The X-Files II:
The Future is Here
Act II: Scene II

"Mulder help!" Scully cried as she struggled to get free, but she couldn't see him for the bounty hunter was on top of her, his hands around her neck, trying his hardest to keep her still as he choked her. "Mulder help!" Scully tried to say again as the last air slipped from her lungs.

"Muld—"she said right before she went limp and her eyes clouded over.

*****

Suddenly a sharp stick pierced the back of the bounty hunter's neck and he collapsed on top of her, green acid pouring out. Mulder was breathing hard, from the running, which was dangerous because of the toxic fumes. He quickly dragged Scully out from under him and kneeled down beside her.

"Shit Scully! Don't you die on me." Mulder said to her.

Suddenly she took a breath, and smiled at him "You better stop that swearing before the baby comes."

"Damn you Scully, you scared the shit out of me!" Mulder yelled at her.

"I got you big time." she whispered nearly out of breath, and rubbing her neck.

"Are you okay Scully?" he said softly as he helped her up.

"What do you mean the whole choking thing?" she said almost laughing, "It wasn't the first time someone's tried to kill me."

"Okay let's get the hell—I mean lets get out of here."

* * * * *

"Paris, Rome, London, Detroit, Toronto, Quebec City, New York, Sidney, Hong Kong, in every city around the world the children have disappeared." said a reporter with a microphone up to his bushy beard. "Panic has struck the human race with every child on record disappearing out of nowhere from every home in the world. Within two days this impossible, and tragic event has caused riots, violence, panic, sorrow, deaths, and yes even war.

"In a historically short time, only 21 hours over fifteen countries have randomly proclaimed war. Who's to blame? Who could possible dream up and carry out such a terrible attack on the families of the world? Is it possible that this is an organized terrorist attack, or is it instead the end of the world—"

"What the hell happened?" said a man in a black suit as he clicked off the television and crushed his cigarette butt into the ash tray on top of it?

"What the hell do you mean? You were the one who was supposed to make sure that at little as possible got out to the public!" said another man, one of the many syndicate members gathered in the dark room.

"How do you keep this kind of thing from the public you jackass!" the smoking man said as he lit another cigarette.

Another man, a large man with dark gray hair, interrupted "Shut up you two...we've got a bigger problem...they've obviously realized their weakness. How did they find out that we have the vaccine?"

"That damn Scully and Mulder!" the smoking man said.

"You're no better than C.G.B. Spender, Wilkenson!" the large man said, "How the hell could you loose Gibson Praise! He's probably ran and told them all they need to know by now!"

"What the hell do we care? If we let them be they could save the human race anyway!" Wilkenson said.

"Because they could also ruin our whole project! If we don't behave you know what they've threatened to do!" the large man said.

"You guys are all a bunch of lunatics...there's no hope no matter what the hell anyone does. You old fool, you really think they keep up their part of the deal if we behave. Just look what they just did... they already broke the deal!"

"We still have the vaccine..." the large man said.

"That damn juice wouldn't save a lab rat!" Wilkenson said, "So it worked on a few kids...they can even tie their own shoes...how are they going to survive the alien invasion?"

"What about Zion-X? There's hope there." said a mysterious man in the dark corner.

* * * * * 12:20am April 2nd, 2004

"I can't go any father..." Scully said breathing hard.

Mulder was exhausted himself but he said, "We've got to keep going..."

"But where are we going Mulder?" Scully said with a gasp.

"We've got to get to Zion-X." he said as he paused for a moment.

"What is that?"

"I'll tell you when I catch my breath."

They plopped down on the ground and leaned against a tree. But not before long they heard voices. "Crap..." Mulder said "The cops are after us...we've got to keep going."

"Mulder—I can't..." Scully said as she looked tiredly into his eyes, they had been running from them all day.

Mulder stood up and picked her up and went on. "No Mulder you can't carry me!"

"I've done it before..." he said remembering Antarctica, "Besides I'm going to need some practice." He said this last line with a meek smile.

"What?!" Scully asked not quite sure he meant what she thought he did.

TO BE CONTINUED