PART 30

Mulder sat with Scully as she cried quietly on his shoulder. Everyone was out looking for Nacelles, but even after two hours it was no use, they couldn't find her anywhere. As it began to get dark everyone was ready to leave, escape from the closed off lives they'd been living. During the day, another set of huts had been stabilised elsewhere in the forest and once they got there they could rest in hiding again, and then set off before dawn. If it got light, they'd blindfold the light sensitive people and lead them along between them. A few of the men had experience in building site work so they were in charge of putting up the mobile huts. If everything went to plan they'd be in safety within 24 hours.

As everyone waited for Mulder and Scully outside, Scully was having one last look around for Nacelles.

"Scully? You ready."

"Yeh."

"They're all waiting for you."

"I know."

"Come here."

She walked over to him and he hugged her. She rested on him and tried to pull herself together.

"Where is she Mulder? If they took her why? Why a small child?"

"I don't know Scully. But what I do know is that those people out there are counting on you."

"I know, I know."

"You are their only hope. They believe in you, I believe in you."

"She believed in me too Mulder."

"Well then she was a fantastic judge of character. Because if she picked you then she was on the right track. We'll find her Scully, I promise you."

"Oh Mulder. I just, I just..."

"What? What is it?"

"I just can't help wondering that there was another way this was supposed to be resolved. Another way I could have gotten everyone out, including Nacelles."

"You're putting yourself under too much pressure Scully. You've done more than those people ever expected you to do. You had to gain their trust and support in your ideas and suggestions."

"Anybody would think you were here when they didn't believe this would work!"

"Well, they told me they thought you were crazy. But now they trust you with their lives and they wouldn't want it any other way."

"Do I trust myself though?"

"I do. I trust you more than ever."

Scully looked up into Mulder's eyes. She felt like a princess when he made her feel so special. She'd be lost without him, he was the reason she was so strong. After everything she'd been through, if Mulder hadn't been there to help her through she truly thought that she wouldn't have gotten as far as she had in her life. He was the reason she lived, the reason she could breathe. And he felt exactly the same about her.

Mulder kissed her softly on the lips and again embraced her before softly sliding his arm around her and leading her outside.

"Lets go kick some ass Scully."

"Bring it on Mulder."

Meanwhile Smoking man, Krycek, Diana and the Alien Bounty Hunter were back in their own little hide out. Cooking up their evil thoughts and their evil ways. And as they sat talking and conspiring to win this battle they'd gotten into with Mulder and Scully a small cry could be heard from the room that was next door. A child's whimper, an afraid child that was locked away, alone in the dark, no windows, no food, and no drink. Just her alone. Nacelles, crying out for Dana and Fox.