The Truth is Out There--Scene 35 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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John Doggett sat in his rumpled suit waiting for Walter Skinner 
to show up.  He was more comfortable this time at the bar, 
knowing what to expect when he walked in the door.  He nursed a 
Coke and watched the front door.  The music was loud and the 
people on the dance floor seemed to be having a good time.  The 
flashing strobe light and the heavily costumed bodies looked 
like Mardi Gras before his eyes.  

He thought about the plane ticket he had purchased and the 
opportunity to see Monica while in the area.  He had spoken with 
her only a few times in the last year and they communicated 
mainly through e-mail.  Monica was a fan of forwarding messages 
with very cryptic headings that always made him laugh.  
Unfortunately, the text of her e-mails was unsubstantial.  She 
would include a few words like "Thought you'd like this, 
Monica" and that was it.  It was only during the few phone 
conversations that he had the opportunity to ask her about 
her life, about the details she didn't share in her e-mails.  

"John" he heard Skinner say.

"Sir" he turned to face him "I must have missed you coming in."

"I used the back entrance" Skinner said as he sat down.

"Were you able to...?"

"I have it saved on this drive" he said shoving a napkin towards 
Doggett.

John wiped up the table, clutched the flash drive in his palm and 
scrunched up the napkin into a ball.

"Can I get you something?" the waitress asked.

"Scotch, neat" Skinner said smiling up at her.

"Be right back" she said as she turned to leave.

"Anything interesting?"
"Two agents are working the case, one is a well-known profiler, 
Franz Lutman."

"The name seems vaguely familiar" Doggett noted.

"He works out of the New York office.  His profile was key in the 
Marco Palermo arrest."

"Oh yeah" Doggett smiled "he's good."

"What I don't understand though" Skinner said leaning in "is why a 
New York profiler is the first agent called onto the case in 
Wyoming."

"He was the first?"

"Him and his partner, Mallory Suharta."

"Who brought them in?"

"Hanson" Skinner said as he sat back in his chair.

"One scotch, neat" the waitress smiled down at Skinner, her tattooed 
face revealing a skull design around her eyes.

"Thanks" he smiled at her as he handed her some money "I'm good."

"Thank you" she smiled back as she trotted away.

"That does seem a little off.  Usually it's the local..."

"I know" Skinner said as he took a drink.

"Anything else I should know?"

"They know I was the guardian and they know the child was Mulder 
and Scully's.  I expect agents at my house tomorrow waiting to 
question me about my involvement in the adoption."

"But you'll be..."

"In Boston with Dinah, visiting family and going to a B&B for a 
few days.  She's packing and we are leaving as soon as I get back.  
I need to look as suspicious as possible to get followed."

"Sounds good, sir.  Anything you want me to relay?"

He leaned in to speak again "tell them, I didn't get their asses 
out of hiding just to get them killed again."

"I will relay that sir."

"Tell them, I'm also happy they have their son" he said as he took 
one last drink.

"I'm sure they will be happy to hear that."

Walter Skinner stood and handed Doggett his card. "My private cell 
number is on the back.  Call me if you need me."

"Thanks, sir" Doggett nodded as he too, rose to leave.

Walter Skinner went out the back door and John Doggett exited out 
the front.  John had a plane to catch and he was looking forward to 
getting some in-flight rest.

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The End Part 35