Author's Note - This fanfic is a crossover between the X Files and 24. It's set in 2001, which is pre-Day One in 24 and Season Nine of TXF. It's not meant to be a very serious fanfic and I'll try and include as many characters from 24 S1 and TXF S9 as I can. The story has nothing to do with any plotlines in either programme.
"Are you going to tell me why we're in LA, Mulder?", Scully enquired as the two agents left LAX airport.
"I thought we might meet a few stars, maybe even do a few auditions where we're here, Scully", Mulder replied with a broad grin plastered on his face, as Scully rolled her eyes.
"Funny, Mulder. And the real reason?"
"Imagine, Scully, a group of nefarious terrorists plotting to destroy the world", Mulder said, waving his arms dramatically.
"Terrorists? How are terrorists a X File? Are they alien terrorists by any chance?", Scully commented, becoming more curious by the minute.
"Of course. Hey, have you ever heard of CTU, the Counter Terrorist Unit?"
"Yes, a domestic wing of the CIA", Scully recalled, just as a black SUV pulled up nearby, with a man and woman inside, who both got out. The man was of average height, with impressively blonde hair, blue green eyes and a tanned complexion. The woman, however, seemed to be totally different. She was quite short, with black hair, deep blue eyes and porcelain skin. They approached Mulder and Scully and introduced themselves.
"Hi, I'm Jack Bauer, this is Nina Myers. We're CTU agents. I was the one who contacted you", the blonde man spoke, with a rather raspy voice with a Canadian influence. The woman passed Mulder a folder she had been carrying.
"This is what we've got on the group that have been giving us an headache for weeks. We've gathered quite a lot of information on their activities, but the forensic evidence we've got is pretty much...out of this world", Nina told them, in a cultured accent which betrayed her Bostonian roots.
"Mulder, take a look at this", Scully said whilst pointing to a picture of what appeared to be a human-like form that had obvious extraterrestrial features.
"Do you still have the body, agents?", Mulder enquired, at which Nina nodded.
"Yeah, it's in our morgue. When we get to CTU, I'll introduce you to Perry Tanaka, our best pathologist", she explained.
The drive to CTU was uneventful but informative. Bauer told them all about how the terrorists were blowing up specific buildings, and the strange thing was that the buildings were all derelict. There had been no loss of life, apart from the dead alien in the CTU morgue, who had been shot dead by Bauer as it attempted to flee the scene of a failed bombing.