Chapter 3
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The hypnosis was underway, so far Brittany had only described her day. Woke up at 6:15 in order to get ready for school, got out of school at 2:05, came home, did her homework, went for her daily walk, got on the computer, ate dinner, watched TV. Typical day in the life of a teenager. But as it nears 9 o'clock--in her story--normal flies out the window.
"What happened at 9:02?"
Brittany's eyelids flutter, and her eyes move visibly underneath them. "The lights. The lights come. Oh, they're so bright. Brandy gets up from the computer, she sees the lights too. We look out the window." She pauses, "oh my God! What is that? That can't be…it's not possible. It's not possible."
"Can't be what Brittany?"
"Brandy?" Her voice grows scared, "what's going on. That's not what it looks like is it? It can't be, they're not real. They can't be real. But it's there." Her voice goes from scared to desperate. "Brandy?"
"Brittany? What's going on, what do you see? What's wrong with your sister?"
"It's…a UFO. But it can't be, aliens are just a myth, like a mermaid or bigfoot. Just something somebody fabricated because they got bored. But, they're there. Hovering…just above the house. The light is coming from them. Oh, God, it's so bright. It stings."
"What's wrong with your sister?"
"I don't know. She's…she's frozen in her spot. She can' t move. She just stands there, staring." Her eyes fly open. "Oh God, Alicia. I have to get Alicia." She closes her eyes again, squeezing the lids shut. "Alicia! Alicia, open the damn door! Something's going on.
"She doesn't open the door, she doesn't make a sound. What if she's hurt? I bang on the door with my fist, maybe she's just sleeping. She's a heavy sleeper. She could just be asleep. 'Alicia open the fucking door!' Still no answer. So I bang again. 'Goddamnit Alicia, if you don't open the door I'll break it down myself!' And I will too. I have every intention on breaking down her door. I think the adrenaline's gotten the better part of me. Or maybe it's the extreme fear im feeling. Or it could be a mixture of both.
"So, I run as hard as I can into the door. The hinges start to brake, and I hit it again, the door falters, but has yet to brake. There's a noise in Alicia's room, a window being open. 'Brandy!' I call, I need my sisters help. I don't think I can do this alone. 'Brandy, come help!' But no luck, she's still frozen. God, my arm hurts so bad. I bang against the door once more, it breaks, sending me to the floor of Alicia's room.
"She's sitting on the bed, not moving, im not even sure if she knows that im in the room. If she does she doesn't seem to exactly care, no, she's got to notice me. But why isn't she looking at me? Why isn't she talking to me? I call out to her, 'ALICIA!' The light gets brighter…and…oh God!"
"What is it Brittany?" Mulder inquires.
"She's, she's being lifted off her bed, but there's nobody lifting her. It's the air, the air is lifting her off of her bed, and she's not fighting it. Why isn't she fighting it? Whatever it is carries her out the window, she's gone. I try to get to her, I can't move. It's like what happened to Brandy. My mind screams 'move you idiot!' but my feet, they won't listen. Then the light is gone, I can move again. I run to the window, look out it, it's gone. The spaceship is gone! Where's my sister! I go to get Brandy, she's still in the living room, as I turn I notice the clock. 9:11. I stop in my tracks. Could this mean something? This has to mean something. Wait, there's something off. Somebody's in here. I turn quickly…there's a man. Brown hair, brown eyes, tall. He grabs my wrist, his grip is tight. He injects me with something…oh God. It stings, the pain sears through my whole body. Now it burns! Make it stop! It burns! It feels like im on fire!"
"Brittany, you're fine. Nothing has been injected into you. You're fine." Dr. Jackson tries to sooth.
"No, im not alright. Im numb now, I can't move. I can't speak. Im immobilized and mute. The man, he hits me with something, im not sure what. Probably one of the many dolphin figures in Alicia's room. Im out."
"Ok Brittany, im going to count backwards from five, when I reach one you'll wake up. Ok? Five…four…three…two…one."
Brittany's eyes jolt open. She looks around the room, "oh God." She whispers, tears start rolling down her cheeks. Scully scoots closer to her and drapes her arm around her shoulder pulling her close to her. Brittany sobs onto her shirt, "it can't be possible. How can it be possible?"
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The Adkins' Residence
Mulder pulled into the driveway of the house and stopped the car. He looked back at Brittany, "you ready for this?"
"God no. But, I need to tell them. I doubt they'll believe me, but they need to know."
He nods, "lets get to it then."
The quietly walk into the house and Brittany directs them to sit on the couch while she goes off to find her parents and sister. She comes back into the room alone and seconds later her sister and parents join them. This time, instead of being fascinated by her hands she picks imaginary fuzz off of her blouse. She pulls her feet under her on the couch and looks at her parents. "Mom…dad. I have something that I need to tell you, something that I remembered. And you're not going to like it. I don't even think you're going to believe me."
Her parents look at her confused, "just tell us Brittany." Her mom states.
"Well, you guys understand that I underwent hypnosis, so I didn't just think this up myself. Scully and Mulder were there. And if Brandy would just go she could help me to make sure what I remember is what happened. And not just an overactive imagination."
"Brittany," her dad said, "stop rambling. Tell us what you remembered."
"A light. I remember a light, Brandy and I were in the living room and all of a sudden everything goes off, all the electronics, the lights, everything. I remember I was upset, because I was missing Law&Order: SVU. Then we got up and looked out the window, trying to see what the light was. That's when I saw it, it was metallic colored, gray. God, I can't believe im going to say this. Mom, dad, it was a spaceship. I know it sounds crazy, and you probably think it's post-traumatic stress, but it's not. I don't show the signs of the syndrome. This is legit, this is what I remember. After Brandy froze in her spot I ran to find Alicia, I knew something terrible was happening, I couldn't let her be alone. But, as per usual, her door was locked. I called after her, tried to get her to open the door. Pleading with her. She wouldn't open it, she didn't even talk. After ramming into the door a few times it opened and I fell onto the floor of Alicia's room. I got up, tried to get to her, but the light became to bright, and I too froze. Then she was lifted into the air, by something unseen. She went out of the window and then the light was gone, I ran to the window and looked out it. The ship was gone. Alicia was gone. I went to get Brandy, to tell her what had happened, there was a man in Alicia's room. He grabbed my wrist forcefully and stuck me with something. Then a stinging sensation traveled through my body, then it turned hot, then everything went numb. The man hit me with something and I passed out."
"You're right," her mother stated, getting off the couch, "I don't believe you." She turned to the agents, "and I would gratefully appreciate it if you stopped filling my daughters head with lies. She's just gone through something very life shattering, and she doesn't need to go around believing that little green men from another planet stole her sister from under her nose."
Mulder was tempted to correct her on the 'green' part. But then Brittany stood up, "why can't you believe me! I saw what I saw! Furthermore, they didn't say anything to me about aliens or UFO's. In fact, they made point not too. And your right! They did take her from under my nose! I was so close, so close. I could've saved her! I should've saved her. If only I had tried harder to open the door…I might've saved her." She runs off and the slamming of a door can be heard.
Stephanie Adkins sinks back down into her seat. Her husband places a hand on her knee, but its no comfort to her. The tears that had been forming behind her eyes all day finally fall freely.
Scully and Mulder share a glance, and Scully nods at Mulder. He goes off in the direction that Brittany took and nocks on the door to her room. "Brittany?" He calls, "it's Agent Mulder."
"Come…come in." Comes a muffled voice from the other side of the room. Mulder enters and Brittany is sitting on her bed, a pillow in her arms, crying on it. She wipes her eyes and makes herself stop crying, taking in a few deep breaths. She indicates for him to sit on the bed and he does so.
"You can't blame yourself Brittany, it's not your fault. There was nothing you could do that could save her."
"In all due respect agent Mulder, how the hell would you know?"
"Remember when I started to tell you about my sister and then stopped? Well, it's because when I was 12 my sister was abducted, right in front of me. I tried to save her too, but I froze. You did more than I did, way more."
She sniffled, "did you ever find her?"
Mulder sadly looked away, "not yet. But I promise you, we will find your sister."
"I want to believe you, but im just not sure if that's going to ever happen. I mean my sister was abducted by aliens for godssake, and if you had asked me yesterday if aliens existed I would have told you flat out, no." She fiddles with the pillow, "but the man, who was the man?"
"What exactly did he look like?"
"Uh, tall. Taller than you are. Brown hair and brown eyes. Pretty well built I guess, he had a fairly long face. Not a very good looking guy. On the contrary, enough to make you shudder, he had this cold look. It was scary. Why?"
"I think I might know who you saw."
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a/n: ha ha, cliffhanger! I hope you can guess just who im talking about, I tried to make it blatant. Anyway, I hope you're enjoying this story. Please review!
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The hypnosis was underway, so far Brittany had only described her day. Woke up at 6:15 in order to get ready for school, got out of school at 2:05, came home, did her homework, went for her daily walk, got on the computer, ate dinner, watched TV. Typical day in the life of a teenager. But as it nears 9 o'clock--in her story--normal flies out the window.
"What happened at 9:02?"
Brittany's eyelids flutter, and her eyes move visibly underneath them. "The lights. The lights come. Oh, they're so bright. Brandy gets up from the computer, she sees the lights too. We look out the window." She pauses, "oh my God! What is that? That can't be…it's not possible. It's not possible."
"Can't be what Brittany?"
"Brandy?" Her voice grows scared, "what's going on. That's not what it looks like is it? It can't be, they're not real. They can't be real. But it's there." Her voice goes from scared to desperate. "Brandy?"
"Brittany? What's going on, what do you see? What's wrong with your sister?"
"It's…a UFO. But it can't be, aliens are just a myth, like a mermaid or bigfoot. Just something somebody fabricated because they got bored. But, they're there. Hovering…just above the house. The light is coming from them. Oh, God, it's so bright. It stings."
"What's wrong with your sister?"
"I don't know. She's…she's frozen in her spot. She can' t move. She just stands there, staring." Her eyes fly open. "Oh God, Alicia. I have to get Alicia." She closes her eyes again, squeezing the lids shut. "Alicia! Alicia, open the damn door! Something's going on.
"She doesn't open the door, she doesn't make a sound. What if she's hurt? I bang on the door with my fist, maybe she's just sleeping. She's a heavy sleeper. She could just be asleep. 'Alicia open the fucking door!' Still no answer. So I bang again. 'Goddamnit Alicia, if you don't open the door I'll break it down myself!' And I will too. I have every intention on breaking down her door. I think the adrenaline's gotten the better part of me. Or maybe it's the extreme fear im feeling. Or it could be a mixture of both.
"So, I run as hard as I can into the door. The hinges start to brake, and I hit it again, the door falters, but has yet to brake. There's a noise in Alicia's room, a window being open. 'Brandy!' I call, I need my sisters help. I don't think I can do this alone. 'Brandy, come help!' But no luck, she's still frozen. God, my arm hurts so bad. I bang against the door once more, it breaks, sending me to the floor of Alicia's room.
"She's sitting on the bed, not moving, im not even sure if she knows that im in the room. If she does she doesn't seem to exactly care, no, she's got to notice me. But why isn't she looking at me? Why isn't she talking to me? I call out to her, 'ALICIA!' The light gets brighter…and…oh God!"
"What is it Brittany?" Mulder inquires.
"She's, she's being lifted off her bed, but there's nobody lifting her. It's the air, the air is lifting her off of her bed, and she's not fighting it. Why isn't she fighting it? Whatever it is carries her out the window, she's gone. I try to get to her, I can't move. It's like what happened to Brandy. My mind screams 'move you idiot!' but my feet, they won't listen. Then the light is gone, I can move again. I run to the window, look out it, it's gone. The spaceship is gone! Where's my sister! I go to get Brandy, she's still in the living room, as I turn I notice the clock. 9:11. I stop in my tracks. Could this mean something? This has to mean something. Wait, there's something off. Somebody's in here. I turn quickly…there's a man. Brown hair, brown eyes, tall. He grabs my wrist, his grip is tight. He injects me with something…oh God. It stings, the pain sears through my whole body. Now it burns! Make it stop! It burns! It feels like im on fire!"
"Brittany, you're fine. Nothing has been injected into you. You're fine." Dr. Jackson tries to sooth.
"No, im not alright. Im numb now, I can't move. I can't speak. Im immobilized and mute. The man, he hits me with something, im not sure what. Probably one of the many dolphin figures in Alicia's room. Im out."
"Ok Brittany, im going to count backwards from five, when I reach one you'll wake up. Ok? Five…four…three…two…one."
Brittany's eyes jolt open. She looks around the room, "oh God." She whispers, tears start rolling down her cheeks. Scully scoots closer to her and drapes her arm around her shoulder pulling her close to her. Brittany sobs onto her shirt, "it can't be possible. How can it be possible?"
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The Adkins' Residence
Mulder pulled into the driveway of the house and stopped the car. He looked back at Brittany, "you ready for this?"
"God no. But, I need to tell them. I doubt they'll believe me, but they need to know."
He nods, "lets get to it then."
The quietly walk into the house and Brittany directs them to sit on the couch while she goes off to find her parents and sister. She comes back into the room alone and seconds later her sister and parents join them. This time, instead of being fascinated by her hands she picks imaginary fuzz off of her blouse. She pulls her feet under her on the couch and looks at her parents. "Mom…dad. I have something that I need to tell you, something that I remembered. And you're not going to like it. I don't even think you're going to believe me."
Her parents look at her confused, "just tell us Brittany." Her mom states.
"Well, you guys understand that I underwent hypnosis, so I didn't just think this up myself. Scully and Mulder were there. And if Brandy would just go she could help me to make sure what I remember is what happened. And not just an overactive imagination."
"Brittany," her dad said, "stop rambling. Tell us what you remembered."
"A light. I remember a light, Brandy and I were in the living room and all of a sudden everything goes off, all the electronics, the lights, everything. I remember I was upset, because I was missing Law&Order: SVU. Then we got up and looked out the window, trying to see what the light was. That's when I saw it, it was metallic colored, gray. God, I can't believe im going to say this. Mom, dad, it was a spaceship. I know it sounds crazy, and you probably think it's post-traumatic stress, but it's not. I don't show the signs of the syndrome. This is legit, this is what I remember. After Brandy froze in her spot I ran to find Alicia, I knew something terrible was happening, I couldn't let her be alone. But, as per usual, her door was locked. I called after her, tried to get her to open the door. Pleading with her. She wouldn't open it, she didn't even talk. After ramming into the door a few times it opened and I fell onto the floor of Alicia's room. I got up, tried to get to her, but the light became to bright, and I too froze. Then she was lifted into the air, by something unseen. She went out of the window and then the light was gone, I ran to the window and looked out it. The ship was gone. Alicia was gone. I went to get Brandy, to tell her what had happened, there was a man in Alicia's room. He grabbed my wrist forcefully and stuck me with something. Then a stinging sensation traveled through my body, then it turned hot, then everything went numb. The man hit me with something and I passed out."
"You're right," her mother stated, getting off the couch, "I don't believe you." She turned to the agents, "and I would gratefully appreciate it if you stopped filling my daughters head with lies. She's just gone through something very life shattering, and she doesn't need to go around believing that little green men from another planet stole her sister from under her nose."
Mulder was tempted to correct her on the 'green' part. But then Brittany stood up, "why can't you believe me! I saw what I saw! Furthermore, they didn't say anything to me about aliens or UFO's. In fact, they made point not too. And your right! They did take her from under my nose! I was so close, so close. I could've saved her! I should've saved her. If only I had tried harder to open the door…I might've saved her." She runs off and the slamming of a door can be heard.
Stephanie Adkins sinks back down into her seat. Her husband places a hand on her knee, but its no comfort to her. The tears that had been forming behind her eyes all day finally fall freely.
Scully and Mulder share a glance, and Scully nods at Mulder. He goes off in the direction that Brittany took and nocks on the door to her room. "Brittany?" He calls, "it's Agent Mulder."
"Come…come in." Comes a muffled voice from the other side of the room. Mulder enters and Brittany is sitting on her bed, a pillow in her arms, crying on it. She wipes her eyes and makes herself stop crying, taking in a few deep breaths. She indicates for him to sit on the bed and he does so.
"You can't blame yourself Brittany, it's not your fault. There was nothing you could do that could save her."
"In all due respect agent Mulder, how the hell would you know?"
"Remember when I started to tell you about my sister and then stopped? Well, it's because when I was 12 my sister was abducted, right in front of me. I tried to save her too, but I froze. You did more than I did, way more."
She sniffled, "did you ever find her?"
Mulder sadly looked away, "not yet. But I promise you, we will find your sister."
"I want to believe you, but im just not sure if that's going to ever happen. I mean my sister was abducted by aliens for godssake, and if you had asked me yesterday if aliens existed I would have told you flat out, no." She fiddles with the pillow, "but the man, who was the man?"
"What exactly did he look like?"
"Uh, tall. Taller than you are. Brown hair and brown eyes. Pretty well built I guess, he had a fairly long face. Not a very good looking guy. On the contrary, enough to make you shudder, he had this cold look. It was scary. Why?"
"I think I might know who you saw."
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a/n: ha ha, cliffhanger! I hope you can guess just who im talking about, I tried to make it blatant. Anyway, I hope you're enjoying this story. Please review!