Disclaimer: Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, the X-Files, and associated characters are property of David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter, Ten-Thirteen Productions and Fox Broadcasting Corporation. They are used without permission and no copyright infringement is meant. "MiB" spoilers, etc, borrowed from Amblin Entertainment. Any elements not recognized as being taken from the show copyright Christina Shuy. Comments and other things sent to cshuy@netcom.com are much appreciated. Rating: PG for language, hints of MSR but mainly somewhat silly Summary: Mulder and Scully go see "Men In Black" again. Spoilers: Only for "Men In Black", though different from the last ones. Note: I know I've done this movie already, but I figured if I thought it was worth seeing again, so would they. Out To The Movies III: "See it again. For the First Time" by Christina Shuy cshuy@netcom.com It was sweltering hot. Actually, it was worse than that. It was damned near bloody *blistering* hot. From the weather reports earlier that afternoon, it was at least 110F, and that was *too* *damn* hot. 'Well, what else did you expect? You're in Southern California on a case that just ended, it's the beginning of August, and you're complaining about the heat? I hear this is normal for them. Then again, since when is anything in Southern California "normal"?' Dana Scully thought, a smile lightly touching her lips. Suddenly, there was a cold drink in her lap. She took it and sipped gratefully. Orange Julius' strawberry drink was delightful. Especially in the heat. She hadn't expected the heat to be as bad as it was and, consequently, hadn't packed any cooller clothing. Not only that, the regional ASAC had ordered them to stay dressed in suits. He was *not* a popular person. "Hey, Scully, the flight doesn't leave until the morning. If you've got nothing else planned, wanna catch a movie?" "Sure, Mulder, what did you have in mind?" "Men In Black. It's showing at that theatre over there." She followed his finger to the building marked "The Lakes at West Covina". There was an 18 screen theatre there. "Men In Black" was only one of the movies playing. "Why not see "Contact"?" "It's bargain night, and 'Contact' isn't on the list, though it started half an hour ago. 'Men In Black' is, and it's starting in fifteen minutes. Besides, it'll get us out of this heat. What'dya say?" Scully smiled. "It's worth seeing again." "Okay, then, G-Woman, let's get moving." * They found their way into the theatre and looked around for seats. With the theatre set up stadium-style, there wasn't a bad seat in the house. As the two off-duty agents, still in their suits, found their seats, the houselights dimmed, and the previews before the movie started. The first preview was for the regional paper. * "Goddamned bugs." The grouchy tone of voice was from the driver of a van on-screen just after the end of opening credits where the dragonfly which had been tracked had smushed itself on a windshield. Scully felt Mulder shudder slightly. "Yeah, I agree." she heard him mumble. * "Where are you coming from, Nick?" asked one of the on-screen border patrol guards. "Certainly hope it's not Upper Fresno County." Scully quipped, and she heard Mulder's soft laugh. * "Keep on protecting us from those dangerous aliens!" Agent K said as he waived off the border patrol guards on-screen. "Better look out for those chupacabra." Mulder shouted in a whisper. Scully choked down a laugh. * Just after Agent K had used the neuraliser on the border patrol, Scully heard Mulder gasp. "Ohhhh! So *that's* where all our evidence goes!" She couldn't help but laugh. * James Edwards, portrayed by Will Smith, had just jumped onto the open deck of a doubledecker bus in pursuit of a suspect. "'S alright. It be rainin' black people in New York." he said. "Well, better black people than bullets, I always say." Mulder murmured, flashing a grin at Scully, who stifled another laugh. * "Only thing that pulls its weight around here is my goddamned truck!" Edgar, yet unnamed, was ranting inside his house in the country. Mulder and Scully watched as a fireball crashed into the truck. "Not anymore..." they both quipped at the same time. They looked at each other and laughed. Moments later, as there were other things going on in the movie, they noticed that the cow was just standing there, chewing and watching. "The cows are not what they seem." Scully murmured. "What was that from?" Mulder whispered. "Darkwing Duck. My nephew loves it." Scully grinned. * "Edwards, if you were half the man I was-" said a paunchy police officer, on-screen. "I *am* half the man you are." Edwards' retorted. There were snickers going around in the theatre and Mulder leaned over and loosely draped an arm around Scully. * Edwards and Agent K got out of the car and headed into a run-down shop with the sign reading "Universal Pawnbrokers". Mulder pointed it out to Scully. "When they say 'universal', they *mean* it." She grinned. * James Edwards and some military guys had just finished the shooting gallery and Edwards had only shot at one target. What appeared to be an eight year old girl holding quantum physics books. Edwards had just defended his reasoning for only aiming at the little girl. Mulder leaned over to Scully. "Well, at least he's got an open mind." Scully couldn't help it. She laughed. * "Gentlemen, congratulations. You're everything we've come to expect from years of government training." "Yup... every one of them are hardnosed, anal-retentive idiots." Mulder murmured. "We both know the type, eh?" Scully giggled and poked Mulder in the ribs. He turned and grinned before they both turned back to the movie. * "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous individuals." Agent K had just finshed speaking his piece to Edwards. "Yeah... and we've got *people* running the government. No wonder we're all messed up." Mulder mumbled. "That's what we're here for..." Scully answered, taking his hand. He squeezed it, they grinned at each other, then turned their attention back to the movie. * "What branch of the government do we report to?" Agent J, formerly James D. Edwards, asked. "None. They ask too many questions." Agent K replied, matter-of-factly. "Unless they're trying to cover something up... then they don't..." Scully murmured. Mulder shot a surprised glance at his partner who just grinned at him. * "Gotta check the hotsheets." Agent K said. The next scene showed various insane headlines including one about the pope having kids. "These are the hotsheets?" Agent J asked, more than somewhat skeptical about his new job. "Geez, and I thought *our* leads were dubious!" Mulder murmured. Scully nodded in agreement. "You know what they say: The Truth is stranger than fiction." "That's the X-Files in a nutshell." "Tell me about it." * "We at the FBI do not have a sense of humour that we're aware of." Agent K said, answering a question as to whether or not he was joking. "Hey! I resemble that remark!" Mulder protested, mock-offended, though only just loudly enough for Scully to hear. Scully covered her mouth with her hands and shook with laughter. * On screen, K handed J a very small weapon named 'the Noisy Cricket'. "Feel like I'm gonna break the damned thing." J said, tucking it in the waistband of his pants. "Better that than dropping it." Scully murmured, and then felt Mulder poke her in the ribs. "That's what I've got *you* for..." he whispered. Flashes of grins were traded quickly. * Agent Zed looked down. "Why you *sorry little ingrates*!" he snapped. The aliens who had been helping out in the lunch room were apparently leaving with several cartons of cigarettes in tow. "Now, if they take Cancerman with them, I most certainly won't mind." Mulder murmured to Scully, who fought down another urge to laugh. * Agent K sped through the New Jersey tunnel playing an 8-track of an Elvis song. "You do know that Elvis is dead." J said, more than slightly shaken by the ride because they were upside down on the ceiling of the tunnel. "No, Elvis isn't dead. He just went home." K answered, calm as always, even if his hair was standing on end due to his being upside down. "See, Scully! I told you Elvis was still alive!" Mulder exclaimed, though not loudly. Scully rolled her eyes and then looked at her partner, who was clearly enjoying himself, perhaps a little *too* much. * As the scene with the revelation of the giant cockroach replayed, Mulder winced. "I didn't like this scene the last time, and I don't like it even MORE now." he said. "It *is* a little gross." Scully agreed. * As Agents J and K sat there, spitting out what remained of the huge cockroach, the head and torso exploded behind them, showering them in even more remains. They turned to see the Deputy Medical Examiner standing there with the other gun retrieved from inside the now-dead insect, the gun's barrel smoking. "Interesting job you guys have." she said, calmly. "Yup... about as much fun as an X-Files investigation. Maybe we should join up, don't you think, Scully?" Mulder whispered. Scully just shook her head, though Mulder could see the smile at her lips. * "The High Counsel from wants tickets to the Bulls-Knicks game." Laurel, now agent L, said. "I'll talk to Dennis Rodman. He's from that planet." J said, getting into the car. "Rodman? You're kidding." "Nope." "Not much of a disguise." "Yeah, maybe his relatives are in town." Mulder quipped. * As the movie ended and the houselights came up, Mulder and Scully found that they were the only two people left in the theatre. "C'mon, S, let's go." Mulder stood up and offered Scully his hand. "Ok, F. Dessert. My treat." she smiled. "Awright!" 'F' said, grinning. They trooped out of the theatre grinning like teenagers during summer vacation. -The End- Note: sorry if you were expecting 'Contact', but I haven't seen the movie yet, so you'll have to wait just a little longer. Ta! In case you were wondering, the opening bit did happen. To me. =) "The Truth is Out There. Trust No One."- from "The X-Files" Pursuing a BS degree(Electrical Engineering)-EE 332(Systems Analysis)-Su97 "In the moment that you think you can't, you'll discover that you can." - Celine Dion - "Power of the Dream" "Let's get Dangerous!" - Darkwing Duck. Looking for work and a place to live... somewhere in the SanFran Bay Area.