BRACE by Tess Disclaimer: They don't belong to me, I just like to make them suffer. Rating: NC-17 Key words: Mulder/Other, Slash, Rape, M/Sc Angst Spoilers: None Feedback: tdog@dog.com Archive: Feel free to archive anywhere Summary/Warning: Scully is forced to watch as Mulder is brutally raped by a man he helped to imprison years ago. There is a VERY lengthy and graphic rape scene as well as explicit language throughout. DO NOT read if this kind of material offends you. Note:I'm English so all the spellings are UK ones! When Mulder arrived at Scully's apartment the door was slightly ajar. He tapped on it lightly a couple of times but when there was no immediate reply he just unusually stupidly assumed she'd unlatched the door for him, so he walked straight in. As he turned to close the door there was a flurry of calculated movement behind him, but before he could react there was a dull thud as something hit the back of his head hard. Silently his legs folded beneath him and he crumpled heavily to the floor. As he lay unconscious he felt nothing as his assailant dragged him across the carpet into Scully's bedroom, was unaware as his leather jacket, jeans and T-shirt were skilfully stripped off and he was hauled onto the bed. The intruder grunted as he heaved Mulder's naked body into position, spread- eagled on his stomach, arms and legs stretched out like the points of a star. He quickly tethered Mulder's wrists and ankles to the bedposts using a combination of leather cuffs, which he buckled tightly, and various lengths of chain, which he drew out of a red holdall at the side of the bed. He whistled cheerfully as he worked, warm after the physical effort of positioning the taller man on the bed. The intruder raked his fingers through his short greying hair and stood back to admire his work with satisfaction. 'So far, so good,' he murmured to himself. He then knelt on the bed beside Mulder's head. 'Hey Fox,' he said, blowing in Mulder's ear whilst at the same time lightly slapping his face. 'Hey man, c'mon, wake up. I've gotta surprise for ya.' When the slaps became hard enough to hurt, Mulder stirred then groaned, and his eyelids fluttered. After more enthusiastic encouragement from his captor, he eventually opened his eyes to see a blurred yet familiar face floating hazily into focus, a face that grinned insanely into his own. Mulder blinked several times in an attempt to clear his vision, then stared in disbelief at the steely- haired man before him. 'Brace?' he questioned groggily, his voice sounding thick and hoarse. 'Yep!' The intruder sat back on his heels, smiling happily, pleased that Mulder had recognised him immediately. 'It's me all right! Pleased to see me?' With his senses shocked into action, Mulder suddenly panicked. He tried to jerk himself up off the bed but alarmingly found his wrists and ankles chained to the heavy wooden bedposts, making it impossible for him to do much more than push himself up onto his hands and knees. He wrenched at the tight cuffs angrily, making the chains rattle and clank, a sudden fear making his heart thud under his breastbone as he realised he was naked. 'Let me go, you fucking son of a bitch, let me go,' he yelled. 'Where's Scully? If you've hurt her, I'll kill you, I fucking swear it.' Brace stood up and watched confidently as his captive struggled against the snug bonds, clapping his hands in glee as Mulder's desperate efforts to free himself failed miserably. When Mulder at last realised he was caught fast he began to shout out loudly in panic, throwing wild looks around the room. 'Help, please, somebody help me.' Instantly, Brace was on the bed and slamming his knee down hard on Mulder's back. His bony fingers splayed in Mulder's dark hair, pushing the FBI agent's face forcefully down into the pillow, the delighted smile now wiped from his face and redrawn as an angry snarl. Mulder struggled wildly; repeatedly bucking upward, frantically straining like a wild dog against the powerful assailant who pinned him to the surface of the bed. He fought hard, thrashing his lean body from side to side, thrusting his head back fiercely against the brutal grip on his skull, desperately trying to dislodge the fingers digging into his scalp, but gradually, without the benefit of oxygen, his efforts began to weaken. Unable to breathe with the pillow mashed hard against his nose and mouth, Mulder felt himself blacking out and to Brace's satisfaction, his struggling eventually ceased. Brace then grasped Mulder's hair and yanked his head roughly up from the pillow, allowing him to gulp in the oxygen he desperately needed. He gasped air in noisily, his lungs snatching the gift, aware for the moment only of his need to breathe and the painful thudding of his heart. The blood pounded in his ears and dark spots continued to cloud his vision, but before he had chance to recover either his breath or his scattered thoughts, he heard the familiar click of the safety catch on his own weapon being disengaged. He flinched as cold metal was pressed against his neck. 'Don't think I won't use this Agent Mulder,' Brace's harsh voice hissed in his ear. 'I'd rather you be a live fuck, but I really don't mind fucking a corpse. You do know that, don't you? You knew me well enough to put me away all those years ago and I'm sure your memory is just as good now as it ever was.' Mulder's heart gave a sickening lurch as Brace's words penetrated his fog. He squeezed his eyes tightly shut and shook his head a little, trying to dislodge the pictures that now came unbidden to his oxygen-starved mind, pictures of Brace's many victims. All of them had been young men in their twenties, some of whom, Mulder now recalled, had been brutally raped by Brace then murdered. Others, however, he'd murdered then raped. With these grotesque pictures forming an obscene gallery in his mind, Mulder tried to breathe deeply to dispel his rising panic. He tried to slow his frantic gulping, inhaling through his nose and out through his mouth, eyes closed, concentrating on the air that inflated his lungs, then pushing it out slowly, one breath at a time. In, out. In, out. Slowly. Slowly. Brace studied him closely, his bright eyes greedily feasting on Mulder's fear. He carefully removed his knee from Mulder's back but kept the gun barrel tightly pressed against his neck. 'Okay, Fox, easy does it now fella. I don't wanna have to hurt ya, so you have to behave yourself. No more shouting out, no more fighting, okay? Otherwise you'll only have yourself to blame.' He waited. When Mulder didn't respond Brace lifted the gun and whacked it swiftly against the side of Mulder's head. Mulder cried out it surprise, the stinging blow bringing tears to his eyes and bright stars that danced across his line of vision. 'I said OKAY?' Brace repeated, hissing insistently in his ear through gritted teeth. 'Yes, all right, okay,' Mulder snapped back, both angry and fearful. He almost added, 'I thought you weren't going to hurt me,' but he felt it would sound childish and petulant, and might possibly provoke further punishment. His ears were ringing and his temple throbbed. Already a bruise was starting to form there, spreading slowly like purple ink. He squeezed his eyes tightly shut and swallowed hard, willing the wave of nausea washing over him to subside. Mentally shelving the images of Brace's abused and battered victims he decided to take the direct approach. "Where's Scully?" he demanded. He'd wanted his voice to be steady and authoritative, but there was a whine to it he hadn't intended and disliked intensely. He suddenly realised he was afraid to hear the reply. 'The redhead? Ha! Never mind her! It's you I want.' Brace shifted his position slightly and Mulder felt the gun dig uncomfortably into his neck 'Why? Where is she?' When his question was met with stony silence he asked in a smaller voice, 'What do you want with me?' Again he tried to make his voice clear, calm and confident, but again he failed. His worst fears were realised when he heard Brace laugh mirthlessly, a sound which send a cold prickle of fear sliding along the length of his spine. 'Why, I'm gonna fuck you of course!' Mulder swallowed hard. Again he remembered the photographs he'd studied whilst working Brace's case all those years ago, remembered the young men who had been beaten, stabbed, shot, or strangled. Each one had died violently at Brace's hand but all had been brutally raped, with most having been subjected to various forms of torture before their painful deaths. A fierce knot of fear tightened in the pit of Mulder's stomach and he felt a sudden urge to urinate. 'Brace, you don't have to do this,' he said, the panic now clearly evident in his voice. He knew he shouldn't be whining and pleading with his captor like this, but in his current position, bound, naked and extremely vulnerable, it was difficult to even remember the protocol in these situations let alone act upon it. Inside his head the thoughts flew in frightened circles. 'Please Brace,' he continued. 'Untie me, you can leave here, I won't follow you, I swear.' Brace grinned, revealing the blackened stubs of his front teeth. 'No way, Mulder,' he laughed. 'You thought you were so damned clever writing that stuff about me, getting inside my head. You fucked me over so bad, man. Now it's your turn.' 'No, Brace, you're wrong,' Mulder replied, still trying his best to maintain a steady tone, though the whine was still there. 'I was just doing my job.' Brace exploded, suddenly incensed. 'Your job! Your fucking job! You and your fucking job got me locked up, denied me my pleasures in life. Now I'm gonna show you what it's all about. Show you what I was missing.' Mulder closed his eyes tightly, holding down another wave of nausea, his mind spinning, recoiling from the horror of Brace's words. 'Just one thing though before we start,' Brace was saying. He left the room briefly. While he was gone Mulder wrenched fiercely at the chains, frantically trying to free himself. But it didn't take him long to realise it was useless - he was trapped. '.....Yeah,' Brace panted as he kicked the door to the bedroom open. 'Wanted to spice things up a little, so here she is, Mulder. Your little girlfriend.' Mulder twisted his head, straining to see what was happening behind him. The sight that met his eyes caused an overwhelming feeling of helpless rage to sweep over him as he witnessed Brace huffing and panting with the effort of dragging Scully through the door. She too was bound, although her attacker had gagged her, and her angry, frightened protests were muffled. Mulder's only comfort was that she was fully dressed and apparently unharmed. 'Brace,' he warned. 'I swear, if you touch her...' 'Touch her!' Brace let out a sneering laugh as he unceremoniously dumped Scully into her wicker bedroom chair and set about strapping her to it with devices similar to those he'd used to secure Mulder. 'C'mon Mulder, boy,' he laughed. 'You know ladies ain't my thing. She's just here to make it a little more fun for us both, aintcha girlie?' Scully flinched away from his touch as he reached out a hand to pat her cheek, then stared in horror at the sight laid out before her. Mulder stretched naked and bound on her bed, his legs forced into an open position by the short lengths of chain secured by leather cuffs to his ankles. Brace followed her gaze, taking in Mulder's muscular limbs, the sweeping curve of his delicious ass, the smooth unblemished skin, then turned back to her. He thrust his hips forward in a gesture which, when accompanied by the way he was suggestively licking his lips, made his intentions perfectly obvious. Scully had never felt so helpless. She furtively tested her bonds but they were so tightly fastened she knew there was no way that she could ever release herself. The ball gag stuffed into her mouth and buckled tightly behind her head had begun to make her jaw ache, although looking at Mulder's frightened expression she decided she was the better off of the two. Brace threw Scully a scornful look then, satisfied she was secure, picked up Mulder's gun from the edge of the bed and pressed it hard against Mulder's left temple. 'Now, no shouting out, Mulder boy,' he warned, 'or the lady gets the bullet. You just be a good little Fox and everything's gonna be ok, I promise you. But I'm warning you. I don't wanna have to shoot you before I fuck you, but I will if I have to. Give me any trouble and the lady gets it first, then you. I mean it Mulder." 'Brace, for God's sake, please,' Mulder pleaded. 'Don't hurt her." 'Maybe I could shoot you first and make her watch me fuck your corpse...?' 'Brace, you son of a bitch...' Brace grinned at Mulder's brave words, then reached forward and patted him on the head. 'Easy now Mulder,' he soothed. 'It's all up to you whether or not she gets hurt. You just be a good little boy and neither of you will get hurt. Don't y'all fight me now, and I promise ya, everything's gonna be ok. Just relax and enjoy what's coming.' 'Like fuck I will.' 'Don't push me Mulder. I mean what I say. Wanna see that cute little redhead of yours bleeding to death on the carpet? No? Of course you don't. No more than she wants to see you bleeding to death on her bed. That's why you're both gonna do exactly what I want you to do. And what I want you to do right now is to get up on your hands and knees.' Mulder at first failed to fully comprehend the implications of the instruction, but even when the realisation of Brace's immediate intentions dawned on him, he found himself unable to move. Seeing that his captive had made no effort to obey his order whatsoever, Brace suddenly roared angrily, 'GET UP ON YOUR FUCKING KNEES, MULDER.' With a sinking spirit Mulder realised he had no choice but to believe the threats made against himself and Scully. As he slowly pushed himself up into a kneeling position his heart began to race and as he heard a zipper going down, the bitter, watery taste of fear was in his throat. Next came the soft shuffle of Brace's pants slipping to the floor, then the bedsprings dipped as Brace, now completely naked, clambered onto the bed behind him. Mulder's muscles suddenly tensed and the knot in his stomach tightened unbearably, cold sweat prickling his bare flesh. 'Ok, Mulder,' came Brace's breathy voice. ' I'm getting ready for ya baby. You ready for me?' There was a squelching sound and Mulder resisted the urge to peer round, to strain his neck in an attempt to see what Brace was doing. He believed his best guess to be bad enough bad enough, without actually seeing. His fears were confirmed when he felt the cheeks of his ass being prised apart and then a finger, slippery with cold lubricant, being pressed against his anus. Mulder bit his lips hard to keep himself from crying out in disgust. He wanted to shout, to yell, to tell the dirty motherfucker to keep his Goddamn filthy pervert hands to himself. But for Scully's sake he didn't. He breathed deeply through his nose, willing himself to relax, trying to blank out the bed beneath him, the room, the tightness of the cuffs around his wrists and ankles, but most of all the sensation of Brace's finger penetrating his asshole. He held his breath, fighting the rising tide of nausea, aware that his whole body was painfully tensed but finding it impossible to relax. As the finger probed him, sliding deep inside his rectum he could contain himself no longer. 'No, please,' he blurted out, 'Brace, for God's sake, no, don't!' He twisted away, clenching his butt muscles tightly together, trying to squirm his ass away from the invading, probing finger. An orange sunburst of light suddenly obliterated his vision as Brace's fist came down hard on the back of his skull, then everything greyed. He felt himself sinking into merciful darkness, welcoming it, embracing it, sinking down into the velvety depths of unconsciousness. But all too soon the harsh lights of reality were rushing back to meet him. It had been only a brief moment of escape and he was still here, in Scully's bedroom, tied to her bed, his legs still spread. With difficulty he twisted his neck to check on Scully. With deep dismay he realised his protest had caused Brace to deal her a blow whilst he'd lain in a daze. There was now a red mark on the right side of her face and a thin line of blood trickled from her left nostril. Worse than that, Brace now stood over her, the barrel of Mulder's service weapon pressed hard against her right temple, his finger curled tightly around the trigger. Mulder cautiously absorbed the terrible sight of his partner's pain and fear; saw the terror in her eyes that now shone with bright tears. 'I'm sorry Scully,' his eyes were saying as she met his beseeching gaze. She bravely tried to send back the message that it was okay, whatever he did she would understand; she wouldn't blame him for anything. Brace tightened his grip on the pistol's trigger and now that he was sure Mulder was conscious and fully aware he spoke in a menacing tone. 'Ok, Mulder, it's your call. You can play ball with me or you both get your brains splattered. Either way I get to fuck you, so don't think I care.' He stared with cold, cruel blue eyes into Mulder's scared hazel ones. 'So which is it?' he sneered threateningly. 'Shall I kill her now or what?' Mulder shook his head, a strangled, 'No,' escaping from his throat, suddenly crushed by a sense of his own helpless vulnerability, and his overwhelming fear for them both. 'Okay, so you're gonna be a good little boy and make it nice for Daddy, right Foxy? 'Cos Daddy wants you to play nice, baby.' There was a slight pause, then after a nervous glance at Scully, Mulder nodded with an almost imperceptible movement of his head. A single tear escaped form the corner of his left eye, sliding slowly down his cheek, and Brace watched its journey with a satisfied smile etched onto his full-lipped mouth. He then released his pincer grip on Scully's shoulder and moved eagerly back towards the bed. He reached out, lightly trailing his fingers over Mulder's tense body, across his smooth shoulders, sweeping down the curve of his back to his buttocks, where he began to knead the flesh there between his fingers and thumb. 'Ohhh,' he sighed, leaning over Mulder's lean frame, drinking in the musky aroma of his captive's scared sweat. 'Your skin is so sweet Fox, so baby soft.' He continued caressing Mulder's body, delighting in the sharp definition of the tensed muscles. 'Hey relax, Mulder, enjoy! This is going to be fun, I promise.' Sliding his fingers down the crack of Mulder's ass as he spoke, he once again found the tight anus and resumed his probing, inserting first one, then two fingers deep inside the hot rectum, his face a mask of ecstasy as he squirmed his slimy fingers in and out. 'Oww, that hurts,' Mulder whined. 'Brace, stop, please. Aahh, stop it.' Mulder turned to Scully, his eyes pain-filled as he looked into her scared, yet sympathetic expression. She felt despair wash over her, and as she met Mulder's eyes she was overwhelmed by the tortured humiliation she witnessed there. He held her gaze briefly but let his eyes slide away from her face after a few seconds. Her heart contracted painfully as she saw his skin suddenly grow hot, the sudden rush of blood signifying his sense of total humiliation and marring his handsome features. She too averted her eyes, wanting to spare him the humiliation of knowing she was witnessing every detail of his assault. Within seconds, however, her eyes reluctantly dragged themselves back to the two naked men on the bed before her. With a sense of mounting horror and yet at the same time morbidly fascinated, she watched as Brace pulled his sticky fingers out of Mulder's ass. As soon as he did so, Mulder slumped forward, burying his face in the white cotton pillowcase, trying desperately not to cry. Behind him on the bed Brace began to apply more lubricant from the tube to his thick erect shaft, skilfully coating it from hairy root to swollen tip, obviously wanting to ensure his entry was a smooth and comfortable one. When Brace had fully prepared himself he spoke in a husky voice, full of lust for the naked FBI agent on the bed. 'Okay Mulder, back up on your knees for me baby. Come on now.' Mulder swallowed hard and shook his head, squeezing his eyes tightly shut. 'I can't,' he mumbled, more to himself than to Brace, his voice saturated with misery. 'I can't. I can't do it.' 'Sure you can, come on now, up you go.' Mulder recoiled as he felt Brace's greasy hands sliding over his butt then under his hips, and cowered as Brace angrily repeated his order. 'Get up, Mulder, or I'll kill that red-headed bitch, I swear.' Slowly, very reluctantly, Mulder pushed himself back up onto his hands and knees. He tried once more to concentrate on his breathing. In, out. In, out. Brace watched him, a lustful grin on his face. 'Spread your legs,' he commanded. Mulder couldn't help risking a glance at Scully. He could see the horror etched on her face, and knew instinctively that she was blaming herself for what was about to happen. 'It's okay,' he mouthed, wanting to reassure her, but the lie provided no comfort to either Scully or himself. He felt like he was going to vomit. His head whirled dizzily, and his stomach churned with dread and fear. He heard Brace's harsh voice snarl again. 'I said spread 'em.' Gritting his teeth, Mulder shuffled his knees apart, then grimaced when he felt the bedsprings dip once again as Brace approached him from the rear. Scully began to pray inside her head as she gazed in horror at Brace's erection which stuck out from his dark triangle of pubic hair, a huge bobbing pole of solid flesh with prominent veins and the foreskin peeled back to reveal a large bulbous head. Mulder shuddered as he felt Brace pushing and prodding behind him, feeling his thighs trembling as once more Brace's thumbs spread his cheeks and again had to fight the urge to vomit. Despite the heat in the room, he shivered as he felt the head of Brace's cock brush against him, its hot slippery tip being expertly positioned prior to penetration. He felt the heat of Brace's swollen penis pressing hard against his anus, then his attacker bore down on him, slowly at first, but with a growing force and urgency. Mulder felt an unbearable pressure and intense burning as his anus was stretched wide and forced to accommodate the moist fleshy heat of the invading penis. With his eyes tightly squeezed shut and his fists clenched, he moaned to himself then repeatedly began to whisper a hushed mantra of self-denial, 'Please no, oh no, oh God no.' The burning sensation suddenly gave way to an intense searing agony as Brace's thick head penetrated him, and he let out a strangled sob. Brace was grunting loudly, his ugly features twisted with pleasure as his swollen cock slowly forced its way into the slippery heat of Mulder's rectum. 'Mmmm, yeah,' he moaned. 'So good, Mulder, so fucking tight.' Mulder couldn't believe how huge Brace's cock felt as it pushed into him, opening him up. 'No, please,' he cried, 'please stop. Uhhh, I can't take it, I can't.' He began to sob, a terrible sound bringing Scully's anguished heart into her throat, making it a ragged lump that threatened to choke her. She watched Mulder's shoulders shaking as he wept, her expression a mask of sorrow and helplessness. She so much wanted to halt his torture, to kill the bastard who was inflicting it, and then to take Mulder in her arms, hold him close and whisper soft words of comfort in his ear. Instead she stared in horror at the sickening sight of Brace's huge, glistening penis disappearing up into Mulder's rectum as he slowly penetrated her partner. 'Uhh, it hurts,' Mulder cried out, trying to twist himself away from the painful intrusion, despite Brace's warnings about what might happen if he resisted. 'You're hurting me. Stop, please. Ohh, fuck, that hurts.' Brace ignored him and continued applying the pressure, grabbing hold of the Mulder's hips, planting his own knees firmly on the surface of the bed and leaning back for extra leverage. Eventually Mulder's tearful complaining began to irritate Brace. 'Shut the fuck up,' he snarled, leaning forward and delivering a fisted blow to Mulder's right kidney. 'Either keep quiet or the bitch gets it.' Mulder cried out in pain then bit down hard on his lower lip, focusing his mind on the pain in his back where Brace had struck him, trying to deflect his mind away from the pain he was experiencing in his backside. Still choking back his tears he summoned all his strength and forced himself to breathe slowly and deeply. That did help to calm him a little but there was nothing he could do to rid his body, or his mind, of the painful sensation of Brace's stiff hot penis advancing mercilessly up into his bowels. Scully watched reluctantly, anxiously scrutinising Mulder, wishing desperately there was something she could do to stop this outrageous assault on her partner. She raked her eyes up and down his body, noting everything from the sweat that soaked his hair at the nape of his neck to the angry red marks on the skin of his wrists and ankles, caused by the chafing of the tight leather cuffs. After the tortuous sound of his loud sobbing, his silence almost seemed worse. He now knelt steadfastly on the bed with his elbows and knees locked in position and thighs splayed. Only his ribcage moved as he panted softly, trying to ease the pain by controlling his breathing. She believed he now knew there was no escape, knew that however painful, however degrading this assault, his obedient compliance provided the best chance of survival for both of them. Her heart suddenly lurched painfully as she realised with gratitude and deep felt pity that for both their sakes, Mulder now seemed resigned to his fate. Scully swallowed with difficulty, blinking back the bright tears, which threatened to spill down her cheeks. She winced when Mulder yelped in pain as Brace pushed relentlessly forward. He ground forcefully into the FBI agent, burying his erection deeper and deeper, sighing with pleasure on feeling the soft fleshy mounds of Mulder's buttocks pressing tantalising against his balls. 'Oh, Mulder, Mulder baby,' he moaned ecstatically as he felt his cock being sucked in by Mulder's tight virginal passage. 'Oh you're so hot, so tight.' Mulder's face was now hot and slick, his hair darkened by sweat and plastered to his forehead. His eyes were tightly scrunched and he chewed fiercely on his lower lip, quiet now, apart from the tiny whimpers that he tried to catch in the back of his throat. During the initial onslaught he'd bitten his lip so hard he now tasted the bitter, metallic flavour of his own blood in his mouth. His ass was on fire, burning, burning, as Brace, his cock now gripped by the hot walls Mulder's rectum, began to rock his hips backwards and forwards, easing deeper and deeper with each inward thrust. Mulder moaned in pain, a deep guttural moan, which Brace mistook for pleasure. 'Oh yeah,' he responded, thrusting a little harder now, striking up a steady rhythm. 'Oh Mulder, you're so good to fuck.' His hands were on Mulder's hips, eagerly pulling the younger man back onto his cock with each forward thrust. The full length of his hard thick cock was now sliding deep into Mulder's ass, his balls mashing against Mulder's taut flesh each time he thrust home. 'Feels - good - doesn't - it – boy?' Brace grunted, punctuating each word with a hard thrust and angling his cock for maximum penetration. Scully also closed her eyes, wanting to block out the sight of her partner's violation, of Brace's gratified expression as he sank his cock deeply over and over again into Mulder's rectum. She only wished she could block out the sounds too. The squelch each time Brace's cock plunged into Mulder's asshole; the slap slap of his fleshy thighs hitting Mulder's; the obscene animalistic grunts which he made with each inward stroke. But most of all, she wished she could block out the low muffled sound, barely audible beneath Brace's heaving and grunting, of her partner, Fox Mulder, whimpering to himself in pain. Mulder had tried in vain to detach himself from what was happening, to shut down his conscious mind, but found there was no way he could escape from the sensation of having his ass rammed full of another man's cock, of having it thrust into, filled over and over again, of feeling his rectal muscles tightly clamped around another man's thrusting penis, feeling it pounding into him, fucking him. He tried again to breathe deeply and slowly, attempting to calm his rising panic and relax his knotted muscles. Maybe, he thought, if he could just relax his muscles a little it might not hurt so much. Brace was now sweating profusely, but oh, he was enjoying this. He'd always gone for younger men: most of his twelve victims had been in their early twenties, some barely out of their teens, but for an older guy, God, Mulder's velvety ass was sweet. He thrust into it repeatedly with fierce fast thrusts, slamming into it as hard as he could, enjoying the violence of his fucking, his total control over the man who'd blighted his life and stolen his pleasure. Then, feeling his orgasm building more quickly than he'd expected, he eased off a little, wanting to prolong the intense pleasure of this long-awaited fuck. He sank his cock in deeply, groaning with pleasure as his balls squashed up against Mulder's ass. He then began pulling his cock back several inches ever so slowly before slamming it back in hard, repeating the action over and over again. 'How does it feel to have my dick in your ass, Mulder?' Brace panted, smoothing his right hand over the taut skin of his victim's buttocks. 'You like the way I fuck you? Do you, baby? I sure like to fuck you. Your ass is like a liquid fire, squeezing my cock.' He again withdrew from Mulder's rectum slowly until just the tip of his cock still nestled inside the delicious slick warmth, then he rammed himself back in, his body slamming against the man beneath him, causing Mulder to almost lose his balance. After a few minutes of this Mulder was absolutely horrified to feel that during the long slow outward pull he began to anticipate the hard inward thrust that followed with something almost akin to pleasure. Although his mind was repulsed and immediately rejected the idea, he nevertheless found himself becoming more and more aroused. There was now relatively little pain, and another sensation was beginning to dominate instead: that of his own cock beginning to harden. He suddenly cried out involuntarily as Brace's thrusting cock hit his prostrate gland one, two, three times, and Brace, sensing a change in Mulder's responses, pressed his fingers under Mulder's hips, lifting the younger man's ass up, tilting his pelvis and angling it to meet his own eager thrusting, wanting to stroke the man's prostrate again and again and make him cry out like that some more. 'Oh Fox,' he crowed, 'it's so good, so fucking good. You're feeling it too, I know you are.' As if in reply, Mulder let out another low moan, although this time not in pain. Despite himself, despite his rage and humiliation, the huge cock thrusting in and out of his ass had begun to feel very different. He couldn't help himself, couldn't stop himself from feeling an intense, excited pleasure, and he instinctively started trying to push his ass back to meet Brace's zealous ramming, effectively opening himself up to meet the other man's invasive thrusts. Vaguely in his mind there hung the realisation that Scully was there, she was watching him, his rape, his degradation, and yet he was now starting to enjoy it. 'No, no, not enjoy. I'm could never enjoy this,' his anguished mind protested, but as Brace's cock slammed into him once more, he was shamefully aware that from her position at the side of the bed Scully would have been able to see how his cock had begun to swell and harden. His heart sank: God only knew what she would think of him. He glanced down at himself, shocked, disgusted, but also perversely excited to see his penis now fully erect, its swollen length smacking up against his belly as Brace's thrusting rocked him back and forth. The conflicting emotions raged within his tortured mind: he wasn't really enjoying it, was he? How could he? He was being raped. A man, a criminal, a sex offender and murderer was fucking him, fucking his ass hard and fast and deep. RAPING him. But somewhere in all that horror and humiliation there was definitely pleasure. Mulder felt an irresistible urge to touch his own cock, to reach down and squeeze and stroke it, to slide his fist up and down its length and quickly provide a release for the tension that now ached painfully in his engorged penis and swollen testicles. He tugged helplessly on the bonds which tightly secured his wrists to the bedposts, feeling the cool air gently caressing the swollen head of his bloated cock as each pounding thrust from Brace slammed into his body. No, there was definitely no pain now, and each stabbing thrust, each time Brace's cock slid hard and deep, each time it hit his prostrate, he only felt intense physical pleasure. Scully was fully aware of the way in which Mulder was now responding to Brace's assault and she couldn't help staring at Mulder's erection, which was now clearly visible from where she sat. It was long, thick and flushed a dark red, and it swayed and bobbed beneath him as each new thrust rocked his body. She could hear his soft cries and though tears still streaked his face, she instinctively knew that his low moans no longer signified pain. Part of her was glad that her partner no longer seemed to be suffering such intense physical pain, but the other part wondered how likely it was that Mulder would be able to recover mentally from this ordeal. She knew that biologically a man could become aroused simply by the physical stimulus of his anus, rectum and prostrate gland and derive sexual gratification from it, even under duress, and it was well documented that male rape victims sometimes reached orgasm during their assaults. She also knew that victims often ending up believing that they had possibly secretly desired, even encouraged, the rape because of the way they'd responded to the physical stimulation during their attack, even though mentally they had been utterly disgusted and humiliated by what had happened. She knew that Mulder knew that too, but her fear now lay in the fact that there was a world of difference between simply knowing about someone else's ordeal and actually living through one yourself. As Brace grew closer to orgasm he began to pant. His grunts became louder, although they were now matched by Mulder's own moans, and he bent over his captive, pressing his weight down onto the younger man's back, rocking against him, thrusting deeply into him, loving the slick heat of Mulder's delicious tight hole gripping his cock. 'Mulder,' he panted, 'your ass is so hot, man, so fucking hot. I'm gonna come soon, baby, how 'bout you?' Mulder only grunted loudly as Brace's cock slammed back into him. His elbows seemed to give way and he dropped down onto his forearms, leaning his head forward and resting it on the backs of his hands. Scully saw his fingers curl, gripping the rumpled sheets beneath his hands, his knuckles white. Brace reached his arms around Mulder's waist, hugging him tightly, humping against him, into him, pumping vigorously. Suddenly he was feeling frantically for Mulder's cock, and finding its swollen length he took it into his sweaty fist and began to pump it with his hand in steady time and rhythm with his own thrusting. He felt his climax building, building, building, then cried out as he began to come, his semen spurting up Mulder's slick passage and deep into his bowels. His ecstatic groans were loud and all but failed to mask Mulder's own cry of, 'Uh, uh, uh, uhhhh, God, ' as his own semen suddenly spurted from his swollen cock, spraying onto Scully's bed. Brace still clung to Mulder, his arms wrapped tightly around him, embracing him in a vice-like grip, revelling in the sensation created by the rhythmic muscular contractions of Mulder's orgasm on his cock. He continued to pump in Mulder's ass, ensuring that the sucking pull of the slick passage milked him of every last drop. Eventually he eased off and both men slumped down panting, Brace's body lying heavily on Mulder's, the sweat slick between them. Brace lay there panting, and then turned to Scully with a face-splitting grin. She reluctantly locked eyes with him, hers seething with hatred for what he'd done to her partner, his swimming with pure, unadulterated pleasure. 'You're just jealous, bitch!' he suddenly spat at her, reading the venom she directed at him in her furrowed brow and darkened eyes. 'Did you see him shoot his load, Red? Did you see him? When I was shooting up his ass, he was shooting in mid-air. So fucking cool!' He loosened his bear hug on Mulder and pushed himself up onto his hands. 'Mulder, you wanna know something, man?' he crowed as he withdrew his softening penis from Mulder's anus and heaved himself up and off the bed. 'After all these years I'd forgotten what a virgin ass could feel like. Yours was sweet, man. A real tight fuck.' He threw a triumphant look at Scully before turning back to Mulder. 'You are such a hot fuck, Mulder, and your little bitch is so jealous! There was no reply from Mulder. His shoulders juddered he suddenly began to sob into the bedspread, suddenly and totally shocked by his response to Brace's assault. Now that the physical stimulation had ended his rational mind took over, and with it came an intense burning shame. He was so ashamed, his humiliation so complete. He'd been raped, had his ass fucked, and he'd enjoyed it! He must have done. He'd come hadn't he? His own sticky mess beneath him confirmed it. The intense pleasure he'd felt as Brace's cock pounded in and out of his ass, fucking him harder and harder, had betrayed him. His ass had been fucked and he'd been erect, his own cock hard and stiff. He'd sprayed Scully's bed with his own semen as a murderer's semen had spurted up his ass. Suddenly he tasted a bitter, sour flavour as vomit rose in his throat. He was disgusted with himself. What had happened to him, the pleasure he'd felt whilst it was being done to him, had been degrading and disgusting. *He* was disgusting. Sickened by the sensation of Brace's semen oozing from his battered anus, even more so by the warm stickiness of his own sperm coating his belly, Mulder continued to weep, a desolate, heart-rending choking sound that ripped from his throat and shredded Scully's heart. Brace stared at the sobbing man on the bed, his eyes heavy-lidded, a cruel smile playing at the corners of his lips. He took great pleasure in noting Mulder's dilated anus was still oozing a sticky mixture of lubricant, semen and a little blood. 'I must've cut ya, Fox,' he grinned. 'Sorry about that.' Might make you a little sore the next time.' He sniggered to himself as he left the room. Less than a minute later, Scully could hear him crashing about in her kitchen, opening and shutting cupboards and cursing as he examined the contents of her refrigerator. If only she didn't have this stupid gag in her mouth! She so wished to speak to Mulder, to say something, anything, to ease his mental pain, if not the physical. But it was no use. The gag was tight, her mouth stretched around the hard ball. Again she tested her bonds, knowing that it was useless. Mulder had again ceased crying and now he didn't move, didn't make a sound, only lay absolutely still and silent. Scully breathed in the horrified silence, her heart pounding, her nostrils flaring at the hot stink of sex and sweat in the room. Suddenly Brace kicked the door open again and bounded into the room. 'That's better!' he grinned enthusiastically. 'Fed and watered and raring to go.' He approached Mulder and, grabbing a handful of his hair, pulled his head up sharply. Mulder winced but kept his eyes averted. 'How ya doin' bud?' Brace enthused. 'Ready for some more?' A sudden muffled cry behind him made him turn round, his expression momentarily puzzled. Scully was straining against her cuffs, her mouth working around the ball gag stuffed between her teeth, her words distorted behind it. 'Hey Red, what's the matter?' Brace asked with mock concern. 'Got something to say?' He released Mulder's hair, carelessly allowing his head to fall back onto the pillow, then crossed quickly towards her. She flinched as his hands came down towards her face, but he reached behind her and deftly unbuckled the leather fastening behind her head. As the ball gag fell away, she gasped a little as the fresh air invigorated and also irritated her dry throat. She then spoke hoarsely, her voice hardly above a whisper, not her usual crisp, confident tone at all. 'Please,' she begged fervently, 'please don't hurt him anymore.' 'Don't hurt him!' The man suddenly guffawed, loudly and without humour. His dark eyes glittered dangerously. 'Don't you think he hurt me? Eh? All those years locked away, slammed up by a sly young Fox. Oh I won't hurt him, oh, no....' He crossed swiftly to Mulder who had turned anxiously to face the noise. 'I'll just smash his fucking face in,' he shouted, then punched Mulder viciously twice in the face. Mulder barely had time to react. The first blow brought a fountain of blood spraying from his nose, the second struck him squarely on the jaw, and was hard enough to knock him unconscious. Brace stood back panting and grinning, nursing his bruised fingers, his knuckles spattered with Mulder's blood 'See what you made me do, you stupid bitch,' he spat at Scully. 'Is that what you wanted? Is it?' 'No,' she cried back. 'Of course not!' It was Scully's turn to cry now. Her face crumpled and the tears overflowed and coursed down her cheeks. 'Please,' she begged, her eyes now downcast to the floor, 'please, just stop hurting him.' Brace's face suddenly split in two in a huge maniacal grin. 'Oh, I get it! That stuff that I said before, about you being his girlfriend. It was true, wasn't it? Ha!' He moved towards her and bent over her, stopping his nose just a few inches from hers. 'Well, don't you worry yourself none, pretty lady, 'cos I got this fella's number. Didn't you hear him when I was up his ass, fucking him good style? Didn't you hear him a-sighing and a-moaning? He loved it, lady, he fucking loved it. Bet he never comes like that when you fuck him!' Scully just didn't know what to say, so she said nothing. She didn't want to risk Brace's temper again. There was no knowing what he might do. 'Now,' Brace was saying. He was huffing as he bent over, busy retrieving something from under the bed. 'You be a good girl and I'll leave that horrible old gag off, okay? But if you start yelling some, I'll maybe get so angry I'll shoot your boyfriend's head right off. I mean it, little sister. You gonna be good for me now?' Scully knew she had no choice. She nodded miserably and watched as Brace pulled several lengths of metal chain from a holdall beneath her bed. He unbuckled Mulder's cuffs and rolled the unconscious man over onto his back, then refastened the leather straps and chains, ignoring the angry blistered skin around Mulder's wrists and ankles. He added additional straps to Mulder's knees, fastening them with metal rods to the wrists straps. When he was finished Mulder's knees were drawn up and his thighs spread wide, leaving his anus fully exposed and easily accessible. Scully couldn't contain herself, despite the warnings about the gag. 'You're sick,' she said contemptuously. She glared at Brace, unable to conceal her opinions despite his warning about the gag. He nodded towards the gun, which still lay at the bottom of the bed. 'Don't test me, Red,' he warned. 'Just watch, and keep quiet.' He then examined the chains and cuffs, and when he was sure everything was secure, began yet again to slap Mulder's face, ignoring the blood that congealed beneath his nose and coated his chin. 'C'mon Mulder. I need you awake for this man. C'mon.' He looked annoyed when there was no response from Mulder, then shrugged and loped off into Scully's bathroom. She heard him running the faucet then he emerged with a glass full of water, which he threw violently into Mulder's face. Mulder was suddenly conscious, spluttering, shaking his head like a dog. Full awareness eventually returned and with it came first the misery of realising Brace was standing over him, and then pain in almost every part of his body. The muscles in his arms and legs ached, his face was throbbing, especially his nose, and there was a dull ache in his lower back where Brace's fist had struck his kidney. But worst of all there was a fiery pain burning in his ass. He fearfully looked up and was horrified to see Brace's grinning face floating there like a freaky Halloween mask. 'Yo, Fox, my man! Welcome back. You ready to party?' Without waiting for a reply he turned to Scully. 'Okay, little darlin', this is where you get to show me what you can do. He's your boyfriend, right?' Scully stared at him warily as he once again approached her. To her surprise, he proceeded to unbuckle the cuffs that bound her wrists tightly together. He did this one-handed, the other held the gun, which he kept pointed in her face. When she was free he gave her a minute to rub her numb wrists and ankles. 'Okay,' he said, leering at her. 'Let's see you do what I did. Make the bastard come.' 'What?' Scully couldn't believe what she was hearing. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Mulder's expression suddenly change. His face was bruised and bloody but she could read the horror on is face. 'I want you to suck him dry, little sister. Go to it baby. I'm just gonna sit right over here and watch the show.' He reached out and pulled the wicker chair over to the head of the bed and sat down. The gun was now pointed right at Mulder's head and Scully saw his eyes flick nervously to the side before returning to rest on her own wide-eyed stare. 'I…I can't,' Scully stammered. She swallowed and looked steadily into Mulder's eyes. He gazed solemnly back at her. 'I mean, we don't…we haven't…' She looked Brace defiantly in the eye. 'We don't have that kind of a relationship,' she concluded. Brace snorted. 'I don't give a fuck what sort of relationship you have,' he scoffed. I'm taking time out and I want to see you to suck him. So get sucking.' 'Please don't make us do this,' Scully pleaded earnestly. 'Please. You've got what you came for.' She gestured towards Mulder, who lay on the bed miserably with his legs spread wide apart, knowing that Scully would be able to see the semen he could still feel oozing from his anus. He squeezed his eyes tightly closed, shame once again causing his cheeks to flush as he saw her glance between his parted thighs. 'Mulder needs medical treatment,' she continued reasonably. 'He's bleeding, and he may have a concussion. I think he may need internal stitches too.' Brace's response was to cock the gun and press it once more to Mulder's temple. 'Well, if the fun's over then I ain't got no choice, sister,' he commented. 'Gonna have to kill this fucker.' He tightened his finger on the trigger. 'NO!' Scully screamed out. 'Please.' Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes and began to run down her face. 'I'll do it,' she sobbed. 'I'll do it if you promise to let us go afterwards.' Brace grinned his mirthless grin. 'Okay, deal, he said coldly. 'So get sucking.' Scully scrubbed her hand over her eyes, wiping away the tears, and then she took a deep breath and approached the bottom of the bed. Very carefully and purposefully she knelt down between Mulder's legs. 'Scully,' Mulder protested, his voice thick with emotion, tears shining brightly in the corners of his eyes. 'You don't have to do this, you…..' 'It's okay, Mulder,' she interrupted. 'Really, it's okay.' Her voice was tremulous but her expression was suddenly determined. 'You just relax, okay?' She tried to smile at him but her lips trembled, spoiling the effect. 'Aww, how sweet!' Brace interjected. 'Shut up,' Mulder yelled at him fiercely, struggling against the chains. 'Just shut up!' Brace raised his fist menacingly. 'I'll fucking shut you up you fucking runt.' 'Please,' came Scully's voice, rather too loudly. 'Both of you, be quiet. Do you want me to do this or not?' They both turned to stare at Scully, her firm voice effectively silencing them both. 'Sure,' grinned Brace. 'Go ahead, sweetheart.' Mulder tried to protest. 'Scully…' he began, but she placed her finger to her lips. 'Shh,' she whispered, again bravely trying to smile. She then took another deep breath and reached deliberately for Mulder's limp cock, taking it firmly but gently into the palm of her hand. She caressed it carefully, feeling its weight and warmth, and then slowly she began to tease its head with her fingers, tracing tiny patterns with her nails over the surface of his skin. She heard Mulder gasp at her touch, and as his penis began to stiffen, she encircled its girth with her fingers and began to slide her hand slowly up and down the length of his shaft as it grew. Mulder couldn't help groaning, her tender touch so comforting after Brace's rough treatment. 'Sculleee…' he whispered, her name deep in his throat. She felt his cock continue to swell and harden beneath her probing fingers and, leaning forward, she suddenly pressed the tip of her tongue gently against his testicles and began to lick him there, her tongue moving in tiny wet circles. 'Oh God,' she heard him moan. 'Oh that's so good.' She heard a gasp from Brace's direction too, and glancing up at him was repulsed to see that he was now holding his own cock in his hand, stroking and tugging on it as he watched her tease Mulder's cock. Trying to push all thoughts of him out of her mind she watched Mulder instead. His eyes were closed and his head thrown back. He kept thrusting his hips upwards towards her, moaning deep in his throat, the pleasure seemingly almost too much for him to bear, and she was suddenly and fiercely glad she could do this for him. She knelt up and leant forward, parting her lips, lightly pressing them to the head of Mulder's bulging penis. Reaching out with her hands, caressing the silky hairs on his stomach and thighs, she then pushed downwards with her mouth, feeling the heat of his swollen cock as it passed over her lips. Mulder couldn't believe how good it felt. He opened his eyes and looked down between his legs, amazed to see his cock slowly disappearing into the moist heat of Scully's mouth. He could feel her tongue swirling around, could feel her small hands gently sliding up and down his shaft and caressing his balls, stroking his stomach, his thighs and his ass. He couldn't help moaning, couldn't help thrusting his cock up against her soft moist lips. Sensing his pleasure, she began to suck him, gently at first then gradually harder and harder. She sucked him into her throat, her lips pressed tightly around his thick shaft, then began to slide her mouth up and down whilst maintaining the pressure on his thick shaft with her left hand. She slowly but steadily increased the speed and pressure until her head was bobbing up and down faster and faster, her hand keeping time with the rhythm of her mouth. Mulder was moaning and groaning, pushing his hips up to meet the sucking pull of Scully's hot wet mouth, the chains rattling as he writhed from side to side. He began to pant loudly, and sensing he was very close, she increased the speed and the pressure, his cock now flashing in and out of her mouth, her other hand alternately cradling his balls and firmly stroking them upwards. Brace watched intently, his eyes half-closed, thrilling to the sight before him, his hand tightly encircled around his own meaty cock as he tugged on its swollen end. He saw Mulder buck his hips up wildly, heard him frantically gasping, 'Yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah' as his balls drew up tightly around the base of his cock and his semen began to flood in rhythmic spurts out of his cock and into Scully's mouth. She felt the hot fluid hit her tongue and she gulped, swallowing it down, sucking it in, tasting its bittersweet saltiness as it slid down her throat. With a roar Brace was on his feet and grabbing Scully by the shoulders. He violently wrenched her small form from between Mulder's thighs and threw her away against the wall, where she hit her head with a sickening thud and crumpled to the floor. Mulder's eyes flew open as Scully's warmth left him, horrified to see Brace standing and panting between his open legs. After a cursory glance at Scully to check she was out cold, Brace bent over Mulder, roughly pushing and shoving with his cock between the cheeks of his ass, frantic to find Mulder's opening once more, and before Mulder knew what was happening he felt a sharp jabbing pain suddenly pierce his backside. He tried to struggle but it was virtually impossible to move with Brace's weight pressed hard against his stomach and chest. He turned his face away, sickened by Brace's sour breath panting in his face, then cried out as the pain suddenly intensified when Brace's huge stiff penis fully penetrated his anus for the second time. As Brace rammed his cock hard into Mulder's weeping rectum, Mulder began to scream. Although his hole was still dilated and his stretched muscles this time offered little resistance, the tissues and membranes inside his rectum were swollen and inflamed, and the pain, an intense burning and biting, was suddenly unbearable. Brace slapped his hand over Mulder's mouth to stifle his screams as he drove deeply into him, feeling his victim's rectal muscles flexing involuntarily as they tried to expel the invader. Once again he was pumping vigorously into Mulder's juicy asshole, loving the tightness of the slick passage, enjoying the closeness of Mulder's taut flesh rubbing against his own. This time Mulder was in absolute agony. He squirmed beneath his attacker, the heel of Brace's brutal hand still pressed hard on his mouth, his face screwed up in pain. As Brace drilled into him he cried out, his screams muffled against Brace's hand, tears streaking from his eyes. There was no sexual pleasure for him this time, no matter how hated and unwanted it had been previously. This attack was too violent, too brutal, the thrusts too deep and hard. Eventually, thankfully, Mulder heard Brace begin to grunt in a way that he now knew meant his attacker was about to come. Brace was stabbing himself fiercely into Mulder asshole, thrusting his hips violently, his iron hand still clamped brutally over Mulder's tender mouth. Mulder was still writhing, although weakly now, still fighting, trying in vain to resist the assault. Then, with three or four deep agonising thrusts, Brace delivered his semen into Mulder's bruised rectum, crying out in ecstasy and triumph, immersed totally in his sense of supreme power over his fellow man. Having spent his energy and his come, Brace then collapsed heavily onto Mulder, panting with the effort of his exertions. Mulder lay frozen, afraid to move, terrified of what Brace had in store for them both next. He closed his eyes tightly, willing the sour stink of Brace's breath to disappear, fighting the nausea, overwhelmed by the biting pain in his rectum and his terrified fear for Scully. He winced as Brace's penis slithered out of his body, pulling miserably on his chains, wanting to draw his legs up, to pull his whole body up into a tight ball, to seek comfort for his tortured mind and battered body. Then once again, blessedly, he was groping his way in the velvety blackness as the light in Scully's bedroom faded away and he sank down and down into the welcoming dark. Brace chortled to himself as he stood beside the bed, pointing the loaded gun right at Mulder, aiming directly between the unconscious man's eyes. 'How was it for you, honey?' he purred before once again bursting into crazy laughter. He watched Mulder through slitted eyes. Mulder's hands hung limply in their shackles and the hair that usually flopped boyishly onto his forehead stuck grimly to his sweat. Brace knew that Mulder was out cold, but nevertheless continued to talk to him as he wiped the sticky messes from his genitals on Mulder's discarded shirt, then proceeded to dress himself. 'What's the matter boy? Cat gotcha tongue?' Brace taunted. He walked around the bed and surveyed the damage; seeing that Mulder was now haemorrhaging quite badly and that the sheets beneath him were a sticky mess of blood and semen. 'Ooh, Fox, that looks pretty bad. Didn't hurtya none, did I? Hey I sure hope not.' He grinned at Mulder as he quickly pulled his clothing on 'Well, listen up Fox. I sure did enjoy our little time here together. I guess you did to, huh?' He gestured to the crusty remains of the Mulder's own semen which had dried on his stomach. 'So I'm gonna do ya a little favour. I'm gonna get going, gonna leave you and the little lady here all alone together.' There was no response from either Mulder or Scully. Both lay still and pale, Scully on the floor where she'd fallen, Mulder still stretched out on his back, his thighs still held apart. Brace began packing his things together, though he maintained his grip on Mulder's gun throughout. He lifted Mulder's eyelids, and then seemingly satisfied with what he saw he released Mulder's limbs from their shackles and quickly stuffed the items into his bag. He picked it up and walked jauntily towards the door, then turned and surveyed the scene before him with great satisfaction. 'Good day Sir, Ma'am,' he grinned, as if he were a bellboy who'd just escorted a married couple to their hotel room. Then he disappeared through the door and it slammed shut behind him. When Scully regained consciousness around thirty minutes later, the silence in the room was suddenly deafening. 'Mulder?' Scully's voice was querulous. 'Mulder, are you okay?' She carefully picked herself up off the floor and hurried as fast as she dared to Mulder's prone form on the bed, gasping in horror to see bright red blood staining the sheets beneath him, petals of deep rose red spreading slowly outwards. 'Oh my God. Mulder.' She snatched up the phone, dialled 911 and as she gave the operator her details she grabbed a towel from the bathroom, wadded it up and pressed it between Mulder's legs. 'Please tell them to hurry,' she begged, before throwing the phone down on to the bed. She rolled Mulder onto his side, pressing the towel between his thighs hard against the source of the bleeding. She heard him groan and realising he was coming round bent to caress his forehead, gently smoothing his sweaty hair away to the side. 'Mulder, it's okay, an ambulance is on its way. It'll be here soon, I promise.' He whispered something and she bent over him. 'Didn't hurt you, did he Scully?' he croaked, his eyes frightened for her. 'No, Mulder, I'm okay,' she soothed. 'It's gonna be okay.' She heard the sirens approaching and relief flooded through her veins. 'They're here Mulder, they're gonna take care of you.' She scrutinized his features but he didn't respond, his eyes again closed, dark lashes resting pitifully on icy white skin. She left him briefly to admit the paramedics who were banging on the door, then her bedroom was suddenly filled with activity as the paramedics took over. Again she grabbed the phone and punched in Skinner's number. She heard the dialling tone briefly, then his brisk, terse answer: 'Skinner.' 'It's me sir, Scully.' Immediately he knew there was something wrong. 'What is it, Agent Scully?' She resisted the urge to sob into the phone. 'Sir, it's Agent Mulder; they're taking him to Georgetown Memorial now. He's been the victim of a terrible assault.' Her voice broke suddenly and she felt herself sway. She grabbed hold of her dresser, breathing deeply before continuing. 'We're going to need some of our rape crisis people at the hospital, Sir. 'They're going to need to bring a rape kit and gather evidence.' Skinner absorbed this last piece of information, and then paused before gently asking, 'Are you all right Agent Scully?' Scully heard the genuine concern in his voice and nearly burst into tears. Recognising his mistake she said, 'The rape kit's not for me, Sir, it's for Agent Mulder.' She heard Skinner breathe in sharply. 'I'm on my way. I'll meet you at the hospital, okay?' 'Yes Sir, thank you Sir.' The paramedics were now ready to transport Mulder to the waiting ambulance. They had noted her own condition and insisted that she ride to the ambulance in a chair, and as she was wheeled along she looked at Mulder's still pale figure lying strapped to the gurney, a drip tube snaking along his left arm and up to the transparent bag dangling above him, his face all battered and bruised, and her tears began to flow. 'Damn, you Albert Brace,' she said vehemently. 'Damn you to hell.' The end