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 13
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"Am I doing this right, Miss Parker?"
Miss Parker looks over at the girl next to her with a sleeping
Serena in her arms. She didn't really hear what the girl said.
Her mind is steady wondering how much longer Lyle and the others
will be.
"You're doing just fine, Debbie," Jarod assures the girl,
noticing Miss Parker's distraction. "Why don't we take her back
in the room and change her diaper?"
"That would be fun," Debbie giggles. She lets Jarod take Serena
and they go into the room.
"I'm sure they're going to be fine, Parker," Scully says after
the others leave.
"I hope you're right," Miss Parker whispers, standing up to go
over to the window. She pulls the curtain open and peeks
outside. "I just have this feeling that . . . I don't know. I
don't want to jinx anything."
"I've had plenty of practice over the years worrying about
Mulder. He has a tendency to get himself into trouble," Scully
laughs. "So I can sense if he's in any danger. Somehow, I
usually know. But right now, I'm feeling like he's fine. He
and Lyle promised to stay together, so I'm sure they're both
fine."
Scully stands at the window next to Miss Parker and stares out
the other side. Down the road, she can see a cloud of dust being
stirred up. A few minutes later, she can see the cause of that
disturbance - a car coming down the road. Her face lights up
with a relieved smile.
"Speak of the little devils," she says, smiling at Miss Parker.
"I think they're coming now."
The women step outside on the porch and wait for the approaching
car to stop. Mulder gets out first and runs to Scully, gathering
her in his arms and giving her a big kiss. Broots steps out next
and stands next to the car, unable to meet Miss Parker's eye.
"Where is he?" she says, realizing that something was wrong.
"There were some extenuating circumstances," Mulder starts,
nodding at Broots, signalling him to bring the baby inside. "Why
don't we go inside and I'll explain everything to you."
"Fox, where's my brother? Why isn't Lyle with you?"
"We have your brother, Parker." Mulder puts his hand on her
shoulder and turns her towards the car. "Just not the brother
you were expecting."
They all look towards the car where Broots has just freed Baby
Parker from his seatbelt.
"It's my baby brother," she says, confused. She smiles at the
little boy and he comes running into her arms, giving her sloppy
kisses all over her face. "I thought he was going to stay . . . "
"We thought so too," Broots interrupts her. "But at the last
minute, Lyle took off to get him. And told us to bring him to
you. He was reading that file he found in your father's office
when he got all weird."
They all go inside. Mulder gives Parker the file and then goes
to pick up William from his baby seat, cradling the little boy
tightly against his chest.
"That's the file he was reading," Broots explains as Miss Parker
starts to read it. "He had the file and we were about to leave.
But he just kind of zones out and says . . . "
"I can't believe this," Miss Parker gasps.
"Actually, yeah. That's exactly what he said," Broots says.
"No," she shakes her head. "I really can't believe my father
would do this."
"Parker, what is it?" Scully asks her. Miss Parker just stares
at the file, unmoving. "Mulder, go get Jarod." She tries to
call to Miss Parker again, but the woman still doesn't respond.
Broots takes the file from her hands and begins to scan it
himself to find out what's so shocking in it.
"What's going on out here?" Jarod asks, running from the room.
Scully takes Serena from him and he goes to sit on the sofa next
to Miss Parker. "Parker? Are you okay? What's Baby Parker
doing here?"
"Lyle sent him," she manages to say.
"Sent him? I don't understand. Where *is* Lyle?" Jarod looks up
to Mulder and Broots for the answer to that question. Or any of
the questions floating around for that matter.
"We were about to leave," Broots starts, explaining the story
again. "Lyle was reading this file. He freaks out and goes to
get the baby. When he meets up with us, he tells us to take the
baby and that we have to split up to keep everybody safe. If he
hadn't gone back, then we all would have made it back here
together. Going back for the baby threw off our timing. But he
felt he had to go back. He risked his safety for the baby."
"He did? Why?" Jarod asks.
"Because Serena wasn't the only experiment my father was working
on. In fact, she wasn't even the original intent of the . . .
project." Miss Parker spits the word out as if it's lukewarm
soup.
"This started a few years back with Brigitte," Broots continues
for her, summarizing what he had just read in the file. "Mr.
Parker knew that she and Lyle were having an affair. He made her
an offer she couldn't refuse. He promised her great power at the
Centre in exchange for one thing. She would have to agree to
have Lyle's child."
"So what you're saying is that . . ."
"Baby Parker doesn't belong to my father. He belongs to Lyle.
He was just an experiment, just like Serena." Miss Parker lowers
her head and cries, the thought too horrible for her to even
comprehend. Her father has done some terrible things. But using
his children to create new test subjects for him to steal is
above and beyond.
"It's okay, Honey," Jarod says in a soothing tone. "They're here
with us now. They're safe. Your father can no longer get to
them. Lyle made sure of that. We're all going to be alright.
And wherever Lyle is, I'm sure he's going to be alright, too."
He kisses her on the forehead and pulls her in his arms.
He nods at Broots, Mulder and Scully as they gather all the
children to take them to the main house where Ben, Angelo, and
Sydney are. Things didn't turn out exactly as they planned, but
all things seemed to have worked out anyway. It would take
awhile before life was normal, but it would only be a matter of
time. All the tears she's crying now are purging all the
pains from the past - making way for nothing but joy in the
future.
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 13
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"Am I doing this right, Miss Parker?"
Miss Parker looks over at the girl next to her with a sleeping
Serena in her arms. She didn't really hear what the girl said.
Her mind is steady wondering how much longer Lyle and the others
will be.
"You're doing just fine, Debbie," Jarod assures the girl,
noticing Miss Parker's distraction. "Why don't we take her back
in the room and change her diaper?"
"That would be fun," Debbie giggles. She lets Jarod take Serena
and they go into the room.
"I'm sure they're going to be fine, Parker," Scully says after
the others leave.
"I hope you're right," Miss Parker whispers, standing up to go
over to the window. She pulls the curtain open and peeks
outside. "I just have this feeling that . . . I don't know. I
don't want to jinx anything."
"I've had plenty of practice over the years worrying about
Mulder. He has a tendency to get himself into trouble," Scully
laughs. "So I can sense if he's in any danger. Somehow, I
usually know. But right now, I'm feeling like he's fine. He
and Lyle promised to stay together, so I'm sure they're both
fine."
Scully stands at the window next to Miss Parker and stares out
the other side. Down the road, she can see a cloud of dust being
stirred up. A few minutes later, she can see the cause of that
disturbance - a car coming down the road. Her face lights up
with a relieved smile.
"Speak of the little devils," she says, smiling at Miss Parker.
"I think they're coming now."
The women step outside on the porch and wait for the approaching
car to stop. Mulder gets out first and runs to Scully, gathering
her in his arms and giving her a big kiss. Broots steps out next
and stands next to the car, unable to meet Miss Parker's eye.
"Where is he?" she says, realizing that something was wrong.
"There were some extenuating circumstances," Mulder starts,
nodding at Broots, signalling him to bring the baby inside. "Why
don't we go inside and I'll explain everything to you."
"Fox, where's my brother? Why isn't Lyle with you?"
"We have your brother, Parker." Mulder puts his hand on her
shoulder and turns her towards the car. "Just not the brother
you were expecting."
They all look towards the car where Broots has just freed Baby
Parker from his seatbelt.
"It's my baby brother," she says, confused. She smiles at the
little boy and he comes running into her arms, giving her sloppy
kisses all over her face. "I thought he was going to stay . . . "
"We thought so too," Broots interrupts her. "But at the last
minute, Lyle took off to get him. And told us to bring him to
you. He was reading that file he found in your father's office
when he got all weird."
They all go inside. Mulder gives Parker the file and then goes
to pick up William from his baby seat, cradling the little boy
tightly against his chest.
"That's the file he was reading," Broots explains as Miss Parker
starts to read it. "He had the file and we were about to leave.
But he just kind of zones out and says . . . "
"I can't believe this," Miss Parker gasps.
"Actually, yeah. That's exactly what he said," Broots says.
"No," she shakes her head. "I really can't believe my father
would do this."
"Parker, what is it?" Scully asks her. Miss Parker just stares
at the file, unmoving. "Mulder, go get Jarod." She tries to
call to Miss Parker again, but the woman still doesn't respond.
Broots takes the file from her hands and begins to scan it
himself to find out what's so shocking in it.
"What's going on out here?" Jarod asks, running from the room.
Scully takes Serena from him and he goes to sit on the sofa next
to Miss Parker. "Parker? Are you okay? What's Baby Parker
doing here?"
"Lyle sent him," she manages to say.
"Sent him? I don't understand. Where *is* Lyle?" Jarod looks up
to Mulder and Broots for the answer to that question. Or any of
the questions floating around for that matter.
"We were about to leave," Broots starts, explaining the story
again. "Lyle was reading this file. He freaks out and goes to
get the baby. When he meets up with us, he tells us to take the
baby and that we have to split up to keep everybody safe. If he
hadn't gone back, then we all would have made it back here
together. Going back for the baby threw off our timing. But he
felt he had to go back. He risked his safety for the baby."
"He did? Why?" Jarod asks.
"Because Serena wasn't the only experiment my father was working
on. In fact, she wasn't even the original intent of the . . .
project." Miss Parker spits the word out as if it's lukewarm
soup.
"This started a few years back with Brigitte," Broots continues
for her, summarizing what he had just read in the file. "Mr.
Parker knew that she and Lyle were having an affair. He made her
an offer she couldn't refuse. He promised her great power at the
Centre in exchange for one thing. She would have to agree to
have Lyle's child."
"So what you're saying is that . . ."
"Baby Parker doesn't belong to my father. He belongs to Lyle.
He was just an experiment, just like Serena." Miss Parker lowers
her head and cries, the thought too horrible for her to even
comprehend. Her father has done some terrible things. But using
his children to create new test subjects for him to steal is
above and beyond.
"It's okay, Honey," Jarod says in a soothing tone. "They're here
with us now. They're safe. Your father can no longer get to
them. Lyle made sure of that. We're all going to be alright.
And wherever Lyle is, I'm sure he's going to be alright, too."
He kisses her on the forehead and pulls her in his arms.
He nods at Broots, Mulder and Scully as they gather all the
children to take them to the main house where Ben, Angelo, and
Sydney are. Things didn't turn out exactly as they planned, but
all things seemed to have worked out anyway. It would take
awhile before life was normal, but it would only be a matter of
time. All the tears she's crying now are purging all the
pains from the past - making way for nothing but joy in the
future.
To be continued . . .