The Truth is Out There--Scene 33 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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Walter Skinner sat uneasily at a table in the bar.  He watched 
the elaborately dressed people walk past him and noted that he 
stood out like a sore thumb. He was sitting in slacks and a 
crew neck sweater, far too conservative for this crowd.  He 
and Doggett had established this place as a meet spot years ago, 
before it changed hands, before Saturday night became Alter-Nite 
at the bar. The location was perfect, the bar, although it 
changed hands, had been steadily in business for over 50 years, 
but, they had not anticipated Alter-Nite. 

Two men dressed in drag with loads of make-up walked past and 
eyed him.  They were wondering if during the rest of the week 
he was a drag queen and his 'alter' was this conservative man.   
Walter smiled uncomfortably at them and looked down at his 
scotch.  He may need a double for his next drink.  When he 
raised his eyes to the entrance he spotted another, equally 
uncomfortable and awkward man looking around for him.  John 
Doggett was obviously as caught off guard as he was at the 
change in status.  He spotted Skinner and walked over to his 
table.

"John" Skinner acknowledged him as he got closer.

"Sir" he said sitting down "I'm sorry I had no idea..."

"Save it" he said eyeing the waitress dressed as a man who 
had approached their table.

"What can I get you?" she asked with a husky voice.

"Uh,...I'll have a Bud" Doggett said looking uneasily around.

"Wow, you're really playing this up" she nodded and walked 
away.

"When did this change to..." Doggett said looking around.

"I'm just as surprised as you are" Skinner interrupted as 
he took another drink from his glass.

"Last time I was in this area, it was a sports bar."

"After that it was a strip club."

"Too bad for us, huh?" Doggett laughed nervously.

Skinner just eyed him across the table.

"Thanks for meeting me.  I'm sorry I interrupted your 
dinner with...?"

"Dinah" Skinner answered "and she's used to it.  It comes 
with the vows, love, honor and never eat dinner in peace." 

"Well, sorry anyways."

"I assume this is about them" Skinner said looking him in 
the eye "you know, they are not in hiding anymore."

"Yeah, well, maybe things have changed" Doggett said as 
the waitress put his beer on the table. 

"There you go" she said huskily. 

"Keep it" he said as he handed her a bill.

"Thanks" she smiled down at him from her mustached face.

"What's changed?" Skinner leaned forward.

Doggett looked around the bar and asked "Are you sure you 
weren't followed?"

"I'm sure" Skinner chuckled "you're starting to sound as 
paranoid as him."

"William is with them" Doggett said quietly.

"Who?" Skinner leaned in.

"You heard me the first time" Doggett told him "he's been 
accused of murdering his adoptive parents Thursday night."

"How is he with them?  Did they break him out of..."

"No, he ran from the scene and found them." Doggett 
interrupted "He's got a...a...connection with Dana.  
He knows how to get to her."

"So his abilities..."

"Going strong" Doggett finished his thought.

"Did he kill them?" Skinner whispered.

"No, as far as I can tell, it was a set up.  But that's 
where you come in.  I'm sure the Bureau is in on this and 
we need to find out everything they know."

"To what end?" 

"So they can clear his name and find out why someone is 
trying to set him up.  This didn't just happen.  I'm not much 
good at Quantico.  It'll look suspicious if I..."

"I'll get the file" Skinner said draining his glass and 
standing "you get it to them."

"Sir, I know this..."

"No, John you don't know" he answered him as he leaned down 
close to his ear "my name is connected to that child.  I was 
his guardian at the time of adoption.  Everyone is going to 
be all over me as soon as they unseal his records.  I'm going 
to the Bureau now to get the information and then I'm taking 
a 1 week leave of absence.  They'll follow me thinking I'm 
going to lead them right to...them.  Tell me which direction 
I should go."

"Northeast would be good" Doggett whispered back.

"I'll go that way then, maybe Boston?"

Doggett nodded "Where can I pick it up?" 

"Back here, 2 hours" Skinner said and walked away.

Doggett didn't turn to watch him exit.  He sat for a few 
minutes finishing his beer and left.  He had two hours 
to kill and needed to find someplace to crash.

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The end of scene 33