Chapter 4
Scully hadn't realized how large this underground facility was. It housed 21 colonies. The only real humans left in the world. She walked with Monica to the dining area where she saw that Mulder was already sitting with Trent, John, and Leslie.
Before reaching the table Scully whispered to Monica, "Leslie is beautiful. She really got the best out of you and John." Monica beamed and squeezed Scully's hand.
Scully took her seat next to Mulder and it was near silent as their food was brought to them by various members of the colony. A woman with big blue eyes set her's and Mulder's food in front of them. The woman reminded Scully of Melissa which brought another twinge of pain to Scully's heart.
"So I suppose we all have a lot to tell you and you have a lot to learn before we get started." John said as everyone nibbled at their food.
Scully and Mulder listened as John, with help from Monica, Trent, Leslie, and some others, told them about how the aliens came quickly. Most died from bee stings and the aliens that hatched out of the human bodies were taken away on their ships, unclear where to. Many people's bodies remained on the Earth, but their souls were long gone, the aliens taking their form as these people. They wouldn't see the same aliens that Mulder came into direct contact with in Antarctica. They would see people whose eyes turned black. The world was overcome by a mix of humans and aliens. Some were aliens that took control of human bodies, other's were half human DNA half alien DNA.
Mulder could no longer swallow his food. His mind was racing. "The alien-human race…they are hostile?" he asked.
John hesitated before answering. "They are kinder than the aliens themselves. You see, the alien-humans, Kinliens we like to call them, were formed by our government along with theirs a long time ago. This was all planned. To use those who wouldn't cooperate as hosts for the aliens and then breed aliens and humans together to make a bettered race for humankind. Some were bred, others were made by means of being injected with the tampered DNA. It was either that or have all humans killed off completely. This way, the families of all of the government's group would live on and the aliens could produce more of their own kind. These Kinliens posses powers that we have seen before."
"Gibson" Scully whispered.
John nodded.
"William" Scully said again. There was a long moment of silence.
"So what do we do? We kill them? We kill what is half us?" Scully asked, only William in her mind.
"They kill groups of the resistance every day." Monica said softly.
"What is it that we must do?" Mulder asked.
"Resist or Serve" krycek hissed in his ear.