Lake of Nightmares
Part One
"Please, help me!"
Mulder turned and began to run in the direction of the voice of a young girl. He weaved back and forth between the trees.
"Someone, please, help me!" the voice called again. "Fox, help me!"
It was then that Mulder recognized the voice.
He called out, "Samantha!" He ran until he came to the edge of the trees and entered a clearing by a lake. He stopped suddenly at the sight of the young girls body laying face down next to the water. In that moment, he hoped that he had been wrong; that the voice he heard wasn't Samantha. With extreme hesitation, he knelt down to turn over the body. It was Samantha. He stared hopelessly at her limp body for what seemed like an eternity before his senses returned to him. He checked for a pulse. There was nothing. Mulder sat next to his sister's body, staring out over the lake. He wanted to cry, but the shock was too much.
"Fox, I need your help."
Mulder turned and looked at Samantha's body. He jumped as her eyes popped open; she turned her head and looked up at him.
"She's waiting for you at High Rock Lake. Go find her, Fox"
Mulder was stunned. He hadn't felt a pulse. "Who? Who's waiting for me?"
"Hurry, Fox!"
With those words, Samantha's eyes closed and her face turned pale. Mulder quickly checked for a pulse. He felt something. It was faint, but she was alive. Mulder lifted Samantha into his arms to carry her back to his car, but as he turned back toward the trees, Samantha disappeared. He stood there with his empty arms held out in front of him. He spun around looking for her, but she was nowhere to be found.
"Samantha!"
"Samantha!!"
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Mulder woke up in a cold sweat, the dream of his sister still fresh in his mind. It was morning. He looked at his clock: 6:00am. He got dressed and rushed off to the office. He needed to find out what that dream meant. He needed to know who was waiting for him at High Rock Lake. Most of all, he needed to know if Samantha was still alive.
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Two hours later, Scully arrived at the office to find Mulder frantically looking through the X-files. He already had about five on his desk and he tossed a few more onto the pile as Scully walked through the door.
"Mulder, what are you doing?"
"Scully, what do you know about High Rock Lake?"
"Not much, I think it's in North Carolina. What's so important about High Rock Lake?"
Mulder proceeded to tell Scully about his dream. As usual, Scully had a skeptical look on her face. And, as usual, Mulder ignored it. This was important to him whether Scully believed him or not. This time, he was willing to go it alone if he had to.
"Mulder, I don't think."
Mulder cut her off. "Look Scully, I know you don't believe in these kinds of things, but I have to check this out. What if Samantha was really trying to tell me something? What if this dream is a clue or some sort of sign? I have to find out."
Scully became sympathetic. She too had lost her sister. But at least she knew how her sister died. It was different for Mulder. He had no closure. In a way, he was still deep in the grieving process.
Mulder began talking again. "I've been trying to find out as much as I can about High Rock Lake. I've found nine X-files that lake is mentioned in. All are associated with abductions, particularly the returning of abductees."
"Okay, Mulder. When do we leave?"
"You don't have to come, Scully."
"Well, I'm coming anyway. You might need some help with this."
Mulder didn' t say anything. He didn't have to. Scully knew that the look in his eyes meant 'thank you'.
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Fifteen hours later, Mulder and Scully arrived in North Carolina. They checked into a hotel and immediately left for High Rock Lake. They drove for an hour before they reached a long line of trees.
Scully was navigator for this trip. "According to the map, the lake should be on the other side of these trees. It should be about a five minute walk to a clearing."
Mulder drove a little further until he saw a small parking area. The agents got out of the car and headed into the trees. They walked for a while before Scully broke the silence.
"Mulder, in your dream, Samantha said 'She's waiting for you'. Who was she talking about?"
"I don't know."
Mulder finished that statement just as they entered the clearing. Scully walked closer to the lake, but Mulder froze. Scully turned to him.
"Mulder, what's wrong?"
"This lake. This is the lake from my dream."
He suddenly remembered Samantha laying face down in his dream. He began to look around, but he didn't see anyone. Scully noticed the look on his face. It was a look of disappointment and relief. Scully wasn't sure what to say.
"Are you sure this is the same lake? Maybe you were mistak."
Scully was cut off by a sudden flash of light. The light disappeared as suddenly as it appeared.
"Mulder, what was that?"
It was as if Mulder didn't even hear her question. He looked around.
"Mulder? What are you looking for?"
Mulder paused for a moment, then pointed across the lake. He didn't look at Scully. He simply said, "Her."
Mulder started running and Scully quickly followed. As they rounded the lake, Scully could see what they were running toward. It was the body of a young girl, laying face down. She remembered what Mulder had told her about his dream. How he had found Samantha. Maybe Mulder's dream was a sign.
Mulder stopped a few feet away from the body, and turned to Scully.
"You look, Scully. I can't do it."
Scully touched his arm to let him know she understood. After a dream like that, she wouldn't want to look either. She knelt down next to the body and lifted the girl's hair away from her face.
"Mulder, this isn't Samantha. This girl is only about twenty years old. There's no way it could be her." Scully felt for a pulse. "She's alive." Mulder whipped his head around and looked at Scully as she pulled out her cell phone. "This is Agent Dana Scully with the FBI. We need an ambulance."
Scully's voice trailed off as she walked away from the body. Mulder knelt next to girl. This is her, he thought. This is who Samantha was talking about. This is the girl who was waiting for me.
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Part One
"Please, help me!"
Mulder turned and began to run in the direction of the voice of a young girl. He weaved back and forth between the trees.
"Someone, please, help me!" the voice called again. "Fox, help me!"
It was then that Mulder recognized the voice.
He called out, "Samantha!" He ran until he came to the edge of the trees and entered a clearing by a lake. He stopped suddenly at the sight of the young girls body laying face down next to the water. In that moment, he hoped that he had been wrong; that the voice he heard wasn't Samantha. With extreme hesitation, he knelt down to turn over the body. It was Samantha. He stared hopelessly at her limp body for what seemed like an eternity before his senses returned to him. He checked for a pulse. There was nothing. Mulder sat next to his sister's body, staring out over the lake. He wanted to cry, but the shock was too much.
"Fox, I need your help."
Mulder turned and looked at Samantha's body. He jumped as her eyes popped open; she turned her head and looked up at him.
"She's waiting for you at High Rock Lake. Go find her, Fox"
Mulder was stunned. He hadn't felt a pulse. "Who? Who's waiting for me?"
"Hurry, Fox!"
With those words, Samantha's eyes closed and her face turned pale. Mulder quickly checked for a pulse. He felt something. It was faint, but she was alive. Mulder lifted Samantha into his arms to carry her back to his car, but as he turned back toward the trees, Samantha disappeared. He stood there with his empty arms held out in front of him. He spun around looking for her, but she was nowhere to be found.
"Samantha!"
"Samantha!!"
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Mulder woke up in a cold sweat, the dream of his sister still fresh in his mind. It was morning. He looked at his clock: 6:00am. He got dressed and rushed off to the office. He needed to find out what that dream meant. He needed to know who was waiting for him at High Rock Lake. Most of all, he needed to know if Samantha was still alive.
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Two hours later, Scully arrived at the office to find Mulder frantically looking through the X-files. He already had about five on his desk and he tossed a few more onto the pile as Scully walked through the door.
"Mulder, what are you doing?"
"Scully, what do you know about High Rock Lake?"
"Not much, I think it's in North Carolina. What's so important about High Rock Lake?"
Mulder proceeded to tell Scully about his dream. As usual, Scully had a skeptical look on her face. And, as usual, Mulder ignored it. This was important to him whether Scully believed him or not. This time, he was willing to go it alone if he had to.
"Mulder, I don't think."
Mulder cut her off. "Look Scully, I know you don't believe in these kinds of things, but I have to check this out. What if Samantha was really trying to tell me something? What if this dream is a clue or some sort of sign? I have to find out."
Scully became sympathetic. She too had lost her sister. But at least she knew how her sister died. It was different for Mulder. He had no closure. In a way, he was still deep in the grieving process.
Mulder began talking again. "I've been trying to find out as much as I can about High Rock Lake. I've found nine X-files that lake is mentioned in. All are associated with abductions, particularly the returning of abductees."
"Okay, Mulder. When do we leave?"
"You don't have to come, Scully."
"Well, I'm coming anyway. You might need some help with this."
Mulder didn' t say anything. He didn't have to. Scully knew that the look in his eyes meant 'thank you'.
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Fifteen hours later, Mulder and Scully arrived in North Carolina. They checked into a hotel and immediately left for High Rock Lake. They drove for an hour before they reached a long line of trees.
Scully was navigator for this trip. "According to the map, the lake should be on the other side of these trees. It should be about a five minute walk to a clearing."
Mulder drove a little further until he saw a small parking area. The agents got out of the car and headed into the trees. They walked for a while before Scully broke the silence.
"Mulder, in your dream, Samantha said 'She's waiting for you'. Who was she talking about?"
"I don't know."
Mulder finished that statement just as they entered the clearing. Scully walked closer to the lake, but Mulder froze. Scully turned to him.
"Mulder, what's wrong?"
"This lake. This is the lake from my dream."
He suddenly remembered Samantha laying face down in his dream. He began to look around, but he didn't see anyone. Scully noticed the look on his face. It was a look of disappointment and relief. Scully wasn't sure what to say.
"Are you sure this is the same lake? Maybe you were mistak."
Scully was cut off by a sudden flash of light. The light disappeared as suddenly as it appeared.
"Mulder, what was that?"
It was as if Mulder didn't even hear her question. He looked around.
"Mulder? What are you looking for?"
Mulder paused for a moment, then pointed across the lake. He didn't look at Scully. He simply said, "Her."
Mulder started running and Scully quickly followed. As they rounded the lake, Scully could see what they were running toward. It was the body of a young girl, laying face down. She remembered what Mulder had told her about his dream. How he had found Samantha. Maybe Mulder's dream was a sign.
Mulder stopped a few feet away from the body, and turned to Scully.
"You look, Scully. I can't do it."
Scully touched his arm to let him know she understood. After a dream like that, she wouldn't want to look either. She knelt down next to the body and lifted the girl's hair away from her face.
"Mulder, this isn't Samantha. This girl is only about twenty years old. There's no way it could be her." Scully felt for a pulse. "She's alive." Mulder whipped his head around and looked at Scully as she pulled out her cell phone. "This is Agent Dana Scully with the FBI. We need an ambulance."
Scully's voice trailed off as she walked away from the body. Mulder knelt next to girl. This is her, he thought. This is who Samantha was talking about. This is the girl who was waiting for me.
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