Chapter 5: Following you
FBI Headquarters
The X-Files basement
Mulder enters the room and Scully is already sitting watching a monitor and typing on a keyboard. Mulder's looks at her surprised and she turns to see him - Surveillance footage? - he says raising his eyebrows
- Yeah, from Nugenics. I've been working on syncing all the cameras to the exact time code of Dr. Sanjay's suicide -. She sighs exhausted and hands Mulder the keyboard - There -
He take it and start browsing between the videos, Scully looks at his with concerned eyes - What happened to you at Sanjay's apartment, Mulder? - He looks at her, but then turns away looking at the screen again - I can understand why you wouldn't want to tell Skinner, but I was there, I saw you on your knees in pain -.
He remain looking at the screen apparently looking for something - I heard sounds. It was a high-pitched frequency, like... like a steel spike being driven through my head. And then it focused into two words: "Find her" -
She frowns and looks at him worried - There were no sounds. I didn't hear anything - Mulder pulls up security footage showing the birds congregating on the lawn outside the conference room window.
- Look at those birds - She sighs and looks at the screen following his gaze, she can't stop of being worried about him but she tries to think as a scientist
- Maybe they seeded the lawn that morning - he doesn't agree with her theory - Infrasounds, Scully. Vibrations inaudible to the human ear but known to drive the worms up through the soil to the surface, in response to them - She looks at him frowning
- Mulder, how are these connected? The birds, the suicide, the kids, the genetic anomalies. What are you hiding? -
She really doesn't care about it, she is just worried about him, but he is being the rebel he used to be - Augustus Goldman is the only one who might know how it all fits together. We gotta talk to him - He makes a pause and looks at her again - What are you hiding? -
Mulder hands the keyboard back to Scully. She brings up the camera footage from inside the computer lab showing Sanjay's body collapse to the floor - Sanjay heard sounds right before he committed suicide. That could be you, Mulder - Her voice gets weak and her last words are almost a whisper -This is dangerous -
Scully looks really concerned for Mulder, but he scoffs at the notion - When has that ever stopped us before? - She sighs and thinks about a solution and even she feels nervous about it, she needs to find a way to help him - I might know how to get to Goldman - Mulder looks at her with interest - And I'm only doing this because I don't wanna see you die because of a case, we been through that before -
He stands and get the keyboard from her lap putting it in the desk, then he offers Scully a hand to help her stand from the chair, she takes his hand and stands quite close to him - I'll be fine Scully - she doesn't seem convinced and moves away from him to turn off the screen
- We can't assure that, let's go, Goldman is a donor of our lady of sorrows but we will need an excuse to get to him - she says laying her head and looking at the floor, he gets closer to her and puts a hand on her shoulder
- Scully, I'm fine, trust me - he squeezes her shoulder and she closes her eyes - What you want me to do then? We need to solve this case Scully - he nods opening her eyes and looking into his eyes
- I know, that's why we need Goldman… Mulder, I can't go back to eight years ago, I can't deal with your stubbornness again, I know you will always be like that, but I need you to be safe - She says frowning and in a low voice full of tears, he caresses her cheek and give her a half smile, his eyes tell her everything, he loves her like no one will ever do it and he always listen to her even when he doesn't agree, that's the secret of their relationship, respect for their own opinions even if they are completely opposite.
He gets closer to her and whisper in her ear - I'm always safe if you are around Scully - she looks up at him with glassy eyes and gives a step back swallowing - Don't do that Mulder - he holds her hand and kiss it softly, she sighs looking at the floor.
- We are back to be the most unwanted, remember? No one care about us anymore - She looks at their holding hands and frowns, he cup her face with his free hand and tilt her face up - What is it Scully? - she denies with her head and release his hand walking towards the door
- We have to go Mulder, I wanna solve this case as fast as we can - she says with a commanding voice and a serious expression, he raises both eyebrows in surprise and then stands firm as the military - yes ma'am, as you say - she raises an eyebrow and crosses her arms over her chest - it's not time for jokes Mulder, I drive - she turns around and walks to the elevator leaving him surprised, he smiles at the thought of her expression, that's Scully, when an idea gets in her head, there is no one to change her mind, he puts on his jacket and leaves the office after her