Title: "Rollin' With The Punches"
 
Author: Little Albatross (monicaxrohrer@gmail.com)

Dates: November 2, 2005

Distribution: We Shall Not Forget, and XFMU. Anyone 
else, please ask.

Rating: PG

Category: ficlet, post-ep, Doggett POV

Timeline: After "Within" and "Without"

Spoilers: Within, Without

Disclaimer: If you recognize it, I don't own it. All 
X-Files characters belong to Chris Carter, Ten-
Thirteen Productions and 20th Century FOX 
Broadcasting.

Summary: Doggett packs up his old office and his 
thoughts race about his new assignment on the X-Files 
unit, and his new partner.

Author's Note: This little ficlet is in response to 
the 2005 DSR/FRR Awareness Month "Within/Without" 
ficlet challenge. Enjoy

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The office is dark, and the only light source is from 
the lamp I have on my desk. I look down at my pile of 
law books that were once on the bookshelf across the 
room. I have come so far only to be put down in the 
basement. 

Way I hear it, the X-Files unit is a joke. No one 
gets out of the rut once assigned to the unit, and 
I'll be workin' with Agent Scully. 

I set my law book into the box and look around my 
empty office. 

What'll it be like workin' with her? Our first 
meeting wasn't the best. Got water tossed in my face 
for doin' my 'meat and potatoes' detective work. 
She doesn't trust me. I gave her reason not to in my 
first meeting with her, pryin' like I did with her 
relationship with Fox Mulder. Still don't know if 
those rumors are true or not. 

She seems feisty, yet fragile at the same time. 
That's what I sense anyway. She seems closed off. Not 
sure if that's because of the 'man's world' she works 
in, or something else. 

When I told her I was assigned to her unit, I 
couldn't read her reaction. I don't know if she's 
happy about that or not. I hope I don't let her down. 
I want to do my best. I told her I would find her 
partner. They seem close, he must mean a lot to her.

I sit down and look at my watch. It's almost eight at 
night. A part of me doesn't want to go home because I 
know tomorrow when I wake up I'll be down in the 
basement. Kersh must see me as a threat to him. I 
don't know how since he's one man removed from bein' 
the Director.

Agent Scully and A.D. Skinner warned me that this 
could happen to me. I was set up to fail.

I guess I'll have to keep rollin' with the punches.

The End.

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