Scully looks around the darkening landscape of the wooded area. "Mulder!" She yells. No reply. She turns on her flashlight and walks in the direction he went ten minutes before. She soon gets back to the small clearing. "Mulder!" Her flashlight hits on something metallic.
A robotic voice yells, "EXTERMINATE!" A blue-white light shoots out from the metallic object just missing her.
June 25, 1999 8 am (36 Hours Earlier)
FBI Headquarters Basement
Agent Scully enters the office seeing her partner, Agent Mulder, engrossed in a file. "Good Morning."
He looks up from the file, "Morning, I hope you are ready to blow some frequent flyer miles."
She sighs, "What is it this time Mulder?"
He replies, "Several people have turned up in Northern California with severe burns all over their bodies."
She asks, "Maybe they were struck by lightning."
He responds, "No lightning reported in the areas where the bodies were found. But one person did report hearing a robotic voice before finding one of the bodies."
She sighs, "Robots, Mulder! So you think this is what, murderous robots that kill with electricity?"
He says, "I like your thinking, but actually the area is also known to be a hotspot for UFO sightings so I was thinking it could be alien related."
She says, "Yep, there it is. Ok when do we leave?"
Northern California Bar and Grill
June 25th 7:21pm
They arrived in the small town where the bodies were found too late to officially start asking questions. They decided it would be best to get some dinner at the local bar and grill and ask some of the locals about it.
They are seated near the bar and as they are finishing their meal they hear a guy nearby at the bar loudly say, "Whatever keeps killing people in those woods isn't human, that's for sure."
The bartender replies, "Your crazy Jim," before going to the other end of the bar.
Mulder gets up and walks over to the man, "What do you think is killing people then?"
Jim says, "My cousin heard a robotic voice in the woods right before they found Charlie. It was the same night a lot of people reported lights in the sky. My bet is it's either aliens or the military."
Mulder says, "Did your cousin hear what the robotic voice said?"
Jim takes a sip of his beer. "Yep, one word. Exterminate."
Mulder says, "Any idea what the robot looked like?"
Jim replies, "My cousin said it was really dark that night but his flashlight did briefly land on something shiny. He was going to investigate but then he heard the others yelling that they found Charlie."
Mulder says, "You think I could speak to your cousin?"
Jim says, "You can probably find him tomorrow at the police department, Just ask for Tim, he's a cop. You seem like a cop too."
Mulder says, "Federal Agent. You think of anything else, give me a call." He hands the man a card with his cellular number on it, then returns to Scully. They pay and leave.
Police Department
June 26th 11am
They are sitting in a room with Officer Tim and his superior officer. Officer Tim says, "Agent Mulder, I don't know what I saw that night. I'm not even sure I really heard that voice."
Mulder says, "Your cousin Jim seemed to think you were clear on what you saw and heard that night."
Tim shakes his head, "My cousin usually has a little too much to drink. I shouldn't have mentioned anything to him, he has a tendency to imagine things. Always has, since we were kids. It got a lot worse after he began drinking."
The superior officer says, "Well Agents, it was stressful for all of us that night. Charlie was one of our own. It's not unheard of to hear things that aren't real under stress."
Scully says, "Of course."
The superior officer says, "You're welcome to continue your investigation into the deaths, but please don't talk to the people of this town about aliens and robotic voices."
Mulder responds, "Have you seen the mysterious lights in the area?"
The superior officer frowns then says, "Those stories of lights are a bunch of BS. Nothing credible, no evidence whatsoever. Now if you don't mind we have other cases to follow up on."
The agents are shown the door. They spend the next few hours talking to the local coroner and some residents in the town.
5:10pm
In the afternoon they go to the wooded area where the last body was found.
The police tape is still up in the small clearing. They walk around. They note scorch marks on the ground. In a nearby tree are several spent bullets. Mulder says, "They saw something that night. They didn't just shoot at a tree"
Scully says, "Maybe it was Charlie. They said he was one of them. Probably shot at whoever killed him."
Mulder says, "Maybe," as he pulls a bullet from the tree and places it in a small evidence bag.
They are almost back to the car when Mulder says, "I'm going back. We really need a sample of the scorched grass."
Scully says, "Do you want me to walk back with you?"
Mulder says, "Nah, it'll just take a few minutes. As he walks away the sun starts to set. Nearly ten minutes pass.
Scully looks around the darkening landscape of the wooded area. "Mulder!" She yells. No reply. She turns on her flashlight and walks in the direction he went ten minutes before. She soon gets back to the small clearing. "Mulder!" Her flashlight hits on something metallic.
A robotic voice yells, "EXTERMINATE!" A blue-white light shoots out from the metallic object just missing her.
Mulder is running toward her. As he reaches her he says, "I don't know what the hell that thing is but we've got to go." They run.
The robotic voice says, "EXTERMINATE!" The blue white light passes over their heads.
From behind them a male with a British accent says, "GET DOWN!" They hear a buzzing sound as they both fall to the ground.
The robotic voice says, "EMERGENCY TEMPORAL SHIFT!" As they look back they see a shiny black creature with a rounded head, it has a camera like eye, and what looks to be a plunger and whisk for arms. It disappears.
A female with a British accent says, "Did you lock the Dalek to the planet Doctor?"
The male says, "Yeah but it could be anywhere or anytime." He directs his attention to Mulder and Scully. "The both of you could have been killed. Why are you out here anyway?"
As Mulder and Scully get to their feet they get a better look at the strangers. The male is wearing a brown pinstripe suit and red converse shoes with a long brown coat. The female is wearing jeans, tennis shoes, and a pink shirt. Mulder says, "We are investigating a series of deaths in the area. We are federal agents. I'm Agent Fox Mulder, this is Agent Dana Scully."
The male says, "I'm the Doctor, this is Rose Tyler.
Scully says, "Doctor who?"
The Doctor says, "Just the Doctor. What kind of deaths?"
Scully says, "Electrical. All of the victims were found with serious burns all over their bodies."
The Doctor says, "Probably the Dalek you two interrupted me from containing properly."
Rose says, "Doctor! That's rude. They didn't know."
The Doctor says, "Right. Sorry."
Mulder asks, "Dalek?"
Rose replies, "The alien you just saw. It's a sort of genetically modified thing. A Dalek is created with only one emotion, hate."
The Doctor adds, "And it's primary function is to kill any lifeform that is not Dalek."
Mulder says, "What did you mean when you said it could be anywhere or anytime?"
The Doctor says, "I was able to lock the Dalek to the planet, but it's temporal shift would have transported it anywhere on the planet at any point in time from the formation to the expansion of the sun five billion years from now." He holds a long silver device to his ear. "Yes! I can follow it, my sonic picked up the Daleks trail. Back to the TARDIS. You two come too. You might be able to help."
Scully says, "Come where?"
The Doctor says, "My TARDIS. It's my ship."
Mulder's eyes light up, "You mean like a spaceship?"
The Doctor says, "Yes, now if we can. Allons-y!" He starts walking in the direction he and Rose came from.
Rose says, "Come on, it's brilliant."
Scully and Mulder both shrug and follow Rose in the same direction the Doctor went.
