From xfirelady@hotmail.com Sun May 11 02:01:23 1997 Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files.creative Subject: NEW: Angie IV: Why Me From: xfirelady@hotmail.com -------- Authors Note: Okay guys here is installment four in the Angie series. I got the idea for this one from Cari, many thanks to her. This story starts up about 1˝ year after Angie III. Angie has gone back to firefighting and, well read on for the rest of the story. As always any legitimate comments and/or criticisms are appreciated xfirelady@hotmail.com, but out and out flames will be ignored (or at least put out by my mate Angie.) Disclaimer: As usual Mulder, Scully, Skinner, Kim, Mrs Scully, Krychek, X and CSM are the property of CC and 1013 productions, wish they were mine but their not, yadda yadda. Angela Galeano/Mulder (aka Angie) is my creation. Spoilers: There is a slight reference to Avatar (very miniscule). Oh and this whole story takes place prior to Tunguska/Terma. Classification: S Rating: G to NC-17, only because there is slight violence Summary: Angie gets caught in the middle of the conspiracy. ANGIE IV: Why Me By X Fire Lady "Come on you rugrats." Mulder tries to get the twins to sit still long enough for him to get them dressed. "Mommy will be home soon." Walter Jnr is just standing there staring, but Melissa is running screaming around the table chanting "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy" "Did someone call me." Angie comes through the front door only to be bowled over by the screaming Melissa. "Hey kiddo, did Daddy feed you sugar for breakfast or what." Melissa just giggles at her mother. "Hey I know what I can do, I'll just shake the sugar out of you, how about that" Angie then turns Melissa upside down and holds her by the ankle. This only makes Melissa giggle even more. Mulder just looks at the two women in his life and just shakes his head. Angie spots Walter Jnr, puts Melissa down and, with hands on hips, "What about you sport, you got any sugar you wanna get rid of." His eyes just seem to get bigger at the thought Mulder pipes in "I'll have you know that they had exactly what I had.." he crosses his arms and sticks out his tongue "Fruit Loops." Melissa and Walter Jnr go over to stand beside their father, fold their arms to saying "Yeah Fruit Loops" With that Angie dissolves into fits of laughter herself. After what seemed like forever, there is a knock on the door. "Gee I wonder who that could be.." She looks down at the twins "I'll race you for it." Before they could react, Mulder shoots past the trio "Me first." The twins latch onto each of Mulders legs to slow him down. Melissa yells "I've got him mommy." and Walter Jnr pipes in "No I've got him Mommy." "Aaargh someone get these killer kids off me." Mulder shakes each leg in turn trying to free the twins. Angie races to the door, as she starts to open it she turns around and shoots a victory smile at Mulder. "I win, I win.. Oh sorry can I help you." There is a large black man at the door with a slight smile. "Yes I was wondering if Special Agent Mulder was home." When Mulder hears the voice he instantly picks the kids up and shoos them into the kitchen. "I'm here.", turning to Angie "You better keep an eye on those two for me." Angie shoots him a quizzical glance, but before she could say something she hears a glass break in the kitchen and races off to clean up. Mulder walks out onto the porch, closing the door behind him. "What do you want." "So that was the famous Angela Mulder. You have a nice family Mr Mulder." "Look, I thought we agreed that you would never come here. If you have any information just give it to me and leave." X didn't bat an eye at Mulders rude behaviour, it was almost as if she was expecting it. "I've come to warn you." "Warn me about what." "You know Mr Mulder, you really do have a nice family. It would be a tragedy should something happen to them." "You wouldn't dare" "No Mr Mulder, I wouldn't dare. But a certain associate of ours would. He feels that you and Assistant Director Skinner are become too.." "Look you tell Cancerman that if he ever lays a finger on any of my family I'd.." "You'd what Mr Mulder. Isn't losing a sister enough." "You bastard. If he thinks he can come in and.." "Mr Mulder, you don't know what you're up against. I'm just warning you lay off for a while and you're family will be safe." Before Mulder can say anything else, X strides off down the street. Mulder turns to go back into the house only to see Angie standing there. With just a glance at her face he knows that she heard everything. Angie comes out the screen door and puts her arms around Mulder "Fox.." "Angie I can't talk about this at the moment." "Fox I think we should. I think we all should. Whether you like it or not we are a family and families do stick together." *********************** Later that night The twins are tucked up in bed fast asleep. Dana, Skinner, Mrs Scully, Mulder and Angie are all sitting in front of the fireplace. Mulder has just finished telling them what X said this morning, he is still shaking with a combination of fear and rage. Skinner jumps up. "If that.." "Dad, please. I think we all know what Cancerman is capable of. I've never met him but from what Dana and Fox tell me I never want to." Skinner turns to Mulder "Have you told her everything." he has a sense of fear about him. Mulder looks up at his father-in-law with respect "Yes, Angie and I have no secrets whatsoever from each other" "Dad, I know what he has done to Fox, Dana, Mrs Scully and.." she goes and puts her arms around his shoulder "to you. You have no need to feel ashamed about it. He realised that you were helping Dana and Fox's search, so he did something about it. That doesn't make you a bad person, it makes him one." She leans over and kisses him on the cheek. "What we need to do is to formulate a plan on how we can keep an eye on the kids every moment of the day." Mulder looks up at Angie "and you." "Fox, honey, I really don't think he would come after me. The twins would be the obvious target. At their age they are more susceptible to strangers or" she shudders "brainwashing." Mrs Scully pipes in. "Fox I think Angie is right, she can look after herself but the twins can't." Dana looks up at Angie with a sad face "But I don't want to lose another sister. You are like a sister rather than a friend." "Dana nothing is going to happen to me. If that, excuse the language, asshole ever lays one finger on me or the twins I will personally neuter him." Everyone starts to smile at that image. Angie takes the lead "Okay it is obvious that Fox and I can't be with the twins 100% of the time. What happens when you and Dana are out of town on assignment and I'm working?" Mrs Scully and Walter Skinner both pipe in "I'll look after them". "No offense dad but to those two you are an easy target. You give them anything they ask for." "Hey it is a grandfathers prerogative to spoil his grandchildren." Mrs Scully pipes in. "That's true, but those two know it. Plus you work during the day as well. Tell you what I'll take the twins during the day and you have them at night." Angie smiles at Skinner. "Dad is that okay?" He nods. After another hour everyone starts to leave. Angie walks Dana out to the car, so they can have a talk. "Dee, you know what you said about us being more like sisters.." "I meant it. Missy and I were close but I could confide in you more. Maybe because we are so much alike." "I know. I just wanted you to know that I always felt the same way. You know that I've never had a proper family and before I met Fox, you and your family was the closets I have ever come to a real one." Dana goes over to hug her friend. But before she can Angie stops her "No wait, this is hard to say but I have to." "What is it. There is nothing wrong is there" "Dee to use your language ‘I'm Fine'. No this is a favour." "Anything, you know you don't need to ask." "You aren't going to like this one, but, well, I'm scared. I want you to promise that should anything. Don't turn away from me." She puts a hand on Dana's shoulder "I want you to promise me that should anything happen to me you will help Fox raise Walter and Melissa." "Ange nothing is going to happen to you. We won't let it." Seeing the look of resignation in Angie's eyes she turns away. "Okay, I promise." Mulder comes up to the pair just as Dana makes her promise "You promise what" Before Dana can say anything Angie pipes in "She promises to take the twins to the Zoo next week so we can be alone. Right Dee.." "Yeah that's right." Dana hugs her best friend hoping that she will never have to fulfill the promise she just made. "Bye Mulder, you look after her you hear.." ************************* Six Months pass without incident. Mulder is hoping that X's warning was an empty threat, but every time the phone rings he still hopes it isn't that call.. The phone rings. "Mulder.. Yes, thank you Kim." Just as he puts the phone down Dana walks in. "Scully just in time. That was Kim, Skinner wants us right away." ************************ AD Skinners Office There is a knock on the door. "Enter" "Agents Mulder, Scully." he nods towards the chairs. "I've got your next assignment. There has been what seems to be an attack on two teenagers. They claim that it was done by a wolf who turned into a man as the sun came up." Before Mulder or Scully could answer, Skinner hands them the file with a note on top . The two agents nod in understanding. "You have just enough time to get home and pack, Kim has the tickets." The two agents leave without saying a word to the Assistant Director. ********************* ten minutes later Walter Skinner strides into Mulders basement office. "Mulder I realise that you are concerned about leaving Angie and the twins alone." Mulder looks at him "Me concerned Naah, I love sweating bullets." "Mulder.." Dana gives him a look that could kill. "I'm sure that he is just as concerned as you." "Sorry sir, I didn't mean that." "That's quite alright. I've already spoken to Maggie and Angie. Angie is on night shifts this week so I'll move in while to look after the twins while you are gone." "Thank you sir. Look if you don't mind I'll be going home to pack." "Agent Mulder, could you give me a lift my car is in the shop." "Of course sir.." "Mulder, if you don't mind call me Walter outside of work. Sir is a bit to formal coming from a son-in-law" Mulder gives a wry smile "Okay Walt." **************************** Two nights later approx 10:30pm - an Abandoned Warehouse You can see the flames blocks away. Angie's adrenalin is pumping in overload. She is uneasy about this fire for some reason Without hesitation, she jumps out and follows the orders of her lieutenant. She dons Breathing Apparatus and goes in with a hoseline. She had been in for only 10 minutes when all of a sudden everything went black. ************************* 40minutes later "Sir Angie hasn't returned yet. Her air is nearly run out" "Damn, where is that backup." A siren can be heard in the distance. "Shit Dan you don BA and follow her line, get her out of there now." He follows the line, at the end Angie's breathing apparatus is sitting there but she isn't. "Sir her air is here but she's nowhere to be seen." "Get back we'll have to wait for backup." As he turns around a black man is standing there, he just looks at the lieutenant "She isn't there. Tell her husband he was warned." Before the lieutenant can say anything the backup unit arrives. In the split second that it took for him to glance away X was gone. ************************ The Mulder residence Walter Skinner was sitting at his laptop trying to get his paperwork finished from earlier. He was surprised at the knock on the door, looking at his watch he realised that it was nearly 3am. When he sees the police at the door he immediately tenses up. "Are you a.." the officer checks his notebook "Special Agent Fox Mulder." . "No officer I'm his father-in-law. Agent Mulder is out on assignment at the moment, can I help." The officer does a double take when he hears Skinners voice. "Excuse me but aren't you Assistant Director Walter Skinner." "Yes, why?" "Sir can we come in." "Yes, yes of course come in.." "Sir, I'm afraid we have some bad news. At 10:30pm your daughter Angela Mulder was at a warehouse fire." Skinner just falls into the lounge. "At this fire Angela was sent in to do a recognisance. After approximately 40minutes the lieutenant sent in the other firefighter to find her. They found her breathing apparatus, but at this stage they have been unable to find her.. her body." "She's not dead." "Sir, there is little doubt that without breathing apparatus she would not have been able to survive." Walter Skinner looks the officer in the eyes, stands and through gritted teeth "I Said She is NOT DEAD. They took her." "Sir..", but before the officer could continue, Walter Jnr comes padding in over to Skinner. "Grampa, where's mommy I had a bad dream." Skinner picks the scared little boy up "Hey sport, mommy is busy at work at the moment" He turns daring the officer to say something. "Tell you what why don't you come and sleep in my bed, how about that." Walter Jnr nods his head. "If you don't mind officer.." Taking their cue to leave, the two police officers stand "You will tell.." Skinner cuts them off before they can say anything else in front of Walter Jnr "Yes officer I will tell the Agent." Closing the door on the officers he turns to Walter Jnr, who is now yawning widely "Okay sport, lets get some shuteye." ********************************** Sametime - Somewhere in Nevada As usual Mulder can't sleep, but this time he can't put his finger on the real reason. He gets up and decides to go for a run. Just as he is about to leave something tells him to go to Dana's room. At his knock on the door a sleepy Dana can be heard "Go away Mulder." "Come on Scully, open up." He smiles when he sees Dana in her US Navy oversized T-Shirt peering through sleepy eyes. "Mulder it's 4am for gods sake." "Sorry Scully, I couldn't sleep and I thought.." Before he could finish his Mobile starts to ring. "Mulder.. Sir.. what.. oh god no..." Mulder sinks onto Dana's bed. Dana takes the phone from Mulders hand "Scully here, Sir, oh no.. Yes sir we will be on the next available flight back.." She rings off and looks at Mulder. Realising that he is crying he goes over, wraps her arms around him. "Ssshh, ssshh.." But even she can't hold back her own tears, so they cry in each others arms. When the sobs subside she looks at Mulder. "Mulder.. Mulder look at me.. You heard Skinner, she isn't dead, she's missing. We'll find her." Mulder can only nod. "Go pack, I'll get the tickets.." "Scully.." "Yes Mulder" "Thank you.." "Don't thank me until we find her.." She gives him a hug and shoos him off to pack. ************************* A cell somewhere Angie slowly feels the bump on her head and looks around dazed. She smells cigarettes. "Who's there.." "Aah you're awake. It is nice to finally meet you." he lights yet another Morley. "Well I would like to say the feeling is mutual, but my Grandpa taught me never to lie." "Your grandfather is a nice man. So as your mother.." At the thought of him even near her mother she screamed at him "Bastard, who the hell do you think you are. What do you want with me." "I don't want anything with you. It is your husband that I want." "If you touch Fox, I'll.. I'll..." "You'll what. You can't scare me, I've seen presidents die." "Oh purlease, I've seen grown men cry at the limp body of a baby that I've held in my own hands. So if you think that line of yours scares me.." "Touche. I'll leave you to your thoughts, that is all you have left now.." Angie lunges towards the man and manages to scratch his face before she is held back. Cancerman touchs the blood on his cheek "It will be an enjoyable experience breaking your spirit my dear." Angie spits at him "Don't my dear me you asshole. Didn't your momma ever tell you never to fight a lady, we fight dirty." Cancerman just throughs his head back and laughs. Angie hears the laughter in her head long after the door has closed. ************************ Fire Brigade HQ "Why didn't you wait for backup.." Mulder and Scully come through the door as Skinner is screaming at the lieutenant. "Sir.." before he continues he sees Mulder and goes white.. Mulder just goes up to the lieutenant and punches him before Skinner can stop him. "It is your fault, if anything has happened to her I'll.." Dana puts a hand on his arm "Mulder, stop. It isn't his fault, it's that bastard that took her." The lieutenant shoots a look at her "How did you know. I haven't even told the police about.." Mulder looks menacingly at the lieutenant "You didn't tell them what.." The lieutenant can't look at Mulder he is ashamed to tell him. "After we found her BA I turned and there was this man.." Skinner butts in "Was it a tall black man." "Yes. How did you.. Don't mind, anyway he said that she wasn't in there that I was to give her husband a message" Mulder slips down into the chair. "I'm her husband.." The lieutenant figured as much, that is why he didn't want to say it. But he realised that the man has a right to know "he said to tell you ‘You were warned'" Mulder starts to sob "Why me.." *************************** One Month later - A Cell Somewhere Angie couldn't tell if it was day or night anymore. She was either kept in the dark or in a bright light. The only thing that kept her going was the memory of her family. Fox, Dana, her father and her beautiful twins. She was sure that they wouldn't be hurt. The door opens and the lights go on. She can see the familiar silhouette against the doorframe and involuntarily shuddered. But managed to pull herself to her feet "What do you want now." The figure lights a cigarette. "I've got a playmate for you my dear." Angie spits at him. "Remember the last time you called me that. Well now I'm pissed off.." "Tsk tsk, now I don't want to have to get violent with you do I.." Angie touches her cheek which is still bruised from her last encounter with this thug. Before she can respond a man is thrown into the cell with her and the door closes. There is a groan from the prone figure. Angie senses something familiar rushes over and touches the mans shoulder. He looks up and scoots over into the far corner away from her. "Andre, is that you." At the familiar voice Alex Krychek looks up. "Angela, oh my god don't tell me they got to you too." He tries to stand but is too weak and falls. Angie rushes over to him. "Alex, I didn't realise those bastards were so desperate for me to crack to bring you into it." Krychek is confused. "What do you mean. Didn't they bring you here to get me to talk." Angie goes over to him and tries to tend to his wounds. "No they brought me here to keep my father and husband in line." "But your father died when you where 13 didn't he. So why would he want to get to a dead man." Angie realises that Alex doesn't know about her life since leaving Australia. "God Alex, has it been that long since we kept in touch. I've been married and had twins. I also found out that my father wasn't my biological father." Alex looks up at Angie "Well I suppose congratulations are in order, who are the lucky guys." "I don't think you know them. They are with the FBI" Alex shudders. "My husband is Fox Mulder and my father is Walter Skinner." Angie sees him shudder. "What, what's wrong." Alex realises that if he tells her he will lose a friend, something that he hasn't had in a long time. But he realises that he must tell her "Has Mulder ever told you about how his father was shot." "Yes he said that this madman, actually he referred to him as Ratboy, killed his father, Dana's sister and tried to frame him for both. Why.." "So he never actually told you his name.." "No he didn't..wait you don't mean.." "Yes Angela that was me. I'm sorry, I was being influenced by that sicko Cancerman. I've been trying to make amends to them. To make them realise.." Angie just backs away. She can't understand that one of her oldest friends is the same man who has caused her family so much grief. "How could you.. You were never like this when we were.." Alex realised that he made a mistake telling her, he was going to loose yet another friend. "Angie please, I wasn't myself. He made me do it." All of Angies anger started to ball in the pit of her stomach. She just screamed and raced over to Alex and starts kicking and punching him with all her might. Outside a guard looks at the smoking man "Do you want be to break it up.." "Not quite yet, give her a couple of minutes then get him out of there." ************************ The Mulder residence - Two weeks later Skinner and Mulder come in with the twins and loaded with groceries. "Hey jnr, where do you think your going." Walter Jnr looks up at his grandfather "I gotta go.. I gotta go NOW." Skinner just smiles. "Okay sport, your excused. Don't forget to wash up for dinner." Skinner turns to Mulder, he has been helping Dana and Mulder with the twins but he is worried about him. Mulder just doesn't seem to care anymore. Before he can open his mouth Walter Jnr comes flying back "Dad, dad," Mulder looks down at his exited son. "What.." "Moms in the shower and I can't wake her up.." Mulder and Skinner look at each other and burst out of the room into the bathroom. They hear the shower running and see Angie curled up on a bloody ball underneath it. "Dad call 911 quick.." As Skinner races out to the phone, Mulder turns the water off and picks up his unconscious wife. He places her onto their bed and rushes to get some towels to wipe the blood away. In what seems like hours but in fact is only 10 minutes the paramedics are at the front door. They try in vain to get Mulder away from Angie so they can take her to the hospital. "Sir your wife will be alright, but.." "No I'm not leaving her. I'm never leaving her again.." Skinner looks at the paramedics "I'm Assistant Director Skinner of the FBI, I'm sure that there will be no problem with Special Agent Mulder accompanying his wife to the hospital." The paramedics look at Skinner realise that they can't get Mulder away from her. "No, no problem at all sir." Skinner turns to Mulder "Mulder, son. I'll look after the twins until Margaret can come to sit them, then I'll come straight to the hospital." Mulder looks at his father-in-law. "Thank you sir. I greatly appreciate all you've done.." **************************** The next day - Intensive Care Unit Angie starts to wake up. There is something in her throat that stops her from swallowing. . She looks around the room and sees Mulder lying in a chair beside her bed with his hand in hers. She gently squeezes it. At the light pressure of her hand, Mulders head shoots up. "Hon, your awake. No don't try and talk you've got a respirator in. I'll call the doctor to come and take it out.." Angie holds onto his hand with as much strength as she can muster stopping him from going. "Okay, Ange I won't go away. DOCTOR SOMEBODY.." At Mulders screams the doors burst open a doctor and nurse are standing there "Well, Sleeping beauty awakes. Just wait one minute, I'll remove the respirator. Now this is going to hurt a bit.." After the tube is removed Angie asks for water. Mulder is crying with joy.. "Fox, what's wrong. What happened to me.." "Honey, don't you remember. There was an accident at work." Angie whispers "I can't remember, wait a minute. I remember someone called Alex, but everything is fuzzy." "Don't worry honey. I'm sure with time you will remember. The only thing for you to do now is to get better." Angie starts to get drowsy. "Fox.. Promise me." "Anything, I'll promise you anything.." "Promise me you will never leave me." Mulder just looks at her with the love shining in his eyes. "I'll never leave you again. I love you.." As Angie dozes off she whispers "I Love you too...." THE END. -------------------==== Posted via Deja News ====----------------------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Post to Usenet