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Realizing that no matter how angry I may be, it is getting me nowhere, I fall back and lie across the bedspread. My heart aching over the torment Dana has had to suffer in my absence.
"Shit." He whispers through the phone, his anger deflating, as well. "I am sorry, Alex. I did everything I could. You have got to trust me on this. I did not know what else to do. Especially after her mother called and informed me; even 'she' could not get through Dana’s depressive state."
"I trust only one person, Walter. You are aware of that. However…” I state, my desire to end this conversation rising, as fast as it did to call him in the first place. "My concern lies in what to do now. Since she has quit the Bureau, where exactly does that leave the X-Files? Who the hell is down in the basement running things? Agent Doggett? Please, tell me this is not a correct assumption, Walter. We still have a war on our hands, and though I can truly feel her distress, I need to know how you plan to proceed. We still have to protect her! Agent Doggett is certainly not qualified to handle what we know to be coming."
"I agree with you, on that point. However, I can’t force Scully to stay in a position she no longer desires to be in. Especially now. It would appear to me, she no longer has any interest in finding the answers. In fighting against the entities that stole Mulder from her. From us."
"I disagree. She will still want to fight. It is not in her to give up so easily. Just look at how much of herself she put into the search to find him. No, she will want to pursue the answers; she merely needs help to get out of the fog she has allowed to develop around her. I just.I simply cannot understand how you could allow her to progress this far into a depression. There had to be something you could have done, Walter." I repeat, suddenly feeling extremely tired, not just physically, but mentally as well. "This shit has got to end. We need to find the answers and rid ourselves of this entire mess. I can see no other way for her to find peace. For any of us to find peace."
"I agree, however, just how do you plan we do that, Alex? Truthfully, now that Mulder is gone, and Scully has resigned, I really do not see how. Unless the two of you go rogue. Yes, Agent Doggett is a competent agent, but he is certainly no 'Spooky Mulder', and as such, he could really care less about the Syndicate. As far as he is concerned his goal has been met. Mulder has been found. As for the rest, he simply thinks of the X-Files, as nothing more than a bunch of files full of paranormal bullshit. He has refused to accept what has happened to Mulder, as anything more than the unfortunate demise of an entranced UFO cult member who got caught up in his own paranoia."
"Jesus, you have got to be kidding me.”
"If only I were."
"Shit! No wonder she gave up! Having to listen to that type of insult, from a partner no less, would be almost enough to drive anyone to resign. But, damn it; this is Dana we are talking about. She knows better than that! She knows the truth! She…” I stop talking,immediately realizing the information I almost let slip, due to my agitation.
"She what, Alex?" He asks, his voice containing more than a little bit of curiosity.
"Nevermind. I have to go. I will be in touch."
Hanging up the phone, I make my way back out to the living room. Seeing that Dana is still sleeping, I decide to try and catch a little rest myself and sit in the recliner. Certain that I will be able to know, the minute she awakens. "Good night, Katya. I love you." I whisper. [I love you too, Sashka. Welcome home.] The last thing I hear, and I can feel the two of us smile, as I finally succumb to sleep.
~Fin~