The Truth is Out There--Scene 10 from XF3
by Lolabeegood

E-mail: lolabeegood@gmail.com
Distribution: Archive freely with my name attached.

Rating: R
Categories: S, R
Keywords: Mulder/Scully romance, Post-IWTB
Spoilers: IWTB
Summary:  The truth is something Mulder & Scully may have to pay 
a steep price for.

Author's Notes: 

Ever since I watched IWTB I have thought of the ideal way to start 
and storyline a third movie.  So, after much thought and 
deliberation I have a series of scenes that I have written for 
the third XF movie.  The scenes will not necessarily run right 
after each other but they are in sequence.  They are more like 
scenes I would like to see in the XF3 that develop character, 
tie loose ends, and add plot interest.  

I do not own the characters and I don't make any money from 
this.

Enjoy!

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The old man paced around the extravagantly decorated private 
smoking room.  He was visibly upset and shaking his head.

"Explain to me again, why you have not located the boy?" he snapped 
at the young man sitting in the chair to his left.

"We have searched the entire county and we can't find him anywhere.  
We've been to his friend's houses, searched barns and dilapidated 
buildings.  No one has seen or heard from him since he got off the 
bus from school that day" the young man seemed exhausted with the 
old man's slow thought process.

"Is it possible..." the old man murmured and then shook his head 
"is it possible he wasn't there in the first place?"

"No, our sources had visuals of him in the house playing video 
games with his dad earlier in the evening.  He was asleep in his 
room when the knife was placed on his pillow.  I have confirmation 
that it was him in the bed."

"How do you know for sure?  Children can look..."

"We have DNA evidence that he was located in the bed.  Hair fibers 
and skin epithelial confirm it."

"The police were in the house 5 minutes after our people left.  How 
could he have...known?  How can an 8 year old boy who grew up on 
a farm have the mindset to not only vacate the premises, but in 
such a way we cannot track him?"

"We're looking into that, sir." 

"No hard enough, it appears" he snapped as he reached for a cigar in 
an ornately carved box.

"Yes, sir" the young man groaned as he rose from his chair.

"I want people on Mulder and Scully.  I want to know how many times 
a day he scratches his head and how often she visits the ladies 
room, you got that?" he growled.

"Yes, sir."

"We can't let the boy find them." 

"We won't, sir."

"You won't" he said looking determinedly at the young man.

"I won't" he replied and left the room.

The old man sat in the club chair and lit his cigar.  The plan had 
not gone as smoothly as he had hoped.  He would have to inform the 
others of this unfortunate turn of events.  

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The End of part 10