Title: The Pilot
Authors: Cassie & Kristi
Summary: Mulder and Krycek meet on an airplane...
Spoilers: None, we try to create our own stuff... but remember sometimes we have to refer to happenings in the actual show "The X-Files"...
Disclaimer: We do not own the characters Mulder and Krycek, Chris Carter, 1013 Productions, and 20th Century Fox own them.

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OVER BLACK:

We hear the captin of an airplane over the intercom. A typical pilot boring flat voice tone...

CAPTIN (O.S.)
We'll be taking off
in about five minutes
and we apologize for the delay.

FADE UP:

ANGEL - AGENT FOX MULDER

looking tired, and sick of waiting.

To his right is:

AGENT DANA SCULLY

reading an on-flight magazine with glasses on.

MULDER
(irritated)
What is the hold up?

Scully answers in a pre-occupied, dubious tone. She doesn't even look up to answer him.

SCULLY
Some important government
employees haven't boarded yet.

MULDER
Well, I'm more important
than them.

Scully gives Mulder that classic "Mulder, drop it" look, she has had enough of him for one trip. She goes back to read her on-flight magazine.

MULDER

is bored and tired, so he decides to lay down on the other two 'open' seats next to him.

SCULLY

gives him an irritated glance.

MULDER
This is much better.

After a few more moments, we ANGLE DOWN ONTO the aisle floor on:

CLOSE

Someone's feet, slowly approaching Mulder and Scully's sest. The feet kick some poor kid's fluffy white bunny rabbit toy out of his way.

CAMERA RISES FROM THE FEET as we follow up the legs of this mysyerious man, to his upper body and finally to his face, to reveal none other than... Alex Krycek.

CLOSE

Krycek's face, reacting to the sight of Mulder sleeping in his seat, a very blank expression. He passes the camer and is followed by a young blonde woman who works for the UN... Marita Covarrubias.

These are the special government employees...

CUT TO:

ALEX KRYCEK'S POV

Looking down at Mulder... sleeping in their seats. Scully starts to shake Mulder awake.

SCULLY
Mulder...
You're sleeping in
these people's seats...
wake up.

MULDER
Huh?

Mulder looks up and sees Krycek standing above him, he quickly sits up and pats on their seats... almost inviting them to dare to sit down next to him.

KRYCEK
(to Mulder)
Sir, if we are going
to be on this flight
together, I suggest
that you behave yourself.

Mulder looks frightened... some FBI agent.

MARITA
(To Krycek)
Alex, just sit down.

Krycek obeys and reluctantly sits down next to Mulder.

MULDER
(to Krycek)
I've got cards,
wanna play cards?

As Mulder continuously taps him on the shoulder,

KRYCEK
(to Marita)
So, what about them Knicks?

MULDER
You like the Knicks too?
I love the Knicks.

MARITA
I prefer San Antonio.

KRYCEK
(deadpan)
Me too.

Mulder pouts.

MULDER
The network rigged it all.

KRYCEK
No, I did.

Mulder gasps and pouts.

TIME CUT:

ANGEL - STUARDESS

She is making her rounds with the refreshment cart, handing out meals. She comes to them and gives them their meals. Mulder, Scully, and Marita are the only one's eating, Krycek knows better.

KRYCEK
That's sick you guys.

As Krycek explains what is really wrong with the food, everyone around him stops eating, except Mulder, he doesn't care.

A few hours later, Mulder and Krycek have fallen asleep, opposite ends from eachother. Scully finally really notices Marita, she double glances.

SCULLY
Marita?

Marita looks up from reading some files, and looks at Scully she finally recognizes her former college roommate.

MARITA
Dana!? I thought you
looked familiar!

SCULLY
What were you doing in
Russia? And who's the guy?

MARITA
That's Alex, and he thinks
he's gonna rule the world.

SCULLY
He's cute.

Out of nowhere.

KRYCEK
That's right, I'm
damn sexy.

Marita and Scully look over to Krycek... yeah... whatever, then suddenly Mulder has had enough, he stands up and pulls out his gun, he looks rather insane.

MULDER
That's it... you!
You are not sexy!
Never have been,
never will be!

KRYCEK
Yeah, you're just
jealous, women are
always crawling all
over me.

MARITA
Oh yeah, that explains
the guy in jail.

Mulder laughing (he's had a few drinks.) pulls out his gun.

SCULLY
(standing up)
Mulder!

Mulder pulls the trigger, Marita screams, Krycek does nothing... he still believes he's damn sexy, he's got a big head.

ANGLE ON

SCULLY

She has been shot, she is in shock.

SCULLY
(disbelief)
Mulder? Is
that... water?!

MULDER
No, it's ink!

Mulder looks to Marita...

MARITA
Don't you dare pull
that trigger, or I'll
get out my gun.

Mulder now takes aim at Krycek... he pulls the trigger about seven times.

KRYCEK
(still sitting, a bit annoyed)
And he's a mature FBI agent.

MULDER
How do you know I'm
an FBI agent?

KRYCEK
I work for people higher
than the government.

Mulder sits down, his feelings are hurt, no one wanted to start a water fight on the airplane. As they all get settled, Scully notices that the ink on her nice white blouse is beginning to disappear. Scully playfully punches Mulder in the shoulder, she doesn't want to hurt him, a crying Mulder is the last thing they want to deal with right now.

A few hours later, which seemed like days, they finally land.

CAPTAIN (V.O.)
Welcome to Washington D.C.
The local time is 11:30 am,
and the current temperature is
67 degrees. Please remain seated
until the place is properly secured
at the terminal and the seat belt
signs have been switched off.
Thanks for flying Kriysa Airlines.

Kryce unbuckles his seat belt, stands up to get his bag out of the overhead compartment. Scully hands Marita her card (with phone number on it), so that they can get together later... we will find out they are roommates... in later stories.

The plane suddenly JOLTS! BOOM! Krycek falls down. Marita is the only brave soul to laugh at him. Krycek stands up, rather embarassed, pretending nothing happened, his face is bright red, he hands Marita her bad, she is still chickling, Krycek's face is boardering on dark red/purple, he's not looking anyone in the eye. We see Mulder in the background trying to hold in his laughter... but he can hold it in any longer, his face is the same color, but from not breathing.

MULDER
(bursts out lauging)
PFFFFFT!
(spit flies everywhere)
KRYCEK FELL!!!
(he points at Krycek)

Scully wipes some spit from her face...

SCULLY
(annoyed, deadpan)
I noticed.

TIME CUT

INT - MULDER'S APARTMENT - LATE NIGHT

Mulder is trying to sleep on his couch, he is hearing footsteps in the apartment right next to him. Hmmmmm, a new neighbor, Mulder makes NO attempt to go greet, ya know, besides the fact that it is in the middle of the night... Mulder turns to his fish, on the bookshelf next to his couch, and says "goodnight", he then turns back around and gets all comfy, closes his beautiful eyes and falls asleep... little does he know of what is to come ...

THE END