X-Files: Prepare The Future

by SuccubusKing

One day after the anomolous and unexplained events of the episode "My Struggle II" both agents Mulder and Scully are at odds with an incredibly dangerous force. There is much to learn that lies buried in the ancient desert. Will this series of inexplicable events lead to a climactic confrontration with the hands of time? Only one agent knows for sure.

2. Chapter 2

~ Chapter 2: The Pyramid's Cradle ~

(Fade to Downtown D.C. at the Abandoned Warehouse.) ~ Large puffs of smoke can be seen scattered off the tops of the mid-atlantic air. Giant explosions riddle every corner of the open space. Swarms of agents can be seen shooting at the Bounty Hunters along with Krycek and their leader known only as Cancer Man as the place begins to burn to the ground. ~

Cancer Man: "Mulder, you were a tired old fool to come back here. I will end you here."

In the midst of the wreckage, a large fireball begins to glow brightly blinding everyone. Cancer Man lifts Mulder into the air like a toy and hurls him clear across the warehouse. Large surplexes of the crowd begin to exit the scene as most of the Bounty Hunters shrivel up and are disposed of.

Duane Barry: "Mulder you need to listen to me. You should not have come back. The coming testimony of the ancient Mah-adi is inevitable. It will start first in the Jerusalem Temple Mount, and it will end in the throes of Egypt. He is going to re-make all of us in their image, so be not afraid."

Duane Barry: "Your delusions of grandeur need not waste those closer to you. Including your friends, which cannot stop a conspiracy whose time has come. The people live for public lies."

Cancer Man: " Ha ha ha ha. That is correct, Agent Mulder. I have now transcended the age."

Cancer Man: "I am more than a God now, for I am combined with the Entity my friend."

Cancer Man: "The same one you discovered directly to my benefit, in the Siberian deserts."

"The exact same technology recovered for the Tunguska project..."

Follmer: "What the hell is this lunatic talking about?" the agent screams amidst large swarms of gunfire. Debris and huge chunks of machinery exploding outward in every direction.

A.D. Skinner: "I'm not sure, just target anything that moves. If it moves blast it straight to dust."

Scully: "Never mind that. Just shoot him! Mulder, can you hear me."

Scully: "Mulder...Speak up and say something. Mulder, you said sometimes all you have is faith."

"Well I don't think there's been any other time where my faith has been tested more..."

Scully: "Mulder...Say something! Respond to my voice! Mulder, where are you."

Mulder: "...Unng...You're an old fool and a pathetic traitor Cancer Man! My father, he was right."

Mulder: "You'll never win Mr. Barry! You can't win because no amount of brainwashing using

wetwire signals on t.v. circuitry can change the public's hunger for the truth."

"They already know the Truth is out there Duane, they know and they feel it."

Mulder: "And they can not ever go back, now that they have a taste of that truth. "

"No amount of signals fed into their brain will allow them to forget."

..to ever forget the evil things they've seen with their own two eyes!

Warren: (staring directly towards duane)"You failed. Yeah you smug S.O.B. and don't you forget that."

Johnson: "We didn't sign up to catch criminals just in order to let the biggest ones go."

"You're going to get yours, Barry...You murderous traitor to the nation."

Duane Barry: "What you all need to understand, is I don't have those concerns anymore."

"We can have a better world now that there are those of us who stand today that eclipse humanity."

"I want to live in a world where the strong thrive."

Cancer Man: "And of course my friends, it is my world that will make this a reality. Heh."

Mulder: "Don't listen to that smug talking son of a ... *uggg* he's a liar...He's used all of you!"

Cancer Man: "Enough out of you, Mulder...It was at this point I figured you would see the futility in all this."

"The arrogance of it all, to believe that you scum could literally defeat a God."

Cancer Man *lights up a cigarrette* "But now I know differently...A leopard never changes their spots."

~ Suddenly without warning, a large energy projectile lifts Mulder into the air as Cancer Man tosses him across the entire warehouse like a wet rag. A crack is heard as Mulder's arm ends up dislocating at least two bones. Then a blinding flash of light erupts in the center of the room. ~

Mulder: "I will defeat you, you smug rotten liar. My father never trusted a word out of you."

Mulder: "You can stand there in your hubris but deep down we all know the truth, and the truth sets us free. This pyramid piece in my hand can and will destroy every last part of you."

Cancer Man: "Oh but Mulder, the eternities are now a recognized power of mine."

"I can manipulate matter itself...Just like I made Duane Barry extra young again."

"Only an utter fool like yourself wouldn't wish to understand..As now I must leave."

Cancer Man: "Tis quite a shame for me Mulder, as I was so looking forward to destroying you."

"Hehe...Krycek, be sure to mop up here. Finish him off if you at all feel worthy."

~ Within a few seconds, a loud scream is heard as blinding flash of light leaps from the pyramid Mulder clutches. Enormous blinding flashes of carbon and dust scatter off Cancer Man, as the entire right side of his arm is destroyed in the fire. Without warning, Mulder shouts "No, I won't let go." as C.G. Spender violently disappears in a cloud of smoke. ~

A.D. Skinner: "God...Look at all this debris. What an absolute mess. At this point agents, you know I'm not too fussed on what you write in your report. Just make sure it ends with at least sixteen serial murderers being disposed of and brought to justice."

Follmer: "You got it, sir. We're bringing back as many samples of the craft they were using to headquarters as we can. Probably this time we'll rule out Jihad. These are more..supra-eco terrorists from the appearance of things."

Warren: *staring over at Johnson* "Well what do we do now. I suppose we got to analyze all of this, back at the lab. This type of stuff is going to take at least twelve hours off my workday."

Johnson: "Hey be lucky there wasn't occult sado masochists at this little shindig...I mean, if we're going to be talking criminals. These probably got to take the cake."

Mulder: "Scully, stay back!"

Scully: "Mulder..? What is it, are you alright?"

~ In a manner of seconds Krycek flies through the air and tackles agent Mulder hurling him into a stack of sealed steel boxes. He draws his weapon opening fire with malice aforethought. ~

Krycek: "MULDER! I'll kill you, Mulder. I'll kill you here for what happened to my arm!"

Mulder: "Krycek get the hell out of here. You need to go down for what you've done!"

Scully: "Mulder watch out."

Krycek: "AAAAAH...TAKE THIS!"

~ Krycek lifts Mulder up in the air after running out of bullets and hurls him against the wall. Suddenly Mulder jumps upright, intercepting Krycek's arm and breaking it against his knee. He gets into fighting stance and kicks Krycek in the gut as the two get into a full blown fist fight. ~

~ Large pieces of the now empty warehouse begin to fall off as Mulder and Krycek tear the place apart, hurling each other into the boxes and tabletops found within. Krycek scissor kicks Mulder until he face-plants hard into the exterior of some sort of military arcraft shell. The building material starts to emanate sparks and puffs as smoke, as it lights up from open contact with cement and asphalt. Mulder bolts both of his arms into a cross pattern and finally knocks Krycek off his feet backwards.~

~ He then grips Krycek's head with both arms in a headlock, slamming it hard against the metal office desk which was jutting from the southeast corner. After slamming his head hard he yanks both hands behind his back and slaps on the cuffs.~

Mulder: (Gasp) "You have the right to remain silent...you son of a b*tch. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, the court will appoint one for you. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law."

Mulder: "Get moving you S.O.B...Far as I'm concerned you're going to be on trial in a military Grand Jury where you're going to be tried for treason. Those are the exact opposite of lenient.."

Krycek: "Hah hah hah...Mulder you fool...I'm not even mortal anymore...I gave up human rights.."

Krycek: "...the second I realized how weak all humanity is...Mulder, you, them...you're all fools."

Mulder: "Shut your mouth. Just get moving..."

Scully: "Krycek, all your protections are being taken. Mulder what now? Cancer Man is gone."

A.D. Skinner: "I want that sorry son of a b*tch Krycek to have all his swiss numbered accounts cut off. No help from his buddies this time. And he better sing really loud to me for what Spender is planning."

Mulder: "Doesn't matter Scully, I got a lead right here. I know exactly where that cigar puffer went. And I think I know why he didn't want anyone to have the artifact or find out its place of origin."

Mulder: "It's about the Entity again Scully. The creature he had me dig up. He's combined with it."

Mulder: "That's what he claims to everybody, but there's more. That symbol written on this paper here, it's not in english. Look at that, it's chinese script."

Mulder: "This is an ancient Chinese script having to do with Egyptian mythos. This thing here and the way it curves around, that's a cradle. And I found another clue on the desk they left behind."

Mulder: "It's a receipt from Roush Technologies and one Georjei Stokes, who pays for toppling governments. This guy Stokes is paying for all these illegal weapon transfers out of Tanzania, and he also funded John Gollnitz. The same one responsible for the Winslows."

Scully: "Mulder, what could that possibly mean? Why cover their tracks through Roush?"

Mulder: "Because Georjei Stokes is a multi billion dollar owner of a large Hedge Fund that deals in the experiments."

Mulder: "He's planted huge payouts to major defense firms, including Roush Technologies and the likes of Gollnitz-Baker for years. He's on every major lobbying board across the pacific."

Scully: "And...?"

Mulder: "And what's more, Scully. Mr. Stokes has a major trillion dollar investment in none other then the Fordham Open Institute. This is the same Fordham Institute that paid John Gollnitz top dollar to conduct the Black Oil projects across all of Briar Lake's lab and the Genenteche research station in Portugal."

Scully: "Which means there's a connection to the corn field?"

Mulder: "Which means that this is the same Stokes, who as lead manager for the Fordham Institute, has been funding all the Black Oil projects across Tunisia, Tunguska and South America. The very same one who funded the abduction and ritual murders of those kids."

Scully: "Oh my god Mulder, this could be real big."

Mulder: "The exact same Georjei Stokes who funded a personal initiative for John Gollnitz to help cover a major expansion of the bee experiments into Central America and the Dominican Republic. With one Laurene Flynn Doyle, who owns a school for Gifted kids in Honduras."

Scully: "Well it's obvious we need to get to that facility."

Mulder: "Which is the same Laurene Flynn Doyle who runs a school that was convicted for trafficking kids out of Honduras and Haiti. The same one who was caught in the states."

Scully: "The same Doyle who was caught doing what?"

Mulder: "The same Laurene Doyle who was caught covering up the murder of Amber Lynn La'Pierre and the same Laurene Doyle who works for John Gollnitz. It's the same one!"

Scully: "How can you be so sure, Mulder?"

Mulder: "Because of this note left here mentioning Gollnitz...And Gollnitz is dead. So put two and two together here. Laurene Flynn Doyle owns a school that is receiving grant scholarships from Roush Technologies. We all know Roush Technoligies is heavily implicated in the Black Oil projects, well what if that was just the tip of the iceberg."

Scully: "What you're saying Mulder is quite alarming but it makes a lot of sense."

Mulder: "What if what they are doing is not only research on these kids, and also targeting them with the virus. What if they are also involved with ritual devil abuse of these kids like that which killed Amber Lynn La'Pierre and which is in turn funded by Stokes and the Fordham Institute?"

Mulder: "All to prepare the most vulnerable in society to a transfer on towards absolute evil."

Scully: "Mulder, that would make a lot of sense except if the kids are now being targeted like this.

Don't you think the parents or Child Services need to be notified first?"

Mulder: "Don't kid yourself Scully, look what good that did your daughter Emily. Scully they're in on it, the Fordham Institute is paying all these protection services top dollar for their clients."

Mulder: "Child Services isn't going to do a d*mn thing about any of this when they're making billions of dollars. They were the first ones to call in the military to destroy the John Gollnitz experiments and testing sites. They didn't want any evidence of their crimes ever coming to light!"

Scully: "Mulder if that's the case we need to bring international attention to it."

Scully: "They can't be allowed to keep torturing these kids or covering up these ritual murders if that's exactly what they're doing here. It has to end now."

A.D. Skinner: "If any of what you all have said here is true, and based on what I've seen regarding Mr. Stokes I have very little reason to doubt your claims agents...Then at this point, I'm ordering a broad-sweeping investigation of everything to do with Stokes and the Fordham Institute."

Mulder: "We have to find the evidence, sir. I can tell you right now that Ms. Doyle didn't get as high up as she is with Roush Technologies by penning up charity fundraisers. This is a ritual satanic cult with clear high-level influence over others, influence to subvert the media and force them to stay quiet."

Mulder: "We saw what happened with John Gollnitz. If the media is that powerful and is why these criminals have not been brought to justice, then we need to pull it all down."

Mulder: "Remember Duane Barry, he showed me the truth about the T.V. signals."

"The T.V. signals were being used to brainwash the american public. We proved it all."

"Get on the inside of Dr. Gillnitz pet projects that have been financed by Stokes, and get me to that farm located in Copenhagen, Denmark and I'll prove it to all of you."

Scully: "Mulder if it's all true, we can't just knock on the front door."

Warren and Johnson: *while looking at the agents* "So you guys are all flying to Denmark now?"

Mulder: "Forget it Scully, if it's all true we must speak to Dr. Krichgau. Krichgau's brother lives in Denmark now and works for a Swedish food company. Kyle Krichgau will have the answers we need and my bet is he's going to have the photos too."

Scully: "There's also the issue of the experimental bee farm in Copenhagen, Mulder. I think we need to approach this issue with some caution. Stokes is a very powerful figure."

Mulder: "When we sit down for our talk you're going to be looking at me like I'm a genius Scully.

I guarantee you that John Gollnitz made a major tactical error when he didn't wipe out Krichgau."

Follmer: "Sounds awfully dangerous. *takes out his flashlight* If you don't mind, I was thinking I might follow you agents over to Copenhagen to see what I can gleam from the residents."

Scully: "If you come Brad, just make sure to stay a distance away."

Scully: "I have a feeling this is going to be a dangerous expedition."

Mulder: "Either way Scully, you bring your sunglasses? We're going to be out in the Jungle."

A.D. Skinner: "Agents, I repeat take this with the utmost seriousness. *motions for the other federal agents to haul all the left-overs back to headquarters for analysis.* Do not treat this with kid's gloves, at this point we don't know what we're going to come across here."

Mulder: "That's why we have six steel cabinets full of files...I'm bringing them for this one."

CUT TO PRESENT DAY COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

~ A total of six days pass as a large airplane touches down in Copenhagen. Agents Mulder and Scully depart and enter the wild open fields surrounding the countryside. Shortly behind them is Agent Brad Follmer, who has arrived just in time to take some archival photos of the sunset. ~

~ Mulder and Scully take off on foot and seize a Jeep Cherokee. Their tour guide marcos, begins documenting their long journey across the open green countryside. Ahead in the distance they notice a restaurant as well as a large set of silos that appear to belong to a bee farm. Not far off from that sits a sign with nearly illegible letters grafting to the side: "ROUSH TECHNOLOGIES" ~

Mulder: *takes a picture from the top of the jeep* "Hey Scully, I don't think I ever figured you would let me say this but wow...It sure feels good to be back in Copenhagen. What a sight."

Mulder: "I know I've seen that sign before somewhere. What does that sign say?"

Scully: "It says 'CAUTION: ROUSH TECHNOLOGIES. 'We provide new delicious designs for the future so you and your co-workers don't have to." Mulder I think it's talking about the ROUSH subsidiary, Genenteche."

Scully: "I've certainly never known any bio-technology firm that produces good food."

Mulder: "You got that right...Only thing Genenteche is gifted at doing is bio-engineered crops."

Mulder: "I swear to God, Scully this is why I don't like dealing with bees...You never know what they're going to bio-engineer next. Whether that be wheat, tomatoes or even corn now too."

Scully: "Yes they sure are world renowned for that. Mulder what is that large shape..."

Scully: "Mulder, look out!"

Marcos: "Don't worry amigos, I go this way all the time."

~ Just then the pair of agents and their jeep hits a large black rock in the middle of the mountain. The Jeep goes toppling over sideways, spilling both agents out of it as it flips on its side rolling down the hillside. As Agents Mulder and Scully come to, they find themselves on the property of a large abandoned bee farm six doors down from the residence of Dr. Kyle Krichgau.~

Mulder: "Scully, we're close to the source of problems in this region of the world."

Mulder: "If I was to tell you ten years ago, that we would wind up running through the Dutch hills chasing down a rogue biotechnology firm with nothing more than six hundred dollars and a few used up credit cards to our name...I probably would have been called crazy then and there."

Mulder: "I know it's not so crazy now, without a single shred of doubt..."

Scully: "Mulder. You aren't crazy. (Laugh) And of course that doesn't help our current predicament anymore than some holy water and oil."

Mulder: "Hey wait a minute look at that. They're dusting the crops and those are kids Scully...those kids can't be any older than about eight or twelve years old..This is a ROUSH property it looks like. This whole farm must lead to the backlot testing site that runs along the border of Krichgau's estate."

Scully: "Mulder what are we going to do with Marcos?"

Marcos: "Hey guys, don't mind me...Really no charge for the ride. I'm going to hitch a ride back to town and stay there."

~ As Marcos leaves in a hurry, Mulder makes his way over the field and approaches one of the kids named Timmins who's no older than eight years old. It appears he's been here for years.~

Mulder: "Hey kid what are you doing out here? How old are you?"

Timmins: "I work for this farm. Please stay away from me, ahhhh they're going to abuse me again! Please go now, I can't take anymore of the ritual."

Mulder: "Don't worry, we don't mean you any harm. I'm with the FBI. We had seen this farm shown on a few t.v. shows before and some strange activities going on here."

Scully: "We just wished to see if you can answer a few questions."

Timmins: "I can't answer any questions for authorities...I'm sorry."

Mulder: "Is there a lot of you here? Is there abuse going on here?"

Timmins: "Please just leave now...Roush Technologies asks newcomers not to talk to anyone."

Timmins: "That man over there is Mr. Cartwell...He runs this farm..Sometimes he feeds us."

Timmins: "You guys might have better luck there. Sorry."

Mulder: "I'll try that, thanks."

Mulder approaches Mr. Cartwell's front office and knocks quite loudly. A stocky tall individual comes out, which gives off that terrible vibe of Krycek as both agents enter to interview him.

Mr. Cartwell: "Yes? What is it? Are they misbehaving again? ...Apologies."

"This is another reason why we don't call Child services except rarely...

"Most of the time we handle the issues that go on. After all we gave them a home."

Mulder: "Mr Cartwell some of our questions are actually related to that. Just what sort of home

do you provide for these kids Mr. Cartwell. Is there any medical reports on their health-

cases of trauma, episodes of abuse, possible records to show who takes care of them."

Mr Cartwell: "Hmph. I take it you are especially nosy then. Guess I'm not surprised."

"We keep most of our patient-health records at the town hospital a few clicks south."

"Roush pays us all very handsomely, so we don't ever keep any of our medical records on site."

"As a rule for inquiries, you can view their chart right there."

"A lot of them are orphans or a child of one of the rich oligarchs down here."

"They can therefore make things get out of hand, spreading stories and such.."

Scully: "Mr. Cartwell, this is a federal investigation now. If you don't mind, please tell me what

sorts of stories you are referring to. I've looked at these charts on the children here."

Scully: "It says some of them are malnourished and sometimes require treatment outside usual

channels. What does that encompass exactly? Who takes care of child trauma?"

Mr. Cartwell: "A lot of these kids have delusions of things sometimes...Things that aren't there.

They'll even claim one of the nurses was taking them to a pizza place downtown...

...and going as far as to abuse them there. Or even accuse our caretakers."

Mr. Cartwell: "Like I said...We get a lot of wild ones up here, not always role model students."

Mr. Cartwell: "Sometimes a little extra-judicial discipline is needed in cases like that..."

Mulder: "Again Mr. Cartwell, we need direct answers for our report. Do you mind if we take

a look around your back offices? To see the rest of the labs you have here, as a courtesy."

Mr. Cartwell: "Of course, agents. Anything I can do to appease the public trust."

Mulder: "Thank you Mr. Cartwell, I think that will be all."

~ Mulder and Scully shift through the back-offices as Mulder notices a locked cabinet. He takes two glances around the room to ensure all the guards have left the premises. The cabinet is busted wide open with a crow bar as a large group of files fall out. Two of the files spill open and mention Timmins as well as Gordan and Mitch Rosario. Inside are several pictures the youngest child took of Pentagrams, Occult symbols and a strange Bull Headed Goat recognized as belonging to witchcraft. The folder spills open revealing a large set of painted pictures all of ritualistic devil rituals.~

Scully: "Mulder, what is this? It claims they watched as their friend Tyler was butchered and killed. Mulder, this is extremely serious. We have to get all these files back to the lab."

Mulder: "Hang on Scully! This is a file labeled HX2190. Scully, 2190 was the same label for the senate bill that was going to re-engineer the bee populations to carry the toxins. I can't believe this, it's all right here."

Mulder: "The little boy Tyler was butchered and killed right on ROUSH property so they can't claim willful ignorance. It looks like they cut this kid apart, since the dead medical examiner had to document its findings for the report. Holy crap, they actually enacted a cannibal ritual on this kid."

Mulder: "And not only that Scully...The man funding Cartwell and the rest of this farm's researchers is none other than the billionaire Georjei Stokes."

Mulder: "The same Stokes who funded John Gollnitz and all of his sick projects at Briar Lake."

Scully: "Mulder, I must admit this is troubling. But what in the world does it mean?"

Mulder: "It means the Fordham Institute is funding this absolutely disgusting project out here in Denmark, and likely in Antarctica or elsewhere now as well."

Mulder: "And look at this...The signature letters show up three times on the outside of this blueprint that shows it's a donors list belonging to the Fordham Institute."

Mulder: "Now I had to cross-check this with what we found on the computer of John Gollnitz. The three letters are C.G.B...Does that mean anything to you?"

Scully: "Oh my God, Mulder...C.G.B is C.G. Spender...You don't think..."

Mulder: "That none other than C.G. Spender has been the anonymous official orchestrating the projects of the Fordham Institute the entire time. And Georjei Stokes is their biggest contributor."

Mulder: "He's in on it Scully, this guy Stokes is paying for the whole set of projects!"

Mulder: "We have to get to Krichgau now Scully, before they can get to him."

Scully: "Mulder if they're really trafficking and ritually murdering children here, this could have imiplications on hundreds of children across these different schools that are tied to Stokes."

Mulder: "And all those kids are each being used for a greater agenda. They're trying to bleed them out, to breed them for this outrageously occult agenda. They're literal demons Scully!"

Mulder: "And they are paying all these large payoffs to have these kids killed first, then transfer the actual virus pathogens to the next host child victims. This is everything you ever realized."

Scully: "No it can't be Mulder, there must be another explanation. I've never relied on faith more than I do today, we better find out exactly what Dr. Krichgau knows."

Mulder: "Oh they know, Scully, that's why we need to go there now. Watch the corridor make sure that SOB Cartwell is outside, we're going to make a run for it."

~ Mulder and Scully sprint across the genetically altered corn field as fast as they can. The time is four in the afternoon as they pass the large hanging sign displaying ROUSH TECHNOLOGIES, and run directly over to the official house of Dr. Kyle Krichgau. The agents are surprised to learn that Krichgau has been waiting for them, silently sorting through dozens of pictures in his old south american lodge.~

Kyle Krichgau: "This is Kyle Krichgau. Who is there?"

Mulder: "Dr. Krichgau? Please open up. It's Agents Mulder and Scully, we're with the FBI."

Scully: "If you don't mind sir, we'd like to ask you a few important questions."

Krichgau: "Very well. Come in."

Krichgau: "If this is about my brother, don't bother. I didn't know the man that well. Just that he used to work for a division of the CIA and he appeared to try to help aid an FBI investigation of those artifacts found in Africa."

Mulder: "It is about that sir, actually there's a few important elements we need to discuss."

Scully: "We need to know absolutely anything you can tell us about a place called the Fordham Institute. They've worked a lot with a large number of schools, gene research firms, and a huge amount of research grants were offered for places that specialize in spreading chemical toxins."

Scully: "Compounds and toxins like the one that infected myself and Agent Mulder."

Krichgau: "I can't say I recall it all here. You want to stay away from the Fordham Institute, I can tell you right now that's the last tree you agents want to be barking up."

Mulder: "What do you mean by that, sir?"

Krichgau: "This is going to take some time to explain. That company is up to very evil things."

Scully: "Well we have some time, if you don't mind."

Krichgau: "You are going to need the extra time, for this agents."

~ Meanwhile back in the Bureau's headquarters. A long dimly lit candle crackles in the night as the station's many lights continue to flicker. A.D. Skinner enters the holding cell with an attachment of military guards, to bring Krycek back from his midnight session. In his hands, he holds a large folder filled with names and dates.~

A.D. Skinner: "Okay Krycek. For the first time in years, I've gotten permission from my superiors to force you to tell me absolutely everything you know. Lets start with Tunguska."

A.D. Skinner: "What do you know about Project Redraid and Project Paperclip."

A.D. Skinner: "I'm demanding to know names, dates, and faces. What does the Cancer Man have to do with any of this...What is he after, and where in the hell is that man going?"

Krycek: "Ha ha ha ha ha... Did you bring a file on Dr. Vanevear Braun while we're at it?"

Krycek: "I told you...Just like I told your stiffs over there...Cancer Man is going to the same place they all derived power from at the beginning."

Johnson: "And where is that?"

Krycek: "It's far outside of your jurisdiction. I mean, on the other side of the world. It's the Pyramid's Cradle in Egypt. He's going there to acquire and assimilate the powers that would have killed Duane Barry."

Krycek: "He got me to show him the way a while ago..He's going straight to the Pyramid's Cradle."

A.D. Skinner: "I don't have time for this. What do you know about John Gollnitz, Krycek?"

"And what in the hell, what in the blazing hell do you know about this Pyramid?"

Krycek: "Oh, it's the stuff of legends alright. The secrets to eternal youth are..buried beneath the cradle."

A.D. Skinner: "Well you're not getting younger, are you Krycek. So spill it, we want all of it."

Krycek: "A shame so many of you don't want a promotion. You could have been great at the top."

Krycek: "There's a Cradle to the Pyramid and there's a Maw. What he wants now is the Cradle."

Krycek: "And he is going to do anything necessary to have it, even taking it all over with the United Nations if that's what it takes to acquire that nest of power."

Krycek: "John Gollnitz, Tooms and the rest of them were nothing but pawns that's all. A means to an end for the Cancer Man's higher order agenda. He wants to spread the pathogen worldwide."

Krycek: "All of these fools are weak pieces of dirt now compared to him. That's why he claims he needs Duane Barry, he needs someone with that level of vision to be his right hand man."

Krycek: "And by the time any of you can actually find the Cradle, he will already be soaking up the power."

A.D. Skinner: "Lets start over again shall we...Tell me what you know about this man. D.P.O."

Krycek: "Ho ho ho... D.P.O stands for Darin Peter Oswald. Some secrets are better left buried."

Warren: "Better start talking fast, since we got all the proof we need already."

Johnson: "You think you're funny, you SOB? Wait until we're through with you."

~ Six hundred miles from the south of downtown washington a large crippling explosion is heard at the penitentary. A man pulls up into the inside of the prison in a black sedan, right where the prison wall has entirely exploded. The man's name is Duane Barry and a letter has dropped directly into the middle of where all the inmates congregate. On the outside of it etched in black are three symbols, now revealed to be initials. Each letter spells the full name: "D.P.O." ~

~The electrical storm rages on, splitting powerlines and creating turbulence across the valley.~

Duane Barry: "Are you Darin Peter Oswald, also known as D.P.O?"

Darin Peter Oswald: "I sure am...What the hell is it to you?"

Duane Barry: "You're quite a showboat for a kid."

Darin Peter Oswald: "I guess you haven't seen what I can do yet..."

~ A large streak of lightning destroys several of the cars outside the prison walls, as each of them topple over and end up in a burning inferno directly in front of Barry's feet. Another one explodes into a fireball.~

Duane Barry: "Did you just do that?"

Darin Peter Oswald: "Like I said ol' man...You don't know what you're dealing with."

Duane Barry: "Point taken. My boss, who wants to make an example the world won't forget..

Has summoned you out from prison because he realized how useful you may be."

Darin Peter Oswald: *electrocutes several cats and shoots lightning across where a bus explodes*

"Maybe he doesn't know what he's dealing with yet, either...Hahaha."

Duane Barry: *absorbs the shock and tosses Darin across the street*

"Maybe not. But neither do you. We need to be on the first plane out of here."

Darin Peter Oswald: "Where to?"

Duane Barry: "We're going to follow them to the southern regional crossway of Egypt."

Darin Peter Oswald: "Then I finally get a chance to test my power..." *darin shoots a large beam of electricity which instantly fries all the powerlines, creating a massive fire in D.C. the fire then explodes, sending a large blackout across two cities and knocking out all police radios.*

Darin Peter Oswald: "Hahahahaha...Not' that it wasn't getting tested enuff already I reckon."

Duane Barry: "I'm going to keep an eye on you, kid. All this damage is going to cost you a lot."

Darin Peter Oswald: "Yessir...I'm already shaking in my boots.."

~ Meanwhile, more than a thousand miles away in the countryside of Copenhagen, Denmark. The agents continue to meet with Dr. Krichgau. Following behind them and taking notes about the farm is another agent, Brad Follmer who continues to scribble something on the notepad.~

Follmer: "These are Mulder's footprints...And this area here of the farm...So far there is signs of at least three cattle mutilations. The corn I tested *speaks into recorder* shows traces of some kind of toxin I've never encountered before."

Follmer: "According to field reports, this whole farm may be a candidate for Black Oil experiments. There's also some very strange residue all over the grass...I can't quite fathom the type of activies here."

Follmer: "I've seen at least three kids. Ages 7, 8 and 11 who show signs of ritual child abuse. I have been taking numerous repeat samples of the soil and have come up with nothing."

Follmer: "Something very sinister...And no doubt unusual, is happening here with this town."

~ At least ten minutes away from the site, Dr. Krichgau continues to answer their questions.~

Kyle Krichgau: "So it's like I told you before Mulder...We suspected some of the tests were done for the UFO related tracking of these kids with regards to their psychic abilities."

Krichgau: "A lot of them displayed very unusual traits and inconsistencies in their behavior.

No different than Gibson Praise. Which might also be why the Fordham Institute wants Gibson."

Mulder: "Wait, the Fordham Institute is trying to find Gibson Praise?"

Krichgau: "Yes, they have their people everywhere searching for him in fact."

Mulder: "Of course. Now it makes perfect sense...C.G...He wants Gibson Praise to himself."

Krichgau: "As you can see in this photo that was taken a number of years ago, that's your father."

Krichgau: "And this right here is the Well Manicured Man. And here he is meeting with trillionaire tycoon Georjei Stokes at the Fordham Institute. He sent a multi-billion dollar payout their way."

Scully: "A multi billion dollar payout for what? What were they trying to keep a lid on?"

Krichgau: "For the experiments. Stokes and his pal John Gollnitz knew that the experiments had to keep going so they could acquire a cure, and a way to control the gifted kids like Gibson Praise."

Krichgau: "The cover of all this was that of course they had their best interests at heart, by going along with this treaty involving the alien hybrids. But that was all a ruse, to mask C.G.B's agenda."

Krichgau: "He tried to make it all look innocent. This way the authorities would find a few kids perhaps getting abused through satanic ritual torture, and laugh it off as just a few bad eggs."

Krichgau: "Truth though is quite the opposite, Agent Mulder."

Krichgau: "They are torturing these kids at the back of restaurants and on large farms across the world. They are torturing them and in many cases murdering them, like the Amber Lynn La'Pierre case you discovered."

~ A large folder is handed over to the agents that houses over a hundred color photographs. ~

Krichgau: "In here, these kids are often promised a great future if they will go along with the adults who are in favor of the Cancer Man's plan. Even if it seems insane. As you can see, the ones like D.P.O. are in here in this file. Tooms and D.P.O. were groomed since they were born."

Mulder: "Groomed by who?"

Krichgau: "They were groomed by the Sharp Dressed Man, the Well Manicured Man and none other than Dr. Vannevear Braun of course. All of them were collected like experimental fodder."

Scully: "Mulder?"

Mulder: "By the Cancer Man...It fits Scully! It's the key! He's behind it all, all of it Scully. The Cancer Man's name is right here in these files because he knew the kids could be controlled and made to fit his wider agenda!"

Krichgau: "Not only that, but that man most likely put Stokes in charge of much of the operation so that incoming prime ministers and senators would not ask questions."

Krichgau: "A conspiracy at the highest level. And you wonder why Senator Mathesorn, Senator Roberson and Parsons aren't interested. It's because it implicates them in receiving his bribe money to keep the torture and ritual killings of these kids going."

Mulder: "So the cancer man knew these kids were being killed and trafficked! And he knew the entire time about Tooms because he basically created Tooms."

Mulder: "And that means he knew the entire time about Darin Peter Oswald because he created him too, that smug S.O.B. has been tugging our chains the whole time here Scully."

Krichgau: "Yes, it is true. And it's why he needs Gibson Praise now more than ever because he cannot survive without the boy, given he's essentially the most powerful hybrid in modern times."

Mulder: "What are you talking about!? What's he trying to do with Gibson Praise!"

~Krichgau slides over an ancient news article from a thousand years ago over to the agents.~

Krichgau: "You see that, Mulder? In ancient times, during the prophecies of the original indians..

A man existed and you can see him here meeting with the Anasazi indians and Aztecs.

The stuff of legends...Look at the picture to see the man's face and you now know."

Mulder: "Oh my God it says here in the legend..."Out of the darkness, in the spawns of the devil the shadow comes. An ancient rite. And the sea will turn red with blood, here he stands...Of all traditions, passed down to the elders to the Paiute Indians and all their progenitors."

"The false light will appear, for those who follow his traditions...the fallen one."

Mulder: "That's a picture of him, isn't it Dr. Krichgau. That's a picture of the Cancer Man."

Scully: "Mulder maybe it just looks similar..."

Krichgau: "It indeed is, Mr. Mulder. That man is older than most scribes say including the bible."

Mulder: "That's who he is then, that's why he did the experiments and needs Gibson Praise.."

Mulder: "Don't you get it Scully, it is him. He's a bonafied fallen angel Scully, it's him."

Mulder: "That SOB is the same one who covered up all the scandals relating to cancer caused by cigarrettes, same one who created the syndicate, same man in this photo. "Those from heaven to earth they came. Men who were fair, and they took for them wives off the earth."

Krichgau: "It is the same Cancer Man, Agent Mulder. The same one which has gone on the record as having all of Scully's children implanted with those chips before and doing the abductions."

Krichgau: "It is entirely possible he genuinely believes that he's going to bring armageddon."

Scully: "Oh my God, now all the ritual murder cases suddenly start to make crystal clear sense..."

Scully: "Mulder, this is why I lost my faith several times during the X-Files cases on churches."

Mulder: "The fact that they can claim to be standing in holy places and hearing in the other ear from this guy says it all Scully! This is a bonafied man of the devil, Scully with no joke."

Krichgau: "It's much worse then that, Agent Mulder. He also believes Krycek is his son who will pass on the great lineage of his masterful will to stand as a great savior of mankind."

Mulder: "That's why he's going after Gibson Praise..Scully, it makes sense."

Mulder: "He needs all that power so his old disheveled body doesn't take a toll on him."

Mulder: "This man is bringing about the apocalypse in whatever way possible, it doesn't matter who interferes now because they're all disposable."

Mulder: "SCULLY! WE HAVE TO GET TO EGYPT, HE'S TRYING TO REAWAKEN THE THRONG OF DEMONS BENEATH THE SAND."

Scully: "Mulder it makes sense. But we can't do too much without getting all of these file boxes back to the lab first. This file on Georjei Stokes and the rest of the computer discs on the Fordham Institute needs to be vetted and cross-checked."

Scully: "Everything in here is providing a smoking-gun with clear as day proof of a very evil agenda going on that the public has been lulled to sleep about. Everything in the X-Files, now proven."

Scully: "Mulder we could have prevented much of this evil by stopping the experiments early."

"Kids such as D.P.O. wouldn't exist with such propensity or be so hateful of the public."

Mulder: "It has to end, Scully in fact he's gone to the cradle of the Pyramid. I know exactly what that smug son of a b*tch is up to. Krycek should have been killed Scully, that lying sack of dirt."

Scully: "Mulder we don't know where he has gone or whether Bounty Hunters are shielding him."

Krichgau: "He has definitely gone to the heart where all this started..Much of that is in Egypt."

Mulder: "Thank you Dr. Krichgau. Now everything I learned when I was at your brother's lab.."

Mulder: "Suddenly begins to get very clear...This man is after nothing less than world rule."

Krichgau: "Always glad to see there is someone out there willing to stop this."

~ A thousand miles away in the heartland of Egypt, atop a very large desert structure. The winds blow frighteningly loud across the plains. Large degrees of debris and dust straddle the area. A row of camels leading into the interior of an ancient Pyramid are lined back to back single file. ~

Cancer Man: "I feel so rejuvenated by this massive amount of energy...The mid-summer air, the extreme voluminous heat waves amd searing painful sunlight. I feel renewed."

Cancer Man: "I feel reborn."

Marita Covarrubius: "Cancer Man...Is this really where we will find the cradle?"

Hollister: "We've been walking for days sir...I've got as many of the stragglers taking double shifts as I could and we're still not there."

Cancer Man: "Don't be fools...We're less than three hours from the summit."

Cancer Man: "And now I feel its power within my grasp. The ancient Pyramid's cradle is here."

Marita Covarrubius: "What about Gibson Praise?"

Cancer Man: "Yes, that is a good question. Where is Gibson at, Mr. Hollister?"

Hollister: "We tracked Gibson to some large private school outside tunisia. He was transferred there a few months ago, and still has the same people guarding him around the clock."

Hollister: "We think it might be easier to get him if he's lured out into the open."

Cancer Man: "And you fools, that is exactly what I intend to do."

Cancer Man: (Smirk) "I'm going to lure the boy out into the open...No need for Senator Robertson's help after all."

~ As the valley narrows to the interior cave along the cradle, Cancer Man enters the mouth of the cascading hub. Large caverns dot along every part of the exterior landscape. Blazing heat presses against its gaping walls, causing enormous waves of disturbance to flood out in all directions. In the center of the Pyramid is a series of giant sculptures, all fashioned in the direction of a large open cradle.~

~ The traveling party enters along the fork in the road as Cancer Man steps forward with a large dose of ferocity and malice aforethought. He stumbles forward, grabbing a hold of the rock walls as he moves further in towards their destination. ~

~ Meanwhile, at least six thousand feet behind them traveling on foot. ~

Duane Barry: "This is the direction they all went, try to keep up...Don't be a foolish kid..."

Darin Peter Oswald: *lightning shoots off into each corner creating a lighted rainstorm* "I'm not really fussed about deserts. This huge cave y'all are talking about better be worth it.."

Duane Barry: "It is, you ignorant kid."

Duane Barry: "To be precise it pretty much holds the secrets of the ancient Assyrians."

Duane Barry: "It's bigger and badder than any government salary which is why I'm glad I'm here.."

Darin Peter Oswald: "Right now?"

Duane Barry: "Right now...This is going to change the tide of history.

This is everything that my mentor Vannevar Braun desired to achieve, years ago.

All in the palm of his hand...It will all belong to him now."

Darin Peter Oswald: "...Far as I reckon, if there's so much power in the Cradle..It's going to me."

Duane Barry: "You can say that now, you huckster...But once you see just how much power...

You won't be playing games with us then, and you'll know your place real quick."

~ Inside the Pyramid where the traveling party is entering the inner sanctum north of the others.~

Cancer Man: (Tosses the large boulders down into the cavern walls as they start to glow and the entire interior of the pyramid begins to burn up in a blaze of fire) (Symbols along the wall begin to glow creating a pattern of sounds in reply to the cancer man's rash actions)

Cancer Man: "The Pyramid it would appear is starting to respond to my personal signature. This is very good news...Very good news indeed. Marita, prepare the exo-lateral instruments. I need to soak up all this power here as I did with the Entity a few years ago."

Marita: "You heard him. Setup those dishes now and start magnifying the conduits. Let it bounce off the canyon walls. Once we get Gibson Praise here, all of this will become exceedingly easy."

Hollister: "I still don't get why we bring that stupid brat back here...We got other ways."

Marita: "Well, there is always DPO a.k.a. Darin Peter Oswald..It's why the Cigarrette Smoking Man needed him here to begin with. He can manipulate the elements, generate all levels of electricity."

Cancer Man: "And he can manipulate sound waves. Yes, very soon this will become my private retreat. We will regain many of our lost powers especially that foolish child."

Cancer Man: "Gibson Praise will be the key to all of this, Marita. Never forget he is my chosen."

Cancer Man: "My disciple, that boy will wind up adoring me more than any father he ever had."

Hollister: "We're not getting paid a lot out here...So please, whatever you do just make sure most of my private mercenaries here have proper resting places. I'll tear down the desert wall if needed."

Cancer Man: "You fool. Without Krycek here, I'm making use of you. Don't make me toss you into the pit with the rest of the vermin. Humans today are such entirely flippant creatures.

But soon enough, I will tap into all the power of the cradle itself and feast upon it.

I won't need Tooms ever again...I won't need anyone...I definitely won't need Scully."

Marita: "What are you talking about now?"

Cancer Man: "Because I am much more than a King now...With the cradle, I will become God."

~ To be continued in Chapter 3: The Pyramid's Eye ~