Title: Failure to Comply - Chapter five
The darkness of unconsciousness all of a sudden turned into the bright lights of the hospital, and the beeping of monitors. He opened his eyes to the familiar face of Skinner, surprised to see Mulder waking up. The last thing he remembered was looking into the cold eyes of the CSM, and then a prick in his neck. He remembered seeing Scully going through the same thing, and all of a sudden Scully's whereabouts became the first thing on his mind.
"Where's Scully?" he said groggily, starting to sit up.
"Scully is fine, she's in the room next to you. We found all of you out in the middle of nowhere, with a prick in your neck, like you were injected with something... The doctors said it was out of your system though by the time they tested your blood in toxicology."
Still half asleep, Mulder looks around the room, "I half expected to wake up with handcuffs on."
Skinner raised his eyebrows, "What in the hell are you talking about? Haven't you heard? You were pardoned. The whole thing is on TV."
Skinner picked up the control for the TV and turned to the news.
"...Agent Fox Mulder, who was accused of Murder of a man named Knowle Rohrer, was pardoned by the president himself today when Rohrer himself was found hiding in California. The FBI said quote, "We are sorry about the misunderstanding, and we are hoping this wonderful agent can come back to the FBI and do the outstanding work he was doing before," this is Sandra Landers, signing out. Back to you John."
Skinner turned off the TV and looked to Mulder, smiling, "I said the quote to the reporter, no one else would.
Mulder was still staring at the TV, stunned.
"You ok Mulder?"
"Yeah.... I think...." Mulder remembered Doggett telling him Rohrer disappeared in the rocks in Arizona, like all the super solder men did.
In the other rooms, the rest of the group was staring at the same report, wondering how all of a sudden things could go right for them. Was it luck?
"Maybe you should get up and try and walk around...Ó said Skinner, "Maybe I can take you to see Scully."
"Yeah.... that would be a good idea..." he said, in a more monotone voice than usual. He got up, still staring at the TV, and without any problems walked out the door, Skinner behind him.
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"Could you leave us alone?"
"Of course," said Skinner, closing the door behind him, "I'll just be outside if you need me."
And as soon as they had their privacy...
"What the hell is going on??" Mulder said to Scully, "Am I the only one who doesn't think this is a tiny bit weird? Me being pardoned all of a sudden??"
Mulder is too clever for this crap; you made him go through it before
Yeah but this time it's more realistic. The last time I offered a dream life, but it was too fake for him. He wanted Scully and the X-files more than he wanted a normal life
And now?
"I don't know Mulder.... it could just be your luck turning out for the better. I know you and I have not had the most perfect life, the most perfect chance to spawn our relationship so we should take advantage of these kinds of things. We won't have that weight on our solders anymore."
He looked down, "Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm just being... paranoid again...."
He kneeled so his head was below hers, but still close. He softly kissed her.
"There are more important things to think about in life, more important than the X-files ever were to me." Mulder said, making Scully smile.
Mulder decided to stay in Scully's room for a while, and he turned on the TV, and watched the Matrix with her.... but who knew that what they saw on TV was closer to the truth than they realized?
We should finish what we need to do with him before he wakes up
Yes, let's get ready for the operation.
The darkness of unconsciousness all of a sudden turned into the bright lights of the hospital, and the beeping of monitors. He opened his eyes to the familiar face of Skinner, surprised to see Mulder waking up. The last thing he remembered was looking into the cold eyes of the CSM, and then a prick in his neck. He remembered seeing Scully going through the same thing, and all of a sudden Scully's whereabouts became the first thing on his mind.
"Where's Scully?" he said groggily, starting to sit up.
"Scully is fine, she's in the room next to you. We found all of you out in the middle of nowhere, with a prick in your neck, like you were injected with something... The doctors said it was out of your system though by the time they tested your blood in toxicology."
Still half asleep, Mulder looks around the room, "I half expected to wake up with handcuffs on."
Skinner raised his eyebrows, "What in the hell are you talking about? Haven't you heard? You were pardoned. The whole thing is on TV."
Skinner picked up the control for the TV and turned to the news.
"...Agent Fox Mulder, who was accused of Murder of a man named Knowle Rohrer, was pardoned by the president himself today when Rohrer himself was found hiding in California. The FBI said quote, "We are sorry about the misunderstanding, and we are hoping this wonderful agent can come back to the FBI and do the outstanding work he was doing before," this is Sandra Landers, signing out. Back to you John."
Skinner turned off the TV and looked to Mulder, smiling, "I said the quote to the reporter, no one else would.
Mulder was still staring at the TV, stunned.
"You ok Mulder?"
"Yeah.... I think...." Mulder remembered Doggett telling him Rohrer disappeared in the rocks in Arizona, like all the super solder men did.
In the other rooms, the rest of the group was staring at the same report, wondering how all of a sudden things could go right for them. Was it luck?
"Maybe you should get up and try and walk around...Ó said Skinner, "Maybe I can take you to see Scully."
"Yeah.... that would be a good idea..." he said, in a more monotone voice than usual. He got up, still staring at the TV, and without any problems walked out the door, Skinner behind him.
______
"Could you leave us alone?"
"Of course," said Skinner, closing the door behind him, "I'll just be outside if you need me."
And as soon as they had their privacy...
"What the hell is going on??" Mulder said to Scully, "Am I the only one who doesn't think this is a tiny bit weird? Me being pardoned all of a sudden??"
Mulder is too clever for this crap; you made him go through it before
Yeah but this time it's more realistic. The last time I offered a dream life, but it was too fake for him. He wanted Scully and the X-files more than he wanted a normal life
And now?
"I don't know Mulder.... it could just be your luck turning out for the better. I know you and I have not had the most perfect life, the most perfect chance to spawn our relationship so we should take advantage of these kinds of things. We won't have that weight on our solders anymore."
He looked down, "Yeah, I guess you're right. I'm just being... paranoid again...."
He kneeled so his head was below hers, but still close. He softly kissed her.
"There are more important things to think about in life, more important than the X-files ever were to me." Mulder said, making Scully smile.
Mulder decided to stay in Scully's room for a while, and he turned on the TV, and watched the Matrix with her.... but who knew that what they saw on TV was closer to the truth than they realized?
We should finish what we need to do with him before he wakes up
Yes, let's get ready for the operation.