A/N – Hey Guys – Don't worry, I'm not abandoning 'In the Beginning', I just had this thought pounding in my head last night while I was trying to sleep. And it came out halfway decent. I may get another chapter out of it this weekend. Let me know if you're interested. R&R!

Oh and I also took liberty, I don't know if they would actually let Booth go on TV being as he does occasionally do undercover work.

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Ange strode into Brennan's office, "Bren! Booth is about to be interviewed on TV! You've got to come watch!" She grabbed her friend's arm and attempted to pull her from where she sat at her desk.

"I know Ange, but I don't want to watch him right now." She gave Angela 'the look'. Uh Oh, what'd I miss. This could take a while. Good thing Hodgins' is taping it!!

She sank down on the couch, watching Brennan finish her report. Waiting until she signed off on it to speak. "What's up Bren? I would think you'd be excited that Booth is on TV. I know I'd be excited if I were his partner." Brennan did nothing to hide her snort of disgust at her last words. Yeh well you have no idea what happened this morning. How could he let them say that!

Ange stood up and walked to the door, closing it firmly and turning the lock. "What is going on? You do not snort, especially not about your partnership with Booth." Another very unladylike snort emitted from Brennan. Ange sat down on the couch again to wait. Eventually she'll give me the story. I just have to give her some time.

In the break room Zach and Hodgins were glued to the TV. As Ange had asked, Hodgins was also taping it from the lab TV. This is so cool! I mean Booth isn't technically a scientist, but he is part of our team. Scratch that he and Brennan are our team leaders!

Outside the Hoover building, Booth shifted uneasily. I wish Bones had agreed to come. I mean I know they made her mad…Okay beyond mad. But I really could use her support right now.

"I have a real treat for you viewers today. I'm standing here with Special Agent Seeley Booth of the FBI. Agent Booth your record with the FBI is stellar and your last 30 cases have resulted in solid convictions. Care to tell us about it? " Honestly no, I'd really like to get back to my work and my team

"I work with a very talented group of scientists at the Jeffersonian, top notch group, the best at what they do. They're the reason for the FBI's success with my cases. I simply take what they give me, make an arrest, and present it to the judge."

"You guys call them 'squints' right? Tell me about them." A grimace passed over Booth's face quickly as he heard her say squints. Bones isn't gonna like that. Oh well, who am I kidding she's mad enough right now that she's not even watching. "What is it that they do that assists in solving these cases so efficiently?" Booth took a breath. What do they do? Everything.

"Well, my team consists of 4 people plus myself. Dr. Zack Addy just finished his doctorate in Forensic Anthropology, graduating top in his class and accepted a full time position working with us through the Jeffersonian. I should point out that none of my team are FBI, they all work for the Jeffersonian and consult with me on cases. So on top of the work they do with me, they also do other work at the Jeffersonian. That mainly consists of identifying unknown victims of war and analyzing ancient civilizations. But I digress, you asked about my team."

At Anna's nod he continued.

"Dr. Jack Hodgins is our Entomologist, he can take the bugs and particulates from around a body and give me a time frame, and also location of death. The things he has to look through, actually the things seen and studied by my whole team are not always pretty; in fact more often than not people term them gross. Most of what we deal with are decomposed or burned remains, basically what no one else can identify as human we can give a face, a name, and a cause of death, providing closure to the families who are missing a loved one. The third member of my team is Miss Angela Montenegro, she's our Forensic Artist. Give her a skull structure, or description and she can give you an identity, down to whether or not they liked to smile or scowl. Her tool, referred to as the Angelator is revolutionizing our crime fighting methods. By studying notes on the body, injuries sustained, postures, height, muscular features she can give us scenarios of how a victim was killed or overpowered."

"Wait, so you're telling me that with just a decomposed skeleton, that's been rotting in say a lake for months you can figure out who they are, how they died, when they died and who was likely to have done it?" Anna was incredulous. "That's amazing."

"That's our job," Booth stated blandly, "to get justice for those who can no longer fight for themselves. The bones don't lie, they tell a story, a story that can be read by my team."

"We are leaving out a very integral part of your team. I, for one am actually surprised she wasn't the first one you mentioned. You work with best-selling author and renowned Forensic Anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. What can you tell us about her? Your superior tells me that she is one special woman. Able to give you race, height, age and sports played within minutes of studying a body. Can you expound on that?" Aimee smiled, expecting Booth to get excited as she rattled off Brennan's abilities. Instead his face softened and he said only three words.

"She's my partner."

Now it was Anna's turn to shift uneasily. "Um…Sources tell me that you have risked your life for her on more than one occasion. She was targeted by notorious killer Howard Epps after getting a stay of execution last year. Kidnapped by a rogue FBI agent...I believe the story goes you broke out of the hospital with a team member to save her life on that one. She and Dr. Hodgins were also buried alive this year, your team found them just in time. Such a talented woman in so many respects and yet she chooses to willingly trust you with her life regardless of the consequences when she could really just sit back and live on her book earnings. Why do you think that is?"

Hearing Anna repeat Brennan's abilities and dangers made Booth even more tense and uncomfortable. He clinched his fists at his sides and looked straight into the camera, silent for a moment before answering. Because she cares about people, about justice.

"She's my partner." He stated again simply, and walked away to his waiting SUV effectively ending the interview.

"Well, this is Anna Land on location outside the Hoover Building, and that was Special Agent Seeley Booth of the FBI."

Hodgins jumped out of his chair with a yell. "He talked about us and gave us credit! Suweet!!"

"Well of course he did, we're his team." Zach responded logically.

"Yeh man, but they pulled him on there to talk about his successes; he switched the topic to give us as a whole team credit. He didn't have to do that he could have just left it at his stellar record."

The light went on in Zach's head almost visibly. "Oh oh, I get it." he said as Hodgins left him to go back to the platform.