The Truth is Out There--Scene 99 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! ********************************** Franz Lutman sat and willed his phone to ring. "Agent Lutman" a voice bellowed over a loud speaker "We want to work with you but we need some assurance from you that no one will be harmed." Franz scoffed at the request and several hostages looked at him and wondered if he was going to start shooting to prove a point. "How about you release a few of the hostages and we can start a conversation." 'Did these idiots not know he was a fucking profiler? They were trying to make him into a textbook hostage case.' He thought as he looked at his watch once again. He had been sitting with these poor hostages for over 20 minutes waiting for his phone to ring. If Mallory had been intercepted...he didn't want to think of what he was capable of doing. His phone chirped to life and he scrambled to answer it. "Lutman" he said tersely, wondering if it was the hostage negotiators calling him. "It's me" she said softly "Franz, you need to surrender yourself and let them take you in." "Do they have you?" he asked, his voice cracking. "No, I'm here with Agent Doggett." "Tell me something that only I would know is a lie." 'What?" "Tell me," he demanded. "You think I should talk with my parents more." "That's one good lie Mallory." He laughed. "They fuck with your head too much." "They do" she laughed with him "Franz, please..." "Put Doggett on the phone" he demanded. "Franz I won't..." "Mallory, put him on the phone" he said, punctuating each word. These was a shuffle and the next thing he heard was Doggett's no nonsense voice. "I'm here." "Are the kids okay?" "Yes. You need to..." "Are you and Mallory safe?" he interrupted. "Yes. Now Franz..." "Are Fox Mulder and Dana Scully with you?" He interrupted once again. "Not yet, but you need to..." "Tell her she was never part of the plan. Adria was making that shit up," Franz said as he took off his suit coat. "What? Franz you just need to..." "Tell her I really do love her and that I can't live with what I've done to the kids, to her, to everyone. That she deserves better." "Franz, no!" Doggett yelled into the phone. The line went dead. He chucked his phone across to the other wall and watched it smash in a million pieces. "Everyone get up!" he barked. The hostages started to cry and whimper as they cowered before him. "Get behind the reception counter" he ordered. They quickly scurried behind the counter and ducked low to the ground. Franz wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked with gun drawn to the front door. He fired through the glass causing it to shatter as the hostages wailed behind him. Every FBI agent with guns drawn fired on him the second he was visible. He fell to the ground with a loud 'thud'. *********************************************************** End of chapter 99