{"id":290,"date":"2014-12-30T05:07:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T05:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dreamers-sanctuary.com\/00carter\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2021-11-08T20:56:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T02:56:12","slug":"part7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dreamers-sanctuary.com\/00carter\/episodes\/episode5\/part7\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Episode 5: \u00a0Bunnies in Black<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Part 7<\/strong><\/h4>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to damage that ship!\u201d Mulder exclaimed as they watched the fighting from the van. \u201cWe have to get in there before they destroy everything!\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian sighed as he looked at the screen, imagining the potential damage that might be done and what impact that would have. \u201cLet\u2019s go,\u201d he said over his shoulder, as he was already out of the van and halfway down the driveway towards the grotto.<\/p>\n

Mulder and Scully exchanged another mutually concerned glance before following suit. This was the breakthrough they had been waiting for, just the evidence they had been searching for all over the country for years: solid proof of alien life.<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\u201cSTOP RIGHT THERE! ALL OF YOU!\u201d Hugh Hefner shouted in a voice that seemed almost too powerful to be his own. Immediately, all the remaining Playmates and guards stopped what they were doing. With three blonde Playmates by his sides, Hef walked closer to the scene that lay before him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real Girls Next Door!\u201d Diamond gasped. \u201cBridget, you\u2019re an icon!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat kind of sicko are you, Hefner?\u201d Jay asked before the old man could say anything else. Hef leered at Jay, then looked at one of the remaining guards and nodded in Jay\u2019s direction. The guard moved over to Jay and managed to restrain him, despite Jay\u2019s efforts to fight back.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you all willing to cooperate?\u201d Hef asked, looking around at his captives. They scowled back at him. Emerald\u2019s eyes were particularly full of hatred. When he winked at her, it took Emerald every ounce of her willpower not to tackle him and pummel him senseless. \u201cYou must have gone to a lot of trouble to spy on me, but I wonder why?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are dying because of you!\u201d Red shouted, trying to repress the memories that attempted to resurface again.<\/p>\n

Hef scoffed, and the three girls with him laughed. \u201cYou have no idea what\u2019s going on here. But you\u2019ll soon find out. All of you.\u201d And with that, something completely unexpected happened.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, a bluish tinge seeped across the Playmates\u2019 skin. The eyes grew large and black, completely subsuming their irises, as though they\u2019d been stretched beyond the corners of their eyes. Their nostrils narrowed into thin slits as their noses flattened against their faces.<\/p>\n

In the midst of the Playmates\u2019 transformation, the frightened guards mustered up enough energy to run, screaming, from the grotto. They ran right past Mulder, Scully, and Brian, who slowly crept in, hugging the stone wall in the hopes that they wouldn\u2019t be noticed. Mulder and Scully tried to hold in their shock and excitement, while Brian simply couldn\u2019t believe his eyes.<\/p>\n

Hef raised his hand to his face and tugged at a wrinkle by his ear. A mechanical sound rang through the air as Hef put his right hand across his face and pulled it right off. In the place where Hef\u2019s face had been moments ago, sat a tiny being surrounded by levers, buttons, and cranks.<\/p>\n

Jay burst out laughing. \u201cDude, that\u2019s what you really look like? A blue Chihuahua puppy with dilated pupils? At least the Playmates look evil\u2026 You just look like you\u2019re rabid or something.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tiny alien\u2019s face twisted into a scowl as Brian snickered at Jay\u2019s colorful description of the creature. He quickly managed to regain his composure and raised his gun once again, readying himself for another attack.<\/p>\n

The alien growled with rage and pulled on one of the levers, forcing Hef\u2019s body to lunge forward. Jay jumped back in surprise. Emerald, finally given the opportunity she desired, whipped out her concealed gun and gleefully fired three shots into the tiny alien\u2019s skull. Hef\u2019s body collapsed in a heap as the alien\u2019s head exploded.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, I\u2019ve been waiting HOURS to do that!\u201d Emerald exclaimed, glaring at the motionless corpse lying a mere three feet in front of Jay. It was then that they all realized that the Playmates were completely motionless as well, their faces devoid of all emotion.<\/p>\n

Pearl took advantage of the situation and made her way over to the Hugh Hefner suit that was now abandoned by its tiny alien owner. She squealed in delight at how advanced the technology was. \u201cOoh,\u201d she cooed, \u201cI never thought I\u2019d see mechanisms like this in my lifetime! It\u2019s a dream come true!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cExcuse us, Miss Pearl,\u201d Mulder said, appearing next to her, as Scully showed up on her other side, \u201cbut we\u2019ll need to take a look at this device.\u201d The incredulous look on Pearl\u2019s face said all she wished she could at that moment as Mulder and Scully stared her down.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut… I just wanted to… Surely you can let me just–\u201d Pearl began.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiss Pearl, this is United States Government property now. Our<\/em> evidence. Please step away,\u201d Scully said, her intense stare at Pearl only emphasizing her stand on the matter.<\/p>\n

Pearl glared at them both one last time before storming away, cursing them silently under her breath. In mere seconds, she had ducked behind the ship to tinker with the devices she had pulled from it.<\/p>\n

Diamond slowly stuck out her finger to poke the Playmate nearest her in the arm, quickly pulling her hand back with a shriek when she realized how slimy its skin felt. Red examined the alien next to her closely, paying attention to the color and texture of its skin, every detail she possibly could. She was amazed at how all it could seem to do now was breathe and blink. Her examination was cut short by the loud boom of Emerald\u2019s gun firing a shot into the back of the alien\u2019s skull. Red was shocked, but Emerald simply smiled at Jay as they both continued to shoot the aliens in the skulls, one by one.<\/p>\n

Brian walked slowly around the perimeter of the ship, fascinated by its design. He took a few steps up the entry ramp to the interior of the ship before he heard yelling behind him and turned around, gun instantly drawn.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s United States Government property you two are destroying!\u201d Scully exclaimed when she realized what Jay and Emerald were doing. By the time the FBI agents stopped them, Jay and Emerald had killed nearly all of the aliens; only two or three were left.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh please, we\u2019re doing you a favor!\u201d Emerald shouted back.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re evidence! Our evidence! You have no business shooting them!\u201d Mulder screamed at her.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have got to be shittin\u2019 me!\u201d Jay replied.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey!\u201d Brian shouted. \u201cAll of you, listen to me!\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, just like in the movies, nobody did.<\/p>\n

Brian shook his head and tried one last time to get everyone to shut up. \u201cHEY!\u201d<\/p>\n

That finally made seven heads turn and look at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo now that I have everyone\u2019s attention, can we at least talk about this?!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk about what?\u201d Emerald stared right through him with a piercing look. \u201cThese things might suddenly come to life and start a killing spree.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe so, but we need to keep these last ones alive.\u201d Mulder motioned to the remaining ones. \u201cThey can teach us about their species.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least they knew how to accessorize and transform their faces with makeup,\u201d Diamond commented casually. \u201cThe world could use more people with that knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPuh-lease.\u201d Emerald was in no mood to reason with the government agents. The whole enema thing was still fresh in her mind, to the point where she wanted to destroy everything that reminded her of the entire ordeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow about making a deal?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not in the CIA office, Brian.\u201d Jay smirked. \u201cThis is no time for making deals.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHear the man out,\u201d Red said as she motioned towards him. \u201cWhat\u2019s on your mind?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks, Red. How about we let these three life forms live, and Mulder and Scully can do whatever they want with them?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWait a minute!\u201d both Jay and Emerald protested.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t finished. In return, we — or you \u2019cause I don\u2019t want anything to do with it — get to have a closer look at both them and Hugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

It took them a few minutes of bickering about the deal Brian proposed, but eventually, they all grudgingly agreed.<\/p>\n

Scully almost had to drag Mulder to the other side of the grotto, knowing they needed to come up with a decent cover-up. First, though, she called their boss because they couldn\u2019t collect all the evidence themselves. They\u2019d need a team of agents to make sure the alien ladies would be transported to a safe environment in which they could be closely monitored or, in case of the dead ones, dissected. In the meantime, Mulder kept glancing over his shoulder at the others, checking to see that they wouldn\u2019t mess things up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis shit is crazy,\u201d said Jay, looking around at the dead bodies strewn across the grotto.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan you please not use the word \u2018shit\u2019 anymore?!\u201d Emerald hissed, her temper reaching the boiling point.<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNever mind,\u201d she muttered, not wanting to explain herself. \u201cLet\u2019s take a closer look at the bastard.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearl was already probing inside the skull of the mechanical suit. \u201cThis is amazing,\u201d she whispered to herself as she carefully touched the wires. Accidentally, she hit one of the handles, which made Hef\u2019s left leg stretch, almost kicking Emerald, who was just approaching it.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, watch it, Pearl!\u201d She laughed a bit too loud.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you people DOING over there?!\u201d Mulder yelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing!\u201d Emerald responded, followed by a softly spoken, \u201cAsshole.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSorry, we\u2019ll be careful!\u201d Pearl apologized as she sent him an angelic smile.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight,\u201d Mulder muttered under his breath, as he sent a small smile back.<\/p>\n

\u201cMulder, we need to talk about this.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t stand here while those fools destroy more evidence than they already have!\u201d he growled as he, being the adult he was, actually stomped his feet.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, you CAN,\u201d Scully simply stated. \u201cYou have to.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, okay.\u201d Mulder rubbed his temples as he tore his eyes away from the HimTak team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, what WAS that over there?! What are we going to tell the media — or anyone, for that matter? Because I, for one, don\u2019t have a clue.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think Hefner had control over them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d she sighed. \u201cI figured as much \u2019cause they all dropped down as soon as what\u2019s-her-name shot him. Got anything better?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s see. They all seemed to be under a spell of some sort, but how in the world did he manage that? And, well, they obviously appear to be of another breed than he was. The differences between them are clearly visible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, not only do they look different but, assuming Hugh\u2019s species built the suit himself, his kind is far more intelligent than the other one.\u201d Scully let out a short laugh. \u201cThe Playmates lack not only brain mass, just like in the \u2018real world.\u2019 They don\u2019t even seem to have any kind of artificial intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mulder did not see the humor in that, but he hardly ever found anything funny, so Scully wasn\u2019t offended.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it was the whole Playboy Mansion. The water or something.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe. We\u2019d have to ask the others if they drank something during their time here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s not do that. We don\u2019t wanna make them any smarter than they already are. They know far more than is good for them or the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t exaggerate things. I mean, they\u2019re on the good side.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, all the killing showed exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know you\u2019re sulking, right?\u201d Scully stated as she gave him a look. \u201cWhat if it was the sex he had with his Playmates?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLike how?\u201d Mulder looked at her, a bit puzzled.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know. Maybe he injected something every time he had sex with one of them, keeping them under his spell. A microchip that would be in connection with the suit, something along those lines.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019d make more sense.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what do we tell the press about what happened?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe that the bastard just died?!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mulder and Scully almost jumped up as Jay seemed to pop up from out of nowhere. In reality, he had walked over there to make sure they\u2019d all get their story straight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be too simple.\u201d Mulder shook his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy?\u201d Jay laughed. \u201cTo the world, he was an old man. Okay, he had a lot of attractive women surrounding him, but he was still an old man. We could release a statement saying he died of a heart attack while he was having sex with his favorite Playmate of the Month. Then also state that she was so shocked by what happened that she killed herself. The other Bunnies were so devastated by the whole ordeal that they went home and turned their backs on being sex objects ever again, out of respect for Hugh. Something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that could actually work,\u201d Scully said as she slowly nodded. \u201cIt\u2019s not too far out there, for the most part. And after a while, we could state that Hugh said in his will that the Mansion would be made into a Playboy Museum — or maybe even something more useful.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI still believe it\u2019s too simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSimple might work, Mulder.\u201d Scully smiled. \u201cIt just might work.\u201d<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

\u201cI wonder what happened to the real Hef?\u201d Diamond asked as she walked toward the other girls, who surrounded the robotic suit<\/p>\n

\u201cPoor old ass likely got offed,\u201d Emerald answered as she knelt down, determined to find out more about the tattoo and the metal ring embedded in it. While Diamond examined the Playmates, the other three had rolled Hef on his side, careful not to damage the suit. Emerald had told the others about the object while they were looking inside the skull, but wisely skipped the whole enema ordeal.<\/p>\n

At first, the women tried to grab it with their nails, but they just couldn\u2019t get them under the metal ring. They looked at each other, knowing none of them had any equipment that could help them.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiamond, your nails could get under there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I just had them done,\u201d she said with a pout.<\/p>\n

Emerald rolled her eyes. Then they all looked at Brian, who was standing a few feet away from them, not wanting to come any closer to the whole alien scene than absolutely necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is it?\u201d he asked them, hands in his pockets and a stubborn look on his face. He did not want to have anything more to do with this if he didn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need your help.\u201d Pearl smiled at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI bet he\u2019s the kind to have a Swiss pocket knife on him at all times,\u201d Emerald teased.<\/p>\n

A red flush crept up his cheeks as he, indeed, pulled a pocket knife out of his jacket and threw it over to Emerald.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks.\u201d She smiled at him before she searched for the right kind of tool. After she found a small knife, she carefully lifted up the ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cCareful,\u201d Red warned, leaning backward.<\/p>\n

Emerald nodded as she slowly pulled.<\/p>\n

The women stared in awe as the tattoo moved upward like a hatch, revealing part of the internal structure. Instead of a spine, muscles, blood vessels, and nerves, they saw wires, chips, buttons, and LEDs.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s some kind of emergency exit for the little bastard.\u201d Emerald laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do you say that?\u201d Pearl asked, leaning forward as much as she could without falling over to get a better look.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause there\u2019s a tiny ladder in here, too.\u201d<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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Episode 5: \u00a0Bunnies in Black Part 7   \u201cHe\u2019s going to damage that ship!\u201d Mulder exclaimed as they watched the fighting from the van. \u201cWe have to get in there before they destroy everything!\u201d Brian sighed as he looked at the screen, imagining the potential damage that might be done\u2026<\/p>\n

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