Title: Devotion 5: Family Ties
Author: Quetzel
E-mail: powder_puff@hotmail.com
Classification: MSR
Distribution Statement: Archive anywhere!
Spoilers: None.
Rating: PG
Content: Mulder/Scully Romance. A few bad words.
Disclaimer: Everyone from The X-Files belongs to Chris Carter, FOX and 
Ten Thirteen.
Summary:  Mulder finds the brother he never knew he had ,  and Cancerman 
will do
anything to get him back....

ROMANCE ~ MSR
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St. Vincents Hospital
Washington, DC

             He walked into the hospital, seeing Skinner there. His 
heart was now pounding in his
chest. This was it. The Lone Gunmen had gathered there also. It was a 
cold September night.
He had called Scully and told her that he'd come over later if possible. 
Early that mooring,
Frohike had called and said that he had something urgent to show him. 
Something about
Samantha. Byers approached Mulder, a file in his hand. "Before we show 
you anything, I
think that we should discuss what we found first. Mulder, can we talk 
for a minute?"
Mulder nodded, Skinner and the other gunmen following him. The five men 
entered a
conference room. The carpet was gray, so were the walls. There was a 
chalk board and a
screen. Langley sat down, opening the file. "We invited Assistant 
Director Skinner here
because without him, we could be in trouble.  With some password he 
provided, we were
able to get some files."
Frohike took over. "Late last night we hacked our way into a site. There 
were names,
numbers, dates..."
Langley handed Mulder a sheet of paper. "Look at this."

Samantha Mulder:
Parents: William Mulder and Julia Mulder.
Siblings: Fox William Mulder. Older brother.
             Ethane Adam Gordon. Twin brother.

             It went on and on about her  looks, her birthday and other 
bits of information.
Mulder's mouth fell open. "Samantha has no twin brother."
Skinner spoke up, "I don't fully understand what his happening here, 
Mulder. This could be
just a trick. If it is, they went to a lot of trouble! I was able to 
track down Ethan Adam
Gordon. He lives right here in Washington. I saw him. He looks almost 
exactly like you. 
You could  be brothers."
"WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME?" He stood up so fast the chair almost fell 
over.
Langley answered that question, "Sorry, Mulder. But we had to be sure. 
Ethan is here. We
had him take a blood test. If you give a sample, we can do DNA tests and 
see if you're
brothers or not."
"Does he know anything about Samantha?" Mulder asked through gritted 
teeth.
"That's the strange thing. He's never met her, but he knows everything 
about her." Byers
said.
"What do you mean?"
"He knew who Samantha is. He says he sees her in dreams. We had him take 
a lie detector
test, he's telling the truth. I have a friend of mine, Leon Boyer, doing 
the DNA tests for us.
We can trust him. There is no way that Cancerman can mess with the 
test.... unless he has
changed this man's DNA pattern to match yours."
"Could he do that?" Mulder's eyes were wide.
Frohike shrugged, "Not that we know of, but it wouldn't be the first 
time they've done the
impossible."
Mulder buried his face in his hands, "Okay. Lets go find out if I have a 
little brother. Take
my blood sample."

Dana Scully's Apartment:

            Scully was giving Joy her bath. <I wonder what Mulder is 
doing now  Joy splashed
her, giggling. Scully laughed, lifting the baby out of the water, "How 
dare you splash your
Mommy? Humm?"
Joy splashed her again, laughing more. 
Scully grabbed a towel off the rack and wrapped Joy in it. "Come, child. 
Mulder will be here
later."
"DADDY!" She screamed.
Scully nodded, "Yes, your daddy."
Gently resting the little red head down on the changing table, Scully 
got out the baby clothes.
Joy was growing up fast. She was over a year old now. She smiled, 
remembering Joy as an
infant. She couldn't talk then, but from the expressions on her face, 
she had a lot to say.
Mulder was her daddy now. At first Scully had been worried. Not that Ray 
Torrance was a
father to be proud of, but Mulder might not have been ready to be a 
father to Joy. Fox
Mulder never ceased to amaze her. He had taken Joy, calling her his baby 
girl. They looked
like a family, acted like one... and they were one. It was great! 
Standing at the window, she
let the cold air in. Scully looked up at the sky, wondering if Mulder 
was looking up at it
also. He had been called away and wouldn't be back until 2:00AM. "I miss 
you." She
sighed.

St. Vincent's Hospital.

            Mulder felt alone. He wasn't sure what to do. How would he 
react to this man if they
were brothers. Embrace and say 'where the hell have 'ya been?' Mulder 
moaned, wishing
for some support. He had to call his mother now. Picking up the phone, 
he waited as it rang.
A sleepy voice answered. "Hello?"
"Mom, it's me."
"Fox? Fox, what's wrong? It's late, are you all right?"
"Mom, I need to ask you something."
"What?"
"Mom, listen to be carefully. Did Samantha have a twin brother?"
He heard his mother let out a little gasp over the phone.
"Mom?" <I hope she didn't have another stroke 
"Yes. But he died in the hospital..... he wasn't strong enough...." Her 
voice trailed off.
"Mom, why didn't you ever tell me?"
"I tried to forget about it! It's hard losing a child..." She started 
sobbing.
Mulder let out a sigh, "I'm sorry, Mom."
"How did you find out?"
Mulder's mouth went dry. He didn't want to tell her until he knew all 
the details. If Ethan
Gordon wasn't who they thought he was, it was going to be hell. 
"Fox? How did you find out?" She asked again, more urgently.
"I...was going through records. Mom, I have to go. I might come up to 
see you tomorrow."
"But Fox-"
"Good night, Mom." He hung up the phone, letting out a deep breath. 
Byers and Skinner an
up to him. "We got the rest results back. We thought we'd read them 
together in the
conference room." Byers said.  This was it. The moment of truth.
"Okay. Lets go see the results."

            Ethan knew why he was there. Those men thought he was the 
brother of some FBI
agent they knew. He didn't have a brother.... not that he knew of. But 
they knew about
Samantha. A smile came to his face.  When he was younger, he always 
thought Samantha
was his angel. She was always in his dreams. She had grown up in his 
dreams. He was eight
year old when he first saw her. She was the same age he was. He saw her 
in his dreams every
night until he was about twelve. Then he only saw visions of her when he 
was stressed or
scared. He hadn't seen her in dreams from age fourteen to sixteen. The 
last time he had seen
her, she was a kid, but then when he saw her again, she was a teenager. 
With beautiful
brown hair and dark eyes. Always wearing a white night gown. A 
psychiatrist had told him
that she had something to do with his mother. But Ethan had never known 
his mother. She
had died shortly after she was born of some disease. Ethan lived with 
his father. A man he
rarely even saw as a child. He was always away on business. Always 
someone to see,
something to do. More important then his son. And when he was home, he 
would sit in his
den and smoke his cigarettes in peace. Just now Ethan had attempted to 
call him, but his
father wasn't home. As always. Ethan had been raised by his nanny, 
Amelia. He could tell
Amelia was scared of his father. Ethan was, too, at times. There were 
nights when people in
suits would come to their house. Ethan was supposed to be sleeping, but 
he'd watch from
behind the closet door. They would sit around the room, his father 
always pacing and always
smoking. <Amazing that he doesn't have lung cancer yet.  Ethan thought 
to himself. Every
time father and son met, he always had a cigarette with him.

           Dr.  Leon Boyer stood up, holding a folder in his hand. 
"Well, we did the tests. It all
checks out, the man who gave me sample A is the brother of the man who 
gave sample B."
Mulder rolled his hands into fists. His brother. Ethan Gordon was his 
little brother. "Full
brothers?" He asked.
Leon Boyer nodded his head, "Full brothers. Is there anything else I can 
do for you,  Byers?"
Byers shook his head, standing up. "Thanks for your help, Leon. I owe 
you one."
The doctor smiled, shaking his hand. "AND I plan to collect on that I. 
O. U. I was glad to
help." 
After the doctor left, Mulder got up and started pacing. "Why? Why the 
hell was he hidden?
I talked to my mom, she says that Samantha did have a twin brother. But 
he died in the
hospital. Why the hell would anyone take away my brother?"
Skinner leaned against the wall, "Mulder, we never know what the hell 
those sons of bitches
are thinking. But right now, you've found him. Don't you want to go see 
him? He's in a
room downstairs."
Mulder took a deep breath, closing his eyes. "I want to call Scully 
first. I want her to be
here."
Skinner nodded, understanding. "Go ahead."

            It was around 3:00AM when she got a call. She leaped out of 
bed, her heart racing.
Whenever she got calls at this hour, it only meant one thing. Mulder was 
in trouble. She
snatched up the phone, "Scully." Her voice sounded high.
"It's me." Mulder answered in a monotone voice. 
"What's wrong?"
"I'm at the hospital, I want you to come down here."
"Are you hurt?" She suddenly kicked into doctor mode.
"No, it's not me. Scully, I just found out something big. I have a 
brother. Samantha has a
twin brother. We found him and I can't go in there unless I have you 
with me."
Scully sank into a chair, "A brother? Samantha had a twin brother? Why 
didn't you know?"
"Mom thought he died in the hospital. I'll explain the whole thing to 
you when you come.
I'm at St. Vincent's Hospital. Will you be able to make it?"
"Joy-"
"Bring her, too. We can leave her with Skinner for a few minutes. He's 
here right now."
"Skinner is there?" <Why was I the only one not invited? 
"Scully, please come. I need you."
She nodded, not that he could see her over the phone anyway. "Of course. 
I'm on my way."

            She arrived almost at 4:00 AM. Joy was still sound asleep. 
She was still in her little
green night gown, wrapped up in a coat and blanket. Mulder raced to her 
side, "Thanks for
coming, Scully."
She smiled, "I'd do anything for you, Mulder."
Skinner approached them, they quickly stepped apart. "Agent Scully, 
sorry that you had to
be dragged out here."
"I don't mind, Sir. It's for Mulder."
Skinner nodded, glancing at his watch. "Well, lets get this show on the 
road."
The Lone Gunmen walked over, "Scully, do you plan on taking sleeping 
beauty with you?"
Frohike asked as he looked at Joy.
Scully grinned, "I don't think so. Byers, would you hold her while I'm 
gone?"
The expression on Byers' face was priceless. "Me? Uh... I... what if I 
drop her?"
"Then I'll shoot you." Mulder said sternly.
Scully handed Byers the little bundle, "Don't worry. Just don't be too 
loud, and don't move
too much. OR she'll wake up."
Byers starred down at the little mass of red curls. "Oh, jeez- What if I 
accidentally kill her?"
Scully looked at him, a faint smile tugging at her lips. "She's a baby, 
Byers. Not a bomb."
Mulder took Scully's hand, "I'm ready now."

            Ethan had fallen asleep in the over stuffed chair in the 
corner of the room he was in.
The room looked like a small conference room. There were large windows 
looking out
towards the street. He was so exhausted. Samantha was there again. She 
was a woman now.
Her dark hair was in a braid over a shoulder, she was again in the night 
gown. "Ethan? Are
you listening to me?"
He nodded, yawning. "I'm listening, Samantha."
She rolled her eyes, starting to walk back and forth in front of him. 
"Ethan, something is
about to happen that is going to change your life forever."
Ethan suddenly got interested and sat up. "Sam, how did those men know 
about you?"
She smiled, "Their the friends of someone who loves me."
"Who, Sam? What do you mean 'friends of someone who loves you?' What are 
you talking
about?"
"Ethan, a long time ago I lived with my family. My mom and dad and an 
older brother."
"Wait a second! What are you, Sam? My dad used to tell me you were a 
figment of my
imagination! I used to think you were an angel! What is going on?"
She smiled at him warmly. "I'm a person, far away from where you are. 
I'm trying to take
care of you. Listen, Ethan.... you are going to meet a man today. 
Someone who loves me."
"Your husband? Boyfriend? Father?-" She cut his guesses short.
"No, Ethan. You'll find out soon. But you can trust him. You have to 
trust him. He's a good
man and you'll like him."
"Samantha.... you're talking in circles! I don't like it! C'mon, what's 
going on?"
She started to disappear.
"SAM! COME BACK!"
"Trust him, Ethan. His name is Fox......"
<Fox? What kind of name is that?  "SAM!" He gasped as he sat up in the 
chair. <A dream.
Just a dream.... another one with Sam  He sighed, wiping his face. 
Looking up at the clock
above the door, he learned that it was 4:15 in the morning. "God, when 
can I leave?"
As if on cue, the door opened. The room was dark, but the light from the 
hall spilled in.
"Ethan?" A man asked.
Ethan looked up. In front of him was a man, probably six feet. His hair 
was dark. His eyes
were dark orbs. He was tall and lanky. Standing next to him was a short 
red head. She was
beautiful, from where he stood, he could see the blue eyes. She was 
small and petite. "Who
are you?" He asked.
When the red head turned on the lights, he let out a little whimper in 
the back of his throat.
The man looked almost exactly like him! Except maybe his nose was bigger 
than Ethan's,
and he was taller.... but they looked almost exactly alike! It was like 
looking in a mirror.
The man looked stunned, his mouth open in awe. The red head quickly took 
charge. "Ethan
Gordon? I'm Dana Scully." She put out her hand, shaking it.
"I'm Fox Mulder." The man stated.
A chill went down Ethan's spine. Samantha's words came back to him. 
'Trust him, Ethan.
His name is Fox......" 

            Mulder glanced down at Scully. It was obvious what she was 
thinking. They looked
so much alike! Mulder took a deep breath, "I don't know how to tell you 
this.... but we seem
to be related. First of all, I'm sorry to keep you here like this, in 
the dark. I just had to be
sure of some details."
Ethan raised an eyebrow, "Huh? Details? Hey, man, just be blunt. I can 
take it."
Mulder turned around and let out a little smothered laugh. <blunt? 
You'll have a heart
attack, pal!  "I'm your brother." He said quickly in one breath.
He turned around to see the look on Ethan's face. Mulder couldn't 
describe it. He went from
calm to curious. "I guessed, we look alike. But.... how can we be 
brothers? Did we have the
same mother or-"
"I'm pretty sure we're full brothers." Mulder said.
Ethan sat down in a chair. "Jeez, where were you while I was growin up? 
If I had an older
brother I might not have been beat up so much." He tried to laugh.
Mulder smiled, "I couldn't have helped, I got beat up, too!"
The two men seemed to ease up a bit. "So, we're full brothers. Any other 
siblings?" Ethan
asked.
Mulder cleared his throat. "You're twin sister, Samantha." Mulder became 
stiff.
Ethan's expression changed from 'I'm okay now' to shock in a second! 
"Samantha? Does
she have brown hair? And dark brown eyes?"
Mulder nodded, "Yeah."
Ethan jumped out of his chair, "I just had a dream about her. She told 
me you were coming!
She mentioned your name... Fox. What kind of name is that, anyway?" 
Mulder shrugged, "It's a curse."
Ethan continued, "Well, were is Samantha? I want to see her in person. I 
want to know why
I've been having dreams about her since I was eight!"
"Eight? That's.... when she disappeared."
Ethan's face fell, "What? Disappeared? What do you mean?"
Mulder explained his story, Ethan was listening and hanging on every 
word. "Oh, my God."
Ethan sat up straight.
Mulder looked as if he'd shatter any second. Scully put her hand on his, 
"We never really
found out what happened to Samantha."
Ethan buried his face in his hands, "How can this be? Why am I having 
dreams of a sister I
never met? What happened to me? Why wasn't I raised with you guys?"
"I... I talked to Mom a while ago. I never knew that Sam had a twin. Mom 
told me that you
died in the hospital shortly after you were born. You were a surprise, 
you weren't healthy....
and they never told me." Mulder's voice started to trail off.
"I can't believe this! Then was I kidnapped? Sold by some baby seller or 
what?"
"Who have you been living with? When you were a kid, who raised you?"
"My 'father' took care of me, more or less. I grew up right here in 
Washington."
"Who is he?" Mulder asked, anxious to know.
"His name is Joseph Gordon. He told me my mother died shortly after I 
was born. She had
some heart disease or something. I never knew her."
"I'd like to meet him, if that can be arranged." 
Ethan nodded, "Of course. I'd like to meet.... our parents, too."
Mulder leaned forward in his chair, "Dad died almost two years ago. He 
was shot. I was
there. It had something to do with his work. Mom is okay, we can go see 
her tomorrow."
Ethan smiled, "I'd like to see her."
<And I'd like to see that man who raised you  Mulder thought to himself.

            Cancerman took another cigarette from his box. "What do you 
have to tell me?" He
asked the man in front of him.
"Joseph, Ethan knows."
"Knows what? He had nothing to know, Dan."
"Joseph! Listen to me! Fox Mulder found Ethan! They both know! I think 
Mulder got into
some files about Samantha and he found out about her twin brother.... 
Ethan. He knows. For
sure.  They just met early this morning, Joseph. Ethan knows that you 
aren't his real father.
Blood tests were done. It's out now!"
Joseph got out of his chair, "How did this information get out?"
"Mulder hacked into some files."
"Dan, where is Ethan now?"
"I don't know. I assume he's spending time with is brother." Dan said 
bitterly.
Joseph started pacing, holding the cigarette in his hand. "I don't want 
Ethan anywhere near
Mulder, do you understand me? Don't kill Mulder, but keep Ethan away."
"He's not your son, Joseph. I know how much you loved Julia Mulder, but  
you can't live
this lie any longer. You stole Julia's son from her, it's time to make 
tracks."
Joseph laughed. Dan was his younger cousin and best friends. He was a 
very intelligent
young man, Joseph had put Dan in charge of Ethan. "I'm keeping him."
"He's a grown man now! You can't keep him like a pet, Joseph. When he 
was a child, you
never paid attention to him anyway."
"YES I DID! I spent as much time with him as a I could. I know I didn't 
go to all his school
plays and I missed his graduation, but I tried to make up for it!"
"By giving him gifts and spoiling him rotten, that is no way to raise a 
boy! Julia was hurt
and you didn't say anything. How could you live with yourself? Knowing 
that you stole a
life and kept Ethan in a glass case all his child hood? Knowing that 
Julia had a son out there
that she didn't know about?"
"Dan, you will never understand. I had good intentions. Find Ethan. 
Bring him home. I'll
clear up this mess."
"Of course you will, by blaming it all on Fox Mulder. Joseph, can't you 
just let him have his
brother-"
"No! Fox Mulder is trouble. Keep Samantha where she is now. I don't know 
how she's
doing it, but she's sending messages to Ethan. Ethan dreams about her 
and he says she's an
angel. Take Samantha far away, Dan. Keep Ethan away from Mulder. I don't 
want any
more problems caused by William Mulder's kids."
"They're William Mulder's kids, Joseph. You know how William was. He 
tried to smuggle
out the information! He went out to find 'the truth' and Fox and 
Samantha are no different.
And Ethan.... there is much of William in Ethan. He's curious, nosey-"
"Ethan is my worry! You worry about Samantha and Fox! I'll handle Ethan. 
I can handle
my own son!"

            They went to Ethan's home that afternoon. It was a gorgeous 
pent house! Scully's
mouth fell open, "What do you do for a living?"
"I'm a fashion photographer."
"Photographer? Mulder, we're in the wrong line of work!" She looked 
around, her eyes
falling on the kitchen of her dreams.
Ethan laughed, "Only some of this is from photography. The rest is from 
stocks.... and my
father paid for the pent house."
Mulder looked, "The man who raised you? I want to meet him soon."
Ethan started going through the drawer in his wall unit. "I have a 
picture of us. Me and my
dad last year at his cousins wedding. It's not like we're close or 
anything, but he always
makes me take a father son picture with him. It's a tradition of some 
sorts."
He pulled out a frame, handing it to Mulder. Scully heard Mulder gasp 
from across the
room. "Scully, look!"
She walked over to him, putting her hand on his arm. Her heart stopped 
when she eyes the
photo. In it was Ethan, standing behind a chair. In the chair.... was 
Cancerman. "Oh, no."
Ethan looked at them, curiously. "What's wrong?"
"This man, what's his name again?"
"Joseph Gordon. What's wrong?"
"Ethan, this man.... Joseph Gordon, he's not good." Scully knew her 
explanation was
pathetic, but the words wouldn't come out. <The man who raised you is a 
murderer and a
heartless son of a bitch! 
"What are you talking about?"
"Ethan, we know him. You know we work for the FBI. There are men in our 
government
who do God forsaken things. Experiments on people.... they kill anyone 
who gets in their
way. Joseph Gordon is one of them. We never knew his name, we were 
always told that men
like him didn't have names. But Ethan, he abducted Scully for three 
months!"
Scully cut in before Mulder started to get confusing, "There are things 
out there that we
don't know about. Lots of things. But what Joseph Gordon does is.... God 
it's so wrong!"
"What do you mean? You people are confusing me!" Ethan started to walk 
back and forth
across the room. It was a habit he'd picked up from Joseph Gordon.
Scully sat down in a chair, "Ethan, he's a liar. He's evil. We've been 
after him and his
people for years, Ethan!"
Mulder put a hand on his brother's shoulder, "You can help us put him 
away... so that he
never hurts anyone ever again."
"He hurts people?" 
Mulder nodded his head, "I'm suspecting that he kidnapped you from our 
parents. I know
this must be hard for you-"
"He kidnapped me from my parents, Fox! Who is he? What did he want with 
me?"
Scully spoke, "We don't know what he wants. What was your life like as a 
child? Did the
take you places? Run experiments?"
"No, no, nothing like that. He was hardly ever home! I had a nanny, and 
his cousin was over
a lot. When he was home, people in black suits would come late at night. 
They would
always go in the den and lock the doors. I never knew what they talked 
about or what they
did."
Mulder started moving around the room, "Let me think.  I would sometimes 
see him at our
house. And other men in suits. It was strange, his presence always 
freaked Sam out."
Ethan sighed, "What happened to Sam?"
"Whatever happened to her had something to do with your dad."
"He used to tell me she was a figment of my imagination. He took me to 
doctors, they all
said it had something to do with my mother."
"He has a lot of tricks up his sleeves." Scully rolled her hands into 
fists. Her phone rang and
she quickly answered. "Scully."
"Scully, it's Byers."
"Oh, how's Joy?"
"She okay. Uh.. when are you coming back?"
"Soon. I'm on my way. Okay?"
"Sure."
She got up, putting her phone away. "I'm going to get my daughter."
Mulder smiled, "Okay, I wouldn't trust her with Langley and Frohike for 
too long. Even IF
Byers is there."
Scully nodded, "I'll catch up with you later."

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             Joy started crawling around on the floor. Byers' eyes went 
 wide. "LANGLEY! Go
 get her!"
 "She's just a kid, man. She won't eat you!" Langley looked up from his 
 magazine.
 "Langley, go get her!"
 "Why don't you, you're closer."
 "GET UP!"
 Langley stumbled out of his chair and scooped up the child, gently 
 putting her down on a
 sofa in the back. "Geez, man. Can't even handle a kid."
 Frohike was laughing in the corner, "He dropped his baby sister when he 
 was eight. I think
 it's a phobia now."
 Langley chuckled, tickling Joy under her chin. She smiled at him, "Poo 
 poo."
 Langley's smile faded. "Oh, shit."
 "That's right, Langley. Shit." Frohike burst out laughing.
 Byers had disappeared into his corner of the room, going through files. 
 He seemed more
 calm now.
 "I'm not changing her!" Langley got up, "Frohike, you get her."
 "WHAT?"
 "Hey, it's Scully's daughter. Wouldn't you do anything for Agent 
 Scully?" Langley picked
 up his magazine, prepared to go back to reading.
 Frohike frowned, "We'll draw straws." He went into his desk and cut a 
 straw short. 
 Byers looked up, "Why are there three?"
 " 'Cause man, you're participating. Scully gave her to you." Frohike 
 grinned.
 Byers rolled his eyes and pulled a straw.
 Langley burst out laughing. "You're it, man!"
 Byers went hysterical. "I don't know anything about changing diapers!"
 "You're a smart man, you'll figure it out!" Frohike picked up a Playboy 
 magazine and sat
 down to relax.
 Taking a deep breath, Byers approached the sofa where Joy sat, looking 
 up at him with big
 blue eyes. "Okay, God have mercy on me."
 Joy laughed. "Poo poo!"
 He moaned.
 
             Ethan handed Mulder the drink. "So, you and Agent Scully 
 seeing each other or
 what?"
 Mulder looked up, "Yeah, I guess you can say that. Her daughters' great. 
 Joy, that's her
 name."
 Ethan nodded, "What was Sam like?"
 "You know, she's still out there somewhere."
 "How do you know?"
 "I just do. Lets talk about your dreams. You see Sam?"
 "Yeah."
 Mulder went into his wallet and pulled out a photo of Samantha. Wearing 
 a green dress at
 Christmas. "Does she look like this?"
 Ethan's eyes went wide. "That's her! But when I see her, she's wearing a 
 white night gown.
 I think it had a floral print on it or something.... maybe hearts. I 
 don't know...."
 Mulder jumped when his phone rang. "Hold on. I have to answer this. 
 Mulder."
 No one said anything.
 "Hello? Is anyone there?"
 "Agent Mulder.... my name is Dan Monson, Ethan knows me. Go ahead and 
 ask him. I have
 something important to tell you."
 "Wait one second. Dan Monson, you said?" He looked at Ethan, seeing his 
 reaction.
 Ethan sat up straight, "What about Dan?" He hissed.
 Mulder put his hand over the phone, "He's on the phone. He has something 
 to say."
 "Mr. Mulder?" 
 "Yes?"
 "Joseph... my cousin... the man who raised Ethan, is coming back for 
 him. You got to get
 Ethan away. Because I don't want to see Ethan wrapped up in Joseph's 
 wrong doings
 anymore."
 Mulder cleared his throat, "How do you know Joseph is coming for him?"
 "Joseph said so. I can't talk right now. You have to get away." Click. 
 The phone went dead.
 Mulder looked up at Ethan, "Damn! Get your things together, we gotta get 
 out of here."
 Ethan gave him a puzzled look, "Why was Dan on the phone? What did he 
 say?"
 "He said that Gordon is coming back for you. You have to get out of 
 here. Grab some
 clothes and anything else you'll need for a trip." 
 "A TRIP? We're on the run? Do you even know what you're doing?"
 Mulder dialed Scully's number, "Hey, I've done this a million  times! 
 Scully and I are
 experts!"
 Ethan scoffed as he disappeared into his bed rooms to get his clothes.
 "Scully." He heard his partner answer.
 "It's me. Okay, Cancerman's cousin, Dan Monson, just called. He said 
 that Cancerman is
 coming for Ethan. I'm going to take Ethan to the Gunmen's office for a 
 second. Maybe there
 we can come up with a plan."
 "Wait, Mulder. I doubt that we don't have time to waste. I'll drop Joy 
 off with my mother in
 a minute. Call Langley and ask him what he can do."
 
             Joy was changed and a happy baby. She reached her arms up to 
 Byers, smiling with
 her big blue eyes shining. 
 "What?" Byers asked the little girl.
 She kept her arms up.
 "Do you want a teddy bear?" He took the stuffed toy of her changing bag 
 and handed it to
 her.
 She tossed the toy onto the floor, putting her arms up once again.
 "She wants you to pick her up, Byers!" Frohike laughed, picking up the 
 phone as it rang.
 Byers moaned, "Sorry, kid. Not today."
 Her little rosebud mouth turned into a pout. Her blue eyes started to 
 water.
 "JUST PICK HER UP!" Langley snapped as he took the phone.
 Byers lifted her up quickly, holding onto her tight, praying that he 
 wouldn't drop her like he
 had dropped his sister.
 She stopped crying and wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her 
 head on his shoulders.
 Byers patted her back. "Okay, I'm okay. This is okay..."
 "Mulder, hi. You need a place to run to? I know the perfect spot. We 
 have a friend who has
 an apartment in Dayson City. They'll never find you there. It's a nice 
 three bedroom
 apartment-" Langley and Frohike were now on the phone with Mulder.
 "Sure, Langley. Go ahead and give me directions."
             
 
 Location Unknown
 1:25 PM
 
             Scully sighed. Ethan had fallen asleep in the back seat and 
 Mulder was diving. "I
 miss my Joy." She sighed again.
 Mulder smiled, "She's a great kid, Dana."
 They had left Joy in the care of Mrs. Scully. They didn't want her to 
 stay with the Gunmen
 for a long period of time. 
 Ethan stirred in the back, but didn't wake up.
 "Mulder.... how are you, really?"
 "Huh?"
 "This must be awkward for you, Mulder. I mean... finding a brother and 
 all. How are you
 taking it?"
 "One step at a time, Scully. My first job is to make sure that Cancerman 
 doesn't get him
 again. Why he took Ethan....God, who could take a child away from it's 
 family like that and
 not give it a second thought?"
 "Aparentally Joseph Gordon. Mulder, we have his name now!"
 "Yeah, but Ethan doesn't know anything about what he does. God, if only 
 I could be a step
 ahead of him for once...."
 "We have something he wants, Mulder. We have Ethan."
 "And we have to protect him." Mulder cut in.
 She smiled, "Serve and protect. I hope that we can all live normal lives 
 after this."
 "Like I was ever normal in the first place." Mulder scoffed.
 Scully grinned, "Tell me why I love you."
 He glanced at her, but trying to keep his eyes on the road. A smile 
 spread across his face.
 "Geez let me think. Because I'm extremely handsome... the most handsome 
 man you've ever
 laid eyes on. I'm extremely charming. Or..."
 "OR I'M extremely crazy!" She laughed.
 He shrugged, "That, too."
 Mulder reached his hand out to hold hers. He kissed the back of her 
 hand. "What are you
 thinking?" Scully asked, her voice a whisper.
 "I'm not." He grinned.
 
             "Ethan, pay attention to me!" Samantha snapped at him.
 He glared at her, "Twins, Sam? We're twins? Why didn't you tell me? 
 You've come to me
 in dreams for so long and you never told me."
 She smiled, "The subject never came up."
 He threw up his hands in frustration. "Samantha! Why do you always keep 
 me in the dark?
 Who the Hell is Joseph Gordon anyway?"
 "I don't know the whole story. From what I learned, he had some doctors 
 tell our mom that
 you were born weak and died. Mom and dad never saw you. After that, he 
 took you away."
 "Sam..... where are you?"
 "I don't know." She said flatly.
 "WHAT? You don't know? Are you in a space ship or what?" He asked her.
 "Ethan, I don't know."
 "Are you hurt?" He suddenly became protective.
 "No. Not hurt, just lonely."
 "How can you come to me in dreams?"
 Samantha started pacing, "I just can. It's a power I've developed."
 "Are we ever going to find you?"
 "Who are 'we' Ethan?"
 "US! Me and Fox and Dana Scully."
 She smiled, "You've joined the search for your sister, too."
 "Hey, can't leave my sister unguarded." He smiled. "God, this is 
 something out of Star
 Wars. We got the twins, and we got a villain."
 "Forget Star Wars."
 "Samantha, have you ever been able to do this with anyone else?"
 She shook her head. "When I got you, I was actually going for Fox. But I 
 found you instead.
 Imagine my surprise when I learned I tapped into my twin brother's 
 brain."
 "Sam... when are we going to find you?"
 "I don't know. You might never find me. I don't even know where I am."
 "Does Joseph Gordon know?"
 "I see him sometimes. He comes here, he checks on me. God, I hate him!"
 "Sam, he never hurt you, did he?"
 Her image started to fade again.
 "SAM? SAM! Don't go yet!"
 "I have to. I'm get weaker.... I'll come later...."
 Her image vanished into thin air and he woke up with a start. 
 
             "Sam!"
 Scully whirled around, "Ethan, are you all right?"
 He nodded, fully awake now. "Sure... I'm okay."
 Mulder glanced back at him, "You want us to stop for a minute?"
 "No.. I'm all right now."
 "You screamed out Sam's name. What were you dreaming about?"
 "She was here again," he paused for breath, "she said that she didn't 
 know where she was.
 When she first got to wherever she is now, she learned some mind trick 
 thing. She tried to
 tap into your mind, but got me instead. She's seen Dad- Joseph Gordon, I 
 mean."
 "Is she okay? Is he hurt?"
 Ethan smiled, remembering that he had asked Sam the exact same 
 questions. "She says she's
 not hurt, just lonely. I... she said she doesn't know if we'll ever find 
 her."
 Mulder gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckles became white. 
 "We'll find her."
 
 
             Joseph was furious. "DAN!"
 Dan entered the office a moment later. "What?"
 "I know what you did, Dan. Trying to get Mulder and Ethan out of sight. 
 It's not going to
 work. I will find them. And I will have Ethan back home. I will have my 
 son back home."
 He started opening a desk drawer.
 Dan's eyes went wide with horror when he saw  the gun pointed at him. 
 "JOSEPH, NO! I'm
 family! I'm your cousin!"
 "But Ethan is my son and he comes first-"
 "ETHAN IS NOT YOUR SON! He is William Mulder's son!  Not yours."
 "Don't you ever mention that name to me again!"
 "But it's true! You were in love with Julia and you kidnapped her son 
 because she wouldn't
 leave William!"
 Joseph's face went cold. "That is not true!"
 "You caused that family nothing but suffering because Julia didn't love 
 you back! Admit it
 to yourself! Just admit it!"  Dan's face was now flushed and his eyes 
 were  blazing.
 Joseph lowered the gun. "You are a liar, Daniel. I gave him everything-"
 "William Mulder could have given him the same things if he'd had the 
 chance!"
 He raised the gun again, pointing it at him, "I don't ever want to hear 
 your voice again." The
 gun went off, the bullet hitting Dan in the chest. He stumbled back 
 against the wall and slid
 to the floor. Starring in horror at the blood covering his handles, his 
 own blood. 
 "Nothing is getting in the way of me and my son." Joseph took a 
 cigarette out from his desk.
 
 Margaret Scully's House
 7:47 PM
 
             Joy had fallen asleep long ago, so Margaret decided to 
 settle down with a book. It
 was nice to have children in the house. Reminded her of when Dana was 
 just a baby. She
 smiled, remembering when they'd brought her home from the hospital. She 
 was half way
 through her novel when she heard the back door opening. She was sure it 
 was her neighbor,
 Janet Willis. Janet often came over and dropped off pastries. They did 
 fund raiser together.
 Janet had a key to the house. "Janet?" She called.
 Getting up, Margaret walked into the kitchen.
 A strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her back. Another hand covering 
 her mouth.
 "Where is the baby?"
 "What?" Margaret was alarmed. Her heart beating fast, she thought it'd 
 burst any second.
 <Oh, God. Joy is upstairs alone- 
 "Forget it. This house isn't THAT big." He covered her mouth and nose 
 with a napkin
 soaked with something. It smelled like nail polish remover. Margaret 
 collapsed into the
 darkness....
 
 Dayson City
 9:00PM
 
             "Does anyone want Chinese?" Scully asked, setting the table.
 Mulder yawned, "Sure. Tomorrow I'll go out and get breakfast."
 His phone rang, causing Ethan and Scully to jump.
 "Mulder." He answered.
 "Mr. Mulder, I believe we have something you want." A familiar voice 
 said.
 <CANCERMAN!  Mulder kept calm. "I believe it's the other way around."
 "No, no. I have Margaret and Joy Scully. Perhaps your partner would be 
 more interested in
 what I have to say."
 Mulder's heart stopped. "You're a liar."
 Margaret's voice came on. "Fox? Oh, God... I'm so sorry-" 
 "NOW, Mr. Mulder. If you want to see Mrs. Scully and the girl again, I 
 suggest we trade."
 Mulder dreaded the next words.
 "Agent Scully's family for Ethan. Hawthorn Bridge tomorrow 5:00 AM. Do 
 you
 understand?" 
 "YOU HEARTLESS SON OF A BITCH!" Mulder screamed into the phone.
 "I will forget that you said that."
 "Bastard!"
 "I'll forget that also. I want Ethan."
 "He's not your son!"
 "I raised him, he's mine! If you want to see Agent Scully's family 
 again... alive, I suggest
 you make it to that meeting." The phone went dead.
 
           Scully starred at him, "What's wrong?"
 Mulder took her hand and pulled her into his arms. "They got your 
 mom.... and Joy."
 He felt her go stiff. She pushed herself away. "WHAT? They have mom and 
 Joy? HOW?"
 "They want Ethan.... he's willing to trade." Mulder starred down at the 
 floor.
 Scully thought of her poor, innocent little baby girl in the clutches of 
 Cancerman and his
 people. "Oh, no.... my Joy... my poor baby girl.." She started sobbing. 
 Her heart plummeted,
 her baby. Her little girl. Gone. Just like that!
 Mulder pulled her to his chest, stroking her hair. "We'll get them back, 
 Scully. Don't worry.
 It'll be okay."
 Ethan stood up, "So when is the trade?"
 "Hawthorn Bridge, 5:00AM." Mulder kissed the top of Scully's head, 
 knowing that he was
 being of no comfort.
 "I'll do it."
 Mulder turned to him. He was torn. He always had a special place in his 
 heart for Margaret.
 Who was more of a mother to him than his own mother... and he loved Joy 
 like his own. But
 then he'd just found Ethan, his little brother. Sam's twin.
 "Are you sure?"
 Ethan nodded. "Ask me questions and we'll see if I know anything that 
 will be of some use
 to you. I'm going."
 "But Ethan, we don't know what he'll do to you."
 "He won't hurt me. I know he won't."
 
 Hawthorn Bridge
 4:45 AM
 
             While driving up, Scully turned around to face Ethan. "I can 
 never repay you or
 thank you enough for what you're doing."
 Ethan offered her a weak smile. "I figured something out. If I can get 
 on the inside, I can
 search for Sam myself."
 Scully took his hand into hers, "God bless you, Ethan. For saving my mom 
 and my little
 girl."
 Ethan smiled again. "Hey, at least I found a real family."
 The car stopped and Mulder turned around. "Okay, everybody out."
 The three stood side by side at the bridge. Ethan between Mulder and 
 Scully. "Okay.... this
 is it, boys." Scully took a deep breath. She quickly threw her arms 
 around Ethan, "We'll get
 you back. And we'll bust every single one of those bastards."
 He hugged her back, "Take care of my big brother, okay? Make sure he 
 doesn't shoot
 himself in the foot or something." He laughed.
 "Been there, done that." Mulder joked.
 Ethan looked up at Mulder, "We'll find Sam. And we'll bring her back. 
 Then Mom can
 have all her kids home. I'm sorry I didn't get to meet her..."
 "I think it's better this way, it would have broken her heart to see you 
 leave like this."
 "Here they come." Ethan hissed, seeing the car.
 Joseph Gordon got out, helping Margaret Scully out. Margaret looked 
 fail, smaller some
 how. Her dark hair was messed up, her clothes were wrinkled. Scully let 
 out a little sound in
 the back of her throat. "Mom..."
 Mulder noticed that Joy was no where in sight. "WHERE IS JOY?"
 A man came out of the car, wearing a black suit. He had a bundle in his 
 arms, "Here."
 Joseph Gordon and the second man walked forward until they were five 
 feet away from
 where Mulder stood with his companions. "I'm glad you came, Mr. Mulder." 
 He pushed
 Margaret into Mulder's arms, taking Ethan by the shoulder and pulling 
 him towards the car.
 "Dad, can we just go home now?" Ethan asked Joseph Gordon.
 Joseph nodded, "In the car, son."
 The second man handed Joy to Scully, "Don't worry, she's all right." He 
 said in a whisper.
 Quickly, he followed his boss back to the car.
 Scully embraced her little girl, sobbing. "My poor baby, did they hurt 
 you? Does it hurt
 anywhere?"
 Joy looked up, burying he hands in her mother's hair, "No boo boos, 
 Mommy. Wanna go
 sleepy."
 Scully laughed, "Okay, baby. I'll take you home and you can sleep." She 
 hugged her tighter.
 With her other arm, she hugged her mother. Mulder watched as the three 
 females sobbed and
 hugged. He looked back at the car Cancerman came in. But it was now out 
 of sight. He took
 Margaret's arm, "Come on, ladies. I want to get you two to the hospital 
 just to be sure
 nothing was done to you."
 "I was with Joy the entire time. I don't think they injected her with 
 anything."
 "Mom, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I'm sorry 
 they used you like
 that-"
 Margaret wrapped her arms around her daughter. "It's not your fault, 
 it's theirs. You can
 explain everything later. I just want to go."
 Scully nodded, carrying Joy to the car. "Mommy go sleepy." Joy said.
 Mulder picked her up, "Hey, baby girl. Are you okay?"
 "DADDY!" She screamed and threw her arms around Mulder's shoulders. 
 Mulder hugged
 her, "I'm going to take you home now. Lets go."
 Scully looked up towards the heavens <God, watch over and protect Ethan 
 
 
             Ethan sat in the car next to Joseph. "So, who was that man 
 exactly?"
 "Fox Mulder?"
 "Yeah."
 "What did he tell you?" Joseph asked cautiously.
 "He said that he was my brother... but I don't believe him. But he DOES 
 look like me... who
 is he? What the Hell did he want with me?"
 "Just someone trying to get to me, son. Sorry to get you involved."
 They were silent for a moment.
 "You aren't still having those dreams about Samantha, are you?" Joseph 
 asked calmly.
 Ethan laughed, "She was just an imaginary friend I had a hard time 
 letting go of. Don't
 worry, I haven't seen her in a long time."
 "Good." Joseph relaxed. He was happy to have his son back.
 
 Joseph Gordon's House
 1:00PM
 
             Ethan had fallen asleep, he needed a nap desperately. Once 
 again, he found himself in
 the cold black room from his dreams. "SAM? Are you here?"
 He turned around, seeing her standing there. She looked sad. "What's 
 wrong?"
 "Ethan... they're moving me away. They said they were taking me to 
 another station."
 Ethan frowned, "Will you still be able to come to me?"
 She shrugged, "I don't know. I'm not sure yet. I'll try, though. 
 Ethan... why did you give
 yourself up like that?"
 "You know?" He asked, flummoxed.
 She nodded, "I read your mind. Why?"
 "Because... Margaret Scully and Joy were just victims of circumstance. 
 And if I'm on the
 inside, can find you and bring you home!"
 She smiled, "I'd like that. Did you get to see Mom?"
 He shook his head.
 "Sorry, I wish she could have met you, Ethan. To have at least one of 
 her missing children
 back would be wonderful."
 "Why our family, Sam? What did we ever do to deserve being split up and 
 tortured like
 this?"
 Samantha shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know, Ethan. Perhaps you could 
 find that out. It
 had something to do with Dad's work. But if we work at it, we'll all be 
 together again. You,
 me, Fox and mom."
 "Don't forget Dana Scully and Joy. He really loves her."
 "Fox? I'm glad he found someone sensible. Otherwise he'd be lost. Bye, 
 Ethan. Take care of
 yourself."
 "You, too, Sam. Be careful. I promise I'll find you some day."
 "I'm sure you will. I can feel it." She blew him a kiss and vanished 
 into thin  air. He woke
 up, sighing <I will find you, Samantha. That's a promise. 
 
 THE END - ANNOUNCEMENT: I'd like to inform everyone that my sister will 
 no longer
 be writing on the Devotion Series or any of the other series we started. 
 At least she plans on
 it. She can't do school and fanfiction all at once. So it's just me from 
 now on, Quetzel!
 Marianne, how was it? What do 'ya think? Next I'll do Marriage of 
 Convenience.
 
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