The Truth is Out There--Scene 74 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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He was walking down a long corridor, listening to his heels hit 
the cement floor beneath him.  The walls were all grey and the 
lighting harsh.  He couldn't help but let a shudder run up his 
spine.  

'The quicker I get out of this place, the better' he thought as 
he footfalls picked up.

He rounded the corner of the last hallway and caught sight of 
the young boy lying impassively on the gurney.  Two guards stood 
at attention on either side of the gurney.  Franz wasn't sure why, 
because he knew the boy would be sedated.  It wasn't as if he 
was going to leap up and make a run for it.

"Gentlemen" he said as he approached them and pulled out his 
clearance card swiping it on the wall panel.

The door buzzed open and Franz walked confidently past them, not 
even glancing at the young boy asleep on the gurney.  The lab was 
in full prep mode.  He had arrived with the merchandise two days 
earlier than expected and had caught them off-guard.  They were 
scrambling to get everything set-up for the new test 
subject.

"Adria" Franz called out as he approached the older woman at the 
centre of the confusion.

"Thanks to you" she said gesturing around herself.

"Oh, don't thank me now" Franz said grinning at her, knowing full 
well she was pissed.

"You couldn't have followed the timelines could you?" she asked 
him exasperated as she unpacked a set of test tubes.

"His dad was about to surprise him with a fishing trip" Franz 
said leaning on the table as she unpacked "if I didn't take him 
right away I'd either have to move the whole operation to the 
Keys or wait another two weeks.  And...you know how the old man 
is about wasted money."

"Who the fuck takes their kid on a surprise fishing trip for two 
weeks in the middle of the school year?" Adria asked as she lined 
up the test tubes.

"Tony Faulkner, that's who" Franz said as he reached for a tube 
which Adria quickly pushed out of his reach.

"Ah, come on Adria" he said as he pulled into a standing position 
"the kid's out cold and you can get this place set up in no time, 
so stop being nasty."

She stilled her hands for a moment and then looked at him in the 
eye "you know we can't keep him sedated for much longer, the 
drugs..."

"...don't have the same effect on him as us regular folk" he 
interrupted "I know, I know."

"So you can see why I don't have time to chat" she said lifting 
the empty box to walk away.

"It was my pleasure" Franz said in a snarky voice to her back as 
she walked away.

He turned on his heel and walked from the lab, swiping his card 
as he exited.  

"Bitch" he muttered under his breath as he passed through the 
door.

He was walking past the boy on the gurney when he chanced a look 
down at him.  He looked so innocent and so peaceful.  

He then felt a small hand grasp onto his wrist.  

Startled, Franz pulled back and the hand fell to the side of the 
gurney.  He looked closely at the boy.  He was still sedated but 
his eyes were fluttering under his lids.  He was dreaming and had 
reached out for his mother probably.  

Both guards had instantly moved forward to see what had happened.

"He's just dreaming" Franz offered as an explanation.

Understanding his answer they both fell back into their respective 
positions.

Franz rubbed his wrist as if the action itself would erase the boy's 
touch.  He bit his lip and turned to walk down the hall quickly.  He 
wanted to get away from the boy as fast as he could so he could 
forget his role in the horrible crime.  

Walking quickly toward the exit and swiping his keycard in one 
fluid motion, he pushed through the doors to the outside of the 
building and vomited into the nearest trash can.  As he wiped his 
mouth he considered going back, getting the boy, killing the guards 
and...

"Franz!" 

He jumped at the sound of his name and startled, looked around the 
train cabin until he spotted Mallory.

"You're sweating" she said as she placed a hand on his forehead 
"you were making this retching noise...are you going to be sick?"

"No" he gasped as he feverishly looked around them "I...I 
must've fallen asleep."

"Are you sure you're okay?" she asked pulling her hand away.

"Fine...I'm fine" he said as he adjusted his shirt and sat up 
straighter.

She pursed her lips and waited for a better answer.  

"I...I just had a bad dream" he offered to get her to calm down 
"no big deal."

"Anything you care to share?" she said as she crossed her arms 
over her chest.

"Humph" Franz said as he tried to look like he was remembering 
something "I can't remember it."

"You sure?" she asked, unconvinced.

"Why don't you get some shut eye Mallory, we have another few hours 
until we transfer trains" he offered, trying to change the subject.

"I'm going to run to the washroom " she said rising from her seat 
"I need to stretch my legs now that you're awake."

He watched her walk down the car and open up the sliding door to 
enter the next one.  When she was out of sight Franz grabbed his 
handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from the back of 
his neck.  He needed to be held accountable for his actions and 
he needed to find that boy.

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The end of scene 74