Mulder's Apartment

A few hours later

Sapphire rolled over onto her back, groaning softly. Her head felt like she had the entire percussion section of an orchestra playing there. Slowly she let her head turn to the left a little, she could see the door still hanging by a hinge on the inside of the apartment, the broken hinge laying right next to her head. Inside the apartment she could hear someone banging things around, as her head began to clear.

"Dammit!" Dana stormed out of the apartment, Sapphire pulled herself into a sitting position, Dana nearly stepped on her, "Watch it," yelped Sapphire. "Sorry," muttered Dana absentmindedly, walking toward the elevator.

Sapphire jumped to her feet, following her friend, "Where are you going?"

"To find him."

"Not alone you aren't! Samantha is way too powerful to take on alone."

"You're welcome to come with, but I'm not wasting anymore time."

Sapphire had to run to catch up with the shorter woman, as she impatiently punched the elevator button, "Okay Dana, but we'll need help. There's a group, it's not as high profile as yours. It sabotages Them from within, but it's never had enough manpower to make a big move."

"So where is this group located?"

"In the old underground bunker. I met their leader Leki when I was being used a punching bag. She practically saved me."

"Let's go then."

Underground Bunker

Five hours later

The two women walked through the dark, dusty hallways of the abandoned, underground bunker. Dana shivered as they walked past the playroom, "I've never been here since that day."

"Really?"

"Yeah, and I hoped I'd never had to see this place again. This was where my entire life was planned out for me, without me even having a say."

"You mean they planned for you to become a doctor?"

"Yeah, so I'd have the qualifications to discredit Mulder."

A soft voice from the shadows interrupted their discussion, "Who is there?"

"It's me Leki, I have Dana with me."

A woman stepped into the light, being created by a nearby small window, "Greetings Sapphire."

Dana stepped back, and softly gasped, then seemed to have lost her voice. The woman was tall, about 5' 8" with long black hair. She looked normal in all ways except for the cat's eye that was in the middle of her forehead, right above her normal eyes. All three eyes turned toward her, "Hello Dana, I'm Leki."

Dana quickly recovered her voice, "Hello. I'm sorry for staring, it just shocked me that's all." She was embarrassed for losing her control, momentarily.

"It's quite all right. I am one of the first of us, and it seems when they created me they couldn't decide if we should have two or three eyes. I'm glad they decided to stick with two."

"Me too," agreed Sapphire.

Leki and Dana laughed, suddenly they heard little feet running up the hallway behind Leki. A little girl about five or six rushed past Leki at Dana, wrapping her arms around her, "Mommy!"

Dana paled, her mouth moved, but no sound came out. "Emily?" she finally managed.

"I missed you Mommy. I love you."

Leki spoke up, "The Emily you saw die was a super soldier clone. It was never meant to be seen outside the complex. This is the real Emily."

Dana bent down wrapping her arms around the little girl, "I love you too Emily."

Syndicate Complex

Right outside Washington D.C.

Samantha dragged her brother into a cell, "Wait here and I'll be back soon bro." She gave him a small peck on the cheek, then turned to leave. Smiling, she shut the door with a loud clang. Mulder could hear the lock clicking into place. Mulder reached into his pocket where the stone was. He wanted to contact Scully, tell her where he was, and that he was safe, but he knew Samantha would be able to track it. It wasn't a risk he was willing to take, for now he would just wait for Scully, and hope that all she had gotten from Samantha was a headache.

Samantha walked toward CSM still smiling in her victory. CSM frowned when he saw her coming, his adopted daughter was often to rash in her actions. "You did it didn't you?"

"Of course. He's here right now."

"Fool. Scully won't stop until she get's him back."

"She needs to pay for what she's done to you father, to the Project. Besides we know she's no match for me."

"You're wrong, though we've upgraded you, it seems Dana has somehow gotten even stronger than you, my daughter. If you were to fight, she would win."

"Then upgrade me again so I can win."

"There are no available upgrades at the moment. We have put all we can into you."

"Then how can SHE be stronger!" Samantha slammed her fist into the wall besides CSM, barely missing him.

"Her body is adjusting her abilities to her needs. Facing you has made them stronger."

"I don't care, upgrade me when they become available. My so- called brother stays here, I want to beat her." She stormed away, CSM looking fearful for the first time in his life. An underling approached him, "Sir?"

CSM turned to him, "She will never beat Dana Scully. I fear the ultimate project,and the result of our hard work will soon be no more."

TBC

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