All right, I think it's pretty obvious I'm not Chris Carter. So what would make you think that I own the X Files? Nothing. There is no excuse for thinking I own the X Files. Which I don't.

Author's note: I know it's a little late for this, but in the Halloween spirit.....

It's Halloween at the FBI. In fact, it's Halloween everywhere else as well. Therefore there are hundreds of little trick or treating kids in freaky costumes. Some not so little. In fact, as Mulder makes his way to his car, sort of forgetting where he left it, he sees two teenagers in punk costumes. But then again they might not be costumes. Anyway, costumes or not, they're picking on some helpless little ghost. No, not a real ghost, an eight year old in a ghost costume.

"Give us you're candy!" says the first punk.

Now, Mulder's a nice guy, and he can't stand seeing a poor little kid being picked on. So he yells "Stop picking on that little kid you punk!"

"What are you gonna do about it? OLD MAN!" the second punk yells back.

"You asked for it!" Mulder yells back to the smarty pants kid. He takes out his gun and shoots the punks in the chest.

Then the little kid comes up to him and says "Gee, thanks mister, you're really brave!" and then like a good little ghost, he runs off to tell someone, most likely his MOM what just happened.

BUUZZZZZ!!!!!!!! Mulder's alarm goes off and he wakes up. He ponders why he always has that dream on Halloween as he brushes his teeth, and goes to work, almost forgetting his and Scully's costumes.

He walks into his office and takes a good look around. Black and orange streamers are everywhere! He loves it and runs to get Scully, but she's too quick for him. She's already standing at the door when he turns around.

"Happy Halloween!" Mulder says to Scully and she just raises her eyebrows.

"Ditto." she says and sits down. "Crap. I forgot my free Halloween donut. Be right back." she sets her coffee on Mulder's desk and runs off to retrieve her free donut.

Mulder just happens to look into her coffee cup. He jumps when he sees the cup is filled with BLOOD!

"Why would Scully's coffee mug be filled with BLOOD?" he thinks, "Maybe it's just a dumb Halloween prank. I won't mention it."

She comes back into the room.

"So..." Mulder says, "I brought you a costume."

"What is it this year, Mulder? An angel or a giant Hostess cupcake?"

"Neither. You are going as Princess Lea!"

"And who are YOU going as? Luke Skywalker?"

"Nope." He says.

"I'm listening…"

"I'm going as a vampire!"

Her eyes widen. "Okay then…"

"What?"

"Are we going trick or treating too?"

"If you want to." He shrugs.

"I'd rather not…"

"Afraid someone will poison you?"

"Nah, there's just a great scary movie marathon on Sci-Fi. Scare Tactics included!"

"Ooh! Are they going to play Tremors?"

"Yap. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8."

"There aren't that many!"

"It feels like there are. Anyway…" she took a HUGE gulp from her coffee cup, and Mulder winced.

"Is it painful to watch me drink coffee, Mulder?"

'Yes', he thought. But he didn't say anything about the fact there was BLOOD in her coffee cup!!

TO BE CONTINUED!