Title: The New Assignment Author: Sara B. E-Mail: sabo727@tampabay.rr.com Website: http://sabo727.tripod.com/ Feedback: Cherished and drooled over! Spoilers: Pilot Category: Rating: Everyone Summary: I always wondered what went through Dana Scully's mind after leaving Belvins' office on her way to meet Fox Mulder. This is one scenario. Disclaimer: The recognized characters are used Without Prejudice and are the property of C. Carter, Fox and the wonderful actors who breathed life into written words, most notably G. Anderson and D. Duchovny who were able to make us believe in the improbable. No Infringements of these copyrights are intended, and are used here without permission. The story and before unknown characters belongs to me. Gratitude: To Kim Knight, you are the best. You are also the reason I was able to gather my courage and start posting. I thank you for that (there some readers who might not share that sentiment). To my Dennis for just being my Mr. D. To CC and Company, who created the X-Files. Lastly to the readers, you have made this hobby of mine have meaning and your feedback has kept me warm during some trying times. Archive: I'd be honored. Please keep my name attached and let me know where it will be. Thank you. Author's Notes: I had just finished reading Erin Blair's "His New Partner" and sending her some feedback and this story popped into my head. I hope you enjoy it. The New Assignment Sara B. 12/05 Dana Scully left Blevins' office, not knowing what to think. This assignment had all the earmarks of a set-up. She knew that her superiors at Quantico were less than thrilled that their best Forensic Pathology instructor requested a field position and she wouldn't put it past any of them to put her in this position. Blevins had denied it when she'd asked if they wanted her to discredit Agent Mulder but the mission laid out to her seemed pretty clear. They wanted Mulder back profiling and they wanted her to provide the match to ignite the flame to burn him. If anyone was that nave as to think that Dana Katherine Scully would just capitulate they were fools. Oh, she would do her job to the letter. She would write reports detailing her experiences with Agent Mulder but she would not slant those reports to meet anyone's agenda; not Blevins' and not Mulder's. She reached the elevators but changed her mind before boarding. Dana turned and headed toward the library; she had some investigating to do. Dana couldn't believe that Mulder's office was actually in the basement. He'd been a star profiler with a solve rate that was nearly unbelievable. He had awards and commendations up the yin-yang so it just didn't make sense that they'd stuffed him down where the 'sun don't shine.' Heck, his reputation was such that he'd been able to convince the 'powers that be' that his little pet project was worth creating his own division to investigate. Her investigation of her new partner had been hurried but she'd been able to get a better feel for the man she was about to meet than the bits and pieces from the rumor mill and FBI legends. From what she'd been able to ascertain, Fox Mulder was not only a genius he was very intuitive. He had an impressive record and he seemed to have been involved in a large number of high profile cases. She also noticed that many times the credit was given to him grudgingly. This made her think that there was something about Agent Mulder that just pissed people off. It might just be as simple as jealousy but she had a suspicion he might do it on purpose. Mulder's profile showed that he was a loner. He'd had a smattering of partners but he seemed to work mostly alone. She could almost see his school progress reports, 'Fox does not work well with others.' Well that was something they would have in common. Her school progress reports always said something similar. Growing up moving from base to base she'd long ago learned not to get too attached to people, so in her own way she was a loner too. 'Can two loners learn to get along and work together and form a successful partnership?' A man crossed her path as she made progress down the hall. He looked familiar; she thought he was one of the agents she'd seen on her way to Blevins' office. He looked embarrassed at being seen by her. Like he was leery of being caught consulting with the basement pariah. If he'd been a weasel she would have described his movements as 'scurrying.' Dana reached the door and read the name 'Fox W. Mulder.' 'Okay Dana it's time to meet your destiny.' End