A huge thank you to so kiss me goodbye and for the reviews! They encouraged me to turn this into a chapter story. It was only going to be the one story.

I don't own The X-files or their characters, but if anyone is willing to give up ownership, I'll gladly accept.

"Mulder, how can you always eat at places like that?" She asked as the pair left the diner.

"The same way you can eat salads day in and day out." He replied.

"I only eat that because it's the only thing edible and sometimes that's not even good."

"So, you might as well enjoy the really good stuff while you can." He gave her a boyish smile and entered the car.

The Next Morning

"Ok, everybody, let's get started." Agent Donnie Hughes was leading the investigation of an unusual murder in the suburbs of Witchita. The small, crowded room quickly quieted down. "22 year old Shawn Jackson was found 2 days ago in a local field. He was stripped naked and had what appeared to be random cuts down his back and arms. There seemed to be no evidence that this is where he was murdered. It was just a body dump. He was last seen leaving work last Saturday night around 7. The initial coroner's report states that he died between the hours of midnight and 5 am on Wednesday morning. Apparently our perp wanted to play with him for a few days. So far we have found no evidence to link us to the murderer."

"And you won't." The whole room turned in perfect unison to the back of the room. There stood a tall dark haired man and a short red headed woman.

"Excuse me, who are you?" Agent Hughes asked.

"I'm Agent Mulder, and this is my partner, Agent Scully. We were assigned to come here and assist in your search."

"How exactly can you do that when we have a group of well trained agents right here?"

"With all due respect, sir, I am a criminal profiler specializing in serial killers."

"Serial killers?" The room exploded in conversation. "We have nothing to support that theory."

"I understand that, but I know something you don't. You see, there are 3 other victims with similar markings on their backs."

"Where did these take place?" Agent Hughes was clearly getting annoyed at this stranger's intrusion."

Finally the short red head stepped forward and spoke, "The first victim that we know of was in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The second was in Tucson, and the third victim was found last month in Madison, Wisconsin. Two females, and now a second male."

"Ok, everybody, we're going to break for lunch and if everyone could meet back here at 1:30, we'll discuss this further." Agent Hughes waited until the group had dispersed before approaching the visitors. "Fine, tell me what you know and we'll take over."

"Again, sir, we respect your authority in your town, but we were assigned to come here and I believe we can help you catch this guy." The woman spoke again.

"Agent..."

"Scully, we're here, you might as well use us."

He took a deep breath and then, "Alright, would you please excuse me for one moment." He disappeared from the room but returned within minutes. "I hope you folks like turkey. He laid out a few deli sandwiches and some water bottles. I'm diabetic so I have to eat, I hope you don't mind."

"Of course not," Mulder said. They all sat down and opened their files along with their lunches. With a mouthful of his sandwich Mulder began, "the victims have all been randomly chosen. There are no similarities between any one of them. His first victim was a male, then the two females."

"And now the second male," repeated Hughes.

"Right, they have all been different ages, races, and from different parts of the country."

"So, what is your profile on him?"

"This guy is most likely a white male in his late 50's. He's probably a business man, seeing how his victims are from random cities. He enters his own fantasy world, kid naps, tortures, and eventually murders. By the time you find the body he's moved on. I'm guessing he's long gone, but I'm also positive we have enough to get this guy. We know where he's been and when."

By the time the rest of the agents returned Mulder and Scully had given Hughes enough evidence to convince him of their theory.

All the eyes in the room were now on Mulder. "There are over 120 active serial killers in the United States at this time. Our job is to find one of them." Mulder opened the room for questions.

"What do we know about our guy?" One agent asked.

"We don't know anything for sure. We can only guess his characteristics. We believe he is in his late 50's and has a very high IQ, but works in a menial job. He probably comes from a broken home and raised by a very controlling mother."

"What is his motive?" Asked a female in the back.

"He wants to be in control. He hasn't sexually abused his victims, but as a child he was probably a victim to this. We don't know how he chooses his victims. It seems that he waits for someone to be alone and picks them up. Agent Scully will do an autopsy on the most recent victim to determine the cause of death, but it is probably the same as all the others."

"Which is what?" The room seemed to say together.

"Suffocation." Scully said. "We found a fiber in the throat of the second victim. It's a type of cotton usually found in sheets or pillow cases. We suspect he suffocated her with a pillow. It was probably something the murderer overlooked because we haven't found anything like this in the other 2 victims."

"What exactly are the rest of us supposed to do, then?"

"Basically, help us brainstorm to find out the real identity of this guy before he strikes again." Mulder said.

"How much time do we have?" asked Agent Hughes.

"With this one, there is no exact time frame. His cool off period is between 4 to 6 weeks. Here are copies of the other cases." Mulder picked up a stack and began passing them around. "Let's get started on this and find this guy." Everyone gathered into smaller groups and began searching the files. Mulder turned to Scully, "Why don't you go on and do the autopsy? I can handle this."

"Can't wait. Hopefully, we'll know more in a few hours."