Chapter 1
"Um, Where are We?"
"Mhmm, nice kiss Bones, don't stop now you're on a roll," I said rather disappointed as she pulled away. "You finally woke up, thank God," she said slightly teary eyed.
"What do you mean I woke up? Of course I woke up. Must have just dozed off a little until you woke me like I was Sleepy Beauty," I said with a smirk. I took a look around, "what in the hell happened to the hot tub?" I asked trying to figure out how we got wherever this place is and how we could get back to the very nice hot tub, happy memories there, that's for sure.
Finally my brain started to kick into gear and I realized that something is wrong. "What happened, Bones are you ok?" I asked as I took in her rather filthy and slightly bloody appearance.
"Hot tub, Booth that was in Rome, a week ago," she said with a worried look. "We are in Afghanistan and I am fine, nothing a long shower wouldn't fix."
"My head is killing me and my memory is a little fuzzy so let me make sure I got this straight. The last thing I remember is the hot tub in Rome. Now if I'm getting this right I have lost a week because I got hit on the head. Judging by the rather sparse accommodations and the heavy metal door, I would say we are stuck in a jail cell. And you said we are in Afghanistan. What have we gotten ourselves in to this time?"
"We are also scheduled to be executed at dawn by the Terrorists, but other than that you are pretty much right on the particulars of the situation."
"Executed at dawn huh, definitely wouldn't want to leave that out," I said. "Why does it always have to be dawn, I'm not really a morning person, did you tell them that?"
"No Booth, I didn't think of it, but now that you mention it I'll just go tell the Terrorists. I am sure they will postpone the execution so you can get your beauty sleep," She stated in a little huff.
"Why don't you tell me a story Bones, just sort of the cliff notes of the last week," I said.
"Cliff notes?" she asked. Never mind Bones, just spill… oh hell, I mean just tell me what happened already… please."
"We were on a vacation in Rome, when a US army lieutenant delivered a message requesting my expertise with the results of a car bomb in Afghanistan. Some high ranking politician named Sam Hearting was missing and someone was afraid they had been in the car that blew up. Somehow they got wind that I was vacationing in Rome and they decided to ask for my services because I was close and that entire world renowned forensic anthropologist thing that it says on the jacket of my books. So after an extended argument with you that was all about your alpha-male protection crap and my need to be productive and helpful, we caught the first plane out."
At this point I interrupted with "Figures, when are you going to start listening to me Bones."
"Shut up. Now where was I? We got here examined the scene of the car bomb and with help from a video link to Jack, Angela, and Zack at the Jeffersonian, came up with I.D.s for the three occupants of the vehicle. There was no Sam Hearting; he turned up not to long after we started having just spent a few days with a prostitute or two. He was apparently a little embarrassed when he realized that he had been missed. We found out that the three occupants in the car that blew up were his support staff, they had been acting as a decoy, to hide from the general public where he actually spent the weekend."
"So three people died so he could get laid and he was embarrassed?" I said rather pissed off. "Next time we come across this guy point him out to me, he needs an ass kicking."
"You already broke his nose and his career and marriage are at an end," she said,
"Broke his nose, huh, way to go me! Ok all that is interesting but how did we get here?" I said, waving my hand around at the cell.
"On the way to the airport we where ambushed by terrorists. After a rather intense fight they managed to capture us and three others, two privets and a corporal. You got a nasty hit on the head trying to help me and passed out. Shortly after that, they brought us here, where we have been for the last few hours awaiting our death at the break of dawn."
"That was a cheery story Bones. I especially like the ending. You should write children's books. Well, it has been fun but I suppose we should get out of here now, any ideals?"
She smiled leaned in and whispered, "they missed the gun in your boot."
"Really, you don't say. Well that sure is nice." I stated with a smile. "Did you notice anything when they walked us in here, like where the three army guys are and how to get back out?"
"The three others are in the cell next to ours and I know which way to go to get out of here. I saw three guards in the building. We are in some sort of fort and when we get out of the building we will have to run across the whole camp to get to the gate." She said.
"We can't go on foot. Even if we made it to the gate, this is a big desert and I am guessing that we are a long way from anything if the air force hasn't already bombed this camp to hell, must be low on the strike list, and or so new they don't know about it. We will also need water."
"I saw some trucks two buildings over. As for the water I don't know," She said.
"We will just have to play all that by ear then. How were our boys the last time you saw them?" I asked.
"One had a broken left arm and they all looked rather beat up, but they looked like they could walk and fight if need be," she said.
Glancing at my watch I could see that dawn was fast approaching, "They should come for us soon, you ready?"
"Yes," she stated simply.
"Ok then, follow my lead for once. Ok." I said looking directly into her eyes until she reluctantly said, "Yes. Fine."