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Chapter six
"Dr. Brennan is missing?" Zack asked, not at all shocked. He knew she had a way of getting into things like this.
"That's right and I need you to come and help with the case." Booth told him firmly. Zack could hear the desperation in his voice.
"Of course. Anything to help." he replied nodding.
Zack walked into Angela's office to be greeted with many words of welcome.
"Zack, man your back." Hodgins had exclaimed before grabbing him to hug him.
"Yes. Yes I am." he confirmed with a smile. "But just temporarily."
"Bones." Booth said as a reminder.
"Okay let me take a look at the remains and I'll see if there is anything I can get off of them."
Hodgins quirked an eyebrow. "A colloquialism ?" he asked, stunned at Zack's use of one.
"Yes I've learned many since I've been away." he told them with a clear fascination.
"Okay sorry to break this up," Booth started agitated, "but lets not forget the task at hand."
"Yes. Right." Zack nodded before leaving for the bone room.
With Zack back there was a fresh wave of hope. Everyone went straight to work with a new spring in their step.
Booth knew there wasn't much he could do at the lab, so he quickly made his way back to the bureau to help look at some of Coster's old case files. He was hoping they would get lucky and find something. But he knew the odds. A few hours went by, Booth was feverishly searching when his cell phone rang. He looked at the caller ID and was surprised to find a restricted number.
"Booth." he answered steadily, not sure of what to expect.
"Booth…" he heard her call out quietly. She was in pain.
"Bones?!" he yelled into the receiver. Laughter erupted from the end of the line.
"Coster, Damn it! You tell me where she is and maybe I'll spare your life!"
"Booth…" she said again.
Booth motioned the FBI to try to get a location as he kept Coster on the line.
"I know its only a matter of minutes before you find my location, so I'll be quick. If you want your partner to live you will stop involving law enforcement. You will come to the location I give you alone. If not Dr. Brennan will die. I'm sure her squints will have a location for you soon. You have one hour. Think fast." Coster said quickly before the line went dead. Booth burst into action immediately running up to the FBI squints.
"Did you get him?" he asked them.
"No, we were close though."
"Damn it!" he said before turning around and rushing from the building.
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She called out his name as Coster explained his directions. Booth had sounded so distressed it caused her great pain to know she was behind it. She had absolute faith he would find her. She started to laugh, Coster didn't have much time left.
"What's so funny, Bitch." Coster yelled before kicking her across the room.
"You." she replied breathless.
He charged at her and kicked her endlessly. She could feel her ribs cracking and pain shooting up her spine. When he least expected she wrapped her legs around his and knocked him to the ground just to piss him off. He grabbed his gun and hit her in the forehead, causing her to pass out.
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He ran into the lab and grabbed the nearest squint by the collar. Which happened to be Zack.
"Do you have anything?"
"I don't but Hodgins was about to call you…What's going on?"
"No time." Booth called over his shoulder as he ran to Hodgins station.
"You have news?"
"Yep. We have a location, Angela's confirming it now. See the dirt from the bottom of Hacker and Sullivan's shoes have a special kind of-"
"Where?" he asked interrupting Hodgin's explanation.
In that moment saw a side of Booth he'd never seen. Fury was evident in the features of his face and he had to admit he was intimidated.
"It's an old, run down warehouse just on the outskirts of town." Angela told him. She noticed the fear and determination in his eyes. Something was going on.
"What happened?" she asked, worried.
"No time to explain." he told them as a plan started to unfold before him.
"Should I call for back up?"
"No…I have to go." he replied curtly, before leaving them reeling for answers. All they knew was that it was out of their hands now, and it was up to Booth.
Booth knew the only possible way to get Brennan back was to do what Coster wanted. But he wouldn't be able to get her back alone. He needed help and he knew just who to call.
"Hello…Booth?" max asked.
"Yes its me...I need your help."
"Yeah sure, is this about Tempe?"
"It is. The man who has her wants me to come, without FBI, to a warehouse on the outskirts of town but I was thinking you could come and be my back up."
"Of course. Then I can shoot the bastard myself."
"No, it can't go down that way. You'd get arrested. Right now are priority is Temperance, We'll deal with Coster later if we have to. I just need you to meet me there in fifteen minutes and help me get her back."
"She's my daughter. That bastard better die."
"I know max, I know."
"Alright I'll be there. Oh and Booth?"
"Yeah max?"
"Thank you."
"No problem. See you soon."
Booth pulled up to the warehouse right next to max's car. He took his gun and loaded it before stepping out of the car.
"So what's the plan?" max asked eagerly.
"You go around back. That way if something happens you can come in and assist." he replied slipping into sniper mode.
"Sounds good, See you on the other side." max replied chuckling.
Booth nodded and ran into the building. He checked every corner and every step he took. Adrenaline was burning through his veins. He was careful to stay silent as he searched the premises. A few minutes into the search he heard Bones voice drifting to him from close by.
"Booth will kill you." he heard her say.
"I don't think so. Plus his time has run out. His hour is up. Time for me to kill you and fly out of the country." he told her laughing maniacally. "Soon enough, I'll be gone away on some island out of the United States jurisdiction and you'll be dead."
Booth stepped into the doorway and started to open the door slowly, when it let out a large creak. He gave up the stealth and kicked the door open. Coster turned around and shot Brennan just as Booth busted into the room.
Bones got up and knocked the gun from Coster's hand, launching it across the room. He knocked her back down with a swing of his fist and ran for it. Just as he reached the back door he was struck with a metal pipe just as the bullet Booth shot penatrated Coster's head. Max stepped over Coster and threw the pipe down on Coster's unconscious body, shaking his head.
"I really wish you'd let me kill him Booth." Max said sadly. He looked up to find Booth crouching at Bones' side.
"Get out of here max, The FBI can't know you were here." Booth said urgently, looking up from her body.
"You take care of her." he told Booth fiercely before stealing out the back door.
Booth brushed her hair out of her face as she smiled up at him.
He pulled out his cell phone and called an ambulance and the bureau to get somebody down there.
"Booth" she mumbled as she slowly started to drift out of conciousness. "Thanks."
He grabbed her hand and kissed her forhead gently.
"Oh god. Bones. Your alright. Stay with me. Everythings going to be okay." he told her as he pulled her into his lap. "Stay with me."
He ripped his shirt off and pressed down to stop the bleeding.
"I got you. Just relax. Just trust me, alright? I'll take care of you. Shhh, I got you. Breathe. I'll take care of you I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. I got you baby. Stay with me. please. Bones. Stay with me." he shouted at her.
