Author's Note: Okay here goes….. the first chapter to the multi network crossover that will sadly never happen. In relation to the two shows this takes place in later season 7 of Bones and sometime in season 4 of Castle (at least 4 or 5 episodes after Killshot). Enjoy!

The shadows of the tree branches stretched across the sidewalk of the park, at nearly 2am in the morning the crowd at the park consists of drunken teenagers and the occasional drug dealer. He is an oddity among this group but almost everyone is too drunk or high to notice. He sets the duffle bag he has been carrying on the ground and drops a lit match into it. He sits back and watches it burn thinking how this is just what he needs to bring them together, an easy way to kill four birds with one stone. He laughs a bit as his joke as he walks away, by 6am when the desecrated bag is found by a jogger he is gone, without a trace of ever being there.

"Morning Detective," Rick Castle called as he walked over to the crime scene coffee in hand.

"Thanks Castle," Kate Beckett greeted him as she took the coffee he brought her, "So Lanie what've we got?"

"Hell if I know," the ME answered.

"Excuse me?"

"Honey do you see this? This guy's just a pile of burnt bones, barley enough flesh for me to do anything with. Nope, we are gonna have to call in an anthropologist on this one," Lanie said getting out her phone.

"Well how long is that going to take Lanie?" Beckett asks not even bothering to disguise her exasperated tone.

"Relax sweetie! My old boss Cam works with one down in DC. I'll give her a call and then Dr. Brennan should be here in a few days."

Beckett sighs, "Alright then fine, just hurry it up Lanie I need an ID to start my investigation. Ryan, Esposito!" she calls turning toward them, "Start canvassing for witnesses preferably someone who isn't a druggie then pull any traffic cam footage within a 3 block radius." She lets out another long sigh and receives a glare from Lanie, "So Castle breakfast?"

"I'm going with you!" Seeley Booth argues with his partner as she packs for New York.

"It simply isn't rational for you to go Booth," Temperance Brennan argues back, "There is no federal jurisdiction on this case and I will be perfectly fine on my own."

"But Bones you're pregnant and I have vacation days coming up, I don't have to go as an FBI agent I could just be your 'friend'. Please Bones!" his tone has become almost a wine now.

"Booth stop it! I'm not going to go into labor on this trip, I have another 3 weeks until my due date and this will be a simple identification."

"But I'll miss you Bones," Booth complains as he leans in to kiss her.

Brennan leans back into the kiss, "Now how am I supposed to say no to that?" She asks of him, "Okay fine Booth you can come!"

They continue their playful kissing as Booth begins to pack his suitcase.

He can hear the ME talking on her cell phone and he knows they are coming. It will be perfect. All of his players will be ready to start his game. He smiles in anticipation, there is only one way to win this game: with all of the opposing players dead.

Okay so what did you think? I know it's short but this is really just the prologue. Should I continue? Thoughts? Review please. Until next time ~Cate