The Truth is Out There--Scene 22 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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Dr. Charles Burks sat down at his computer to check his e-mail, it 
had become a weekend ritual for the aging scientist.  He liked 
having the lab all to himself, he liked the quiet that came in 
these rare moments when he was usually surrounded by enthusiastic 
students.  

He always picked up a chai latte and a pecan tart on his way into 
work  He knew that it wasn't helping his waistline to eat this way 
but, since Frieda had died, he hadn't cared much about his 
waistline. He then shuffled through his e-mails, mostly from 
grad students begging to be part of his latest project, and 
got sticky fingers all over his keyboard.   All in all, it was 
a nice way to spend a Saturday morning, especially after he had 
been away at a conference on Friday.  He was sure there was 
double the mail to catch up on.  

He took a tentative sip of his latte and typed in his password.  
Chuck choked on his mouthful of foamy liquid when he read the title 
of the second last e-mail.  It read 'Your subscription to Celebrity 
Skin has Expired.  Renew Now!' .  Chuck looked over his shoulder 
to make sure he was alone before he clicked the e-mail open.  He 
didn't have a subscription to Celebrity Skin, but Chuck knew exactly 
what this e-mail meant.  He printed off a copy, sent it to the trash 
bin with a bunch of other junk mail, and emptied the trash bin on 
his computer.  He folded the paper neatly and shoved it in his 
pocket.  He went about checking the rest of his e-mail.  

Later that morning Chuck walked to the cemetery next to the 
university campus and sat next to his wife's grave.  He unfolded a 
paper he had stored in his wallet and pulled out his cell phone.

"John Doggett" the voice on the other end said briskly.

"Agent Doggett, it's Chuck Burks" he said nervously.

"Dr. Burks, what can I do for you?"

"Remember last time we spoke you wanted to set something up for your 
students?"

There was a noticeable pause at the other end "Yes, yes I do" he 
said. 

"Well, I have some free time this afternoon if you want to get 
together for lunch and figure out our schedules.  I've also got 
some really cool sound images..."

"Uhhhh...I'm at Quantico right now.  I can't do lunch unless you 
come to me" Doggett apologized.

"I needed to visit my mother-in-law anyways" Chuck tried to sound 
upset "I can meet you there."

"Great, how about that greasy spoon, the one you like?"

"I can be there for 12:30" Chuck said glancing at his watch.

"That's great Dr. Burks.  Hopefully we can work something out, and 
bring those sound images, I want an idea of what your presenting 
before you show it to my impressionable class."

Chuck laughed at his last comment and hung up his phone.  He went 
over and caressed the top of his wife's tombstone and turned to 
leave.  He could make it to Quantico in about an hour.  

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The End of  Scene 22