From: ~*JeSSiCa*~ Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 18:14:49 -0600 Subject: ENTRAPMENT Source: direct Reply To: spooky_1013@attglobal.net ENTRAPMENT By Jessica Robinson spooky_1013@attglobal.net SUMMARY: Mulder and Scully take a nice little trip to the forest...or is it? RATING: R for Language CATEGORY: X-File/Humor/UST SPOILERS: Umm...through Season 6 DISCLAIMER: If you recognize a character, then obviously they're not mine. Lu & Rob are though. The characters and the X-Files belong to our 2nd god, Chris Carter, and the less than holy 1013 Productions and FOX. I'm just borrowing them for a while. But I promise I'll give them back!!!! :-) No copyright infringement intended. Just havin' fun. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: I would like to thank me, myself, and I, for doing such a great job with this story, and really running with it. All of my hard work paid off. *g* XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (1/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ~*~When I am unhappy and feeling lonely And this whole world of mine comes tumbling down, You are the someone on whom I can depend, It's nice to know that I have you my friend. ~*~ "This is great. This is fitting." Scully wiped her face, beaded with perspiration, & swatted at another mosquito. "I thought you knew where you were going." Mulder opened his mouth to protest, but nothing came out. He knew she was right. His thought process was interrupted when he heard a groan, followed by the cursing. He couldn't help but laugh when he turned around & saw what had happened. Scully had been trying to keep up with him, & in the process, didn't see a small, downed tree obstructing her path. She coughed, wiped her dirty hands on her jacket, then joined the standing world again. "Hey Scully, watch out for that big log right in front of you. They just put that there." She glared back. "Shut up Mulder. Just shut up. That wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for you." Mulder raised his eyebrow in question. "What? Me?" "No Mulder, the paranoid little man behind you. You just couldn't take someone who knows the forest. Rather play 'boy scouts', huh?" "Hey that's not a bad idea." Scully rolled her eyes & pushed past him. "Where are you going?" "I'm trying to find a way out of here before nightfall." He smirked. "Well, Ice Queen, I hate to tell you, but you're already going the wrong way." "What?" "Yep. See, when we entered the forest, we were heading away from the sun. That was mid morning. Now we should be heading away from the sun again, not toward it." "Whatever. I just want to get out of here. One day of creepy crawlers is enough for me. And I haven't seen any sign of this 'UFO Landing Sight' you think you heard reported." Mulder shrugged his shoulders. "It's here. I know it." Scully rolled her eyes again. "Yeah, well, I'm hot, sticky, tired, hungry, thirsty, my head hurts like hell, & most of all, you're starting to annoy me. Not like that doesn't happen very often. So let's get back before I have to resort to murder." "Fine, since you just wasted 15 minutes blabbing about nothing. Are you done yet?" Scully looked around. "If there is a man in the forest, and there is no woman to hear him, is he still wrong?" Mulder puffed. "Do you want to get out of here sometime tonight, or not?" Scully smiled as she headed AWAY from the sun, not TOWARD it. "Just food for thought." They had been traveling in silence for about half an hour, when Mulder spoke. "Hey Scully, I think we should stop now." She turned around to face him. "Why?" "Hmm. Let's see. Maybe because I can't see 5 feet in front of me." He hoped he would persuade her. He knew she needed rest, & he did too. So he sat with his back against the nearest tree, & motioned for her to sit also. She sighed, then gave in. But just as she was about to join Mulder, she heard a 'click' in her ear. No sound an animal could make. Only . . . a gun. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (2/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ~*~You and me, the two of us together, We go on and face the world no matter what happens, No matter what gets in our way, we'll see it through, day to day, Right up until the very end, It's gonna be, me and my friend ~*~ She froze dead in her tracks. Mulder must have heard it too, because he was squinting to see who the shadow belonged too. She saw Mulder reaching into his jacket pocket for his gun. A gruff voice boomed from behind her ear. "Uh Uh. I don't think so. Reach in there any further 'an I'll blow her head off." He had Scully in a neck lock, & the gun pointed at her temple for emphasis. The man spoke again, not to Mulder or Scully, but another figure behind Mulder. "Get 'em Lu." Before Mulder could react, 'Lu' hit him over the head w/ a bat, sending him sprawling onto the ground. He then tied his arms together. Scully tried to break away, but her captor help her firmly, binding her arms also. He bent down & whispered in her ear. "Sorry babe. Your turn's comin' up." He grinned evilly. Even in the darkness she could see his yellow teeth gleaming disgustingly. He pushed her forward, & that irked her. She exploded. "Who do you think you are, waving guns around in people's faces, & pushing them about like rag dolls??!! Can't you see he's bleeding??!!" She directed her elbow toward Mulder, who had a stream of blood running down his face. He stopped, & motioned to his assailant. "Go on. I'll be there in a minute." Lu nodded, & half dragged, half carried Mulder along. "Sure thing Rob." Rob bent down directly in Scully's face, grabbing her chin sternly. "Such a purdie face. Wouldn't wanna hafta mess it up. So listen here bitch. I don't have time tp put up with your shit. If anyone asks questions it'll be me. Are we clear?" His breath was curdled & sour, & she almost gagged. She greeted his hostile reply by spitting in his face. "Go to hell." Big mistake. He took the gun he had been threatening her with, & slammed it into the side of her head. She moaned & fell to her knees. He bent down. "Are we clear now?" She spit out blood that was beginning to drain into her mouth. "Crystal," she grumbled. He jerked her up, & she stumbled, following him into the abyss. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (3/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ~*~When I get crazy, you understand me, You overlook the things I don't mean to say, You lay beside me when things go wrong, I am never lonely knowing you're along. ~*~ She awoke to darkness that early dawn. Or was it mid-day? She couldn't tell. She was cold & shivering, something new for her, because the last time she checked, she was sweating like a pig, & slapping at mosquitoes. The ground she was on felt like rock, and when she opened her other eye, her suspicion was confirmed. She was in a cave. Light was filtering in through the cracks in the wall. But before she had time to process the situation, a thought popped into her head. Mulder. Her heart sank. She shot up to her knees, scouting the area for an instant. But then everything on one side began to turn black & red. Her head pounding with the force of thousand hammers. She held her head & rocked back & forth, moaning. The quietness was interrupted by a cough. She looked up to see the man's accomplis. She couldn't recall his name. He was scrawny & half-bald. She was about to do an 'in-depth' analysis, but a roll of duct tape caught her eye. He noticed her looking at it, & spoke. "Sorry, Rob says I hafta do this." "Wait. Where's Mulder?" Lu looked around suspiciously, as if the walls threatened to attack him if information was divulged. "He's safe." She continued on. "Why are you doing this? What do you want?" Lu flinched. "Ummm, see, you & your boyfriend or whatever almost stumbled upon it's sight." Scully thought for a minute. 'Hiding Grounds?' The it hit her. "The UFO landing sight?" He shook his head. She couldn't believe it. "I told Rob to let y'all go, but he wouldn't listen. You were looking for it, weren't you?" Scully paused. "Yeah. My PARTNER got an anonymous tip that there was a UFO hiding ground somewhere in these woods. He was just following it up. I was tagging along. I didn't actually know it really existed. And we didn't find anything, so we decided to leave. That's when you & your friend showed up." She thought. "Are you serious? Does it really exist?" "Yep. Can't miss it." Just then a sharp pain coursed through her head. She grimaced, & held her head as if it were about to break into a million pieces. Lu noticed she was in pain. "Umm. Sorry about last night. Rob's not always that bad." She scoffed. "Could've fooled me." She lifted her head out of her hands. "By the way, what's your name?" "Lu." "Lu. Okay, Lu. I would really appreciate it if you would tell me where Mulder is." Lu hesitated. "He's in another chamber, deep inside the cave. Not far from here. Later I'll ask Rob if you can see him." "Thanks." She paused. "Lu..." "Yeah." "What do you get out of doing this? Out of keeping my partner & I tied up like lab rats. Excitement? Pleasure?" Before he could answer, footsteps from behind interrupted the conversation. Lu's eyes widened. "That's Rob. Gotta put this over your mouth." Scully protested. "Rob, don't do this......" He put his hand up. "By the way, what's your name?" "Scully." "Scully. Okay, thanks." He covered her mouth with duct-tape just as Rob came into the chamber. "Yo Lu! You idiot! What took you so long?!?!? Get your lazy ass in here & help me with this gadget!!!" Lu cringed, then got up & followed. Scully eyes widened at the mention of 'gadget'. What gadget? Was it a bomb? 'Oh god', she thought. Was he going to blow them up? Ron noticed Scully was awake. "Well, hello Sleeping Beauty, enjoy your nap?" She stared at him, then mumbled something, unhearable under the duct-tape. Apparently, he caught on. "Ah hah hah. What did I tell you about that?" He was kneeling down in front of her now, pulling up his sleeve and about to remind her, when Lu intervened. "Rob, I think I hear Mulder." Rob stood back up. "Yeah, I'm coming." "Don't go anywhere. If you're good, I've got a surprise for yah." He pushed past Lu, nearly knocking him over. "Come on, stupid. Wouldn't want Mul-dar to get up & come kick our asses." Lu thought for a second before following. Had Rob overheard his & Scully's conversation? If so, he was in deep shit. But he followed, despite that. Scully was too tired to ponder on an escape route, and short of a miracle, & a SWAT team, they wouldn't get out of here anytime soon. She knew she had to get out soon, before there was nothing left of her but itty bitty Scully bits. And Mulder too. But she sub-consciously put that thought on hold, & drifted off again. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (4/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ~*~You and me, the two of us together, We go on and face the world, whatever happens, No matter what gets in our way, We'll see it through, from day to day, Right up until the end, It's gonna be, me and my friend. ~*~ ***Somewhere in 'Spookyville'*** He was on a beach. Sprawled out flat on his back, he felt quite content. The wet sand penetrated through his shirt, soaking him. He could hear a child's laughter in the background. But yet he couldn't look to see who his visitor was. He was frozen. But the sound got closer, and soon, it was right over him. A head popped into his view. It startled him, yet he didn't jump. The little boy smiled & waved. "Bye Fox." The boy was Mulder, no more than 8 years old. Mulder couldn't speak. And even if he could've, he didn't know what to say. But his mind spoke volumes. He screamed at the boy to come back, but it was no use. And as his eyes swelled up with tears, he looked at his chest, now exposed. And written in blood, was the inscription: HE IS ME. Mulder woke with a jolt, a painful one. He tried to sit up, but the extreme pain in his side kept him down. His forehead was beaded with sweat. His vision was blurry, but he could still make out the 'room' he was in. It looked like a cave. And felt like one too. A shiver ran down his spine. His toes and fingers were numb. He looked at his chest rapidly, hoping it was just a dream. What he saw on his shirt was blood. But it wasn't from his chest, as he soon found out. His head pounded horribly. As he reached back to touch his head, he noticed that almost his whole head was covered with dry, caked blood. And in the back, there was a soft spot. He figured it must be a fracture. It sure as hell felt like one. He lay back down, and sighed. Then he remembered Scully. He looked around the room, but no sign of her. Where was she? What had they done to her? 'They.' He never got a good look at the crooks who kidnaped them. Amazingly though, they had not tied him up. Maybe they knew he wasn't going anywhere. He decided to test that, & slowly rose. He fought a wave of nausea & dizziness, and stumbled out of the chamber. Outside was an elaborate system of hallways, all crafted out of rock. Which one was Scully in? He made his way slowly down the main hallway, leaning on the wall for support. Then he heard a familiar noise. Footsteps. Voices. Behind him. He quickly darted into the first secondary hall he came across. There were rows of chambers, all exactly aligned. He hustled into the first one, hoping it wasn't the same destination as the men. He held his breath, & heard them talking as they passed through the hall. "So what are we going to do now? The doohickey burned out, so what now?" "Shut up, fool! You're getting on my nerves!" "Too bad you can't blow them up." Rob stopped in his tracks. "Why Lu, you never had a better idea in your pointless life! How brilliant! We'll blow 'em sky high! That'll teach 'em not to stick their noses in other people's business!" Lu protested. "No!!!! I was just joking! You might blow up the whole 'base' if you try that! Don't do it Rob!" They continued down the hall. "Nah, I'll be careful. This ain't the first time, remember?" He smiled at Lu. "Let's go see our girl. I'm sure she's lonely." Lu protested once again, but they were too far out of sight to be heard. Mulder sighed. He had to get to Scully before Rob did something to her. He felt for his gun, but of course it was gone. But he remembered a small buck knife he had packed in his sock. He looked, and low & behold, there it was, like a beacon in the night. He took it out, and made his way out of the chamber, back into the main hallway. All he had to do was follow them...they would lead him to Scully. But he hoped he wouldn't be too late... XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (5/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ~*~We share the good times, we share the bad times, We meet life head on with its ups and its downs, Some people tell you that life is a lonely ride, But not for us, we travel side by side. ~*~ ***Somewhere in 'Scullytown'*** She had no clue where she was, but it was all so familiar to her senses. Especially one detail. Mulder. She opened her eyes to find him hovered over her. He was talking, but no sound was coming out. He started shaking her, more violently each time, until she was finally driven out of the dream. She then heard the words he'd been trying to express. "Scully! Hey, wake up! We gotta get outta here." She smiled sheepishly, and motioned him to come closer. He did, and she whispered... "Gottcha big time." He returned the grin, but then his expression turned stony. "Hey, come on. We gotta get outta here. Didn't you hear what I said? Rob & Lu are planning to blow us up! Let's go!" She realized that this wasn't a dream anymore, and reality confronted her. She stood to face Mulder, who was already trying to figure a way out. She felt dizzy again, but this time she overcame it. She was surprised to see Mulder in such good condition. The blow to head last night should have slowed him down tremendously. Before she had time to contemplate the situation further (she was good at doing that), Mulder pulled her by the arm into another passageway. But this one was different. Because at the end of the passage....was a light. Their only known way out. And when they reached the end of the tunnel, and the light shown across their faces, Scully knew it was too good to be true. And as unusual as it seemed at the time, she was right. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (6/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ~*~You and me, the two of us together, We go on and face the world whatever happens, No matter what gets in our way, We'll see it through from day to day, Right up until the very end, It's gonna be, me and my friend. ~*~ As they were running from the base, Mulder explained the situation. Rob had set a bomb to ignite in 5 minutes. He had shadowed their movements, and saw the bomb. Big I.E.D. 10 gallons of astrolite. Scully remembered the bombing in Dallas last year, and her heart sank. The bomb tore up at least 2 squares miles, if not more. The results would be drastic. Even if was on a lesser scale tan Dallas, if the wind was blowing even the slightest bit, it would inflict pain on much more than first thought. Rob and Lu couldn't be far behind or in front of them. So, their solution..Run like hell. They had no clue where to go. There previous markings on the trees (flagging tape tied around the appropriate branches) had been destroyed and taken. So that told Mulder that they were definitely ahead. So after 4 ½ minutes of constant running, Mulders heart told him that there was no use trying. They were too far away from anything, and at the rate they were going, it would take them nearly 2 hours to reach any find of safety. So he stopped running. It took Scully a minute to realize what he'd done. She shouted at him, pulling him up and setting him on his way. "There is no way on Gods green earth that you are stopping! Not here, not now! I risked my ass, and yours, to come out here in the first place! And for what?! A field trip?! A 'top secret, classified' alien base?! I don't think so! I'm not about to be blown into itty-bitty Scully bits! And neither are you!" She was still running, as we he. Only she didn't take time to see the road ahead. "We can't get blown up, because when we make it to civilization, I am gonna kick your ass all the way back to D.C.!" Mulder interrupted. "Umm, Scully..." Before he had a chance to say anything else, a great explosion roared up on their heels. Everything went from orange, to yellow and red, and then to black, as they stumbled to the side of the road, & covered each other helplessly in the ditch. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx ENTRAPMENT (7/7) XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx She saw white. Everything was white. He clothes, the room, and the ground beneath her. There was an awful odor hanging stalely in the air, as if it had been there for decades. There was a sterile presence, as well as a chilly one. She shuddered. She then saw white light beaming from an unknown object cemented to the ceiling. Light was also pouring though a hole in the wall. When she opened her eyes, all the way, they burned horribly. So she shut them, and darkness engulfed her again. That's when she remembered. The fire. Consuming them. Mulder. She shot up in the bed, and instantly regretted it. Shock waves pulsed through her head, and it was at that time she also remembered about the captors. They had certainly gotten away, or at least it seemed so. But what after the fire? Was she dead? Was Mulder dead? Her suspicion was graciously denied when she saw Mulder standing at her door. He was grinning he 'boyish' grin. She knew what that meant. She rolled her eyes in the back of her head, and laughed. Mulder had his 'I'm Spooky' tee on. She looked down, and to her expectations, she was wearing the 'I'm With Spooky' tee. Behind Mulder appeared the doctor, who after checking her vitals and surveying her wounds, guessed that she would probably be able to return home in an hour or so. And after Mulder strolled over to her bedside and kissed her delicately on the cheek, they spent the whole two hours sleeping next to each other. But they hadn't been touched. They weren't home yet, but they were well on their way. And after being released, Scully kicked his butt all the way down the hall. XxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxX FINIS xXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXxXx SCULLY: "Mulder, I wouldn't put myself on the line for anybody but you." -TOOMS ~*~I'll be your crying shoulder I'll be love suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life ~*~ Edwin McCain ... "I'll Be" ~*~You're more than a lover, There could never be another to make me feel the way you do, And, oh, we just get closer, I fall in love all over, Every time I look at you, I don't know where I'd be, Without you here with me, Life with you makes perfect sense, My Best Friend... You're my best friend... ~*~ Tim McGraw ... "My Best Friend" All feedback graciously accepted: spooky_1013@attglobal.net