Praying to Die- Part 5 (Disclaimers and headers found in part one)
When I got back to my room I was glad to find it wasn't there yet. I lay down on the bed and tried to think of something to tell it. It would want to know what I found out. I found out nothing. Not for their purposes, and worse, not even for my own. I didn't want to become one if them. I tried to reassure myself that after I got the controller back I could use it to persuade Skinner to do as I asked, but I didn't know if I had that much time. I got up and got my real gun. Using it on myself now was a very real possibility. If it came down to that, I wasn't even sure I could do it.
I heard the door open. It came in.
"Good you're not late. Come with me, I have some business to attend to. We can talk on the way" Oh and bring your gun."
I felt relieved. If they wanted me to bring my gun, then they must have something for me to do. I still had some time left.
Thankfully, it got in on the driver's side. I didn't feel like playing chauffer. I got in the car and stared out the side window, waiting for it to ask me what I found out. It drove for a while before it said anything.
"We found the Scully Woman."
I nodded, and continued staring out the side window.
"Don't you want to know if we are going to take it or not?"
I was being baited. I could tell, and I wasn't biting. I still didn't look at it, and replied, "I'm sure you'll decide whatever's best."
"We have decided to witness the birth. If the child shows nothing special when it's born we will leave it with its mother, until we feel it's time to take it."
Again, I just nodded, and tried to hide my satisfaction.
"There is, however, an obstacle that we feel needs to be eliminated." I think I heard pleasure in its voice.
That's when I looked at it. I got an awful taste in my mouth. I was pretty sure I knew what was coming next.
It gave me a creepy smile. "We want you to kill Fox Mulder."
I didn't want to do it. I understood why they would want him dead. He'd come between them and Scully's child, but why did I have to do it? I quickly figured it out. They were fucking with me. This was my punishment for helping, and for speaking up this afternoon.
"Why do you want me to kill Mulder? You have things out there that can cut through metal, wouldn't they be a better choice?" As soon as the words came out, I realized that was the worst thing I could've possibly said. The last thing I wanted to do was point out the fact that I was obsolete.
There were times I wondered why I lasted this long. I didn't wonder it often because the alternative was too disturbing. Almost all the others, who were connected some way to the cover up, were either dead or already replicated. I told myself it was because I was useful to them, but that wasn't the real reason. They kept me around for entertainment. I was like a stray pet some sick bastard brought home to torture for his own enjoyment. Sure, I knew a few tricks. Fetch this Alex, guard this Alex, sic him Alex, but it wasn't anything vital that only I could do, convenient maybe, but not vital. The real role I fulfilled for them was giving them pleasure in watching me squirm.
It realized what I said too. It grinned. "It's your choice, Alex."
I glared at it. What fucking choice? Do as we say or we'll send your body to rot alive until you turn into an everlasting obedient slave?
I looked back out the window until we arrived at our destination. It was a large warehouse with no windows and one door at the front narrow part. I saw a car, with a driver inside, parked in front of the door. More cars were lined up behind it, wrapping around the side of the building. We parked at the other side. I prayed it would let me wait in the car.
As usual, my prayers went unanswered.
It got out of the car. "Come along Alex."
At first I didn't move. I felt my gun and thought about just ending it right then. I didn't want to go in there, but what if it tried to stop me? It was stronger than I was, and if it stopped me, there would be no escaping. I'd end up being turned into one of them for certain.
I took my gun, and got out of the car. As we were walking to the door, a woman came out, or at least what was once a woman. She got into the first car, which then drove off and the next car pulled in to take its place. I really didn't want to go in there. It opened the door, and gestured me to go first. It was really enjoying itself. Helpless, I went inside.