The Truth is Out There--Scene 70 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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John Doggett sat outside the Kite Pharmaceuticals Research 
Facility and watched the security guards do their hourly patrol 
around the building.  His spot in the large hedge kept him from 
their view and afforded him the best vantage point of exits and 
entries.  He watched as a group of young lab technicians passed 
through security and waved at one another.

"See you at The Saloon?" one yelled to another.

"Yeah" he answered back "I've just got to hit the bank first."

"Who's comin' with me?" a young female technician called from 
her car.

The two young men smiled at each other and the first one ran for 
her car.

John Doggett got up and walked quickly to his car that was parked 
at an abandoned warehouse 2 blocks over.  

When he started his car he noted that it would be another 5 hours 
before Mulder was in town, just enough time to check out this Saloon 
place and see if he could get any information out of these techs.  
He picked up his pre-paid cell and called Monica.

It rang four times before she answered.

"I'm up" she said into the phone.

"I am too" he said back, knowing her calls may be monitored. 

"John, you don't speak to me in how long and now you call me at 
11:12 at night?" she asked into the phone.

"I was just thinking about you and...I thought I'd call and see 
how everything is" he said casually.

"I'm good.  Everyone is good." She smiled into the phone.
"That's good" he said back.

"Where are you?" she asked, knowing he wouldn't give her details.

"I'm about to get a bite to eat and a drink" he said cautiously 
"I've a got some time on my hands."

"Too bad you're not closer" she said slyly.

John found himself unable to speak for a moment.  His mouth was dry 
and his brain was mush.

"I...I...shouldn't have called at this hour" he stumbled as he 
reached to disconnect the call.

"I'm glad you..." the call was disconnected before she could finish 
her sentence.

John flung the phone onto the passenger seat and starred out the 
windshield at the old abandoned warehouse.  He watched a rat scurry 
across a ledge and duck into a hole in the wall.  John closed his 
eyes and took a deep breath.  He reached for his phone and started 
to dial.

"Yes, I need an address for The Saloon in Peabody, Kansas?" he 
asked.

He listened to some classical music while they searched for the 
listing.  John found himself rubbing his hands over his face, 
waiting for the details.  

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The end of scene 70