Part 19
Its nighttime now and Mulder and Scully are ready to investigate the company that Dr. Oseleck worked for. Mulder had learned in the documents that had been stolen that the company was the Russian affiliate of Rousch or Rouska.
The agents had taken it easy for a couple of hours, staying in bed and ordering room service, but now it was time to stake out the building. They dressed in their all black clothes. "Mulder, we've still only got the one gun and I've got my flashlight but you don't have one", says Scully. "Do you think this is smart?"
"We'll just have to stick really close and hope nothing happens", says Mulder.
They exit the building and stand out front. "I think it would be best if we just hitch a ride", says Mulder. "We don't need any witnesses."
"Why am I not surprised", says Scully readjusting her black turtleneck.
They hitch a ride and an average businessman type picks them up. Mulder has him drop them off two blocks from Rouska, Inc. They walk the final two blocks and encounter a large gate with a guard. They decide against confronting the guard and instead opt to check out the back. They notice some surveillance cameras turning.
"It looks like the cameras swivel in each direction once a minute", says Mulder. "We've got one minute to scale the fence, run across that lot and plaster against that building over there in the shadows." Mulder points and then leans down forming a step for Scully.
"Is that all", asks Scully stepping into Mulder's hand. She scales to the top of the fence turns around and jumps to the ground. Mulder quickly follows. They glance at the camera and its already turning towards them. They race across the lot and just make it into the shadows. At this time they notice a guard patrolling right where they scaled the fence. They cautiously follow the wall around to the side of the building and encounter a door. Its locked. Mulder picks out a small pick from his pocket and shimmies the door. It opens and Scully flashes the flashlight inside as Mulder pulls their one gun from his holster. He goes in first with Scully flashing the light over his shoulder. They proceed down several corridors before they encounter another locked door. This one requires a keycard, which they don't have. Mulder gets an idea though and scans his Discover card and the door opens.
"At least it works somewhere!", he says.
"Mulder, that was a really stupid thing to do", says Scully. "They have your identity now."
"I suppose they do. But, in seven years I have never been more happy than at this moment Scully. For you are about to agree with me for the first time. He puts his arm around her waist and pulls her in front of him and points. Her eyes open wide and he smiles, for in front of them are tanks. Tanks that contain clones of various people that they have run into during their quest.
"Now do you believe?" he asks.
Part 20
Scully can't believe her eyes. "Oh my God Mulder, you were right." She cautiously walks up to one of the tanks where she sees a clone of Jeremiah Smith. She turns to Mulder. "Do you know what this means?"
"That I was right and you were wrong?" says Mulder smiling.
"No, I mean that the technology that has allowed this to happen is the answer to every disease out there. If someone got sick, you could just create a new body for them. People could live forever."
"Theres a problem though Scully. These are human hybrids. They are not perfect human clones", says Mulder as Scully continues to walk through the room of tanks glancing down and seeing more familiar faces. Shes not surprised to see Samantha clones. In the rear of the room there are two more rows and she stops at the last tank. Mulder follows her and Scully latches onto his arm. They peer down into the tank and Scully's eyes begin to tear. "Scully, its not her", says Mulder wrapping his arms around her from behind. "You've got to let it go."
"Mulder, its Emily. I have another chance. We could get her out of here. We could take her back to the states. I could raise her."
"We can't do that Scully. She needs this fluid to survive. If she isn't suspended in this green liquid, she needs to be constantly injected with it. It will only happen again. You need to accept what can never be."
Scully turns angrily around to Mulder. "You don't want me to be a mother do you? You are worried that it would interfere with the X-Files and you would be left on your own trying to find the truth. Well the truth is Mulder, I want a child and its the only way I am going to be able to have one of my own. Now are you going to help me or not?"
Mulder looks at Scully's angry face and his expression is one of sadness. "No, I can't help you with this and there are things that you don't know that I admit I haven't told you about how the original Emily came to be. But, I promise you that I will resolve this for you."
Scully looks at Mulder in disbelief. "You are holding more back from me. What else do you know? I have a right to know what they did with my body Mulder. Who is it for you to decide what is right for me?"
"I wanted to protect you and I still do", says Mulder pulling her to his chest and kissing her head. "Of course I want you to be able to be a mother. I think that you will be a very good one and I plan on telling that to any child that we may have."
Scully pulls away from Mulder and looks up at him. "Mulder, are you saying that you want to share parenthood with me?"
Mulder smiles and says, "Well if I am married to you I would hope that we could work together on that."
Scully smiles and starts to tear up. "It doesn't matter what we want. It doesn't change the fact that I can't bear our biological children. They took everything from me and theres no going back."
"Maybe there is Scully. We just have to be patient and wait and see."
Just then there is a noise. Mulder pulls Scully into the shadows as they a scientist pass by with a guard following close behind. "Its okay", says the scientist. "I'm sure it was just a glitch in the security system. Nothing seems tampered with and I can assure you that anything leaving this place will self destruct anyway." The guard leaves the scientist behind who turns and starts adjusting valves on the nearest tank.
Mulder cautiously pulls his gun and walks up behind the scientist. He puts it to the back of his head and says, "What do you know about Oseleck?" The scientist is clearly frightened and says, "He used to work here. He was our leading researcher, but he was assassinated in the United States. I am continuing his testing, but I only follow others orders.
"Whos orders do you follow?" yells Mulder. "Is his name C.G.B. Spender also known as Cigarette Smoking Man?"
"I don't know his name, he came here only once. He did smoke cigarettes though. He said the research was to discover a way to grow organs for transplant. He said it would make me rich working for this company, Rouska."
"He lied", says Mulder still holding the gun to man's head. "Scully, go keep a lookout. Scully reluctantly leaves Mulder alone with the scientist. "Now that we're alone we have a little negotiating to do", says Mulder. "I notice that you have a pretty good collection of specimens here and I can only assume that you also have the raw materials of these creations of yours." He makes a motion of the room. "That little girl in the corner. What do you know of her?"
"She came from samples obtained in the United States. I know nothing more about her. She is the first. We have yet to create another."
"You are ready to produce more of her?" accuses Mulder.
"No, I have the female genetic material here, but I haven't added the additional compound necessary to recreate her."
Mulder finally understands what he is saying. "You have the human ova here in this building that you need to produce a child such as that one here?" He tightens his grip on the gun.
"Yes, I do.", says the scientist.
"Well, I think we're going to do something about that", says Mulder. "If you value your life you are going to show me the rest of the raw material that girl came from."
The scientist leads Mulder into a small refrigerated room. He opens a large freezer and removes a round cylinder like case. He opens it and removes one frost covered tube and hands it to Mulder. Mulder without removing the gun from the scientist takes the tube in his right hand and rubs the frost away from the tube. The name DK Scully appears. "You are saying that these cells are pristine. Nothing has been done with them. They only need an alien or....human counterpart added and you will produce a life form?"
"Thats correct", says the scientist nervously as he feels the cold steel against his head.
"Well, you're going to be losing this one", says Mulder. "Because we're going to make some arrangements right now and I am going to observe you as you do what I am going to tell you."
Part 21
Half an hour after Mulder told her to serve as a lookout Scully has become worried. She debates whether or not to leave her assigned post, but becoming concerned about her partner she backtracks to the room where she left him. She sees the scientist sealing a box and Mulder directing him.
"So everything is clear, Dr. Slezlak? My instructions don't confuse you do they? Because if they do its going to be awfully hard on you."
"No, I totally understand what I am to do", says Dr. Slezlak. "I will do anything. Just leave me alone."
"Twenty-four hours", says Mulder. "Or else."
Mulder turns and sees Scully standing there. "Mulder, what are you talking about."
"I was just suggesting to Dr. Slezlak that it would be in his best interest to abandon ship while he still was alive. We don't want him ending up like Dr. Oseleck now do we." Mulder glances over at Dr. Slezlak with the box. Scully looks up at Mulder confused as to the significance of the box.
"Lets get out of here Scully. Our work here is done."
"But Mulder, we can't just leave this facility here. The experiments being run here are totally unethical not to mention illegal."
"It doesn't matter Scully, it will all disappear as it always does. The important thing is that you have finally seen what I have for so long been trying to prove to you. Yes, there is science in whats going on, but theres a larger factor here. Our government participates in experiments against the American people. Experiments to create human hybrids that will be able to survive the alien colonization."
Scully gives him a long look and finally sighs. "I guess I finally see what you have been saying for seven years. That theres a greater agenda here than just producing a bunch of clones."
"Exactly.", says Mulder putting his arm around Scully. He notices Dr. Slezlak looking at them. "Twenty-four hours. Thats all you have", says Mulder.
"I understand Agent Mulder. I'll take your advice." He leaves the room.
Scully and Mulder exit the building from where they came. Its quiet and Mulder feels nervous about what just transpired. He wasn't sure if he should have trusted Dr. Slezlak, but he had little choice. Everything important in his life depended on it.
The agents reach outside where the moon is shining over the parking lot. The security cameras are surveilling. They wait for the right timing and then repeat the process of getting over the fence. Unfortunately, it seems its too late at night to hitch a ride and the agents start walking hand in hand toward their hotel.
"Mulder, Skinner will never believe us. He knows that CSM is behind something, but he doesn't want to jeopardize his life or career by standing behind us on this thing. He is not about to start now. How are we going to write up a report about what we have seen. Its just going to be cast off as another joke."
"Another Mr. and Mrs. Spooky story", says Mulder pulling some sunflower seeds out of his pocket and handing them to Scully after popping a few in his own mouth. "The truth is Scully, this report is not going to contain 100% of what we actually saw. Its too dangerous. I won't have your life endangered because of what you have seen. Its bad enough that CSM knows that I have seen everything. Now you have seen what they never thought you would see and I won't have them coming after you or anyone close to us."
"But Mulder, think what this technology could do for the world", says Scully.
"Remember Scully, its gone. Accept it. If we turned around right now and walked back, I would guarantee everything is gone or the building is on fire. Their timing is impeccable."
The agents continue walking and finally reach their hotel. As they head into the lobby the desk clerk approaches them. Theres a message for you. He hands them a message. Its from Byers, Langley and Frohike.
"What do they want", ask Scully.
"They want me to pick up some souvenirs for them", says Mulder laughing. "Including a few pints of vodka."
The agents laugh together as they go up to "their" room. Mulder puts on the tv and collapses on the bed. Scully sits down next to him. "Mulder, what was that in that box that Dr. Slezlak had?"
Mulder is chewing on sunflower seeds still. He looks out of the corner of his eye and says, "Some evidence that I hope he has enough sense to send to the appropriate channels."
Scully goes into the bathroom and takes a shower. She puts on her electric blue nightgown that she had purchased. Takes a deep breath and walks out of the bathroom. She nearly laughs as she sees Mulder lying on the bed in a similar pose that he had done in their Arcadia case. But he is wearing his black silk boxer shorts. "Come on Laura, we're engaged now", he says as he pats the space next to him.
Scully smiles and says, "Its Dana.. Fox and I couldn't agree more." She lies down next to him and he pulls her into his arms.
"Scully..Dana thank you", he says.
"For what", she replies.
"For not wearing that green face mask stuff on this trip", he says as he bends down and kisses her.
Its nighttime now and Mulder and Scully are ready to investigate the company that Dr. Oseleck worked for. Mulder had learned in the documents that had been stolen that the company was the Russian affiliate of Rousch or Rouska.
The agents had taken it easy for a couple of hours, staying in bed and ordering room service, but now it was time to stake out the building. They dressed in their all black clothes. "Mulder, we've still only got the one gun and I've got my flashlight but you don't have one", says Scully. "Do you think this is smart?"
"We'll just have to stick really close and hope nothing happens", says Mulder.
They exit the building and stand out front. "I think it would be best if we just hitch a ride", says Mulder. "We don't need any witnesses."
"Why am I not surprised", says Scully readjusting her black turtleneck.
They hitch a ride and an average businessman type picks them up. Mulder has him drop them off two blocks from Rouska, Inc. They walk the final two blocks and encounter a large gate with a guard. They decide against confronting the guard and instead opt to check out the back. They notice some surveillance cameras turning.
"It looks like the cameras swivel in each direction once a minute", says Mulder. "We've got one minute to scale the fence, run across that lot and plaster against that building over there in the shadows." Mulder points and then leans down forming a step for Scully.
"Is that all", asks Scully stepping into Mulder's hand. She scales to the top of the fence turns around and jumps to the ground. Mulder quickly follows. They glance at the camera and its already turning towards them. They race across the lot and just make it into the shadows. At this time they notice a guard patrolling right where they scaled the fence. They cautiously follow the wall around to the side of the building and encounter a door. Its locked. Mulder picks out a small pick from his pocket and shimmies the door. It opens and Scully flashes the flashlight inside as Mulder pulls their one gun from his holster. He goes in first with Scully flashing the light over his shoulder. They proceed down several corridors before they encounter another locked door. This one requires a keycard, which they don't have. Mulder gets an idea though and scans his Discover card and the door opens.
"At least it works somewhere!", he says.
"Mulder, that was a really stupid thing to do", says Scully. "They have your identity now."
"I suppose they do. But, in seven years I have never been more happy than at this moment Scully. For you are about to agree with me for the first time. He puts his arm around her waist and pulls her in front of him and points. Her eyes open wide and he smiles, for in front of them are tanks. Tanks that contain clones of various people that they have run into during their quest.
"Now do you believe?" he asks.
Part 20
Scully can't believe her eyes. "Oh my God Mulder, you were right." She cautiously walks up to one of the tanks where she sees a clone of Jeremiah Smith. She turns to Mulder. "Do you know what this means?"
"That I was right and you were wrong?" says Mulder smiling.
"No, I mean that the technology that has allowed this to happen is the answer to every disease out there. If someone got sick, you could just create a new body for them. People could live forever."
"Theres a problem though Scully. These are human hybrids. They are not perfect human clones", says Mulder as Scully continues to walk through the room of tanks glancing down and seeing more familiar faces. Shes not surprised to see Samantha clones. In the rear of the room there are two more rows and she stops at the last tank. Mulder follows her and Scully latches onto his arm. They peer down into the tank and Scully's eyes begin to tear. "Scully, its not her", says Mulder wrapping his arms around her from behind. "You've got to let it go."
"Mulder, its Emily. I have another chance. We could get her out of here. We could take her back to the states. I could raise her."
"We can't do that Scully. She needs this fluid to survive. If she isn't suspended in this green liquid, she needs to be constantly injected with it. It will only happen again. You need to accept what can never be."
Scully turns angrily around to Mulder. "You don't want me to be a mother do you? You are worried that it would interfere with the X-Files and you would be left on your own trying to find the truth. Well the truth is Mulder, I want a child and its the only way I am going to be able to have one of my own. Now are you going to help me or not?"
Mulder looks at Scully's angry face and his expression is one of sadness. "No, I can't help you with this and there are things that you don't know that I admit I haven't told you about how the original Emily came to be. But, I promise you that I will resolve this for you."
Scully looks at Mulder in disbelief. "You are holding more back from me. What else do you know? I have a right to know what they did with my body Mulder. Who is it for you to decide what is right for me?"
"I wanted to protect you and I still do", says Mulder pulling her to his chest and kissing her head. "Of course I want you to be able to be a mother. I think that you will be a very good one and I plan on telling that to any child that we may have."
Scully pulls away from Mulder and looks up at him. "Mulder, are you saying that you want to share parenthood with me?"
Mulder smiles and says, "Well if I am married to you I would hope that we could work together on that."
Scully smiles and starts to tear up. "It doesn't matter what we want. It doesn't change the fact that I can't bear our biological children. They took everything from me and theres no going back."
"Maybe there is Scully. We just have to be patient and wait and see."
Just then there is a noise. Mulder pulls Scully into the shadows as they a scientist pass by with a guard following close behind. "Its okay", says the scientist. "I'm sure it was just a glitch in the security system. Nothing seems tampered with and I can assure you that anything leaving this place will self destruct anyway." The guard leaves the scientist behind who turns and starts adjusting valves on the nearest tank.
Mulder cautiously pulls his gun and walks up behind the scientist. He puts it to the back of his head and says, "What do you know about Oseleck?" The scientist is clearly frightened and says, "He used to work here. He was our leading researcher, but he was assassinated in the United States. I am continuing his testing, but I only follow others orders.
"Whos orders do you follow?" yells Mulder. "Is his name C.G.B. Spender also known as Cigarette Smoking Man?"
"I don't know his name, he came here only once. He did smoke cigarettes though. He said the research was to discover a way to grow organs for transplant. He said it would make me rich working for this company, Rouska."
"He lied", says Mulder still holding the gun to man's head. "Scully, go keep a lookout. Scully reluctantly leaves Mulder alone with the scientist. "Now that we're alone we have a little negotiating to do", says Mulder. "I notice that you have a pretty good collection of specimens here and I can only assume that you also have the raw materials of these creations of yours." He makes a motion of the room. "That little girl in the corner. What do you know of her?"
"She came from samples obtained in the United States. I know nothing more about her. She is the first. We have yet to create another."
"You are ready to produce more of her?" accuses Mulder.
"No, I have the female genetic material here, but I haven't added the additional compound necessary to recreate her."
Mulder finally understands what he is saying. "You have the human ova here in this building that you need to produce a child such as that one here?" He tightens his grip on the gun.
"Yes, I do.", says the scientist.
"Well, I think we're going to do something about that", says Mulder. "If you value your life you are going to show me the rest of the raw material that girl came from."
The scientist leads Mulder into a small refrigerated room. He opens a large freezer and removes a round cylinder like case. He opens it and removes one frost covered tube and hands it to Mulder. Mulder without removing the gun from the scientist takes the tube in his right hand and rubs the frost away from the tube. The name DK Scully appears. "You are saying that these cells are pristine. Nothing has been done with them. They only need an alien or....human counterpart added and you will produce a life form?"
"Thats correct", says the scientist nervously as he feels the cold steel against his head.
"Well, you're going to be losing this one", says Mulder. "Because we're going to make some arrangements right now and I am going to observe you as you do what I am going to tell you."
Part 21
Half an hour after Mulder told her to serve as a lookout Scully has become worried. She debates whether or not to leave her assigned post, but becoming concerned about her partner she backtracks to the room where she left him. She sees the scientist sealing a box and Mulder directing him.
"So everything is clear, Dr. Slezlak? My instructions don't confuse you do they? Because if they do its going to be awfully hard on you."
"No, I totally understand what I am to do", says Dr. Slezlak. "I will do anything. Just leave me alone."
"Twenty-four hours", says Mulder. "Or else."
Mulder turns and sees Scully standing there. "Mulder, what are you talking about."
"I was just suggesting to Dr. Slezlak that it would be in his best interest to abandon ship while he still was alive. We don't want him ending up like Dr. Oseleck now do we." Mulder glances over at Dr. Slezlak with the box. Scully looks up at Mulder confused as to the significance of the box.
"Lets get out of here Scully. Our work here is done."
"But Mulder, we can't just leave this facility here. The experiments being run here are totally unethical not to mention illegal."
"It doesn't matter Scully, it will all disappear as it always does. The important thing is that you have finally seen what I have for so long been trying to prove to you. Yes, there is science in whats going on, but theres a larger factor here. Our government participates in experiments against the American people. Experiments to create human hybrids that will be able to survive the alien colonization."
Scully gives him a long look and finally sighs. "I guess I finally see what you have been saying for seven years. That theres a greater agenda here than just producing a bunch of clones."
"Exactly.", says Mulder putting his arm around Scully. He notices Dr. Slezlak looking at them. "Twenty-four hours. Thats all you have", says Mulder.
"I understand Agent Mulder. I'll take your advice." He leaves the room.
Scully and Mulder exit the building from where they came. Its quiet and Mulder feels nervous about what just transpired. He wasn't sure if he should have trusted Dr. Slezlak, but he had little choice. Everything important in his life depended on it.
The agents reach outside where the moon is shining over the parking lot. The security cameras are surveilling. They wait for the right timing and then repeat the process of getting over the fence. Unfortunately, it seems its too late at night to hitch a ride and the agents start walking hand in hand toward their hotel.
"Mulder, Skinner will never believe us. He knows that CSM is behind something, but he doesn't want to jeopardize his life or career by standing behind us on this thing. He is not about to start now. How are we going to write up a report about what we have seen. Its just going to be cast off as another joke."
"Another Mr. and Mrs. Spooky story", says Mulder pulling some sunflower seeds out of his pocket and handing them to Scully after popping a few in his own mouth. "The truth is Scully, this report is not going to contain 100% of what we actually saw. Its too dangerous. I won't have your life endangered because of what you have seen. Its bad enough that CSM knows that I have seen everything. Now you have seen what they never thought you would see and I won't have them coming after you or anyone close to us."
"But Mulder, think what this technology could do for the world", says Scully.
"Remember Scully, its gone. Accept it. If we turned around right now and walked back, I would guarantee everything is gone or the building is on fire. Their timing is impeccable."
The agents continue walking and finally reach their hotel. As they head into the lobby the desk clerk approaches them. Theres a message for you. He hands them a message. Its from Byers, Langley and Frohike.
"What do they want", ask Scully.
"They want me to pick up some souvenirs for them", says Mulder laughing. "Including a few pints of vodka."
The agents laugh together as they go up to "their" room. Mulder puts on the tv and collapses on the bed. Scully sits down next to him. "Mulder, what was that in that box that Dr. Slezlak had?"
Mulder is chewing on sunflower seeds still. He looks out of the corner of his eye and says, "Some evidence that I hope he has enough sense to send to the appropriate channels."
Scully goes into the bathroom and takes a shower. She puts on her electric blue nightgown that she had purchased. Takes a deep breath and walks out of the bathroom. She nearly laughs as she sees Mulder lying on the bed in a similar pose that he had done in their Arcadia case. But he is wearing his black silk boxer shorts. "Come on Laura, we're engaged now", he says as he pats the space next to him.
Scully smiles and says, "Its Dana.. Fox and I couldn't agree more." She lies down next to him and he pulls her into his arms.
"Scully..Dana thank you", he says.
"For what", she replies.
"For not wearing that green face mask stuff on this trip", he says as he bends down and kisses her.