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Note: Sorry it has been so long I have had a lot of essays to write and finals to take I also am heading into a part of the story that will be more complicated so excuse any errors. I am also a stickler for cannon (mostly) but if things like date and time don't match up please just ignore it. Let me know what you think!

Quarantine

The atmosphere on the plane was one of any early morning flight. Everyone just wanted to get on the plane and to their destination fast. Most of the other passengers were business people who looked tired and quickly sat down putting on headphones to block out the world. William on the other hand was very excited. Not only for the trip and the possibility of meeting his birth parents. He had only been on a plane one time when he was eight and his parents used some of their hard earned savings to take him to Disney Land.

They did not go on many trips but William had been begging to go for his birthday for years. That time he just looked out the window the entire time chatting loudly to the people around him. It had been one of the best days of his life when he got to go into the cockpit and sit with the Pilot with his hat on. He sat there for a while asking all kinds of questions about what button did what and at the end got a little pin set of wings.

William knew this time would be different but the excitement of flying had not worn off. He couldn't tear his eyes from the window as the sun rose turning the sky orange. His mother slept during the flight. William tried to sleep but was too nervous so instead he read and listened to music while checking their time every five minutes.

When D.C. finally came into sight William could not longer sit normally in his seat and he turned so his whole body was facing the window. His brow furrowed. Below them as they got closer he could see that there were many emergency vehicles, many more than usual. A feeling of foreboding came over him that he tried to ignore as they landed on the tarmac.

They began to taxi to the gate but as they got close the plane stopped.

A voice came over the speakers, "Attention passengers: we have been informed that there is a situation happening in Washington currently. We have been told that the entire airport is quarantined until further notice."

A murmur arose in the plane as people began to get nervous.

"There is not need to panic. We know little about the situation right now but we will keep you updated. Right now we are going to pull up to the gate. Passengers will be allowed out five at a time and led to a secure area by authorities. Panic will just slow the system down and make it harder on everyone so please just follow directions. I will let you know when I hear anything new."

Leah grabbed her son's hand looking strait forward. William let out a breath he didn't know he was holding. He didn't know what to do. There was a part of him that knew for certain that this situation had something to do with his family or at least the things that had happened to his family. He knew it was not a logical conclusion but everything in him told him to get him and his mom out of the airport and to find his birth parents.

"Mom we need to get out of here." He said turning to whisper to her, "I know it sounds crazy but I think if we find my biological parents they can help. What if this is what my dream was about?"

She looked at him softly, "Will I think we should just listen to the people in charge and go where they tell us." She patted his hand.

As if on cue William's phone rang. The caller ID told him that it was many of the numbers the Lone Gunmen used.

He quickly answered, "Hello?"

"William? We had your flight time we assume you are in D.C. by now?" The voice was not disguised like it was last time, which caused William some slight concern.

"Yeah we are still on the plane though, at the gate. They said they are going to put us under quarantine."

A string of curses reached William's ear before the receiver was covered and he could only hear muffled conversation.

"Are you still on the plane?" A different voice asked.

"Yeah but they are letting people off in groups. We will probably be out in fifteen minutes or so."

"Ok when you get off call us back on this number. We are going to get you out of that airport."

"Is that safe? They are telling us to stay put."

"Listen, there is no way to avoid what is coming but you are immune. A virus is taking hold of different big cities all over the U.S. and it is basically destroying everyone's immune systems causing people to catch all number of diseases. You and your birth mother share Alien DNA that will protect you from all of this but your mom will begin to get sick whether she is in the airport or not. The only way to protect her is to find Scully. She will help. We have not been in contact with her yet but we have patched through to the security system in the hospital where she works. It appears that she is beginning to figure out what is going on."

"How do you guys know what is going on?"

"We have gotten bits and pieces of information on this for a while now and when we found out it had started we began to keep an eye on the hospital which is how we figured the rest out but we are still not totally sure on all of the details. We just know that both of you need to get out of the airport. Call us when you are off. We are going to be finding a route for you to get out."

"Ok I guess. Where are you guys?"

"When we woke up and saw what was happening we locked ourselves in fully. We already have a very secure living and operational space."

"So I won't see you guys? You're just going to hide?" William sounded slightly irritated.

"Unfortunately yes. The only people who can unlock this place now are your parents otherwise we will be down here for a couple months."

"Great. I'll call when we are off."

William hung up and slid down in his seat. His mom's eyes were on him but he wasn't ready to explain just yet because he wasn't even sure he liked the idea. She waited patiently for him to explain himself as the group in front of them was let off the plane.

"That was the Lone Gunmen. They say we need to get out of here and find my birth mother. They said she is the only one who can help us and that I will not get sick because of my relation to her but you will. They said it doesn't matter if we are locked away in here or not, it will come eventually. They said to call when we get off the plane and they will give us instructions." Will said all of this and carefully looked at his mom, "What do you think?"

She thought about it for a few moments. Her fear of the unknown was strong but the instinct to protect her child was stronger. The problem was that she didn't know if this would be protecting him. She didn't know these men but William seemed to trust them. He had always had a sense about people but she was concerned that he trusted them so easily because he wanted to believe what they were saying. She looked into William's eyes and could tell that he thought this was what they needed to do.

"It doesn't seem like we have many options. If you think we can trust these men and they will lead us to her then… It seems like the best option." She sighed.

Before William could respond a flight attendant instructed them and a few others to get out of their seats and follow her out of the airplane.

William knew things were only going to get harder and more painful from there on out.