"Diana, where have you been?"
"Fox, I don't have time to explain, but I need you to help me with something."
"What? What is it?"
"I need Scully."
"What do you mean you need Scully? What are you talking about?"
"She has some information that I need that she shouldn't have. About a case she's working on."
"The murders? What's that got to do with you?"
"I can't stay here it's not safe. Please just get her to meet me."
"But, I think you know that that's not very likely to happen. She's not exactly the head of your fan club."
"I know that. But this is too important for our personal differences to get in the way."
Mulder looked at Diana and still felt that he could trust her. He wanted to be able to believe Scully about what she saw, but he had a history with Diana that he couldn't push out of his head.
Scully was right he did only see the good in her; he didn't believe that a bad Diana could possibly exist. He looked at her and tried to see her through Scully's eyes.
"I have to ask you something first."
"Go on."
"When you were with me in my appartment, why...why did Scully say she saw you here."
"Oh no."
"What?"
"He said he'd do this."
"Who? What?"
"Smoking man. He said he'd cloned me, that he'd use them against me as I tried to fight back. I didn't believe him, I've avoided the thought of it as a reality."
"Well then Scully's in danger."
"Why?"
"She knows what's happening, he'll take her if he knows she's involved. No one was supposed to know what we were doing. She'll work it out."
"Fox, I don't think she will."
"She's not stupid Diana, Scully will work it out and she'll look for me. And I can't let that happen. "
"But I need you, I need your help."
"So does Scully. I have to go see her."
"You can't, we have to leave and stop this happening."
"I'm not leaving Scully when I know she's at risk, we have to tell her everything so I can protect her."
"You can't protect anything from these people Mulder."
"I can protect her. I am not putting her in danger; I've done that too much over the past seven years. It has to stop."
"He'll already be watching her every move, he'll have her future laid out in front of him. You can't stop it."
"I can, and I will."
Mulder picked up his jacket and left his office. He was going to see Scully, to tell her everything. He didn't want to lose her friendship because of something he was trying to do alone. He had to find her. He went to her apartment and had no luck, so he went to Skinner. He was certain he'd tell him where she was.
"Agent Mulder, I'd appreciate it if you didn't just barge into my office like this."
"Where is she?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Where's Scully?!"
"I don't appreciate your tone of voice Agent Mulder!"
"I have to see her."
Skinner stood up from his desk and walked up to Mulder.
"Agent Scully has gone undercover for her case with Agent Wilmore. I don't expect to hear from her until next week, I can't tell you where they are because you'll blow their cover."
"Damn it!"
"What's wrong?"
"She's in danger, her life is in danger."
Mulder opened the door and left his office, Skinner shouted after him.
"Don't blow this Mulder! Leave them to do their work! Do you hear me?! Agent Mulder?!"
"Yeah!" ****************************************************************
Scully sat tapping the table with a pen. She was worried about Mulder, and she hadn't seen him since their discussion. She was alone with an Agent that she couldn't get on with particularly well and she wished she were stuck in her basement like she was used to. She stood up and decided to go for a walk. When she walked out of the house, she didn't realise she was being followed. Somebody was watching her; somebody was out to get her. And somebody was ready for their attack.
"Fox, I don't have time to explain, but I need you to help me with something."
"What? What is it?"
"I need Scully."
"What do you mean you need Scully? What are you talking about?"
"She has some information that I need that she shouldn't have. About a case she's working on."
"The murders? What's that got to do with you?"
"I can't stay here it's not safe. Please just get her to meet me."
"But, I think you know that that's not very likely to happen. She's not exactly the head of your fan club."
"I know that. But this is too important for our personal differences to get in the way."
Mulder looked at Diana and still felt that he could trust her. He wanted to be able to believe Scully about what she saw, but he had a history with Diana that he couldn't push out of his head.
Scully was right he did only see the good in her; he didn't believe that a bad Diana could possibly exist. He looked at her and tried to see her through Scully's eyes.
"I have to ask you something first."
"Go on."
"When you were with me in my appartment, why...why did Scully say she saw you here."
"Oh no."
"What?"
"He said he'd do this."
"Who? What?"
"Smoking man. He said he'd cloned me, that he'd use them against me as I tried to fight back. I didn't believe him, I've avoided the thought of it as a reality."
"Well then Scully's in danger."
"Why?"
"She knows what's happening, he'll take her if he knows she's involved. No one was supposed to know what we were doing. She'll work it out."
"Fox, I don't think she will."
"She's not stupid Diana, Scully will work it out and she'll look for me. And I can't let that happen. "
"But I need you, I need your help."
"So does Scully. I have to go see her."
"You can't, we have to leave and stop this happening."
"I'm not leaving Scully when I know she's at risk, we have to tell her everything so I can protect her."
"You can't protect anything from these people Mulder."
"I can protect her. I am not putting her in danger; I've done that too much over the past seven years. It has to stop."
"He'll already be watching her every move, he'll have her future laid out in front of him. You can't stop it."
"I can, and I will."
Mulder picked up his jacket and left his office. He was going to see Scully, to tell her everything. He didn't want to lose her friendship because of something he was trying to do alone. He had to find her. He went to her apartment and had no luck, so he went to Skinner. He was certain he'd tell him where she was.
"Agent Mulder, I'd appreciate it if you didn't just barge into my office like this."
"Where is she?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Where's Scully?!"
"I don't appreciate your tone of voice Agent Mulder!"
"I have to see her."
Skinner stood up from his desk and walked up to Mulder.
"Agent Scully has gone undercover for her case with Agent Wilmore. I don't expect to hear from her until next week, I can't tell you where they are because you'll blow their cover."
"Damn it!"
"What's wrong?"
"She's in danger, her life is in danger."
Mulder opened the door and left his office, Skinner shouted after him.
"Don't blow this Mulder! Leave them to do their work! Do you hear me?! Agent Mulder?!"
"Yeah!" ****************************************************************
Scully sat tapping the table with a pen. She was worried about Mulder, and she hadn't seen him since their discussion. She was alone with an Agent that she couldn't get on with particularly well and she wished she were stuck in her basement like she was used to. She stood up and decided to go for a walk. When she walked out of the house, she didn't realise she was being followed. Somebody was watching her; somebody was out to get her. And somebody was ready for their attack.