OK, here it is! As promised! This is the fourth and FINAL part to this
story. I'm snowed in this weekend, so I'm also working on part five of my
Harry Potter piece "Anything but Ordinary" (Yes I CAN plug my own fics) so
look for that if your interested.
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God-Father cottage, that night
Fox walked into the dark cottage and was ambushed by about six men dressed in black. Standing by the door was the Lord of Ash smoking his long, onyx pipe. "Where's Dana?" Fox asked.
"She was taken home. But that's not your concern. Your concern is whether you will live through the night." He walked out the door while his men dragged Fox along.
Meanwhile, the three godfathers arrived at the house without weapons, other than their own magic. They watched the men in black ride into the night with their only hope of saving Princess Katherine. "We have to follow them. We have no choice." Sir John stated.
And they rode off into the night, hot on the trail of the Lord of all evil.
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Fox sat in a cold dungeon. The Lord of Ash had told him of his plans for him. Fox would sit in solitude for all time. While he sat and waited to die, his love, Dana, would lie on a bed sleeping in an ageless sleep.
Night came and a loud bang woke the Prince up. "Please don't talk, your Highness,' Sir John called into the dungeon. "We are here to save you."
Suddenly, the door opened and in stepped three odd looking men. The tall, gangly one carried the sword of one of the three dead guards that now laid outside his small cell. The small, elfish looking man held out another of the guard's shield. While the most ordinary of the three, held out a riding crop.
Finally, the gangly one spoke. "We can get you out of this evil place, but you must find your way back to Dana yourself. We give you these weapons to arm yourself against the evil that threatens to block you, and the riding crop that will help you return to your beloved as swiftly as possible. She love you, Prince Fox. She loves you and you must come through for her; you must come through the whole kingdom."
Sir Melvin cast a spell that placed the young prince on top of his mighty white steed. The could feel the rush of wind as Prince Fox allowed the strong horse to lead him back to his fair maiden.
At the palace gate, there was the Lord of Ash waiting for Fox to appear. "I knew you were a clever young man, I didn't know you were stupid as well."
"You're going to hell Ash." He drew his sword and advanced on him as Lord Ash pulled out his weapon and advanced on young Prince Fox. Curses sparked in the air around them as they for to an inevitable death for one.
"I will not let you live though this, I swear by it." Fox raised his sword and Lord Ash made a move to stab him in the gut. Just as Ash put his guard down with thoughts of victory, Fox moved down and slashed his arm throwing him off guard. As he grabbed his arm, Fox stabbed him deep into the heart. The Lord of Ash and Evil was killed by Fox's hand.
Before his eyes the evil Lord disintegrated into a pile of ash. Once he tore his eyes away he looked to the sounds of the three lone men who remained awake standing on a terrace. Fox suddenly realized they could lead him to his fair Dana. Inside a tiny room was the peaceful and beautiful sleeping Dana. He knelt beside her and took her hand in his. He leaned over her and...
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"Mulder!!!!" Mulder's eyes shot open and he yelped as he fell out of his chair landing on the hard floor, his file scattering over the floor. He looked up over the desk to see Skinner standing in the doorway.
"Mulder, it's almost 7:30. Scully left and came to tell me you had fallen asleep and she couldn't wake you. I came down here to make sure you weren't dead." Skinner looked at the mess on the floor.
"No, sir. I'm all right. I just had the weirdest dream. That's all." He got to his knees and gathered his papers.
"Well, go home and get some good sleep. Don't let me see this happen again, OK agent?" Skinner walked out of the room.
"Yes, sir." Mulder mumbled after him. He sat back in his seat and rubbed his neck. 'What a strange dream,' he thought.
"Yeah but how does it end?" Mulder picked up the phone and dialed Scully's home number. "No answer, damn." Mulder said as he gathered his things and headed to the door.
"Strange dream indeed. Frohike making a dress." He shook his head, locked the door and headed out of the building.
end part 4
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epilogue
Scully's apartment 8:25 PM
Mulder arrived at her door and used his key to get in. Her lights were out, minus the small ray of light coming from the bedroom. "No Mulders land in there." He mumbled to himself.
He walked through the apartment to her bedroom and opened the slightly open door. Scully was laying on her bed, her book opened on her stomach. She was fast asleep, her hair like rays of sunlight casted on the white pillow case. Her eyelashes laid softly on her cheeks and her chest rose and fell in deep sleep.
"Sleeping Scully." Mulder whispered as he watched her sleep. He walked over to the bed and knelt next to her, gently removing the book, careful not to wake her. She made a soft whimper and quieted again after he put the book on her night stand. Mulder took her hand in his and ran his thumb in small circles on the back of it.
'The kiss of love, from a man you trust.' Mulder thought about the dream he had. "And it will break the spell of Sleeping Scully."
Mulder smiled and leaned over Scully. His lips met hers in a gentle, sweet kiss for a few seconds then he pulled away and knelt back down. He waited, and after a moment Scully's eyes fluttered open and made contact with Mulder.
"Mulder," she whispered, "did you just kiss me?" she asked, smiling.
"Well I had to find out if the fairy tale came true." She looked at him puzzled, still laying on the bed with Mulder by her side. He began to tell her about the strange dream he had about the tale of the "beautiful sleeping red-headed princess. To break the spell the one that looked like Frohike, said she had to receive the kiss of love from a man you trust. Well I got to part right before the Prince of Mulder kisses the sleeping Princess Scully and Skinner walked into the office telling me to go home and get sleep."
"So why are you here?" She asked sitting up in the bed, Mulder still holding her hand in his.
"Well I didn't get to see how the tale ended. So, I called you but you didn't answer. I drove over here, and since you were sleeping I thought I'd see if the tale was true." He was grinning at her, an impish grin she knew too well.
"And this is the X-File you were reading the past two days?"
"Well yeah. I guess it's not an X-File if I solved it. You woke up from the kiss didn't you?" He got up and sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing her hand.
"You love me, Mulder?" She asked, even though she knew the answer.
"You know I do, Dana. I've always loved you. I just don't know how the fair princess feels." He leaned closer to her.
"I love you too, Mulder. . . and you know it." She leaned up and kissed him softly. She pulled away and smiled. "So you're telling me Frohike sewed Princess Katherine a dress and Langly and Byers made her a cake? What did you eat?!"
Mulder laughed and pulled her into a hug. "I don't know, but I'm glad it has a happy ending."
And they did live happily ever after. . . well at least until the next X- Files case.
The End
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* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Sleeping Scully, Part 4 * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
God-Father cottage, that night
Fox walked into the dark cottage and was ambushed by about six men dressed in black. Standing by the door was the Lord of Ash smoking his long, onyx pipe. "Where's Dana?" Fox asked.
"She was taken home. But that's not your concern. Your concern is whether you will live through the night." He walked out the door while his men dragged Fox along.
Meanwhile, the three godfathers arrived at the house without weapons, other than their own magic. They watched the men in black ride into the night with their only hope of saving Princess Katherine. "We have to follow them. We have no choice." Sir John stated.
And they rode off into the night, hot on the trail of the Lord of all evil.
* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *
Fox sat in a cold dungeon. The Lord of Ash had told him of his plans for him. Fox would sit in solitude for all time. While he sat and waited to die, his love, Dana, would lie on a bed sleeping in an ageless sleep.
Night came and a loud bang woke the Prince up. "Please don't talk, your Highness,' Sir John called into the dungeon. "We are here to save you."
Suddenly, the door opened and in stepped three odd looking men. The tall, gangly one carried the sword of one of the three dead guards that now laid outside his small cell. The small, elfish looking man held out another of the guard's shield. While the most ordinary of the three, held out a riding crop.
Finally, the gangly one spoke. "We can get you out of this evil place, but you must find your way back to Dana yourself. We give you these weapons to arm yourself against the evil that threatens to block you, and the riding crop that will help you return to your beloved as swiftly as possible. She love you, Prince Fox. She loves you and you must come through for her; you must come through the whole kingdom."
Sir Melvin cast a spell that placed the young prince on top of his mighty white steed. The could feel the rush of wind as Prince Fox allowed the strong horse to lead him back to his fair maiden.
At the palace gate, there was the Lord of Ash waiting for Fox to appear. "I knew you were a clever young man, I didn't know you were stupid as well."
"You're going to hell Ash." He drew his sword and advanced on him as Lord Ash pulled out his weapon and advanced on young Prince Fox. Curses sparked in the air around them as they for to an inevitable death for one.
"I will not let you live though this, I swear by it." Fox raised his sword and Lord Ash made a move to stab him in the gut. Just as Ash put his guard down with thoughts of victory, Fox moved down and slashed his arm throwing him off guard. As he grabbed his arm, Fox stabbed him deep into the heart. The Lord of Ash and Evil was killed by Fox's hand.
Before his eyes the evil Lord disintegrated into a pile of ash. Once he tore his eyes away he looked to the sounds of the three lone men who remained awake standing on a terrace. Fox suddenly realized they could lead him to his fair Dana. Inside a tiny room was the peaceful and beautiful sleeping Dana. He knelt beside her and took her hand in his. He leaned over her and...
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"Mulder!!!!" Mulder's eyes shot open and he yelped as he fell out of his chair landing on the hard floor, his file scattering over the floor. He looked up over the desk to see Skinner standing in the doorway.
"Mulder, it's almost 7:30. Scully left and came to tell me you had fallen asleep and she couldn't wake you. I came down here to make sure you weren't dead." Skinner looked at the mess on the floor.
"No, sir. I'm all right. I just had the weirdest dream. That's all." He got to his knees and gathered his papers.
"Well, go home and get some good sleep. Don't let me see this happen again, OK agent?" Skinner walked out of the room.
"Yes, sir." Mulder mumbled after him. He sat back in his seat and rubbed his neck. 'What a strange dream,' he thought.
"Yeah but how does it end?" Mulder picked up the phone and dialed Scully's home number. "No answer, damn." Mulder said as he gathered his things and headed to the door.
"Strange dream indeed. Frohike making a dress." He shook his head, locked the door and headed out of the building.
end part 4
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epilogue
Scully's apartment 8:25 PM
Mulder arrived at her door and used his key to get in. Her lights were out, minus the small ray of light coming from the bedroom. "No Mulders land in there." He mumbled to himself.
He walked through the apartment to her bedroom and opened the slightly open door. Scully was laying on her bed, her book opened on her stomach. She was fast asleep, her hair like rays of sunlight casted on the white pillow case. Her eyelashes laid softly on her cheeks and her chest rose and fell in deep sleep.
"Sleeping Scully." Mulder whispered as he watched her sleep. He walked over to the bed and knelt next to her, gently removing the book, careful not to wake her. She made a soft whimper and quieted again after he put the book on her night stand. Mulder took her hand in his and ran his thumb in small circles on the back of it.
'The kiss of love, from a man you trust.' Mulder thought about the dream he had. "And it will break the spell of Sleeping Scully."
Mulder smiled and leaned over Scully. His lips met hers in a gentle, sweet kiss for a few seconds then he pulled away and knelt back down. He waited, and after a moment Scully's eyes fluttered open and made contact with Mulder.
"Mulder," she whispered, "did you just kiss me?" she asked, smiling.
"Well I had to find out if the fairy tale came true." She looked at him puzzled, still laying on the bed with Mulder by her side. He began to tell her about the strange dream he had about the tale of the "beautiful sleeping red-headed princess. To break the spell the one that looked like Frohike, said she had to receive the kiss of love from a man you trust. Well I got to part right before the Prince of Mulder kisses the sleeping Princess Scully and Skinner walked into the office telling me to go home and get sleep."
"So why are you here?" She asked sitting up in the bed, Mulder still holding her hand in his.
"Well I didn't get to see how the tale ended. So, I called you but you didn't answer. I drove over here, and since you were sleeping I thought I'd see if the tale was true." He was grinning at her, an impish grin she knew too well.
"And this is the X-File you were reading the past two days?"
"Well yeah. I guess it's not an X-File if I solved it. You woke up from the kiss didn't you?" He got up and sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing her hand.
"You love me, Mulder?" She asked, even though she knew the answer.
"You know I do, Dana. I've always loved you. I just don't know how the fair princess feels." He leaned closer to her.
"I love you too, Mulder. . . and you know it." She leaned up and kissed him softly. She pulled away and smiled. "So you're telling me Frohike sewed Princess Katherine a dress and Langly and Byers made her a cake? What did you eat?!"
Mulder laughed and pulled her into a hug. "I don't know, but I'm glad it has a happy ending."
And they did live happily ever after. . . well at least until the next X- Files case.
The End
Thanks so much for reading! Just hit the reply key and drop me a note. I really do love to know what you all think! Thanks to everyone who reviewed! Check out my other X-Files pieces and my work from The West Wing and Harry Potter... I Looooooooooove reviews... till we meet again! Ciao