From: ZLFK64B@prodigy.com (MISS DANIELLE E RUTTER) Date sent: Thu, 26 Jun 1997 21:47:06, -0500 Subject: Pure Torture XXXXXX Disclaimer: these things are so dumb... like people are stupid enough to think that we actually own these people. I mean come on! Seriously... if you think that Mulder and Scully belong to me... then you must live in a cave with no communication with the outside world. And you CERTAINLY don't watch Fox on Sunday nights at 9:00. Yes... this is my disclaimer. So sue me because i refuse to admit who they REALLY belong to. But it would just be a big waste of time and money cause you wouldn't get DIDDELY SQUAT!!! Rating: PG? Summary: um... there's really no plot actually. It's just funny. Category: H,MSR (kinda) warning: this is very weird. It may confuse you. Don't read if pregnant, have a severe heart condition, or are afraid of heights. Oh yeah... or if you get confused easily, you have a life, or during your creation you were devoid of a sense of humor. Second disclaimer: none of those authors i list at the very end belong to me either. They belong to themselves. They're real people. I don't have permission to be using their names so i hope they don't mind. Recommendation: after this... read "Everything But The Kitchen Sink" by Amy Schatz. This story fits well before it... and also... hers is written much better. Goodbye, and thank you for putting up with me. Yet somehow i doubt many of you read this anyway... you probably just skipped right over to the story. oh well... my feelings aren't hurt. Sniff, sniff. Enjoy the show!! Pure Torture by: dani zlfk64b@prodigy.com (write me) Dani stood crouched in a corner, gun in hand, child at side. She looked down at her daughter who was watching her movements intently. Kate was only four years old, but was very curious to learn of her mother's profession. Dani looked through the aim hole in her 42 caliber again. Her target stood unknowingly two dozen feet away, not noticing the end of a pistol sticking out of a bush nearby. Dani grinned a wide evil grin and pulled the trigger. There was a shriek of surprise and a loud "thump" as the body hit the ground. Mulder jumped back and pulled out his weapon for protection. He could hear maniacal laughing coming from somewhere near, but couldn't quite identify the location. Just then a woman who looked about twenty, popped out of a bush, grinning ear to ear. She had a gun in her hand. "What the hell did you do that for?!" Mulder yelled at her. She walked to him casually, tugging a small child by the hand behind her. "Mulder," she began, "I would like you to meet my daughter Kate." She acted as if nothing had ever happened. "Oh yeah, and where are my manners?! My name is Dani." She held out her hand for shaking. He stared at her dumbfounded. This girl had just killed his informant.. and she was acting as if it hadn't even happened! He grabbed her hand ferociously and shook it. "What the hell do you think you're doing Dani?!" He yelled again. She laughed evilly. "Oh right. See.. this happens to be 'take your daughter to work day,' okay? And well.. I decided to bring my kid. That's all." "So what are you? Some kind of hit man?" Mulder asked her. "Hit WOMAN thank you." He groaned. "Hit WOMAN.. whatever. Who wanted my informant killed? !" He stopped and thought about that for a bit. Probably a lot of people, he realized. Dani looked down at the dead body once again. She laughed more and she replayed the image in her mind. Now that stupid twit everybody referred to as 'uniblonder' couldn't flirt with her Mulder anymore. No, she had ended that miserable little life. "Hello?" Mulder snapped his fingers in front of her face in effort to regain Dani's attention. Coming back into reality she looked up at her favorite agent. "Right! Um see.. you didn't let me finish. Normally I have a very busy agenda, I do my job well." Mulder nodded in understanding. Dani went on. "Well today, unusually enough, there was nobody I had been assigned to kill. Now NORMALLY, I don't mix business with pleasure but... well today my daughter wanted to see what I did so bad so I thought 'what the heck.' Understandable?" Mulder shook his head in disbelief. "Killing my informant is pleasure?" He asked. "You have no idea." Suddenly coming to an idea, Mulder pinched his arm to make sure he wasn't asleep or anything. Disappointed, he found out he was as awake as could be. "Well what am I supposed to do now?" He quizzed her. "She was just about to give me an important piece of information and you shot her." Dani grinned at the thought. She was going to be having good dreams for years. But she thought that MAYBE she could cut him a break. He WAS after all, the most adorable thirty six year old guy SHE had ever encountered. "Fine," she gave in. "Being the author of this story, I DO have the power to rewind and fast forward as I please. So we will backtrack, and you can get your precious information. Deal?" She held out her hand once again for him to shake. "Deal." Dani turned, took Kate by the hand, and headed back to the bushes. Concentrating fully, she rewound the story right before her eyes. After she was positive that Mulder had received his desperately needed info, she raised her gun once again. A shot could be heard for miles. But it being New York, nobody paid much attention. Mulder screamed in frustration. Stomping over to the bushes, he grabbed Dani's hand and yanked her out of her hiding place. "What the hell are you doing?! You said you'd let her go?!" He yelled at her. Seeing a VERY VERY VERY REMOTELY appropriate time to quote, Dani took it. "'Are you sure it wasn't a girly scream,'" She asked him. "What?!" "You don't recognize that line from anywhere?" She was shocked. How could Mulder not know? Scully had said it to him once. Jeez! She wasn't asking much! "No!" He yelled at her. "Get back on track! You killed my informant and you told me you'd let her go!" "Trust no one Mulder, duh! Besides, I NEVER said that I would let her go. EW! I SAID that I'd let you get your information!" He thought about that and realized that she was right, much to his dismay. "Well what am I supposed to do now." He asked her. "I have no informant." Dani sat down on the ground and thought. This WAS her story, a solution should be simple. Suddenly an outrageous but fun idea sprung to mind. "I can be your informant." She offered. Mulder laughed in disgust. "YOU?! Where are you gonna get your information?" "Hey! I have talents! I know what to do! You know I DID see 'Harriet the Spy'." She told him. "Fine!" He shouted. "I really don't have time for this. I'll give you ten days to give me some worthwhile information, or your fired." "Fired? You can't fire me. What are you gonna do then!? Put a want ad in the paper for a new informant? 'Informant needed for Fox William Mulder. Must be willing to take life threatening risks, hide in the shadows, and get information from top secret places.' I'm sure you'll get lots of offers." Dani laughed and walked off into the night. A silent Kate in tow. yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesy esyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesye Special Agent Fox Mulder entered his basement office early as usual. But much to his surprise, Scully was already seated at HER desk looking through a manila file folder. She turned as he approached, and gave him a rare smile. Holding up the object she asked, "What's this?" "I don't know Scully, why don't you let me see it," he commented. Taking it from her hand, he began to read. It was totally unprofessionally written, and it WASN'T a new case as he had suspected. First, he came across a note, it read: Fox, Can i call you fox? Anyways, kate came across an interesting bit of info for me. Pretty impressive for a four year old, wouldn't you say? But she pointed out the most OBVIOUS fact! I don't see how i could have overlooked it. or you! I need you to meet me down at the docks in about a half hour if you want to know the truth. -dani- Putting the paper back in it's place he located the next item. It was a picture, very sloppily done, and all drawn in crayons. At the bottom there was a signature. Kate. He groaned and closed the envelope to see Scully giving him "that look." "What?" He asked her. "You know what." He smiled and walked over to his desk, turning on the computer. "My new informant," he told her. It wasn't usually something he would discuss, but his relationship with this girl wasn't exactly professional. SHE wasn't professional enough for that! "Sounds like she's got some great info for ya Mulder!" Scully said enthusiastically with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "How old is this girl?" He groaned, the computer was taking a long time to load up again. "She looks about twenty, but I think she may be older. I'm not sure. Why do you care?" he shot back at her. Ignoring the question Scully remarked, "What's with the picture?" Mulder laughed. "She's got a young daughter. Apparently she's a very proud mommy." Getting up from the desk, she walked towards the filing cabinet that she had secretly put in order that morning. If she got lucky, Mulder wouldn't find out. He would NEVER allow something neat in his office. Trying to act normal, she continued the conversation. "Um.. what happened to your last informant Mulder?" She asked. "Dani killed her... for pleasure apparently." He stayed concentrated on his computer which was FINALLY entering windows. Scully spun around at his words, causing a slight distraction. He looked up at her and she gave him a guilty look, but he seemed as though he had no idea what she had done. "She killed her for pleasure?!" she shouted. "Yeah. Weird girl. She's a hit WOMAN. Or so she says." He told her, emphasizing the "woman" part as Dani had instructed. "Sounds more like she needs a mental institution," Scully remarked. He laughed. Just then the phone rang. "Mulder." He was greeted by a silence coming from the other end. Finally, a soft seductive voice spoke up. "Mulder," it said. "I'm sorry, in the note I wasn't too clear. I MEANT for you to meet me at the Reflective Pool at 9:30. It's just that, I get a little caught up in these things you know? It sounded so official before. Sorry once again. Be there, or be square.. whatever that means." And she hung up. nonononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononono nononononononon Dani stood by the ever so famous reflecting pool outside the FBI Building. Mulder was supposed to have been there five minutes ago! But then again, he could have just decided what that what she had to say wasn't worth while. The nerve!! Just then a tall, lanky figure approached. He was wearing a trench coat, and was unbelievably adorable. By his side was a smaller woman. Mulder and Scully. He had brought her? Dani had always thought these things were a private issue. she thought. Scully nearly laughed on sight. This girl was Mulder's new informant? ! Well she had to give him SOME credit. Nobody would EVER suspect her of doing anything wrong! She looked at Dani's side to see a small child. Kate. A tiny little girl, blonde hair up in pigtails, wearing oshgosh overalls. Kate ran up to Scully and took her hand. "Hi Agent Scully!" She yelled at her. "My mommy is your boyfriend's new informant! Isn't that cool?!" Dani chuckled when she heard "boyfriend." "What do you want to tell me?" Mulder asked, finally approaching her. "Why'd you bring her? I thought this was supposed to be a private thing Mulder. God! Don't you know how it's done!? You're the one with all the experience!" Mulder backed away a few steps. Normally, he wasn't afraid of ANYTHING. But there was just something about this girl that frightened him beyond anything he had ever experienced. Yet, it was a different kind of fear. "She thought the folder you left on my desk looked rather interesting. And I didn't really think you'd mind all that much," he explained. "Yeah right. Like you stopped to think about MY feelings when you barely ever question HERS. And SHE'S your best friend!" She shouted back at him. "Is that why you called me here? To tell me I'm not sensitive enough to my partner's feelings? And who told you we were best friends?" Mulder questioned. "It's SO obvious. But to get back on track, I thought that I'd inform you of a VERY important piece of information that I picked up off the web..." Dani began. "Yeah?" "It um... no wait... let me think... I know there was SOMETHING!" She paused and thought for a couple minutes. Finally speaking again she informed him, "I forget. But if I remember ANYTHING, I'll just give you a call if that's okay. Oker dokers?" Mulder rolled his eyes, agreed, and walked to Scully's side. "Let's go," he told her. She joined him as they walked away. Maybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybemaybe maybemaybema Dani sat in McDonalds with Kate, discussing her current situation with Mulder. "Doesn't he trust me?" She asked her daughter before realizing that it wasn't very likely that he did. "I wonder why he brought Scully... you think that has something 'shippery' about it? He doesn't like me! What am I gonna do Kate?!" She whined. Her four year old daughter shrugged and suggested, "Why don't you write the book so he DOES like you." The words entering her mind, and processing through her brain, Dani shot out of her seat. "That's it! I can make it so he DOES like me! It's MY story after all!" She ran around the restaurant screaming like a maniac, while Kate slipped out the door conspicuously as if she didn't belong to the insane weirdo inside. sososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososososo sososososososososososososososo Mulder was in his office doing his work when he felt an odd sensation rush through his body. He shot up from his seat, causing Scully to look over his way. Just then, Scully began to feel a little odd herself. Ignoring it she asked Mulder, "What's wrong?" He slowly eased himself back into his chair and reassured her that he was fine. But neither of them could quite shake that feeling that something was very wrong with this picture. Suddenly, as if a mummy, Scully rose from HER desk and walked across the room and began to kiss Mulder passionately. Knowing he shouldn't respond, he tried to push her away but found he wasn't physically able to. It was as if somebody had taken over his body! The kiss was beginning to get a little more serious when Scully pulled away from him, and then was suddenly at her desk again! He hadn't even seen her travel across the room! Regaining a portion of strength, he began to ask her, "What the..." when all of a sudden Scully wasn't in the room anymore! What the heck was going on here? But all Mulder could do was sit dumbly in his chair and wait to see what happened next. gogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogogo gogogogogogogogog Dani snickered to herself. She now had the power to make anything she wanted, happen. Thank god for Kate to point that out! But she couldn't quite decide whether she wanted Mulder and Scully to become romantically involved in this story. Although she knew deep down, that in HER stories, such a consequence was totally inevitable. In the previous page, she had just had the two agents in a passionate embrace, when she had deleted the WHOLE thing, deciding it wasn't quite right. And then to go even further, she didn't even want Scully in the room at that point. The romantic thing wasn't something that could be done in the work place. No, it had to be done in a better atmosphere. she thought. Just then, Kate entered the room. "What do you think about Mulder and Scully, Kate?" She questioned her. Kate shrugged her shoulders and bit into an apple. "Dunno. They're very nice people." "No I mean like, together. As a couple? Do you think I should make them kiss in my story?" The little girl shook her head violently. "EW!!!" She exclaimed. "Don't do that! Kissing is YUCKY!!!!" She threw her apple down on the carpet and ran out of the room in disgust. Dani looked back at the computer screen. They would HAVE to get together... but where? eateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateateate ateateateateateateateateateateateateate Slowly, Mulder could feel his strength creeping slowly back into his body. Now what was he going to do with it? Coming to a decision, he was about to go search for the mysteriously disappearing Scully, when he went totally limp again. This "other" force was taking over his body again! And now he could feel himself rising once more. He slowly approached the door and exited.. just as he had originally planned. But then, in a flash, he was at the reflecting pool, sitting next to Scully. He felt very relieved, but couldn't express those feelings. He then realized he was talking. "Scully," he was saying. "We've been friends for a very long time now." "Four years.. I know." His head turned to look at her, and Mulder could see that she appeared to be in a trance like state as well. Scared, but a little relieved as well that he wasn't the only one, he mentally smiled at her. But his mouth continued to speak. "And I just thought that maybe you should know something important." "What is it Mulder? Are you okay?" Scully (or the person controlling her) questioned. "I love you" Scully gasped in shock. But then a big smile spread across her face as she leaned in for a kiss. He reached for her as well when suddenly she was gone! And he found himself sitting on the beach, staring out at the water! somesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomesomeso mesomesomeso Dani grinned evilly down at her daughter who was playing with some duplos. She thought she had had the perfect plan, but then began to take to take into consideration what her best friend had once suggested. That she put sexual tension in her stories. Which was EXACTLY what she was going to do. IF she could write it well. But first, she herself needed to reenter the picture. Maybe only briefly, but she WAS the informant after all. Grabbing Kate's hand, she ran off to the White House. Now that she controlled what happened, anything she said could be true. This could solve a lot of problems. fishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfi shfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfishfi Mulder waited patiently outside the FBI Building for Dani to arrive. She apparently had a new piece of information for him. Maybe this time she would remember what it was. He glanced down at his side, Scully stood next to him, staring out at the passing cars. For once, they actually had control of their own bodies. God only knew what they were doing waiting for Dani when they could be anywhere they wanted. And Mulder STILL had to figure out what exactly was going on lately. Just then, he could see two figures bouncing towards him from the distance. Dani and Kate. They were hand in hand, running as fast as they could. Finally reaching him, she placed her hand on his shoulder for support, breathing heavily. Kate just laughed. "I have some information for you that you may find very important," Dani told him in-between breaths. "What?" Mulder asked, not really expecting her to remember... or even have anything remotely important to say. "Scully's cancer... I know how to cure it." His eyes shot up from the ground where they had been previously focused, and looked up at Dani who was standing there with a huge grin on her face. Beaming with pride. "How?" Scully looked over at the two, how could this girl possibly know the cure to her cancer? But on second thought, how did she even know that she had cancer in the first place? Gaining just a tad more respect, she leaned in to hear better. "It's really simple," Dani began. "All you have to do is this..." she placed herself in front of Scully and began waving her hands around like a magician. "Abra cadabra, calamazoo. Scully... I will now cure you!" Acting as if her finger were a magic wand, she tapped her on the head a few times, then stepped back to observe what she had done. Scully groaned. She had actually had a small amount of hope that this girl had a cure for her. Now she knew not to get her hopes up about anything she said. She should have known that before. Annoyed, she turned and faced her partner, rolling her eyes. "Ah," Dani was saying. "You don't believe me? Well then, you just go to the doctor right now, and have that checked out. I'm willing to bet that I'm right!!" Mulder turned around and took Scully by the arm. "Alright. You heard her, let's check it out!" becausebecausebecausebecausebecausebecausebecausebecausebecausebecause becausebecausebecausebecau Dani ran full speed into her house and plopped herself down at the computer. She had to get the story back on track before Mulder and Scully went to the hospital. She needed her control back. Otherwise the doctor might say that the tumor was still there... and her chances at being a good informant would forever be lost. She began the scene with the two just entering the office, and Scully was lying down on the table. "How are you doing today?" The doctor asked. Dani was sure that this was not the way a typical doctor's appointment went, but how would she fix that exactly? Besides, the agents weren't going to complain. As it proceeded, they discovered that her cancer had been cured after all. Both of them were in complete utter shock. But after giving a few complimentary words in Dani's behalf, they were off once again... and suddenly found in a hot tub. they'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey're they'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey'rethey're Mulder splashed his partner gleefully. Well... his body did anyway. His actual mind was trying to figure out exactly what was going on. He was getting used to the scene changes, but now he needed to concentrate on what exactly was causing it all. He sat and watched in stupefaction as his clothes were sucked off and into a little hole in the bottom of the hot tub. And then moments later, reappeared back on his body once again. This was too weird, and he couldn't let it distract him! Just then he realized that he DID have control, for once. He looked over at Scully who had a pleading image on her face. Dani was walking up to the hot tub with Kate at her side... like always. "Like it?" She asked them. "It's you!!" Mulder suddenly shouted out of nowhere. "You're controlling us! Why? How?" She laughed. "Took you long enough. And I expect so much more from you Mulder. Didn't I tell you in the very beginning of this story that I was the author. Everything I say goes... don't you remember that?" He thought back and then slapped himself on the forehead. She HAD told him that. How could he have been so stupid as to forget?! "Well anyway, it's not over," she warned them. "It's actually far from over. I have so many ideas for the two of you... oh god... this is gonna be fun." She laughed an evil laugh and walked off into the night. About five minutes later, the agents were in a tree. yummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummyyummy yu Dani sat intently in front of her computer... mesmerized by the screen, contemplating what she should do next with the agents. They had gotten together every possible way she could think of... and none of those ways seemed quite right. Funny... they always seemed good when other people wrote them. Just then she heard a noise coming from the other side of the room. Turning around, her friend Jenn came walking out of the closet. Dani stared... wondering. Finally she spoke up, "Jenn, what are you doing in my closet?" "I was watching your pet fish." "I don't have a pet fish." Jenn thought about this for a second or two, "Oh, well what are you doing?" She asked. "Subjecting Mulder and Scully to act out my romantic fantasies unwillingly... wanna help?" "Nope, I have to get home. I'll write to you later." "Bye" "Bye" As Jenn walked out the door, Dani could swear she heard applause coming from somewhere in the closet. Getting up, she peeked in the door... but could see nothing. Shrugging, she sat back down, getting the perfect new idea for the two. thethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethethet hethethethethethethethethethethet Mulder sat on "the bench" outside the reflecting pool, waiting for Scully. He had something very important to tell her. He could feel it. Although what this news was, he wasn't quite sure. From the distance he could see his best friend, and partner approaching. He braced himself and stood. She walked over, hugged him, and informed him that no matter what happened, she'd be there. "Good Scully, cause I'm gay." He popped out... shocking even himself. "Really? I am too." She began. "No wait, no I'm not. Yes I am.. no. No, I'm in love with you Mulder, why do you have to be gay. Are you sure?" "No.. yes... no. Well I love you too Scully. But only as a friend, I'm sorry." Just then he reached forward and grabbed her.. pulling her fiercely towards him, slanting his mouth over hers. Breaking away Scully commented, "This isn't how gay people act Mulder." "I changed my mind." Then before he could kiss her again, he was in a video store in the adult section. endendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendendende ndendendendendende Mulder and Scully stood in their usual waiting place for Dani. She had more "important information." And even though this was the only time they were ever free... they thought that they atleast owed it to her to come here. She had, after all, cured Scully. Dani and Kate came skipping up, she had papers in her hand. Handing one to Mulder, and the other to Scully, she began to explain. "See, I've been controlling you.. what you say and what you do. Why? Because I could... because you two are meant for each other and I was actually just trying to help you realize that. Mulder... you've got the story... all the stuff I've put you through. I haven't named it yet, but I thought maybe you could help me with that. And Scully, that's a list." "A list for what?" she asked. "It's a bunch of fanfic authors, and I want you to choose one." "For what?" "To take over my job. See, I've got a lot to do believe it or not. But with the yearbook, and making unnecessary pictures, and going online, and the play, and sleeping... I really don't have time for this." Scully glanced down at the list, leaning over a bit so Mulder could see. "Do we HAVE to pick one?" he asked. Dani just nodded. The list said: Chris Carkner Danielle Culverson Macspooky K@tie Charli Osborne Jeannine Ackerson Eddie Edora Carolyn McAleer Amy Schatz Vickie Moseley Dare Rowan Martin A. Nantus Marnie Bacon Marcia Tiersky Kimberly Blackwell Michael Stevens Danielle Dandrige Mulder closed his eyes and pointed... landing on Amy Schatz. "Guess we pick her," he said. "Kaypers... I'll inform her." Dani reached out her hand for them to shake. "It was really nice working for you." She told them politely. "I never imagined it would be this much fun. And the M&STD... they're gonna love the resulting story." She began to walk away when Mulder said something. "What?" she asked, turning around again. "I said 'Pure Torture," he repeated. "What about it?" "That's what you should name your story." "Good idea." And then, taking Kate's hand, she walked off into the night... laughing. THE END i crave feedback peoples. This is my first posted story and i need reassurance that it doesn't stink up your whole house!!!