From: kyouryokusenshi@michirutenou.com   
      
   Sequel to Lament   
      
   Author: Kyouryoku Senshi   
      
   Rating: PG-13   
      
   Spoilers: This story is sort of AU for Dead Alive and there are some    
   references to   
    Requiem and This is not happening.   
      
   Summary: Mulder's back but does that mean Scully and their unborn    
   daughter are safe?   
      
      
   As Scully stood in the kitchen making a sandwich for her and the    
   baby, she couldn't help but close her eyes momentarily as she took in    
   the tranquility of the beautiful spring day.    
      
   She reopened her eyes to see the afternoon sun streaming through her    
   window and as she bathed in the sun light, her hand absently came to    
   rest on her stomach. In that moment she knew that she couldn't    
   possibly wish for anything more. A month and a half ago Mulder had    
   been returned to her and since his return he had been staying with    
   her. Even though she had assured him that she would be alright if she    
   took it easy, he had insisted and been determined to be there for her    
   and their baby.   
      
   However, she knew Mulder would get bored being cooped up in an    
   apartment all day, such as days like these when he would pay a visit    
   to the office for a little while. When Mulder had first met Doggett,    
   he had been extremely reluctant to accept him as an Agent on the X-   
   Files, and if it weren't for Scully, they would have been at each    
   others throats. Of course, when ever he had left her sight for a long    
   period of time, she couldn't help but feel scared that Mulder would    
   be taken away from her again.   
      
   Only by assuring her that he'd be back at a certain time and that she    
   could always contact him by cell phone, she'd be even remotely close    
   to letting him go, but even then that hadn't stopped her from    
   worrying.   
      
   A sudden crash caused her to nearly jump out of her skin. She jerked    
   her head in several different directions for the source of the    
   crash. "Mulder?" she asked in a quivering voice   
      
   When she received no answer, she reached back and pulled the gun she    
   kept on her out of its holster and slowly moved of the kitchen.    
   Instinctively, her free hand went to her abdomen as if to shield her    
   unborn child from any danger that lay ahead.   
      
   Still holding her gun, she proceeded into her living room watching    
   for any sign of danger or movement, at this moment she wished Mulder    
   were there because even as independent that she was…she knew she    
   didn't have much of a physical defense especially in her condition.   
      
   She found herself trembling in fear for not only her life but more    
   than anything, her baby's life.  Once she heard something in the back    
   of her, she started to turn around but before she could catch her    
   assailant's face, she saw a fire extinguisher before it connected    
   with the back of her head and before she could process what was    
   happening, her vision went black.   
      
      
   An hour later   
      
   Mulder sighed as he placed the phone back onto the receiver.    
      
   "I can't get a hold of her." Mulder said in a defeated tone of voice   
      
   "Did you try her cell?" Skinner asked   
      
   Mulder nodded "Yeah…she still wouldn't pick up and she would have    
   called me if anything happened or let me know if she went somewhere,    
   but the thing is I have her car so leaving would be out of the    
   question."   
      
   Skinner removed his feet from his desk and turned to face Mulder   
   "Mulder, with all honesty…I don't think you should have left her    
   alone, especially because of her condition and the situation with    
   Krycek after the baby. Sure, it's been a month and a half, but the    
   case is still unresolved." Skinner said as he removed his glasses    
   And ran his fingers over his temple   
      
   "I know, even if she was resting she would have eventually answered    
   the phone, she's not a deep sleeper."   
      
   "Go home and check on her, Mulder. I'll go with you just in case." He    
   said as he put his classes back on and got up from his chair   
      
   Mulder, who couldn't really say no just simply nodded. He was more    
   worried about Scully and their unborn daughter more than anything and    
   he knew if anything went wrong, he would never forgive himself.   
      
      
      
   Scully slowly opened her eyes and placed her hand to her throbbing    
   temple as a blurry image came into focus.  She gasped in horror at    
   the realization of her location and it was a place she would never    
   have wanted to return to.   
      
   She almost jumped back at the sight of Alex Krycek, but a heavy    
   cramping in her stomach prevented her from doing so. When the cramp    
   subsided, she slowly moved back as she looked up at Krycek who was    
   approaching her.   
      
   "What am I doing here....what did you do to me? Where's Mulder?" She    
   asked fearfully with a vast amount of fear in her eyes.   
      
      
   "We didn't do anything to you Scully…and as for Mulder, he's out of    
   the question. Although, we do want your baby…it's DNA more or less    
   and there's only one way to get it…"   
      
   "No! I won't let you bastards take my baby…I won't let you use her as    
   your lab rat, and if you even so much as touch a hair on her head,    
   I'll kill you." At this Scully's hand instinctively reached back for    
   her gun only to find its holster vacant    
      
   Krycek managed a laugh "Is that so? A little difficult for a pregnant    
   woman without her armor don't you think Marita?" he asked aloud as he    
   looked over at Marita Covarrubias who was standing next to one of his    
   associates    
      
   Not wanting to get into it with Krycek, Marita merely nodded.   
      
   Satisfied, Krychek immediately turned his attention back to Scully.   
   "Too bad Mulder's not here to say goodbye." Krycek stifled a laugh   
      
   Scully cringed at another heavy and forceful cramp in her abdomen as    
   horror struck her, she was going into labor.    
      
      
      
   Once Mulder and Skinner reached Scully's apartment, Mulder used the    
   key Scully had given him to open up the door to her apartment.   
      
   With one quick look they could feel the vacancy of the apartment.   
      
   "Scully?" Mulder asked hopefully as he carefully traced the room for    
   any signs of life   
      
   As Skinner went in the opposite direction, Mulder made his way    
   towards Scully's room, only to find it to be the same as the living    
   room…vacant and empty. Just as he turned to leave the room, he heard    
   Skinner's voice call out to him from the kitchen.   
      
   "Mulder, over here."   
      
   Mulder made a reluctant move to exit the room before he took one last    
   look at the empty room that was without Scully's presence before    
   making his way over to Skinner's direction.   
      
   "What is it?" he asked as he started towards the kitchen "Find    
   something?"   
      
   Skinner nodded as Mulder entered the kitchen "Yeah, over here…"    
   Skinner started as he pointed towards an unfinished sandwich   
      
   "Looks like someone forgot their lunch."   
      
   Mulder sighed heavily "Scully…" he managed   
      
   Skinner eyed him questioningly "Mulder?"   
      
   "It's Scully. She wouldn't have left with out telling me, much less    
   leave without any means of transportation…" Mulder trailed off as he    
   absently stared straight ahead of him as if he were in a trance   
      
      
   Skinner stepped closer towards Mulder in attempt to bring him out of    
   his reverie    
      
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