The Truth is Out There--Scene 32 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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Scully drove down the narrow alley between garages at the storage 
facility in Buckner Kentucky and eyed the numbers.  Mulder was 
leaning forward in his seat trying to determine if the numbers 
formed any sort of pattern.  

"I think they numbered them by pod, Scully" he said as he mentally 
tallied the numbers.

"They certainly didn't number them sequentially or even odd numbers 
on one side, even number on the other" she yawned.

"Go to the right up here, I think this is our pod" he said pointing 
ahead of them.

She turned the corner and stopped the car when the number G-4786 
was revealed in her headlights.

"Good work, Mulder" she said as she killed the engine.

He looked over at her tired face and grasped the back of her head, 
rubbing her hair in the process.  "Let's get my car, park Doggett's 
and you can sleep until morning."

"I like that plan" she smiled with eyes closed.

They both exited the car and walked toward the electronic keypad.  
Mulder entered his code and the door rose in front of them.  A 2000 
Grey Toyota Corolla sat un-used in front of them.

"I didn't realize it was a new car" she said to him.

"I bought it with some cash I found at my mom's place.  I figured it 
may be years before we would need it so it should at least start 
new."

"So, what do we have to do to get this thing started?"

"I have to connect the battery and charge it, pump the tires, put in 
some oil, and you can fill it up with the gas we bought at the 
service station."

"You looked into this" she said as she walked back to John's car.

"When I drove it down here one weekend, I set this car up to last 
as long as we needed it to.  It would be really shitty if, after 
all these years, it was un-drivable."

"Let's hope you're not wrong." 

"Scully, when am I ever wrong?" he quipped as he reached for some 
tools.

She glanced down at Patrick asleep in the back seat of John's car.  
He was curled up and covered with the blanket they nabbed from the 
first hotel in Chicago.  His left cheek was squashed up against his 
face and drool fell out of his mouth.  He looked serene and 
content.  She hoped that one day he would look that peaceful 
when he was awake.

She popped open the trunk and heaved out the heavy plastic gas 
container and hauled it next to the Corolla.  

"Do you want me to fill it now or later?" she asked Mulder as he 
studied some papers.

Mulder did not respond.

"Mulder?" she implored.

"Huh?"

"Now or later?" she asked, gesturing to the portable fuel container.

"Oh, sorry" he said putting down the papers and walking toward her 
"why don't you go and sleep in the car with Patrick.  I can get all 
this myself."

"Someone needs to keep a lookout" she sighed, obviously tired.

"It's midnight Scully, no one is here, or will be here, before we 
leave."

"I'm staying with you" she said as she crossed her arms over her 
chest.

He placed both his hands on her shoulders and leaned into her "I'm 
fine.  I have a gun right here" he said gesturing to the one hidden 
in the waistband of his jeans.

"I know, but..."

He cut her off with a soft kiss on the lips "Get some sleep" he 
muttered into her mouth.

He turned her around, facing the car and let go of her shoulders.  
When she didn't move he gently tapped her butt and encouraged her 
"I'll be fine."

She took a few steps forward and then got in the car.  The next 
time he looked up from his instructions she was fast asleep in 
the driver's seat of Doggett's car.  

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The end of Scene 32