The Night Shift Series - Part 6 Stolen into the Night by Mulderslady DISCLAIMER: They don't belong to me, wish they did. RATING: P.G.-13 later stories maybe mild R CLASSIFICATION: S, Alternative Universe, X-file KEYWORDS: UST/MSR, Minor Mulder and Scully angst, AU SPOILERS: From All seasons URL: http:/ /www.geocities.com/Area51/Capsule/5160/Nightshift.html FEEDBACK: Please!!! at damacia@home.com ARCHIVE: Oh yeah, anywhere!! SUMMARY: Off-Kilter veteran Paramedic Fox Mulder meets the new Medical Examiner for Georgetown Medical Center, Dr. Dana Scully. A deep friendship instantly develops as they have numerous X-file like adventures on the night shift. Sixth part of the Night Shift series. An old man watched Mulder and Scully as they laughed and talked over breakfast. He lit a cigarette and frowned slightly. Who knew he would hit if off so well with her. She's not as strict in her scientific beliefs as we originally thought she would be. She's extremely open-minded as long as it can be explained logically. Maybe she needs her world shaken a bit, insert a little uncertainty in her life. I'll let her get a little more comfortable then . . . the man smiled to himself as he walked away. 1 yr. later 2 am, June 94 "Hey Scully, got another one for you. This one is straight up weird." "What do you mean?" Mulder pulled back the sheet. Every last part of the victim's body was pierced. "Is it possible to OD on Piercing?" "In his case, probably not." She said pointing to the track marks in his arms. Mulder nodded and went to crash on her couch. Scully looked at him concerned. He hadn't slept more than 3 hours all week, and it showed. "Have you ever considered taking Nytol? Maybe it would help you sleep." "I have. It makes my nightmares worse, go figure." Mulder said with a shrug as he snuggled in to the cushions of the couch. What I need is you in my bed then I'd sleep, I can always sleep when your around, he thought as a garbled voice came blaring through his walkie-talkie. "Spooky, Spooky come in." "Mulder, what?" "Need you over at 20th and main. Hostage situation. The man believes aliens abducted him and he will be abducted again. He's shot two hostages, and we need your expertise to help negotiate." "What about the hostages?" "Myers and Scott will get them, you need to stall the guy till the police can set up to take him out." "Okay, ETA 5 mins. See you later Scully." "Ok, tell me all the gory details later." "Sure thing." 3hrs. later Scully followed Mulder out to his ambulance. The guy knew the script, he was former FBI, but what he said hit too close to home for Mulder. He refused to leave, refused to have him stop, till I came and convinced him to, Scully thought as she climbed into the ambulance. Scully sat next to him and gave him a reassuring smile. "I wanted to believe him Scully. He knew things." "I know Mulder. Look I'll pull some strings to see if I can get him examined for the implants he says he has ok? What you need to understand though Mulder, is that the truth is out there, but so are lies. Trust no one." "Even you?" "Well, you can trust me. You're the only one I trust besides my family Mulder." "Thanks, that means a lot to me Scully." He said as he started the ambulance and headed back to the hospital. The old man watched them leave and smiled, it is time, he thought as he pulled out his cellphone and made a call. 9 am Scully got home and immediately dialed Mulder's number. Holes in his teeth, the implants in his stomach and neck, the bar code on the implants, What is going on? His answering machine picked up. "Mulder it's me, this piece of metal they took out of Barry, it has some kind of bar code on it. Like someone was cataloging him, what is this? Everything he said about himself was true, what does this mean?" She heard a rap at the window and turned to look into the eyes of Duane Barry, she gasped. "Mulder, I need your help! Mulder!" Mulder walked in the door and checked his messages, his eyes widened in horror as her message was played back to him. He grabbed his jacket and headed to her house. Police, ambulances, and detectives swarmed around asking questions and doing forensics. Mulder wandered through the house. Oh god Scully, I promised to always have your back, to always be there for you, then this happens and I let you down. He looked down at the end table where her phone sat, blood covered the edge of it. Oh god Dana please be alive. He felt a soft touch on his shoulder and he locked eyes with an older, petite brown-haired woman. "Where is she?" She looks just like Scully! He thought. "Mrs. Scully?" "Yes, my daughter, where is she?" "I don't know, she's not here. They believe she was kidnapped." He reached his hand out to give her a comforting touch, but pulled back when he saw blood, Scully's blood on his fingers. The distress in his eyes betraying his feelings. "You're her friend, aren't you? Wolf, right?" Mulder smiled weakly "Fox. She'll be found, I know she will." She looks pale, Mulder thought, she needs to sit down. "Come with me Mrs. Scully, we can get some coffee and talk." She nodded her head and followed him, stopping when she saw him get on his motorcycle. She closed her eyes, should have known Dana always did like Harley's, she thought as she accepted the helmet he handed her. "Dana told me about your aversion to Motorcycles." Dana? Hmm, exactly who is this guy to her? She never lets her friends call her Dana, she thought as they pulled away. As the days turned into weeks and weeks to months, Mulder and Mrs. Scully got closer, united in their search for Scully. She treated him almost like an adopted son, the one who needed all the extra love and attention. The kidnapper had been caught only to die mysteriously the next day. As Mulder rolled the body down to the basement, he hoped deep down it would be Scully who opened the door for him, her face lighting up when she saw him. He felt as if someone had ripped his heart out and held it in front of him laughing at his despair. He could still smell her essence in the morgue, daisies and sunflowers, as he walked in. Mitch the temporary path waved and smiled at Mulder. I think he likes me more than I would like, Mulder thought as he said, "There you go, have fun Mitch." Mulder peeked into her office, Spidey and Wolvie stared back at him blankly, accusingly. I'm trying, I'm trying, she just vanished, and even my buddies can't find her. Mrs. Scully feels she's dead, she's even picked out her headstone. I can't believe she's giving up, I won't give up. "Spooky, come in Spooky." His walkie-talkie blared "Mulder, what's up?" "Found her." "Huh?" "Your Favorite pathologist, she's in Blue ER. You can thank me later." Mulder ran to the blue ER, she was hooked up to every machine possible. She looked unreal, the respirator breathing unnaturally for her. "How'd she get here? Who brought her? What did they do to her?" The nurses and doctors couldn't answer his questions and ordered security to drag Mulder out "What ever it takes I'll find out what they did to her!" he said as they threw him out of the ER. Mrs. Scully recognized Fox's anguished voice, but couldn't comfort him. Her daughter was back, but for how long? She's dying, what ever they did to her is killing her? Why did they do this to her? What did they do to her? She thought as she grabbed Scully's hand gently in hers. Next day Mulder walked into Scully's room and looked quizzically at the young woman standing by her bed. She was older looking than Scully, but definitely related. "Hi, I'm her older sister Melissa, I've been told not to call you Fox." "Who told you? Mulder asked shocked she noticed his presence. "Dana." "If she did, there would have been a blip on the screen." Plus she's been comatose since she arrived, on respirators and every other conceivable machine available, he thought. Mulder appraised the woman again, she was definitely a new age follower. He hated sunshine and rainbows new agers like her, there auras and karmas got on Mulder's nerves and he only had one left at the moment. "Here, you can feel her here." She said moving his hands where hers were. He closed his eyes and felt nothing. "I don't feel anything." "That's because your fear is blocking any positive emotions you have for her." Whoa, too much insight too soon, I need to go before she says anything else. "I need to do something besides wave my hands in the air." He said as he stormed out of the room. Maybe my buds can get a trace on who did this. Three days later He laid on his leather couch, tears in his eyes. I can't believe they are giving up, taking her off life support, letting her die. How could they? Don't they know how much I need her? The tears rolled down his face as he brushed them away angrily. Oh God, how dare you take her from me? Aren't you supposed to be merciful? Why aren't you ever merciful to me? First you take my sister, make my father hate me, my mother oblivious, and now your taking the woman I love away. I love her so much, why her? Is this some sort of test? What did she do to deserve this kind of death? A knock came at his door and he went to answer it, oh great just what I needed, sunshine new age droid. She's weakening, well duh! You took her off life support your killing her! I should never have agreed to witness that living will. This is my fault, it's always my fault. Go see her, be with her, I can't. I can't watch her die. I can't watch her die and not be able to help her, protect her, save her. "Why is it easier to get revenge than express to her how you feel? Dana deserves it. Even if it doesn't bring her back at least she'll know and so will you!" with that she left. Mulder laid on his couch, what if she's right? What if it does help? What if it doesn't? At least it would help me say good bye, get things off my chest, give me closure. Mulder got up and grabbed his jacket and went to see Scully. He went in quietly pulled up a chair next to her. He took her hand in his tenderly and placed a soft kiss on it. He gently brushed errant strands of her fiery hair away for her face and smiled. "You'd probably kick my butt for doing that. Scully, I . .. I love you Scully. I'm nothing without you. You complete me and I can't live without you. You have filled a vacancy in my soul, you're my best friend and I love you. I know you have always had the strength of your beliefs and I believe that you're not ready to go. Please stay with me Scully. Help me. Stay with me please." Mulder said, tears cascading down his face as he sobbed softly. "Please Scully, please." He said nuzzling his head into her side, placing her hand on his head. I guess what I said must have struck a cord, cause around three that morning, her fingers started to play in my hair. " I love you too Mulder. You were and always will be my constant, my best friend no matter what. And yes, you will get your butt kicked later for petting my hair." She said as she continued petting my hair. I smiled to myself as I slept peacefully and soundly for the first time in over 4 months. I reveled at the wonder of being asleep beside her, and enjoyed the rare pleasure.