the digital readout of the device she held in her hand.
"Dana...Dana? What is it? ...What's his temp? ...Dana?"
After several tries to get through to Scully she just took the thermometer from her hand and read the result herself. She echoed Scully's earlier gasp as she read that his temperature was 103.9 F. Knowing that this was too high a temperature to treat at home, she quickly made her way over to the phone in order to call an ambulance. As she dialled and spoke to the operator on the other end of the line she watched Scully tenderly take over with the facecloth and begin to whisper unintelligible words to him.
Mulder had been asleep for the whole time they had been there but, feeling Scully's touch on his face, he struggled to wake up. He opened his eyes slightly and mumbled something to her but, before she could ask him to repeat what he had said, his eyes closed again. She continued talking to him and wiping away the beads of sweat forming across his forehead until the paramedics arrived. Even then, it took some stern words and a restraining arm from Maggie before she stood back and allowed them to do their job.
"Pulse is rapid...skin is doughy. He's dehydrated and his temp's going through the roof."
"Looks like pneumonia. Ma'am can you tell us what other symptoms he's been experiencing."
"Vomiting, chills...sneezing and a bad cough. He..."
"Okay, miss. It's alright, you did the right thing calling us. Now we need to get a move on - are you okay to get there yourself?"
"I'll bring her."
"That's great - the more room we have to move inside the rig the better. You can follow us in though.
"Thanks."
The paramedics rolled the gurney quickly down the corridor, stopping only briefly to place an oxygen mask over Mulder's mouth and nose when his breathing began to get laboured. Scully let out a cry of despair when she saw this and a single tear rolled down her cheek. Maggie wrapped an arm around her and they made their way quickly to the car and followed the ambulance all the way to the hospital.
Once again, I'm not a doctor or a nurse so excuse any medical errors - I'm just making it up as I go along.