CHAPTER 15: Loose Ends
I'm back from exile once again! I suppose many of you had thought I'd bought the farm. Well...I DID! I have a large farm now in Kentucky, an estimated 80 acres of freedom, and I'm currently renovating the house in a Japanese style. I'm still getting settled in and working alot on my house, so I'll be posting stories and on the forums again sporadically. By spring, I should be back in full swing. Since I've made you all wait long enough, I thought I'd finish the story you've all come to love. So here it is...the final chapter. Enjoy.
From Agent Scully's Report:
Despite the varying oddities and admittedly strange and unusual circumstances surrounding this case, I have taken it upon myself to attempt to rationalize our experiences during this investigation. Agent Mulder is convinced that we have seen and experienced indisputable evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence on our planet. I remain skeptical. The residents of the city in my opinion, based on years of medical and psychological experience are all suffering from various mental instabilities ranging from paranoia and schizophrenia to possible mass hallucination. I'm sure a follow up medical investigation will reveal environmental reasons for the massive psychological disturbances plaguing the citizens of the area.
Mulder sustained a minor wound from our gun battle with the unknown men. After a day in the hospital, he was released, and has fully recovered at the time of this report. He has begun to rely on Dib Membrane as a VALID source of information. Dib himself was returned to his father's home after the investigation. He has vowed to uncover Zim's "true identity" at any cost. I myself fear for the boy's mental state, but I feel he is in good hands being the son of such a prominent scientist as Professor Membrane.
Zim disappeared during the events of that night. We attempted to locate him, but failed. Dib claims that he has cloistered himself within the depths of his "hidden base", but i believe the existence of any alien base in the city is nonexistent save for within the confines of the imagination of a brilliant but strange little boy.
There were so many unanswered questions left behind in this investigation...so many loose ends left untied. Was there some sort of conspiracy working to cover up some dark truth within the city? If so, what were they protecting? Who was the mysterious young woman who rescued myself and Agent Mulder that night? I must unfortunately close this X-File with little more information than we had at the beginning...just another instance of chasing shadows in the dark. Are we alone in the universe? With all the hundreds of worlds floating in the infinite sea of space, it has always been a possibility. When we do make contact, will these beings be benign or malicious? Will they grant us new technologies and teach us, or conquer our world with weapons greater than ours? For now, these questions must remain questions.
There it is. Short, I know, but in cases such as this, less is more (your literary lesson for the day) And as this story draws to a close, I shall begin another fic, so stay tuned in, loyal readers (however many of you may be left out there), for I shall return. Until next time...cheerio!