Title - Reflections in the Waves (3/8) Story five In the Doors and Walls Universe Author - Katrinka Authors Email: Katrinka@flash.net Rating - R Classification - MSR Crossover Spoilers - Nada Timing: This story takes place three days after A Nice Relaxing Bath Keywords - A/U what if Archiving Gossamer, Ephemeral, and LEGACY only. Any other archiving must have authors express permission first. I will probably give it! Feedback: Please give this author some feedback! Even a line Stating "I like this" or "I hated this" is welcome. Warning: The John of this story is NOT John Doggett Summary: While investigating the disappearance of a teacher, Mulder and Scully learn more about their new powers. Show me the way, show me the way Take me tonight to the river And wash my illusions away Show me the way, show me the way Give me the strength and the courage To believe that I'll get there someday Show me the way Show Me the Way Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung Dana Scully wasn't having a good day. As she worked attendance records, she listened to loud music. Perhaps that would drown out the noises of the school. Scully was in the office. She had made sure she was alone, locking the door. Scully wondered if she was going crazy. She had been hearing voices lately in her sleep, calling her name. It had gotten worse today, Scully had been hearing the voices while she worked. She couldn't even think straight. The news radio station didn't drown out anything; instead the voices were so loud that she could hear them over the reports. Mulder had dropped a copy of Styx's greatest hits on her desk. Telling her he picked it up at lunch. She turned off the radio and put the CD in. The music began to play. *Leave me alone, please leave me alone! * She begged telepathically. *Scully, where are you? * An unfamiliar voice asked in her mind. *I'm not going insane, I'm not. * Scully chanted. Ami appeared in front of her, seemingly out of no where. "No Scully, you're not going crazy," "How the hell did you get in here?" Scully demanded. "I teleported." she said simply. *This isn't happening! * She thought to herself. "Yes Scully, it is happening." Ami said calmly. "How did you know what I was thinking?" Scully demanded. *We're alike you and I, * the younger woman telepathed. *You're telepathic, * it wasn't a question, not really, Scully *knew* the other woman was. *You're the one that was causing me to hear voices. * "We were trying to find you," Ami turned off the music. "We? You mean there others?" "It's a very long story," the woman said. "All your life, you've been different. Haven't you wondered why?" "I know why," she tried not to panic, but this woman acted like she knew Scully more then she knew herself. Scully's mind felt as if it were in a blender. Now it seemed as if she could hear the minds every student at Starhaven School. She got out from behind the desk, went past Ami and walked to the door. Suddenly Ami was blocking her way to the door. *No! * Scully yelled telepathically, and he vanished into the air. ******************* Scully appeared in front of Mulder's class. She crumpled to the floor sobbing. Mulder's students began talking panicked. One girl screamed. Mulder moved towards Scully. Before he could get to her, Ami appeared out of no where. She barely gave Mulder a glance; she knelt down beside Scully. "It's all right, It will be all right." *The voices, I can't stop the voices, * Scully telepathed. Ami looked up to the students. "It's okay kids. Go across the hall to Mr. Newman's class." "People don't appear out of thin air!" On kid said. "Ms. Dana was practicing a magic act." "Tight." Another kid said. "DO it again." A third kid said. Ami got to her feet. "Please, go across the hallway." The students left the room. One straggler stayed to watch. Mulder looked at her. "Please, do as Ms. Jackson-Damon says." As the girl left, Scully murmured. "The voices, the voices." Mulder pulled open a drawer, and took a gun out. He pointed it at the woman. "Move away from her!" Ami looked at him. "You can't kill me," "Do you want to test it?" he asked evenly. The woman got up, raising her hands. Scully screamed a scream that sounded inhuman. She vanished into thin air. Elizabeth rushed into the room. "Did Scully break out?" "What the hell happened to her?" Mulder demanded. "What do you mean?" "She was fine, until she met you people! Now she's gone!" Mulder's mind raced. *Scully! * "She teleported." Ami tried to explain. "Scully!" Mulder shouted telepathically. He could no longer feel her in his mind. Elizabeth frowned. "Can you please stop that? You're going to give every telepath in a 10 mile radius a headache." "What are you talking about?" "Screaming the name Scully." She said calmly. "That's her real name isn't it?" "How do you know that?" Mulder demanded. "General Damon told me that two FBI agents would be posted to the school. Fox Mulder, and Dana Scully." "That was supposed to be top secret!" "Do you really think any principal in their right mind would allow a new teacher to teach at their school without finding out something about them?" She looked Mulder over. "Put up the gun. It's not safe to be waving guns around at school." "I'm an FBI agent." "That might be, but it's against the law in Oklahoma to carry a gun at school." Elizabeth said firmly. She walked to Mulder and held out her hand. "Give me the gun." Mulder found himself giving her the gun. Elizabeth put something on it that looked like a shiny dime. *Tim, matter transport this to the lab. * *Of course Elizabeth. * A voice said. "I heard a crazy story that someone teleported into this room." Adam walked into the classroom. Mulder *knew, he knew that these people had something to do with Scully's disappearance. "What did you do with her?" Mulder demanded. Adam looked confused. "Her who?" "Scully's broken out." Elizabeth explained. "She's teleported." "Right, I'll check to see if she's at the lab." Ami said. "Be careful." Adam told her. "I always am." With that, Ami vanished. "What the hell happened?" Mulder demanded. "Can you remember about teleportation?" Elizabeth asked. "Teleportation? You mean what happens on Star Trek?" "Sometimes when a person breaks out, they teleport." Adam tried to remind him. "Can't you remember?" "You guys are insane! I don't know what the hell your talking about!" "You might not believe it now, but we're on your side." Elizabeth tried to reassure. "There are many people like us on Earth." "You mean insane people who believe in teleportation?" *Adam, we must take this slowly. We don't want him to panic. * Elizabeth told her friend. *I think he's all ready panicking. * "Stop talking to each other telepathically." Mulder demanded. "I can hear you." Elizabeth and Adam exchanged amazed glances. As one they said. "You can hear us?" Mulder raised a hand to his aching ear. "Yes, I can hear you." "We're like you, a telepath." Adam said. *I'm going crazy. * Mulder thought. *************************** Scully had materialized in water. The cold of the water had been a shock to her. She tried to find the surface, but she was too confused. *I'm going to drown, * she thought. Suddenly there was someone in front of Scully. He pulled her close to him. She heard a very familiar voice in her mind. *Hold onto me, I'll get you to safety. * *All right, * she thought, still not believing this was happening. Suddenly Scully wasn't in the water. She was somewhere dry, being held by the dark haired man in his late thirties. This was someone she knew. John Byers held Scully in his arms. *Byers, why do they always have to materialize in the water? * This girl had a British accent, and long dark hair. She came up to them, carrying a large towel. She wrapped it around Scully. "Can you please put me down?" Scully asked out loud. "If you want," Byers let Scully stand up. Suddenly a wave of dizziness overcame her, and he guided her to where she could sit down. "Would you like something hot to drink?" "Coffee," "Black or white?" the girl asked. "What?" Scully asked confused. "Do you want it with cream? The British call that white coffee." Byers explained. "Yes, I will have some with cream, if it isn't too much of a bother," The girl smiled a bit. "It isn't." While the girl poured a cup of coffee, Scully got a chance to look around. She was on the beach of a south sea island. There was a tent, and a campfire, where the coffeepot hung. There was a stack of college textbooks beside the tent. "Byers what are you doing here?" Scully asked. "Doing my duty to the cause." the Lone Gunman shrugged. "Duty? What kind of duty?" Scully took a sip of coffee. "What is this place?" "It's a long story." Byers looked into her eyes. "You're a Tomorrow Person. You've broken out." "I've broken out," Scully said very slowly. "And you're one of these Tomorrow people?" "Exactly." "Does Mulder know?" "I never had the chance to tell him." Byers shrugged. "You have a lot of questions. We can help you with those." The girl was named Jade, she was twenty-one. "Why do I know who you are?" "It's one of our gifts. We can feel the presence of each other, and we know each others names." Jade sat beside her. "You said they always land in the water, does this happen a lot?" "Sometimes as many as four a day," Byers said. "Other days, we will only have one person." "The Tomorrow people take turns waiting for the new arrivals." Jade smiled. "Are you aliens?" Jade laughed. "No, we're not. We're human, like you." "How many of us are on Earth?" Scully asked. "Last count, about one hundred thousand." Byers said firmly. "That many?" she gasped. "It's called the great breakout according to John. It's the second wave," "Mulder, I teleported in front of him. He's probably worried." "Call him." Jade said. "I don't have my phone." "You don't need it." The girl smiled. "Just think of Mulder. When you see him clearly in your mind, speak to him." Scully closed her eyes. She thought of Mulder. He was in his classroom panicking. *Mulder. * "Scully, are you okay? * *I'm fine. * "Where are you? * Mulder's thoughts were concerned. *I'm on a south sea island. I'm not alone, Byers, and a woman named Jade is here. * Armed men came over the dune. They pointed guns at three. "No one move!" Krycek walked beside the men. "Krycek!" Scully gasped. *Mulder! Krycek's here! * *Get away from there! * "We meet again." Krycek smiled. *We must teleport. * Jade said. *Scully can't control teleporting yet!" Byers reminded her. Scully watched as Krycek grabbed Jade, and shoved his gun against her neck. "Give yourselves up, or the girl dies." "And if we don't give ourselves up, we all die?" Byers guessed. "It's your choice." Krycek sneered. ************** *I have to give myself up. * Scully had told Mulder telepathically. *No! Don't give yourself to him. * Mulder told her. Mulder could see Scully raising her hands, she walked to Krycek. "Let Jade go." "After all this time you think you could trust me?" Krycek nodded, and one of the solders Shot Scully. His partner fell to the ground. As Scully lost consciousness, she telepathed. *I'm sorry. Please forgive me. * Tears stung Mulder's eyes. *Scully. Oh my god, Scully. * "What happened?" Adam asked. "Scully's been shot." "Do you know who shot her?" "His name's Alex Krycek. We've got a history. He killed Scully's sister, my father." "Why did he shoot her?" "I don't know. He had solders with him. He's probably working with them." Mulder wiped the tears from his face. "He's been known to sell himself to the highest bidder." "A mercenary then." "He's worked with the conspiracy people before." "We need to go to the island." Elizabeth reached out, taking Mulder's hand. "Come with us." "What about our students? We just can't leave them." "They're being watched by Ms. Jennings. School's out in twenty minutes. She'll make sure they go home." Adam tried to reassure. "Come with us. We'll show you the truth." "All right, I'll go." Mulder nodded. Mulder watched as Adam and Elizabeth disappear. He felt a strange feeling go through him, but he didn't move. Adam returned, he looked Mulder over. "You didn't teleport." "I couldn't." Adam walked to Mulder. He reached out touching Mulder's head. Mulder caught Adam's hand. "What are you doing?" "I'm testing a theory." Adam paused. "Please, let me see your head." Mulder nodded. Adam moved hair behind Mulder's left ear. "What are you looking for?" "Do you have a scar behind one of your ears?" "Yes, the other ear. I was hit by a car when I was sixteen." "So that's what their cover story was." Adam walked around him. He moved Mulder's hair, revealing the thin scar. "No wonder you couldn't teleport." "What do you mean?" "Some time in your life, you where given an implant. It keeps you from teleporting." Mulder's head began to pound. "I don't understand." Adam took his wristband off. "Put this on." When Adam saw his hesitation, Adam said. "Please." *************** Mulder wasn't sure he liked teleportation. For one thing, it hurt. It was far more painful then being shot. His head began to pound. They arrived on a beach. To one side was a collapsed tent, with a fire going. College textbook had been scattered over the ground. Someone had left in a hurry. On the other side, was a large, alien looking thing sticking out of the sand? It resembled a large hunk of petrified wood, with a manhole beside it. Several scraggly trees surrounded it. If Mulder had been in his right mind, he would have worried about the thing. Instead all he could think of was Scully. He could no longer feel her in his mind. Emptiness filled his soul. "Jade!" Ami called telepathically. *Byers! * Adam called. Mulder walked to the knocked down tent. He could see something shiny on the cloth. He bent down and picked it up. Scully's cross. As he held the cross, he could feel what happened to Scully. He could see the man who had taken so much away from him in his mind's eye. "Krycek." "Who?" Ami asked. "What do you see?" Adam asked. "It's hard to describe." The pounding in his head got louder, Mulder sank to the ground. Adam knelt beside him. He reached out, touching Mulder's ear. *Open your mind to me. Tell me what you see. * *I don't know if I can trust you. * "Look in your heart, you know you can trust me." Mulder looked into Adam's eyes. There was something in those eyes that made the agent know this was his only hope. Mulder opened his mind. Adam gasped in pain. *How can you live with the pain? * Adam asked him. As their minds merged, the pain got even stronger. Mulder fought for consciousness. Adam sank to the ground, their link broken. *Adam! * Ami rushed up to him. "It's all right. I'll be okay. * Adam sat back up. *Mulder, he's in a bad way. * "What's wrong?" "His implant is malfunctioning." "We need to ask John for help." "No!" Adam almost shouted. "I won't ask him." "Then you're sacrificing Mulder's life." Ami said as Blackness overcame everything.