PART TWO
Disclaimer in part one
Don't send to Gossamer, I already did.
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The Same Day
6:30 p.m.
Mulder waited outside the twins school to pick
them up from their afterschool program that was provided
for any kids whose parents work. One of the people in
charge of the program always walked them out, and they
all knew by now what each kids parents looked like. It
was a good private school, the best in the area, and
with the help of Mulder's inheritance from his father
had secured the twins' education for the rest of their
lives. The school was also good because he'd had the
Gunmen check it out, and no FBI agent had any kids
enrolled in the school, nor were any teachers married
to any agents. That was a thing Mulder did in order to
ensure the twins' safety. Sometimes it wasn't too bad to
be paranoid.
He sighed and leaned back in the car seat. It was
a long day. The meeting with Kersh went better than he
expected. Much better. He and Scully now had the X-Files
back, a twist of fate not even he had anticipated. Mulder
was taken back with a little bit of admiration for Spender
when he admitted his own faults and requested that the
X-Files be turned back over to people who could handle
them.
In spite of that good news, though, the day went
downhill from there. Skinner had went down to the
basement to talk to Spender about his re-assignment
when he found Spender's dead body lying in a pool of
blood. They'd called the paramedics and the forensics
team in, but they didn't find anything that was out of
the ordinary. Mulder's guess was that he had goofed up
royally with 'Them' and that the Smoking Man-C.G.B.
Spender or whoever the hell he was had him taken out.
But as much as this turn of events was startling,
Mulder's mind was already getting back to the X-Files.
He was thinking about how he could get his file cabinet
back in order and how to clear out the sickening stench
of Fowley's perfume. Most of all he was thinking of all
re-decorating he had to do in the office. It was too
dull now. The only way he'd ever have a nice picture
of the president in there was if it was taped to his
dartboard. And he wanted to see if he could find another
'I want to believe' poster. It would be the crowning
touch to get things back to normal.
Their first case back, though, wasn't quite normal.
Well, it was a normal X-File, thank God for that, but the
way they were going to investigate was different than they
had done before. Skinner had told them about the case
right before he found Spender's body. Three couples
had disappeared over a number of years from a planned
community in California. The only way anyone had known
they were missing was if some family member or a co-worker
had spoken up about it. Skinner had decided that the best
approach to the case would be to go undercover as
prospective home buyers. In other words he wanted
them to pose as a married couple. Mulder had to fight
breaking into a grin at this. That part of this new
assignment shouldn't be too hard for either of them.
He'd also wondered if Skinner was trying to play
matchmaker by telling them to approach the case this
way. Mulder wondered what Skinner's reaction would
be if he told him that he and Scully already had
practice in the marriage part.
Mulder saw the twins coming out of the school
and running towards the car. He waved to the woman
who was walking them out today and she let the kids
go towards his car. Within seconds the car door
opened and the two kids climbed into the back seat.
"Hi Daddy," they said at nearly the same time.
He turned around slightly in his seat to look at
them. "You all buckled in?" he asked.
"Yeah," Anya said and Evan nodded.
"Okay," Mulder said and started up the car.
"Let's get home."
There were some things that needed to change
in order to survive, Mulder knew, but this, his
family, the ones he loved, Scully, Anya, and Evan,
was one thing that he'd want to keep exactly the same.
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Of course after this the episode Arcadia would be
a little different. They'd be enjoying the
assignment a lot more.
Hope you enjoyed it!
Elizabeth
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"True love, it's the
greatest thing in the
world."
Miracle Max
The Princess Bride
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"Men will fight bravely
and be heroes, but for a
last ditch defense against
any odds, get a mother."
Lightbringer
High Wizardry
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