From KAQJ33D@prodigy.com Sat Oct 26 15:32:25 1996 DISCLAIMER HERE! YOU GUYS KNOW THE DRILL. THESE CHARACTER NEVER HAVE OR WILL BELONG TO ME. THEY BELONG TO CHRIS CARTER AT 1013 PRODUCTIONS. IF YA'LL REMEMBER THE EPISODE FALLEN ANGEL, THEN THIS IS IT'S SEQUEL. HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, AND DON'T FORGET TO TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! "MAX?" MAX FENIG IS SEEN LYING IN AN OPEN FIELD, OPENING HIS EYES. HE IS THEN SEEN WALKING INTO THE J. EDGAR HOOVER BUILDING LOOKING FOR MULDER. A SECRETARY TELLS HIM, "YOU MEAN SPOOKY? GO DOWN STAIRS. HE'S THE ONLY ONE DOWN THERE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND HIM." MULDER IS GOING OVER A RECENT CASE WITH SCULLY WHEN THERE IS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR. SCULLY GETS UP AND OPENS THE DOOR. "MAX?" SHE ASKS, SOUNDING VERY SURPRISED. MAX WALKS IN AND OVER TO WHERE MULDER IS. "MAX FENIG? WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? I HEARD THEY FOUND YOUR BODY IN A TRASH CAN." "NOT THAT I KNOW OF," MAX REPLIES. "MAX WHERE DID THEY TAKE YOU? DO YOU REMEMBER?" "ALL I REMEMBER IS A VOICE IN MY HEAD TELLING ME THEY WOULD BE BACK. SCULLY STANDS BACK, AMAZED AT WHAT SHE'S SEEING. "MAX," SCULLY SAYS, "YOU HAVE TO SEE A DOCTOR. YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I WANT SOMEONE TO CHECK OUT THE MARK MULDER SAYS HE FOUND BEHIND YOUR EAR. " "UH, AGENT SCULLY, I'VE ALREADY SEEN A DOCTOR. HE CAN'T EXPLAIN IT EITHER." TURNING TO MULDER HE CONTINUES, " I'M AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY'LL DO TO ME THE NEXT TIME, OR IF IT'S TOO LATE TO FIX WHAT THEY'VE ALREADY DONE?" "MR. FENIG, I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD SEE SOMEONE." "I'M NOT CRAZY, AGENT SCULLY. THE SCHIZOPHRENIA MEDICATION IS TO ERASE MY SO-CALLED VISITATIONS. AS I'VE TOLD AGENT MULDER BEFORE, I'VE LIVED WITH EPILEPSY ALL MY LIFE." "LISTEN, MAX, WHY DON'T WE HAVE LUNCH AND GO INTO DETAILS THEN?" "WELL, OKAY," MAX REPLIES. "SEE YOU AROUND NOON." MAX EXITS. "MULDER, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO THAT THAT MAN ISN'T MENTALLY STABLE. I COULD'VE USED SOME HELP BACK THERE." "SCULLY, WHAT COULD I SAY? THE MAN'S BEEN GONE FOR TWO YEARS!" "OKAY, OKAY. SO WHAT DO WE DO WITH HIM?" "FIRST I'M GOING TO SEE HOW MUCH HE CAN REMEMBER AND THEN SEE HOW HE FEELS ABOUT HYPNOTIC REGRESSION." "MULDER, YOU CAN'T BE SUGGESTING THAT HYPNOSIS WILL GIVE YOU ANYTHING TRUTHFUL?" "GOT ANY BETTER IDEAS?" "ALRIGHT, MULDER, JUST DON'T BASE YOUR WHOLE CONCLUSION ON IT OKAY?" "ALRIGHT, SCULLY, NO CONCLUSIONS UNTLI I RUN IT BY YOU FIRST." "PROMISE?" "PROMISE." "SEE YOU LATER MULDER." HEY, WHERE YOU GOIN, SCULLY?" "YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS A LUNCH DATE. I'M MEETING AN OLD FRIEND." "DO I KNOW HIM?" "NO, YOU DON'T KNOW HER, AT LEAST I DON'T THINK SO. BYE." "BYE, SCULLY." SCULLY IS IN RESTAURANT WITH JENNIFER RANDAL. "SO, DANA, HOW'S LIFE GOING?" "EVERYTHING'S FINE. HOW ABOUT YOU?" "OH, MY DAD JUST DIED. " "I'M SO SORRY. I KNOW HOW THAT FEELS." "I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR DAD DIED." "UH, YEAH, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO." "OH, I'M SORRY. WELL, HOW'S YOUR MEDICINE CAREER GOING?" "WELL, THAT'S KINDA HARD TO EXPLAIN. YOU SEE I GOT MY MEDICAL DEGREE AND I WAS THEN RECRUITED INTO THE FBI. I TAUGHT MEDICINE AT QUANTICO UNTIL THE BUREAU ASSIGNED ME TO SPECIAL AGENT FOX MULDER AND THE X- FILES. THESE ARE CASES THAT DEAL WITH PARANORMAL PHENOMENA. AT FIRST I WAS ASSIGNED TO KEEP AGENT MULDER IN LINE. HE HAS OUT OF THIS WORLD THEORIES , AND CAN SOMETIMES GET CARRIED AWAY. AFTER A FEW CASES I DIDN'T THINK HE WAS CRAZY ANYMORE, BUT I STILL LOOKED TO SCIENCE FOR REASONABLE EXPLANATIONS. NOW I KNOW EVERYTHING CAN'T ALWAYS BE EXPLAINED SCIENTIFICALLY AND THAT OUR GOVERNMENT COULD BE THE PUBLIC'S WORST ENEMY. " "SO IS THERE ANYTHING GOING ON BETWEEN YOU TWO?" I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THIS, BUT I LOVE HIM, BUT I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH HIM. I WOULD TRUST HIM WITH MY LIFE, AND HE TRUSTS ME WITH HIS. I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT'S A PLATONIC LOVE. HE'S MY BEST FRIEND." "OKAY, YOU KINDA LOST ME, BUT I THINK I KNOW WHAT YOUR GETTIN AT. IN OTHER WORDS YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I DATED HIM? FROM YOUR DESCRIPTION HE SOUNDS LIKE A PRETTY TERRIFIC GUY." "WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE HE IS. AND NO, I WOULDN'T MIND IF YOU DATED HIM." "GREAT! ONLY I'M A LITTLE JEALOUS. YOUR LIFE SOUNDS ABOUT TEN TIMES BETTER THAN MINE. I'M A SECRETARY FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY. IT'S NOT ALL THAT EXCITING BUT IT'S A LIVING." "HEY, JEN, HERE HE COMES NOW. I'LL INTRODUCE YOU." MULDER WALKS IN THE RESTAURANT WITH MAX FENIG. MAX AND MULDER SIT DOWN, AND MULDER EXCUSES HIMSELF TO GO OVER TO SCULLY. "JENNIFER RANDAL, MEET FOX MULDER." "HI, NICE TO MEET YOU. YOUR PARTNER SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF YOU. IS IT ALL TRUE?" "ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS. AS FOR YOU, SCULLY, WE'LL HAVE TO TALK LATER ABOUT THAT. RIGHT NOW I NEED TO GRAB YOU FOR A MINUTE. IS THAT OKAY WITH YOU?" "SURE." MULDER PULLS SCULLY ASIDE. "SCULLY,THE MARK I FOUND BEHIND MAX'S EAR SEEMS TO HAVE GOTTEN LARGER." "THAT'S IT MULDER, I INSIST ON LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW." "THAT'S WHAT I CAME OVER TO ASK YOU TO DO. SORRY IF I INTERUPTED YOUR LUNCH." "THAT'S OKAY, IF I WOULD HAVE STAYED THERE ANY LONGER SHE WOULD HAVE PROBABLY ASKED ME TO ASK YOU TO MARRY HER." "SHE LIKES ME THAT MUCH? GEE, SCULLY WHATEVER YOU TOLD HER ABOUT ME YOU MUST HAVE BEEN LYING. " ACTUALLY, MULDER IT WAS ALL TRUE. I MEANT EVERY WORD. I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT LATER, NOW I'VE GOT TO SEE MAX." SCULLY AND MULDER WALK OVER TO MAX. SCULLY LIFTS MAX'S LONG HAIR AWAY FROM HIS EAR AND, "OH MY GOD!" "WHAT IS IT?," MULDER ASKS. "I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE, I'D HAVE TO DO FURTHER RESEARCH TO KNOW, BUT HOW MUCH YOU WANNA BET THE MARKS ARE ENLARGED ON THE OTHER PEOPLE YOU SHOWED ME?" BACK AT HER TABLE JENNIFER ASKS, "WHY DO YOU GUYS CALL EACH OTHER BY THE LAST NAME?" "WELL, HE DOESN'T LIKE TO BE CALLED FOX. IT WOULD BE WEIRD IF HE CALLED ME DANA, AND I CALLED HIM MULDER, SO HE JUST CALLS ME SCULLY." SCULLY WALKS INTO THEIR OFFICE. "YOU WERE RIGHT, SCULLY. I FOLLOWED UP ON THOSE OTHER WOMEN AND THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE MARKS HAVE GOTTEN BIGGER, ONLY THEY'RE MARKS ARE BLISTERING." "WHAT DO YOU THINK IS HAPPENING, MULDER?" "I DON'T KNOW." "COME ON, MULDER. I KNOW YOU HAVE A THEORY, LETS HEAR IT." "YOU NEVER LIKE MY THEORIES, SCULLY." "MULDER, I LIKE ALL OF YOUR THEORIES. I JUST DON'T AGREE WITH THEM AT FIRST." "SCULLY, YOU HURT MY FEELINGS. " "MULDER, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. YOU HAVE TO ADMIT THAT NOT ALL OF YOUR THEORIES ARE DOWN TO EARTH. THOUGH I'LL ADMIT, NO MATTER HOW STRANGE THEY ARE THEY SEEM TO BE CORRECT MOST OF THE TIME." "THANKS, I FEEL BETTER NOW." "SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?" "WELL, I THINK THAT WHERE EVER MAX IS GOING IS WHERE HE IS GETTING, SHALL WE SAY, "TREATMENT". HE DOESN'T SEEM TO GO WILLINGLY. EVERY TIME IT GETS WORSE. OH, YEAH, I ALSO THINK YOUR FRIEND, JENNIFER, IS CUTE." "SHE SEEMED TO LIKE YOU TOO. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I AGREE WITH YOU ABOUT MAX. " "SCULLY, WE WERE BORN PARTNERS. " MULDER SMIRKS. SCULLY JUST SMILES AT HIM. "C'MON, MULDER." "WHERE ARE WE GOIN, SCULLY?" "WE'RE GOING TO GET MAX A PROFESSIONAL OPINION." AT LAKESIDE HOSPITAL THE SPECAILEST COMES OVER TO INFORM HER ABOUT MAX. "AGENT, DANA, SCULLY?" "YES." I HATE TO SAY THIS, AND I USUALLY DON'T HAVE TO, BUT..." "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, DO YOU?" THE SPECIALEST SHAKES HIS HEAD NO. "I'M VERY SORRY. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. I'D STRONGLY ADVISE A SECOND OPINION." "I SUPPOSE THAT WOULD BE OKAY, IF YOU WEREN'T OUR FIFTH OPINION INCLUDING MYSELF!" "OH, MY! WELL I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE OF MORE HELP TO YOU." "THANKS FOR TRYING. YOU HAVE MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IF YOU DISCOVER ANYTHING." WHILE THEY'RE GOING OUT OF THE HOSPITAL MULDER STOPS SCULLY. "HEY, SCULLY, WHY DOES HE HAVE YOUR NUMBER?" "WELL I DIDN'T THINK IT MATTERED. WHY DO YOU CARE?" "IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T WANT A STRANGE MAN CALLING MY BEST FRIEND UNLESS IT'S ME." AFTER A PAUSE HE ADDED, "WELL, I GUESS I WOULDN'T MIND FROHIKE. NOT THAT HE HAS YOUR NUMBER OR ANYTHING." "MULDER, YOU DIDN'T!" "C'MON, SCULLY, HAVE MORE FAITH IN ME. NO, I DIDN'T GIVE HIM YOUR NUMBER. I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING WITH OUT ASKING YOU FIRST." "M-" "OKAY, OKAY. SO MAYBE I WOULD. BUT NOTHING LIKE THAT." SCULLY JUST SMILES AND NODS. SCULLY IS IN RESTAURANT WITH JENNIFER RANDAL. "SORRY ABOUT LEAVING LAST TIME. IT WAS KINDA AN EMERGENCY." "THAT'S OKAY. DOES HE LIKE ME?" "WHO, MULDER?" "YEAH, HE DIDN'T SAY MUCH." "WELL HE TOLD ME THOUGHT YOU WERE CUTE. THAT'S ALL HE SAID THOUGH." "YOU ARE SO LUCKY. I MEAN YOU GET TO SEE THAT GORGEOUS MAN JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY. HE TRUSTS YOU. DO YOU EVER THINK HE COULD LIKE ME THAT MUCH?" "IF HE GOT TO KNOW YOU, I'M SURE HE WOULD. LISTEN COULD YOU ORDER FOR ME? I HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. " "SURE. HOW DOES A CAESAR SALAD SOUND?" "SOUNDS GREAT." SCULLY GETS UP AND HER MOUTH DROPS OPEN IN AWE. "OH MY GOD!" "WHAT IS IT?" JENNIFER ASKS IN ALARM. "JENNIFER, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT MARK?" "OH, THAT? DANA, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU. AFTER YOU GET BACK FROM THE BATHROOM. I WOULDN'T WANT YOU TO EXPLODE." MULDER IS SEEN IN HIS OFFICE LOOKING BACK ON THE OTHER WOMEN'S FILES. AS HE FLIPS A PAGE HE STARES IN AWE. JENNIFER RANDAL'S NAME AND PHOTO ARE STARING UP AT HIM. SCULLY RETURNS FROM THE BATHROOM. "SO, WHAT HAPPENED?" JENNIFER WAITS UNTIL DANA IS SEATED AND THEN TAKES A DEEP BREATH. "WHEN I WAS YOUNG I HAD AN EXPERIENCE." "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?" "I REMEMBER THESE LITTLE, POWERFUL, BEINGS.MY BODY FLOATED UNTIL I WAS SURROUNDED BY THEM. I WOKE UP IN A HOSPITAL BY MY HOUSE. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE MARK UNTIL DAYS AFTER I WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN TAKEN MANY MORE TIMES. EVERY TIME I COME TO THE MARK HAS GOTTEN WORSE." "LET ME GUESS, YOU HAD IT CHECKED OUT." "YES, OF COURSE. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS." SCULLY'S CELL PHONE RINGS. "SCULLY," SHE SAYS INTO THE PHONE. "SCULLY, IT'S ME. YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT I FOUND." "HOW ABOUT YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE PHOTO'S OF THE OTHER WOMEN AND FOUND JENNIFER RANDAL?" "SCULLY, YOU AMAZE ME. HOW DID YOU KNOW?" "WHILE I'M EATING LUNCH WITH HER RIGHT NOW. I GOT UP TO GO TO THE BATHROOM AND THE MARK KINDA POPPED OUT AT ME. SHE JUST FINISHED TELLING ME ABOUT EXPERIENCES SHE'S HAD, AND IS HAVING. THEY INVOLVE SMALL, POWERFUL, BEINGS." "SAME RESTAURANT AS LAST TIME, RIGHT?" "YEAH." "I'LL BE RIGHT OVER." MULDER WALKS INTO THE RESTAURANT. HE WALKS OVER TO SCULLY AND JENNIFER. HE GREETS THEM WITH A SMILE THAT COULD CHARM THE DEVIL AND A WAVE. "I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND IF I HAVE A LOOK AT THE MARK?" "GO AHEAD. THOUGH I DON'T THINK YOU'LL MAKE ANYTHING OF IT." "YOU'D BE SURPRISED." MULDER ANSWERS WITH ONE OF THOSE GRINS ON HIS FACE AGAIN. AS MULDER PULLS BACK JENNIFER'S LOND CRIMSON HAIR HE SEES AN ENLARGED VERSION OF MAX'S MARK. "WOW," HE BREATHED. "DO YOU REMEMBER THE DATE OF THE FIRST TIME YOU HAD AN EXPERIENCE?" "NOT REALLY, WHY?" "DANA AND I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A MARK VERY SIMILAR TO YOURS, ONLY HIS IS SMALLER. IF YOU WERE FIRST TAKEN EARLIER THAN HE WAS THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE IN SIZE." "MULDER, YOU CALLED ME DANA." "DID I? I MUST BE SLIPPING." SCULLY NODS. "JENNIFER, WOULD YOU MIND IF WE TOOK YOU TO BE HYPNOTIZED?" "WHY NOT? IT COULDN'T HURT." ONCE AGAIN MULDER GREW ONE OF THOSE SMILES ON HIS FACE THAT MADE SCULLY FEEL LIKE HER INSIDES WERE MELTING. HE WAS TRULY HAPPY. MAX AND JENNIFER ARE SEATED NEXT TO EACH OTHER UNDER HYPNOSIS. THE DOCTOR TELLS THEM THAT THEY MAY AWAKEN DURING ANY POINT OF THE SESSION AT WILL. HE ASKS WHAT WAS THE DATE OF THEIR FIRST TIME BEING TAKEN. JENNIFER ANSWERS FIRST. "JUNE FOURTEENTH, 1970. " THEN MAX. "JUNE FOURTEENTH, 1972." THE DOCTOR ASKS THEM FOR A SPECIFIC LOCATION. THEY REPLY IN UNISON. "A BRIGHT LIGHT. VOICES. ONLY I'M HEARING THEM IN MY HEAD. MY THROAT! THEY'VE GIVEN ME AN INJECTION OF SOME KIND." THEY BOTH AWAKE AT THE SAME TIME. "AGENT MULDER, I THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH FOR NOW." MAX SAID. SCULLY AND MULDER ARE IN THEIR BASEMENT OFFICE. "SO MULDER, ANY NEW THEORIES?" "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO HEAR THEM?" SCULLY NODS AND SAYA, "YEAH, PRETTY SURE." WHILE EVER SINCE I SAW JENNIFER RANDAL I REMEMBERED HER FROM SOME WHERE, ONLY I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE UNTIL I LOOKED THROUGH THE FILES. I BELIEVE MAX AND JENNIFER ARE GOING TO THE SAME PLACE, POSSIBLY AT THE SAME TIMES. DON'T YOU THINK IT TO BE EVEN A LITTLE ODD THAT THEY ANSWERED THE DOCTOR'S QUESTIONS IN UNISION, OR THAT THE DATES WERE EXACTLY TWO YEARS APART, TO THE DAY?" "YES. AND I SUPPOSE YOU WON'T BUY THE COINSIDENCE THING AGAIN, SO I HAVE NOTHING TO DO BUT AGREE WITH YOU. ALL THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO WHAT YOU ARE SAYING." MULDER SHOT HER A LOOK THAT SAID "YES! FINALLY!" "BUT, I'M NOT SAYING THIS HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH EXTRA TERRESTRIALS." "HOW DID I KNOW THAT WAS COMING?" "LIKE YOU SAID MULDER, WE WERE BORN PARTNERS." SCULLY SAYS WITH A SLY SMILE. THOSE SMILES DROVE MULDER WILD INSIDE. HE TOLD HIMSELF OFTEN THAT THEY SHOULDN'T BUT HE COULDN'T HELP IT. "I THINK THAT WE SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON MAX AND JENNIFER. NOT LET THEM OUT OF OUR SIGHT, SO THEY DON'T GO BACK TO WHERE EVER IT IS THAT THEY ARE GOING." MULDER NODS IN AGREEMENT. "WE SHOULD CALL THEM TO MAKE SURE IT'S ALRIGHT WITH THEM. SCULLY DIALS JENNIFER'S NUMBER WHILE MULDER CALLS MAX. "NO ANSWER, HOW ABOUT YOU?" "ME NEITHER." SCULLY REPLIES. "LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT." MAX ISN'T AT HIS HOUSE, SO MULDER AND SCULLY RACE OVER TO JENNIFER'S PLACE. WE SEE JENNIFER LAYING ON HER BED, BLEEDING FROM BEHIND THE EARS. SCULLY RUNS UP AND POUNDS ON THE DOOR AS MULDER GETS OUT OF THE CAR THERE IS AN EXPLOSION OF LIGHT AND FIRE. SCULLY IS KNOCKED METERS FROM WHERE SHE WAS STANDING. MULDER, HIS HEART RACING, BOLTS TO CATCH SCULLY. HE MAKES IT JUST IN TIME. AS SHE FALLS INTO HIS STRONG ARMS HE ENCRICLES HER WITH THEM. HOLDING HER TIGHT, HE THROWS THEM DOWN, USING HIMSELF TO SHEILD SCULLY FROM THE EXPLOSION. AFTER THE EXPLOSION ENDS SCULLY LOOKS UP TO SEE A RELIEVED EXPRESSION ON HER PARTNER'S FACE. HE PULLS HER UP INTO A TIGHT EMBRACE. RUBBING HIS HANDS UP AND DOWN HER BACK HE TELLS HER, "I THOUGHT I LOST YOU. I DID THAT ONCE, AND I NEVER WANT TO DO IT AGAIN." "I WAS SO SCARED, I THOUGHT I'D NEVER SEE YOU AGAIN." MULDER BREAKS APART AND LOOKS INTO THAT SEA OF BLUE. HE HAD TO TELL HER HOW HE FELT IF SHE COULDN'T ALREADY TELL BY SEEING IT IN HIS EYES. "DANA I FEEL LIKE I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU. I NEED YOU. AND I KEEP TELLING MYSELF I SHOULDN'T BE, BUT I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU. I FIND MYSELF THINKING HOW GREAT IT WOULD BE IF I COULD HOLD YOU AND NEVER LET GO. I LOVE YOU WITH MY HEART AND SOUL. PLEASE TELL ME YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY." SCULLY TAKES HIS FACE IN HER HANDS. "FOX, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER? EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I'VE EVER HEARD. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY THAT IT STANDS FOR ME TOO. I LOVE YOU, FOX." SHE SAID JUST BEFORE SHE PULLED HIM CLOSE AND KISSED HIM. IT WAS SWEET AND PASSIONATE. AS THEY BROKE AWAY MULDER PULLED HER INTO A TIGHT EMBRACE. SMILING AND LAUGHING WITH JOY SCULLY SAYS "OH, I ALMOST FORGOT TO THANK YOU FOR SAVING ME." "WELL," HE SAYS WITH A DEVILISH GRIN, " I HAVE A FEW IDEAS HOW YOU CAN DO IT." "REALLY?" BEFORE HE CAN SAY ANYTHING SHE KISSES HIM. THEY WALK BACK TO THE CAR WITH ONE ARM AROUND EACH OTHER'S WAIST. BACK IN THEIR OFFICE SCULLY ASKS, "MULDER, DID YOU SEE TODAY'SHEADLINES?" "NO, WHY?" "MAX FENIG AND JENNIFER RANDAL FOUND DEAD. EARLY THIS MORNING THEY WERE FOUND AT THE DOCKS. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS NOT FOUND." "DANA..." BEFORE MULDER COULD FINNISH HIS QUESTION SCULLY ANSWERED. "YES, MULDER, I'LL DO THE AUTOPSIES. NOT BECAUSE I THINK WE'LL FIND ANYTHING WE DON'T ALREADY KNOW, BUT BECAUSE IF IT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME." MULDER SMILES AND KISSES SCULLY ON THE FORE HEAD. " MULDER, YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THIS IN WORK." "I KNOW, BUT I CAN'T HELP MYSELF. YOUR SO GOOD TO ME." "ONLY BECAUSE I LOVE YOU." SHE SAID THE LAST PART IN A WHISPER. SCULLY WALKS OUT OF THE ROOM WHERE SHE DISECTED MAX AND JENNIFER. "SO, DID YOU FIND ANYTHING?" "MULDER, WHAT CAN I TELL YOU? I FOUND EVERY SYMPTOM YOU MENTIONED IN ALIEN ABDUCTIONS, PLUS SIGNS OF PRE ABDUCTION SYMPTOMS." MULDER GRINS WITH SATISFACTORY. HIS SMILE DECTING AN I- TOLD- YOU-SO LOOK TO IT. THE CAMERA FADES OUT ON PICTURES OF MAX AND JENNIFER LYING IN THE REPORT. THE END. "I MADE THIS." SO? HOW'D YOU LIKE IT? THIS WAS MY SECOND STORY EVER WRITTEN, SO I HOPE YOU LIKE THE IDEA. I JUST KEPT THINKIN TO MYSELF WHAT A NEAT CHARATER MAX FENIG WAS, AND I WANTED TO BRING HIM BACK, EVEN IF I ENDED UP SENDING HIM AWAY AGAIN. WRITE ME WITH ALL COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS, AND YES, EVERY WRITER'S FEAR, CONSTRUCTIVE CRITISM! THE ADDRESS IS : KAQJ33D@PRODIGY.COM I LOVE EMAIL, SO DON'T YOU BE SHY!