Chapter Five

She swerved madly through the streets making her way out of Washington DC. She cursed as the rush hour traffic started to fill up the roads. Her heart was racing. She struggled to keep it together.

'Its ok.. he's going to be ok..' She said under her breath to herself, trying to stay calm. She knew that he must have been on the main road from Frederik County. She got onto the freeway and saw signs for the 270.

She wiped away a tear from her eye in frustration. She could see traffic up ahead. She slammed her hands on the steering wheel in anger. No one had rang her yet – she hoped that was a good sign. She knew that she was in his wallet as his emergency contact, so hopefully he was still alive.

But just as she was thinking this, her phone rang.

'Skinner?' She said in a panic. She dreaded what he was about her tell her.

'Agent Scully, where are you?' He asked, sounding frantic.

'I'm just getting on the 270. Mulder's been in a car accident Sir, I have to find him!' She exclaimed, her voice breaking with emotion.

'I know he has! I'm with him right now!' Skinner said to her surprise. She gasped in shock as she imagined Skinner with Mulder, and she wanted to be there too desperately.

'Sir?' She started, and felt her heart stop when he didn't answer. 'Well!?' She pressed. 'How is he?'

She heard him sigh with difficulty. Her eyes welled with tears and it clouded her vision.

'Just… TELL ME.' She demanded in frustration and fear.

'He's alive…' He started. Scully couldn't breathe.

'Oh god… THANK GOD..' She gasped, feeling the tears flowing in relief.

'But..' Skinner carried on nervously. Scully waited for him continue. It felt like it took forever for him to finish the sentence. 'He's stuck in the car. They're trying to get him out right now.'

'He's… he's what?' She asked in horror.

'Just carry on towards Maryland, you'll come across us soon enough.' Skinner said in a small voice. She put a hand to her mouth to cover up a sob. She shook her head in disbelief. The traffic cleared for a moment and she put her foot down with determination.

'How bad is he…?' She whispered painfully. She imagined him lying there, calling out for help. She couldn't bear it.

'Just.. hurry Dana.' Skinner said with urgency. She could tell from his reaction that Mulder was not in a good way. She stifled another sob and hung up the phone. She grabbed the steering wheel tight and pressed ahead.

The warnings flashed on the signs over the high way.

ACCIDENT AHEAD – SLOW DOWN

She gasped as she realised that this was it, this was where Mulder was. There was a sign that was flashing for drivers to exit the freeway. She looked in frustration to see where she could get through. Police had closed the road. She pulled over to the right and got around the cars.

'Move!' She shouted angrily and sounded her horn.

She got round the queue of traffic trying to exit the freeway and tore towards the police barricade. They looked at her with confusion and put their hands up to signal her to stop.

She could see a cloud of smoke ahead and the smell of burning fuel in the air. She cried out in panic as she saw the emergency service lights flashing in her vision. She slammed on the brakes and her tyres skidded, causing the car to spin slightly. She scrambled for her door handle and jumped out, slamming the door shut with force.

'Sir!' She exclaimed as she saw Skinner standing near the barricade. He waved to her to come over and spoke to the police officers. The nodded in understanding. Scully grabbed her badge as she ran towards them from her jacket pocket and raised it, but they just waved her through. She finally reached Skinner and he grabbed her by the arms and stopped her in her tracks. Their eyes met. Scully blinked back angry tears as he stopped her. Concern filled his eyes.

'Scully.. just slow down.' He said sadly. Scully put his hands to his chest.

'Where is he? WHERE IS HE?' She asked desperately.

'Dana… please just calm down. They are trying to help him, you can't go too close its dangerous…'

'LET ME GO!' She shouted. Skinner sighed and let her go. She turned towards the scene and ran towards the devastation.

What she saw made her break down.

Three cars, one burned out and upside down. She panicked as she couldn't see Mulder anywhere. A fire fighter came up to her.

'Mam.. please step back.'

'Where is he?' She asked through tears. The firefighter looked confused.

'Who?'

'The FBI Agent, Fox Mulder!' She shouted sadly. 'He's my partner! Please I have to see him!'

'Oh' He said sadly, realizing who she was. 'He's in that car. We're just cutting him out but it's a risky situation.' He said, pointing to a car on its side. Scully stopped breathing for a minute as she imagined him stuck in the car. She started to run towards it, but he grabbed her. Seeing the panic in her eyes, he tried to stay calm for her.

'Mam please.. stay back.' He asked, and she struggled against him.

'But you don't understand! I can help! I'm a doctor!' She said, blinking back tears. 'I can't see him! I wanna see him!' She shouted. 'MULDER!'

'You can!' He spoke over her. 'After we have got him out. Please.. wait here.' He asked desperately, trying to hold her gaze.

'ANDREWS? I NEED YOU OVER HERE NOW!' A firefighter stood up from behind the car and she watched as a crane came over to the roof. The firefighters looked stressed and were working furiously. Scully watched in horror as she saw the crane start to cut into the side of the vehicle. She put a hand to her mouth and tried to stop herself from crying out. She had to stay back, she knew that really, but she wanted to get closer. She wanted Mulder to see her. She wanted to let him know that he was safe. She hated the thought of him panicking.

'I'm sorry.. I have to go help.' The fireman said to her. She nodded lifelessly and he ran towards his colleague.

Scully couldn't do anything. She just had to wait.

She felt a hand on her shoulder. She knew it was Skinner.

'Sir..' She started.

'He's going to be ok.' He said, trying to calm her. Scully kept her eyes on the car. She saw paramedics rush over. She gasped in shock.

'What are his injuries? Did they say?' She asked sadly, fearing the answer.

'They said that he's stuck in the car-' He started carefully. '-His right arm is bad.'

Scully swallowed heavily, trying to digest the information.

'The force of the car in front spun the front of his to the side, then it went into the driver's side, then it flipped over.' He said. 'I'm not sure what the extent of his injuries are Dana. But I know that he is still conscious, so hopefully not too bad.'

'He's still conscious?' She asked, tears running down her cheek. She was relieved, but also horrified. 'Poor Mulder.' She said softly. She closed her eyes and tried to push the urge to run to him away. 'I wanna see him.. he must be in so much pain..' She cried.

'He's got them helping him.. its ok.' Skinner said in a soothing voice. Scully shook her head in disbelief.

'How did it happen?'

'Well that's what we need to talk about.. when he is safe.' He started. Scully frowned in confusion and turned to face him, anger boiling inside her, but as she turned she saw Skinner's eyes open wide as he looked ahead.

'Scully..' He started, and she turned back. She felt her heart reach out for Mulder as she saw him being lifted from the car in a stretcher.

'MULDER!' She cried out, and tried to run towards him, but Skinner caught her and held her back.

'Wait..' He said with gritted teeth. She broke down again as she saw him being carried over the car by the firefighters and then down and towards the ambulance. It was too much now. She needed to get to him. She broke away from Skinner and ran towards him. She saw him lift his hand as a paramedic spoke to him.

Scully brushed the tears away from her cheeks as she nearly reached him.

'I'm a doctor!' She exclaimed as the emergency services looked at her questioningly. 'I'm his partner and a medical doctor! I won't interfere, I just want to ride with him to the hospital!' She pleaded, and they finally let her through.

Mulder lay on the stretcher. To her horror she noticed that he was covered in blood. She looked at his stricken face and he looked weak and dozy. She knew that they had given him medication to help with the pain. She leant over him and tried to get him to meet her gaze. A nurse prepared an oxygen mask for him. Scully took hold of his hand and squeezed it. She was so happy to see him alive. Slowly he blinked a few times in a daze and met her gaze.

'Mulder… I'm here.' She breathed soothingly. She saw his reaction in his eyes and her heart melted.

'Scu… Scully.' He whispered weakly.

'WE HAVE TO GET HIM TO THE HOSPITAL NOW.' The paramedic shouted from the front. 'Please step back one moment mam!'

She was forced back from him for a moment while they pulled the silver thermal blanket over him, to help with the shock. She kept her eyes on his, and he didn't look away from her. She smiled at him lovingly, trying to reassure him that she was still there with him.

'I'm coming with you.' She said to Mulder and the paramedics, as they pulled him up into the back of the ambulance. They nodded and obliged. She climbed in after them and helped them shut the door.

As they worked on him, she managed to get around them and to a sitting position to his left. They were examining his injuries to his arm. Scully scanned his body with her eyes and to her relief she realised that his blood was from his arm, and it didn't look like he had any other major injuries. He had been bashed about a lot though. He was bruised and little cuts covered his face and arms. She tilted her head in sympathy as she caught his gaze. He stared up at her as they worked on him. She got down close to him.

'I'm here…' She cooed. 'You're going to be fine.'

Mulder closed his eyes weakly and she lifted a hand to his forehead and stroked across it and down to his cheek, where she cupped his face. She blinked away a happy tear and took deep breaths to calm herself.

With her free hand and reached up and held her cross necklace in her fingers. She closed her eyes and thanked god for keeping him alive.

M&S Forever! xx I wish this had actually happened in S10 :(

Anyway, will they stop the 'hooded man' before he tries again?

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