The X-Files: Beyond The Truth (10x01)

by espresso651

With Mulder and Scully in hiding, the loss of two Deputy Directors, and the War on Terror, the new FBI Director along with AD Skinner investigate corruption within the FBI while Doggett, Reyes, and Reyes' new partner follow clues that might lead them to Mulder and Scully.

1. Introduction

The X-Files 10x01 – Beyond The Truth

Disclaimer: The names, addresses, locations, emails, URLs, web sites, and software mentioned in this are fictional. Any resemblance to actual people, places, or other details is coincidental.

Introduction

I wrote this several years ago as a writing exercise between short stories. My intent was to make a satisfying, imaginary 10th season premiere episode to The X-Files that picked up some time after the final episode, The Truth. So I called the episode Beyond The Truth, since it would introduce a story arc to resolve that episode.

I wanted to tell a story that felt like the 3rd season, but the ending of the series left me with a problem. Mulder and Scully were in hiding in Europe, there was turmoil in the FBI, and there were characters who were left hanging there like chads on an election ballot. The story needed resolution, and for that, Mulder and Scully needed to be shadows. So I ended up making a story that was meant to feel like classic X-Files, but without Mulder and Scully's immediate presence.

This story is cleanup from the mess that was the ninth season, and in effect, an attempt at redeeming the misuse and bad writing of certain characters. I hoped that even characters I hated, such as Kersh, would come off as more interesting in writing this, even when characters don't appear.

So I never wrote this to be read, but I have shared it a few times and it has gotten a positive reaction. Hopefully you'll enjoy this episode that was never aired.