Title – The X Files put on Peter Pan 1/8
Author - Cosmikgirlie

Size - Each chapter = 22k; Whole thing = 192k

E-Mail address – cosmikgirlie@yahoo.co.uk
Rating - PG
Summary – Mulder and Scully are asked to act in a play to raise money for a cancer trust. Fellow actors include Skinner, the Lone Gunmen, Krycek and Marita. Includes action, humour and romance!

 

 

THE X FILES PUT ON PETER PAN

Chapter 1

"A play?" 
"Yes, to raise money for the kid's cancer trust. Why, do you have a problem with that, Agent Mulder?" Skinner glared at him over his glasses. 
"No, of course not, sir" said Mulder, reluctantly. He wasn't used to acting. Hunting down anything paranormal was right up his street but standing in front of a crowd of strangers making a fool of himself was...well..less appealing! 
"Right then, we'll start tomorrow. Be on time, Mulder" Skinner frowned slightly and walked out of the room. 
Scully briskly entered after him. 
"So, you ready to brush up your acting skills, Spooky?" she joked. 
"Yeah, yeah tease me but may I ask why the Queen of Drama herself isn't in this play?" Mulder raised an eyebrow. 
"If you are referring to me, Mulder then yes, of course I'm in it! Skinner’s been bribing everyone with doughnuts to join in! How could I resist?" Scully said with a smirk on her face. 
"I don't know" Mulder replied, laughing. 

At 8:00 the agents assembled in the town Hall. Mulder looked around. A small crowd of familiar faces had gathered, facing the front. To his surprise, he caught sight of Alex Krycek! Mulder's eyes narrowed. What on earth was he doing here? He nudged Scully and pointed to him. But Scully just shushed him and looked to the front: Skinner was about to speak. 
"Hello everyone! Thanks so much for coming and I hope you will all enjoy yourselves performing Peter Pan and making as much money as possible for the cancer trust! 
Everyone applauded and there were some cheers. Skinner blushed slightly, pushed his glasses up his nose and carried on. 
"Right now, we have assigned parts to everyone and so if anyone's not happy with the parts, then see me." 
"John - Frohike" There was a small cheer from the audience. 
"Michael - Langly, 
"Wendy - Agent Scully" 
Mulder looked at Scully and sniggered. He couldn't help it, he just couldn't imagine her as a little girl in a nighty! 
"Peter Pan - Agent Mulder" 
Mulder went bright red and gasped. He could hear Scully laughing beside him. Peter Pan? The one with all the lines who prances around in tights? Oh my God!!, thought Mulder as Skinner continued. 
"Captain Hook - Alex Krycek" 
So Krycek was in this, thought Mulder, frowning. 
"Tinkerbell - Marita Covarrubias"  
What? thought Mulder. Why on earth? He turned and sure enough there was Marita whispering something to Krycek. But why would the likes of those two want to raise money for a cancer trust? he wondered. 
"Mr Darling - Byers 
and Mrs Darling...erm...I don't seem to have a name..." Skinner frowned and looked up. "Who doesn't have a part?" No one put their hand up. Skinner started to panic. "Ermm...well does anyone want a second part? Marita, Scully?" There was silence. 
"Why don't you play it sir?" 
"Thank you, that's enough, Agent Mulder! I'll just have to find someone else." 
"But sir, there is no-one else! You'll have to play the part. Think of the poor kids with cancer..." probed Mulder. 
"Oh fine, then" said a very embarrassed Skinner. This is gonna be a long night, he thought! 

**

While Skinner was giving the cast a tour of the props, Mulder managed to get Scully's attention. 
"Scully, I wanted to ask you.." 
"So Mulder in tights, eh? Who would have thought?" Scully giggled. 
"Yes, yes thank you for reminding me, but a long nighty and big round glasses are hardly a fashion statement either!" 
"It's better than yours" muttered Scully. 
"Well anyway, don't you think it's weird that those two showed up?" Mulder nodded his head towards Marita and Krycek, talking slyly in the corner. 
"Yeah, I guess it is, but you know, what they do on their own time is their business!" 
"Not when it's our time too." murmured Mulder. 
Scully peered at the two. "I didn't know they were on speaking terms.." 
Mulder shrugged. "I don't know but I sure wish they weren't around." 
Scully pursed her lips. "Awww" she crooned. "Is poor widdle Petey shaking in his widdle tights!" She covered her mouth to stifle her laughter. 
Mulder sighed with a smile on his face. "You're never gonna let that one go are you?" 
Scully shook her head as they walked towards the stage. 
"Well what about Mrs. W. Skinner, eh?" he joked. 
Scully giggled. "Oh poor Skinner, I hope he doesn't decide he likes dresses and wear them to work every day!" 
Mulder and Scully glanced at each other and shuddered! 

**

It was the first day of the rehearsals and Mulder was reading his script. He had a hell of a lot of lines! He also noticed this: 

PETER PAN: Come on Wendy, John and Michael! Let's fly! 
[with that, the characters fly off into the sunset] 

Mulder looked up. That looked ominous! He decided to ask Skinner how exactly he and three other people were gonna soar up and fly "into the sunset!" But Skinner looked busy. 

Oh my God! thought Skinner. You must be kidding! He tried to remember why exactly he offered to be in this play as he stared at Mrs Darling's long, pink, rather frilly at the edges dress with trailing pink ribbons. 
"Who's the costume designer?" he roared. 

Scully was sitting back stage attempting to memorise her lines. Her eyes scrolled down the page and stopped near the bottom. It said: 

[Wendy kisses Peter Pan passionately] 

She didn't know why, but she felt her cheeks glow. She would have to consult Skinner about how passionate this kiss was meant to be! Oh come on, she told herself. This is stupid! It's only Mulder! She repeated this to herself as she bit her lip, staring at the writing. 

"It's easy! We just have to plan it right. It'll be brilliant!" Krycek's eyes were blazing. 
"Mmmm, I don't know, I mean are you sure they won't suspect something?" asked Marita. 
"Not if we're careful! We've tricked them before, why shouldn't we be able to do it again?" 
"Well...I guess, but.." 
"Listen." Krycek gently brushed his hand against Marita's cheek. "We'll be rich! We'll never have to work for that cigarette smoking sonuvabitch again! Mmm?" 
Marita looked into his dark eyes and gave a little smile. 
"O.K, let's do it!" 

**

Skinner looked up from his nightmare costume to see two eagerly awaiting faces gazing up at him. 
"Agent Mulder, Agent Scully? What can I do for you two?" 
"Well I was wondering..." started Mulder. 
"You see sir.." interrupted Scully. 
"Yes?" 
"Well erm.." Scully stammered, realising the potentially embarrassing situation with Fox standing right next to her. "Ermm well, never mind, you go first Fox!" 
Mulder looked at her curiously, but carried on. 
"Well I was wondering, how on earth are you gonna make us fly?" 
Skinner smiled. "Oh that little problem..mmm" he scratched his chin. "Well first we're gonna strap you up; and then place you in a long cannon and fire you up into the air; then when you have floated there for a couple of seconds, we'll find a crash mat and..." Skinner paused, gave a snigger and glanced at Mulder's horrified face. Scully giggled as Mulder straightened up, gave a nervous laugh and said "very funny Skin-man but you’re not the one who has to play Peter f***ing Pan here!" 
"O.K, O.K, I'll stop messing with you, Mulder! The real truth is, that I don't know. It's not up to me. You'll have to ask the stunts/ safety manager!" 
"And who's that?" asked Mulder. 
"Alex Krycek." 

**

Mulder stared at Skinner gobsmacked. The thought that his entire safety and life was being put into his "enemy's" hands was making him feel sick! He felt for a chair and sank down onto it. 
"But I thought that Alex was playing Captain Hook?" enquired Scully. 
"Well he's a talented man, you can't deny that. He specifically asked to help out even more than was required of him!" said Skinner. 
"I bet he did!" murmured Mulder. As Mulder sat with his face in his hands, deep in thought; Scully gently took Skinner aside to ask him a couple of personal questions. 
"Skinner..ermm..you know Act ii Scene 12, line 57?" 
Skinner looked at her curiously. 
"Scully, I haven't memorised the entire script..like some people around here!" He rolled his eyes. 
"Sorry, I meant the line that says that I have to..." her eues met the floor "kiss Peter Pan?" 
Skinner raised an eyebrow. "Yes?" 
"Well I was wondering, just for time sake really...and well, I need to know so I can practise and I need to...well...get into the character and everything.. and besides I'm sure that Mulder.." 
"You want to know if it should be a red hot snog or a peck on the lips, right?" 
Scully blushed and nodded. 
"Well, under the circumstances, it has to be pretty passionate to convey Wendy's feelings for Peter Pan and seeing as it says it in the script, that's what you should do." Why? Is there a problem?" 
"OH NO NO NO! NO problem. It's just that..well Mulder and I, we're not used to..you know.." 
"I do understand, Agent Scully, But remember you're just acting!" Skinner turned and walked away. 
Scully stayed put, thinking about what he had said. Suddenly she was rather looking forward to putting on this play! 

**

Deep in the shadows behind the stage, Krycek was standing motionless, watching Mulder. His eyes narrowed as he saw Marita approach him. Just as she was about to talk to him, she quickly glanced over in Krycek's direction and gave a quick smile. Alex winked back and slid back into the shadows. 

"Hey Mulder!" 
Mulder looked up and saw Marita standing in front of him. He frowned and said nothing. Marita sat down next to him and tossed her hair behind her shoulders. 
"This is gonna be great! I've always wanted to star in a play!" Her eyes shined. 
Mulder raised an eyebrow. "Star? Aren't you Tinkerbell, Peter Pan's side-kick?" 
"Well, close enough! You Know, Mulder, I do realise we haven't always seen eye to eye.." Mulder fixed his cold eyes on her face. "But surely we can find some common ground here and at least try to be civil with one another." She paused. "For the sake of the children with cancer." 
Mulder felt slightly guilty. Maybe she was right, this was a charity event, and if keeping his distance from her was gonna ruin the play, then he thought maybe he would try to get along. Anyway, ever since Scully was diagnosed with cancer, he had this thing about it. He never wanted to be the cause of that horrible disease tearing someone's life apart. And besides it was just one play. What harm could come from that? 
"Alright, let's do it." Mulder slowly brought his hand up and shook hers very tightly. 
Marita smiled. "Excellent." 

**

Skinner settled himself in a very swanky chair with DIRECTOR printed on the back, and said: 
"Come on people time to get to work!" He looked at the stage. Mulder and Scully were standing to one side chatting, the Lone Gunmen were busy staring, astounded at a sound effects machine and Krycek and Marita were no-where to be seen. 
"Look we haven't got all day!" tried Skinner again. No-one noticed and Skinner frowned. 
"PAY ATTENTION!" he roared. Mulder and Scully looked up, and the Lone Gunmen tore their eyes away form the machine and Marita and Alex's heads peered round the curtain. 
"Thank you!" shouted Skinner with a sarcastic tone. 
"Alright, Alright, keep your hair on..or what's left of it!" sneered Krycek. Marita giggled. 
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that! Right everyone get in their places for Act 1 Scene 3" 
The cast assembled and Scully, tucked up in a very fake plaster-board bed, said in a bored voice, 
"Goodnight John and Michael, my lovely brothers whom I love so much.." 
"Scully," Skinner interrupted "Maybe you could put some _expression into it?" 
Scully sighed. "Fine.." She put on a very cheesy smile and squealed: "Ohhh, night night Jonny-Wonny and Miky-Wiky, my lovely brothers whom..oooooh...I lurrrvvvveee sooooo much!" She then turned to Skinner, put on a very *Scully* look and said "Was that alright?" Mulder tried to hide his sniggering by clasping his hand to his mouth in a very unsubtle way. 
"Alright, alright, thank you Scully. We got the point! Somewhere between the two perhaps?" 
Scully rolled her eyes and sat on the bed. Mulder was about to talk to her when someone else beat him to it. 
"I thought you were great.” whispered Krycek to Scully as he sat on the bed beside her much to Mulder's annoyance. 

**

Captain Hook clasped his hands around Wendy. "Let me go!!" she shouted. 
Peter Pan jumped onto the scene. "I'll save you, Wendy!" Scully stared at Mulder. She had never seen Mulder act in such a way. I mean, he had saved her many a time, but somehow this was more exciting! He was going to duel with someone else over HER!! Her heart began to beat. It's only a play, it's only a play...she told herself. 

He's holding her very tightly, thought Mulder as he peered at Krycek and Scully. Why are they so close? He didn't like it. Ever since he had seen Krycek talk to Scully earlier that moron had been hanging around a constantly, like a bad smell. It made Mulder feel uneasy. He was already feeling nervous, as there were only two more scenes to go until the KISS! His hands started to sweat. Concentrate! he told himself. 

He's probably hadn’t even given it a second thought and here I am thinking about it all day and night! Scully, she told herself, you've kissed loads of blokes before! But somehow this was different. She felt Krycek breathe onto her cheek. She wished Mulder was holding her now. 

"CUT!" shouted Skinner. "Let's move on two scenes to Scene 12! Get in your places, people!" 

OMG! thought Mulder and Scully. 

**

"And action!" 

Mulder and Scully stood on the stage facing each other. This was it. He moved forward timidly and felt for her trembling hand. Scully gasped for air as her heart began to beat faster. As they gazed into each other's eyes, it was as if everyone else fizzled away into nothing. They felt like nothing in the whole world mattered except each other. Mulder leaned his head closer and brushed her hair away with his hand. She felt for his arm and gave it a gentle squeeze. They leant in. As their lips touched, Scully closed her eyes. She had been waiting for this moment in 7 long years. They engaged in a passionate kiss. Scully stroked Mulder's back with her hands and Mulder combed his fingers through her hair. They never wanted this moment to end. Then, gently they broke apart and stood in each other's arms still transfixed. Scully felt tears to her eyes but she didn't care. It was the best moment of her life as she stood, held by the man she loved. They heard applause in the background but didn't move from their position. 

** 

Skinner stood staring. Everyone else was silent. "And cut" he said quietly. 
Mulder and Scully tore their eyes away from each other and glanced around at the astounded faces. "Ermm...." they mumbled with embarrassed looks. Then, Marita started to clap and sooner or later everyone joined in and there was a massive applause with random whooping! Marita leant close to Mulder and whispered into his ear: "I didn't know you had it in you, big boy!" Mulder, a bit startled, turned around, but she had vanished behind the curtain. He turned back to see Krycek chatting/ congratulating Scully and the Lone Gunmen doing some kind of victory dance. Mulder took a few steps backwards in laughter and someone grabbed him from behind and pulled him into the darkness. 
"Hey!" Mulder called out. Mo-one seemed to notice. Mulder looked around him. He couldn't see a thing. "Will someone turn on the light?" he said. 
"Your wish is my command." replied a voice. A dim light brightened up the dusky room and Mulder saw Marita standing before him. She smiled. 
"I didn't know you were such a good kisser!" she purred. 
Mulder frowned. "But how do you know? You've never kissed me before." He looked at her and wished it was Scully standing before him. 
"Well, maybe it's time I found out!" she said. And with that she pounced on Mulder pushing him onto a wooden table and started to passionately kiss him. Mulder, startled, tried to push her away, and tried to get out of her sturdy grip but she wouldn't budge. Finally he managed to pry her hands off him and look up. 
Scully was standing at the curtain. Her face had turned pale and Mulder could see tears glistening in her eyes. "No Scully, you don't understand..." 
Scully threw a hateful look at Mulder and then Marita and took off leaving Mulder desperate on his knees. In the corner of his eye he caught Marita looking out where Scully had just left with an evil grin plastered all over her face. 

**

Skinner looked up to see Scully running across the stage, her face hidden in her hands. He looked across and caught Mulder running after her shouting "Please, come back! We need to talk!" Skinner frowned. He feverishly scrolled through the script. "Mmm.."he said to himself. 

"Did you do it?" Krycek looked, concerned at his ally. Marita walked slowly up to him. "Well, let's see, she's off crying and hating his guts and he...well there's no chance there." 
Krycek smiled. "You're brilliant, you know that?" 
"Don't I just" replied Marita.

Mulder sat on the side of the stage staring into space. He sighed and said quietly to himself: "It's not my fault...why won't she listen?" 
"I'm listening." It was Scully. Mulder's head bobbed up like a man who had just heard the words 'naked..woman..there'! Scully smiled but in a very tight way. 
"I'm so sorry..Scully" mumbled Mulder. 
"Sorry? What have you got to be sorry about?" She gave a nervous laugh. "It's not like we're going out!" 
"But.." started Mulder. 
"Mulder, you can drool/kiss/behave like a shameless moron to whoever you want. It's none of my business. Go, on sleep with her..I don't care." She said these last words diverting her eyes to the floor. 
Mulder looked hurt for a second and then hardened up. "Fine, I will. You know, I can have a relationship whenever I want. The X Files doesn't rule my life." 
"Fine. It doesn't mine either but you don't see me sticking my tongue down the nearest available bloke just because I have a life." 
Mulder looked at her angrily. "Well, I've got some words to learn, if you don't mind and then after that maybe I'll finish what i started back there." He hated saying it- he was just sooo angry. 
Scully screwed up her face and said with fiery eyes: "I hope you never find your sister cause she would be ashamed of what you've turned into." Mulder stood speechless and Scully, realising what she had said tried to put out her arm. 
Mulder jerked it back in and walked off silently. Scully stood alone on the stage trying desperately to stop the tears pouring down her face. 

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