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PART 5: WEIGH ANCHOR
Summary: The seas ahead may be calm or stormy. Either
way, our heroes finally get the call and embark on a new
journey. How will they fare? All they know is, they have a
goal and they are together in this forever.
L'IL ALE-I-INN
ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO
DAY 4: 7:00 AM
MULDER AND SCULLY'S ROOM
Scully washed down the last of her morning coffee as Mulder
tackled the last of a double-serving of scrambled eggs.
"I don't know about you, Scully. After last night's marathon
'dancing', I am still hungry!"
"Well, keep up your strength. Round two tonight."
"You boast," he teased. After a few minutes of peace and quiet
as Scully finished putting on her make-up and tying her hair back,
Mister Hungry asked the inevitable question. He'd been putting it
off until they felt relatively at ease in Roswell."How have you handled
your finances Scully? Have you re-arranged your money?"
"Well, Monica was kind enough to pack my wallet and bank books,
done over, of course. I have a thousand dollars cash, which I saved
at home months ago, and I had my mother transfer my Georgetown
Bank account to San Diego, under her first name and maiden name
with my consent. The ATM card has me as Maggie Malone, and that's
what my 'new' Birth Certificate, Social Security Card and all other I.D.
will read from now until... well, until we're free... "
"I assume the ATM card namimg me Billy 'Spunky' Freeman was
Doggett's idea?"
"Actually, the Lone Gunmen were responsible for our new identities,
'Billy'. Anything they had stored away for us was retrieved after they
died, by Skinner and me personally. I had no idea you ACTUALLY
unpacked that far," she teased. "I'll call the kitchen and order more
coffee."
"I think I'm going to need it, 'Maggie'. I didn't sleep much because of
some beautiful, seductive red-head and her wonderful way of... "
Mulder's cell phone interrupted them as Scully hung up the room phone.
"Hello."
"Get a pen and write this down, because I'm on my way to work and
I'm not gonna repeat myself." The voice was unmistakably Doggett's.
Mulder found a pen and paper. "Shoot."
"Check out around 9:00 this morning and drive to the abandoned
service station just where the main drag ends. There'll be a beige
Caravan parked and all gassed up. You'll find further directions in
the van. They tell you what to do after you get to Placerville, Nevada.
Scully's got the map and Monica red-lined the route. Check into Glen's
Motor Inn and Mulder, try to remember to use your new name, 'Billy', not
'Mulder'. Be careful."
"That we shall do, John. Look, thanks for everything." Mulder sounded
as if a heavy weight had been lifted from his chest. "Oh, and it's 'Billy' to
you."
"Don't worry about thanking me, just get ready to leave. Monica will
send some info. you'll need in five days. Don't go out too often. If you do,
keep your heads low and your eyes wide open."
The phone beeped and Doggett was off the line.
"Sailing orders?" Scully inquired hopefully. "Please tell me we're
heading out!"
"Aye, Starbuck. We set sail at 9:00. Pack up, check out, and anchors
aweigh."
"Where to, Captain?" she purred. Her eyes were definitely bedroom,
not travel.
"A new vessel, and then we go ashore at Placerville, Nevada. Further
supplies to come, and more freedom to stretch our legs if we're careful."
Scully became concerned for Mulder's state of mind. She knew he hated
not being on the move. Her face became white, her eyes saddened. "You
still feel like you're in prison, don't you? Let's get the hell out of here fast."
That said, she leaned into his body and gave him a squeeze. One long,
passionate kiss, and she went off to pack as quickly as possible.
As Mulder gathered his belongings, he thought to himself, 'All my
Psychology training at Oxford and I couldn't see it. Scully knows me
better than I know myself.'
Scully appeared minutes later, never having packed so quickly in her life.
"Weigh anchor, Ahab!"
"Yo-ho-ho! That's my line!"
"I made you Ahab! I gave you the power, the role... "
"Yeah, but I'm immersed in the role," Mulder quipped as he opened the door
for her. "VERY IMMERSED."
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