Chapter 4
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"Who?"
"I'm not sure if you should hear this. It might be too much for you to handle. I mean, you've gone through so much in the course of 3 days, I'm not sure you can comprehend it."
"Im not as fragile as you might think, agent Mulder, I can handle whatever you throw at me. I'm strong enough." She stares him straight in the face, challenging him.
"If you're absolutely certain."
She nods, "just tell me."
"Alright. Agent Scully and I aren't your everyday, run of the mill, FBI agents. On the contrary, we work on what's called the x-files. The x-files are basically paranormal phenomena, aliens, ghost, freaks of nature. We came here because of the things you told the police about what you remembered. This man you saw, if he is who I think he is his name is Knowle Rhoar, Now, Knowle Rhoar is not a man, per se, he's an alien bounty hunter."
She shakes her head, confused. "A bounty hunter? What was he taking bounty on, and why would he go after my sister? She doesn't believe in aliens, she wouldn't have any reason for him to come after her."
"Well, he hunts aliens, or doctors who are in the process of making or alien-human hybrids."
"This is overwhelming, alien-human hybrids? What are those?"
Mulder blinks, trying to find a way to explain it to her, "well, the word really speaks for itself, a hybrid of aliens and humans."
She frowns, "ok. It'll take me a while to comprehend all of that, but I will. I'm still a little perplexed about why this man…bounty hunter…would be after my sister. What could she have possibly done? I've never even known my sister to say a swear word, and trust me if she had I'd know. She gets on me enough when I do. There's no reason that I can think of that he would go after her."
"I'm not very sure myself, maybe he knew that these aliens were coming after her, and wanted to keep that from happening."
"But why? He IS an alien. Wouldn't he want to help them? And why not kill me? I saw his face, I saw what happened."
"He probably didn't figure that you would remember, and he surely wouldn't think that Scully and I would come down here. He knew that with the circumstances of what happened the case would be perceived a kidnapping, one that you walked in on. And concerning why he'd go after your sister, there are more than one race of aliens, they're against each other naturally. The ones that have you sister could be his enemies."
Brittany looks at the pillow in her hands, "this is all so much, so earth shattering, in the past three days my biggest worry went from the C I have in French to trying to figure out why aliens would abduct my sister. My life is in a state of turmoil, and my whole family probably thinks that im nuts. Ain't life a peach?"
"I'll understand Brittany, if you need some time to process this. I was older when I underwent hypnosis, it was easier for me to understand--"
"No, no. I understand, I believe you, you have no reason to lie to me. It's my parents I don't understand. I don't understand why they won't just except what I remember. How they can believe some man magically opened Alicia's window--without breaking it--and steal her, and in the end taking her out of the room while I was there, and somehow I just forgot it. They probably think that im to young and fragile to remember, that I'm not strong enough to comprehend it, so my mind made up this story. This off the wall story, because I couldn't handle the truth. When in all honesty it would be so much easier on me if she had been kidnapped by some deranged sociopath." She looks out her window, "I just wish they had enough faith in me to believe what I say." She says in a quite voice, she looks back at Mulder, a lone tear running down her face. "I feel like shit."
"That's understandable. And Brittany, do your parent's know the language you use."
"No, and quite frankly I don't care. There's nothing they can do to me now that will be worse than what they've already done. In fact, I'd feel much better if they were mad at me because I use foul language rather than they didn't believe me when I tell them I witnessed my sister being abducted by aliens." She wipes the tear away. "You know, im usually stronger than this. I feel like a blubbering fool."
"I'd imagine that I'd feel bad if I didn't cry. In fact, I cried for a long while after Sam was taken. And then again when I remembered. There's only so much one can go through without showing emotions. Take agent Scully for instance, she's not usually one to show emotions, but even she cries every now and then. It's part of being human."
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Now there's something I don't hear often."
She chuckles, "thank you agent Mulder."
"For what?"
"For making me feel like I didn't do something wrong, for letting me know there was nothing I could've done to save my sister." She smiles sadly, "and hey, you even made me laugh a bit."
Mulder smiles, "I should go now, you need some time to think."
"Yeah, ok. Will you be coming by again?"
"Yes, Scully and I will be by tomorrow. Will you have to go to school?"
She shakes her head, "no, I have off until a while. Maybe a week or so."
"Alright then, we'll be by tomorrow." He gets up from the bed and walks to the door, he looks back at her once more before leaving the room. When he enters the living room Scully's no longer there, Mrs. Adkins glares at him and tells him she went out to the car. He nods and goes outside, he smiles when he sees Scully in the drivers seat. As they take off he notices Brittany is once again looking out her window, a far away look on her face. One of those looks where you're not really looking at anything, more looking past them.
As she disappears from his view he remembers back to when Sam had been abducted, of course he hadn't known that at the time, he had thought--like Brittany originally did, and her parents still did--that it had been a kidnapping. He too store out the window at the ground, watching the yellow strips of the road fly past. As the car drives on he feels a friendly hand over his. He looks at Scully's hand as it lay on his and a small, sad smile creases his lips. He then looks up at Scully, who's eyes are fixed on the road, he then turned back to the yellow strips.
"How is she?" Scully inquired never taking her eyes off of the road.
"She's still a bit shaken. But in the end, she'll be ok."
"Let's hope."
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a/n: Please tell me how im doing, because truly I do not know. I would greatly appreciate constructive criticism, as long as you don't criticize too much. :) Please, please, review.
~Brittany~
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"Who?"
"I'm not sure if you should hear this. It might be too much for you to handle. I mean, you've gone through so much in the course of 3 days, I'm not sure you can comprehend it."
"Im not as fragile as you might think, agent Mulder, I can handle whatever you throw at me. I'm strong enough." She stares him straight in the face, challenging him.
"If you're absolutely certain."
She nods, "just tell me."
"Alright. Agent Scully and I aren't your everyday, run of the mill, FBI agents. On the contrary, we work on what's called the x-files. The x-files are basically paranormal phenomena, aliens, ghost, freaks of nature. We came here because of the things you told the police about what you remembered. This man you saw, if he is who I think he is his name is Knowle Rhoar, Now, Knowle Rhoar is not a man, per se, he's an alien bounty hunter."
She shakes her head, confused. "A bounty hunter? What was he taking bounty on, and why would he go after my sister? She doesn't believe in aliens, she wouldn't have any reason for him to come after her."
"Well, he hunts aliens, or doctors who are in the process of making or alien-human hybrids."
"This is overwhelming, alien-human hybrids? What are those?"
Mulder blinks, trying to find a way to explain it to her, "well, the word really speaks for itself, a hybrid of aliens and humans."
She frowns, "ok. It'll take me a while to comprehend all of that, but I will. I'm still a little perplexed about why this man…bounty hunter…would be after my sister. What could she have possibly done? I've never even known my sister to say a swear word, and trust me if she had I'd know. She gets on me enough when I do. There's no reason that I can think of that he would go after her."
"I'm not very sure myself, maybe he knew that these aliens were coming after her, and wanted to keep that from happening."
"But why? He IS an alien. Wouldn't he want to help them? And why not kill me? I saw his face, I saw what happened."
"He probably didn't figure that you would remember, and he surely wouldn't think that Scully and I would come down here. He knew that with the circumstances of what happened the case would be perceived a kidnapping, one that you walked in on. And concerning why he'd go after your sister, there are more than one race of aliens, they're against each other naturally. The ones that have you sister could be his enemies."
Brittany looks at the pillow in her hands, "this is all so much, so earth shattering, in the past three days my biggest worry went from the C I have in French to trying to figure out why aliens would abduct my sister. My life is in a state of turmoil, and my whole family probably thinks that im nuts. Ain't life a peach?"
"I'll understand Brittany, if you need some time to process this. I was older when I underwent hypnosis, it was easier for me to understand--"
"No, no. I understand, I believe you, you have no reason to lie to me. It's my parents I don't understand. I don't understand why they won't just except what I remember. How they can believe some man magically opened Alicia's window--without breaking it--and steal her, and in the end taking her out of the room while I was there, and somehow I just forgot it. They probably think that im to young and fragile to remember, that I'm not strong enough to comprehend it, so my mind made up this story. This off the wall story, because I couldn't handle the truth. When in all honesty it would be so much easier on me if she had been kidnapped by some deranged sociopath." She looks out her window, "I just wish they had enough faith in me to believe what I say." She says in a quite voice, she looks back at Mulder, a lone tear running down her face. "I feel like shit."
"That's understandable. And Brittany, do your parent's know the language you use."
"No, and quite frankly I don't care. There's nothing they can do to me now that will be worse than what they've already done. In fact, I'd feel much better if they were mad at me because I use foul language rather than they didn't believe me when I tell them I witnessed my sister being abducted by aliens." She wipes the tear away. "You know, im usually stronger than this. I feel like a blubbering fool."
"I'd imagine that I'd feel bad if I didn't cry. In fact, I cried for a long while after Sam was taken. And then again when I remembered. There's only so much one can go through without showing emotions. Take agent Scully for instance, she's not usually one to show emotions, but even she cries every now and then. It's part of being human."
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
"Now there's something I don't hear often."
She chuckles, "thank you agent Mulder."
"For what?"
"For making me feel like I didn't do something wrong, for letting me know there was nothing I could've done to save my sister." She smiles sadly, "and hey, you even made me laugh a bit."
Mulder smiles, "I should go now, you need some time to think."
"Yeah, ok. Will you be coming by again?"
"Yes, Scully and I will be by tomorrow. Will you have to go to school?"
She shakes her head, "no, I have off until a while. Maybe a week or so."
"Alright then, we'll be by tomorrow." He gets up from the bed and walks to the door, he looks back at her once more before leaving the room. When he enters the living room Scully's no longer there, Mrs. Adkins glares at him and tells him she went out to the car. He nods and goes outside, he smiles when he sees Scully in the drivers seat. As they take off he notices Brittany is once again looking out her window, a far away look on her face. One of those looks where you're not really looking at anything, more looking past them.
As she disappears from his view he remembers back to when Sam had been abducted, of course he hadn't known that at the time, he had thought--like Brittany originally did, and her parents still did--that it had been a kidnapping. He too store out the window at the ground, watching the yellow strips of the road fly past. As the car drives on he feels a friendly hand over his. He looks at Scully's hand as it lay on his and a small, sad smile creases his lips. He then looks up at Scully, who's eyes are fixed on the road, he then turned back to the yellow strips.
"How is she?" Scully inquired never taking her eyes off of the road.
"She's still a bit shaken. But in the end, she'll be ok."
"Let's hope."
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a/n: Please tell me how im doing, because truly I do not know. I would greatly appreciate constructive criticism, as long as you don't criticize too much. :) Please, please, review.
~Brittany~