The Truth is Out There--Scene 28 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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After some delicious pizza and quick packing, Mulder and Scully 
were headed south with Patrick in John Doggett's car and John 
was on his way to the Akron airport in their Jeep.  He would 
pay for two weeks parking and no one would spot the truck 
until the time expired.  He would catch the 8:20 flight back 
to DC and be there by midnight.  He would call Skinner when 
he got to Akron and hope that the information they needed 
could be assembled by the time he arrived.  

He ran the SUV through a car wash and interior clean before 
he parked it and dumped the keys down a sewer drain as he 
walked into the airport.  He dialed a number he hadn't called 
in a while.

"Hello?" the voice asked nicely on the other end.

John could hear music playing in the background and people 
chatting.

"Walter!" he said happily "it's John, John Doggett." 

"John" Skinner said quite surprised "can you hold for just a 
second?"

"Sure" John said. 

He heard Skinner excuse himself from wherever he was and walk 
to a quieter area.

"I'm back" he said quickly.

"Remember how we said we'd get together for that beer?" John 
said, playing the role.

"Yes, I've been meaning to call you to set up a time."

"I was supposed to call you at the end of the week, but I got 
tied up with this murder."

"I understand...it's..it's part of the job" Skinner looked 
around to coat room where he was standing.

"So I was thinking maybe we could get together tonight, I may 
need to head out to Wyoming to visit my aunt.  She's not doing 
so well, she keeps thinking she's seeing things on the farm."

"I'm sorry to hear she's not doing so well."

"It's dementia I'm sure.  I keep telling her it's just foxes 
and chipmunks."

"Uh, when do you want to meet?  I'm out at dinner right now."

"Oh" John said "I didn't mean to spoil your evening."

"Dinah will understand" Skinner said without apology.

"How about 1am? The usual. I don't want to cut your night short 
with Dinah."

"I'll be there" Skinner said, and then turned off his phone.

John Doggett grabbed his coffee and paper and slumped in the 
uncomfortable airport chair.  His flight would be boarding soon 
and he was both tired and surprisingly awake at the same time.

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End of scene 28