The Decision
by Trycee
Time Frame: Post I Want to Believe
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Files. It is owned by Chris Carter and Fox. This is written for fun, not profit.
Sequel to Where's the Truth:
Mulder drove Scully to a brightly painted apartment building in the heart of D.C. He and Scully went up the elevator doors coming to the familiar apartment door. He knocked and it swung open and the woman invited them in. "Come in..."
Scully hesitated, pulling out her gun that she had in her back holster. Mulder pulled out his gun also and they walked in. Marita Covarrubias sat at a desk, smoking a cigarette. Her platinum blond hair was well groomed and she was dressed in a business suit. She smiled at both Mulder and Scully. "Have a seat," she said, gesturing to the arm chairs in her living room. "I was wondering when you'd arrive, Mr. Mulder..."
Scully looked over at Mulder and then put her gun away. He put his away as well, and they sat down in the chairs. Marita came over and sat across from them. She looked at them both and Mulder could tell she had aged...her eyes were worn with bags under her eyes. "The mission hasn't changed...you know that. The date is set. Most of the men are dead...but it still continues...they are either gathering abductees for removal or they're gathering them for creating more super soldiers...or they're using them for more experiments..."
"And?", Mulder continued. "Whats your role, Marita?"
"I'm still in with them, Mulder. I have no other choice...but I was hoping you would still want to fight."
"Why should we trust you?", Scully asked.
"I've protected you...", she said, puffing on a cigarette. "Its a matter of time before they succeed with their plans...They want to recreate William...the ultimate human hybrid...but they want control of these hybrids...your offspring. They've attempted these experiments with other women, just as they attempted to create alien babies from human mothers..."
Scully looked over to Mulder. Marita saw her nervousness but continued. "None of these other women resulted in children special like William. They will find you...unless you stop them."
"How? How do we stop them?"
"By exposing them, Mr. Mulder. Expose them and expose their plans...they're systematically erasing proof."
"But how?", Scully asked.
"There's still proof...you have to find it, document it and expose them..."
Mulder shook his head. "How many years did we attempt that, Marita? How many loses did we suffer in trying to do that? We have just a short time before the end...maybe we should concentrate on spending it together!", Mulder said, rising up.
"You think they'll let you live it in peace?", she smiled. "They want her ova...and they won't stop until they get it. And in getting it they will kill her, Mr. Mulder."
Mulder turned to Scully. Scully grabbed Mulder's arm. He looked down at Scully. "We'll figure it out...but we will not be chasing after demons again. We wasted too many years doing that..."
"So you'll let it happen?"
"What can we do? We're out numbered...", Mulder said, turning towards the door, his arm around Scully's shoulders.
"I never thought you'd give up, Mr. Mulder." Marita said, standing up.
"He hasn't," Scully said. "Its just a daunting task...one we may have chased after when we were younger...but now...I think if we are to fight we need to find our son...I think that's our only chance..."
"Its not your only option."
"What have you given us?", Mulder screamed. "Just another chase...another chase into the abyss...Tell us where our son is and maybe we can fight them then!"
"You think if I knew I would be contacting you? I would just arrange to take him. But if they get a hold of more of your ova...and create another hybrid like William...not even your son can stop them!"
"Then we'll make sure they can't get to me...if there's no ova they can't take them, right?"
Mulder looked over to Scully. "What? What are you saying?"
"Full hysterectomy..."
"NO!", Mulder screamed, walking over to the door. "There's got to be another way..."
"There isn't, Mulder," Scully said, glancing at him and then back to Marita. "If its true...that my ova is what they want...to continue the experiments...then we'll take that away from them. And we'll continue to search for William..."
"What about what they're doing? What about the clones and other experiments..." Marita continued. "How will we fight them?"
"William," Scully answered. "We've got 2 more years...we will fight them...after we find him."
Mulder stood in the doorway staring at Scully. She turned to address him. "Like you said, Mulder...William was an anomaly. I haven't been able to have kids since him...I'm getting older...it just makes sense...nothing will change..."
Mulder nodded his head and then looked over to Marita. He opened the door and waited for Scully to walk back out into the hallway. He clasped her hand and they walked to the elevator. They walked out of the apartment door and Mulder spotted a large man heading in their direction. "Scully, run!"
Scully ran quickly to the white truck, hopping in. Mulder turned the key, speeding off just as the Bounty Hunter reached their truck. "Let's get out of here, Mulder!"
"We need to get your car from the police station, we can't leave it there," Mulder said. They sat in silence until he was sure they were safe. He then turned towards Scully. "Are you sure, Scully?"
"I'm sure...think of it as my way of fighting back Mulder. They took everything away from us...this is my way of taking it back."
"I was always hopeful it would happen again...", he said, placing his hand around her shoulders.
"I was too," she said, leaning into him. "But this isn't the time to bring another child into this world, even if we could...plus we don't want them to create any child that could defeat William...We need him to fight, Mulder."
"We've got to get more prepared, Scully. I know it was my dream to be a paranormal investigator, but we've got to get prepared...And I certainly can't leave you alone now."
"What about my job?", she said, turning to look at him.
"That pays the bills," he laughed lightly. "Being isolated out there we forget whats going on out there...that they are taking over..."
"I guess its selfish of us...but then again, Mulder, don't we deserve it?"
"We do...we fought for so long...we won't give up but we do deserve some peace of mind...to be together."
They arrived back home in a few hours. Mulder scoped out the place to make sure it was safe. There were no other newspapers laid on his desk and nothing seemed to be amiss. He had arranged for a tow truck to bring Scully's car back to their house. He met the driver in Arlington and she had driven in front of him all the way home. When Mulder walked into the house, Scully was on the phone with a colleague of her's. "Yes, that's great...thanks."
"What did he say?"
"He said that full hysterectomies were usually only performed if there was a condition but he figured, me being a physician, I understood that...so he is gonna arrange for it in the next few days...I'll be on bed rest for a few weeks...you'll have to take care of me."
"I can do that...", he said, pulling her in by the waist. "I'm sorry you've lost so much, Scully. I'm sorry now its come to this."
"Like I've told you countless times before, Mulder, it's not your fault. They did this to me...and now I'm gonna stop them from doing this again to me...Alright?"
"Alright," he nodded. "Whats next?"
"Letting Father Ybarra know I'll be gone awhile...he should be thrilled.", she laughed a little.
"He doesn't hate you that much, Scully. Its the stubborn Irish in you he hates...a stubborn former FBI woman that can kick his ass..."
She punched Mulder in the arm and he screamed out loudly, "OUCH!"
"Well, I've got to get ready for my surgery...", she said, walking towards the kitchen. "I've got to make sure there's food to eat so you don't burn the kitchen down..."
"I make the best frozen dinners ever Scully," he smiled.
She smiled back, shaking her head. "Of course you do, Mulder. I think I better have my mother come anyway..."
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