Cam took a breath and stated, "The doctors say that both of them are experiencing high fevers and liver failure. Booth had a seizure about an hour ago and Angela's heart stopped for a few moments, but they got her back. The doctors know that this toxin has spread throughout their body, but they don't know how bad it will get. I'm so sorry."
"Can we see them?" Hodgins blurted out.
"Yes, but they are both unconscious."
Hodgins pulled out his keys and headed towards the door. He stopped and looked at Brennan and said, "Are you coming?"
Brennan stared down at the floor for a moment and glanced back up to Hodgins. She nodded and quietly followed him. Within ten minutes, they arrived at the hospital. Booth and Angela were in the Intensive Care Unit, but in private rooms.
Brennan approached Booth's room, but stopped before the door. She could see that it was a small room with no windows. Sweets and Jared Booth were sitting against the wall, quietly talking amongst themselves. Parker and Rebecca were sitting against the other side of the room, both asleep. Her heart nearly stopped when she saw Booth. Brennan pushed the door open slowly and walked inside.
Booth was laying flat on his back with a ventilator breathing for him. He was incredibly pale and looked fragile to Brennan. Booth had many wires connected to him that ran from his chest to the end of the bed. Brennan touched his arm and felt how feverish Booth was. She held his hand hoping he would instantly wake up and hold her like he did when they were in the limbo room. Brennan sat on the edge of the bed and started to cry. The strong brave man that she had worked with for years was dying before her eyes. She longed to see Booth's warm, welcoming smile-something she had not seen in a few days. Brennan couldn't lose him- not only because of their own unborn child, but because she did not want to live in a world where he was not there.
As Brennan continued to cry, Cam quietly entered the room. She was followed by Hodgins, who was sobbing. Cam sighed and said, "Dr. Brennan, I know this is a hard time for you, but I think if we can find the Michaels, it can help Booth and Angela. "
Brennan nodded and said, "Ok. Hodgins, how is Angela?"
He frowned and said, "She looked so weak. She doesn't even look like herself."
Cam nodded and turned to Hodgins. She asked, "Do you think you can go back to the Michaels home and find any clues? Anything that the CDC may have missed. They passed the case over to the FBI, but they said I could send you there to see if you can find anything. I know you want to stay with Angela, but this could help save her. If we can find them, maybe they can tell us what this toxin is. Can you do that?"
"Yeah, if it helps them, I'll do it. Dr Brennan, will you be coming with me?"
"No, I can't," Brennan replied. She glanced at everyone who was staring at her with confused looks on their faces. Booth made her promise to cut down on the amount of field work that she would do to protect the baby. At first, she found it ridiculous especially since it kept her in the lab all day. Brennan knew that a home that had previously been hazardous would not be healthy for the baby. She wanted to tell them, but no one besides Booth and Angela knew that she was pregnant. If the wrong person heard, Booth and Brennan's partnership would be severed.
"I just can't. I feel that I would be more useful staying here. I can look through any evidence with Sweets and monitor Booth and Angela," Brennan concluded. Before Hodgins could respond, Sweets said "Oh my God," loudly.
He was holding out his PDA and staring at it shock. He did not notice that everyone was staring at him for a few moments until he looked up. He exclaimed, "This thing is getting out of control. Twenty people were admitted to nearby hospitals within the last two hours with the same problems as Booth and Angela. According to this news article, the people were from the other side of town. About an hour ago, seven of them died. The toxin is spreading throughout the capital!"