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"Excuse me, but how do you know that?" "Because I can zero in on the thoughts of any human in the world that I wish to, he's someone you know, Mulder. He blames you for his downfall & he enjoys seeing you & the ones close to you suffer." Candace said. "It's always nice to know that you touch so many people in this line of work." Mulder said, only Candace laughed at his dark humor. "I have always admired you're ability to see the funny side of even the most dire situation." She commented. "But do you know who he's going to strike next?" Dogget asked impatiently, Candace pointed directly at Scully. "When?" Mulder said, the worry was evident in his posture. "I don't know because he doesn't know he never knows until the last minute, he's surprisingly opportunistic. It would be something if you were able to catch him alive so he could be studied, his mind truly is… unique. But I don't see that happening."
"Mulder, I can't just abandon you like that… I won't." She said when they had arrived back at the office. "What is this I hear about Agent Scully's life being threatened?" Agent Smithers, who had been filing in for the ill Skinner said as he walked into Mulder's basement office as Mulder opened his mouth to reply. "How sure are you about it?" "About as sure as I' am about your stop at a certain x-rated video store last night, Agent Smithers." Candace spoke up. "H-how did you… never mind, I don't want to know. Agent Scully, you are going to be escorted home & you are to remain there until this maniac is caught."
Scully hung her work clothes in the closet with a tad more force then usual, even after an hour-long bath in lavender & chamomile bath oil, she was still a little steamed, she knew that this was procedure when an agent was threatened, she had ordered it herself a few times in her career. But she couldn't help but feel like the vulnerable female, a feeling she hated. She let out a deep sigh as she pulled out her lap top, at least she could use this as an opportunity to get some catch-up work done. She didn't even get one paragraph typed before the sound of breaking glass cut through the silence. Scully felt an intense burning in her chest; the last thing she saw before her vision failed her was the bright red color of blood seeping through her satin pajama top.
"Where is she?" Mulder said as he burst through the front doors of Virginia Memorial, Reyes & Dogget, who had, by chance been visiting Skinner when she came in, stood to meet him. "Sir, please! We have seriously ill patients here!" "Yes, my partner is one of them & I want to know where she is!" He said frantically as Skinner's doctor walked up amidst the commotion. "Mr. Mulder, if I may." He said as he motioned for Mulder to sit in one of the vacant chairs in the waiting room. "You're partner is still in surgery, but I will make sure that you are notified if anything changes." He said as he left them. Dogget & Reyes took a seat on either side of Mulder, unsure of what to say. Mulder leaned forward in his chair & rested his head in his hands. "I know this isn't going to be much consolation to you, but you will catch the person who did this to her." Candace's voice said from in front of him, Mulder suddenly leapt up from his seat. "Please tell me, is she going to be all right?" He said desperately as he gripped her shoulders & searched her face for some kind of conformation. "I'm sorry, Fox but I'm afraid that I don't know. Seeing into the future is beyond my capabilities." She said sadly as he sank back down into his chair. "The man you are looking for is a one Colonel Wharton, he used his voodoo… talents on the other victims, but for Scully he used the tried & true method of the sniper rifle."