A/n: Howdy! 'Tis I, the Evil Penguin. I was inspired to write this after my sis, NekoRanma, wrote "Anything Goes Karaoke" so, of course, I had to do one with my beloved X-Files. Here we go…

Karaoke-The Ultimate Unexplained Phenomenon

Chapter 1: And So It Begins…

"Tonight I'm gonna be…I'll be a karaoke queen, it's not, you see I'm gonna take down to place I know you'd rather be;

It's just a three minute song, it doesn't last very long but it'll take you down to a place I know you'd rather be"

Catatonia--"Karaoke Queen"

            It was early on a Friday evening as Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully sat in a hole-in-the-wall restaurant near the J. Edgar Hoover building. The pair had just finished investigating a rather strange case involving some killer rabbits and an English man selling dead parrots with beautiful plumage.

            Mulder leaned back and loosened his tie. "Some case, eh, Scully?"

            "Yeah, one of the strangest yet," Scully said as she glanced at the small stage at the far end of the restaurant. A young couple was on the stage singing karaoke to Sonny and Cher's "I've Got You, Babe."

            "Just my luck," she muttered, "we're here on karaoke night."

            "What? You don't like karaoke?" Mulder questioned.

            "No, Mulder, I don't."

            "Why? I'm sure you'd be great at it!"

            "No! I don't sing."

            "Aw, sure you do, Scully."

            It was then that A.D. Skinner walked in and came and sat down with the two agents.

            "Hey, Skinner, don't you think Scully would be great at karaoke?"

            Skinner looked at her as she shook her head furiously then said, "Yeah, I'd think she'd be really good!"

            "C'mon, Scully, you know you want to." Mulder gave her his best puppy dog look…and it worked.

            "Alright," said Scully. "But only if the two of you do it too."

            Mulder and Scully exchanged a glance. "Alright, we're in."

            The trio moved up to a table in front of the stage and Scully said, "Alright, who's first?"

A/n: Stay tuned for the next chapter when Skinner sings. After that…just watch who shows up to take part in karaoke-XF style, including, but not limited to, CSM, Kersh and the Lone Gunmen. Don't forget to review!

~The Evil Penguin

D/c: The X-Files belongs to the all-might Chris Cater and 1013. The quote is from the song "Karaoke Queen" by Catatonia.