

Summary: Scully receives a gift from an unlikely source.
Disclaimer: The X-Files, and any characters therefrom who are mentioned in this story, are the property of Chris Carter, 1013 Productions, and 20th Century Fox. No infringement intended.
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"Mulder," Mulder said answering his phone.
"Uh, Mr Mulder, how's agent Scully this most tragic January 5?," asked CSM in a venomous tone.
"What?" , Mulder asked curiously.
"Don't tell me you have forgotten?," CSM said condescendingly.
"Forgotten what?," Mulder's voice rose impatiently.
"Why, today a year ago was the death of agent Scully's daughter, uh, Emily I believe?"
Mulder's face filled with pain and sadness.
"How could I have forgotten?," Mulder whispered to himself.
"Agent Mulder, are you still there?" , CSM inquired.
"Yes, I'm here" Mulder said sadly and quietly.
"Good, because I have some important information regarding Emily for you and Agent Scully".
"What is it, and what do you know about Emily?" Mulder asked angrily.
"You'll l find I know a great many things" CSM said secretively.
"What the hell do you know about Emily?," Mulder yelled into the phone.
"Since you ask so nicely, I know where her body is" CSM said softly, with a cruel edge.
"Will you tell me where it is?," Mulder asked more quietly.
"Oh yes, certainly, in exchange for something from you.
"What do you want from me?," Mulder growled into the phone.
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Scully entered the stuffy basement office which her partner and she had come to call home. She smiled thinly at Mulder. Mulder automatically stood and moved towards her switching into protective mode.
"Hey Mulder."
"You okay Scully?" Mulder asked, putting his hand on her shoulder.
"Why shouldn't I be?" Scully smiled weakly.
"You know why not" Mulder said sympathetically.
Scully relented with pain and sorrow crossing her features.
"I'm okay," She saw that Mulder's expression hadn't changed.
"Really." She tried to say it convincingly, but she didn't do a very good job.
Mulder still just looked at her with a sorrowful "I don't believe you" look on his face.
She began again trying to explain.
" I would rather have Emily out of her suffering and maybe in a better place, than still alive, continuing to suffer. I miss her dreadfully, I won't deny that and for my own sake I would love it if she were still with me. However, realistically as far as she is concerned I can't afford to be selfish. I'm just glad she is not a victim of that cruelty anymore . Although, I must admit it would be nice to finally put her body to rest," Scully said with despair.
"Maybe you can," Mulder said softly. I got a tip from an anonymous source this morning saying he knew where Emily's body was. He said we should meet him at Kennedy Airport," Mulder smiled. "The plane leaves in a hour."
Scully looked up at Mulder.
"Are you sure? Mulder, whatever happened to 'trust no- one'?,"Scully inquired.
"Rules are made to be broken, Scully. Something tells me that this is a definite example. I believe it's right."
"I guess I feel it too" she smiled.
Mulder drew her close; he put his arms around her.
Scully put her head on his chest and her own arms around him. Mulder kissed her forehead.
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Mulder and Scully boarded the plane. Directly behind them sat a familiar looking henchman .
"I'll be back in a minute Scully" Mulder said.
"Where are you going?" Scully inquired.
"The bathroom" Mulder said, laughing nervously. He got up and left. The henchman followed him into the barthroom and pushed him up against the wall.
"Do you have it?" he asked in a menacing tone.
"Yeah" Mulder said angrily.
"Show me."
"Well, if you take your hands off me buddy, I'd be able to get to it," Mulder said with contempt.
The man released him. Mulder then struck him on the throat. The henchman spluttered and cought. Mulder then punched him in the face; he fell to the ground unconscious .
"sweet dreams" Mulder smiled.
Mulder returned to his seat.
"You took a long time. I was about to send a search party after you," Scully said.
"Good job you didn't, it would have got a bit crowded." Mulder smiled a knowing smile.
"What?" Scully asked.
"Nothing" said Mulder looking back at the bathroom.
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The plane landed at Kennedy airport. Mulder and Scully disembarked. As they were collecting their bags at the carousel Mulder spotted the henchman, who he had last seen lying on the bathroom floor. He looked pretty banged up.
"Glad to see you have made a full recovery," Mulder called after him. The henchman did not look in his direction, but had a furious look on his face.
"How will we know our contact?" Scully inquired.
"He said he'll know us," Mulder said seriously.
Just then CSM came up behind them.
"Agent Mulder, long time no see," CSM said in his usual monotone voice.
"What's this sonofabitch doing here?" Scully inquired.
"Didn't your partner tell you, Agent Scully? I'm the one who has the information regarding you daughter" CSM revealed calmly.
Scully looked shocked.
"What!" Scully's voice rose, heatedly. She looked at Mulder, her eyes flashing wildly.
"I can't believe you, Mulder! Since when do you trust this jerk?"
"Since he started offering him irresistible deals," CSM's voice was calm.
"I suppose you'll want something from us?" Scully turned to CSM her voice distrusting. Mulder exchanged a quick look with CSM, a look that said "She does not need to know yet".
"Oh no not at all, I just thought you might like to put Emily to rest" CSM said in a seemingly genuine voice."
"That will be the day" Scully said coldly.
"Would you excuse us for a second" Mulder inquired of CSM.
"Of course."
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Scully and Mulder sat down in the passenger lounge.
Scully began
"Have you lost your mind?!"
"No, just took a man up on an offer, I knew would mean a lot to you," Mulder replied in a compassionate tone.
"It would mean a great deal to me, yes. However not if it means making a deal with the Devil, a deal which he will most certainly make us, and particularly you, pay for later. Also who's to say that giving me back Emily's body does not serve them in some way?" I just don't know, Mulder."
"I think it is worth it. Although you don't say it, I know you would really love that closer, to finally give her the peace she deserves." Mulder said calmly.
"Yes but.....Scully was stopped by Mulder,
"No buts, I want you to have this. Please let me give it to you."
Scully reached for Mulder's hand; "Thank you" she said . Mulder smiled.
"You want something to drink?" Scully asked.
"You buying?" Mulder inquired with a smirk.
"It would only seem fair" Scully commented.
"In that case Seven Up." Mulder said.
"Coming up." She got up and walked off.
Mulder then turned his gaze to CSM. He saw the henchman on the plane standing with him. Mulder got up and walked over to them.
"Mr Mulder"CSM remarked. Mulder looked with amusement at the henchman.
"I suggest you need a better hit man.
"It would appear so". Wait in the car" CSM told his man. CSM then turned to Mulder "Since you obviously don't respond very well to the heavy hand,then maybe you would rather just show me what I want to see."
"I'm afraid not, not until you give me what I want."
"You make it sound like you don't trust me," CSM declared in a surprised voice.
"I don't" Mulder assured him.
"Have it your way then, but I will get what I want!?" CSM said .
" I'm a man of my word" Mulder affirmed honestly.
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Scully returned shortly after.
"Here you go," giving Mulder his drink.
"Thanks." Scully sipped at her drink and avoided eye contact with CSM.
"I get the feeling you're avoiding me Agent Scully?" said CSM breaking the silence.
"I just wouldn't want you to see my contempt for you" Scully said, still not looking at him.
"You'll find I'm very thick skinned" CSM replied in an emotionless tone. Scully ignored him.
"You ready to go?" CSM asked nicely.
"Yes" Mulder said trying, to keep some semblance of politeness.
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Scully, Mulder, CSM, and the henchman, arrived at a warehouse.
"Where are we?" Scully inquired. .
"The place where your daughter is." CSM told her.
"Get out" the henchman told Mulder and Scully.
"That's no way to talk to our guests," CSM scolded. "However I do strongly suggest you get out," he said softly.
The five proceeded into the warehouse. CSM lead everyone through to a room with strange machines and a lot of bodies.
"My god!" Scully exclaimed.
"Do you want to see Emily's body?" asked CSM
" Please," Scully replied in a quite, horrified tone.
CSM took them to a body over in the far corner. Scully drained white, her voice was soft and heartbroken.
"How can you still be using her when she's dead?. Is there no rest for these people." "They're not as beneficial to us when there dead. However we can still take advantage of them, they're still quite valuable."CSM said
"You Bastard" Scully's voice was heated and passionate. CSM didn't even flinch at the statement.
"Why are you giving Emily back to me!?. I would think you would rather keep her." Scully looked at him with loathing.
"Well, I would keep her if it weren't for what your partner could give me in exchange." "What the hell are you talking about?" Scully grilled CSM.
"I guess this is the time to tell you" Mulder said nervously.
"Tell me what?"
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Mulder motioned to her to step into a small adjacent empty room. Mulder turned to Scully.
"This deal does not come without a out price. You were right. I have to give him the rest of the virus vaccine." Mulder said seriously.
Scully's eyes widened:
"No! Mulder you can't, it's so valuable to us. It's our only evidence," Scully said trying to justify to her heart for not taking Emily's body.
"We've lost evidence before,Scully" Mulder insisted, trying to get Scully to listen to her heart, not her head.
"It's not that I don't want to put her to rest; in fact at this moment whole-heartedly there is nothing I would rather do! Still my head is telling me that this is a very bad idea,"Scully said .
"We have lost stuff before and we've always gone on. Lets give it to him." Mulder told her in a voice that ensured her there was no choice.
"Even if we give this up we will prevail" Scully said, looking deep into Mulder's eyes.They walked back to CSM
"Terms accepted."Mulder said quietly.
CSM motioned to his man;
"Prepare Miss Emily's body for transport "
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Minutes later the man returned with the casket.
"Now, Mr Mulder, you must give me the vaccine" CSM declared.
Mulder got it out of a bag which he had brought with him, and handed it over without a word.
"Thank you Mr Mulder. Now if that will be all?"
"Don't you want to test it to see if it's the real thing?" Mulder said, knowing full well that if he did it would waste a highly sought after substance .
"Looks like I'm just going to have to trust you, as unpleasant as that prospect may be." CSM said calmly."Now, if that will be all?"
Scully put her hand on the casket:
"May I look at her?" . CSM nodded. Scully lifted the lid. Emily's tiny body was just as she remembered it the day she died.
"You're going to find rest" she whispered. She closed the lid. "Let's go" she said with tearful eyes.
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The next day was the funeral. Scully's family and Mulder attended. The service went well. Father McCue, the family's priest delivered the eulogy. Just after the service Scully lifted the lid of the coffin. She looked down at Emily's body and smiled a sweet,sorrowful smile. She moved her fingers up to her throat and undid her cross. She put it in Emily's coffin. Choking back tears she, in a heart felt tone, pledged to Emily
"God is with you, he'll watch over you wherever you go."
Scully had recited the exact same words her mother had said to her when she first received the cross at Christmas when she was 14. Mrs Scully was standing a few feet away and heard what her daughter said. Scully put the lid down on the coffin and turned around to her mother who smiled at her almost crying . Scully, who let a few tears fall , smiled back.
Mrs Scully came over to Scully.The two women did not speak a word, they simply embraced tightly and warmly. Neither of them knew how long the hug latest, it seemed like forever.
Mulder came up behind them.
"Scully," he whispered.She broke away from her mother and looked Mulder as he his put his arm around her.
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A little while later the body was buried. Everyone put flowers on Emily's grave. They all paid Scully their respects and gave their sympathy. Once they had all left Scully stood alone at her daughter's grave. She took Emily's photo from her pocket she stared at it for what seemed like an eternity. She then spoke:
"I know you can hear me, and I know you are up there having a wonderful time , free from suffering. Your at peace now,that is all I want. Whatever I've had to sacrifice to give you're that peace I just want you to know that I would do it a million times over. I love you." Tears flowed freely from her eyes. She continued to stand there for a few more minutes silently praying for Emily. She was also thinking how much she missed her daughter and how there would always be a huge emptiness in her heart and soul. She turned and walked away, as she did the wind seemed to whisper the name "Emily."
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The End