Chapter three
Pennsylvania, Paintball field. Tag: game one.
Dogget walked through the trees in stance. He was feeling on edge. He didn't want to lose, but if he did he didn't want to be taken out within the first twenty minutes.
"Doooogggeeeet, I can seeeeee yoooou," said Mulder's voice.
Dogget looked around confused.
"Dooooooggget, yoooooou looook sooooo prrreeetty," said Langly's voice.
Dogget realized that it was coming from his walkie-talkie.
He answered it, "You guys can't mess with me, it's not fair.
"Yeah, lay off, it's cheating," came Scully's stern voice.
"Dooooooggggggeeeeet," came Mulder's voice.
"Back off, Mulder, or I'm coming for you first," Dogget said annoyed and paranoid as he looked around him to see if Mulder was close to him.
"Doooooggggeeeet, where are yoooooouuuu,?" Langly said and then laughed, "All right, you're right, it is cheating,"
"I thought I was funny," Frohike said.
"Stop it guys," Reyes said.
"Reyyyeess, ittttt'ssss, yourrrrr turn," Mulder said.
"Mulder, shut up," Scully snapped.
"Miss me Scully," he teased.
"Oh, yeah, I'll show you how much with a pellet in your ass," Scully said.
"Kinky," Mulder said.
"All right, guys, let's not start harassing each other," Langly said.
"It was funny, but if I…ow, damn it," Mulder said.
Everyone heard as someone shot at him through his walkie-talkie.
Mulder pocketed his walkie-talkie and rubbed his arm, "What the hell, Skinner, I wasn't paying attention,"
"Well, if you would keep your big mouth shut and pay attention, you would have heard me coming for you," he smiled.
"Hey, Mulder, are you all right?" Langly asked through the walkie-talkie.
"Yeah, Skinner got me," Mulder said.
A chorus of overlapped cheers came.
"Go to hell, all of you," Mulder snapped into the walkie-talkie, "And I think it shouldn't count, Langly, I wasn't paying attention,"
"I got you, it's fair, I'll leave you alone, for now," Skinner said and took off to look for his next target.
"It is fair, I was screwing with Dogget, and I got Spender, I was paying attention, Spender wasn't," Langly laughed.
"Only because you and Mulder are distracting," Spender grumbled.
"Fine, I still don't think it's…oh, come on, ow, damn it," Mulder said trying to duck as Pendrell ran by firing at him.
"Damn it, Pendrell one shot is enough," Mulder yelled at him as Pendrell kept hitting him.
"I know, but I hardly get to use any weaponry being in the lab all day, I plan to make the most of this," he said and then continued onward laughing.
Mulder groaned, "I'm out," he said into the walkie-talkie.
Another chorus of cheers greeted him.
"All of you still can go to hell," Mulder muttered into the walkie-talkie.
"Got that, so who took you out?" Scully asked amusement in her voice.
"Pendrell," Mulder stated.
He heard as some began to laugh.
Mulder turned his walkie-talkie off and headed back for the lodge.
Scully walked past trees and tried not to trip over the low bushes. She had been amused at the exchange she heard over the walkie's. But that would probably be the only highlight of the day.
Scully was getting hot and tired. The game had been going for an hour now, so that meant that all players were in play now. Mulder had been taken out, then Spender, and lastly was Frohike. Scully had gotten Frohike after he had gotten Byres and then she took out Byres. Byres seemed to want to be taken out quickly as he had thanked her after her shot.
She wasn't having much fun now. Everyone was scattered and she hadn't seen anyone for awhile now.
Scully heard rustling ahead of her. She hid quickly behind a tree to see who was coming her way.
It was Diana Fowley. Scully grinned. She had forgotten that she was playing and now Scully was free to fire at her without getting in trouble. Now the game had renewed interest for Scully.
She rounded Diana to get behind her. Scully could see that Diana was just as miserable as she was.
Scully tried to make as little noise as possible. She was successful and hid once again behind a tree.
Diana seemed to sense someone was near. She stopped and looked around. Scully remained still.
Scully then ran full speed at her hitting her repeatedly with the paint pellets.
"Ow," Diana said cowering, but was able to get Scully once, "Enough!
Scully didn't care, she only laughed. She finished her assault and took off running.
"Once was enough, Scully!" Diana called after Scully livid.
Diana just scowled, but was surprised when she was hit from the back. She turned to see Reyes.
Reyes smiled slightly, "Well, you said once was enough,"
Diana growled her, "I'm out," she said into her walkie-talkie and headed back for the lodge.
Scully kept running, still feeling happy.
She was caught off guard when she felt a pellet hit her side. She stopped to see who had got her.
Skinner smiled at her.
Scully just looked at him surprised, "Good shot,"
"You're out then," he stated.
"Yeah, but how come you haven't even been hit once?" Scully asked.
"Guess I'm that good," Skinner said and continued walking.
Scully only shrugged, "I'm out, and by the way, why is Skinner still untouched, he has not even been marked once?" Scully asked as she headed back to the lodge.
"Have no idea," Langly said, "I haven't seen him yet, I'm looking for Dogget now,"
"Maybe he's cheating," Mulder's voice said.
"You're out of the game," Scully said.
"Yes, but the walkie's still work," Mulder said.
"I am not cheating," Skinner said.
"Sorry, sir," Mulder said.
"I've avoided him, he's my boss," Reyes said.
"He's an A.D," Pendrell said.
"Not out here, someone take him out," Scully said reaching the lodge.
Skinner walked around the field. It was going on ten minutes since he had last found anyone. There were only three players left, plus Dogget.
Skinner had been hoping that him being boss to most of the group out here today would pay off. And it did. Most avoided him. He knew that he had been seen by Spender, but Spender had pretended to have not seen Skinner at all. Fowley had done the same.
Skinner didn't mind, he was going to get Dogget.
Skinner was startled by someone moving behind him. He turned and shot, but missed.
He was then shot in the back. He turned to see Pendrell.
Skinner was about to aim, but was hit again. He was out.
He turned to see Reyes.
Reyes then took a shot at Pendrell and then ran.
"Sorry, sir," Pendrell said as he took off after Reyes.
"Yeah, yeah," Skinner said, "I'm out," he said into his walkie-talkie and headed back to the lodge.
He wasn't looking forward to telling the group that it was Pendrell and Reyes that had got him.
Dogget was a bit surprised that he had lasted so long in the game. He knew that there was only three players left. All he had to do now was let them take each other out, or wait until there was only one left.
He heard Reyes laughing. He hid behind a bush. He saw that she was being pursued by Pendrell.
Pendrell and Langly had met up and simultaneously took a shot at Reyes.
"Awww, but it was fun," Reyes said, "I'm out," she informed.
Langly then took out Pendrell.
"I'm out too," Pendrell said in the walkie.
"Good game, hey you didn't bag Dogget, but Skinner is still good," Mulder laughed.
"Thanks," Pendrell said feeling slightly proud, and headed back to the lodge with Reyes.
Langly was the last with Dogget now, but he had to be careful, he had already been hit by Diana earlier.
Langly was still surprised that Dogget had lasted so long in the game.
Langly started moving, searching for Dogget.
Dogget saw this as just perfect. He was positioned behind Langly. Langly was moving away from him. Dogget moved quietly towards him.
Langly didn't hear or suspect that Dogget had him.
Dogget targeted him, "Langly," he said a few feet from behind Langly.
"Oh hell," Langly said turning, but it was too late. Dogget shot and won the game.
Langly and Dogget walked back to the lodge. Langly was in a bad mood and Dogget was just being annoying by singing, "I won, I won, I won, I won," over and over.
They entered the lodge. Langly covered with paint and looking surly, and Dogget clean and singing "I won, I won, I won, I won,". Most of the group groaned.
"How could you lose, you're supposed to be the best?" Frohike said.
"I don't know, like I said too many people," Langly snapped at him annoyed, as he sat next to him .
"Well, it was at least fun," Pendrell said.
"Depends on who you ask," Diana said eyeing Scully.
Scully only smiled at her, "Hey, I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss,"
"You didn't," Diana scowled.
"I know," Dana said contented.
Dogget continued his victory dance and mantra of "I won, I won, I won, I won,", which started to annoy everyone else now.
Langly aimed his gun.
Dogget yelped suddenly and looked at Langly who had just shot at his butt.
"I told you his ass was mine," Langly said nonchalantly to Frohike.
"Good goal, buddy," Frohike smiled.
The group burst out in laughter and Dogget only rubbed his backside, glaring at Langly.
"Anyway, who's ready for game two?" Langly asked.
Author's note: You heard Langly.
