Date sent:        Sat, 23 Aug 1997 08:20:13 +1000
From:             Ten 
Subject:          New: "The Scene" (1/1) by Ten


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TITLE: "The Scene" (1/1)
BY: Ten
E-MAIL ADDRESS: kristena@ocean.com.au

CATEGORY: V, MSR, H
RATING: **R** for adult concepts - everyone underage, hit
the trash button!
SUMMARY: On a whim, Scully watches one of Mulder's videos
and makes an interesting discovery...
TIMESPAN/SPOILER WARNING: None!

DISCLAIMER: The X-Files and the characters of Mulder and
Scully belong to Chris Carter, Ten Thirteen Productions
and Fox Broadcasting, and are used without permission. No
copyright infringement is intended, no profit will be
gained.


X-Files: "The Scene" (1/1)
By Ten, April 1997, Posted August 1997


The doctor at Georgetown was pretty sure he'd wake up
within the next twelve hours. But since she had been at
his side for thirty hours straight, he insisted she go
home. Scully fought, but for once this guy was a match
for her and threatened to bar her from Mulder's room. He
said if she went now, the nurses would be instructed to
let her in again after four hours, not eight. Otherwise
they would call security.

So she cursed him under her breath, got her mother to
stand in for her, and headed home.

Then she remembered his fish.

Task done, she was turning to go when she noticed the
video tape. It was lying on top of the VCR. A tape which
was out a lot over the last few months - she recognised
it from the label and her visits. She had of course never
been privy to its contents, but it was definitely one of
"those" videos.

Perhaps the tiredness made her reckless. Whatever, she
picked up the video and saw it was stopped about forty-
five minutes in. She hesitated.

Damn it! She was going to find out what was so
interesting.

Scully fed the tape into the machine, turned the TV on,
and hit play.

Then she nearly hit the floor.

A man and a woman rather busy on a bed.

A brown-haired man.

A red-haired woman.

Fumbling for support, Scully sat  jarringly on the sofa.
Eyes fixed to the scene. When it finished, it cut to the
same man and woman walking down a street, talking. Scully
tuned out what they were saying, tuned out that this was
actually a bit of "plot progression" and instead focused
on their faces.

They were nothing like her and Mulder. But in that dim
bedroom scene, with a little imagination, a little
longing, it was quite easy to...

Oh God.

She hastily pressed stop, then rewind. But she didn't
rewind it to the point he left it at. She let it go right
back to the start. Then she settled herself comfortably -
but nervously - on the sofa and watched the whole movie
right through.

Not really any comparisons with her or him. A totally
different story and characters.

There were quite a few sex scenes with that man and
woman. Some of which Scully didn't have to be a medical
doctor to know were physically impossible. She noticed
the scene forty-five minutes in was fuzzier than the rest
of the movie, as if it had been played over and over
again.

She also noticed "the scene" was the tamest of the lot.
Tamest in a good way. Sincere, loving, actually possible.

God she loved the way his mind worked. Oh yeah, and the
rest of him too...

She dozed off on his sofa, and woke to hear her cellular.
The doctor. Mulder was inexplicably getting worse. The
ridiculous thought hit her that he'd somehow found out
she'd seen the tape and was dying of a sudden attack of
morality.

Scully rushed to his side. Touched his face, checked the
monitors. Looked at her pale mother. They were losing
him.

"Mom, can you...just go out into the hallway for a
minute? I want to say something to him."

"Of course, dear. Stay with us, Fox. I'll even start
calling you Mulder if you do."

She exited.  Scully leaned down, into his ear. "Mulder,
yes, I did see that video. And no, I won't let you die of
shame. You have to come back, Mulder. If you don't come
back how are we going to get to try all that in real
life? Think about it."

Apparently he needed fifteen minutes to weigh up his
choice. After that he began to improve. The doctor was
puzzled by Scully's smug smile. Margaret had an idea, but
didn't ask for confirmation.

And Mulder woke up wondering why he had such a feeling of
blissful anticipation...


THE END.
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