Sons II: The Rest of the Interview 
By Xenith 
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Rating: G
Category: V
Spoilers: Thru the end of Season 6
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Summary: Cancerman discusses his life and
his goals.


The Rest of the Interview

The project? (laughs)  How did you find out...?
Oh, you’ve spoken to him.  He tried to dissuade
you from coming here to see me, didn’t he?
And you disagreed.   Well, I am glad to have
this opportunity to tell my side of things.

But I can see that he has persuaded you to his
mode of beliefs.  Well, that was to be expected.
He can be very persuasive at times.
Fortunately, he has failed to persuade anyone
in power of his beliefs.

Why fortunately?  Because this project, which
is so hateful to him, is the last line of defense
for the human race.  If we hadn’t poured our
lives into it these past decades, humanity
would be left with nothing!  Nothing!  As it
stands now we have a chance to adapt, and to
survive.  Perhaps to fight back, some day.
That will be his task, too.

Why did I have Scully abducted?  And then
why did I return her?  As he undoubtedly told
you, I like him.  I like her, too.  She was taken
to divert him from his quest.  She had become
too useful to him, too dogged and scientific.
There was danger of his being believed.  But
after she was taken we discovered our
mistake.  She had also become his center, his
stability.

After we took her it seemed a shame to let that
genetic material go to waste, so she became
part of the hybridization program.  A pity, her
reaction to the branched DNA was not all we
hoped.  Later, the decision was made to return
her to Mulder, we thought in time to save her
life.  Oh yes, I had the chip put into her neck; it
prevents the nastier side effects of the
treatments.  The cancer.  Unpleasant
disease...cancer.  I had a relative who died of
it.

Fortunately Agent Scully was as resilient as we
had thought, and she retains very little memory
of her time with us, as we anticipated.  And
Mulder’s life went back to its normal course.
He has needed curbing from time to time since
then, but as I said earlier, I watch him.

I feel no remorse for my actions.  Why should
I?  I have done what was necessary, what the
others haven’t had the guts to do.  Without my
willingess to do what is expedient, this project
could never have progressed as far as it has.
And I have sacrificed for this cause.  I will
probably lose more that I hold dear before it’s
over, but I’m prepared for that.

Would I kill him if I had to?  If necessary.  It
would sadden me to be forced to it, but he’s a
grown man.  He knows the risks.  If his pain or
his death become necessary, of course I’ll do it.
And I’ll do it myself, not delegate it to others.  I
owe him that, at least.

It is a pity that he hates me.  We have much in
common, he and I.  I kick myself for not having
made his acquaintance earlier in his career.
But I had placed people I trusted around him
instead, and decided to keep my distance.  His
mother would not have welcomed the
knowledge that I was near her son.  Her
daughter is very like her, you know?  Oh yes, I
see Samantha from time to time.  A charming
young woman, not afflicted with her brother’s
short-sightedness.    No, I haven’t told their
mother that I know where she is.  Why cause
her more pain?  She won’t accept what I have
to say in any case.

And what do I hope for in the new world order?
The return of those still with the colonists, I look
for that.  I hope for some power, some quiet,
maybe time to do some writing.  A family of
sorts, and the opportunity to hand my work
over to a new generation.   If he survives, it will
be interesting to see how his children turn out.
(Laughs)  Oh, he’ll have children, all right....

Well, it has been pleasant talking with you.  It’s
not often that a young woman takes the time to
listen to an old man.  Meet again?  Oh no, I
don’t think so.  You already know much more
than you should. You’d like to publish this?
Now who would be interested in reading
something so far-fetched?  Here, let me have
Alex escort you out.

Besides, by this time tomorrow, you will have
forgotten ever having heard of me.
Alex will show you some of our labs, you might like to
help with some of our
research......