Disclaimer: I don't own Mulder, Scully or any of the X-file characters - I
just like to play with them.
Rating: PG-13
Keywords: Mulder/Scully adventure with a bit of romance thrown in
Feedback: Would love to hear what you think. xfstories@yahoo.com.
Archive: Anywhere you would like. Just give me credit and let me know.
Summary: Both Mulder and Scully are sent to attend a team building seminar in the middle of Pennsylvania. Events turn strange and the people attending turn to Mulder and Scully to figure out what is happening and to get them out of there safely. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chapter one - All Aboard!
Friday afternoon Aboard a US Airways Flight
Special Agent Fox Mulder looked out the window of the plane as it took off from Dullas Airport. Once again he questioned himself about how he got stuck going out to Pennsylvania to be part of a team building experiment the FBI was running.
His superior had explained it to him the day before - the FBI was considering using team building techniques in its many bureaus around the country but before signing a contract with the company, it wanted to make sure that the team building concept really worked.
So each region was sending a pair of agents to Pennsylvania to see how they bonded together. None of the agents knew it each so the FBI assumed if these agents bonded well together then agents working within the same regional office would bond even better.
It was decided that someone from the Violent Crimes Unit and someone from Quantico would represent the greater Washington area. Mulder was picked because he was the only single, unattached guy in the VCU. Some of the other agents were willing to go, but their spouses and/or significant others weren't so willing. Too worried about office romances blooming, Mulder thought as he grumpily accepted the assignment.
Mulder quickly glanced over the list of participants he had received from his superior that morning. He didn't recognize any of the names - not even the name of Dana Scully, the young up-and-coming pathologist out of Quantico.
He didn't recognize her name, but a few of the guys in his unit did.
"Dana Scully?" one of them said after browsing the list "She is a hot one"
"Hot to look at, yeah" agreed another one "but she can turn your balls into ice cubes with just one look"
Mulder had looked at the skeptically and they continued "They call her the Ice Queen Mulder. I don't think even your considerable charms could melt her. But I am sure you will have fun trying. After all, you have gone through most of the women in our building - time for some fresh stock."
Mulder smiled to himself thinking of the ribbing the guys in the unit had given him. Being one of the only truly single guys, they enjoyed living vicariously through him and were always wanting to find out the gory details of his rather active social life.
Mulder had no plans of seducing this Dana Scully or any other female on this assignment, but he was curious to meet her just the same.
He closed his eyes and tried to catch some sleep.
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Friday afternoon Aboard an Amtrak train
Dana Scully closed her laptop and rubbed her eyes. She had just finished her field report on the autopsy she had performed in New York City. The body was severely mutilated and the NY office had requested her assistance.
She was now on a train bound for Pennsylvania to attend a team building seminar. Scully was not looking forward to spending a week with a bunch of strangers trying to bond with them.
She would much rather spend a quiet weekend with her mother and uneventful week teaching at Quantico but that was not meant to be. Her superior had tried to convince her that she should feel honored to be selected to participate in the trial running of the teaming building seminar.
But she knew better. She was pretty sure she was chosen because of her infamous status of being the 'Ice Queen'. If she could warm up to people and bond with them within a week, then anyone could.
Of course, anyone who really knew Dana Scully knew her to be a warm, sensitive person who was always available when she was needed. But to those who only knew her professionally, she was all business and rarely showed her lighter side. A woman who had actually risen to her position based on her brains and talent and not by sleeping with the right person.
Scully heard her phone ringing and answered it quickly. "Scully"
"Hey Dana, it's me" Scully immediately recognized the voice of her good friend Rachel who also worked in the pathology department.
"Hey Rach, what's up"
"I got my hands on a list of the people attending that boring seminar you are stuck going to"
"And"
"And, it might not be as boring as we thought"
"Why is that?"
"Well, you remember that really cute agent from the VCU I was telling you about?"
"You mean Spooky Mulder, the master of the one night stand?"
"Yup and master is the key word my friend. From what I have heard, he is the best thing since sliced bread."
"And how is this important to me?"
"Come on Dana, we both know that you could really use a good"
"Enough Rach. I am not going to this seminar looking for love. I am going to grin and bear and count the days until I am set free."
"Too bad. I would have loved to have gotten on first hand account on exactly what he does with his."
"Goodbye Rachel. I will call you when I am released" and Scully hung up the phone smiling at her hopelessly romantic friend.
"The alien chaser and the Ice Queen" she muttered to herself. "Now that would be a sight to see.
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Author's note: this is the first time I have attempted to write a story in bits and pieces. Would love any feedback and opinions on what you would like to see happen next.
Rating: PG-13
Keywords: Mulder/Scully adventure with a bit of romance thrown in
Feedback: Would love to hear what you think. xfstories@yahoo.com.
Archive: Anywhere you would like. Just give me credit and let me know.
Summary: Both Mulder and Scully are sent to attend a team building seminar in the middle of Pennsylvania. Events turn strange and the people attending turn to Mulder and Scully to figure out what is happening and to get them out of there safely. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chapter one - All Aboard!
Friday afternoon Aboard a US Airways Flight
Special Agent Fox Mulder looked out the window of the plane as it took off from Dullas Airport. Once again he questioned himself about how he got stuck going out to Pennsylvania to be part of a team building experiment the FBI was running.
His superior had explained it to him the day before - the FBI was considering using team building techniques in its many bureaus around the country but before signing a contract with the company, it wanted to make sure that the team building concept really worked.
So each region was sending a pair of agents to Pennsylvania to see how they bonded together. None of the agents knew it each so the FBI assumed if these agents bonded well together then agents working within the same regional office would bond even better.
It was decided that someone from the Violent Crimes Unit and someone from Quantico would represent the greater Washington area. Mulder was picked because he was the only single, unattached guy in the VCU. Some of the other agents were willing to go, but their spouses and/or significant others weren't so willing. Too worried about office romances blooming, Mulder thought as he grumpily accepted the assignment.
Mulder quickly glanced over the list of participants he had received from his superior that morning. He didn't recognize any of the names - not even the name of Dana Scully, the young up-and-coming pathologist out of Quantico.
He didn't recognize her name, but a few of the guys in his unit did.
"Dana Scully?" one of them said after browsing the list "She is a hot one"
"Hot to look at, yeah" agreed another one "but she can turn your balls into ice cubes with just one look"
Mulder had looked at the skeptically and they continued "They call her the Ice Queen Mulder. I don't think even your considerable charms could melt her. But I am sure you will have fun trying. After all, you have gone through most of the women in our building - time for some fresh stock."
Mulder smiled to himself thinking of the ribbing the guys in the unit had given him. Being one of the only truly single guys, they enjoyed living vicariously through him and were always wanting to find out the gory details of his rather active social life.
Mulder had no plans of seducing this Dana Scully or any other female on this assignment, but he was curious to meet her just the same.
He closed his eyes and tried to catch some sleep.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Friday afternoon Aboard an Amtrak train
Dana Scully closed her laptop and rubbed her eyes. She had just finished her field report on the autopsy she had performed in New York City. The body was severely mutilated and the NY office had requested her assistance.
She was now on a train bound for Pennsylvania to attend a team building seminar. Scully was not looking forward to spending a week with a bunch of strangers trying to bond with them.
She would much rather spend a quiet weekend with her mother and uneventful week teaching at Quantico but that was not meant to be. Her superior had tried to convince her that she should feel honored to be selected to participate in the trial running of the teaming building seminar.
But she knew better. She was pretty sure she was chosen because of her infamous status of being the 'Ice Queen'. If she could warm up to people and bond with them within a week, then anyone could.
Of course, anyone who really knew Dana Scully knew her to be a warm, sensitive person who was always available when she was needed. But to those who only knew her professionally, she was all business and rarely showed her lighter side. A woman who had actually risen to her position based on her brains and talent and not by sleeping with the right person.
Scully heard her phone ringing and answered it quickly. "Scully"
"Hey Dana, it's me" Scully immediately recognized the voice of her good friend Rachel who also worked in the pathology department.
"Hey Rach, what's up"
"I got my hands on a list of the people attending that boring seminar you are stuck going to"
"And"
"And, it might not be as boring as we thought"
"Why is that?"
"Well, you remember that really cute agent from the VCU I was telling you about?"
"You mean Spooky Mulder, the master of the one night stand?"
"Yup and master is the key word my friend. From what I have heard, he is the best thing since sliced bread."
"And how is this important to me?"
"Come on Dana, we both know that you could really use a good"
"Enough Rach. I am not going to this seminar looking for love. I am going to grin and bear and count the days until I am set free."
"Too bad. I would have loved to have gotten on first hand account on exactly what he does with his."
"Goodbye Rachel. I will call you when I am released" and Scully hung up the phone smiling at her hopelessly romantic friend.
"The alien chaser and the Ice Queen" she muttered to herself. "Now that would be a sight to see.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Author's note: this is the first time I have attempted to write a story in bits and pieces. Would love any feedback and opinions on what you would like to see happen next.