Title: William & Joy
Author: Shaun R 
Timeline: Begins 15 years after Series Finale
Spoilers: TrustNo1, William
Classification: Romance/Action (SR)
Rated: R
Disclaimer: The characters and situations of the television
program "The X-Files" are the creations and property of Chris
Carter, Fox Broadcasting, and Ten Thirteen Productions, and have
been used without permission. No copyright infringements are
intended. This work is not to be forwarded or distributed to any
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Summary: The return of Mulder and Scully's son, William

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Dearest William,

You must know that I have questioned the decision to let you go
everyday for the past fifteen years. Your father and I wonder
how your life has been. We are aware you will be turning sixteen
next month and wish we could be by your side to celebrate it.

The X-Files unit was successful in disclosing the Super Soldier
project and stopping the Alien Colonization. Mulder took a
chance and returned, but we still fear for you. The forces of
evil are still out there watching and waiting for you, preventing
your safe return to us. I know this letter will never reach you,
for it is simply to put my mind at rest that I have tried my
hardest to connect with you. Perhaps one day I will have the
opportunity to give it to you in person. But until that day
comes, you will always be kept inside my heart.

Your loving mother,
Dana

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Commonwealth of Wyoming Adoption Agency
Buffalo, Wyoming
late June, 2017 AD

The sleek black Pontiac pulled into the parking space of the
Commonwealth of Wyoming Adoption Agency. A tall, handsome brown-
haired young man exited the vehicle and breathed a sigh of
anxiety. Long had he sought to come here and learn the truth of
his biological parents. He always knew he was different than the
other kids at school.
Several years back, William Van de Camp had begun to experience
strange mental phenomenon. It started out with low-level
telekinesis, but it quickly escalated to further abilities
including mind control, telepathy, and future insight. He loved
his special gifts, but it came with the cost of severe headaches.
William had tried very hard to recall his infancy years with his
real mother. All he could remember was that she had red hair and
a beautiful smile. But that was so long ago. His foster
parents, the Van de Camps, had raised him almost his whole life
that he could remember. But when they perished in a car accident
the previous year, William was sent to live in a foster home. He
quickly grew to hate his new surroundings, which prompted his
arrival at the adoption agency at this very moment. The
receptionist was helpful and quickly had him seated with a
specialist.
"I'm sorry William, but I'm not allowed to reveal your parents'
identities to you. Only once you turn eighteen can we tell you."

"But I can't wait that long. I need to know now. Look, my
foster parents died last year. I just turned sixteen, bought a
junkie car, and I need to find my real parents."

William could read the specialist's mind, and that his speech had
fallen upon deaf ears. He had to take matters further to get the
answers he was seeking. William concentrated very hard and used
his gift of mind control on the lady's weak mind. It worked very
similar to the Jedi Mind Trick he had seen in Star Wars.

"Ma'am, tell me about my real parents?" William asked quietly,
but firmly.

"Their names are Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, they live in
Maryland. Your father is an FBI agent, worked on a unit called
the X-Files for a long time. And your mother was his partner for
a long time, but she eventually became a neurologist. They've
been married for almost fifteen years but have had no other
children."

"X-Files? Guess I'll have to check out what those are. Could
you print out all that information for me? Thank you so much for
your help."

 William was satisfied with his informative session. After
obtaining the address, he left the office and hopped in his car,
eager for the long trip to the east coast. The female specialist
had no memory of William's intrusion into her mind.

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FBI Headquarters
Washington, DC
early July, 2017 AD

William found getting into the Hoover Building of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation much easier than he could imagine. Mind
control had many advantages. He was extremely nervous about
meeting his real father. Instead of meeting him face-to-face,
William wanted to learn more about the X-Files that he had
learned about back in Wyoming.

The elevator doors slid open with a metallic clang, and he
proceeded down the hallway to the X-Files office door with the
nameplates of John Doggett and Monica Reyes. He opened the door
without knocking and observed a middle-aged dark-haired woman
typing a report. William decided to put the mental control on
her as well.

"Hi there, you must be Monica Reyes. This is a really nice
office. What do you do here?"

"We investigate paranormal phenomena, like alien encounters and
military conspiracies. We even stopped the largest plot for
alien colonization over five years ago."

"I had no idea the FBI was even interested in that kind of stuff.
What can you tell me about Fox Mulder?" he asked the hypnotized
female agent.

"Mulder found the X-Files back in 1989. He and his wife, I mean
partner, Scully uncovered the global alien conspiracy. They gave
so much of their life to the search for the truth that they had
to give away their only child for his safety. Scully left the
FBI to be a neurologist and Mulder transferred to the Violent
Crimes unit as head profiler."

"Can you tell me more about Mulder and Scully's child?" William
asked with a gulp.

"I have an entire X-File devoted to William Scully. Let me get
it for you" Monica stated blankly while walking to the metal
filing cabinet. It didn't take long to find William's file.

He flipped through the first through documents, but quickly
slapped the folder shut. In his mind's eye, he could see a tall
intimidating man entering the office in the near future. William
thanked Monica for her help and exited the X-Files office and hid
in the corridor.

John Doggett appeared shortly afterward and entered the office.
When he felt the coast was clear, William slipped back to the
elevator and took it to the fourth floor.

Back in the X-Files office, Doggett found Reyes kneeling next to
the cabinet, her eyes lost in space. He paced around her in a
semicircle and observed her odd behavior. He eventually snapped
his fingers and she woke out her trance.

"John. Oh man, that was weird. Last thing I remember doing was
typing up that report."

"Did you perhaps get a file out of the cabinet for reference?" he
asked inquisitively while sipping from his fresh cup of coffee.
Monica examined the open drawer in the cabinet and was shocked to
find one file missing.

"John, the file is missing, the one with Mulder and Scully's
child."

"Are you kidding? What happened to you while I was gone?"

"I have no idea. I can't remember the last ten minutes" Monica
stated in a worried manner.

"Let's call Mulder and warn him to keep his eyes open for
anything suspicious."

Meanwhile on the fourth floor, William examined the room names as
he searched for the violent crimes section. He found it at the
end of the hall and entered the large room. It contained many
agents scrambling between desks, talking on phones, and examining
crime scene photographs. William walked slowly down the first
row looking at the names and faces of the busy agents.

Agent Mulder heard the annoying ring of his telephone ring which
roused him from his state of deep concentration. His profiling
skills were still sharp, and he found the connections between
homicides and the criminal mentality very accurately. He
answered the phone with the usual brief greeting of "Mulder."

"Mulder, its John Doggett. We think somebody has taken your
son's X-File from the office. Have you noticed anything
suspicious in the past ten minutes or so?"

Mulder gave a half of a laugh at the notion of Doggett being
paranoid. He swiveled in his chair and propped his head back to
relax his strained muscles. He nearly dropped the phone upon
seeing the brown-haired teenager standing ten feet in front of
him holding an X-file. He knew in an instant that his long-lost
son had returned. The joy and fear of seeing William once again
made Mulder's heart stand still. Fifteen years is a long time.

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Residence of Mulder and Scully
Georgetown, Maryland
early July, 2017 AD

Mulder stopped the car in front of he and Scully's beautiful two-
story home with a picket fence. William sat in the passenger
seat, stunned at hearing the stories told by his father. They
dealt with the issues that Scully had to deal with so long ago,
concerning his safety. In just his first year as a baby, William
had almost been smothered to death, kidnapped by a UFO cult, and
injected by a syringe. Father and son looked at each other,
uncertain of how Dana would take the news of William's return.
Once inside the house, Mulder called out for Scully.

"I'm in the kitchen, Fox. Did you work late today?" she replied
back.

"Kind of. I brought somebody with me that you haven't seen in a
long time" Mulder answered back. Dana came around the corner
holding a recipe book, and glanced upward at Mulder and his
teenage companion. She froze immediately and dropped the book,
and managed to stumble out the words she thought she'd never say.

"William, oh my god, is that you?" said Dana with tears in her
eyes. William nodded his head to answer. They rushed to an
embrace between a sorrowful mother and her long-lost child.
Mulder smiled deeply upon seeing her happiness and joined in the
long overdue family hug.

They enjoyed a delicious meat loaf with mashed potatoes for
dinner as William told them stories of his life back in Wyoming.
About halfway through the meal, Mulder asked Scully to pass the
salt. However, William touched her hang to stop her.

"Allow me" he stated with a smirk. He focused his mind on the
shaker and made it slide across the table to his father. Both
parents looked at him in astonishment and wonder.

"William, how'd you do that? I thought you lost your powers
after that injection long ago."

"I don't know. It started up a few years ago. Pretty cool,
huh."

"You have no idea how much you scared me with your mobile as a
baby. How many other people know about your power?"

"Nobody. I didn't even tell my foster parents. I had to learn
the truth about where I came from first. That's why I sought you
out. I had to mind-trick the adoption lady into telling me your
location. Then I picked up my X-File from Miss Reyes the same
way. Guess what, I can even see things before they happen too."

"You must have gotten it from me. I had that power once, but it
nearly killed my brain. Do you have any problems?" Mulder asked
reluctantly.

"Just a headache afterwards. Nothing I can't handle" William
replied with a grin.

"In any case, I'm taking you to the hospital with me tomorrow. I
want to make sure you're okay" stated Dana after finishing off
her last bite.

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Georgetown Medical Center
Georgetown, Maryland
early July, 2017 AD

"Amazing. Simply amazing. Your brain is so active, its
unimaginable. I haven't seen this since your father's
manifestation" Scully remarked while admiring the MRI scans of
William's brain.

"That's great, but am I going to be okay?"

"I don't see why not. I don't see any physical abnormalities.
Your brain has so many connections that you are able to use your
powers effectively. My guess is that the magnetite that you were
injected with as a baby helped your brain make the transformation
smoothly."

"Mom, I've read my X-File cover-to-cover. Do you still wonder
about my birth, like was it a miracle or science?" William asked
the question that had plagued him for so long.

"A miracle. I have no doubts anymore" Scully answered with
confidence. Little did she realize that their entire
conversation had been recorded on videotape. A bald man watched
a monitor screen from the secrecy of his hideout elsewhere in the
hospital.

He thought to himself about Scully's naiveté concerning the
matter. Little did she know that William was a lifelong project
of the Conspirators. His return to Washington DC was perfect for
the continuation of the alien colonization project. It was time
to remobilize the old project and restart the countdown clock.

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Residence of Mulder and Scully
Georgetown, Maryland
late November, 2017 AD

The doorbell rang on the residence of Mulder and Scully's two-
story home. After getting married, they had decided to keep
their last names to themselves. Even funnier, they still
sometimes referred to each other by their surnames. They left
the decision to William on which surname he would want. Scully
was happy when he chose her last name.

There was so much to celebrate in 2017. During the fall, Doggett
and Reyes had gone to Las Vegas to check out a ritualistic
murder. Halfway through the investigation, John had dared Monica
for marriage if he solved the case. To his surprise, his lame
theory proved to be true, and she didn't let him back out of his
dare.

Since this was the happiest Thanksgiving for the couple ever,
they decided to invite all of their friends from work to the
table. Doggett, Reyes, and former Assistant Director Skinner
arrived for the highly anticipated event. They were all glad to
see each other again, and most of all young William. After
enjoying a delicious turkey dinner, they retired to the lounge
area for entertaining conversation. William was the center of
the attention of course. He knew all of the people in the room
knew his secret, but they had never seen it demonstrated before.

"Mom, can I have a beer?" William yelled to Scully while she
gathered snacks in the kitchen.

"No William. You aren't old enough yet" she gave her typical
motherly response. William gave the guests a wink about what was
to come.

"Mom, can I have a beer?" William tried again as he concentrated
in his mind's eye.

"Okay. What kind do you want?" she replied while in her
entranced state.

The group broke out laughing at William's special mind control
ability. He decided to try his next ability, seeing the
immediate future.

"Hey, check this one out, John's about to spill wine on his
pants" William remarked aloud. Agent Doggett sat up in a bolt
upon hearing his name being mentioned next. But in the process
of sitting forward, his wine glass got bumped and poured the
fruity contents on his lap.

The group laughed even harder at the antics going on. Scully
appeared in the doorway holding a tray full of snacks, napkins,
and William's beer. One of the napkins suddenly started floating
off the tray telekinetically and over to John. He snatched it
quickly and kept his eyes down to avoid the embarrassment in
front of his friends.

"Don't feel embarrassed John. Monica is thinking of how much fun
it'll be to get the stain out" William finished up his charade on
the crowd. Monica's face turned as red as her wine upon hearing
William reading her dirty thoughts. Skinner nudged Mulder in the
side and pulled him in for a low-level conversation.

"Mulder, are you worried about his secret getting out? What if
they are still looking for him?"

"Scully and I are both concerned for his safety. We're not going
to make him hide it, nor will we let him use it openly. Perhaps
one day his power could be used for good. William's already
expressed an interest in following his mother's footsteps. He
wants to be start studying to be a neurologist. He even goes to
work with her one day a week as an understudy."

"I just want the best for William. We all do" Skinner concluded
his conversation with Mulder and sipped at his wine, carefully.
They both looked over at the miracle child, drinking the beer
Scully had given him moments earlier.

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Georgetown Medical Center
Georgetown, Maryland
early April, 2019 AD

Two years passed by, and the graduation of William from high
school was quickly approaching. He had already been accepted to
American University for the fall semester and was eager to start
his official studies in pre-med. However, this particular month
would prove to be the beginning of the next stage of his life:
love.

Scully and William were in the lounge reviewing MRI scans of
malignant brain tumors when one of their fellow associates came
to their table. He presented them with a recent patient of his,
a young girl with a most unusual brain abnormality. Stumped by
the dilemma, the associate had hoped that Dr. Scully would be
able to shed some light on the girl's condition.

"Oh my god, who is this girl? Her brain abnormality is
unimaginable. It's similar to Mulder's condition twenty years
ago" Scully remarked in amazement.

"Her name is Joy. Room 469. I'd really like you to treat her
condition. It sounds like you have experience with this
phenomenon" the associate begged of Dr. Scully. She eagerly
obliged his request and put the MRI scans in their folder.
Scully and William exited the lounge and proceeded to the girl's
hospital room.

Once inside the room, they observed a middle-aged woman sitting
next to her distressed daughter, lying in pain on the hospital
bed. The woman's eyes were red with sadness upon seeing her
Joy's condition. She had short, brunette cropped hair and was
surprised to see Dr. Scully when she entered the room.

"Dana? Is that you?" asked the mysterious woman.

"Patti? Oh my god, I had no idea. How are you? It's been
twenty years" said Scully in delight upon seeing the friend she
had made long ago. The ladies embraced and exchanged friendly
conversation. William came around to the side of the girl's bed
to observe her condition.

He was stunned to see how beautiful the girl was. She had
shoulder-length brunette hair and brown eyes. But what he was
most attracted to were her cute dimples which outlined the edges
of her cheeks. But for all her beauty, the look of sadness from
the pain in her head quickly negated her happiness. She lay
there helpless to the disease of her brain.

William checked the chart at her side for her symptoms. They
included severe migraine headaches, which were a result of severe
swelling of her active brain. In essence, she had very similar
brain patterns as William had. He knew immediately how to
diagnose her condition.

"Mom, she needs that special magnetite, the one that helped me
long ago."

Dana and Patti stopped their conversation in mid-sentence upon
hearing William's theory. Scully moved to his side and read the
chart as well. She nodded in agreement with William and
explained to Patti the condition of her daughter. The two women
had met twenty years earlier when they suspected their children
had been manipulated by a covert military project.

"Ma'am, does Joy still have special gifts, like moving objects
and reading minds?" William asked his mother's distressed friend.

"Yes, she does. She has trouble controlling it a lot of times.
Her condition has been getting worst every year since she hit
puberty. She suffers from severe migraines, and now I fear she
may die if it's not treated soon. Wait a second, are you
William?"

"Yes, I am. I returned back two years ago. I suffer from some
of the same ailments as she does, but to a much lesser degree. I
was injected with magnetite as a baby, which helped control the
development of my mental abilities."

Patti came over to William and stroked his brown hair. She
smiled upon last seeing him as a hairless baby. After hearing of
Scully's decision to put William for adoption, she was heart-
broken to imagine Joy in the same predicament. Suddenly, Joy
screamed and her body arched in agony from the pain of her brain
abnormality.

"Mom, how long until we can get a syringe of magnetite for her?"
asked the concerned William.

"It'd probably take a week. There's not much we can do in the
meantime, I'm afraid."

"Maybe not. Let me try something I've been wanting to try"
William offered a suggestion. The ladies obliged his request and
watched as the young man placed his hands on the young girl's
temples. He concentrated very hard on the region of her brain
causing the pain. The tiny region was telekinetically made to
vibrate very fast, and then relaxed when it was over. William
released his grasp on the girl's face and could see in her eyes
how gracious she was.

"Thank you, William. I feel much better now" she reached up and
touched his face at the same time. Dana cried a tear upon seeing
the touching moment.

"What happened?" Patti asked eagerly of William.

"I gave her a 'brain tickle'. It's something I've been playing
with for awhile now. I basically relaxed her brain and released
the pressure. She should feel fine until the magnetite arrives."

"Thank you so much for your help, William. You really are a
miracle child."

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Georgetown Medical Center
Georgetown, Maryland
late April, 2019 AD

William and Joy walked outside the hospital in the beautifully
blooming gardens. They had grown quite close over the past few
weeks, sharing experiences of their powers and how they had
overcome the painful lifestyles of hiding their secrets. Joy
felt so relaxed with William and found him very attractive. They
shared their first kiss in an arboretum, followed by a second and
third. They snuggled afterwards in the sunlight of the spring
season.

"William, I have some good news for you."

"What is it?"

"I got accepted to American University" she smiled to him. He
congratulated her and kissed her on the cheek. She giggled
lightly and grasped William by the hand. They both knew that
they were meant to be together, forever.

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American University Dormitory
Washington, DC
late September, 2019 AD

One month into their first semester at college, William and Joy
were madly in love. They hung out as much as humanly possible on
campus in between classes. However, as midterms rolled around,
Joy found herself spending less time with William and more time
being swamped in endless studying. Her headaches became
unbearable on one late night, and she felt like screaming out
loud after four straight hours. Joy touched her temples to
concentrate, and telepathically contacted William six floors
below.

"William, I need help. Come quick" she was able to communicate
softly.

"I'm on my way, Joy."

William avoided the slow-moving elevators and raced up the stairs
to her. He swung the door open in haste and was surprised to
find her on the verge of collapsing as she walked. He caught his
love and guided her to the bed and propped her up with his strong
arms. She mumbled something smiling, simply happy to have
William hold her so.

A special 'brain tickle' from William eased Joy's headache and
put her in a state of nirvana. He rubbed her face and stroked
her hair afterward, to which she moaned inwardly. Joy pulled
William in closer and kissed him very passionately. Her hands
next traveled to his to his torso and she removed his t-shirt.
She twirled his chest hairs to be funny, and then proceeded with
helping William disrobe herself.

This was the first time for the both of them. There was so much
passion between them that it simply felt natural. After that
night, hardly a night passed by that they didn't sleep with each
other. Just to have the comfort of another body you trust
entirely right next to you gave them the strength and confidence
to accomplish anything.

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FBI Headquarters
Washington, DC
early October, 2017 AD

The bald headed man stood in the early streams of the morning
sunlight, a toothpick dangling from his lips. He had long
wondered when the time would come for his race of alien
replicants to retake the earth. December 26th, 2012 was to be
the date of the final colonization. However, the alien takeover
failed as a result of the X-Files unit. Luckily, the Toothpick
Man's underground Syndicate had instead remained dormant while
using a more secretive approach to re-colonizing the earth with
the alien race.

For the past twenty years, his consortium had been testing new
methods of spontaneously repopulating the earth using water to
infect the human population. Much of the original work had been
destroyed on a boat in Baltimore's dock long ago, but recently
new breakthroughs in medical technology had made it possible to
spread the alien virus through the chloramine in regular drinking
water.

However, nearly all of the human test subjects had been killed
during an alien raid twenty years earlier, destroying much of the
research on the effects of the alien virus on humans. That is
the reason that the reintroduction of William back into society
had prompted his interest. Young William had been one of only a
few handfuls of original test subjects to escape persecution.

The door to the Toothpick Man's office opened and in stepped two
fellow conspirators in the project. The first was a regular
human in his sixties, named Dr. Scanlon. He was the oldest
member of the Syndicate whose expertise with human/alien
experimentation proved valuable to the alien collaborators.
Scanlon cared nothing for the human race, and was promised
immunity by the alien replicants in exchange for his loyalty to
their cause.

The second man to follow in was a former US marine named Craven.
Also human, Craven knew nothing of the plans for an alien
takeover. Craven only cared for his large paychecks for dirty
work and followed orders from the bald Toothpick Man. He never
asked questions why.

"Gentlemen, good morning. Have a seat, we have a lot to discuss"
stated the Toothpick Man.

"Yes we do. I'm sure you both read the memo concerning two of
our previous test subjects, William Scully and Joy Andrews.
We've been monitoring their activity together for the past six
months. I finally have good news to report. They're having sex
now, quite often I might add" Scanlon detailed the observations
his group had been making.

"Method of protection?" asked Craven curiously.

"The pill."

"Excellent news, Scanlon. Time to initiate Phase II -
Procreation. This is where you come into play Craven. I want
you to sneak into Joy's dorm room and switch her pills for fake
ones. Pregnancy should kick in within a few months, thus
starting the Chloramine Countdown."

"Aye, sir. I'll pull the switch tomorrow afternoon while they're
at class" Craven concluded.

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Georgetown Medical Center
Georgetown, Maryland
late October, 2017 AD

 "Oh my god! Are you sure, Mrs. Scully? I can't be pregnant! "
Joy exclaimed in disbelief.

"I think you can call me Dana now. Looks like you'll be having
my grandson" Dana said with a big smile. She knew William was
the father, simply by the way him and Joy behaved so lovingly
toward to each other. It didn't bother her one bit that they
were only 18. It actually think back to her youth and how she
had turned down motherhood for so long it had almost been too
late. She thanked God for the one opportunity to have a child.

"What am I going to tell William?" Joy covered her face in
embarrassment.

"Tell him the truth. I know my son, he'll understand."

"Is there like an easy way to tell him? You know, to soften the
blow."

"How about a picnic in a park or something? That's how Fox
proposed to me. It was such a beautiful day, that I couldn't say
no."

"That sounds like a great idea, Mrs., uh, I mean Dana. I'll
start planning right now" Joy jumped off the examination table
and hugged her soon-to-be-mother-in-law. She ran off down the
hall with a big smile and took the elevator down to her car.

Scully stayed behind to clean up the room a tad before leaving.
She still had no idea that her life was still being covertly
videotaped. Dr. Scanlon sat on the other end watching the whole
conversation between Joy and Dana. Everything was set for Phase
II. He pulled out his cellular phone and called his fellow
cohorts.

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Shenandoah National Forest
Western Virginia
late October, 2017 AD

Joy pulled the oversize blanket from its place in picnic basket.
She snapped the large cushion open in the air and let it settle
gently on the soft grass. William stood back and watched her as
she eagerly unpacked the lunch she had prepared earlier for him.
He laughed to himself wondering what the occasion was. She had
been acting peculiar, but in a happy sort of way.

"Okay, William. I made us ring bologna sandwiches, macaroni
salad, sweet pickles. Oh, and I didn't forget the cheese curls
either. I even brought a bottle of wine for us to drink."

"You're killin' me Joy, what's the occasion?" William asked
impatiently.

Joy figured she might as well tell him now. They were in the
middle of a field surrounded on all sides by forests. At least
he couldn't run away in case he got scared. So Joy mustered up
all her strength and told William the news of her surprising
pregnancy.

William froze upon hearing the shocking news, totally unprepared
by its enormity. He was going to be a father. William went over
to Joy and gave her a gracious hug and kiss on the lips. They
ignored the lunch and decided to lay on the picnic blanket
cuddled in a fetal position. They napped in the sunshine for the
next hour or two, not aware of the man spying on them.

Craven removed the binoculars from his eyes, ready to move in for
the hunt. He stepped out from behind the trunk of giant oak tree
at the end of field. With his tranquilizer rifle slung around
his shoulder, Craven stepped cautiously as he maneuvered through
the tall growth.

Suddenly, William bolted out of his slumber, waking the beauty
next to his side. Craven ducked down fast to avoid detection.

"Joy, get up. I think we're in danger. And my senses don't lie,
either" William commanded. Joy pulled her sandals up her feet
and got onto her knees next to William, whose eyes scanned the
perimeter for a glimpse of the intruder.

"William, I'm scared. What is it?" Joy whispered frantically.

"There's a man with a gun not too far away. Joy, I need you to
run as fast as you can. I'll draw his fire so you can get help."

"I'm not going to leave you, William."

"I'll be alright. Just go. Now."

Joy kissed the man she loved more than life itself on the lips
before spinning on her heels in the opposite direction. The tall
grasses flapped wildly, quickly concealing her as she ran full
speed. Craven saw the movement and followed in hot pursuit. He
quickly reached their deserted picnic blanket and stepped through
the remains of their romantic lunch.

Suddenly the blanket came to life, wrapping its thick linens
around his feet like tentacles. Craven fell forward hard, his
rifle still tightly in his hands. The fall knocked the wind out
of him temporarily as he strained to roll onto his back. From
the corner of his eye, Craven spotted the boy William hiding in
the tall grass nearby, using his mental powers of telekinesis.

Suddenly the blanket lunged upward at an amazing speed, dragging
Craven into the branches of the tree the couple had lunched
under. His rifle fell from his hands and lay on the ground right
below him. The branches scratched his body and bruised his skin
upon impact. Somehow the blanket hung there, with him upside-
down and trapped.

William stood up from his hiding spot and approached the man,
intent on learning the truth. He telekinetically picked up a
rock, ready to hurl the object to torture the man. Craven had
only one chance to survive, he reached inside his Kevlar vest and
pulled out his hunting knife. He reached up and sliced through
the tightly-wrapped blanket. He struck his leg in the incident,
but managed to free himself with a long hard fall to the ground.

William tossed the rock as soon as Craven pulled the knife, but
missed his target. Craven quickly recovered his senses and
picked up the rifle at his side. He pointed the weapon right at
William and pulled the trigger, not even bothering to line up the
shot. William tried to dodge the shot, but was struck in the
shoulder by a dart.

The toxins of the dart quickly overpowered William, sending him
into unconsciousness. Craven tore a shard of the blanket off and
wrapped it around his wounded leg. His blood was over the
ground, spilled amongst the grass and Tupperware. He reached
into his pocket and removed his walkie-talkie.

"It's Craven. I captured the boy, but the girl got away.
Request instructions on how to proceed."

The voice on the other end was not pleased with Craven's poor
performance. It was supposed to be a simple job. The Toothpick
Man made a quick decision.

"Bring the boy in. He still may be useful to us alive."

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It was near twilight around the region where the tragic picnic
had occurred. Dozens of FBI agents scoured the perimeter for
clues to a lead. However, the only true evidence rested in the
area of the attack itself. A ripped blanket was oddly snagged in
a tree, which was the intent of Mulder's personal investigation.

"No trace of any vehicles near the roads or parking lots. The
locals don't recall seeing anything either, Mulder. Guess we're
on our own on this investigation" said A.D. Skinner.

"Maybe not, sir. I think William subdued his captor in this
blanket for a short time. The felon then escaped by knifing
through the fabric. He probably stabbed himself in the leg in
the process too. I found some dried blood on the grass right
beneath it."

"I think Mulder's right, sir. I found a spot in the grass about
ten yards away where William probably fell down. I found a
tranquilizer dart there too. I'm figuring the bad guy fell from
the blanket and shot William where he was hiding" Doggett
concluded as he joined his companions.

"Well, I can have a DNA analysis run on the blood, but without a
target to match it to, its going to be hard to get to the bottom
of this."

"Sir, whoever hurt himself here probably had to get their leg
stitched up. Scully can compile a list of names of recent leg
stabs in the area for us to start researching."

"Good thinking, Mulder. You have all the FBI resources at your
disposal. The DNA analysis should be done in the morning. I'll
call you when I have more information. In the meantime, you and
Scully should go home and try to get some sleep" Skinner directed
the tired agent.

Doggett and Mulder walked side-by-side to the group of women at
the edge of the field. Joy was hugging her mother with tears in
her eyes as Scully and Reyes pondered theories.

"Why strike now? Why not just take William when he first
returned?" Reyes questioned.

"Wait a second... the pregnancy. I'm betting you they were after
Joy and her baby. When they realized she had escaped, they took
William as the next best thing. I'm sure of it!" Scully
exclaimed from experience. During her own pregnancy eighteen
years ago, the forces of evil laid out an elaborate plan to
snatch away another woman's alien baby. She now feared for Joy's
pregnancy, and for the sake of her son William. She prayed to
God that he was okay.

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Craven's residence
Washington D.C.
late October, 2017 AD

Craven's leg ached him every time he took a step. It had been 48
hours since he had abducted William. After turning the boy over
to the Toothpick Man, Craven immediately had his leg worked on.
They gave him crutches to help him walk, but the pain was still
there. The injured kidnapper hobbled into the dark kitchen and
flitted his hand against the inner wall for the light switch. To
his surprise, somebody else flicked it on for him.

Skinner and Doggett stood on both sides of the kitchen entrance
with their guns pointed straight at Craven's head. Mulder sat
quietly at the kitchen table, before getting up to interrogate
the odious man who had kidnapped his son.

"Where did you take my son?" Mulder asked only once.

"Go to hell!" Craven answered impulsively. Mulder dashed at the
man and landed a hard jab to the face, reeling him back into the
hallway. Mulder straddled the fallen man and flipped him onto
his back. He shoved a small pistol against Craven's throat.
Doggett and Skinner looked at each other, wondering if they
should interfere in the process.

"You can't do this! You're FBI! I was only following orders!"
Craven exclaimed.

"It was really nice of you to leave that patch of blood in the
field. It led us right to you Craven. Now, take some god-damn
responsibility. Tell me where my son is!" Mulder yelled again,
but this time clicked the gun to load the bullet chamber.

"Fox, wait. Let me try my weapon first" said Joy as she entered
through the front door. Skinner and Doggett helped Mulder hold
down Craven's writhing body.

Joy knelt down next man's head and placed her palms upon his
forehead. She closed her eyes and patiently let her mental
powers work for her. She could hear the man's thoughts echoing
in her mind. Craven couldn't keep William's location a secret
from her.

"I got it. I know who has William and where" Joy opened her eyes
and told the men.

Mulder escorted Joy outside to talk it over with her. Meanwhile,
Skinner and Doggett flipped Craven to his back and strapped
handcuffs to his wrists. Suddenly, they heard Mulder's car start
up and pull out. Mulder and Joy were going to save William
without their help. Feeling upset about being left behind, they
took their aggression out on Craven as they got him to his feet.

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Bethesda Naval Base
Baltimore, Maryland
late October, 2017 AD

Joy felt nothing but fear as she and Mulder pulled up to the
guardhouse at the Bethesda Naval Base. The brave teenager knew
that only she had the power to save her future child's father.
She took a deep breath and concentrated as Mulder talked to the
guard at the gate from their car.

"State your name and business, sir" the young cadet ordered.

"Fox Mulder with the FBI. We're here to meet with Dr. Scanlon."

"I'm sorry, but you'll need to have clearrr...." the guard stumbled
his sentence. Joy was focusing all her mental abilities on the
guard. William had been teaching her how to utilize the
potential of mind control. She breathed a sigh of relief when
the guard pulled away from the car and pushed the button to lift
the gate. Mulder chuckled to himself about Joy's saavy maneuver.

The duo drove through the massive naval campus until they came to
the Biogenics Building. When they entered the building, Joy
pulled the exact same mind control maneuver on that guard as
well. Even more impressive was the fact that when she asked for
the guard's security card key, he gave it to her plus included
directions to Dr. Scanlon's research room.

"Are you ready, Joy?" Mulder asked as he pulled out his pistol
again.

"Let's do it" she replied with confidence as she swiped the card
key.

The metal doors swung inwards, revealing the astonishing research
room of Dr. Scanlon. The walls were lined with jars of human and
inhuman embryos. Mulder was shocked to rediscover the atrocious
sight again. The conspiracy hadn't changed even eighteen years
later.

Joy gasped as she looked to her left and found her near-naked
lover floating unconscious in a vessel of warm water. An oxygen
mask strapped to his face let up some bubbles, signaling to her
that William was alive. Joy dashed over to the glass and began
beating on it and crying. It hurt her so much to see him treated
like this. Suddenly, she felt a voice in her mind. William may
have been physically unconscious, but not mentally. She smiled
as a tear ran down her cheek.

Suddenly, Dr. Scanlon entered from the door across the hall and
gasped to find the two intruders. Mulder ran over to the evil
doctor and threw him against the wall. The shelves shook
violently, breaking several jars as they fell. Joy watched in
horror at the evil man. Mulder made Scanlon spread his arms and
legs to arrest the man when suddenly he spoke in an odd manner.

"You know Mulder, you should be proud of your son. He is going
to lead the alien colonists back to glory. His genetic makeup
will help us re-establish the program."

"What are talking about? The alien colonization effort failed 5
years ago. Doggett and Reyes destroyed the remaining alien
replicants."

"Not all!" Scanlon screamed out loud in a deep voice. The doctor
spun around strong and fast, smashing an empty jar against
Mulder's forehead. Mulder fell back against a table, but managed
to keep holding his weapon. He fired six shots into Scanlon's
chest, put they had no effect. Scanlon was an alien replicant.
They were virtually indestructible!

Scanlon gave a strong punch to Mulder's jaw, knocking the senses
out of him. The impervious doctor pulled Mulder's body from the
table onto his shoulder. Scanlon now approached the second
intruder, Joy. He used Mulder's limp body as a projectile, and
hurled him at Joy. She ducked in time to avoid the huge hit.

Mulder crashed through the glass casing surrounding William.
Hundreds of gallons of water spewed from the tank, causing the
semi-conscious William to collapse to the ground next to his
father. Joy screamed through all the commotion and torrential
drenching.

Scanlon hovered over the innocent child and bent down to pick her
up gently. She was going to be the mother of the next alien
colonization with the special child inside. Joy punched and
kicked to resist being taken. It was no use, Scanlon was
impervious to pain.

Suddenly William rose from the floor, drenched with heavy water
and pure hatred. The teenage boy clasped his hands around the
back of Scanlon's neck. Releasing a scream of intense
manifestation, William focused all his mental abilities to the
one weak spot on Scanlon. His metallic vertebrate!

The vertebrate inside Scanlon's spine shattered from the
extraordinary telekinetic powers. The evil doctor died
immediately and fell to the ground. William breathed in heavy
gasps as he knelt down to cuddle his lover. They hugged very
tightly and stood up slowly. It was finally over!

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Georgetown Medical Center
Georgetown, Maryland
early November, 2017 AD

Doctor Scully walked into the hospital room of her two best
patients. She had a big smile on her face as she opened the
blinds on the windows around the two men. They both moaned upon
being woken up so early in the morning.

"Rise and shine sleepy-heads. You have company."

William blinked rapidly and looked over at his father. Mulder
had been banged up pretty bad from the fight, but would survive.
In fact, Mulder had a big grin on his face as Dr. Scully leaned
over him and blew bubbles on his neck. They were happy as could
be.

Joy came in next and kissed William and stroked his messed-up
hair. Her mother Patti walked in next, arm-in-arm with Walter
Skinner. Finally Doggett and Reyes entered the crowded hospital
room. The whole gang was together again. They celebrated
jovially the rest of the day with a big party back at the Mulder
and Scully's home.

The threat of aliens and conspiracies never resurfaced. It was
finally over.


THE END