Please see all dislaimers in Part 1
Hold on
by Laurie Sarnacki
lsarnack@uniserve.com
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Part 9
Epilogue

Two Weeks later
AD Skinners office.

The two agents sat down in AD Skinner's office. They had
returned home from Canada only a few days earlier.  They were
both still trying to deal with the fact that Cassie had died.

"She's dead?"

"Yes, we buried her two days ago in a private ceremony."

"You still haven't explained why it is she came to you."

"Like we told you before, she needed our help. We did the best
we could," Mulder answered a bit defensively.

"Is that all you are going to tell me?"

They were both silent.

"Fine, fill out the expense forms and we'll forget it ever
happened."

"Excuse me, Sir?"

"Agent Mulder, I know that this young girl  meant a lot to you,
and that she gave you some clues to where your sister is.  It's no
use dragging her through bureaucratic bull now. Let's let her
rest in peace."

"Thank you, Sir."

They got up and went to their office in the basement. Scully
was the first to speak.

"Mulder, I know this is going to be hard. It's hard for me too,
but you can't blame yourself."

"Scully, I don't think she's dead."

"Come on we both saw the body."

"Call it a gut instinct, but I think she's still alive somewhere and
we're going to find her."

"How?"

"By finding my sister."

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In a Small House just outside Dallas, Texas

Cassie woke up to the smell of pancakes cooking and a woman
standing over her bed.

"Where am I?" she asked the brown haired women.

"You're safe." She sat on the edge of the bed.

"What do you mean?"

"Cassie, how much do you remember?"

"Not much.  I do  remember a man and a woman. They tried to
help me ."

"Yes, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.  They did everything they
could."

"Where are they?"

"Back in Washington, DC."

"Why? Who are you and why am I here?"

"My name is Samantha Mulder. I'm here to help you. 
Everything's going to be okay. Something was done to you
Cassie that has be rectified. Unfortunately for you to stay alive
you had to come here. It was the only way."

"When can I see them?"

"I'm sorry, but you can't."

"Why?"

"Cassie, they think you died."

"I see."

"Don't worry. Fox will find us someday. From what I've been
told, you regressed enough to tell him specific things about
where I was.  He'll put it all together and find us soon." She
smiled and got up from the bed.

"Sam?"

"Yes."

"Do you think they're okay?"

"With each other they'll be fine."


The end.
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