Sorry the updates have been so slow and thanks for the reviews. Here's chapter 9...

Amy had never felt more uncomfortable in her life. Tripping down the stairs in front of the whole cafeteria had nothing on this. She couldn't believe she was expected to be able to act cool and nonchalant while she was breaking the law inside a weird building while on the most important and dangerous mission of her life. Plus, she had counted on the building being at least mostly deserted because it was after 7 o'clock, but no, these people were freaky – they didn't even notice her walk by, thankfully, they just stayed glued to their computers, pounding away on the keys faster than she ever thought humanly possible. They just didn't stop.

She walked briskly, while still trying to take note of her surroundings and look for a redhead and two brown-haired guys among hundreds of busy workers. Well, this is impossible, she thought. However, just as she thought that she should give up, for it was getting close to the hour and she didn't want to be presumed missing, she spied one particular worker that caught her attention. How couldn't he – she knew his face from somewhere. And then it came to her, this Mr. Bob Jones, as his nameplate read, was really none other than Fox Mulder.

At first she didn't know what to do – she was both excited that she had actually accomplished something and wondering how she would get him to come with her. Obviously her first instinct to run right up to him and scream wasn't such a good one so she just hung back and watched him for a minute. He never once looked up from his screen. Is he naturally this… industrious? What do they do to people here? She wondered. Soon, she just wanted to get it over with, and marched up to him, trying to summon as much courage as possible.

"Mr. Jones?" she asked.

"How may I help you?" was his monotone reply.

"I was wondering if you could help me… fix something"

"Why of course."

Amy was almost concerned that it was that easy – it certainly shouldn't have been. In fact, the whole situation made her seem even more uneasy if that was possible. When they got to the equally robotic guard, Mulder simply nodded and was allowed to pass. No questions asked. Apparently whoever designed this system had never dreamed that someone would try to infiltrate it so plainly. They didn't count on a daughter, a son, and an ever-waiting bride showing up 15 years later, willing to fight as hard and as long as it took to be reunited with their loved ones.

Luckily, it hadn't come to that yet. As Amy walked back to the car with Mulder, she saw Will standing next to her father, and Monica next to Scully. As Amy and Will exchanged fathers, Amy couldn't help but feel let down by the whole situation. She had always pictured the reunion as one full of hugs, kisses, and tears of joy. She had dreamed about it for 15 years. But now, it actuality, it seemed so devoid of emotion. She didn't even want to hug her father because all he could say to her was, "Why aren't we inside? I want to inform my supervisor of this breech."

As they all climbed into the car and sped off once again, successful in their mission, Amy saw a tear slide down her mother's face.

"We got them back physically, now all we need to do is get them back mentally," she whispered.