Title - Reflections in the Waves (1/8) 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. Authors Notes: This is small explanation of what the Tomorrow People are. The Tomorrow People was a set of two different shows created by Roger Damon Price. The first Tomorrow People ran in the 1970's on Themes TV in the UK, and Nickelodeon in the USA. The second Tomorrow People Series ran in the early 1990's on Thames TV and Nickelodeon. Both series portrayed the adventures of a group of Teens with special powers. Their powers came from the fact that the Tomorrow People are the next stage in human development. Anyone could be a Tomorrow Person, so the TP's watched for new members to join them. Some of the conspiratory government issues in both series made me realize that it might be fun to cross over the X-Files with the Tomorrow People. A listing of Tomorrow People Characters that will be in this story. Original Series characters: 1. Elizabeth M'Bundo- The first African Tomorrow Person. She taught school in England. She always had a firm sense of right and wrong. She has a very strong character, and stood up to John quite a lot. She became very outraged when John didn't want to risk the Tomorrow People for a Human. 2. John-The first ever Tomorrow Person. He broke out in his mid-teens. He is British in the smug upper crust sort of way. He is a brilliant inventor. He is considered the leader of the Tomorrow People. His word is usually law to the Tomorrow People; though Elizabeth never had a problem in standing up to him. 3. TIM- John's computer. Is a living computer, and can produce original thought. New Series Characters: 1. Adam Newman- The leader of the Second show. He is Australian, and usually a bit of a loner. He refuses to discuss his home life. Adam's good at taking charge of a situation, and doesn't hesitate in risking his life for a friend. 2. Megabyte Damon- His real first name is Marmaduke, but hates it. He is an American, and his father is General Damon, who is the head of Department of Scientific Intelligence. Megabyte is a computer whiz. He also likes to joke, and acts irresponsible at times. 3. Ami Jackson-Ami is very serious and steadfast. She is British of African/West Indies decent. She is the brains of the Tomorrow People. She always had a knack of being able to find out what would happen in the future. ************************************ I look to the sea; reflections in the waves spark my memory Some happy, some sad I think of childhood friends and the dreams we had We live happily forever, so the story goes But somehow we missed out on that pot of gold But we'll try best that we can to carry on Come Sail Away Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung *************************** The color had left Mulder's mind. The greens and reds of life where gone. The only thing Mulder had to experience was shades of gray. Scully had left his mind. It had been three weeks since he had tried to cure Scully. The quest for a cure had made it so that he no longer had a lover, only a friend. Mulder was torn between leaving Scully and staying. He had even thought of changing partners. That would make Scully have to learn to deal with her new abilities alone, without support. Mulder needed time to sort out his feelings for his partner. *This mission might give us the time we need. * Mulder told himself. A college student had vanished. There was no evidence of foul play, simply a missing person case. The only reason they had been assigned was because the missing person was a general's son. Others had vanished, including a teacher and a secretary at an elementary school. Mulder and Scully's assignment was a simple and boring one. Keep an eye on the missing person's wife. She was a teacher at the same school that the other's had vanished from. A link, albeit a small one. Jobs so easy, that Scully could do it even with her new aircast. Mulder sat impatiently outside of the principal's office. They had arrived too early. Teacher's where supposed to be at school by 8:00. It was 7:30 and only a few stragglers had arrived. One embarrassed told Mulder that the principal would be there soon. Elizabeth M'Bundo, that was the name of the principal. Mulder went over her biography in his mind. She had been born in Africa, studied in England. She was married to an inventor. "I feel something." Scully said, putting her hand on Mulder's arm. "What do you mean?" "Someone's in the principal's office." Scully said firmly. Mulder noticed that the light came on in the Principal's office. Then Mulder could hear people talking in the other room. The voices were soft, more in his mind, then with his ears. *The new teacher will be here today. * Mulder could hear an African woman tell someone telepathically. *Thank goodness. I was tired of having two classes. * Another voice said, this one was British. *Isn't it unusual for you not to meet him first? * *It was an emergency. I had to ask the school board for help. He's only a temp until we hire a new teacher. * There was a pause. "I'm also supposed to be getting a temp secretary. * The door to the office opened. A woman in her mid-twenties came out of the office. From the report, Mulder knew this was Ami Jackson-Damon. She stopped in mid-stride as she saw the two agents. Her dark eyes grew large. For a very brief instant, Mulder could feel her touch his mind. Then she quickly closed her mind tightly. *A telepath! This woman's a telepath! * Mulder thought. "Can I help you?" The woman was British of African/West Indies descent. Mulder couldn't help but notice that she was very attractive. Mulder got to his feet. "I'm Martian Mulder. I was sent by the school board." The woman looked him over. "That's not true. Your name's Fox." "I changed it. I didn't like being known as Fox." Mulder lied. Scully stood up. "I'm Katherine Dana." "The new secretary. Liz, I mean Dr. M'Bundo's been going mad without one." The woman smiled. "Follow me, I'll introduce you." Mulder followed Scully into the principal's office. Dr. Elizabeth M'Bundo was sitting at her desk, looking over papers. She put them down as Mulder came into the office. Mulder had a strange feeling that he had met this woman before. When he tried to think as to where, the scar behind his left ear began to itch. There was a photo on her desk, of a very familiar looking man in his late forties and three children. *Must be her family* "You must be Katherine Dana," The woman got to her feet. She walked around the desk, and shook hands with Scully. "It's good to meet you." Scully told her. "I'll start you working at the front desk today. Our chapter one clerk can help you." Elizabeth looked at Mulder. "You are Fox Mulder." "How did you know that?" Mulder asked. "I just knew." She smiled. "Mr. Mulder would prefer to go by the name Martian." Ami told her. "Of course. Why don't you show Mr. Mulder to his new room." Elizabeth suggested. ************************* "How long have you worked at Starhaven Ms. Jackson-Damon?" Mulder asked as they walked down the hallway. Mulder could tell this was a poor school, but the people who worked here had pride in their surroundings. Every room had a bulletin board that was decorated beside it. "Please, call me Ami." She nervously ran a hand over her braids. "All right, Ami. You can call me Marty." Mulder paused. "I noticed that you're British. Why did you move to Oklahoma?" "My husband wanted to attend Oklahoma City University. He's an American." "What's he studying?" "He's working on his doctorate in engineering." Then to answer an unasked question of Mulder's. "I'm an educator. There is always a need for a teacher. So we moved. I knew I could find a job where Megabyte went to university." A man in his mid-twenties was stapling artwork to a bulletin board outside a classroom. He stopped looked at Mulder. For a brief moment, Mulder could feel the man touch his mind. He bore a resemblance to the man in the photo on Elizabeth's desk. *So this is Fox Mulder. * The man had an Australian accent. Mulder could hear Ami say. *Don't use telepathy. He's telepathic. * The man looked Mulder up and down. *You need to be careful. He could be one of 'them'* *I'm always careful! And don't bring up the fake name he uses! * The man put his stapler on a chair and walked to them. "I'm Adam Newman. I teach third grade." "I'm Marty Mulder." "The new fourth grade teacher, yes." This man was nervous, very nervous. Mulder looked at Adam, then at Ami. Why were the teachers at this school so nervous? Were they hiding things? Mulder made a mental note to run a background check on Adam Newman. The man's eyes grew hard. "You can look me up as much as you want. You won't find anything on me." "How do you know what I was thinking?" Mulder demanded. "You'll find that I won't be so easy to make disappear." There was anger in Adam's voice. "You're a telepath. Tell me, are you one of *them?" "Them? What are you talking about?" Mulder asked. Ami grabbed Mulder's arm. "Why don't I show you your new classroom?" ****************** Scully decided that attendance was probably one of the most boring jobs on earth. She had to sit at a computer, and look up every student that was on a teacher's attendance slip. She then had to enter the reasons the student was gone, and the date. She glanced at the photo of Mulder that she had placed beside her computer. It was a recent photo, with him wearing his glasses. Part of their cover was that they were involved. *Finally, I can go out with Mulder in public. * If it hadn't been for the voices that haunted her sleep. They called her name, asking her where she was. Now, at this school, the voices came even during the daytime. *I can't be going crazy. * Scully said as a mantra. A man entered the office. Good looking, dark haired, in his mid twenties. Scully knew who he was. She wasn't sure how she knew, she just did. His name was Adam Newman. He briefly touched her mind. "Is Dr. M'Bundo busy?" He asked in a broad Australian accent. Scully looked to the side, at the principal's open door. The woman was looking at papers. "I think she's working on paperwork." "Wonderful. I won't take long." Adam went into the principal's office. He shut the door. Scully looked at the small TV to the side of her desk. The school's security system. She reached over and touched the principal office's button. With that, she was able to see inside of the office. "Why aren't you in class?" Elizabeth asked. Adam sat down in a chair. "My kids are at PE." "All right, Adam. What's bothering you?" "Do you know that there are two of 'them' working at this school?" "Two of who?" "Rouge telepaths that work with the government. They help the government hunt us down." "Fox Mulder isn't a rogue telepath." Elizabeth said firmly. "How can you be so sure?" Adam asked. "He's a telepath." "Still? Even after what happened to him?" "What happened to him?" "He broke out in 1976. He was discovered by the government later in the year and implanted." The older woman looked him over. "We both know that implantees can't be telepathic." "Then I must have felt something residual." Adam paused. "What about your secretary? Does she have an implant?" "No, she doesn't." Elizabeth admitted. "Then she's not to be trusted." "I remember a time when you took every person on their merits. You didn't suspect everyone." She reminded him. "That was before the disappearances." Adam said quietly. "Too many of my friends have vanished." ************** Mulder woke. He could feel Scully curled up beside him, her head on his shoulder. He put his arms around her sleeping form. One thing this case had taught him was that he needed to hold his lover closer to his heart. At any moment he might loose her. He was ready, ready to give himself fully to his partner. Mulder glanced at the clock. Only midnight. His fingers began to slowly stroke Scully's hair. He had kept his walls up for seven long years. He couldn't love her. He was married. He could never love again. Diana had destroyed all hopes of Mulder having of happy life. Love was a thing not to be trusted. Dana Katherine Scully had broken down the walls he had worked so hard to keep up. She had taught him to love again, taught him to be sane. *You're the only one I trust. * He let his lips linger over her forehead. Mulder suddenly realized that he couldn't live without Scully. He didn't just want to be a partner; he wanted to spend his life with her. Mulder impulsively moved down and kissed her lips gently. He was surprised to feel Scully sigh and open herself into the kiss. Mulder pulled away from her. "Did I wake you?" "I couldn't sleep." She admitted. Scully reached out, tracing the outline of Mulder's face. She began playing with the hair behind his left ear. Through the hair, her fingers traced the outline of his scar. "How did you get this scar?" "I got hit by a car when I was sixteen. I had a bad skull fracture." "You didn't have any type of implant place in your mind?" "Of course not! You're beginning to sound like me." Mulder took her hand, and kissed it. "Scully, how did you force your way into my heart?" "What do you mean?" "You came into my heart, and changed it. Now I can't think of living my life without you." Mulder said very softly. "Now I want you to be with me. I want you to be there when I wake. I want you to be more then just lovers." "We can't live together. It's against the rules." "I know." Mulder searched for words. "I wish we could slip away to some south sea island and get married. We wouldn't have to tell anyone. It would be our secret." Scully's eyes grew curious. "Are you proposing to me?" "I'm sorry, I was dreaming." Mulder looked away from her. He had moved their relationship way too fast. Scully wasn't ready for his seriousness. He should have been happy with what he had. "St. Stephens in the Caribbean have private marriages. It's not listed in the public records. No one would ever know we where married." Scully's hand went to his face, tracing it again. "Let's go to St. Stephan this summer." Mulder looked into Scully's eyes, trying to see if she was teasing him. Instead all he saw was seriousness. "You don't think we're moving to fast?" "We've been together for seven years. We just never took the final step." Mulder turned, and picked the engagement ring off the bedside table. It was part of Scully's cover, it would have to be given back after the assignment. "Marry me?" Scully nodded; there was a tear in her eyes. "Yes." "I love you so much Scully." Mulder put the ring on her finger. 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