Skinner's Briefs

Still being tailed by a mob hitman, Scully, Skinner, and their prisoner finally reach a small Wyoming town that’s preparing for a huge 4 th of July celebration. But an unexpected encounter throws Scully into a web of intrigue, raising questions about Skinner's past and the truth he may be hiding. This encounter casts a shadow over everything Scully thought she knew about her superior. Preface: The town of Elmo, Wyoming I did take some liberties with here, giving it more elements of another town further north, named Sheridan, which is in the area of the Battle of Little Big Horn. Anyway, I liked the name Elmo better, and the isolated area was just right, plus, at the time this was written, my cat was named Elmo.   Now, something vaguely important; if you haven’t read ‘Conversation Mints,’ go back and do that. There’s a reference from that story that plays out here. A trope? Did I employ a trope? Of course, and what fun and quirky awesomeness it’s turned out to be. Ah, and there...

After discovering Scully's badge case on the river bank, near a deserted car riddled with bullets, Mulder launches an urgent search with the limited resources of the county Sheriff's department. Meanwhile, Scully and Skinner, find themselves stranded in the Wyoming wilderness and bickering with their unbearable prisoner in tow. Tension crackles between Scully and Skinner (fueled by Bernstein's not-so-subtle nudges about their dynamic), a spark of unspoken attraction flickers between them. Notes follow the story.  " Far Afield " Part V of "The Spider and the FBI" by PR Chung   Albany County, Wyoming Albany Country Sheriff's Dept. Air Patrol 6:56 p.m.   * "...Won'cha com' ta' my house..." *   "Yeah, it's getting pretty late for those fellas," the sheriff's deputy shouted over the shear blast of noise that was not only from the thrashing and pounding of the helicopter, but the blast of Buddy Holly singing Bo Diddl...

Forced of the road, and carried down a raging river, miraculously surviving a mob hitman attacking them on the road, Scully, Skinner and their prisoner find themselves on foot, traveling across the open plains of Wyoming. Meanwhile, Mulder is dealing with two eccentric young women that need his help almost as much as Scully and Skinner. " As If Painted in Place " Part IV of "The Spider and the FBI" by PR Chung   County Road 434 Wyoming Friday, July 3rd   "You know this is your fault."   Mulder looked up from the trunk at Sally, squinting against the blazing daylight. Her accusation was brilliantly stunning. "What?" He nearly laughed.   Marylou looked between the two of them, apprehensive.   "Could you please explain to me how this is my fault?" He asked Sally, walking from behind the car to motion at the flattened rear tire.   "If we hadn't come this way I-- I wouldn't have run over tha...