Seeing the good response I got for chapter one, I was encouraged to release chapter two earlier than I originally thought. This one is a bit shorter than the last, but felt complete.

Hope you enjoy,

- Anonymous

Recap: Booth sighed and started pacing.

Cam, Booth, Zack and Angela all stood in Angela's office, some tears were shed, some hugs were shared, but now, they all searched for evidence while supporting each other.

"We'll find them." Booth nodded, certain of his words as he left the room, off to make more phone calls.

##Break##

Temperance Brennan regained consciousness and almost wished she were knocked out again when the pain hit her like a wall. She groaned and cough, blood filling her mouth and coating her tongue at the new movement.

"Brennan?" Memories of what previously happened rushed through Temperance's brain and she at up, turning towards Hodgins, holding her injured arm close to her body.

"Jack! Jack are you okay?" Jack had been awake for what felt like hours. He already assessed the situation, he recognized that they were kidnapped, buried in a car. He noted that at least one of his legs were broken- if not both. He gained the strength to sit up, look around and was shocked at the beaten and bloodied Brennan he found unconscious in the front seat.

"Am I okay? It looks like you were hit by a train." Brennan slid forward in her chair to properly sit in her seat.

"I woke up. When we were still in the trunk of the car, I woke up. I tried to fight. I was too weak I'm so sorry Jack." Hodgins' heart broke at the sadness in her voice and he pulled himself into a seated position once more, patting the seat next to him. Ignoring the pain in her left arm, Brennan climbed into the back seat and pressed into Jack's side as he pulled her into him. As they sat silently for a moment, the car made an eery loud creak and Temperance looked to Jack in confusion.

"That's been happening since I woke up. From the looks of it, this crap car is ready to fall apart, the pressure of the dirt is shifting the metal." Brennan, while distraught by this information, changed the subject.

"Since you woke up? How long have you been awake? How long have we been here?" Jack kissed her forehead, calming her.

"I can't be certain but I've been awake at least an hour, how long before that, I'm not sure. By the size of this car, with both of us, the shifting of the metal, we have somewhere between eight or four hours before we run out of air. I've been trying to figure out a plan when you were out, I tried waking you once or twice but I wasn't able to... I'm worried you a concussion... but in the moments alone, I've been thinking. We have one water bottle, and two phones with no batteries, we figure out where we are, maybe we could call for help, the only problem is getting the phones to work." Brennan took in this information, her still foggy mind taking a moment to process things. Looking around the beaten up car, exposed wires from the broken dashboard gave Brennan an idea.

##Break##

Jack and Temperance didn't know how wrong they were.

Zack sat staring at the timer, watching the last hour tick by and knowing that they had nothing. No money to pay ransom. No sign as to where the gravedigger buried his partners, and they were running out of time. They were going to die and he couldn't do anything to save them. Zack wasn't aware that he had started crying until an arm wrapped around his shoulder, pulling him into a hug. Zack leaned into Booth and held back a sob as he feared for his friends. Their hug lasted long, somewhere along the line, Cam and Angela had joined in and they all comforted each other while watching the timer. Three seconds left. Two. One.

Booth's cell phone buzzed.

##Break##

Hodgins watched impressed as Brennan one-armed worked in hooking her phone together with some wires peaking out of the car. The metal gave another loud creak and suddenly Bones was blinded by light. She jumped in shock before freezing.

"What's wrong?" Jack spoke, seeing her jump.

Brennan looked at the ray of light bouncing off her phone screen and into her face before turning towards the window where she found a gap in the dirt that allowed fading sunlight into the car.

"A mistake... the grave digger made a mistake. She didn't take into account the age of this car when she stole it and made it our prison. The shifting metal shifted the dirt above us and we aren't buried as deep as we thought we were." Jack felt hope as she spoke. This is the second mistake the killer made after the nail polish. Another step to finding who did this. Just as he felt hope, it went away as once more, the car creaked.

"One of us can crawl out, go get help... but as soon as one of us is out, the roof might cave in... the change in pressure would... You should go, you can walk, get help." Brennan shook her head.

"No... No you need to go, don't fight me on this Jack. To be able to crawl out one of us will have to help the other out first, I can brace you and push you out using my legs, you can't. I also can't use my left arm to crawl the rest of the way out. There's no telling where we are and how long it'll take me to get help. The phone is done. By getting you out of the car, you can see where we are, you said it yourself earlier, you type faster. You get a location, I'll probably still have access to the horn and will give you enough time to send a text and we'll be fine." No matter how much he wanted to fight this, he knew she was right. After a few hugs shared and a passionate kiss, they were ready. Hodgins had painfully managed to climb in the front seat and had the cellphone in hand, Brennan sat behind him, her feet flat on the ground, ready to help push him out the window with her legs as leverage. At the count of three, he rolled down the window.

Dirt starting piling into the car, dust compromising the last of the breathable air. Hodgins started climbing, hearing the car start to creak and feeling it bend as he passed the window. Brennan, with a cry of pain, put Hodgins feet on her shoulder and pushed off the floor, giving him extra momentum to clear the window, leaving it up to him to fight the rest of the way out. As Hodgins made it out into fresh air, Brennan could feel the roof of the car crushing down on her dislocated shoulder, the steering wheel crushing down into her ribs, forcing a few cracks and breaks and Brennan screamed but kept her hand on the horn, waiting for Jack's signal that he was safe.

"Brennan! Brennan! I made it! Can you hear me?" Jack waited for a response, growing worried when he got none.

"Temperance!" He tried again, panic evident in his voice.

Brennan gasped in pain, trying to catch her breath from the air streaming through a small gap in the dirt Hodgins left as he climbed out.

"I can hear you." She finally managed to call back. Jack sighed in relief.

"Are you okay?" Brennan was struggling not to lose consciousness.

"I'm pinned in the seat... it's also possible that the steering wheel fractured my eleventh and twelfth ribs." Hodgins regretted leaving her behind, causing her more pain, but the only way to right that wrong, was to get her home. Glancing around, he realized he knew exactly where they were. He was worried at first about having to send a cryptic message, waiting for it to be deciphered, but he didn't need that, now, he had a location.

"Tempe! I know where we are, at the count of three, press the horn and I'll send the text, we're almost home, baby!" Brennan smiled at the happiness and hope she heard in his voice and called out to him, thanking him and waiting for the count down.

"One! Two! Three!" The horn sounded below him and the screen turn on. He worked as fast as he could, typing in the text and hitting send just as the screen went dark again. The honking stopped.

"I think I got it Brennan! We'll be home soon... Brennan? Temperance are you okay?" There was no answer and Jack feared the worse, tempted to try and dig her out himself but not wanted to shift the metal anymore than necessary. Rolling onto his back, he watched the sun continue to set and waited, hoping they'd make it in time.

##Break##

Booth reluctantly moved away from the group hug he'd initiated and reached for his phone, hoping someone found something that would lead them to the rest of their team.

Text message received:

Bones

Booth cried out in shock, relief, hope. The three others in the room jumped and all turned to look at his phone, thinking the worst.

"How could we ever doubt that Brennan and Hodgins would find a way to contact us? What does it say?" Booth opened the text with shaking fingers.

"A location... They gave us a location! We found them! Well- they found themselves! Let's go!" Together they all ran out of the room, squints and agents alike watched them in confusion. They had all watched the timer hit zero, yet their closets friends ran around smiling at their deaths.

"We have a location, I need a team with me!" Booth called over his shoulder as he ran out of the Jeffersonian, followed closely by Zack, Cam and Angela. They all raced towards Booth's car, in seconds they were buckled in and headed to their partners.

##Break##

Booth sped with sirens blaring the whole ride. What would have been a three hour drive was made in a little over an hour, as soon as they approached the given location, everyone was out of the car and racing towards a fresh patch of dirt where alongside laid a motionless body.

"Hodgins! Hodgins! Jack!" They all called out as they approached him, fearing the worst, but as his head raised at the sound of his name, relief filled them. They fell to the ground by his side and pulled him into a hug, minding his legs when he groaned in pain. Hugs, kissed and words were shared, before Jack broke up the happy reunion.

"Brennan, we have to get to her." The happiness is gone, Booth turned to the freshly over turned dirt and started digging.

"Stop! The car we were in was falling apart, getting me out made the roof cave in, she'd trapped, hurt. She hasn't made a sound in about an hour." Booth froze instantly

"Temperance!" Angela called out to her friend and everyone fell quiet to listen for a response.

Brennan had woken up at the sound of Jack's name being called by familiar voices and smiled through the pain that was wracking through her body. At the sound of her name being called, she had to gather enough strength in her voice before calling back.

"Angela?" Everyone practically collapsed in relief.

"You scared me for a second there Tempe. You weren't answering me." They fell quiet again, wanting to hear her speak once more.

"It seems my body had reached it's pain tolerance limit, rendering me unconscious, when can I get out." Booth heard sirens approaching in the distance and smiled.

"Soon, Bones. You'll be out soon."

With the help of twenty firefighters, the jaws of life and another hour, Temperance was visible to all, leaving only the steering wheel keeping her from her path to freedom. Everyone gasped in shock at her current state.

"What the hell happened! This isn't the gravedigger's MO!" Bones went on explaining how she had woken up and tried to fight her way out as the firefighters took caution to not jostle Brennan any more than necessary while removing the steering wheel.

Finally, in the count of three, Brennan was lifted from the car and placed alongside Jack. She received much the same greeting as Jack did, excluding the kisses seeing as how many people were now around them. They were also gentler, keeping in mind her ribs and arm. As they waited for the ambulance to arrive and take them to a hospital, Jack spoke up, his voice light and happy.

"You know... I forgot to say something earlier before leaving the lab, after I found the evidence." Everyone stayed quiet, waiting for him to continue. Hodgins raised his arms, he turned his hands and pointed both his thumbs at himself.

"King of the lab." Cam let out a surprised laugh as Zack sighed and agreed that he had lost their weekly competition. They all fell into a comfortable silence. Brennan had her hand of her good arm held tightly in Jack's hand. Jack's other hand was held in Angela's, whose other hand was held by Booth, whose other hand was held by Cam, whose other hand was held by Zack, whose other hand rested near Tempe's head, stroking her hair occasionally.

A few firefighters standing off to the side observed them.

"Hey, Frank, look at that." The man turned to focus on the group.

"Huh... seems a little odd." The other man nodded.

"Yeah, but I guess you have to be that close to be the best forensic team in the state." Frank nodded, watching as they all shuffled even closer than before, leaning into each other. With a shrug, they turned away, watching as the ambulance arrived.

##Break##

The sun officially set, the moon had risen and was in the process of making it's slow decent back down as dawn grew near. After arriving at the hospital, they were all split up once more. Booth, Zack, Angela and Cam sat impatiently in the waiting room. Jack had the bone in his right leg set and a cast put in place. His other leg was cleaned, wrapped in gauze and supported by a light brace, necessary for only a week or so. He was given an IV for dehydration and some painkillers, then, soon after, was greeted by Angela and Zack after being informed that he'd only need to stay at the hospital until at least noon the next day.

Brennan was another story. Along with an IV for dehydration and some light painkillers, her left shoulder was put back in place with a painful pop. Her forearm set and placed in a cast before her arm was hung in a sling. Her ribs were luckily not broken, but fractured, cracked, and needed to be wrapped. She was informed that it was necessary for her to take it easy for at least four weeks, her arm was to remain in a cast for at least six weeks. She was told she'd be discharged the next day around noon – after the doctor was reassured that there would be someone around to care for her at home – and soon after she was greeted by Booth and Cam. After taking a quick look around, Booth approached Tempe's bed and leaned forward, careful not to touch her, he kissed her gently. As he backed away to grab a chair for Cam and himself, Cam mimicked the action, kissing Temperance sensually until the sound of Booth looking for a chair stopped.

"So when I return to the lab, I'd like to take a second look at the carpal bones and the phalanges of both victims. It occurred to me that if I had woken up before the grave digger intended, it's possible that others have as well, maybe they tried to fight too." The room went quiet as Booth and Cam stared at Brennan in shock.

"Work? That's what you're thinking about? You won't be coming back to the lab for at least four weeks and even then you'll be stuck at your desk until your cast comes off." Cam spoke firmly, letting it be known that she wasn't going to be moved on this subject. Brennan tried anyways.

"What? So I'm just supposed to sit back and do nothing for a month?" Booth answered.

"You'll be recovering, that's not nothing. Besides, maybe this will be the perfect time for you to get caught up on some must-see movies from the past ten years or so." Brennan wasn't any more happy at this idea.

"You want me to 'recover' by myself doing nothing but watching bad movies?" Booth got defensive.

"Bad movies? No, no, no, no, no. These movies are great! Classics! Just wait until you see-" Cam interrupted.

"You won't be alone, Tempe, we're all going to take time off, alternating and staying with you and Jack until you get better." The effects of the painkillers were getting to Brennan and with a pout, she complained once more.

"I bet Jack is going back to work sooner than I am." Booth almost cooed at the adorable show in front of him while Cam, more controlled in her reaction to Brennan's pout, answered her.

"His right tibia and fibula are broken, he was put in a cast. His left fibula sustained some injuries as well but nothing too severe and only needed a light brace. Apart from that and some bruising, he's fine. He'll have crutches for the next six weeks at least and will be encouraged to take extra time off as well." Brennan observed her momentarily.

"But not as much time off as I'm being forced to take?" Brennan's pout only deepened, forcing a chuckle to escape Cam as her adorableness grew.

"Why don't you rest for a bit Tempe. We'll be here when you wake up, okay?" Brennan made a sound of complaint and Booth and Cam turned to give each other a look, assuming that they'd have to fight her to go to sleep too. To their surprise, when they turned back to look at her, she was already fast asleep.

##Break##

The next few days, weeks, were eventful to say the least. Jack suffered through many nightmares and in the end asked Zack to stay with him while they slept. In the morning he would surround himself with who ever came to visit him and did everything in his power to keep his mind off the previous events. After a week of sleeplessness and fear, he returned to the hospital where his brace was removed. He was given the okay to return to work as long as he wasn't on his feet for too long and things almost returned to normal. Almost. He and Zack would be picked up by Cam or Angela on their way to the lab in the morning. He'd smile at his partners, sneak kisses where and when he could and throughout this whole ordeal the group chat Ange had created was very popular, everyone always keeping in contact with one another. At the same time, though, he would jump at every little noise. Be dropped off outside the parking garage – not wanting to go in – and limp his way into the Jeffersonian. The nightmares continued, leaving him tired and yawning throughout the work day. It took another few days, losing his temper and breaking down into a fit of tears before he was finally able to open up to Booth first, of all people, and admit his fears. From there, he opened up to the rest of his team, until finally, the nightmares stopped and everything was as it should be.

Jack's phone buzzing in his pocket brought his attention over to the very active group chat.

Brennan: Someone please help me.

This message was followed by a wave of worried responses.

Angela: What happened, Sweetie? Are you okay?

Cam: What's wrong? Are you feeling any pain? I'm coming over.

Zack: I find myself to be very worried at this message, Temperance, please put in context what threatens you so we could all help accordingly.

Jack: What happened? Do you need us all to come over?

The only person who didn't respond was Booth, and they soon figured out why.

Brennan: I'm not injured, in pain, or threatened in any way. Booth has tortured me with the Titanic, Dirty Dancing, Some Like It Hot, The God Father, The Wizard of Oz and Psycho and now he insists we watch something called, The Goonies?

Everyone collectively let out a relieved sigh and chuckle as they read over Brennan's dilemma.

Cam: Well I've already made quite the scene running out of the lab worried so I'll be over in twenty minutes.

Brennan tossed her phone to the side and sighed as Booth chuckled.

"Come on! You loved it! Don't think I didn't see you swaying to Dirty Dancing or shed a tear at the Titanic. The Goonies is a great one, you'll love it too." Brennan sighed again, this time for show while in reality, she enjoyed all the movies Booth was presenting to her. Booth stood to go unlock the door after hearing that Cam would be over soon before heading to the kitchen, retrieving a new pack of ice and two root beers before returning to sit down gently next to Temperance, being careful not to jostle her. Tempe accepted the ice, putting it to her still aching ribs. She leaned into Booth's side and relaxed as the movie started.

Temperance's experience after the incident was different from Jack's. While she may have suffered a nightmare or two, she quickly compartmentalized and put the bad memories away. Once Jack came clean about his worries, she shared hers as well, unexpectedly experiencing a 'weight being lifted from her shoulders'. Her recovery was smooth if not long. She often spent her mornings with Angela or Booth, afternoons with Zack or Cam, often both since she was his ride and on rare occasions where they both felt comfortable and pain free enough to be moved after a long day, Hodgins would come visit or vice versa. They'd sit together, similar to how they did when buried in that car and before long, they'd be leaving to return home and rest.

Temperance found that the daily movies she enjoyed with Booth were a great distraction from both the pain and the time being wasted away from work. Her visits assisted as well, yet when not everyone was available, she enjoyed visiting the group chat and speaking with everyone. They had planned a celebration for when Brennan and Jack were officially healed. Booth demanded they all have alcohol seeing as Brennan and Hodgins can't drink it while on painkillers. Cam was hoping for an enjoyable dinner for them all, a large table set up and everyone enjoying a nice meal. Zack was excited to have everyone at work again. When being told that his idea wasn't a celebration, he explained that fighting for king of the lab and correcting work would be enjoyable for everyone to see and experience again as they all fell back into their normal routine. Angela was happy sitting with everyone, just enjoying time together. She made an off-handed comment about them all sharing a bed that night and while it became a light joke, it was obvious that everyone was hoping for the same.

Brennan and Hodgins loved the sound of all of those ideas and after some discussion, they agreed that their celebration would take place after Brennan's first day back at work. They'd finish work and head home to clean and dress up before enjoying a nice dinner out followed by some light drinks. From there they all agreed to let the night run as it will, a secretive way of them saying they weren't going to rule out sex.

The front door opening alerted Booth and Brennan that Cam had arrived. They greeted her with gentle smiles and Brennan pat the couch, inviting her to join them. Cam removed her coat, placed her purse on the counter and moved to the kitchen to grab a root beer before joining them to enjoy the rest of the movie.

The team had grown closer as Temperance and Jack recovered. For the first two weeks, they both had needed assistance to shower. They all had taken turns, at first shy, while they worked to undress and dress their friends. In result, they all grew closer and closer together, more comfortable in each others presence. Booth found that he spoke openly of his partners, hiding in no way his relationship with them. At the beginning of this he hid it, growing nervous when their names were mentioned, fearing that it'd be an obvious give away. Now that he spoke of them, he found that people just assumed they were all close friends, no hiding necessary.

Jack found comfort in being able to open up to them all. He shared his thoughts and feelings with them, finding that his feelings for them only grew with every conversation. Zack felt in a similar way, enjoying having a group of people he could consider his that cared for him as he did for them. Cam was happy, comfortable, not afraid of committing to these people like she feared she'd be. Brennan was relieved. She knew they were all stronger together and the stronger they were the less likely they were to have a falling out. Angela was having the time of her life. All the people she loved were there for her as she is for them. She could shamelessly and secretively – which was thrilling and fun – initiate kisses and hugs with the people around her. While at first she was reprimanded by Cam after having been caught one too many times kissing Jack, Zack and Booth while at work, the scolding stopped as Angela finally convinced her in the fun the risk could be, often sneaking kisses with her as well now.

To say the least. Everyone is happy and enjoying their time together. Booth enjoyed one of his favorite movies, Brennan leaning against his side. On her other side was Cam who had an arm around Brennan and her hand rested in Booth's hair, running her fingers through.

Brennan enjoyed the warmth brought to her as she leaned into Booth and fit herself under Cam's arm. Her uninjured hand reaching across to claim Cam's free hand.

Cam too was feeling overly content. One hand in Booth's soft hair, the other tangled with Brennan's soft hand. The Goonies, a movie she hadn't seen in years displayed on the screen, bringing on bouts of nostalgia. She smiled as Brennan made complaints about inaccuracies in the movie, smiling wider as Booth made up a fake, out-of-the-box explanation for the error, causing a chuckle to escape from Temperance.

Twenty minutes away, at the Jeffersonian, Zack sat in Angela's office eating his daily macaroni and cheese. To his left sat Angela who was enjoying a salad from the diner and to the other side of her sat Hodgins who was jokingly attempting to swat her hands away from his fries. Zack smiled as Angela laughed, finally managing to steal a few fries. He felt warmth as Angela turned, a sparkle in her eyes, and fed him the stolen food. He ate it while smiling at her and with a quick look towards the door, leaned in to steal a kiss. Angela chuckled lightly as they kissed. Recently she's been working on social cues with Zack and she found that since then he's been happier, more open. Initiating kisses and inviting them to enjoy lunch with him more often, he even broke the trend and brought a sandwich for lunch last week. Seeing their interaction, Jack smiled and ate more of his fries before they were all stolen. He kept watch of the door and alerted them when someone was coming towards Angela's office. They jumped apart and all watched the door closely, laughing when the person suddenly stopped before entering and turned to walk away, either forgetting something or realizing they were at the wrong office. Jack finished his meal and put his container down, shifting to lean closer into Angela, his hand resting on Zack's shoulder.

Unknowingly, the six parts of this relationship where sitting similarly twenty minutes apart form each other. They all had smiles on their face, they were all happy, and they were all looking forward to a future with each other.

##EndChapter##

Hello!

So this is chapter two down, a little more fluff in this one to just kind of get the feel of everyone, how they feel individual, and just their overall connection.

I'm not sure how far I'm going to write their relationship sexual wise, but we'll see. Let me know what you guys think.

Thanks for reading!

- Anonymous