A/N
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Anaphetera ~ An acid that I made up, so you don't have to worry about what it really is.
Luna Restaurant ~ This is also another thing I made up. I don't think it exists in San Francisco.
Femme Fatale
Part II ~ Siren's Island
Lady Sanna
6:42 p.m.
Scully got into the car and closed the door. "So, what'd you find out? I hope you were researching on the Sirens, instead of reading the kids alien stories... like last time..." A smile curled at the end of her lips.
"Hey, they were enjoying it. Anyways, I was, and I found a few interesting points. Did the lab tell you anything?"
"Yeah, I got the results a few minutes ago. The acid was made out of a new substance called, Anaphetera that the lab was testing and a little bit of, to put it plainly, spit. The odd thing was, was that the substance wasn't introduced to the public yet. It was a fast-acting and uncontrollable liquid that was very dangerous. They had found it on an island somewhere off the coast of this town."
"Could it be Alcatraz?" Mulder looked at the street sign and tried to figure out which way to turn.
"There's a strong possibility." Scully looked over at her partner, who seemed confused. "Mulder, do you know where you are going? By the way, where are we going?"
"Um.. Not exactly." He drove around the park a few times, trying to find anything that was familiar to him. He eyed a woman with black hair, walking on the sidewalk and decided to ask for directions. "Excuse me. Do you know where Parkview Avenue is?"
The woman looked at him and smiled. "It's down this street and to your left." She pointed ahead of her with the smile still plastered on her face. Her gaze stopped on the red head in the front seat and her face turned into a cold glare.
"Um.. Thanks." Mulder pressed on the gas pedal, making the car leap forward.
"That was weird." Scully kept her eyes fixed on the file.
"What was?"
"That woman. She looked at me... like she was going to murder me or something." She looked up and met her partner's eyes.
"Murder? Scully, are you getting paranoid? If you are, then you've been hanging around me for way too long."
She smiled. "No, I haven't been hanging around you long enough. Otherwise, I would have gone to that sci-fi convention with you."
"Which one?"
"The one held by Fox. You know, they'd buy anything for publicity."
7:06 p.m.
Luna Restaurant
"The Luna Restaurant? Why exactly are we here, Mulder?" She closed the door and looked up at the sign.
"There was another homicide committed here, and we have witnesses of the person who did it." Mulder locked the car and went behind the building. The yellow tape surrounded the area and police officers were investigating the scene. "Agents Mulder and Scully from the FBI." They flashed their badges.
"FBI? Who called you out here?" The police officer asked.
"Agent Mulder!" Another officer walked over and signaled for him to let them through. "It seems that this murderer has stuck again. Only this time she left something behind."
"She? So now we have our own femme fatale." Scully walked along beside them.
"Yeah, we have a sketch of her face." She became a little uneasy. "Um... I don't know if the witness was on drugs or what, but this is what we got out of him." She took out the paper and showed it to the agents.
A woman with dark eyes and black hair stared back at them. She had small wings behind her ear and she looked almost magical. Something that would come out of a myth or legend.
"We also have this." The female officer pulled out a tube containing a substance from the bag. "We aren't sure what it is, but it was all over the body."
Scully took the tube and examined it. She gave Mulder a look.
"Excuse me, Officer Moran." They walked to a secluded area.
"Mulder, this is the same substance I found on the other bodies. That means that whoever died's body is already disintegrating and we won't be able to-"
Her partner's attention drew to a certain white object on the ground.
Scully looked at him and knew instantly that he wasn't listening to her anymore. "Mulder..?"
He picked it up and showed it to her. "Now, I know for sure that this isn't from the gift shop."
Institute of Ornithology
8:06 p.m.
"Sorry for coming in so late. We had another homicide and..." Mulder pulled out the evidence. "Another white feather. Could you tell me what kind of bird this could've come from or if it did come from a bird?"
Dr. Namick examined it under the magnifying glass. He looked at Mulder with surprise and looked back at the object. "I haven't seen anything like this! Where did you find this? It could be a new species of bird!"
Scully also became surprised. "Are you sure that this couldn't be a hoax?"
"Oh, I'm sure! Otherwise, this would be a really convincing hoax, if you ask me."
Mulder gave an 'I-told-you-so' look to Scully.
"Dr. Namick, do you think you could possibly try to find a bird that has similar feathers to that one?"
"Sure, but it will take a long time." The old man rubbed his hands together.
"Thanks." He turned to his partner. "Come on, let's go. We don't want to miss the ferry to Alcatraz do we?"
"Now?!"
On the Ferry to Alcatraz Island
8:42 p.m.
Scully wrapped her jacket around her body to keep warm as she looked out at the island ahead of them. Why couldn't they have gone a different time? Oh, that's right. Tourists. She sighed and started to shiver uncontrollably.
"Hey Scully, enjoying the scenery?" Mulder looked at the lighthouse. The light eerily spun around.
She gave him a look and turned around. They drew nearer to the island, seeing more of the building that everyone came to see. Her eyes scanned the piece of land and noticed something... out of place.
A figure was bent over another object as if it was... eating. Scully tried to get a better view and noticed something else. This figure had wings.
"Mulder? Do you see that?" She pointed at it.
He squinted at the area that she was pointing to. "See what? I don't see it."
Scully looked back on the island. It was gone, but the object it was feasting on was still there. "I saw something there, Mulder. And I have to say, I don't think it was human." She kept her eye on the object, hoping that it would still be there when they arrived.
The captain rang his bell and prepared to land.
As soon as the boat hit the sand, Scully jumped out and almost ran to the object. She hoped that it was not what she was expecting. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw it.
Mulder came running after her. "What's wrong, Scully?" He stopped beside her and soon he was as bewildered as she was.
A body lay in front of them. Half of it was gone and the substance was all over the body, just like the others.
"We've got to find her, before anyone else is killed." Mulder bent down and looked at the incapacitated body.
A scream suddenly fills the air and they spin around to see who's in trouble. "Mulder, I think that was our captain."
"Yeah, but where is he?" Their flashlights scanned the area.
Scully walked away from Mulder and examines a boulder that catches her eye. It glistened as her flashlight's light ran over it. She took out a glove and swiped it across the surface. Anaphetera. "Mulder?"
She looks around and sees him tower over her with an expressionless face. "Mulder?"
He raised his flashlight and whacked Scully on the head.
Scully fell to the ground unconscious, unaware of being in the presence of the femme fatale herself.
To Be Continued
Thanks to those who reviewed! It really encourages me while I write my fics. ^_^
Once again, the characters do not belong to me, but the fic does. Please do not take anything from this.
Attention to Non Fanfiction.net-Authors!
Update Alerts: If you want me to alert you when I update my stories or if I submit a new fic, please leave your E-mail address on your review! Thanks!
Special Thanks to Jess Angel for editing my stories!
Anaphetera ~ An acid that I made up, so you don't have to worry about what it really is.
Luna Restaurant ~ This is also another thing I made up. I don't think it exists in San Francisco.
Femme Fatale
Part II ~ Siren's Island
Lady Sanna
6:42 p.m.
Scully got into the car and closed the door. "So, what'd you find out? I hope you were researching on the Sirens, instead of reading the kids alien stories... like last time..." A smile curled at the end of her lips.
"Hey, they were enjoying it. Anyways, I was, and I found a few interesting points. Did the lab tell you anything?"
"Yeah, I got the results a few minutes ago. The acid was made out of a new substance called, Anaphetera that the lab was testing and a little bit of, to put it plainly, spit. The odd thing was, was that the substance wasn't introduced to the public yet. It was a fast-acting and uncontrollable liquid that was very dangerous. They had found it on an island somewhere off the coast of this town."
"Could it be Alcatraz?" Mulder looked at the street sign and tried to figure out which way to turn.
"There's a strong possibility." Scully looked over at her partner, who seemed confused. "Mulder, do you know where you are going? By the way, where are we going?"
"Um.. Not exactly." He drove around the park a few times, trying to find anything that was familiar to him. He eyed a woman with black hair, walking on the sidewalk and decided to ask for directions. "Excuse me. Do you know where Parkview Avenue is?"
The woman looked at him and smiled. "It's down this street and to your left." She pointed ahead of her with the smile still plastered on her face. Her gaze stopped on the red head in the front seat and her face turned into a cold glare.
"Um.. Thanks." Mulder pressed on the gas pedal, making the car leap forward.
"That was weird." Scully kept her eyes fixed on the file.
"What was?"
"That woman. She looked at me... like she was going to murder me or something." She looked up and met her partner's eyes.
"Murder? Scully, are you getting paranoid? If you are, then you've been hanging around me for way too long."
She smiled. "No, I haven't been hanging around you long enough. Otherwise, I would have gone to that sci-fi convention with you."
"Which one?"
"The one held by Fox. You know, they'd buy anything for publicity."
7:06 p.m.
Luna Restaurant
"The Luna Restaurant? Why exactly are we here, Mulder?" She closed the door and looked up at the sign.
"There was another homicide committed here, and we have witnesses of the person who did it." Mulder locked the car and went behind the building. The yellow tape surrounded the area and police officers were investigating the scene. "Agents Mulder and Scully from the FBI." They flashed their badges.
"FBI? Who called you out here?" The police officer asked.
"Agent Mulder!" Another officer walked over and signaled for him to let them through. "It seems that this murderer has stuck again. Only this time she left something behind."
"She? So now we have our own femme fatale." Scully walked along beside them.
"Yeah, we have a sketch of her face." She became a little uneasy. "Um... I don't know if the witness was on drugs or what, but this is what we got out of him." She took out the paper and showed it to the agents.
A woman with dark eyes and black hair stared back at them. She had small wings behind her ear and she looked almost magical. Something that would come out of a myth or legend.
"We also have this." The female officer pulled out a tube containing a substance from the bag. "We aren't sure what it is, but it was all over the body."
Scully took the tube and examined it. She gave Mulder a look.
"Excuse me, Officer Moran." They walked to a secluded area.
"Mulder, this is the same substance I found on the other bodies. That means that whoever died's body is already disintegrating and we won't be able to-"
Her partner's attention drew to a certain white object on the ground.
Scully looked at him and knew instantly that he wasn't listening to her anymore. "Mulder..?"
He picked it up and showed it to her. "Now, I know for sure that this isn't from the gift shop."
Institute of Ornithology
8:06 p.m.
"Sorry for coming in so late. We had another homicide and..." Mulder pulled out the evidence. "Another white feather. Could you tell me what kind of bird this could've come from or if it did come from a bird?"
Dr. Namick examined it under the magnifying glass. He looked at Mulder with surprise and looked back at the object. "I haven't seen anything like this! Where did you find this? It could be a new species of bird!"
Scully also became surprised. "Are you sure that this couldn't be a hoax?"
"Oh, I'm sure! Otherwise, this would be a really convincing hoax, if you ask me."
Mulder gave an 'I-told-you-so' look to Scully.
"Dr. Namick, do you think you could possibly try to find a bird that has similar feathers to that one?"
"Sure, but it will take a long time." The old man rubbed his hands together.
"Thanks." He turned to his partner. "Come on, let's go. We don't want to miss the ferry to Alcatraz do we?"
"Now?!"
On the Ferry to Alcatraz Island
8:42 p.m.
Scully wrapped her jacket around her body to keep warm as she looked out at the island ahead of them. Why couldn't they have gone a different time? Oh, that's right. Tourists. She sighed and started to shiver uncontrollably.
"Hey Scully, enjoying the scenery?" Mulder looked at the lighthouse. The light eerily spun around.
She gave him a look and turned around. They drew nearer to the island, seeing more of the building that everyone came to see. Her eyes scanned the piece of land and noticed something... out of place.
A figure was bent over another object as if it was... eating. Scully tried to get a better view and noticed something else. This figure had wings.
"Mulder? Do you see that?" She pointed at it.
He squinted at the area that she was pointing to. "See what? I don't see it."
Scully looked back on the island. It was gone, but the object it was feasting on was still there. "I saw something there, Mulder. And I have to say, I don't think it was human." She kept her eye on the object, hoping that it would still be there when they arrived.
The captain rang his bell and prepared to land.
As soon as the boat hit the sand, Scully jumped out and almost ran to the object. She hoped that it was not what she was expecting. She stopped dead in her tracks when she saw it.
Mulder came running after her. "What's wrong, Scully?" He stopped beside her and soon he was as bewildered as she was.
A body lay in front of them. Half of it was gone and the substance was all over the body, just like the others.
"We've got to find her, before anyone else is killed." Mulder bent down and looked at the incapacitated body.
A scream suddenly fills the air and they spin around to see who's in trouble. "Mulder, I think that was our captain."
"Yeah, but where is he?" Their flashlights scanned the area.
Scully walked away from Mulder and examines a boulder that catches her eye. It glistened as her flashlight's light ran over it. She took out a glove and swiped it across the surface. Anaphetera. "Mulder?"
She looks around and sees him tower over her with an expressionless face. "Mulder?"
He raised his flashlight and whacked Scully on the head.
Scully fell to the ground unconscious, unaware of being in the presence of the femme fatale herself.
To Be Continued