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   Monica crouched down slightly and looked into eyes full of fear and   
   uncertainty.   
      
   "I don't know exactly what this is.  But I'm fairly sure you're not   
   sleep-walking."   
      
   "Where are we?"   
      
   "I wish I knew that too.  And I also would like to know how you ended up   
   here."   
      
   Monica straightened and glanced out the window again.  "This is their doing.   
   Somehow...they are taunting me.  They sent you to make me believe that I   
   could have a way out."   
      
   "What?"   
      
   Monica turned quickly at the frightened voice.  "Oh honey, I was just   
   rambling."   
      
   "They?  Who are 'they'?"   
      
   "It's not important.  What's important is getting you out of here."   
      
   Monica began to walk out of the room, hoping Kate would follow her.  Kate   
   did and they stepped into the hallway.   
      
   "Okay, Kate, I'm not sure how to do this.  What is it you do before you feel   
   yourself floating away?"   
      
   "I usually feel really tired.  And then I take a nap.  And then I'm. gone."   
      
   "Okay, well then why don't we make you-"   
      
   "Monica, look at you!"   
      
   Now that they were out of the darkened room, they could see each other more   
   clearly.  And Kate was horrified at the way Monica looked.   
      
   "You're hurt!  So much blood and-"   
      
   Monica could see the panic rise up into Kate's face and quickly urged her to   
   sit down.   
      
   "It's nothing.  Now I need you to concentrate.  Take deep breaths."   
      
   "Okay."   
      
   Monica watched as Kate closed her eyes and lay perfectly still on the   
   hallway floor.   
      
   About five minutes later, Monica was almost sure Kate was about to slip away   
   when Kate bolted upright.   
      
   "Kate?"   
   "   
   There are three FBI agents at the door.   I could hear them, but couldn't   
   see them because I was not fully back.  One called one of the agents,   
   'Scully'."   
      
   Monica collapsed to the floor and tried to grab Kate's hand, which was   
   impossible.   
      
   "What?  Three agents and one was named 'Scully'?  Are you sure?"   
      
   Kate nodded. "Two guys and one woman.  Something's wrong."   
      
   And with that Kate went under again.   
      
   Monica could just stare at her, too shocked to even speak.   
      
   Kate opened her eyes two and a half minutes later.  She looked at Monica   
   with sad eyes.   
      
   "They are talking to my parents in the living room.  I could still hear   
   them.  One agent, I think his name is John, he's asking about some people   
   called Red Guns."   
      
   Kate looked at Monica questioningly but all Monica could do was shake her   
   head in confusion.   
      
   "I better go back.  I think they are going to try and wake me up so they can   
   talk to me.  I'll be right back."   
      
   "NO!"   
      
   Scared, Kate backed away slightly.   
      
   Calmly, Monica looked Kate in the eyes.  "Kate, I really appreciate that you   
   want to help me, but I don't want you to come back here.  There are some   
   very bad people here and I don't want them anywhere near you."   
      
   "But what about you and-"   
      
   "Kate, please listen to me.  Don't come back. And don't tell anyone you saw   
   me.   Will you do that for me?"   
      
   Kate stared at her and slowly nodded.   
      
   "Thank you.  I wish I could hug you, but at the moment, that seems   
   impossible."   
      
   Monica smiled at her and Kate smiled tearfully back.   
      
   Hearing noise outside, Monica looked out one of the windows along the   
   hallway.   
      
   Nothing.   
      
   Turning back, she saw Kate was gone.   
      
   Monica breathed in a huge sigh of relief.  Hopefully Kate will stay away for   
   good.  She should never come back.  These men would hunt her down and God   
   knows what they would do to that innocent little girl.   
      
   Red Guns?  Who were they?  Were they the men after her?  Some type of super   
   soldier?   
      
   Hearing more noise again, she looked out through the window again and found   
   herself staring into a pair of dark green eyes.  The left eye winked at her   
   and suddenly the figure thrust his arm through the glass and grabbed her.   
   She felt herself being pulled through the shards of glass and falling from   
   the second floor window.   
      
   Green grass flying up at her.  So green and.   
      
   Darkness.   
      
   ****   
   Scully and Mulder sat on the long couch in the living room, both watching   
   John as he talked to Kate.  Kate was sitting on a chair and John was   
   crouched in front of her.   
      
   "Okay, Kate.  I just need you to tell me what it is that Agents Reyes and   
   Ryan asked you."   
      
   Kate looked at him a little frightened.  But she believed these agents were   
   going to help Monica so she knew she had talk to them.  And they didn't give   
   her the creeps, like Agent Ryan had.   
      
   "They asked me about astro projection."   
      
   John looked up quickly and caught Scully's eye.  She looked at him and just   
   shook her head in bewilderment.  Mulder, however, looked calm, as if he had   
   been expecting this.   
      
   "Okay.  Why don't you tell me about that then."   
      
   "Ummm.well for a few months now, when I'm sleeping, I travel."   
      
   "Travel? Like sleep walking?"   
      
   "Yes.and no. It's more like a dream.only when I wake up I find out it wasn't   
   a dream.  I had actually gone to these places.  Places really far away."   
      
   "Okay, and how do you know you've gone to these places?"   
      
   "The NEWS.  The cops.  They all tell me I'm a  thief.  That I've stolen all   
   this jewelry.  But I wouldn't do that!"   
      
   Kate looked at him earnestly, expecting him to pat her on the head and roll   
   his eyes.   
      
   "I believe you."   
      
   Kate didn't know why, but that simple statement made her feel tons better.   
   He was such a  nice man.  Maybe she should tell him about Monica.   
      
   John, on the other hand, had no idea why he believed her.  This all sounded   
   way too unreal to even be plausible.  But since Monica's disappearance, he   
   had found that he was ready to believe almost anything, just as long as he   
   didn't shut out any possibility of finding Monica.   
      
   Kate finished telling John all of the incidents involving her astro   
   projection.  Then the agents got up and, telling Kate's family they would be   
   in touch, they left.   
      
    Walking down the driveway, John turned to look up at the sky.   
      
   This seemed hopeless.  She could be anywhere.   
      
   Scully touched him his arm and he turned to look at her.   
      
   "John, I think we need to go back to the motel and the three of us need to   
   start going over everything."   
      
   Mulder nodded and put his arm around the shivering Scully.  "There's   
   something in the files all right.  We just have to find it."   
      
   "Let's not forget we have a meeting with Director Stevens tomorrow."   
   John chuckled.  "Should be interesting."   
      
   Mulder grinned but sobered up quickly. "We also need to locate Agent Ryan.   
   He is one of the major keys here.  Either he doesn't know where Monica is   
   and wants to, or he does and will lead us right to her."   
      
   The three stared at each other for a moment and silently began to head   
   towards their rented Explorer.   
      
   John was about to climb behind the wheel when Kate came flying out of the   
   house.   
      
   "Agent Doggett!"   
      
   Kate kept screaming it until John ran over to her with Scully and Mulder   
   right behind him.   
      
   "Kate, what's wrong?"   
      
   "I have to talk to you...please?"   
      
   John straightened up and looked at her worried parents before he followed   
   Kate inside the house.   
      
      
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