Mulder frowned in confusion as he looked around the dark and damp room. He held his gun ahead of him carefully and shone his torch to the left then slowly over to the right. There were some water marks on the walls, but nothing else. He took a deep breath and felt the musky air fill his lungs. Outside the rain was plummeting down and it was hitting the old and broken windows of the abandoned building extremely hard, making a huge noise which was flowing into Mulder's ears, deafening him.
He spun around and thought about Scully, who was going up to the roof to check there. He had told her that he would come with her, but she had told him that she was fine. Mulder wasn't taking any chances though, the building was highly dangerous and suspicious, so he turned and exited the room and made his way along the long, old corridors towards the ladder that led to the roof. As he turned to his right to make his way towards the door he suddenly heard a scream from the roof and to his horror, a gunshot. Mulder gasped out loud as he heard Scully's scream. His heart skipped a beat and he stormed forward with rage and up the slippery ladder. The rain hit him hard and he felt it trickle down his back underneath his shirt. He blinked the rain away as he reached the top of the ladder and then jumped over the edge of the wall and onto the roof. Mulder grabbed hold of his gun again and aimed it ahead of him before focusing. There was no one there. Mulder took a deep breath and felt the fear and rage rush inside his blood. Where was she? The rain was clouding his view and he stepped slowly forward, his feet squelching in the puddles.
Mulder suddenly heard the rushing of feet and the sound of a struggle when suddenly from behind a small hut which was on top of the building Scully was pushed out by the neck of her jacket by a tall man who had a hooded jacket over his head. He held his head low and grabbed Scully roughly, who was trying to break free. Mulder looked at her with sadness and worry, and she lifted her eyes to his. They were desperate and she looked terrified. Mulder felt his eyes sting with angry tears as he raised his gun to the man's head. Scully's hair was hanging wet and loose around her face and Mulder wanted to grab her and to pull her over to his side, behind him, but he couldn't. The man grabbed onto her tighter and she scrambled and cried out. 'Mulder!' She started, but the man grabbed her with his other arm and covered her mouth. Scully scrambled again but he wouldn't let her go. The man stared at Mulder with mad eyes. Mulder tightened his grip on his gun.
'Let her go!' He shouted. The man didn't move. Mulder stood still, trying to focus. Scully's eyes were wide with fear and were looking at him. He couldn't bear to look at her scared face. He clicked his gun into place and felt the rain hit him hard. 'I said let her go!' He shouted again. The man didn't answer again, and to Mulder's horror, he saw the man bring out a knife with his lose hand. It glistened as the rain hit it and he held it up to his side as if he was about to plunge it into Scully's side. Scully saw this out of the corner of her eye and she screamed under his hand and struggled again. Mulder felt his stomach turn and he was ready to shoot when suddenly Scully turned and her eyes opened even wider with fear. She was looking behind him. Mulder frowned with confusion but before he could turn around he felt a heavy arm hit him from behind and grab him around the chest. Mulder fired his gun in shock and the bullet flew into the wall. He heard Scully's muffled scream as the wind was knocked out of him and he dropped his gun. Mulder felt another heavy arm punch him hard in the back and he fell down to his knees, the hard, cold tarmac hitting his knees and the rain seeping through his suit trousers. Mulder cried out in frustration with himself and the situation and then he felt a bag being thrown over his head and he was plunged into darkness. He shouted out as the material was tightened around his neck and his arms were tied behind is back. He was helpless, and he could hear Scully screaming near him. Mulder gasped for air and felt his heart race in his chest when he heard her screams. 'Scully!' He shouted out desperately, but her screams carried on. Mulder couldn't believe it. What were they doing to her!
'SCULLY!' He screamed, and someone grabbed him from behind and got him into a standing position. Mulder felt another pair of arms grab him and he was dragged along unwillingly. Mulder's mind was racing. What was happening to them? Was he going to be killed? He prepared himself to die. Suddenly there was a silence, and he felt the world spin around him. Where was Scully?
The rain was falling down heavily and he could hear it all around him, but not another sound. Mulder fell to his knees and his heart raced madly. He realised he was shaking. 'Scully? Scully?' He called out in fear, but there was no answer. He waited a few moments and felt the cold chill of the wind seep through his wet shirt. Then suddenly he heard two footsteps and before he could shout out, he was hit over the head and felt himself plunge unwillingly into darkness.
She felt something trickle down her back. Scully gasped jumped up in fear and reached out to her back to see what was on her. Was it a spider? A rat? She scrambled desperately and realised that there was nothing there. May be it had just been a trickle of water. She looked around the dark room madly and blinked as her eyes adjusted. She frowned in confusion. Where was she? Suddenly she cried out as she felt agony in her right side. Scully gasped and reached her hand out to cover her injury. She gasped in pain as she felt it, and she rememebered now. It all came rushing back.
Scully closed her eyes as her head spun and was throbbing heavily. She had been with Mulder, and she had gone off by herself onto the roof, and then a man had grabbed her from behind and threatened her life. He had made her scream, which had made Mulder come to the roof. Scully closed her eyes as she remembered what happened when Mulder had arrived. She felt aches and pains all over her body as she remembered how rough the men had been with her, and how she had felt his hands all over her body, like her didn't care where he touched her…
Scully shivered and suddenly felt sick. She took a deep breath and tried to calm the nausea. Her breathing was too fast, she needed to calm down, she told herself. Looking down to her feet she realised she wasn't tied up anymore. After a moment of trying to calm herself, she realised how rugged and ripped her suit was. Scully realised that she had lost her shoes. The cold, dirty floor was harsh on her bare feet. She took a deep breath and felt the agony again. She had been cut in the side, she remembered again, the man had plunged the knife into her while Mulder had been captured. She grimaced in pain as she took a breath. Scully knew that she needed a bandage or something, she had bled on the floor around her. She shivered in fear and the cold as she slowly realised that she was very ill, and she was in a strange place all alone. Where was Mulder? Scully felt hot tears sting her eyes as she looked around the dark room and felt terrified. Was Mulder dead? She felt a hot tear run down her cheek and in sorrow, she buried her head in her arms and tried to hide from the world.
Suddenly the steel door burst open and Scully jumped out of her skin. She gasped as a man pushed into the room and he was grabbing hold of another man, who had his head down and… Scully gasped. It was Mulder. She felt her heart race and she opened her mouth wide with shock as the man threw Mulder down onto the floor of the cell and then turned and slammed the door shut.
Scully waited for a moment as Mulder struggled on the floor to get onto all fours. She felt her hot tears roll down her cheeks. Mulder hadn't seen her yet. He looked so weak and tired, like they had been beating him. Scully shook her head in disbelief.
Mulder felt his whole body ache with pain and tiredness as he hit the floor. He listened as the door slammed shut and waited for a moment of peace. Slowly, he managed to push himself to all fours and he grunted in frustration. He slowly raised his head to look around the room and saw that it was a dark, cold and damp room. Where was Scully? His mind was racing for fear for her. Mulder turned to the left side of the room and then suddenly, he came across a figure in the darkness, a woman. Scully.
'S.. Scully?' Mulder gasped in surprise as he saw her tiny frame huddled in the corner. He felt his heart race with relief as he saw her eyes widen. 'Scully!' He cried out desperately, and rushed towards her. She looked at him with wide, terrified eyes. Mulder reached her and grabbed her hand. He saw that she was crying, and she looked unlike he'd ever seen her. Completely panic striken. Mulder felt how cold her hands were. He put his other hand over her hand as well and squeezed it to make it warm. He frowned with concern as she looked at him with wide eyes and she sniffed a tear away.
'Mulder…' She gushed. 'I'm ok, I'm ok.' She said quietly, and Mulder knew that she was trying to calm him down. He knew what she was thinking, she didn't need to say anything to him.
'Mu-Mulder, are you all right?' She asked in between shivers. Mulder frowned in concern and looked into her eyes to tell her that he was all right. Mulder raised his hand to her cheek and brushed away her damp hair from her eyes. She shivered as he touched her and she felt great concern for her.
'Scully, thank god. I was so worried…' he started, and kissed her hand gently. 'Shh, it's all right. It's all right.' He said gently, as she slowly raised her arms out to him and she collapsed into his chest. Mulder slowly wrapped his arms around her gently as she shivered in his arms. He frowned with concern as he felt her shivering and he was so worried about her. Mulder kissed her hair as he wrapped her tighter but then she suddenly flinched and Mulder jumped in surprise.
'What?! What is it? Did I hurt you?' He asked in a panic. Scully sighed deeply.
'M..Mulder, I'm injured.' She said in a small voice. Mulder frowned with concern and panic.
'What have they done to you?' He asked. Scully shook her head.
'The man… he cut me.' She said in a low voice, and Mulder felt anger boil inside him. 'He cut me in the side. I've lost some blood, Mulder I need a bandage or something to stop it bleeding.' She said. Mulder racked his brains for a solution.
'How about my shirt, will that help?' He said, and Scully thought for a moment.
'Rip the sleeve off.' She said weakly, and Mulder nodded and started to unbutton his shirt. It was dirty and ripped by now anyway. Mulder glanced down at Scully's bare feet and felt great sympathy for her. Scully took a deep breath and tried to glace away from him as he unbuttoned his shirt and slipped it off, she'd seen it all before of course, but still it didn't stop her feeling a bit embarassed seeing this side of her partner. Mulder pulled the shirt harshly and ripped one of the sleeves off.
'Did they hurt you?' Scully asked him as he ripped the other sleeve off.
'They bashed me about a bit, but that's all. Nothing I havent experienced before right?' Mulder said with a small smile. Scully felt herself smile a little too and felt a little better. She glanced at him for a moment and saw his bare chest. Her heart beat quickened and she had a strange feeling in her stomach. Blushing, she took a deep breath and looked away. Mulder put the shirt back on without the sleeves and buttoned it up loosely. Scully looked back at him and saw that some of his chest hairs were showing on the top of his pecs which were escaping from his loosely buttoned shirt. Scully found herself wanting to hold him and to feel safe in his chest. Mulder looked at her with surprise.
'Scully?' He asked, and Scully snapped out of it.
'Sorry Mulder..' She said in embarassment and Mulder smirked.
'Were you looking at my chest? What's wrong with it?' He asked, as if offended. Scully shook her head and let out a small laugh that hurt her sides and she quickly grimaced in pain and cried out. The smile was gone. Mulder came towards her and grabbed her hand.
'Ok, ok. It's all right.' He said gently. 'You want this wrapped around your stomach?' He asked gently. Scully nodded and shifted her weight and tried to get to a position where Mulder could lift her shirt and wrap it around her waist. Scully blushed again, she was reminded of the first time that they worked together, when Scully had been paranoid that she had the spots on her back, and she had shown her bare flesh to Mulder. She felt his hands touch her stomach and Scully found herself shivering. Why was she feeling like this? Mulder muttered an embarassed 'sorry' and wrapped the long sleeve around her waist gently.
'You've got a tiny waist Scully!' He said jokingly, and Scully smiled a little.
'Thank you.. ow!' She grimaced as Mulder pulled it a bit too tight. Mulder flinched.
'I'm sorry, I'm going to have to tie it. Are you ready?' He said softly, and Scully nodded and closed her eyes. Mulder took a deep breath and then he quickly tied it tightly around her. Scully didn't cry out, and he was impressed with her braveness again like he had been so many times. Mulder finished dressing the wound and he helped Scully back down into a sitting position. He looked at her tired face and smiled at her weakly. Scully smiled back with tired eyes and she looked at him for a moment, like she was reading his soul. Mulder felt as if he couldn't look away from her, her beautiful blue eyes were bearing into him, he felt as if he could stay there forever. Scully took hold of his hand and took a deep breath.
'Thank you.' She said softly, and sighed heavily. 'Who are these people Mulder?' She asked weakly. Mulder shook his head.
'I don't know. I didn't hear them say anything that gave them away. All I can guess is that they're from the governement.' Mulder said. Scully frowned in anger.
'Mulder, would they really go this far?' She asked.
'I don't know Scully. But the case we were working on, that building, it's got to have something to do with this.' He said. Scully sighed heavily and looked to the corner of the room.
'We have to get out of here.' She said in a small voice. Mulder nodded.
'You need to rest first, we'll give it a few days see if we can find out who these people are…' He started, but Scully turned to him.
'Mulder, I can do it. We need to get out of here before we get killed.' She exclaimed. Mulder looked into her eyes again, he saw them glisten with desperation. She could tell she was as afraid as he was. They had no idea where they were or what was going to happen.
'Scully, I can't risk your health…'
'If we stay here any longer who knows what my health is going to be like!' She said. Mulder looked at her with confusion. He didn't know what to choose. 'I know you want to find the truth Mulder, but we can't get killed over this.'
'All right then, so how do you suggest we get out of here?' Mulder said in slight annoyance. Scully looked at him. He was pissing her off now.
'Don't you start that tone with me Mulder.' She snapped, the pain of her side making her emotions worse. Mulder sighed with annoyance and shook his head.
'I'm sorry, we'll have to make a plan.' He said in a small voice and he looked at her with sorry eyes. Scully took a deep breath. 'But first, lets just have a rest. Scully, you're shaking.' He said gently, and Scully looked down at her own body with surprise. She hadn't realised.
'I- I'm freezing.' She said, the reality of the situation hitting her. She felt the cold floor of the room hit her hard and she pulled her arms over her chest. Mulder shifted and made his way next to her. He put an arm around her gently. Scully felt his body heat engluf her and she felt so safe by his side. Scully let her confident side falter as Mulder held her close to her and she felt a hot tear run down her cheek. Scully was annoyed she was showing this in front of Mulder, but she couldn't help it. Mulder looked down at her and brushed the tear off her cheek gently. She blushed and sniffed another one away. Mulder looked down at her bare feet and felt his heart call out for her.
'Are your feet cold?' He asked softly. Scully nodded. He looked down at his own feet which luckily still had his shoes and socks on. Mulder frowned with concern for Scully and he put a hand under her petite legs. 'Come here.' He said gently and he scooped them up with ease. Slowly he lifted them over his own lap and pulled Scully closer towards him.
Scully felt her body get warmed as Mulder hugged her close into him. She felt her feet lifted off the cold floor and into Mulder's lap. Mulder then started rubbing her legs warm and moving his hand down to her cold feet. She closed her eyes, so thankful that he was there with her. She felt him kiss her on the forehead and cuddle her closer. His chest felt so safe and warm.
'Feeling better?' He asked her gently.
'Yes, thank you.' She said softly, and took his other hand in hers. She squeezed it tight to show that she was grateful. Mulder kissed her hair and hugged her as tightly as he could to warm her up. Her small frame was so light in his arms. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He wasn't going to let anything happen to her.