The Truth is Out There--Scene 83 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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Adria Eppinger walked slowly to her car in the parking lot. The 
sun had set long ago and she needed to get home.  It had been a 
long day, and she was happy she had tomorrow off.  She thought 
of the travel magazine that came in the mail yesterday and the 
trip she could live out in her imagination tomorrow.  She had 
subscribed to travel magazines for years and had not once been on 
a trip.  Her research was very demanding and it was hard to book 
anything when you didn't know from one day to the next what would 
be needed in the lab.  Research didn't care about vacations.  

She got out her keys and untangled her identification pass from 
around her neck, depositing it in her purse.  She needed to get 
some milk, hers had spoiled.

As she collapsed into her car, she decided that the milk could 
wait until tomorrow.  She'd go to the local coffee shop for 
breakfast if she needed to.  Sleep was more important than milk.  

She started her car and drove the 10 minutes to her home.  She 
thought of their findings for the day, and the electrical impulses 
in the patients that seemed to have doubled over the course of 
the day, skyrocketing at suppertime tonight.  She had wanted to 
stay and collect some more readings but, had been assured by 
Terrence that the findings would be there when she got back.  
Still, she could go in and check on them tomorrow...

She pulled into her driveway and walked up her meandering 
staircase.  Kite had bought half the houses in town for their 
top scientists to use for housing.  Adria had to admit, this was 
a nice perk that came with the job.  Her house was pre-WWII with 
all the classic characteristics of an aging but well-maintained 
house.  It had large windows, ample hallways, high ceiling and a 
beautiful covered porch on the back.  When she was home, which 
was rare, that was Adria's favorite place to spend her time?  It 
served as breakfast area, reading nook, and nap spot.  

Her keys jingled in the lock and the heavy door swung open.  She 
absently hung her bag on the hall tree, locked the door behind her, 
kicked off her shoes and padded up the stairs.  When she got to her 
room, she suddenly sensed a presence in her home.  Before she could 
turn to run, a woman was behind her in the hall.

"Oh, god!" she yelled and then the light flicked on.

"Hello, Adria" Franz said as he stood before her.

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The end of scene 83