Chapter 5
Mulder and Scully sat in John's office. He and Monica were trying to fill them in on how they usually went about getting to the Kinlien Colony. They explained that the Earth looks nothing like it used to. The cities are gone, houses gone. Nothing but nature was left. There was only the one city. The city of the Kinliens. The Resistance colonies were underground very close to the Kinlien city. They set up teams that would travel as far as they could into the city. They would never get too far because these Kinliens were able to read human minds with ease. They could sense the presence.
"I'm not understanding John. We want to kill them or negotiate with them? What is the point here?" Scully asked.
"We would like to live in peace, of course Dana" Monica said.
John interrupted her, "But they never let us get close enough to talk to them. The ones that we have lost we have never seen or heard from again. We fear the worst. You were brought to this year in your age for a reason. You are the only ones that can get into that city and talk with their king."
"Their King?" Mulder asked, his question dripping with disgust and slight humor. Monica and John exchanged glances.
"Why can we only get into the city?" Scully asked, her brows knit together.
"They cannot kill their own." John answered hesitantly.
"Their own?…Just spit it out Doggett." Mulder exclaimed.
Scully gasped, her eyes wide. She grabbed Mulder's arm. "Mulder, William is their king." Mulder jumped slightly at the realization.
John and Monica let the information settle with Mulder and Scully before prompting on. "We believe…the whole colony believes that you two are our last and only hope" Monica said softly, taking each of their hands in her own.
"When do we go to him?" Scully asked.
"Whenever you are ready but, the sooner the better," John replied.
The next few hours were filled with excitement and tension in the colonies. News of Mulder and Scully's departure was sent on everyone's ears. They would leave with a crew containing Trent, Leslie, and two other members of the colony. The other two, named Tess and Hank would be the eyes and ears of the operation while Trent and Leslie would provide protection at all times for Mulder and Scully.
A large banquet was held to say goodbye and good luck to the two former agents. Mulder looked embarrassed by all the hoo-ha while Scully looked preoccupied in her own thoughts.
Mulder followed the team out of the banquet room with Scully behind him. She felt a tug at her shirt and she turned around to see a small boy with big green eyes and chubby cheeks stare up at her.
Scully smiled and squatted so that the child could lean and whisper into Scully's ear, "We want to believe"