Title: Phase 2
Author -Char Priolo
E-Mail address -Marajsky@snip.net
Archive: Anywhere and everywhere
Rating -R
Category -S, A (Angst), MSR (Is there anything else?), Slight KSR,
Character death/resurrection
Spoilers -US5 including THE movie, but not "The End" that did not happen.
Thanks: I want to thank my new friend Aileen (Aileen1100@aol.com) for all
her help with this
story!! :)
Disclaimers: None of these characters belong to me. I'm just borrowing them
and I promise to return them in good or excellent condition to their
original owners.
Summary - Phase 2 of THE project.


Chapter 3

Saturday February 14, 1998
12:58am
The on ramp of I-95:


Mulder checked his watch one more time before he stepped out of his car to
await his new informant. "This better not be a joke." He whispered to
himself. Just as he opened the door another car pulled up beside his car.
The passenger's side window slid down, Mulder tried to see into the car but
to no avail. "Ok what information do you have?" Mulder said to the figure
inside the darkened car.

"Take this." The dark man said as he handed Mulder an 11 x 14 folder. The
window slid up as the car pulled away onto I-95 and out of Mulder's sight.
Mulder took the folder and when back into his car. As he was heading home
his mind whirled with unspeakable horror that may lie in the folder by his
side.

Mulder's apartment
1:30am

The folder sat on his coffee table next to his new issues of smut magazines.
Mulder tried to contain his fear and his need to know just what's going on.
He sat his hot mug of coffee on top of his new magazines, causing a coffee
ring where the cover girl's bra would have been if she were wearing one.
With a sigh of fear he picked up the folder and opened it carefully as if
someone's life depended on how careful he was.

As he read, his eyes filled with tears as his heart broke. How could someone
do such things to another human.

An hour later he closed the folder and gently placed it back on the
coffee table. As he laid down on the couch his thought turned to an innocent
woman who he loved. And now because of him she was forced to become a
lab rat for the unnamed men who controlled not only his parent's lives but now
his and all he knew.

Before sleep took him, his mind tried to figure out how he was going to
tell Dana what was done to her and what she carried within her.


3:05pm:
Saint Marie's Church:


The church, that's were Dana found herself on this sunny and unseasonable
warm Saturday in February. For some reason she needed to be here today. She
needed to ask God for forgiveness for what she had decided to do. Dana felt that
her only way out was to commit a sinful act. As she stepped into the small
confessional she could hear her heart breaking. She knelt down in front of
the screen as tears started to welt up. She always hated confession, ever
since her mother would take her and her siblings to Saturday evening mass,
where she would have to dress up and admit the sins she had committed. Now
while she waits for the priest to finish with the others, she realizes how
trivial and childish those sins she thought was the end of the world were.
The small door sliding in front of the other side of the screen shock her
out of her daydream. She crossed herself and said with sadness and fear in
her voice.

"Forgive me Father, for I have sinned...I don't know where to begin..."
Her voice cracked with a soft sob as she felt the tears falling onto her
folded hands as in prayer.

"My child, are you crying? What could you have done that has you so upset?"

"Well Father, it what I'm about to do. You see, something was done to me and
I don't know how to handle it. I thought I knew but now I'm not sure. Oh
God why did this have to happen. Father, what if I told you that I was carrying a child
that I'm sure is not totally human?"

"I'm sorry?" The priest asked puzzled.

"I know this will sound crazy even 'Spooky', but four years ago I was kidnapped. These
people who took me where working on some 'Project'. They took all my eggs
and left me to die. But I didn't die, no matter what they threw my way I seem to
duck just in the nick of time. But they took me again a month ago. They mixed my
eggs with something I'm not sure was even human and planted this back into me. I
think, no I SURE this is what happened and now I'm carrying a child that is half human
and half .. half alien. I know this sounds crazy but Father I swear, here in
this church, to GOD this is true. Oh Father I can't have this child, please forgive me for
what I'm about to do." Dana confessed as tears and fear caught in her throat.

"My child God has giving you a gift, you can not kill this gift."

"Father did you hear what I said? It's not even HUMAN! How can I keep
this child and know: 1. It's not human and 2. I was NOT a willing part of
this. Its like I was raped and you are telling me I have to keep a reminder of what
happened because you say it's "God's gift"? Well if that's the kind of gift He gives
to the people he loves then I don't want any part of it." She whispered angrily while
tears spilled wetting her face, hands and shirt.

"My child I know to you it seems the end of the world, but this just
might be a blessing in disguise. Think more and pray more before you make this
decision. If you feel at peace with what you decide to do, then you know God has
giving you his blessing." The priest whispered and gave her his blessing and slid the
door between them closed.

Dana just sat on the floor of the confessional and cried into her hands.


6:45pm


'Come on Dana, you have to finish getting ready. Oh I don't feel up to
going out tonight. I'll tell Mulder I don't feel well and I'll see him on
Monday.' Dana thought to herself as she tried to pick out an outfit for her
dinner date with Mulder. Date and Mulder don't seem to belong in the same
sentence, but Dana found them to fit perfectly together. Just as she picked
out a pair of new jeans and a light blue top the doorbell rang. Dana walked
to the door still dressed a red silk robe and opened it to find a very big
bouquet of red rose in front of Mulder.

"I stole these from a guy down the hall, he had a broken leg so he can't
chase me." He teased her as he walked into her apartment. Dana took the
flowers from Mulder and when to the kitchen to place them in a vase.

"You are not dress yet. Or is that what you were planning on wearing,
because it ok by me." He said with a wicked smile.

"Well if you like it, I could keep in on all night."

"No that's ok, but I would like you to take it off."

"You don't quit do you?"


"Not until you say yes."

"Well then I better get dress, because I'm saying no yet." She smiled and
walked into her bedroom to change.

'Well that's better then no. I'm getting closer." He said loudly to the
closed bedroom door. While he pulled the folder from under his coat and
placing it on her coffee table.

'Ok now don't let her read this until we come back from dinner.' Mulder
told himself as he placed a few magazines on top of the folder.

"Ok, I'm ready." Dana said as she came out of her bedroom dressed in
jeans and a light blue tee shirt.

"Let's go then. You pick the place."

"Oh I don't know, surprise me."

"OK." Mulder said as they left Dana's apartment.

8:30pm
Ming Li Lo Chinese kitchen


"Mulder, what's going on? You are not yourself tonight." Dana said as she
finished her Chicken and Veggie dinner. As she placed her chopsticks down
next to her plate, she placed her hand on top of his. "You can tell me
anything, what's bothering you?"

"I found some information on your problem and you are not going to like
it." Mulder whispered as the waiter placed the check in front of him.

"What did you find?" Dana asked as fear griped her heart.

"Not here, let's go back to your apartment, I left all the information
there." He said as he pulled out his credit card.

"I've also came to a decision about this mess. Let get out of here and
back to my place."

"Um are you coming on to me?"

"What if I said yes?" Dana whispered in his ear as she grabbed her coat
and walked out the door. She paced outside waiting for Mulder to pay the
bill. As he came out of the diner, Dana waited by the car. They drove in
silence until the arrived at her apartment.

*****


Thanks!!
Char Priolo (Marajsky@snip.net or cpriolo@tnb.com)

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