Federal Bureau of Investigation Assistant Director Walter Skinner sat at his desk in his private office with his two favorite, but most difficult, agents before him. Agents Mulder and Scully had just turned in their reports on a case involving, what Mulder believed to be a poltergeist, but Scully insisted was just a series of unexplainable unfortunate events. Skinner wondered to himself whether the two partners would ever have a consistent rate of agreement on a few cases in a row. This constant difference between the stories of his esteemed agents was part of the source of their near continual disapproval by the Board of Directors.

And, not for the first time, Skinner asked this query out loud. "Will you two ever come to me with a case you can both agree on?"

In response Mulder smiled and Scully just rolled her eyes, a smirk on her face.

Then Mulder gave an unexpected answer: "Actually, there was a time when we agreed on a lot of things."

Instantly Scully's smirk vanished and was replaced with a glare at Mulder, but her face blushed bright red, giving away that this was a sensitive topic.

"Really?" Skinner asked, curious to the mixed reactions of his agents.

"Yeah-" Mulder started, but was cut off by Scully.

"Mulder, we agreed that we would never tell anyone about that!" she urged in a harsh whisper, while flashing panicked glances at Skinner.

"Scully, if anyone should know its Skinner, I mean he knows practically everything else about us."

"But we agreed a long time ago that this is what was best for the both of us and our careers."

"Stop being so dramatic, it is not like Skinner would tell anyone, would you, Sir?"

Skinner had been watching this exchange like an avid tennis fan, and was unprepared to answer the question. After a pause he replied, "Tell anyone what, Agent Mulder?"

Looking at Scully with a smile, Mulder countered, "The real first time Scully and I met. Although back then we called each other Dana and Fox."