Title - Reflections in the Waves (5/8)
Story five In the Doors and Walls Universe
Author - Katrinka
Authors Email: Katrinka@flash.net
Rating - R
Classification - MSR Crossover
Spoilers - Nada
Timing: This story takes place three days after A Nice Relaxing Bath 
Keywords - A/U what if 
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Warning: The John of this story is NOT John Doggett
Summary: While investigating the disappearance of a teacher, Mulder and
Scully learn more about their new powers.

I know you feel these are the worst of times
I do believe it's true
When people lock their doors and hide inside
Rumor has it it's the end of Paradise
But I know, if the world just passed us by
Baby I know, you wouldn't have to cry

The Best of Times by Dennis DeYoung


***********************
Mulder dreamed. 

Mulder was lying on a bed, Scully beside him. It was New Year day. He had
been released from the hospital the day before. He ran his fingers across
his stomach. He couldn't get enough of touching the babies. She was dressed
in a maternity nightgown; he was still dressed in the clothes he came home
in. 

"Mulder, you need to change." Scully told him gently. 

"Not yet." 

"Why not?"

"I can't bare to see them." He said softly. "I have scars. Their horrible."

"You helped me regain my memories after the implant was removed." Scully
said. "Perhaps I could help you deal with your scars."

"I don't want to frighten you."

"I'm a doctor. You won't scare me."  Scully tried to smile. "Take off your
shirt."

With trembling fingers, Mulder took unfastened his shirt. Then he took it
off. He looked down to his chest. A pink scar ran from his breastbone to
his stomach. A white scar crossed his stomach. Reddish scars ran up his
sides. "I don't...I don't know how I got these scars."

"Did you know something would happen to you before you went to Oregon?"
Scully asked.

"I knew I would be adducted." Mulder admitted. "I also knew that my
adduction would save your life. So it was worth the risk."

"You could have died."

"It was worth it if it saved your life." Mulder reached out, smoothing the
hair from her face. "I couldn't live if I knew I could have prevented your
kidnapping."

Scully reached out, putting her hand on his cheek. "You saved me. You saved
our children. Thank you."

"I know I'm no longer desirable." 

"I love you Fox Mulder." Scully put her arms around him, and kissed him
gently. "Your battle scars only make me desire you more."

Mulder crushed Scully to him, kissing her with all the passions he felt for
her. 

**********************

Mulder woke. He had dreamt of the future again. This future troubled him.
He would have Scully back, but he would have to risk everything to save her
life. Why the dreams? What did they have to do with her disappearance? In
his dreams Scully kept mentioning that she had lost her memories when she
had been given an implant. 

*If that happens, how will I ever get you back? * 

*How did you ever get pregnant if you couldn't remember us? *

Mulder rolled over, and turned on the Styx CD that he had asked Adam to get
him. The music was a link between Scully and him. He found himself singing
with it. He was having troubles. He kept turning over and over in his mind
the fact that his lover was gone. The music helped dull the pain. He could
remember dancing with Scully to 'The Best Of Times."

He could hear the pair down the hallway making love in his mind, hear their
minds whispering to each other. Mulder could feel the raw animal desire
that Adam felt for Ami. It excited Mulder. 

*This is wrong, * Adam said, as he trailed his lips down Ami's neck. *How
will we tell Megabyte? *

*Mega will understand. * Ami said as she unbuttoned Adam's shirt. *He loves
you as much as I do. *

*He'll never forgive us. * Adam helped Ami off with her shirt. 

*We need each other. * Ami said, pulling Adam onto her bed. This was wrong,
so wrong. He could feel the desire of the two lovers as if it were his own. 

Mulder closed his mind to the two lovers. They where hurting. Mulder knew
enough to know what loosing your partner could do. He had blind sex when
aliens abducted Scully. For a few brief moments he had forgotten about the
pain. He knew from experience that these two would feel worse later.

 His mind went back to Scully. He felt guilty for giving into desire. *I'm
sorry. *

He could feel Scully touch his mind. *Mulder?"

*Scully, are you okay? *

*I don't know where I am. I'm so confused. *

*I love you. * 

*I love you too. * There was a pause. *Krycek told me to give you a
message. If the leader of the second breakout turns him in, he'll release
Megabyte, Byers and me. *

*I don't know who that is. *

*Tell Ami that Megabyte's trying to fight these people."

For a brief flash, Mulder could see through Scully's eyes. She was lying on
a table; her arms and legs restrained. Krycek came into view. He was
holding a needle. "That's enough! You've told him."

*Mulder! * Scully cried.

Mulder could feel the needle enter her vein. Then everything went blank.

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Mulder went into the hallway. He needed to tell Ami about Scully's message.
The only problem was that she was in bed with Adam. He waited for several
minutes. Mulder opened himself to the pair. They had finished; Adam was
holding Ami close to him. *I promise you, we'll get Megabyte back. *

"What happens if we don't?"

"You have Me." his lips brushed her cheek. "I do love you."

"I love you too."

Mulder waited a minute, and then he knocked on the door. 

"Just a minute." Ami cried. *It's Mulder, you've got to go. *

Mulder could hear Adam rushing around the room, picking up his clothes. He
kissed her gently. *Call me when he's gone. *

*I will. * She promised.

A few moments passed, and Ami answered the door. She was wearing a robe.
"Hi Mulder, did you need something?"

"I just received a telepathic message from Scully."

"What's that got to do with me?"

"She mentioned Megabyte."

Ami held the door open. "Come in."

Mulder came into her bedroom. There was a photo of Ami and a red headed man
on the bedside table. From his files, Mulder knew that this was Megabyte.
"Scully told me that Megabyte is fighting the implant team."

Ami smiled. "That's wonderful news."

"Tell Adam to come back. I think part of the message might refer to him."

"Adam wasn't here." She said, pretending innocence.

"It doesn't take a psychic to know that the two of you are in love. It
would be natural for you to turn to him."

Ami looked upset. "You won't tell Megabyte when he comes back?" 

"What the two of you do in your own time is your own business." He told
her. "I'll keep your secret."

*Adam, Mulder's here. He has a message for you. * Ami telepathed.

*I'll be right there. * Adam told her.

A few moments later, a fully dressed Adam Newman walked into the room. He
looked at Mulder curious. "Can I help you?"

"Krycek gave Scully a message to transmit to the leader of the second wave.
Is that you?"

"Yes, yes it is."

"Whose Krycek?" Ami asked.

"He's part of the conspiracy." 

"You know him."

"He was my partner for a while. He was the reason that aliens kidnaped
Scully. He's not to be trusted."

"What did he want?" Adam asked.

"Krycek says that if you give yourself to him, that he will release Scully,
Byers and Megabyte."

"Adam, it's a trap!" Ami said firmly.

"If it would save Megabyte, then it's worth it."

"Aim's right, you can't trust Krycek." Mulder agreed.

"Then what should I do?"

"Nothing,"

"I can't sit here and do nothing!"

"If you're dead, the second wave will no longer have a leader." Ami told him.

"There will be other leaders." Adam looked at Mulder. "I'll wait for now.
You need to talk to the Lone Gunmen. They have a contact that might prove
if Krycek really has Megabyte."


**************************
Mulder decided to take Adam's advice and talk to the Lone Gunmen. He
teleported to their site. Outside the door, he could feel the presence of a
tomorrow person. He didn't have to knock. Frohike opened the door. He
looked Mulder over. "You better come in."

As he came in, he noticed Langly working on his computer. He could feel he
was also a Tomorrow Person.

"What do you need from us?" Frohike asked.

"Your Tomorrow People," Mulder finally said.

"Yes, we are." Langly said hostile. "Do you have a problem with that?" 

"I have a problem about you spying on me!" Mulder was having a hard time
controlling his temper. "I trusted you. All the time you where giving
information about me to John!"

"What do you want?" Langly demanded. 

"I want answers."

"We're working on a common cause." Frohike tried to explain. "All we told
John is what we found. Yes, your name came into it. But the information we
gave him was ours, not yours."

"How can I trust you?"

Frohike grabbed Mulder's hand. "Read what the truth is."

"I don't know how to do that." Mulder tried to jerk his hand away.

Frohike took his hand again, and pressed it against the side of his head.
"Close your eyes, and open your mind."

Mulder did as he was told. The truth flowed into his mind. Everything that
Frohike told him was the truth. 

"Adam thought you might be able to help me contact someone named Hsui Tai."

"Why do you need to talk to her?" Langly asked. 

"I was told you might be able to help me find Scully."

"What's that got to do with Hsui Tai?"

"Scully broke out, then teleported." Mulder explained. "She and Byers were
captured by Krycek."

"They've got Byers?" Langly sounded very upset. "He was working on the
island."

""He wouldn't have left without permission." Frohike said.

"Why not?" Mulder asked. 

"It's our duty to take a day a month to watch for newcomers. Byers takes
that very seriously." 

"If they've gotten Byers, they'll soon find out about us." Langly said. "We
need to move our office." 

"What about Scully and Byers? Aren't you going to help me find them?"
Mulder demanded.

"Are you sure they're still alive?"  

"I can't just give up on Scully." Mulder looked them over. "Would Byers
simply ditch you if you had been the one captured?"

Frohike thought for a moment. "We'll help."

"Frohike..." Langly said evenly.

"Mulder's our friend. We need to help him; we need to help Byers. He
wouldn't run out on you if you needed help." 

"I'll do it, this once." Langly turned back to his computer. He sent out an
email.

"We can teleport, and talk telepathically, so why do we have to email Hsui
Tai?" Mulder asked.


"We only use our powers if absolutely necessary." Frohike explained. "Now
that the second wave is on, we have to be careful not to be detected."

"It's off." Langly said.

Mulder finally realized why these men where his collages. "How long have
you been spying on me."

"We had to steer you away from investigating incidents of Tomorrow People."
Frohike told him.

"Why?"

"YOU know how the United States government is. If you turned up a Tomorrow
Person, they would have used it as a weapon." Langly said.

"Your right, they would." He agreed.

"Plus you have an implant. You could have been transmitting things to the
government." Frohike added.

"I wouldn't betray you."

"Not intentionally. But if the implant was programmed to transmit anything
about the Tomorrow People..." Frohike shrugged.

There was a beep from the computer. Langly turned back to it. "I think you
better read this."

Mulder went to the computer, and read the email message.

Langly, 
Our source inside the Implant Institute says that there were three new
arrivals last night. A British girl, and an American couple. Implants have
all ready been put in place for the British girl. I will contact you if we
find out where they are resettled. 
Hsui Tai.

"I'm sorry," Langly said. 

"Why didn't Adam tell me that you had a source inside the implant office?"

"It's top secret." 

Mulder couldn't believe his ears. "The Tomorrow People know where the
Implant Institute is, and they haven't done anything?"

"The last time the tomorrow people tried to do anything against the office,
the entire raiding party was killed." Frohike paused. "It's because the two
Tomorrow People groups won't work together. The original and the new. There
is something that is keeping them apart."

"I wish we knew what it was." Langly said.

It suddenly struck Mulder what the truth was. "I need you to dig out all
the info you can on Adam Newman."

"What do you need to know about him?"

"Anything you can about his early life." When the two Lone Gunmen just
looked at each other in puzzlement, Mulder said. "I think Adam is the link
that's preventing the two groups from getting together."

*******************
Mulder teleported to the lab. John was there, working on one of his
inventions. 

"I'm surprised to see you up," Mulder said. "What time is it here?"

"It's six am." John told him. "It's morning here. Did you need to talk to me?"

"I found out something you need to know."

"What is it?" he asked.

"I think you better sit down." Mulder suggested.

John sat down on the couch. Mulder sat on the other one. "I've noticed that
you don't get along well with Adam."

"He hates me. He won't tell me why."

"You've never shared minds with him?" 

"No, he won't allow me in his mind." John looked around. 

"I think that Adam's hatred is keeping the two tomorrow People groups from
working together."

"Why are you so concerned with my relationship with Adam?" John demanded.

"It about the death of a woman named Carol. She was a Tomorrow Person."

"She was the first Tomorrow Person to have an implant." John said. "It took
me three long years to find her. She was special to me, very special. She
was the first woman that I loved."

"I'm sorry." 

"I finally found Carol. She was living near her sister in Australia." John
continued. " When I helped her remember who she was, she begged me to
remove the implant. I told her it was a risk. Carol didn't care; she wanted
the implant out. I've always regretted giving into her wishes."

"What about the child that was with her?"

"Her nephew? She told me she was baby sitting him. I returned him to his
parents."

"She didn't tell you?" 

"Tell me what? What the hell are you talking about?" John almost yelled.
"What the hell does loosing the first woman I ever loved matter now?"

Mulder handed John the records that Frohike had found. "I think you have a
right to see these."

John began to read the records, as he read he said.  "I should have
realized who Adam was. No wonder he hates me,"

"His first memory of his father is of you standing over his mother's dead
body."

"Why didn't Carol tell me?" There was hopelessness in John's voice. "By
these records she had to know she was expecting when she got the implant.
Why couldn't she trust me?"

"Perhaps she was waiting for the right time."

"I should have known." John said sadly. "I should have been there for Adam."

"The two groups need to work together if we're going to stop the
destruction of the tomorrow people as a whole." Mulder told him.

"You're right. We do." John decided. 
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