Summary: A white haired creature pesters M&S.

Scully drew her weapon and cautiously moved down the hallway. She could not hear any sounds but felt Mulder close by. It made her feel safer. They always watched each other's backs. No words needed to be spoken. They were a team. Nothing would separate them.

Suddenly the office door flew open and something large pushed her out of the way. She landed against the wall and lost her breath.

"Scully!" Mulder shouted. " Are you OK? What the hell was that?"

There was a cold whoosh of air blowing through the hallway but they could see nothing. Mulder helped Scully to her feet. They turned and followed the path that the creature had taken.

As they made their way back toward the door it suddenly slammed open and they could see a large silhouette in the entrance behind a potted palm. Both Mulder and Scully stood firm and held their weapons at the ready.

"FREEZE! End this now!" Mulder shouted.

From the doorway, the dark silhouette started to laugh and began lumbering toward them.

"I said stop!" Mulder shouted again.

When the creature did not stop, Mulder fired a warning shot over its head. Bits of false ceiling fell rained down on them but it did nothing to deter the monster.

"Stop, or I'll shoot!" Mulder warned once more.

The creature began to laugh and kept coming toward them slowly. "Don't you see? It will only get worse! Stop, now!"

The laughing creature continued moving toward the agents. Mulder had no choice.

Mulder fired a shot at the dark silhouette. They heard it hit home with a soft thud. He knew he had hit the creature's leg (or, perhaps the wallet). It did not even slow the creature down. The laughing continued, as did the movement closer to Mulder and Scully.

The agents began to back down the hallway away from the monster. They had only two choices- stop the creature or be trapped. Not much of a choice, really.

As the creature got closer it began to look more human. It appeared to have white hair and blue eyes. Mulder found that he was so fascinated by the being that he couldn't pull the trigger. He just watched as it came closer and closer.

Before Mulder could react, the monster slammed the agent against the wall with so much power that Mulder lost his balance and slid to the floor. His head hit the concrete and his vision blurred.

"End it, Scully! Let this be over!" Mulder shouted to his partner.

Scully must have been hypnotized by the creature as well and she did not react to Mulder's shouts. Instead she dropped her weapon and stared at it.

The creature grabbed Scully by the arm and pulled her down the hall. Scully screamed and cried out to Mulder but he found he could not react. He stayed on the floor considering his options and watched as Scully was dragged off into another season.

Scully bolted upright in the bed. Phew, what was that all about?

She leaned over to the man in the bed beside her.

"Fox, wake up! I just had the most horrible dream."

The handsome man beside her roused from under the covers and looked at his partner. His hair was mussed and the scruff of whiskers on his face made him look very sexy. His eyes were only half open and his lower lip was full and luscious from sleep.

"Wha... Dana, what's wrong? Is it the baby?"

"Oh my God, I just had the strangest dream. You and I were, get this, FBI agents. We had weird cases- unexplainable cases like mutants and monsters and vampires- paranormal stuff. But the scariest one was this last one that woke me up."

"That's crazy, sweetie. FBI agents investigating the paranormal."

"I know, Fox. I don't know where the ideas come from. Very strange. I'm going to get a drink of water and check on the baby. Be right back."

"OK," Fox said sleepily as he rolled over to his side.

A few minutes later Dana was back in the bed with a baby in her arms.

"So, what was so scary that it woke you up?" Fox asked her as he kissed his daughter on the forehead.

"Well, this white haired creature was chasing us. He just kept laughing and coming toward us even when he was asked to stop. He managed to slam you down so that you were out of the picture and then he grabbed me and ran. That was when I woke up. But, it was all a dream, wasn't it? It's OK, now, right?"

"Yes, dear. It was just a dream. We really need to cut back on the onions on those pizzas we order. Now, I need to get some sleep. I have my fanfiction writers therapy group tomorrow and they can be so obsessed. Good night, my loves!"

With that Fox Mulder kissed his lovely partner on the lips and his baby daughter on her each of her four green fingers.

Fini

Note: Sorry, I know it was lame. I have loved "The X Files" for 7 years and just can't stand to see what CC has done to the beloved main characters during the past year. And now- he wants the nightmare to continue.... Sorry, Chris, but without David and a good storyline, I won't be there. Good for DD for bailing. Go, be free, have a life!