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"UP! UP!"

The hostages all got up promptly. It was 4:00 the next afternoon.

"Everyone stand at attention. Someone has hacked into our computer system. Whoever it was needs to come forward."

No one moved.

"Or you will all be tested."

Jessica and Federico exchanged glances. Federico told Jessica, in morse code, "Don't tell them no matter what."

Jessica frowned, but said she trusted Federico's judgement.

Federico shakingly stepped forward. "I did."

"Come with us."

Federico contolled her emotions and followed them. She was about to turn the corner into the lab, and she stopped, and quickly smiled assuringly at Jessica. She continued on.

Jessica ran up to the agents and beat on his shoulder, screaming. She tried to poke out his eyes with her nails, but before she could, she was tossed half-way across the room onto the floor.

Federico was strapped down tightly to a table. She was in a dark room. On top of her a fish net was placed.

"What are you going to do?"

She recieved no response. She knew, of course.

"Please don't." She begged. Maybe she could talk her way out. She continued to talk to her agressors backs, hoping against hope. Finally, when she saw them setting up the monitors she realized there was nothing. She struggled to free her wrists. She wildly fidgeted, straining, doing her all to remove her restraints. A man pulled it tighter. The agents then set to work.

She stopped and looked to her left. She barely breathed. From the open pip next to her, a slight sound was heard. Then a trickle came out. It was all black. And it would soon turn into gushes than would crawl up her skin.

She thrashed about, insisting to be free. She cried, and moaned, and screamed. SHe forced herself to focus. There would be a way to escape there had to be. She tossed herself about. She could see the pool on the floor preparing to climb up the table. It wasn't much longer. There would be no stopping, no fighting, her conscieness would be pushed aside, and the black oil would do its will, but not without first making sure she suffered enough to let it win.

Her breath became labored as with each moment the restraints grew more firm. When all seemed lost, a door burst open, catching the agents off guard. Shots rang out, and she strained to see who it was.

"MULDER!!!!!" She screeched. Mulder, who stood next to the valve, closed the flow, and Garaguso went over and released her. The others were able to get the other inhabited agents down.

Federico sat on the table, her head in her hands, shaking, but forcing herself to calm down. She looked up, "Hey guys. You interupted our wild party." She smiled.