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Once Upon a time...

Walter Skinner had been in the FBI for longer than he cared to remember. Over the decades he had been involved in some serious cases, many of which were related to the X Files. Now as he watched the four younger agents he began to wonder if it really was reaching the time when he should think about retiring. Now he was married to his PA he realised that life really was too short to spend sat behind a desk. There was something that just kept bringing him back to the X Files, even though they had almost been the death of him on more than one occasion. He knew Kim understood. He prayed that she always would, even though she was on maternity leave with their first child.

"So." Monica folded her arms.

"So." Skinner pushed his glasses further up his nose. If he thought the conversation with Mulder and Scully was strained then this one was even worse.

"Why are we here?" John stared at his boss.

"The DG wanted the X-Files reopened. The Senate wanted the X-Files reopened and as far as I know the White House wanted the X-Files reopened." Skinner sighed heavily.

"Suddenly I am very glad I voted Obama." Monica smiled as Mulder and Scully exchanged looks.

"There's more isn't there?" John stared at Skinner.

"As you may know the UK had a similar version of the X-Files, primarily to investigate what appeared to be UFO's in UK airspace." Skinner began his story. "However, they were also disbanded at the end of the last century."

"Why?" Mulder was suddenly very interested.

"I am not going to London. No way." Scully folded her arms across her chest. They all knew that prior to William's birth she would have followed Mulder to the end of the earth. Now she had responsibilities other than her husband.

"I am not asking you to." Skinner replied. "It is just that when the President visited London earlier this year he was made aware of the importance of the X Files. A cult operating out of the UK has moved stateside in order to start up here. The Metropolitan police believed they had disbanded them but we have picked up intel on them over here."

"And why does that apply to the X Files?" John frowned. He didn't like what he was hearing.

"When you all went away a number of loose ends were left here."

"Like us all thinking you had been murdered?"

"And there whereabouts of Alex Krycheck." Skinner stared at him. "We all thought he was dead. I have no idea how or why he escaped but it seems he did."

"That rat bas.." Scully looked away.

"And that his name has been associated with the Sunrise 2012 cult." Skinner watched as John and Monica exchanged glances. Neither were as familiar with Krycheck as the couple sat next to them.

"And you think Krycheck is involved?"

"Mulder all we know is someone using the idenity of Alex Krycheck is involved. The cult or group as they like to call themselves is based in farmland in Texas." Skinner watched as Scully narrowed her eyes.

"So you want us to?"

"Strange things have been linked to that group. They suddenly left the UK, in what my UK counterpart described as unusual circumstances. Although there were several arrests by MI 5 in London the head of the group Jackson Joseph Harries remains at large."

"Sir," Monica started as all eyes fell on her. "You want us to find Krycheck and this Harries?"

"I want you to find out what these people are doing. Find out what their ideology is and stop them. If the man reporting to be Krycheck is actually him I want you to haul his ass back here." Skinner watched as Monica nodded slightly. It was going to be a long day.

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"Mulder." Scully slipped into the passenger seat of the car as he put the keys in the ignition.

"Yeah."

"You really think it's him? That Krycheck survived all that? I mean we barely did. CGB Spender is dead." Scully watched as he killed the engine and looked at her.

"Scully." He sighed. "If anyone could have survived that then Krycheck could. I'm half expecting that nicotine stained son of a to turn up."

"So am I." She rested her head back on the car headrest as Mulder restarted the engine.

"Scully, we'll be ok. The kids, you and me. We'll be ok." He watched as she stared at her.

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"Langley, are you sure about this?" Byers stared at the long haired computer geek.

"Yes." He ran a hand through his straggly blonde hair. "To the rest of the world we are dead. Gone, worm food."

"I know this." Byers answered.

"So?" Frohike sat on the arm chair and began reading his science fiction magazine.

"Mulder and Scully are back on the X Files. Jimmy sent me this." He held out his cell phone for the other men to see.

"Back? On the X Files." Frohike took the phone "Well, I'll be damned."

"No, we may not be but I'm sure he is." Byers sighed as he read the text. "I just hope we can pull him back before he drags Scully and his friends down there with him."

"You think it's time we relaunched the Lone Gunman?"

"Byers, I think it's time we put together a uniquely special edition. One for Agent Mulder." Langley sighed. "I think it's time we got to work."

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