The X-Files
Chapter 2
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"What do you make of all this, Mulder?" Scully said as they sat facing each other, cross-leggedon the bed in his hotel room looking over the case files of the attacks over luke-warm Chinese takeout. "I think that this town seriously needs to update the furnishings of their hotels, I think they stopped buying new bedswhen man first walked on the moon." Mulder replied as he squirmed around on the bed, seeking position that was free of lumps. Scully gave him a look, but she was unable to hide the smile from her eyes. "I meant about the case, Mulder." "I think Dr. Sanders might be onto something about the birds being controlled, everyone that was killed was a part of the society that is responsible for depleting the environment & endangered species, or they were part of a company thattested their products on animals." Mulder replied. "You're just looking for another reason to go see her."Scully said, her tone jokingly accusing.Mulder gave her a 'what can I say' gesture. "She's worth an x-rated dream or two." He replied cheekily. "Mulder…! She's at least ten years your senior!" Scully said indignantly; on the other hand, she was surprised that his behavior surprised her. "Hey, I only said one or two. Besides, why waste the whole night on her when there's you to dream about." Mulder replied with a suggestive wink, Scully gave him a playful whack over the head with the file she was holding as she stood from her place on the bed. "I'm going to sleep really soundly now knowing you're in here having lurid fantasies about me." She said sarcastically, he looked up, wearing a large grin. "Don't worry, Scully. I always keep you 'R' rated." He said with a look that would melt dry ice in seconds as he came to stand intimately close to her & tenderly tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, she responded by benignly patting his cheek. "Good night, Mulder." She said as she left without a second word, Mulder continued togaze, entranced at the door long after she had walked through it.
Mulder was startled into consciousness by his hotel phone ringing early the next morning; he looked at the clock & groaned… five in the morning. "Hullo." He slurred into the receiver.
"This scientist was attacked as he left his house for work this morning. He works for a lab that uses animals as test subjects for drugs… not that I can say that I feel sorry for him." She added as Scully took notice of a dead crow next to the man's body, one of the police officers had shot it. "I'm going to need this birdsent to the lab as well.
"Find anything?" Mulder said as he walked in to observe Scully & Dr. Sanders probe around on the crow's body. "Not yet… wait, I may have spoken too soon." Scully said as her scalpel came into contact with something as she was cutting into the back of the base of the bird's skull. "What is it?" Mulder asked. "It's an area of scar tissue, like something was inserted there." She said as she took a sample of tissue & put it under the microscope. "Dr. Sanders, come look at this." She said as she drew back in shock, Dr. Sanders looked through the microscope & had the same reaction. "This just might prove your theory." Scully said.
End of chapter 2