The Truth is Out There--Scene 17 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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"Franz" Mallory called from across the room "I just got an 
e-mail from records in Georgia.  It has Dana Scully's baby's 
birth registration attached."

Franz got up from the chair he was sitting in and walked over 
to the bed where Mallory was hunched over her laptop.  He stood 
next to her and peered over her shoulder as the attached 
document was slowly and painfully revealed.

"Name of mother: Dana Katherine Scully" Mallory read aloud 
"Name of father: Fox William Mulder, Name of baby: William 
John Mulder."

"So they were more than just partners" Franz said as he rubbed 
Mallory's shoulder.

"Yeah, partners who didn't know how to use birth control." 
Mallory shrugged off his hand.

"What, you think it was unplanned?"

"They weren't married and from the information I've gathered 
she was pretty conservative.  She was raised Catholic, wasn't 
one to sleep around, and the last thing I expected was that 
she would fool around with her partner." 

"Weren't you raised Muslim?" Franz queried, already knowing 
the answer.

"That's different" she snapped.

"How so?" he asked, interested in her response.

"First of all, I wouldn't get pregnant and secondly if I 
did..." she let the sentence die.

The room was silent for a moment.  

Franz cleared his throat. "So she got knocked up by her partner 
and then broke him out of jail so they could raise the child 
together? One happy family?"

"Our Intel on her life since before breaking Mulder out and 
after she re-surfaced has no child listed."

"What do you mean?"

"I mean from what I can gather he just disappeared."

"Sounds like an X-file" he scoffed "So, what happened to the 
kid?"

"That's what I'd like to know.  I'm going to do some more 
searching.  Have you got Patrick's adoption file unsealed 
yet?"

"I'm waiting for it" Franz said as he walked away "there's an 
old lady I woke up in the records department who had to be 
shown how to use a scanner."

"Great."

"Oh, it looks like she figured it out" he said as he sat down 
to open the e-mail.

"And?"

"And it was a private adoption.  Mother's and father's name 
are missing from the document.  The baby's name is listed as 
just Baby boy, his birth date is May 23, 2001...he was just 
over 10 months old when he was adopted."

"Gee, I'm glad she learned to use the scanner, it gave us so 
much to work with" Mallory sighed.

"There's a contact name listed at the bottom, but the scan 
seems incomplete, I can't read it."

He took out his phone and started to dial numbers.

Franz held a phone to his ear "Let's hope Trudy is still in 
the office."

"Franz?" Mallory wanted to know what was so interesting.

"Hi Trudy, it's Franz Lutman with the Bureau calling to bug 
you again" he laughed and continued "I need the contact name 
off the bottom of the adoption record you sent me.  The scan 
didn't come out clear."

He listened intently to her talking.

"Oh, there's a page two?  Let me scroll down...yes, I found 
it, sorry to bug you Trudy, you can go home now" he clicked 
his phone off.

"Well?" Mallory asked, obviously interested.

"On page two, the signature of a Walter Skinner listed as 
guardian of the child."

"Walter Skinner with the Bureau?  He was their supervisor for 
most of their time on the X-files."

"It's a little too coincidental that Dana Scully's son 
disappears and then Walter Skinner is signing over a baby boy 
born on the same day, to the Van De Kemps."

"So she put her son up for adoption?" 

"It appears that Patrick is indeed the son of Dana Scully 
and Fox Mulder.  We'd need DNA to prove it.  Either that or 
a testimony from Walter Skinner."

"That means whoever sent us these files at the Bureau knew 
this."

"Yes."

"Why wouldn't they just tell us this and save us all this 
time searching?" Mallory asked confused.

"I'd like to know that myself" Franz answered.

"Franz there's something about this boy that's not sitting 
right with me."

"I agree.  Why would two competent adults give up their son 
so randomly?"

"Fox Mulder did disappear soon after the baby was born.  Maybe 
they were going to meet up, disappear together, pretend to 
adopt their son out only to assure his safety.  Maybe the 
Van De Kemps were part of the plan.  Maybe something happened 
that prevented their plan from working."

"You think they were that suspicious of the government? I mean, 
I know they worked on the X-files but..."

"From everything I've read  about the two of them, he didn't 
trust the government he worked for and she eventually started 
to agree with him."

"If there was a plan to meet up with Patrick, and the Van De 
Kemps were part of it, I wonder if they told him who his 
biological parents were?"

"Maybe that's why he killed them.  It's an awfully big secret 
to learn." 

"Yes, that must be why he killed them" Franz answered, knowing 
that wasn't the truth "I'm going to get a location on Dana 
Scully and Fox Mulder.  I want a car to check out their house 
and make sure they are tucked in for the night." 

He picked up his phone to dial when Mallory's phone started to 
ring.  She flipped it open and looked at the name.  

"It's Hanson, he's going to be wondering where your profile is."

"Tell him, if he told us Fox Mulder and Dana Scully were 
Patrick's biological parents he could have saved us a hell of 
a lot of trouble.  No wait...I'll tell him myself" he said as 
he got up and walked toward her phone.

Mallory answered her phone quickly "Hi, Robert" she smiled 
into the phone listening to the person on the other side 
"we're working on it, but no, it isn't done yet" she responded.

Franz stood in front of her, gesturing for her to hand him the 
phone.

"We'll work through the night and have it to you and the 
sheriff by the time everyone gets their morning coffee."

She listened some more and Franz reached to grab the phone 
from her but she turned away.

"Thanks Robert.  We'll talk to you in the morning" she said as 
she shut off her phone.

"Mallory, why didn't you let me..."

"Ruin your career?" she interrupted him
He starred at her blankly.

"Robert Hanson is an up-and-comer.  Everyone loves him at the top, 
which is why he gets supervisory status on all the plumb cases.  
One day that young shit is going to be your boss and you want to 
be on his good side."

"He has a good side?" Franz sneered.

"Get back to work," she slapped him on the arm "don't make a liar 
out of me."

"I'm going to run out for coffee.  I need some fresh air to clear 
my head.  You want anything else?"

"No, I'm good" she smiled up at him.

Franz grabbed his cell, keys, and his wallet and exited their room.  
He didn't like being made a liar either.

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The End Part 17