Author's Note: In this timeline, Mulder was never abducted. This is the story of Mulder, Scully, and Emily. What would have happened if Emily had survived, unbeknownst to Dana? Would Dana be able to find her again, or was her daughter lost to her forever? With her partner, Mulder, at her side, nothing was impossible.
Disclaimer: I do not own any part of the X-Files or any of the original characters. I hope those who read this like it and review. Co-written with AnakinPadmeSkywalker. Greg is my OC; he is going to end up being a kind of sort of important person in the story.
Protection
4:00 pm
Scully's apartment
Deep into their conversation, Scully and her mother Maggie were oblivious to the man heading for Scully's apartment, a man on a mission to destroy the life that was only 8 weeks into gestation and yet still unknown to Scully. He was determined to kill her child before it could be born, driven by a bounty; even if it meant that Scully had to die, the child was wanted dead.
As Maggie took a sip out of her glass of water, Scully's door was kicked open. The man instantly ran over to Scully and Maggie, who stood up. Shocked to see the intruder, Maggie instinctively pushed Scully behind her.
"DANA RUN!" Scully heard the words as her feet unconsciously carried her out of the room, seeking cover and drawing on her tactical training.
The man was about 6' 9", white, with brown hair and blue-hazel eyes. He punched Maggie in the face, knocking her out to neutralize the obstacle. Letting her fall to the floor, he set out to find his intended target. "Ms. Scully, come out, come out, where ever you are".
Scully ran to her room, slamming the door behind her. She instantly sought her gun, forgetting in her panic that she had left it in the living room the night before. Kicking the door open, the intruder stood in the doorway, saying only, "The prophecy will not succeed."
"What are you talking about," Scully asked as the man walked towards her.
"You can find out later, in the hospital...if you make it." The man rounded on Scully, who was backed up against the furthest wall; as he finished speaking, he punched Scully in the face, knocking her to the floor.
He then proceeded to kick Scully in the stomach. "AGH!" Scully yelled out, as the man kicked her again.
"You know, you were supposed to die a long time ago." He knelt down and grabbed Scully's hair, pulling her face parallel to his, forcing her to look at him.
"Nothing you want will ever happen," the intruder whispered into Scully's ear. Scully kept her eyes at the door, waiting for a new assault. At that moment, she saw a female run into the room. Simultaneously, she felt a strong hard punch hitting her stomach, stealing her breath and almost rendering her unconscious.
"HEY!" The intruder looked at the door, locking his eyes on the female wearing all black, who had a mask covering her eyes.
The woman walked up to the man, holding a gun to the middle of his forehead. "I suggest you step away from her right now, or I will put a bullet through your brain."
/
4:00 pm
Melissa and Samantha
Melissa and Samantha met in the alley beside Scully's apartment building.
"Here." Samantha handed Melissa her black mask, pulling out the building key she had "borrowed" from maintenance several months ago.
"Auntie Sam - hurry, the man is almost at Mommy's door!" Emily's frantic voice reached them, just as they were finishing their transaction. Samantha and Emily can heard each others' thoughts, their symbiotic connection strong when they willed it to happen. "Don't worry, baby girl...Aunt Missy and I will not let anything happen to your Mom."
"Mel, we have to hurry, Em is watching. Just in case." Melissa and Samantha ran faster up the stairs.
Melissa turned to Samantha. "Sam, what is the plan?"
"To keep him away from Dana and your mother."
Finding every door locked to the six-floor building, they finally reached the door to the fourth floor just as they heard a scream of terror coming from down the hall. "SHIT!" Samantha yelled out in frustration. Both women ran down the hall to find Scully's door kicked open, and Maggie Scully laying on the floor unconscious.
"No...Mom?" Melissa ran to Maggie to make sure that she was alright.
"Mel, stay with her make sure she is OK." Samantha took off to the back bedroom, where she could hear Scully being thrown around the room. Samantha grabbed her gun from its holster on her hip, assuming a tactical stance as she entered the room.
The first thing she saw was the man standing over Scully, delivering a hard punch to her stomach. Samantha's blood ran cold, and she felt any reason or restraint she might have possessed leave her, replaced by a singular urge to protect Dana.
"HEY!" Samantha walked up to the man, holding the gun to the middle of his forehead. "I suggest you step away from her, right now, or I will put a bullet through your brain."
The man refused to move, assessing her. "NOW!" she yelled. Reluctantly, the man stood up.
"It will be an abomination, and you know it," the man hissed at Samantha.
"That is not for you to decide." Samantha said, feeling her irritation with the man spike.
"It's the prophecy, but you already know that." The pair continued to stare at each other, the man continuing his rationale as they maintained their standstill. "You think it can be changed? You are so wrong." Suddenly, the man disappeared as if he was never there.
"What the hell is going on? And who are you?" Scully asked the enigmatic female in the room. Samantha walked into the bathroom; grabbing one off the nearest rod, she soaked it in warm water and returned to help Scully off the floor and onto the edge of the bed. She began to wipe the blood off Scully's face, assessing for any deep lacerations or other serious injuries.
"Who I am does not matter right now, all that matters is that you are safe." Scully wanted to take the mask off Samantha's face to see who had saved her. Her eyes looked so familiar.
"DANA!" Maggie yelled for her daughter.
"Mom" Scully said, remembering the initial incident and the injury inflicted upon her mother. She ran into the living room, stopping just before Maggie, noticing another person in a mask.
"Dana!" Maggie walked over to her daughter, taking Scully's face in her hands.
"You both are safe now, and we will keep watching," Samantha said as she walked over to Melissa.
"Thank you." Scully said, expressing her gratitude to both Samantha and Mellissa, who nodded back to Scully. "What was that man talking about?"
Melissa walked over to Scully. "You will know soon; for now, just please be careful." Their eyes locked, as if Scully and Mellissa were in a staring contest.
Scully reached her hand up to Melissa's face to remove the mask; as soon as Melissa realized what was going to happen, she jumped back.
Scully apologized. "Your eyes, I'm sorry...they are just so familiar. I feel like I know you."
"It's fine, you two should consider staying somewhere safe." Mellissa stepped back towards the door, creating a distance between them.
"I know a place. We will go now." Scully took her Mom's hand.
"Do you mind if we stay here while you pack? I would rather stay to make sure you both are safe." Samantha asked protectively.
"Yes, please, if you can...Dana is my last daughter." Maggie reached her hand out to shake Samantha's hand.
"We will keep you safe." Samantha gave Maggie's hand a gentle reassuring squeeze.
"Thank you." Maggie nodded gratefully at her. "Dana, let's get ready."
As Scully and her mother walked to the back of the apartment, Samantha began to look at the door, while Melissa looked at the photographs around Scully's apartment.
/
Scully walked to her bedroom to grab her go bag. As she put the bag on her bed, Scully felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She walked over to the black floor mirror in the far-right corner of her room, lifting up her shirt to expose her abdomen.
She could see the purple and blue bruise starting to form on her stomach. Letting out another wince of pain, Scully walked over to her dresser to pack. She would pack sparesly; she didn't need much, as she had a few items left behind at Mulder's place.
Scully knew she would be safe at Mulder's apartment; with his hypervigilance and paranoid tendencies, no one went there and no one really knew where he lived except for a handful of people. Scully finished packing her bag, then walked into her bathroom to find her medical kit.
Sanitizing the cut above her left eye, Scully put an adhesive stitch bandage to the cut. Deciding to take a moment to herself, she sat on the side of her tub, wrapping her mind around what had just occurred. The thoughts that had previously been a malestrom started to clarify. "That girl's eyes look just like Missy's, what the hell is going on now?" Scully took a few deep breaths before she composed herself and walked back into the bedroom, picking up her go bag and meeting the other woman in the living room to get her gun and credentials.
/
Scully slowly approached her Mom, who was standing in the kitchen with an ice pack to her face.
"Dana darling, where are we going to go?" Maggie asked with both concern and wonder in her voice. It was clear looking at her daughter that Dana had been through as difficult a time as she, if not worse.
"Not in here Mom, I don't trust that this place isn't bugged."
Melissa walked over to her sister and mother. "There is a car waiting for you downstairs. Don't worry, he is a friend of ours and the car is completely free of any bugs or GPS devices. His name is Greg, and he will take you where ever you need to go."
Mellissa handed Scully a new cell phone, "This is untraceable, and it is programmed to only be able to call Agent Mulder, or Greg, my friend here." Melissa pointed to Samantha, "..,and myself."
"Thank you, can you please tell me what's going on? And how do you know Mulder?" Scully asked, suddenly curious. There were no secrets between her and Mulder, or so she thought.
"I can't tell you right now, but soon, when it is safe, I promise we will tell you everything." Melissa smiled at Scully.
All four women proceeded to leave the apartment, heading for the exit stairs as Samantha led the way, followed by Scully, Maggie, and Melissa last.
Walking down the stairs and into the waiting black SUV with completely dark windows, Scully felt several sharp cramps in her abdomen. She placed her hand on the vehicle, briefly, before regaining her composure and seating herself inside. Once Scully and Maggie were settled into the car, Scully gave Greg Mulder's address.
"Well ladies...get comfy. I'm sorry, but to be safe a certain that no one is following us, I need to take the long way." Greg smiled at the pair, who were sitting in the back seat, before putting the car in drive to begin their trip. During the entire trip, Scully felt light flutters go across her abdomen, assuming they were residual cramps from the kicks and punches from the intruder.
All Scully could think about while looking out the window was calling Mulder as soon as they were settled into his apartment. She knew that if he knew all the details, he would be on the next flight or fastest way back to her. She would only tell him that she needed, a minimum of information to stay at his place for a few days and remain safe. But still, Scully was scared and confused.
/
5:10 pm
Melissa and Emily's apartment
Emily sat on the floor a couple feet away from the door, waiting for it to be unlocked by one of her aunties. Finally, the door began to unlock, and Emily shot to her feet.
"Aunties! The baby is OK, the baby is OK." Emily practically jumped into Samantha's arms, who picked the girl up and kissed her cheek.
"That is awesome news, little bug." Samantha put Emily down and held her hand while they walked into the living room.
"Well, little bug, what do you think? Should we call Greg and have him pick up a pizza when he is done with your Mom, and then have a movie night?" Samantha asked Emily as they sat down on the couch.
"Let's do it!" Mellissa exclaimed as she walked into the room with three cups and a carton of apple juice.
/
6:00 pm
Mulder's apartment
Finally settled in, Scully knew that she had to make not one but two calls; one to Skinner, and the other to Mulder. She needed to hear his voice; she called Mulder first. The phone rang once, before Scully heard her favorite voice, the one that assured her all was right in the world.
"Scully?" Mulder asked quickly.
"It's me, Muld."
Scully was cut off by a very worried Mulder, "Scully, where are you? We caught the bastard in Atlanta. Scully, I'm at your place. It's a mess, and there is blood in your bathroom."
"Mulder, slow down. I'm OK, my Mom and I were brought to your apartment. It was the only place I could think of." Scully sat down on Mulder's couch.
"OK, Skinner and I are on our way." Mulder nodded to Skinner, who was standing in front of him with worry and concern rippling across his face.
"Skinner?"
"Oh, um...yeah, we drove in together. I didn't want to wait for the next plane in two days. I just felt like something was wrong." Mulder said, as he and Skinner headed for the elevator.
"Mulder, please hurry." In spite of herself, Scully could feel her restraint slipping; she needed Mulder near her side, now more than ever. Over the phone connection, she heard the elevator beep.
"I will be there very soon. Scully, are you OK?"
"I will be. See you soon, Mulder."
"Very soon," Mulder replied, and they both hung up.
Just as Scully hung up the phone, Maggie walked into the living room to sit next to her. "Dana, what's going on?" Maggie asked, as she took her daughters hands into her own.
"I don't know, but I'm going to get Skinner to put together a protection detail for you, and have them take you back home to Bill." Scully looked at her mother with love and concern.
"No….Dana, you fight these monsters all the time with only Mulder. I want to help."
"Mom, going back home and being safe is helping. I would be absolutely devastated if something had happened to you because of me and what I do. In order to do my job effectively, I can't have that distraction. Please accept this protection."
"OK, but I want to hear from you or Mulder at least once a day. I need to know that you are safe." Maggie hugged her daughter.
"Mom, I would call you ten times a day if that was what you needed. I will be careful; Mulder and I will find out what is going on." Scully released her hold on Maggie, reluctantly.
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