I do not own Bones or Criminal Minds, I fantasize I do all the time but I don't. They belong to Hart Henderson and Jeff Davis respectably. I am neither. I do however own Blake and I have (with my twisted mind) come up with the cases that the teams will have to solve. So without further ado I give to THE HARD EDGE TO THE SOFT SCIENCE.

The Rolling of the Ball

Somewhere in North Carolina

Sara Hennessey was just standing on the property overseeing the work being done on the land next door, her company had just gotten their land from its previous owners and wanted to make sure that's the sink hole wouldn't expand over to her business.

"Excuse me? Excuse me sir?" she said trying to get one of the workers attention. One of the older workers noticed her and came over "Do you know if there is any danger of expansion? I need to warn my boss if there is."

"As far as I know ma'am them are thinking the hole is all but as big as it gunna be… I don't think yous got nothing ter worries about over yonder." He said in a thick accent, Sara almost didn't understand him. She was going to thank him but something from the pit caught her eye.

"Oh my God… Oh my God, Oh my God stop! Stop digging! Oh my God stop!" Sara ran under the fence and out to the workers. The crane operator thought the worse and turned off his machine.

"Ma'am, Ma'am what's wrong?" the manager asked coming out of his trailer having heard her cries. She couldn't speak and just pointed into the sick hole. The crew manager didn't notice what Sara was looking at until he looked closely. Not know what it was he tried to get a closer look, and then he swore.

"Stephenson, call 911!" He said forcing everyone back and away from the hole. Sara no longer cared if sink hole was going to make its way over to her property, she was just wondering how to get the image of the dead body that she saw, the arm of a helpless victim already decomposed in that dirt.

The Hoover Building in Washington DC

Booth didn't know what else to do; he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. He knew that if he made this call Bones would not be please, neither would Hodgins but he was less concerned about that and more concerned about her. She had been distant lately, and after everything that happened outside of Sweets' office a few months ago he couldn't blame her and he didn't want to strain the relationship even more. He knew, however, that if he didn't make this call then the current case they had would never be solved. It had been over a month and they still had no leads. And the bodies were piling up fast, the original 12 and the most recent one, Carol Joy; she was 22 and was found in the woods close to the original crime scene. Booth knew he had to do it, no matter what, there were thirteen families counting on him know, thirteen victims that needed justice and one person that was the cause, he had to stop it, he knew it was the only thing he could do. Booth took a deep breath and picked up the phone using a phone number he hadn't used in years.

"Hey Rossi, its Booth. Hey I was wondering if you and your team can come in and help on this case I've been working on. It's been open for a month and I still have no idea who or what this guy is, my team has been trying to get information but they haven't been able to get all the bodies from the sink hole and, well they don't like to go with their gut so I was wondering if you guys could help out." Booth held his breath while Rossi went to talk to the team's leader. It was defiantly up there on the longest moments of his life. He heard Rossi pick up the phone on the other end and waited for a reply. "Really you can? That's great, what time you heading over?" Booth got their estimated time and hung up relieved. Now all he had to do was break the news to Bones. Now this was going to be hard.

Federal Building in QuanticoVirginia

Reid had walked into work that morning and like always headed straight to the coffee pot. Luke warm FBI coffee was always good in the morning. The bull pen wasn't too full, only Prentiss and JJ were at their seats and Morgan and Garcia had decided to take over his desk.

"Yes?" he said sitting down on his chair, Garcia spun around in her chair across from him and Morgan sat on his desk.

"Nothing, just sitting at your desk bored. You got anything better to do?" Morgan asked look at his empty desk. The BAU had been quiet lately, Sam Coopers team had been out recently having been called in on a case in California and no consulting jobs had been given that had taken up too much time, a couple latterly only needed a minutes work for Reid and he had finished it all yesterday, guessing Morgan had done so as well.

"In reality I was hoping a case would pop up but as of right now I was planning on reading up on some old books that I haven't touched in a while, maybe even contact and old college of mine that I have neglected to call. I should offer him congratulations, he recently had gotten engaged." Reid said more to himself then to Morgan and Garcia.

"Well that good for him, what is he like 38?" Morgan said, trying to poke fun at his younger co worker. Reid, however, didn't catch that and responded honestly.

"No, he's my age. I met him at a psychology lecture when we were at school. He took courses at Cal Tech but went somewhere else for school. He got his doctorate around the time I got mind in Engineering, his was in psychology however."

Morgan nodded his head then turned and looked at Garcia asking which planet their favorite genius came from. Morgan and Garcia continued their chat with Reid but he really didn't pay attention to what they were saying and told himself he would look back over the conversation later on if he had to. He did however decide to enjoy his coffee and quietly sat and observed everyone on a slow day of work. It was like being at school on the last day all over again, although it wasn't the best time for him Reid knew that most students cherished the last days of school, with the impending summer just around the corner and the knowledge that in just a few days you would be free for three months. He also knew that on those last days of school everyone became at peace, no one would torment eachother and just enjoyed a fun day at school with no work and all play left in front of them, teachers no longer caring what they did. That feel had surrounded the BAU today and for one of the first time he enjoyed it.

This feeling however was short lived and Reid along with the rest of the team was called in to the conference room for a case. Reid got out of his chair, stretching his knee to make sure he could move it (it had become a habit as of late) and walked up to the room with Morgan and Garcia. Rossi stood in front of them with Hotch right behind.

"We have been called in to help another FBI team in DC." Rossi opened the meeting with.

"Why?" Emily asked look up at Hotch, it was rare that an FBI team would call in another team to help on the case, there were a lot of Alpha Male complexes in the FBI and people didn't like asking for help. Rossi went on to explain a friend of his had asked if the team could help with a case he's had for over a month. Although they had discovered the bodies, complications with the sink hole they were found in caused a safety hazard and the team has hit a wall.

"His team is what we like to call squints, they're a bunch of scientist who without the bodies can't do their jobs and he asked me if we could come in and help while they are still derailed." Rossi said looking at Emily.

"Who is it?" Morgan asked clearly interested now.

"His name is Seeley Booth, his partner is Dr. Temperance Brennan and her team, and we'll meet them all there."

"I know Booth, one of the best shots I'd ever seen, he's a good guy, and wouldn't call if he wasn't completely lost as what to do next." Morgan said looking around the room. Reid nodded as well and said "I've read Dr. Brennan's books, and have met her briefly at a book signing; they're extremely detail and have just about everything spot on, factually speaking."

Emily turned to Reid and added "Not to mention the steamy details during those more explicit scene, she sure knows how to write them."

Hotch stepped in and told them about the case. "Twelve bodies were discovered in North Carolina when a sink hole formed after massive flooding down there. They were only able to exhume two of the bodies before they were stopped by safety hazards and the team had identified them. The rest are still sitting in the sink hole. All of us, including you Garcia, are going to the Jeffersonian where we will meet Booth and his team, he and his team are the leads on this and we're just there to help, nothing more."
"From what Booth has told me watch out for his partner, she doesn't put a lot into psychology and is anxious right now with having nothing to do case wise. We have about a hour's drive a head of us grab your things and let's go."

Georgetown Campus Dorm Room

Blake woke up about five in the morning and started to get ready. After completing her English paper and getting dressed she sat for about forty five minutes to read one of her books. Every day went like this and the only difference between mornings was what book she was reading. She never cared what book it was just as long as the book kept her interested (and just about all books did). Her morning routine ended and then she had to figure out what day it was, Tuesday. She grabbed her keys and coat then ran down the hall and knock on Wendell's dorm room.

"Let's go man! Dr, Brennan wants us in, at eight, its seven fifteen now!" The door swung open and they were on their way to the Jeffersonian. She wondered on what they would be working on now. A new victim from the Civil War like the one last week she found copper particles on or maybe Hodgins would have her identifying the new bacteria that was found on a skeleton from Turkey. When Blake jumped in the care she couldn't help but think, man I love this job.

I hope you've enjoyed the first chapter of (what I am calling) HESS. I would really appreciate feedback. It might spark something in my not always working mind, and I need a kick to the backside sometimes. Within the week check out my home page and I should have a banner up for this story, I already have one up for my other Bones story The Bomb Squad and you can check that one out to if you'd like. What do you guys think of Blake so far? I know you only met her for two paragraphs but I hope she gets good feedback. Anyway! Thanks for reading and PLEASE review! I don't care if it's only one word, it's better than nothing.

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