[Desc] On the auction block, Jimmy's the first
to go. But who could ever imagine what he's gotten himself into?
[Written by] The Resident Web Vampyr © 2001.
[Date] 15.06.01
[Rating] PG
[Notes] Part 4 of eXposed. | This is my first venture
into the realm of The Lone Gunmen fanfic but I loved them since
day one at the X-Files.
[Music/Lyrics] Hot Stuff performed by Donna
Summer, and You Sexy Thing performed by Hot Chocolate. I got a
hold of the FM/OST recently, and while I was writing this next
part, I can't help but smile at the image of our heroes matched
with these songs.
[Credits] The Lone Gunmen is the creation of
Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz.
[Characters] Byers, Frohike, Langly, Jimmy,
Yves.
[prologue] The Lone Gunmen series may be
cancelled, but the their saga will continue and will remain in
our hearts. The truth will set us free.
BACKSTAGE @ the LIVE BACHELORS' AUCTION, ELVIS BALLROOM
LAS VEGAS HILTON
18:07
Jimmy, with a broad grin, waited in line as the auction
progressed. He was wearing a black tuxedo matched with a white
crisp shirt, courtesy of the dotcom company. Frohike, slipping
his hand in his slicked back hair, was on the same kind of tuxedo
like Jimmy's, but his was looking more of a Valentino-inspired
suit. Langly, who showed up with his hair neatly tied at the
back, pulled in a conservative black tuxedo with white bow &
white vest. The three guys were definitely looking very suave and
very excited, except for Langly, who almost felt that his stomach
was turning upside down.
There were twenty-one bachelors all in all that were chosen and
they were quite lucky enough to be included in the random
selection. Thanks to Yves who conveniently worked wonders through
her laptop.
True to its nature, the dotcom group hooked dozens of computers
for the bachelors' auction event allowing online bidding on each
dock station. While the bachelor's were being presented on stage,
the bidders would have the option to bid through the computer as
the auctioneer announce the bids, live. So far, the highest bid
made was $900 for bachelor number 5.
Bachelor number 6 was called out on stage with a welcomed
applause from the participating ladies, and gentlemen. Cleo
signalled Jimmy that he would be next, making him more excited as
ever.
@ the DOCK STATION, LIVE BACHELORS' AUCTION, ELVIS
BALLROOM
LAS VEGAS HILTON
18:15
Byers and Yves, was seated at console number 12, observing the
people who were gathered that the auction event. They were
wearing the wristwatches wired by Frohike earlier that day. Byers
cannot seemed to accustomed himself with the contact lenses that
he was wearing.
He asked Frohike if there was a way of making a video output
through the usual eyeglasses, but no, Frohike had to insists that
the lenses was the latest trend in video surveillance and that
they had to try it.
Byers kept twitching his eyes every so often that people started
noticing him, one middle-aged man in particular, whose table was
right next to them occupied with two other bachelor-looking men.
Byers turned to look at where he was and inadvertantly twitched
his eyes. Byers got a wink and a smile in return.
Byers sighed in frustration, as he turned to look back at the
console in front to him. Here he was, sitting at a dock station
with Yves, in a middle of an auction event with women and a
couple of men who were desperate to have a date, and all he can
think about was how to get Mr. Winkie here to get off
his back.
Byers failed to notice that there was an activity in his
wristwatch.
"Who's on?" he asked Yves.
"Jimmy's next," she confirmed while scanning the
perimeter.
ON STAGE @ the LIVE BACHELORS' AUCTION, ELVIS BALLROOM
LAS VEGAS HILTON
18:20
The profile of the bachelors were downloaded in every console as
soon as they appeared on stage, complimented by a real-time
webcast. This way, the bidders have a complete information of the
"merchandise".
"Lot #2254-X. Known to be a sports enthusiast, our next
bachelor was a former football jock himself," began the
auctioneer, Hot Stuff was playing on the background.
"But after spending most of his adult life in a locker full
of sweaty men, James decided to leave the fields, and the
lockers, for good."
Sitting here eating my heart out waiting, waiting for some
lover to call...
Talk about a thousand numbers lately, almost hang the phone
off the wall ...
Jimmy pranced around the stage, posing at each of the auctioneer's
pause and tried to match the rhythm of the song.
"James admits that he likes hanging out with his buddies,
but not as much as he likes spending time with women," said
the auctioneer emphatically, "Don't you love a man like him, ladies?.." he said.
Looking for some hot stuff baby this evening...
I need some hot stuff baby tonight...
I want some hot stuff baby this evening...
Gotta have some hot stuff...
Gotta have some love tonight...
Jimmy gave a broad smile to the delight of the bidding audience.
"...And gentlemen?" the auctioneer said in finality.
Jimmy's smile turned into a frown when he heard the last word
mentioned by the auctioneer. Jimmy doesn't have any problem with
the "gentlemen", but it was definitely not his cup of
tea.
Yves noticed how uncomfortable Jimmy was, and smiled at the
thought. Soon the bidding started. The public were given 1 minute
to bid. Byers and Yves watched as the numbers go up.
$100
$125
$150
$200
$300
$325
$360
Jimmy watched nervously as the countdown started. A big clock
hung above the stage, "10, 9, 8, 7,"
$930
$945
$1300
"3, 2, 1."
$1350
$1500
"Going once, going twice," the auctioneer paused,
"Sold!"
Jimmy tried to look for the person who bid the highest for the
evening amidst the blinding stage lights. The auctioneer requested the
winner to step forward and claim the prize.
It was Mr. Winkie.
TO BE CONTINUED...
eXposed
By: The Resident Vampyr
The Lone Gunmen attends an annual computer convention show in Las Vegas to expose an online bachelor's auction company only to find themselves caught up in their own web.
Rated: Fiction K - English - Adventure/Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 4,818 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: Jun 19, 2001 - Published: Apr 26, 2001 - id: 266525
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