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One of the clones walks into the room. "Let's go to the dinning room so Agent Reyes can fortify herself. We will talk." Everyone follows the clone, Reyes leaning on Scully as she walks, getting used to the low gravity.

They walk through what appears to be a modern mansion and come to a large dinning room with food already on the table and three other clones already seated. Everyone sits down except the first clone. "Please, everyone, eat. The situation on Earth has stabilized. We are not going to be able to accomplish abductions of Doggett and Skinner. We have been in contact with Skinner and warned him not share the knowledge that he and Doggett have. If he lives up to his end of the agreement, it will be possible for all of you to go back to Earth. He turns to Dana, "But you are a special problem Dr. Scully."

Scully says, "Surely I am not the only person on Earth who you infected with branched DNA."

One of the other clones says, "We had nothing to do with your infection, Dana."

Mulder smirks, "Pardon us for thinking that you are full of shit."

"Think what you want to think, Fox. We have no way of demonstrating that we had nothing to do with Dana's cancer. But think about it. Why would we be going to all this trouble now to get you back to Earth if we were just trying to cover up something we did years ago?"

Fox replies, "Maybe I don't think you're going to take us back. Maybe because the U.S. Army now has the means to detect the genetic engineering that you are performing on people like Dana. I think you just want us to tell you the names of everyone who knows what's going, so you are acting friendly."

"The truth is much simpler, Fox. First, let me assure you, most of you have heard this story before. And just like before, you will not be permitted to remember it when you go back to Earth. Let me start-"

Mulder cuts in, "What about Dana? You said she's a special case. Does she get to go back?"

"We intend to make a special offer to Dana, but she can go back if she wants to. Now, please, eat and let me explain."

Reyes and Langly make selections from various dishes on the table and start to eat. The others select drinks and settle back in their chairs, relaxing in the gentle gravity. The four clones alternate telling bits of the story.