Title - Tears of Yesterday III
Author - Nicky
Rating - PG-13
Category - JMPR, MP/L, MSR
Spoilers: Pretender Season 4, X-Files Season 8 Finale
Summary - Jarod and Miss Parker make some unexpected friends and discover some unexpected ties.
Disclaimer: The characters Miss Parker, Sydney, Jarod, Broots etc. and the fictional Centre, are all property of MTM, TNT and NBC Productions and used without permission. Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox. I'm not making any money out of this and no infringement is intended.
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Chapter 7
* * * * * * * * * *
Miss Parker tries to hold in her tears as she enviously watches
Scully nurse William. She's only been away from Serena for less
than a day, but it already feels like a life time. It's like there's a huge,
gaping hole where her heart should be.
"I'm sorry," Scully says, realizing she was upsetting Miss
Parker. "I should go do this somewhere else."
"No," Miss Parker insists. "It's okay. Really. I just miss
Jarod and Serena. I had such a little time with her. And Jarod
and I . . . " She stops midsentence, letting out a deep sigh and
turning to gaze out the window.
"What is it with you two?" Scully is curious. "You seem really
close. Have you known each other long?"
"Just about all our lives. But like Lyle said, that's a long,
twisted, and complicated story," she sighs again. "So much that
involves the Centre is twisted and complicated."
"What's the Centre?"
"Home, unfortunately. For me, Jarod and Lyle. When Jarod was
just a boy, probably only 4 or 5, he was taken from his family
and brought the Centre. It was because of his genius ability to
do anything. Become anyone."
"You guys were saying he was a pretender," Scully remembers.
"He had the natural ability," Miss Parker nods, continuing on
with her story. "But he had to be taught to do the things he can
do now. Jarod was in that place for most of his life. He only
escaped about 5 years ago. And I was the person assigned to
bring him home."
"Home? It sounded more like prison. Why would you chase him to
take him back there?" Scully asks.
"Jarod wasn't the only child at the Centre. There were so many
others. After awhile, my mother got tired of looking the other
way with what she knew was going on at that place. She decided
to rescue the children. That decision got her killed. For the
longest time I blamed Jarod for that. He was my best friend. My
first love. My soul mate, really. But somehow they twisted that
all around and I ended up hating him. After my mother died, all
I had was my father. I would have done anything for his
attention. Eventually, I became him. That little girl I used to
be, the girl who Jarod loved and who loved him back, died the day
my father sent me away to boarding school. I guess being with
Jarod at the Centre kept me human. But without him, I became the
monster my father wanted me to be."
"So, you and Jarod grew up together at that Centre place," Scully
says, trying to clarify things in her head. "He was a prisoner
and you were there with your parents. After your mom died, your
father was your only real role model. He sent you away, and when
you came back, you were the daughter he wanted you to be."
"I was cold, cruel and heartless. I pretended that Jarod was
nothing more than a labrat. Just some science experiment gone
bad. Eventually, he escaped the Centre. And I hated him even
more for leaving me alone in that place. I was sent to hunt him
down. Quitting wasn't an option. Even if I wanted to get away
from that place, I couldn't. Not without bringing Jarod in
first." Miss Parker stops to wipe the tear dripping down her
face. She looks out the window, afraid to look at her friend and
see harsh judgement on her face.
"Dana, you don't have to pretend not to be horrified by my
actions. They're inexcusable. I tormented Jarod for years and
pretended I didn't love him anymore. But I fell in love with him
when I was 11 years old. And no matter how much I tried to kill
that love, it wouldn't stay buried. I can only be grateful that
Jarod found a way to reach me before it was too late. He forgave
me. He gave our love another chance."
"How is it that a place like that can exist? Hasn't the
government . . . " Scully starts before being interrupted by Miss
Parker's sarcastic laugh.
"The government? Are you kidding me? They're one of our biggest
clients," she explains. "Let me tell you why they're so
desperate to get Jarod back. Remember how he said he had
performed a simulation of the birthing process? That's what
Jarod does. He can take a little information on a topic and then
perform a simulation of the entire process. Information like
that can be very helpful for certain organizations. Jarod found
out the Centre was using the results of his simulations and
selling them to the highest bidder. Often times, those SIMs were
used to hurt people. That's when he ran away. Listen, Dana. I
know you work for the FBI and all, but the government is shady.
There are stacks of DSA's of old SIMs Jarod performed that bear
more than a slight resemblance to certain tragic events in the
recent history of this country."
"No, I believe you," Scully nods. "Just because I work for the
government doesn't mean I trust them. Mulder and I have been
hurt too many times by them in the past. The government is
responsible for most of the pain in both of our lives."
"Then why work for them?"
"Answers," Scully sighs. "There are too many questions that we
need answers to. For most his life, Mulder has been searching
for the truth to what happened to Samantha all those years ago.
I joined him on that quest about 8 or 9 years ago as his partner
in the FBI. I was taken myself a few years later. So his quest
ended up becoming my quest as well."
"Have you two been together for that long?" Miss Parker asks.
"You mean romantically? No. At least, I don't think so. It's
hard to know when it is I fell in love with Mulder. Maybe that
first day I met him. Maybe not until later."
"Well, *something* happened with you two within the past year,"
Miss Parker smiles, nodding her head towards the now sleeping
baby in Scully's arms. "He's gorgeous. He looks just like Fox,
but with your hair and eyes."
"Thank you. He's our little miracle. I was told I could never
have children. Needless to say, I was surprised to hear the
news."
"What about Fox? Was he just as surprised?"
"He . . . he wasn't there when I found out," Scully says slowly,
trying to find the words to explain. She pauses for a moment as
the memories overcome her. "He was taken as well. It happened
the same day I found out about William."
"I'm sorry," Miss Parker apologizes. "We don't have to talk
about this."
"It was a hard time. So much happened that we both just want to
forget." Scully takes a deep breath and manages to hold off her
tears. The pain is too fresh. She just can't get into it right now.
"So, you think the guys are getting along?" Miss Parker asks to
change the subject.
"I'm not sure," Scully grimaces. "Mulder had that look in his
eyes like he had a case to solve. He's probably interrogating
Lyle as we speak."
"Well, Lyle . . . let's just say he doesn't play well with
others," Miss Parker says. "I was shocked to see him and Jarod
working together to get me from that place. Lyle and Jarod have
never gotten along and I didn't think I'd see the day when they
would. To tell you the truth, Lyle and I have never gotten along
either."
"Really? That's surprising. He seemed genuinely concerned for
your safety. I thought you two were close. What happened to
cause the rift between you two?" Scully is confused when Miss
Parker bursts into a fit of laughter.
"I'm sorry," she says through the tears now streaming down her
face. She takes a deep breath to stifle the giggles. "The idea
of something causing a 'rift' between Lyle and me is hysterical.
We have NEVER gotten along. There wasn't anything between us to
cause a 'rift'. In fact, if there was a rift, that would have
been the only thing betwen us. The only connection I ever had
with him was a piece of paper saying that our DNA matches."
"And now?"
"Things are different now. Things changed a few months ago.
Carson came into our lives and we saw him as a threat. And we
kind of bonded over that. It seemed like the sensible thing to
work together instead of against each other. And it was amazing
to see that we could work together if necessary. Personally, I
would love to have a close relationship with him, but I don't
know if I'll ever be able to fully trust him."
"He's that bad?" Scully asks curiously.
"Worse. I used to think that Lyle was pure evil. He still might
be. Except for where I'm concerned. I don't think he'll ever
hurt me or Serena. But I can't say he feels the same way about
Jarod."
"A lot of bad blood between them?"
"A lot of blood, period. There's been a few times when Jarod has
been recaptured. And somehow Lyle gets his hands on him and
thinks it'll be fun to torture him. Stop his heart and bring him
back from death. Lock him in a cage. Drug him. Things like
that. One time was about two years ago. Jarod had finally found
his father, after searching since he escaped. They were about to
leave when some sweepers showed up. Bullets started flying and I
got shot. Jarod gave up his freedom and his chance to be with
his family to come and save me. That's when he got caught. Of
course, Lyle might have been a little pissed about the thumb
thing . . . "
* * * * * * * * * *
"A thumb? All that over a thumb? What gives you people that
kind of right?" Mulder asks angrily. "You held that man captive
against his will for his entire life. And when he escapes, you
do everything in your power to bring him back just to torture
him. He had just saved your sister's life, Lyle. How could you
take him back?"
"I warned you this wouldn't be a nice story," Lyle smirks.
Mulder can't believe this guy. It's almost as if he's
bragging about all his evil doings.
"Listen, I can't say I'm proud of my life, but that's what it is.
My life. It's the person that I am. I can't help that. My job
is to get Jarod back to the Centre and use him in ways that
benefit us all. Besides, a man is more attached to his thumb
than you realize. Jarod was responsible for that. He led the
Tanakas to me."
Mulder shakes his head. Just hearing about the Centre has his
mind reeling. It was a wonder how this place could operate so
far outside the law. But it didn't surprise him to hear that the
government is involved with that place. It just surprised him
how the government could buy the ideas of one man and use them to
hurt others. No wonder Jarod ran away from that place the first
chance he got.
"It's a wonder you two were able to work together to rescue
Parker," Mulder remarks. "Torture is not an easy thing to
forget." Mulder grinds his teeth, trying to hold in his wrath.
He has too recent memories of his own torture.
"Well, the torture is probably the least of the reasons why he
hates me. I'd guess the top of that list would be the fact that
I killed his brother," Lyle mentions nonchalantly.
"You killed his brother? It was an accident, right? Please tell
me you didn't kill the man's brother on purpose," Mulder begs.
* * * * * * * * * *
"It wasn't an accident. Lyle's intention that day was murder,"
Miss Parker says. "No, wait. Now that I think about it,
shooting Kyle was an accident."
Scully lets out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to believe
someone could care so much about his sister as Lyle obviously
does, and then do such horrible things.
"He wasn't trying to shoot Kyle. Kyle just got in the way. He
was actually trying to kill me."
* * * * * * * * * *
"You were trying to kill your own sister?" Mulder asks. That
was the final straw. He didn't like to judge people, but he has
officially concluded that this guy was a maniac. He's certifiable.
"Actually, not *really* kill her. She was my hostage. I was
trying to get to Jarod. But in all fairness, I didn't know she
was my sister at the time. Besides, she started it. She was
sent to assassinate me earlier that year."
* * * * * * * * * *
"Parker!" Scully gasps. "You shot your own brother?"
"I had the gun on him and realized I couldn't do it. I couldn't
kill in cold blood. And I wasn't going to do it," she claims.
"And did I mention I didn't know he was my brother at the time?
Anyway, it turned out to be self defense. He was walking away
when all of a sudden he turne around and pulled a gun on me. He
was about to shoot me, so I shot him first. Or so I thought.
They found a headless body in the river, but it apparently wasn't
his. I don't know how he got away, but later we discovered that
he had faked his own death before the same way - killing his best
friend and then making people believe the headless body was his
own."
* * * * * * * * * *
Mulder rolls his eyes. This guy is a nutcase. Him and his
whole family. How could someone have such a split in their
personalities. It's obvious that he cares about Parker. But
at the same time, he doesn't seem to have any value for the human
life. Mulder would guess that he was abused or tortured while
growing up. A psycopath isn't born - he's made. And someone had
to make Lyle. Mulder just prays for Parker's sake that she can
help unmake him.
To be continued . . .
Author - Nicky
Rating - PG-13
Category - JMPR, MP/L, MSR
Spoilers: Pretender Season 4, X-Files Season 8 Finale
Summary - Jarod and Miss Parker make some unexpected friends and discover some unexpected ties.
Disclaimer: The characters Miss Parker, Sydney, Jarod, Broots etc. and the fictional Centre, are all property of MTM, TNT and NBC Productions and used without permission. Mulder and Scully belong to Chris Carter, 1013 Productions and Fox. I'm not making any money out of this and no infringement is intended.
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Chapter 7
* * * * * * * * * *
Miss Parker tries to hold in her tears as she enviously watches
Scully nurse William. She's only been away from Serena for less
than a day, but it already feels like a life time. It's like there's a huge,
gaping hole where her heart should be.
"I'm sorry," Scully says, realizing she was upsetting Miss
Parker. "I should go do this somewhere else."
"No," Miss Parker insists. "It's okay. Really. I just miss
Jarod and Serena. I had such a little time with her. And Jarod
and I . . . " She stops midsentence, letting out a deep sigh and
turning to gaze out the window.
"What is it with you two?" Scully is curious. "You seem really
close. Have you known each other long?"
"Just about all our lives. But like Lyle said, that's a long,
twisted, and complicated story," she sighs again. "So much that
involves the Centre is twisted and complicated."
"What's the Centre?"
"Home, unfortunately. For me, Jarod and Lyle. When Jarod was
just a boy, probably only 4 or 5, he was taken from his family
and brought the Centre. It was because of his genius ability to
do anything. Become anyone."
"You guys were saying he was a pretender," Scully remembers.
"He had the natural ability," Miss Parker nods, continuing on
with her story. "But he had to be taught to do the things he can
do now. Jarod was in that place for most of his life. He only
escaped about 5 years ago. And I was the person assigned to
bring him home."
"Home? It sounded more like prison. Why would you chase him to
take him back there?" Scully asks.
"Jarod wasn't the only child at the Centre. There were so many
others. After awhile, my mother got tired of looking the other
way with what she knew was going on at that place. She decided
to rescue the children. That decision got her killed. For the
longest time I blamed Jarod for that. He was my best friend. My
first love. My soul mate, really. But somehow they twisted that
all around and I ended up hating him. After my mother died, all
I had was my father. I would have done anything for his
attention. Eventually, I became him. That little girl I used to
be, the girl who Jarod loved and who loved him back, died the day
my father sent me away to boarding school. I guess being with
Jarod at the Centre kept me human. But without him, I became the
monster my father wanted me to be."
"So, you and Jarod grew up together at that Centre place," Scully
says, trying to clarify things in her head. "He was a prisoner
and you were there with your parents. After your mom died, your
father was your only real role model. He sent you away, and when
you came back, you were the daughter he wanted you to be."
"I was cold, cruel and heartless. I pretended that Jarod was
nothing more than a labrat. Just some science experiment gone
bad. Eventually, he escaped the Centre. And I hated him even
more for leaving me alone in that place. I was sent to hunt him
down. Quitting wasn't an option. Even if I wanted to get away
from that place, I couldn't. Not without bringing Jarod in
first." Miss Parker stops to wipe the tear dripping down her
face. She looks out the window, afraid to look at her friend and
see harsh judgement on her face.
"Dana, you don't have to pretend not to be horrified by my
actions. They're inexcusable. I tormented Jarod for years and
pretended I didn't love him anymore. But I fell in love with him
when I was 11 years old. And no matter how much I tried to kill
that love, it wouldn't stay buried. I can only be grateful that
Jarod found a way to reach me before it was too late. He forgave
me. He gave our love another chance."
"How is it that a place like that can exist? Hasn't the
government . . . " Scully starts before being interrupted by Miss
Parker's sarcastic laugh.
"The government? Are you kidding me? They're one of our biggest
clients," she explains. "Let me tell you why they're so
desperate to get Jarod back. Remember how he said he had
performed a simulation of the birthing process? That's what
Jarod does. He can take a little information on a topic and then
perform a simulation of the entire process. Information like
that can be very helpful for certain organizations. Jarod found
out the Centre was using the results of his simulations and
selling them to the highest bidder. Often times, those SIMs were
used to hurt people. That's when he ran away. Listen, Dana. I
know you work for the FBI and all, but the government is shady.
There are stacks of DSA's of old SIMs Jarod performed that bear
more than a slight resemblance to certain tragic events in the
recent history of this country."
"No, I believe you," Scully nods. "Just because I work for the
government doesn't mean I trust them. Mulder and I have been
hurt too many times by them in the past. The government is
responsible for most of the pain in both of our lives."
"Then why work for them?"
"Answers," Scully sighs. "There are too many questions that we
need answers to. For most his life, Mulder has been searching
for the truth to what happened to Samantha all those years ago.
I joined him on that quest about 8 or 9 years ago as his partner
in the FBI. I was taken myself a few years later. So his quest
ended up becoming my quest as well."
"Have you two been together for that long?" Miss Parker asks.
"You mean romantically? No. At least, I don't think so. It's
hard to know when it is I fell in love with Mulder. Maybe that
first day I met him. Maybe not until later."
"Well, *something* happened with you two within the past year,"
Miss Parker smiles, nodding her head towards the now sleeping
baby in Scully's arms. "He's gorgeous. He looks just like Fox,
but with your hair and eyes."
"Thank you. He's our little miracle. I was told I could never
have children. Needless to say, I was surprised to hear the
news."
"What about Fox? Was he just as surprised?"
"He . . . he wasn't there when I found out," Scully says slowly,
trying to find the words to explain. She pauses for a moment as
the memories overcome her. "He was taken as well. It happened
the same day I found out about William."
"I'm sorry," Miss Parker apologizes. "We don't have to talk
about this."
"It was a hard time. So much happened that we both just want to
forget." Scully takes a deep breath and manages to hold off her
tears. The pain is too fresh. She just can't get into it right now.
"So, you think the guys are getting along?" Miss Parker asks to
change the subject.
"I'm not sure," Scully grimaces. "Mulder had that look in his
eyes like he had a case to solve. He's probably interrogating
Lyle as we speak."
"Well, Lyle . . . let's just say he doesn't play well with
others," Miss Parker says. "I was shocked to see him and Jarod
working together to get me from that place. Lyle and Jarod have
never gotten along and I didn't think I'd see the day when they
would. To tell you the truth, Lyle and I have never gotten along
either."
"Really? That's surprising. He seemed genuinely concerned for
your safety. I thought you two were close. What happened to
cause the rift between you two?" Scully is confused when Miss
Parker bursts into a fit of laughter.
"I'm sorry," she says through the tears now streaming down her
face. She takes a deep breath to stifle the giggles. "The idea
of something causing a 'rift' between Lyle and me is hysterical.
We have NEVER gotten along. There wasn't anything between us to
cause a 'rift'. In fact, if there was a rift, that would have
been the only thing betwen us. The only connection I ever had
with him was a piece of paper saying that our DNA matches."
"And now?"
"Things are different now. Things changed a few months ago.
Carson came into our lives and we saw him as a threat. And we
kind of bonded over that. It seemed like the sensible thing to
work together instead of against each other. And it was amazing
to see that we could work together if necessary. Personally, I
would love to have a close relationship with him, but I don't
know if I'll ever be able to fully trust him."
"He's that bad?" Scully asks curiously.
"Worse. I used to think that Lyle was pure evil. He still might
be. Except for where I'm concerned. I don't think he'll ever
hurt me or Serena. But I can't say he feels the same way about
Jarod."
"A lot of bad blood between them?"
"A lot of blood, period. There's been a few times when Jarod has
been recaptured. And somehow Lyle gets his hands on him and
thinks it'll be fun to torture him. Stop his heart and bring him
back from death. Lock him in a cage. Drug him. Things like
that. One time was about two years ago. Jarod had finally found
his father, after searching since he escaped. They were about to
leave when some sweepers showed up. Bullets started flying and I
got shot. Jarod gave up his freedom and his chance to be with
his family to come and save me. That's when he got caught. Of
course, Lyle might have been a little pissed about the thumb
thing . . . "
* * * * * * * * * *
"A thumb? All that over a thumb? What gives you people that
kind of right?" Mulder asks angrily. "You held that man captive
against his will for his entire life. And when he escapes, you
do everything in your power to bring him back just to torture
him. He had just saved your sister's life, Lyle. How could you
take him back?"
"I warned you this wouldn't be a nice story," Lyle smirks.
Mulder can't believe this guy. It's almost as if he's
bragging about all his evil doings.
"Listen, I can't say I'm proud of my life, but that's what it is.
My life. It's the person that I am. I can't help that. My job
is to get Jarod back to the Centre and use him in ways that
benefit us all. Besides, a man is more attached to his thumb
than you realize. Jarod was responsible for that. He led the
Tanakas to me."
Mulder shakes his head. Just hearing about the Centre has his
mind reeling. It was a wonder how this place could operate so
far outside the law. But it didn't surprise him to hear that the
government is involved with that place. It just surprised him
how the government could buy the ideas of one man and use them to
hurt others. No wonder Jarod ran away from that place the first
chance he got.
"It's a wonder you two were able to work together to rescue
Parker," Mulder remarks. "Torture is not an easy thing to
forget." Mulder grinds his teeth, trying to hold in his wrath.
He has too recent memories of his own torture.
"Well, the torture is probably the least of the reasons why he
hates me. I'd guess the top of that list would be the fact that
I killed his brother," Lyle mentions nonchalantly.
"You killed his brother? It was an accident, right? Please tell
me you didn't kill the man's brother on purpose," Mulder begs.
* * * * * * * * * *
"It wasn't an accident. Lyle's intention that day was murder,"
Miss Parker says. "No, wait. Now that I think about it,
shooting Kyle was an accident."
Scully lets out a sigh of relief. She didn't want to believe
someone could care so much about his sister as Lyle obviously
does, and then do such horrible things.
"He wasn't trying to shoot Kyle. Kyle just got in the way. He
was actually trying to kill me."
* * * * * * * * * *
"You were trying to kill your own sister?" Mulder asks. That
was the final straw. He didn't like to judge people, but he has
officially concluded that this guy was a maniac. He's certifiable.
"Actually, not *really* kill her. She was my hostage. I was
trying to get to Jarod. But in all fairness, I didn't know she
was my sister at the time. Besides, she started it. She was
sent to assassinate me earlier that year."
* * * * * * * * * *
"Parker!" Scully gasps. "You shot your own brother?"
"I had the gun on him and realized I couldn't do it. I couldn't
kill in cold blood. And I wasn't going to do it," she claims.
"And did I mention I didn't know he was my brother at the time?
Anyway, it turned out to be self defense. He was walking away
when all of a sudden he turne around and pulled a gun on me. He
was about to shoot me, so I shot him first. Or so I thought.
They found a headless body in the river, but it apparently wasn't
his. I don't know how he got away, but later we discovered that
he had faked his own death before the same way - killing his best
friend and then making people believe the headless body was his
own."
* * * * * * * * * *
Mulder rolls his eyes. This guy is a nutcase. Him and his
whole family. How could someone have such a split in their
personalities. It's obvious that he cares about Parker. But
at the same time, he doesn't seem to have any value for the human
life. Mulder would guess that he was abused or tortured while
growing up. A psycopath isn't born - he's made. And someone had
to make Lyle. Mulder just prays for Parker's sake that she can
help unmake him.
To be continued . . .