The Truth is Out There--Scene 63 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 young agent used his kit to easily unbolt the lock to her 
back door.  He slipped inside being careful to not touch 
anything or leave any noticeable footprints.  He knew Margaret 
Scully wasn't home, her car was not in the driveway.  He 
quickly found a broom closet near the staircase that would 
make an excellent hiding spot and opened the door for quick 
entry.  

Agent Dylan Izzo took a quick look out the front window and 
went straight for the phone.  Putting on gloves, he attached 
a digital box to it and a high pitched beep filled the air in 
the quiet house.  He looked at the numbers listed and noted 
there were only four calls placed in the last 3 days.  One 
to California, where her eldest son resided, one to her local 
church, one to a Muriel Sharp, and one to the residence of Fox 
Mulder and Dana Scully, who were not there to receive the call.  
All the incoming calls were from telemarketers, except for one 
from Australia, where son number two now resided, and one from 
Muriel Sharp.  Agent Izzo noted he would have to look into 
Muriel Sharp.  

He pulled out his cell and sent a text.  

"I need intel on Muriel Sharp from Baltimore 4107953521 friend 
of Margaret Scully? All phone messages from Fox Mulder and Dana 
Scully's residence from the last 4 days."

He checked the front window again and noted that there was still 
not car.  Agent Izzo sifted through the papers on the countertop 
and found nothing incriminating.  He noted the pictures on the 
mantle of all the Scully children and grandchildren.  He stopped 
on the picture of Margaret  holding a small baby boy about 7 
months old.  The boy was laughing in the photo and his grandmother 
was smiling down at him.  It was William.  

Dylan Izzo made his way upstairs and found two bedrooms and a 
home office with a computer.  Unfortunately, the office did not 
face the driveway and he would have to hack into it once he had 
her.  In her bedroom was a Hermes box open on the bed.  Margaret 
Scully's wardrobe, upon closer examination, did not seem 
conducive to Hermes.  He parted the tissue paper and found a 
bold scarf with a card sitting on top.  He opened the card to 
find a quickly scrolled note: 

"Merry Christmas mom.  We love you, Dana and Fox."

It was too far away to be a Christmas present.  Dana Scully  had 
sent this with another purpose.  Possibly to warn her mother she 
would not be seeing her anytime soon.  He made note in his head 
to check for the delivery packaging so he could get a timeline on 
when and where it was sent.

Dylan caught headlights rounding into the driveway and quickly left 
the room and went downstairs to the closet.

Margaret Scully took quite a while to enter her house, Dylan hadn't 
a clue what was taking her so long until he heard the door open and 
her yell to a neighbor that she would return a recipe later that 
night.  He heard something plunk down on the floor and her footfalls 
as she walked past him to hang up her coat.  He listened to her pad 
back to the front door and upon her return trip he opened the closet 
door, pulled her against him and covered her mouth before she could 
yell.

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The end of Part 63