The Gunmen had left an hour ago promising him to find out more about the military complex. They also had wanted to research any strange happenings which might have occurred in that area.

Mulder sighed and flopped down on the couch.
He'd been so eager to get into gear but the Gunmen had insisted he'd stay home for awhile.
And as much as he hated it he knew they were right, so he had called in sick.

He didn't know if anybody was after them and he also quiete frankly didn't want to turn into a dog right infront of Skinner, or worse…a hall full of nosy agents who were just waiting to humiliate him for anything.

" We really messed this one up, didn't we, Scully?" He said to the cat who was jumping onto the couch next to him. She eyed him closely, which freaked Mulder out. Even as a cat Scully was still Scully. She meowed and huddled against him, pushing her nose into his arm.
" Hey, what is it?"

He caressed her neck but the cat meowed again.
" Hungry? Me too!"

He lifted the cat up into his arm and went to the refrigiator.
" Let's see what we have. Hmm."

There wasn't a lot of food in it, just some old cheese and left over pizza.
" Nah, that won't do any good."

He put the cat on the counter and rummaged through his cabinets.
" That looks better."

He had found a tin of tuna, opened it and put the content on a plate. The cat sniffed at the food and looked up at him.
" That's the only thing I've got! C'mon Scully, I know you're not too fond of fish, but cats love it!"

The cat sniffed at the tuna again and then started eating it purring delightedly.

" Well, someone is happy." Mulder grinned and stroked the orange and white striped furr again. The cat arched it's back and tail but continued eating eagerly. He poured some water in a little bowl and put it next to her.

Then he grabbed the left over pizza for himself and heated it up in the microwave.

With his mouth full he said:
" I dunno, Shcully. We wreally have to figur' someth'n out." He forced down a particularly dry piece of pepperoni and continued: " We can't stay like that. I wish you could answer me. I really need to hear your voice."

That's when reality struck him. He pushed the rest of the pizza aside and almost choked on the lump in his throat. According to the Gunmen she'd turned into a cat when he'd turned back into himself. Which probably meant that as soon as she would change back into Scully, he would probably turn into a dog again. Oh my God. He wouldn't be able to talk to her at all for as long as they stayed in this condition.

He ran back to his living room and grabbed his phone dialing the Gunman's number.
" Byers? Yes, it's Mulder. No, nothing has happened so far. Yeah, still a cat. No, we stayed inside. Now, do you have any news?"

He watched the cat finishing her food and then walking along the counter. It gracefully jumped down and crossed his kitchen until it was out of his side.

Something chirped. His cellphone.
" Nothing? Oh. Hold on, Byers. I'll call you back, someone's on the other phone."

He pulled it out of his jacket and answered it.
" This is Mulder."

" Agent Mulder." He didn't recognize the voice.

" Who is this?"

" A friend. Now answer me, Agent Mulder. Has anything odd happened recently?"

" What do you want?"

" So I guess something did happen. All traces should have been erased by now, so there is chance for you to trace anything back to the military base."

" Who are you?" Mulder tried again, but he could only hear the other man chuckle.

" I doesn't really matter, Agent Mulder. But if you value your life and that of your lovely partner you should leave DC immediately. These people don't tend to let failed experiments run around freely."

" Failed experiments? Is that what we are?"

" They didn't believe it had worked, imagine their surprise when they found out about your little trick. Now, I will call you again as soon as I can, but until then you should grab your partner and get away as far as you can. They will not let this rest."

With those words his informant cut the line and left Mulder stunned.

" Damn!" Mulder didn't hesitate and called back Byers.

" I need your help. How fast can you get here??"

- TBC -

Tadaa, ohoh, what will Mulder do? And what will Scully say?

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Dana42: Hehe, I guess Maggie Scully wouldn't be too pleased with that. Who raises their daughter to be a cat? LOL. Thanks so much for your reviews :) Oh, Skinner will find out. But not yet