Title: A Stormy Night In The Apartment
Written By: Kristi
Summary: Mulder hears scary noises at night and wakes Krycek up to help him.
Rating: PG (for "scariness")
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Disclaimer: I don't own Mulder, Krycek, Scully, Marita, or Skinner, they belong to Chris Carter, Ten-Thirteen Productions and 20th Century Fox Broadcasting.

FADE IN:
INT. MULDER'S ROOM - NIGHT
The gusts of wind from the storm outside cause Mulder to twist and turn. Lightning flashes. Thunder cracks, waking Mulder up with a start.
He looks at his clock... the power has gone out. Mulder mumbles something under his breath.
Lightning flashes again, lighting up Mulder's room once again... specifically his open closet. Something has moved... doo doo...
Mulder finds his slippers and a bathrobe, and shuffles past his open closet and out of the room.
Something shifts in the closet, causing Mulder to stop dead in his tracks like a frightened hamster. He slowly turns around and peers toward the closet.

MULDER
(very quiet)
Who's there?

No answer from the closet. Only a slight movement from somewhere inside...

MULDER
(frightened)
Krycek? I-Is that you?

Once again... no answer. Mulder stands like a frightened child. His breath quickens. Heart races. When suddenly, he darts out of his room slamming the door behind him.
CUT TO:
INT. MULDER & KRYCEK'S LIVING ROOM
Mulder is holding the door shut. He's still breathing fast... and still frightened.
Just as he has begun to calm himself... he perks up at the sound of fast steps coming towards him.
His breath quickens... heart races. The footsteps stop, causing Mulder to panic.
He turns around slowly... like a frightened little boy who is being confronted by a cop for stealing from a candy store.
Mulder SCREAMS!! But then realizes... it's only Krycek.

KRYCEK
(a whispered hush)
What are you doing?
MULDER
(whispering)
I think there's something
in my closet.

Krycek looks at him dumbfoundedly. Mulder senses his skepticism.

MULDER
(whispering)
I'm serious.
KRYCEK
(whispering)
Your eyes are playing tricks
on you, and the storm is tricking
you too.

Mulder shakes his head like a frightened child telling his mommy and daddy that a monster is under his bed. Krycek being the typical parent type, is not believing him.
Krycek begins to walk away. Mulder panics.

MULDER
(whispering loudly)
Alex!

Krycek turns around irritated.

MULDER
(whispering child-like)
Please....

Krycek walks fast toward Mulder. Mulder thinks it's the end of him. But Krycek passes Mulder and steps into Mulder's room. He looks around... sees nothing, closes the closet doors and leaves.

KRYCEK
(whispering)
There. (beat) Now go
back to bed.

Krycek walks back toward his own room.

MULDER
(whispering)
Are you sure it's gone?
KRYCEK
(not whispering)
Yes.

Krycek enters his room and shuts the door.
Mulder is all along... again. He cautiously enters his room. Sits on his bed and looks at the closed closet doors.

MULDER
(whispering to the closet)
Behave in there, who ever
you are.

No noise from the closet.

MULDER
(re: no noise)
Good.

He pulls his blankets up over his shoulder and tries to fall asleep. Though he is still frightened.
TIME CUT TO:
INT. MULDER & KRYCEK'S LIVING ROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT
The storm is settling down. The tick-tock of a clock is soothing and peaceful. Light from the fish tank illuminates the room with an eerie glow.
Breaking the peaceful silence of the night is a loud panicked SCREAM!
Krycek's door opens. He is irritated beyond belief. He storms towards Mulder's door.
Mulder's door flies open as Mulder runs out and passes Krycek.

KRYCEK
Mulder! What in the
world are you doing
now?!

Mulder is rummaging through the kitchen.

MULDER
(calling out)
I'm getting the Symbolic
Symbol of Life!
Krycek is lost by what Mulder is rambling about.

KRYCEK
What?

Mulder fast walks past Krycek with some Purified Sea Salt in his hands.

MULDER
(holding up Sea Salt)
The Symbolic Symbol of Life.

Mulder enters his room and starts to dump the purified sea salt at the bottom of his closet.
Krycek enters.

KRYCEK
You better pick that up, Fox.
MULDER
Not until this monster
leaves me alone, Alex.
KRYCEK
But you do know that
purified sea salt only
keeps evil spirits and
demons out, right? (beat)
Not monsters...

Mulder doesn't care.

KRYCEK (CON'T)
...mostly because, as everyone
knows, there is no suck thing
as monsters.
MULDER
(child-like)
Yes there are!

Krycek rolls his eyes, and starts to leave.
A sound from the closet stops Krycek. Mulder panics.

MULDER
THERE IT IS!
KRYCEK
Don't yell, Mulder (beat)
you might make it angry.

Mulder runs behind Krycek and hides. Another loud noise from Mulder's closet emerges.
Mulder and Krycek stand there like scared puppies.

KRYCEK
(whispering)
Mulder....
MULDER
(whispering)
Yeah....
KRYCEK
(whispering)
In my room, on my desk,
is my gun...
MULDER
(whispering)
Right....

Mulder runs out of his room.
CUT TO:
INT. KRYCEK'S ROOM
Mulder runs in, looks around the room panicked. Then he finally spots Krycek's gun. He checks the bullet clip... only two bullets left.

KRYCEK (O.S.)
MULDER!!!!!!
Mulder looks towards the door.

MULDER
(calling)
Hang on, Krycek!
From Mulder's room comes another frightened/panicked scream.
Mulder runs towards Krycek's door... but is side tracked by a photo.

MULDER
(about photo)
Awww... how cute.

He picks up the photo of Krycek and Marita in an amusement park... as Krycek continues to scream O.S. Finally Mulder remembers about the monster.

MULDER
(calling to Krycek)
I'm coming, buddy!
The screaming has stopped.
Mulder bursts through the bed room door... only to find Krycek laying unconscious on the floor.
A horrid expression comes over Mulder's face. He slowly walks toward Krycek, who is covered in a disgusting slimy mucus-type goo.

MULDER
(quiet/shocked)
Oh my God... buddy?
Krycek's gun drops out of Mulder's hand. He kneels down to check if Krycek still has a pulse... he can't find one. Mulder's mouth drops wide open.

MULDER
(slowly/quiet)
I-i killed him...
He sits there for a beat, when o.s. stomping snaps him out of it. He looks around for the gun.
The stomping emerges closer...
Mulder has the gun ready to kill.
The monster stands in the doorway.

MULDER
NO-OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

He fires once... the monster takes no effect to the bullet. Mulder panics... one bullet left.
He fires the last bullet... once again the monster takes no effect. The monster keeps stomping towards Mulder.

MULDER
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
Suddenly... the monster stops. Krycek laughs from the floor.

MULDER
(looking down at Krycek)
Huh?
Krycek is laughing hysterically. Mulder is confused.

MULDER
(to Krycek)
Why are you laughing? (beat)
The monster's going to eat us!
Krycek continues laughing... but he is now pointing towards the monster. Mulder looks over.
The monster is removing his head... only to reveal Skinner.
Skinner smiles at Mulder.

MULDER
Not funny!
SKINNER
We had you so good, Mulder.

Skinner laughs a little.

MULDER
We?
Skinner shakes his head, and walks over to Mulder's closet door and opens it. Out comes Scully and Marita... laughing.
Mulder's mouth drops wide open.

MULDER
That's not funny!
Krycek puts his right arm on Mulder to help himself get up off the floor.

KRYCEK
Yeah it was.
Mulder is thinking to himself... he suddenly gets very confused.

MULDER
(to Skinner)
B-but I shot you.
SKINNER
They were blanks,
Krycek switched them.

Mulder thinks some more...

MULDER
(to Krycek)
How did you get goo on
you... a-and... how did
you loose a pulse?
MARITA
Dana and I did the goo
while you were getting
his gun.
KRYCEK
And I've been trained
to... uh... 'play dead'.

Mulder pouts.

MULDER
(childish)
That's not funny. (beat)
I was worried! I was scared-
SCULLY
I think we all know
how scared you were.

They all laugh at Mulder. Skinner puts the monster head back on his head.
Mulder pouts some more... he is obviously angry with them. Skinner leans over just as Mulder is about to turn toward him.

SKINNER
BOO!
Mulder screams. Everyone laughs... they are getting the greatest kick out of this.
MULDER
(mad)
Yeah well... well... your
going to have to pick up
this mess you know. (beat)
Because... I-i didn't make it.
Everyone stops laughing, realizing... he's right.

MULDER
So while you're cleaning...
I'm going to go sleep in
the living room.
Mulder gets up off the floor and shuffles out of his room.
Off the looks of Skinner, Scully, Krycek and Marita...
FADE OUT:
THE END.

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