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Scully stood facing Samantha, she could hear her heart racing. Samantha was the strongest, and who knew what she was capable of, "Still worried about the innocent? Those weak and pitiful fools who have no idea of the great honor they'll have when the invasion starts and they are taken host."

"Still the same, after all this time Samantha ... blood thirsty ... angry ... didn't you get enough when you took out Sapphire?"

"Sapphire? Ah yes ... she sends her love; but not to worry, you and that idiot I have to call my brother will be joining her shortly." Samantha reached behind her and puller out an antique looking knife, holding it at arms length away from her body.

Scully's whole body tensed, "If there is one thing I'll never get about Mulder it's how can he still care about you. You don't care about no one but yourself and the Project. I have to remind myself that he doesn't know your true nature."

"I'm only forced to call him my brother by blood just like he is forced to call me his sister."

"That's just it, he doesn't see it that way. To him, you'll always be the eight year-old sister he loved, and remembers. And inside him still burns the hope that you'll return as like that eight year-old, just older."

"Love is that it? Love is weak, a wasted emotional space that can be used for so much more. Perfect for humans and traitors like you, but not for us superior beings."

Mulder was itching to go beat this woman, even if she was his sister. No one called Scully a traitor or anything of that nature without getting their arse kicked by him. Samantha suddenly looked away behind her and back at Scully in a split second with the maniac gleam in her eyes, without warning charged at Scully, the knife slashing at her upper arm.

"Ahhh," Scully winced turning and clutched at her now bleeding arm. Samantha just kept running. Mulder ran out of the bushes the second Samantha was out of sight. "Scully..."

"I...fine Mulder, just hurts like hell. I'll heal soon though not to worry."

Mulder didn't look convinced, but didn't say anything, "So where did she go?"

"Probably to hide in the shadows again."

A week later

Scully walked through the semi-empty parking garage. The only sound was the clicking of her heels on the pavement. As she neared her car she saw a figure hunched over beside the driver's side door.

"Sapphire!" she rushed over to the figure, who looked up weakly.

"I thought I told you to get out of this mess."

"Well you know me, can't keep out of trouble if my life depended on it."

Scully pulled Sapphire up to her feet. Sapphire shook her head, "Even so I would have thought that you'd have more sense than to beat Samantha Mulder in the middle of her brother's apartment building. None the less right in front of his apartment. She could have killed you."

Scully brushed it off, "I'm fine, besides, you should have seen her."

"I did. You did one hell of a number on her Dana.," color rose on Scully's cheeks, " The only reason I'm even standing here is because you bruised her and Their ego. I've been her punching bag, and if I was a good one, and took my beating without complaint I got to go into for upgrades."

"Lucky you."

"Hey are you still a part of that rebellion?"

"Yeah why?"

"Well let's go talk that partner of yours, and I'll explain it to both of you at once."

"You just want to meet Mulder who are you kidding."

"Not you obviously."

Mulder's Apartment

"Mulder it's me. Let me in."

Mulder stood on the other side of the door with Samantha behind him; her knife in hand.

"Unlock the door big bro. Then step back."

Mulder walked towards the door, Samantha pressing the knife into his back. He had the stone in his pant's pocket, he wanted to contact Scully with it, but knew Samantha would have been able to tell. He unlocked the deadbolt and then stepped back, "The chain too." Mulder obliged as she caused the knife to press into his back a little bit further.

Samantha pulled him close to her as soon as the door was unlocked, angling the knife so the blade pressed against his neck. The knob started to twist; it must have beena bit too slowly for Samantha's likingbecause she ripped open the door telepathically, almost ripping it from it's hinges.

The doorway was empty, "WHERE IS SHE!" Samantha demanded, Mulder looked at the madwoman, Scully and another woman were standing right there in plain sight. Scully looked at him andshook her head as Mulder opened his mouth to say something.

Samantha pulled him out into the hall past where they were, suddenly she stopped, "I don't think so," she pushed out with her mind, causing Scully and Sapphire to slam into the wall andcrumble to the ground now visible to both. "Noooo," Mulder moaned softly.

"THOUGHT YOU COULD HIDE HUH? THOUGHT YOU COULD TRICK ME!" Samantha yelled at their prone bodies, she pulled Mulder away, "Don't worry bro," she said in a fake reassuring voice, "they'll just have a headache." Smiling she pulled Mulder toward the elevator.