CHAPTER SEVEN

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" What are you doing there?" Scully demanded.

" I don't know." Hannah sounded just as befuddled as she was.

" Sit tight and I'll be right there." Scully commanded.

" Is she okay?" Mulder asked concerned.

" No. I have to go Mulder."

" I'll come with you." Mulder offered. Something was not quite right about all this.

Scully nodded and the two agents headed for Hannah's old apartment.

The door the apartment was locked. Scully banged on it, " Open up Hannah, it's us!" she shouted.

There was a long pause. " Who's us?" Hannah sounded wary.

" Me and Mulder."

There was a click and the door opened. Hannah literally fell forward, into Scully's arms.

" Get me out of here Dana." Hannah said.

Scully could smell the bourbon on her breath, " You've been drinking."

Hannah nodded, " I needed to take away the pain." She murmured, " Why won't the pain go away Dana?"

Scully didn't answer. " Let's get you home." Scully said. Hannah was so drunk, she could barely stand. Scully had never seen her like this and didn't want to again.

Scully pulled the covers up over Hannah. " I'll get you some water or you'll become dehydrated." She said. She disappeared into the kitchen.

A couple of minutes later, Scully returned. At that moment, her cell phone rang. It was Mulder again.

" Scully…our office has been ransacked."

" Ransacked?"

" Everything is trashed…and the UFO tapes are gone."

Scully handed the glass to Hannah, " I give you one guess who would take them."

Mulder sounded excited, " if someone wanted those tapes so badly, then it could only mean one thing. Those UFO's were real."

" Come on Mulder-"

" Think about Scully. Someone ransacks our office and our tapes are gone. What other explanation is there? Those UFO's are real."

Scully felt irritated. She had more important things to deal with.

" Did they take any files?"

" Only the ones related to the farmer."

" are you still going to do the stakeout?"

" Of course. I want to see these UFO's for myself." Mulder said, " the farmer says they always come at the same time every night. They'll be arriving in half and hour."

" I'm staying with Hannah. I'm not leaving her."

" I didn't expect you to." They said goodbye.

Hannah opened her eyes, " You don't have to stay with me." She murmured, " if you have work…"

" No UFO is going to keep me away from you." Scully replied firmly. She brushed a strand of hair from Hannah's face, " I'm staying."

Hannah nodded, knowing she wouldn't talk Scully out of it. She'd have to carry out her plan another night.