The Truth is Out There--Scene 46 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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Dana Scully sat in her small grey car sipping from her 
coffee cup and pretending to read a book.  She had been in 
the car for almost a half hour and was wondering if she 
should leave for a bit and return to park on the other side 
of the post office so people wouldn't think she looked 
suspicious.  The truth was, she could be sitting in this 
car all day waiting for John.  She had no idea when he 
would arrive, all she knew was that the post office was 
their meeting spot for all encounters.  

A blue pick-up truck pulled up in front of the old postal 
building and John hopped out of the passenger sear.  Dana 
strained to see who the driver was but the reflection from 
the sun was causing nothing but glare on the back windshield.  
Originally she was going to get out of her car and meet 
him on foot, but this driver had thrown her off.  She watched 
at the pick-up truck rounded the corner and was out of 
sight.  Dana decided to drive over to get John.

She started her car and pulled up along side him and 
clicked the doors unlocked.

"Hi John" she said as she got into the passenger seat.

"Hi Dana" he smiled back. 

"Who dropped you off?" she asked as they started to pull 
away.

"Go around this corner and you'll find out." 

"John, you know I don't like..."

"Just trust me" he snickered.

She turned right and there, standing on the sidewalk was 
Monica Reyes.  Dana's face lit up at the sight of her 
friend.

"But she's not in the..."

"She wanted to help" he interrupted.

Monica got in behind John and patted Dana on the shoulder 
"Hi Dana."

"Monica...you didn't have to..."

"I wanted to" she smiled "Besides, I want to see this 
son of yours again."

Dana smiled warmly back at her.

"Thank you" she offered as she turned to drive them back 
to the motel.

"He doesn't go by William, anymore" Scully began.

"John told me his name is Patrick and that he has some 
really special abilities."

"He's a very special boy" Dana offered.

"So, how does it feel to know someone listening to your 
every thought?"

"Very...disconcerting...very personal" Dana remarked 
as she rounded another corner.

"I can't imagine."

"It's even hard for me to believe and I'm the one living 
it" Dana snickered.

"I have a flash drive with all the information Skinner 
could get before he left" Doggett said as he pulled it 
from his jacket pocket.

"Left for where?" Scully asked alarmed.

"He and Dinah are taking an unannounced vacation to Boston.  
He's hoping they'll follow him thinking there's a meet set 
up with you and Mulder."

"Skinner's doing this for us?"

"He's buying us some time, Dana."

"What's on the drive?"

"I don't know.  I just got it and left DC.  We'll find out 
what's on it when we get to your motel."

"We're staying at the Holiday Inn."

"I expected some highway motel..."

"With William, we couldn't just stay just anywhere.  The 
Holiday Inn has a pool and WiFi."

"You're already acting like such a mom, Dana."

"Thank you" Dana smiled from behind her sunglasses.

"What if I take him swimming while you three look at the 
drive."

"That'd be great Monica...but I don't have a suit and 
neither does Patrick."

"Turn left at the light.  I'll run into the Target, grab 
one for each of us and be out in 5 minutes flat."

"You don't have to." 

"I want to" she smiled back "what size does he wear?"

"I bought him clothes in size 8 and they seemed to fir pretty 
good.  Let me at least give you some money" Scully offered as 
she stopped in front of the Target.

"Five minutes" Monica said as she jumped out of the car.

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The end scene 46