Chapter 5: The Windego
The next day proved to be pointless. Scully had done an autopsy on the body, but found nothing significant. Mulder and Green decided it would be a good idea to close the construction site till the case was solved. Glynis spent the day in town, talking with the locals to see if she could find any thing else out that might be useful. All attempts were to no avail. Scully found nothing wrong, except for the fact that all his bones were broken, the developer refused to close the site even with a warning from the FBI, and no one would tell Glynis anything she already new. The town was running scared. Everyone was afraid they would be next.
That night they got a call from Green telling them there had been another murder. The three left to meet Green in the woods.
"Do you think the Windego killed this one, Mulder?" asked Glynis.
"Yes, what else could crush every bone in under 2 minutes?" They walked the rest of the way in silence. Soon they heard the Sheriff calling to them. Agent Mulder shown his flashlight beam in the direction of the sheriffs call.
"Sheriff?" he called, when the light didn't reveal him. The wind started to blow as the trio continued to walk in the direction of the Sheriff's call. Scully thought she heard Green call from behind them, and turned around to look. No one was there, when she turned around Mulder and Glynis were gone.
"Mulder?" she called. Great, she thought.
"Scully?" Mulder turned around and answered her call. She wasn't anywhere. With a puzzled look, he turned to ask Glynis if she saw where Scully went. Glynis was gone. He was alone in the woods.
Glynis stood alone in the dark forest. Her flashlight had just died and she was scared. She looked slowly to her left and then to her right. The wind began to blow even stronger then before. It carried with it the voices of Mulder and Scully calling to her.
"Glynis?" came Scully's voice from the right.
"I'm over here!"
"Glynis?" came Mulder's voice from the left. Then someone else called her. The voice was inhuman and sent shivers up her spine.
"Glynis…" Glynis sucked in a deep breath and stood rigid. The wind just called my name, she thought. I'm next.
"Glynis…" the Windego called to her. Glynis started running. She didn't know where she was going, nor did she care. All she knew was she had to get out of the forest. The low tree branches reached out and caught in her hair and pulled at her clothes as she ran blindly through the forest.
"Dana! Mulder!" she screamed. She continued to run in the direction she thought Mulder's voice had come from. Just then, the wind picked up with such force, Glynis felt as though someone had grabbed onto her shoulders and was pulling her along.
"Glynis!" shouted Mulder. He had heard her desperate scream and was running in the direction of where he thought her voice had come from. The wind continued to blow.
"Glynis!" shouted Scully. She had also heard her cousin call, and was running to where she thought Glynis was.
Glynis couldn't run anymore. The Windego was pulling her so fast her feet could not keep up. The wind rushed upward, and Glynis felt herself rising. O God! It's going to drop me.
"NNOO!!" Mulder had reached a clearing just in time to see Glynis fly up and be supported by some invisible being. The sight was amazing. It looked like she was suspended in a tornado. Leaves and dirt flew all around her in a circular motion. Her fiery red hair was blowing wildly in this great wind. She was held at an angle, her arms hung limp behind her and her legs bent at the knees.
"Please, don't drop her," Mulder begged.
"Why do you worry so?" asked the old Indian, who had appeared from nowhere, "The Windego will only drop her if I ask it too. But why should I spare this girls life? If she dies, then the developers will see that they are not the only ones who are targets. If the town starts to die, then they will leave for fear of killing an entire town."
"It doesn't have to be this way. You could compromise on the site of the development."
"That is not the issue here! This forest belongs to my people! They should not be allowed to build here!" With his anger, The Windego took Glynis up higher.
"NO! Please, I can help you find other ways to stop the development. Killing is not the answer. I can look into different organizations of the FBI and help you find different places to build or find records that this land belongs to your people. That would stop all development. You don't need to kill to get your point across." The old man thought about what Mulder had said. After a pause, he nodded in agreement.
"Windego, let her down," he said.
"Thank you."
Mulder ran over to where Glynis was being lowered. When she got within a few feet of Mulder's outstretched arms, the wind stopped and she fell the last 3 feet. Mulder caught her.
"Glynis! Are you alright?" He asked. That was when he realized she wasn't breathing. The Windego had stolen her breath before he had gotten there. As fast as he could he started CPR.
"Glynis!" he heard Scully call.
"Scully over here!" Scully raced over to find Mulder trying to resuscitate her cousin.
"Damn it, Glynis! Breath!" he shouted at the unconscious girl. As if in response to his words, Glynis took a deep gasping breath. She sat there for a few minutes taking deep breaths trying to regain her senses. Mulder pulled her close to him and sat there holding her as she started to cry. Scully called the sheriff.
"The old man," Mulder said. He looked around, but could find no trace of him.
The next day proved to be pointless. Scully had done an autopsy on the body, but found nothing significant. Mulder and Green decided it would be a good idea to close the construction site till the case was solved. Glynis spent the day in town, talking with the locals to see if she could find any thing else out that might be useful. All attempts were to no avail. Scully found nothing wrong, except for the fact that all his bones were broken, the developer refused to close the site even with a warning from the FBI, and no one would tell Glynis anything she already new. The town was running scared. Everyone was afraid they would be next.
That night they got a call from Green telling them there had been another murder. The three left to meet Green in the woods.
"Do you think the Windego killed this one, Mulder?" asked Glynis.
"Yes, what else could crush every bone in under 2 minutes?" They walked the rest of the way in silence. Soon they heard the Sheriff calling to them. Agent Mulder shown his flashlight beam in the direction of the sheriffs call.
"Sheriff?" he called, when the light didn't reveal him. The wind started to blow as the trio continued to walk in the direction of the Sheriff's call. Scully thought she heard Green call from behind them, and turned around to look. No one was there, when she turned around Mulder and Glynis were gone.
"Mulder?" she called. Great, she thought.
"Scully?" Mulder turned around and answered her call. She wasn't anywhere. With a puzzled look, he turned to ask Glynis if she saw where Scully went. Glynis was gone. He was alone in the woods.
Glynis stood alone in the dark forest. Her flashlight had just died and she was scared. She looked slowly to her left and then to her right. The wind began to blow even stronger then before. It carried with it the voices of Mulder and Scully calling to her.
"Glynis?" came Scully's voice from the right.
"I'm over here!"
"Glynis?" came Mulder's voice from the left. Then someone else called her. The voice was inhuman and sent shivers up her spine.
"Glynis…" Glynis sucked in a deep breath and stood rigid. The wind just called my name, she thought. I'm next.
"Glynis…" the Windego called to her. Glynis started running. She didn't know where she was going, nor did she care. All she knew was she had to get out of the forest. The low tree branches reached out and caught in her hair and pulled at her clothes as she ran blindly through the forest.
"Dana! Mulder!" she screamed. She continued to run in the direction she thought Mulder's voice had come from. Just then, the wind picked up with such force, Glynis felt as though someone had grabbed onto her shoulders and was pulling her along.
"Glynis!" shouted Mulder. He had heard her desperate scream and was running in the direction of where he thought her voice had come from. The wind continued to blow.
"Glynis!" shouted Scully. She had also heard her cousin call, and was running to where she thought Glynis was.
Glynis couldn't run anymore. The Windego was pulling her so fast her feet could not keep up. The wind rushed upward, and Glynis felt herself rising. O God! It's going to drop me.
"NNOO!!" Mulder had reached a clearing just in time to see Glynis fly up and be supported by some invisible being. The sight was amazing. It looked like she was suspended in a tornado. Leaves and dirt flew all around her in a circular motion. Her fiery red hair was blowing wildly in this great wind. She was held at an angle, her arms hung limp behind her and her legs bent at the knees.
"Please, don't drop her," Mulder begged.
"Why do you worry so?" asked the old Indian, who had appeared from nowhere, "The Windego will only drop her if I ask it too. But why should I spare this girls life? If she dies, then the developers will see that they are not the only ones who are targets. If the town starts to die, then they will leave for fear of killing an entire town."
"It doesn't have to be this way. You could compromise on the site of the development."
"That is not the issue here! This forest belongs to my people! They should not be allowed to build here!" With his anger, The Windego took Glynis up higher.
"NO! Please, I can help you find other ways to stop the development. Killing is not the answer. I can look into different organizations of the FBI and help you find different places to build or find records that this land belongs to your people. That would stop all development. You don't need to kill to get your point across." The old man thought about what Mulder had said. After a pause, he nodded in agreement.
"Windego, let her down," he said.
"Thank you."
Mulder ran over to where Glynis was being lowered. When she got within a few feet of Mulder's outstretched arms, the wind stopped and she fell the last 3 feet. Mulder caught her.
"Glynis! Are you alright?" He asked. That was when he realized she wasn't breathing. The Windego had stolen her breath before he had gotten there. As fast as he could he started CPR.
"Glynis!" he heard Scully call.
"Scully over here!" Scully raced over to find Mulder trying to resuscitate her cousin.
"Damn it, Glynis! Breath!" he shouted at the unconscious girl. As if in response to his words, Glynis took a deep gasping breath. She sat there for a few minutes taking deep breaths trying to regain her senses. Mulder pulled her close to him and sat there holding her as she started to cry. Scully called the sheriff.
"The old man," Mulder said. He looked around, but could find no trace of him.