Bluefiles    2

The Blue Files (2/?) by Sarah Harrison (editing and some x-files info supplied by Kate)

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"What is it Mulder?"

"I don't know Scully, it looks sort of like a... a, um, an alien".

"It looks more like a animal to me Mulder."

"Yeah, I guess you're right Scully, it does look like an animal... but what type?

"That i don't know I think we had better go back to the lab and do a test on it "

"Yeah, good thinking Scully. It might of been abducted by aliens which means it would have the same DNA as you".

"Actually Mulder, I just thought we could find out what type of animal it is."

"Oh. Yeah".

~*~

5 minutes later Mulder and Scully as well as the unidentified animal arrived at the lab.

"Bring it in here Mulder".

"Sure thing Scully".

Mulder, put the animal on the operating table and went and sat near the door.

Scully was already ready and examining the unidentified animal.

"It looks as is if it has a very long tail and strong legs. Mulder, do you know any animals like that?"

"Nope, you?"

"There's only one thing it could be..... a kangaroo."

"You really think so?"

"Yes, a real live dead kangaroo body."

"Wow, do we now anyone in Australia who can confirm this?"

"There is only one group of people....."

~*~

Mount Thomas Police Station 8:30 am

"Hello, Mount Thomas Police Station. Constable Dash McKinley speaking, how may I help you?"

"Yeah, this is Special Agent Dana Scully from the F.B.I. You, um may remember me from that Tim Tam business?"

"Oh, yes. Hi Dana. How are you?"

Scully coughed forcefully. "Um.... yes *Deidre*, I'm fine how are you?"

Scully could hear a gulp on the other end of the line.

"I'm fine, thank you... Scully."

Scully's voice sounded happier. "That's good. How's Nick's romance novel going?"

"Oh that....well how long ago were you here? Was it 2 or 3 months?"

"Um.... I think it was about 2 and a half months ago because....... ah Fox and I only got back from our.... um" she paused "our vacation 2 weeks ago."

"Ah yes how was that?"

"It was ...... um...... good... So anyway, what *did* happen to Nick's novel?"

"Well, after you guys left he'd had this major brainstorm thing and wrote for 48 hours straight. He said he didn't want to forget a single thing he'd seen or heard. Apparently it turned out to be a really weird story about aliens mixed in with the romance. I think someone said it sold a few copies."

"Oh. So how much money did he make?"

"We don't know... We haven't heard from him since his last pastcard from Paris.... or was it New York?"

There was a pause from Agent Scully.

"You still there Scully?"

"Huh, oh yeah, I was just thinking about something." There was another pause. "What's Nick's last name?"

"Nick's?"

"Yeah."

"Schultz, Nick Schultz."

Dash heard a gasp from the other end of the line.

"What's wrong Scully? Are you okay?"

"Dash, this is very important..... What is the name of the book that Nick wrote?"

"Um... hold on I'll just check, I think it was something like 'A UFO Romance'."

Dash heard another gasp.

"Scully your not about to collapse and go into a coma again, are you? No wait, thats right. You told me that Mulder had found a temporary cure for that didn't you?"

"Yes, that's right, he did save me".

"Then why did you go all weird just then?"

"I just realised something..... Mulder read Nick's book and said it was the best thing he's ever read. He also said that the book was one of a trilogy."

"Which means...... Nick and Zoe are going to be rich!"

"Zoe, who's Zoe?"

"She's Nick's wife! Nick finally won her heart when he published his first book."

"So she married him for his money?"

"What? Now why on earth would anyone do a ridiculous thing like that? Zoe and Nick have loved each other since they first met, they just never admitted it. Hey..... that kind of sounds like you and Fox."

Scully started choking.

"How'd you know that?" she gasped.

"It was the little things; a guilty blush, a furtive glance, a half empty packet of Tim Tams in his lingerie drawer."

"Hey! How'd you crack the password?"

"Um, I was kidding."

"Oh."

"But what finally convinced me was this!" Dash swung her free hand up in the air.

"His secret diary?"

"How'd you guess?"

"Well he mentioned after our trip that it was missing and wanted to know if I had been looking at it again."

"Again?"

"Well I was at his place when I had the day off one time (he was at work) so I went there early that morning, and, well I and was putting away his washing and I found it and thought 'Oh, I wonder what this is?'"

"It says 'Mulder's Secret Diary' on the cover."

"Well I wasn't quite sure if it was a diary, so I opened it and..."

"There's a password on it."

"Yes, well I spent a little while trying to crack the code then when I finally got it open I'd only checked the first 20 pages when Mulder opened the door, he'd come home from work, he was in the middle of asking me if I wanted to go out to dinner."

"Ok, well, anyway, it's here so I better send it to Fox if you could give his address?"

"That won't be necessary." Scully said quickly remembering this was a business call and that Mulder was sitting in front of her waiting patiently. Scully quickly looked at the clock. 9:00am. She quickly realised that she was talking long distance during peak cost on her mobile.

Dash heard another sigh.

"What's wrong this time Scully?"

"Nothing. I'm just relieved, did you know we've been talking for half an hour?"

"Really??"

"Yep, and I'm relieved that this is a business call made on the Bureau's mobile they supplied for me."

"That'll cost them a fortune," chuckled Dash.

"Sure will."

"So what was the reason you called? Or don't you have one?"

"I definitely do. Fox - er Mulder... and I would like you and a colleague of yours to come and identify a kangaroos body."

"You want us too?"

"Yes, you see we Americans aren't familiar with kangaroos."

"Ok, I see, and you want someone and me to fly over there."

"Yep."

"Will you supply the transport and all other expenses?"

"The bureau will pay."

"Well, okay but who'd you want me to bring? And why did you choose *me* to come?"

"Well, you see, you and me sort of got closer than I did with Maggie because she and PJ kept disappearing into PJ's office."

"Yeah, they have a habit of doing that."

"Do they? Well everyone was a bit strange that week we were there."

"Yes, your partner said something cosmic forces and something about a syzygy."

"Pay no attention to that. He was convinced his sister was abducted by aliens until he met her about a year ago. Now he's convinced she was abducted but was returned but has no memory of that."

"I see... So who do you want me to bring?"

"Whoever you want."

"Well let's see, I certainly don't want to bring Tom with me after the Tim Tam incident. I'm sure you feel the same way."

"Yep."

"...and I don't know where Nick is so I can't bring him. Maggie and PJ left for the holiday you made Tom promise to give us about 3 weeks ago ( we're all going at different times so we have some police back at the station.) The only person left with me is Adam, but I could easily arrange someone from St. David's to keep Tom company for however long it takes us."

"Excellent. So how soon can you come?"

"Hold on, Adam's just come in. I'll ask him if he's got anything planned."

Scully heard a click as the phone rested on the table.

"Hey Adam," Dash said "You know the F.B.I. Agents who came-" (she lowered her voice so Tom couldn't hear her)"about the Tim Tams?"

"Yeah".

"Well they want us to go over to Washington to identify a kangaroo's body, so have you got anything planned?"

"No, I don't think so."

"So you're fine to go whenever?"

"Well as long as it's not going to take more than a month I'm fine, 'cause my brother's coming down next month."

"Okay that's fine."

Dash picked the receiver again.

"That's fine."

"Excellent, we'll book you a flight for tomorrow at midday and we'll meet you at the airport."

"That's fine. Oh, and you'll probably need our full names?"

"Yes. Good thinking Dash."

"Thanks. Anyway it's Dash McKinley and Adam Cooper."

"Okay, thanks "

Dash heard a click as the phone was put on the cradle.

"Now I wonder why she didn't say goodbye?"

"Haven't you seen that show about the two F.B.I. agents who don't say goodbye to each other on the phone?" Adam asked.

"Yeah."

"Well maybe...oh, I don't know. Don't ask me," Adam complained. "Anyway when are we leaving?"

"Midday tomorrow."

"Ok."

~*~

Quantas Aeroplane flight 1213 7:30 p.m.

"Dash, how much longer does this take?"

"I don't know, but if we go through turbulance I'm going to be sick.

The plane started bumping and both Dash & Adam ran to the planes toilets.

~*~

"How was your flight Adam?" asked the happy faced Scully who was looking at two pale faces. "You don't look too good. Don't worry, that happened on my first turbulant flight too. Whereas Mulder here just slept right through the turbulance."

"I'm glad we're not the only ones" Dash said, indicating Adam and herself.

"Oh, far from it."

"Okay, so where's the animal we have to identify, Mulder?" asked Adam who was slowly cheering up.

"Just a couple of blocks from here actually."

"Oh, that's good. I don't know how much more travelling my stomach could handle" claimed Dash.

~*~

Ten minutes later Dash and Adam were following Agents Scully and Mulder into a big lab, the biggest they'd ever seen.

"Wow! You could get lost in here." said Dash.

"Here we are. Sector 7G." Mulder announced.

"We haven't performed the autopsy yet in case you wouldn't be able to identify the body."

"Are you ready?" questioned Mulder.

Both the young police nodded their heads.

Scully pulled down the sheet, and looked questioningly at them.

"Yes, it is" came the answer from Adam before bursting into tears.

Dash just nodded her head.

"Very well.... I think it should be okay to do the autopsy now" was all Scully could manage to say so she didn't burst into tears herself.

"Why don't you too come and join me sitting near the door. You don't see anything gruesome so it's really good."

Dash and Adam both went and joined Mulder who was already sitting at the door.

Scully started cutting open the kangaroo, when suddenly she gasped.

Mulder ran to her side to see what was wrong with her.

"I'm okay Mulder..... but guess what..... I found a....zipper!!"

"A what????" was the response of Dash and Adam who immediately went running over to see for themselves.

Scully, still shaking started unzipping the zipper. When it was finally completely opened Dash and Adam peered inside.

"It's the airforce pilot that was dead and then was not and then was dead again!!!!" Scully and Mulder exclaimed at the same time.

Dash said "You mean it's a just a dead human being?" She started running to the nearest bathroom, looking green.

"Uh-huh". Was Mulder's reply. For Scully and him had recognised the dead airforce man as Lt. Jack Sheaffer.

Adam had stoped crying because it wasn't a dead animal anymore, it was just a dead human.

~*~

5 days later at Washington airport.

"Sorry to have bothered you like this Dash," said Agent Scully.

"That's okay we both had a little excitement."

"Yes, well I don't know if we'll ever meet again, but I hope we will."

"Yes, same here."

"Okay well take care."

"Yes, you too."

"Bye."

"Yes, bye."

"Good bye, Agent Mulder nice to see you again," continued Dash on her round of good bye's.

"Yes, just remember...the truth is out there, but so are lies." Mulder said.

"Well, bye and thankyou," Adam said and boarded the plane.

Dash was right behind him when she suddenly remembered something... she spun around to Mulder and said "Oh. I nearly forgot... here's your diary."

She chucked it to him and ran giggling onto to the plane.

THE END

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