Title: Down by the old mill part 1 of ?
author:Lexie
Rating: Unknown at the time..it's not R though
Disclaimer don't own the characters, Chris Carter does..please don't sue me
Summery: Mulder and Scully investigate what seems like a runaway case. What
they discover is a far greater mystery than they imagined.

Mill Valley,California...Old Mill Park...May 23rd 1998...2:45 p.m.

The two girls ran through the playground. The taller one reached the large
redwood first.
"I win" she shouted with glee
"So,bet I can walk across the mill faster than you"
"I bet you can.You have better balance than me"
Come on let's go"
The two girls began walking across the wide beams of what was left of the
mill.It was an old structure but it was very stable.It was a favorite hang out
of many Mill Vallians; young and old alike.The two girls looked nothing alike.
One was tall with long brown hair and green eyes.She was light skinned and her
face was covered with freckles. The other girl was shorter.She had medium
length black hair, brown eyes and wore glasses. Her skin was tanned.
"Look at the creek!" the dark haired girl exclaimed to her companion.They both
looked down.There was a small glowing light in the creekbed.They both went down
to investigate. When they got close the ball of light exploded and then all was
silent

Mill Valley,California...Smithston residence...May 24th...10:15 a.m.

Mulder and Scully climbed the many stairs leading to the Smithston
residence.They were responding to a runaway case.The Smithston's two daughters
Kimberly and Stacy Anne had disappeared the day before.Scully was unsure why
they were investigating this but she went along with question.They arrived to
the top of the stairs and knocked.
"Hello" said a young,quite lovely woman.
"Mulder and Scully F.B.I. We're here to investigate the disappearance of your
daughters"
"Oh please come in" The woman,whom Scully assumed was the mother, had bloodshot
eyes. It was aperient she had been crying. She led them into the living room
and motioned for them to sit on the couch. The woman sat on the couch opposite
from where they sat.
"The police think Kimmy and Stacy Anne ran away but I know that isn't true.
They would never do that. They loved it here. The police just put runaway on
any missing teen case without solid leads."
" Can you please tell us about yesterday" Mulder asked gently.
" It began like a typical weekend. Around 11 the girls knocked on the bedroom
door to tell us they were going to get bagels and coffee. They returned 15
minutes later. They watched T.V. for awhile and around 2 they decided to go to
baskins robbins"
" Did they take anything with them?" Scully asked
"Nothing"
"Could they have come back to get anything?"
" No we were either on the deck or in the living room up until we notified the
police.Plus nothing of theirs is missing."
"when did you start to become concerned?"
"After we watched a movie. It had been 4 hours since they left. The girls
usually don't stay out longer than 2 hours. We paged Kimmy several times but
there was no response. We decided to go look for them. we went to baskin
robbins. Kimmy's boyfriend works there. He told us that the girls had been
there and that he had walked to the park with them and stayed there until 2:30.
A mother who was there with her children recalls seeing them walking along the
mill.She said they walked down to the creek and then disappeared."
"Is it possible they left the park another way"
" Well they could have walked through the tunnel to the road but they wouldn't
do that. Kimmy hated going into the tunnel and it was too cold to go wading
anyway."
Did you get the woman's name?"
"Yes Alice Jenkins. She lives on E.Blithdale. Here's her address. The police
have already questioned her as well."
"We'll check things out and let you know if anything new develops.
Instead of investigating Mulder and Scully first went to the hotel. They
checked in and went to their rooms. Within a few minutes Mulder was knocking on
the door.
"I thought you might want to know why we're investigating this"Scully motioned
for him to enter. He handed her the case file. Inside were pictures of the two
girls and they're parents. Scully noticed that Kimberly looked nothing like her
family.Scully flipped through and found the police report, newspaper
articles,the witnesses statement and as she suspected Kimberly';s adoption
papers. mulder sat a d began to explain
"Andrea and Gregory Smithston had tried for years to have a baby. The doctors
told them the chances were slim. They tried to adopt but were told it might
take years.A year later they were contacted by a lawyer. He said he could give
them a newborn baby but they could never ask any questions or try to find out
anything about the parents. He did tell them the mother was in prison. They
wanted a child so badly they agreed. The next day they were given a healthy
baby girl. The named her Kimberly Marie.Two years the same men contacted
them.He inquired about the health of the child and made them another offer. He
knew of this new fertility drug that was experimental. They were looking for
couples to try it. The Smithstons agreed once again. Andrea got pregnant. She
gave birth to a healthy baby girl they named Stacy Anne.Kimmy and Stacy have
lived in the same house all their lives.they had happy lives and wouldn't have
any reason to runaway. Here's what caught my attention. This is a picture of
the lawyer."
Mulder handed her a picture and Scully gasped. It was Mulder's father.
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