Chapter Eight
The President held his head in his hands. He had no idea how to think this through or what to do. This was crazy, was this really happening to his country? He couldn't believe something this strange was causing a threat to national security, in the world he lived in today he would never have suspected something like this. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and the President turned to see Tim opening the door and peering around the corner. The President beckoned him in.
'Come in Tim, come in.' He said, motioning to him.
'Mr President, I have some people here who I think could help us.' He said in a small voice. The President frowned in confusion.
'Really? Who are they?'
'Well Sir, they're FBI agents from the LA headquarters.' Tim said, holding a folder close to his chest.
'And how did you get in contact with them?'
'Well that's just the thing Sir, they actually got into contact with us.' Tim said. There was a silence in the room. 'They say they can help Sir.' He said.' What have we to lose?'
The President looked at Tim for a moment unsure of what to say, but he was right, no one had a clue how to manage what was happening. He sighed heavily and nodded.
'Show them in.' He said, and stood up. Tim nodded and went outside to let them in. The President waited for the FBI agents to come in and saw a brown haired looking man walk in the room followed by an attractive but smart brunette. The President walked up to them and held out his hand.
'Welcome. Please come in.' The President said as they walked in a little apprehensively.
'Thank you Mr President.' The man said as they shook hands. 'Mr President Sir, I'm Agent John Doggett and this is my partner, Agent Monica Reyes.' Doggett said intoducing himself to the President. He could feel his heart beating fast in his chest with excitement and tension.
'Hello John, hello Monica.' The President said, shaking their hands. He led them to sit down. 'Please. Tell us how you can help?'
'Well Sir.' Reyes said, taking a step forward and looking across at Doggett. 'We're from the FBI, and we used to work on files called 'The X-Files''. She said. The President frowned in confusion. 'They're files which the FBI cannot solve, and are written down as 'unexplained.''
'Mr President, we believe that we have some knowledge about what is happening in the country.' Doggett said seriously. Reyes gave him a sideways look.
'You… know about this?'
'Sir, please. Let us explain everything from the beginning.' Reyes said, and took a deep breath and started to explain as best she could everything that they knew.
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Mulder pulled over at the gas station up ahead. He looked across at Scully who was looking at him timidly. He smiled at her and she smiled back confidently, and he got hold of his gun and slipped it in his jacket.
'See you in a minute.' He said, and then left the car. Scully sat silently watching him walk over to the pump and then start putting the gas in. She felt a tightening in her chest as she scanned the area around her. She was scared for Mulder, she was scared for herself. As they had found out before, these alien rebels were unpredictable. Taking a deep breath she switched on the radio again.
'The state of Miami has now been completely evacuated and the President is due to make a national statement this afternoon..' The newsreader said. Scully felt her stomach flip as she weighed things over in her mind. She couldn't believe this was happening. She watched as Mulder made his way to the petrol counter. She looked around herself again, to check there was no one around. She took a deep breath trying to calm herself, but it was hard.
After a few minutes which felt like hours, Mulder was walking back towards her, his jacket blowing in the morning breeze. He looked so handsome, she felt her heart warm up at the sight of him. The door opened and he slipped into the car and looked across at her.
'Ok?' She asked.
'Lets get out of here.' Mulder said in a low voice. Scully frowned in confusion.
'What happened?' She asked, as the car started.
'Nothing, I just don't feel safe.' He said quietly, and pulled out of the petrol station.
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The President stared at them in shock. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Government conspiracies? Were they insane?
'Sorry I… I can't believe this…' He said. Doggett sighed heavily and looked across at Reyes uneasily.
'I know it's difficult to come to terms with Sir, but evidently, this is happening now.' Doggett said and the President was silent. Tim was standing in the corner of the room silently, watching and listening in shock.
'To be honest, we actually can't tell you everything that is needed to know.' Reyes said suddenly, and Doggett frowned in confusion and looked across at her.
'What do you mean?' The President said, lifting his head.
'Mr President, we know two people that know everything and I mean everything about what is happening today. They could even stop this.' Reyes said, her heart beating in her chest. Doggett looked at her uncertainly.
'Who are these people?' The President asked.
'They are the FBI Agents who worked on the X-Files long before we did.' She said.
'Well where are they! Where can we find them! Why aren't they here?' The President asked, clearly angry now. Doggett sighed.
'Mr President, that is just the thing. They… they're on the run Sir. They don't work at the FBI anymore. In fact Sir they… well they're actually reported dead.' Doggett said, and there was a long silence in the room. Reyes felt like she wanted to crawl into a hole and hide there. She couldn't believe that this was being brought up. Finally, everything was going to be out in the open.
'Mr President, their names are Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. However they've been living in Canada for the past five years under the names of Ben and Julie Martin.' Reyes said and the President looked at them in shock.
'Now wait a minute..' Tim said, appearing from his corner. The sound of a new voice made Doggett look up in surprise. 'Could you please explain everything to us, this is just getting ridiculous.' He said. Reyes nodded and took a deep breath.
'Agent Mulder was in prison, five years ago and was accused of killing a man. However this man wasn't a man, he was a… alien.'
'Super solider to be exact..' Doggett said.
'Yes. Anyway he was sentenced to death, however… he escaped.' Reyes said. The President shook his head in disbelief.
'And you two knew about this all this time?' The President asked, and Doggett opened his mouth to speak but he stopped him.
'No. Save it. Listen, Tim. Get me all the information you can about this Mulder and Scully. In the meantime, Mr Doggett and Miss Reyes and I are going to have a long talk, in private.' The President said, looking over at Tim. Tim paused for a moment and looked at Doggett and Reyes in suspicion, but then nodded and walked out of the room silently. The President turned back to them and took a deep breath.
'Tell me everything. From the beginning.'
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Skinner scanned the road ahead. He had been driving all night with no sleep, and now he was reaching a broken down old gas station. He was still reeling on the news he had received the night before from the truck driver. A car had crashed into them and he had seen a man on the top of the car. Skinner knew this was suspicious, and going out on a limb he had asked the man which way they had headed, and now he was led to here. Skinner sighed heavily and scanned the old gas station. He looked to the road ahead and saw a large dark 4x4 moving up ahead. Skinner frowned in suspicion. There was something about that car that made him want to follow it. Skinner looked back at the gas station and wondered whether he should ask the attendant if he'd seen either of them, but thought against it. Something inside him was telling him that they were in the car ahead. Skinner pushed on the accelerator and sped down the road as fast as he could, heading up to the car in front.
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'Mulder?'
Mulder saw it too. He frowned in suspicion as he saw the long black BMW coming towards them. It was going fast. Very fast. Mulder felt anger and fear tighten in his chest.
'If it's those alien sons of bitches again I swear..'
'No Mulder… I think this may be different.' Scully said in a wavering voice. She turned and looked back at the car which was getting closer to them. To her surprise she saw its lights flicker.
'Can you see them? Can you see the aliens?' Mulder asked, checking his mirror. Scully frowned in confusion as the car flashed again.
'No… they're… they're flashing at us Mulder.' She said.
'Really? I didn't know aliens were party animals.' Mulder said in a flat voice. Scully rolled her eyes and would have hit him if he wasn't driving.
'No Mulder, seriously.' She said. Mulder sighed heavily.
'It's a trick Scully…' He started, but Scully was silent. He frowned in wonder. 'What is it?'
'Oh… my… god.' She gasped. Mulder looked at her for a moment with concern.
'What… what is it?' He asked in panic.
'Mulder.. you're not going to believe this…' She said, as she saw the familiar face looking back at her through the windscreen. She felt hot tears of happiness and emotion fill her eyes. 'It's Skinner!' She exclaimed, and before she knew it, Mulder slammed on the brakes.
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Skinner gasped in surprise as the car in front of him suddenly braked and he swerved his steering wheel to the right to get around the car quickly. He felt his heart racing in his chest. He couldn't believe it. He swore that he had just seen Dana's face.. she looked different but no one could forget her features. He shook his head in disbelief and slammed on the brakes and found himself looking in his mirror and looking right into Mulder's eyes.
Skinner jumped out of the car and ran towards them. He couldn't believe he'd found them. Relief filled his blood and just as he was about to open the door, Mulder beat him to it and was getting out of the car quickly, followed by a blonder looking Scully on the other side. Skinner couldn't help but smile, but his smile quickly dropped as he saw Mulder raise a gun to his face.
'MULDER!' Scully cried out in shock and she ran around the side of the car.
'Scully no I have to make sure!' Mulder said, full of paranoia. Skinner lifted his arms in surrender and looked into Mulder's eyes.
'Mulder… it's me!' Skinner said desperately, but Mulder didn't move. Scully looked across at him and noticed he was trembling. She felt concern for him hit her and she moved close to him and put a hand on his arm.
'Mulder, put the gun down.' She said gently. Skinner took deep breaths.
'I've been looking for you. I went to your house and I saw those aliens. Please Mulder.. it's me. Walter Skinner!' Skinner said desperately. Mulder took a deep breath and felt Scully on his arm. He felt himself trembling nervously.
'Mulder… trust me. I know it's him.' She said into his ear gently. Mulder felt her words melt his heart and he blinked. 'Come on Mulder. Trust me.' She said softly. Mulder took a deep breath and slowly, with Scully's help he lowered his gun. Scully held his arm gently and then swiftly took the gun out of his hands. Mulder let out a breath of air and Scully put an arm around him and for a moment as he looked at Skinner. Skinner looked at him with eyes full of trust and friendship. Mulder slowly began to calm down and when Scully was confident he was all right, she looked at Skinner and burst into a happy smile. She felt happy tears sting her eyes and Skinner smiled too. He was so happy to see his friends alive and well.
'Oh my god, Skinner!' She exclaimed and found herself throwing her arms around him. Skinner gasped in shock at her embrace but he took a sigh of relief as he felt welcomed again. Scully hugged him tight and felt happiness fill her body. As she pulled away Skinner smiled and looked across at Mulder. Mulder found himself smiling uncontrollably and he held out his hand.
'Good to see you Sir.' Mulder said in a low voice, and Skinner took his hand and shook it firmly. Scully watched them shaking hands and felt emotional for a moment. It was like old times.
Suddenly, the moment was broken between the three as Skinner's phone burst into life. Scully and Mulder jumped, and Skinner held up his hands to signal it was all right. They nervously nodded and Mulder put his hand to the small of Scully's back, pulling her closer to him. Skinner frowned with confusion and answered the phone.
'Walter Skinner.' He said. Scully and Mulder watched in silence. Skinner's face frowned in confusion and shock. Mulder felt a sinking feeling in his stomach. Skinner turned to them in shock.
'John Doggett.' Skinner said in shock, and Scully felt her jaw drop. Mulder looked at her with wide eyes. 'Yes… yes… I understand. Yes… I'm actually with them now… yes…' Skinner said down the phone. Scully frowned in confusion. After a moment, Skinner closed his phone silently then turned to them. Mulder felt his heart racing madly with confusion and tension. He felt Scully's grip on his hand tighten.
'That was John and Monica.' Skinner said in a low voice. 'They're with the President. They say that they're under orders of the President to get us to the White House right away.' Skinner said, and Scully felt her body go limp and she let go of Mulder's hand in shock.
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