Author's Note: I have to apologize ahead of time for the cliffhanger... it's just that the next chapter is extremely long and I wanted to make it separate from this one. I'd LOVE to hear from you about this one, and I'll post more very very shortly if you review:) So just consider this a 'bite sized' chapter! The appetizer, if you will. (Ookay enough with the food comparisons.. it's making me hungry.)
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Bones... we've been through this...

Chapter Seven

"Give me a gun." Booth snapped at Cullen.

"Booth you know I can't do that! You nearly choked that woman today. There's nothing more I want than to give it to you, but it has to go through the proper channels –."

"CHANNELS? He's going to kill Bones and you care about channels?!" Booth yelled, stepping very close to Cullen.

"Booth, I cannot allow–"

Booth didn't let him finish. He grabbed for his car keys in his pocket, ran past the agents and towards his car. He nearly ran into Angela in the lobby. She had her arms crossed and was very pale.

"Booth! What's happening? Did you see –"

Booth cut her off, "Angela, I don't have time" he began as Cullen started running towards him, trying to stop him from what he was about to do.

"Bones is at the Jeffersonian! Go to the Jeffersonian!" He yelled to her over his shoulder. "Get them to send some freakin' back up!" He yelled as he flung open the door and ran for his car.

Suspended agent or not, Booth was using his siren. All he could hear the entire drive was the squealing of his tires, and the voice of Temperance in his head. "I'm coming." Booth said to the emptiness of his car. "I'm coming."

Brennan was almost completely sure that Booth had understood her message. It took every last drop of strength she had, and it was all she could do now to wait. The guard was getting sloppy. Every time he came to 'visit' she could hear the singing 'ding' of the elevator from far away. Rational thinking wins again!

She heard what the man had been saying to Booth and Cullen. So it was Camille after all. Brennan wasn't surprised at all, just thankful that she was in custody – this could be Temperance's only chance.

The man just sat there across the room from her now. The laptop shut, and over on the other side of the room. He sat there, just watching her. Her eyes started to close as she began to loose consciousness.

Booth didn't even bother to take the keys out of his car. He just pulled up to the entrance and ran into the Jeffersonian.

"SWIPE CARD! I have no card!" Booth screamed in his head. He then saw Hodgins standing there holding the door open and praised Angela in his head.

"Thank God!" He said as he ran past Hodgins, who tried hard to catch up.

"Stay here, tell them I'm in the basement." Booth yelled over his shoulder to Hodgins who stopped in his tracks and ran back towards the door.

Booth jumped in the elevator, hit "B", and all he could do was wait.

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