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Chapter 24: Making it in Time
The jeeps drove onto the docks of Ternate just dusk fell. The men unloaded from the jeep and walked towards the woods silently disappearing as if they had never been there. Booth took a deep breath and stepped into the jungle and made his way towards the volcano at a quick clip Parks and Goodman behind him.
At one point they stopped and looked up Booth had disappeared into the jungle without a sound. Glancing around Parks rolled his eyes and let out a low whistle, which was immediately returned from his left. Catching up to Booth, they continued on their way to the volcano. The soldiers slid silently through the jungle up the mountain searching for the camp, making their way quickly up the mountain.
B&B
Brennan slowly lifted her head and groggily blinked her eyes. She saw Michelle's eyes meet hers and she mouthed,
"How long?"
"Two hours," Michelle mouthed back and Brennan let her head slump back to her chest trying to take a deep breath and failing miserably. She left her head slumped and heard two men standing behind her speaking,
"So when is the Ambassador I mean the boss coming to get these two?"
"I don't know dumb ass, now we may have to kill the girl if she heard you. Of course if we tell the boss we might be able to sell her." Brennan stored that little piece of information and nearly wept this was done to her and to them by an American. A bucket of salt water was dumped on her and she gasped as it hit her open wounds.
"Good you're up maybe we'll have some fun again eh," he chuckled out evilly.
B&B
Booth saw a movement to his left and froze knowing that as long as he didn't move he wouldn't be seen. He saw Legates step out and gesture he stepped up to him.
"We found the camp," Legates whispered. Turning around he made a quick and quiet pace followed silently by Booth who felt his stomach drop. It took no less than five minutes for him to spot the camp and his mouth went dry.
"Booth you need to stay on this side. Wilson lost his guts when we came from other side. It's not pretty but she's still alive," Legates said in a low urgent tone that shot fear up his spine.
Booth's eyes tearing up, his Bones had been hurt and all he did was pace. He pulled his rifle up and used the scope to check the situation. He almost cried when he saw Michelle tied to a chair in front of Brennan. He let out a low curse, which caused Legates to flinch. There were five of those bastards, Booth smirked and waited.
A slovenly man approached Brennan and Booth's eyes grew cold with the promise of death. He would snipe this guy and not put him on the cosmic balance sheet with pleasure. He gave the signal that was passed around the entire encampment in less than thirty seconds.
The man stepped away from her and began to walk towards the fire when his knee exploded. The man fell to the ground screaming and clutching his knee. The other men in the encampment began to run for the jungle. Booth slung his rifle and made for Brennan and Michelle at a full run trusting his men to round up the kidnapers. His knife was in his hand as he skidded to a halt in front of Brennan. He cut her legs first then her hands and caught her as she started to fall. She was panting in uneven breaths.
"Bones baby I've got you. Say something, please say something," he whispered against her cheek that was quickly getting wet with tears. Her eyes flickered open and groggily sought his as if to affirm he was there.
"The ambassador did it," she whispered before losing consciousness.
Legates had untied Michelle who was sobbing. Booth sat looking around as if to figure out what to do next and Parks pulled off his shirt and handed it to Booth. Booth gently pulled the garment over her heard flinching at the whimper of pain when it touched her back. He felt the blood seeping onto his arms through the shirt and his heart dropped to his stomach.
Parks reached out to try to take Brennan so Booth could stand and Booth bared his teeth and growled at him. Parks stepped back in respect and gestured for everyone to round up what they could in evidence and to head out.
"Use gloves to gather the evidence, everything goes in its own bag. Don't touch anything with your bare hands. There is gloves and a camera in my pack pictures of the girl on the table from each direction. Do it fast," Booth growled.
Half an hour later, they were at the jeeps and on a barge back to Tidore. Michelle had not stopped sobbing and Brennan remained unconscious in Booth's arms. Booth held her with her face on his shoulder, her body facing him curved so her hip was on his thigh with her back out, his arm clamped under her knees and neck. The men said nothing about the tears that rolled down Booth's cheeks as he held her.
The jeep hit a hole in the road and Brennan arched her back in his arms and screamed in pain. The sound of her screams wretched at the souls of the men in the jeep. Booth spoke soothingly to her and her breathing evened out and became shallow. Booth began to pray,
Hail Mary, full of grace.
Our Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Booth's eyes watered as he realized he had been praying out loud and that the men in the jeep had joined his prayer. When they arrived at the camp, he made his way to the lab. Goodman ran in front of him arranging a gurney. Carefully he laid her on her stomach, stripped the shirt from her, and blanched at the sight of her back. Her back was close to looking like ground hamburger.
He turned to Goodman but before he could, order him Cam came striding in her eyes went wide and tears formed in her eyes.
"Dear God have mercy," she whispered as she ran around the room gathering supplies.
"Seeley I need you to go get a blanket from the bed to drape over her. Booth glared at her and she nodded then turned to Goodman who was halfway to the door. Goodman came back frazzled but carrying a light sheet. He gently placed it over her not remarking on the smell of urine that clung to her.
"Private I need you to get Hodgins in here now please," Cam ordered. When Hodgins arrived, he stopped in shock at the sight.
"Dr. Hodgins I need you to use whatever contacts you have to get a doctor here ASAP. She is not strong enough to travel. The doctor will need more stitching supplies, more morphine, IV equipment, catheter, pain killers for later and two rape kits," Cam barked. Hodgins nodded then left for ten minutes.
"The doctor will be here in two hours," Hodgins skidded to halt in the doorway as he informed them.
"Take Parks and get to the airport," Booth choked out in a ragged gasp. Hodgins nodded and left the lab at a run. Brennan's breath had evened out to a normal rate and Cam drew up a small dose of morphine.
"Seeley I need you to talk to her this is going to hurt when I clean it even with the morphine," Cam told him in a hushed voice. She inserted the needle and began to swab the lacerations that covered her back. She stopped occasionally when Brennan's breath became shallow. He continued to whisper to her as Cam cleaned and swabbed. She began stitching using what supplies they had available.
"They used salt water on her, it is going to cause serious scarring," Cam said quietly as she leaned over Brennan's back. Booth flinched again his eyes welling with tears. Cam finished what she was able to do and walked out of the lab. She approached Angela who was waiting outside.
"Angela, I need you to clean her legs and feet. I don't feel comfortable doing that and I don't believe Booth is in the right mindset. Leave her ahh personal area's alone for the rape kit," Cam asked. Angela's eyes welled with tears and she bit her lip but nodded.
"Sweetie I need you to leave us for a moment please," she whispered as she crept into the lab. Booth snatched his head up and glared at her.
She shook her head and said,
"Only enough time to clean her and then you can come back okay?"
Booth nodded and stood up to leave Angela to her task. He hunkered down with his back against the wall and Charlie came up to him.
"Not now Charlie. I do not care about the case right now," Booth said in a low tone.
Charlie nodded and walked off. Cam made her way towards the bunk tent where Michelle was still clinging to a freaked out Legates. Wrapping her arms around Michelle, she gently pried her off of him. Her eyes full of gratitude she led Michelle to the hut.
Angela left the lab and placed her hand on Booth's head as she walked by. Angela headed to the hut where she could hear Michelle' sobs coming from Cam could probably use her help. Booth stood and walked into the lab to begin his vigil.
Maluku: July 12th
The sun rose on a silent encampment. The only sound was an occasional cry of pain from the captured man. Cam walked into the prisoners tent having just left her daughter sleeping and leaned over the man.
"When the doctor arrives I will have him look at your knee. But I will suggest that he not use any form of pain reliever and you will receive none from us. As far as I am concerned I hope you get a nasty infection and your leg rots off," Cam snarled in his face. She stepped over the groaning man intentionally letting her heel slam into his leg just below the knee. He howled in pain and the guard tried not to laugh as she strode away from the tent.
"Scientists! Follow me we have evidence to process so we can nail that bitch," she called out as she strode past the chairs in the middle of the camp.
The scientists scrambled to follow her to the lab. Angela ran to the kitchen and grabbed a tray loaded it with coffee and then had Walker make Booth a plate. She carried them to the lab like a waitress. Legates opened the door for her. She set a coffee cup and plate next to Booth then continued around the room placing cups of coffee next to the scientists who were working.
When Angela was finished she sat down on the other side of Booth and grabbed Brennan's other hand. They sat in silence until they heard a jeep squeal to a halt at the edge of the encampment. There was a bustle and an older man strode through the door. Goodman and Parks followed carrying as much equipment as they could hold. The doctor bustled around setting everything up and glanced at Cam.
"Do these people need to be here?" He said waving his hand around first toward Booth and then at the scientists. Cam narrowed her eyes and pursed her lips, coming to a decision.
"Yes they are all necessary but if you think you can move Booth feel free to try. Not that I would suggest it, mind you. Now do you need help I am the most qualified in this situation," she said in an even tone.
The doctor nodded and inserted the IV and began a morphine drip. He pulled back the sheet and made a sign of the cross at her back. He pulled on gloves, swabbed the area clean again and began stitching her back. By lunch, he had finished and swabbed her back one last time.
"Sir I need you to leave so that I may perform tan examination for rape," the doctor told Booth. The doctor took a step back at the flat stare Booth leveled at him.
"Doctor he stays," Cam told him firmly. The doctor preformed the examination as best he was able given that he was unable to turn her on her back.
"There is no sign of sexual assault. There is evidence of recent sexual activity but there isn't enough damage to say it was rape. I would determine it was consensual," the doctor pronounced. He turned to Cam and gave her instructions for care.
"I have used Propofol to keep her still while her back heals. I have inserted a catheter, which I assume you know how to change. The propofol should be used for at least a week she needs to be kept immobile. The syringes are pre-drawn just use them once every 48 hours. Keep her back clean, monitor her blood pressure and heart rate. I have left enough pain medication for two months and two doses of antibiotics incase of infection," he instructed. Cam nodded then took the instructions written on a piece of paper. Parks blanched when the door opened and he saw Brennan's back uncovered.
"You had me bring two kits? Is there someone else?" Cam looked up and bit her lip.
"My daughter she was kidnapped as well," she whispered. Angela pushed the door open having heard Cam's statement.
"I'll go be with her Cam. She may not be comfortable with you there," Angela said gently.
Angela and the doctor left the room. They returned a few moments later and Angela shook her head. Cam let out a relieved sigh then went back to work.
Parks pulled the doctor by the arm to the tent with the suspect.
"It's been shattered, more than likely by a bullet," the doctor said with a smirk.
Parks nodded then gestured for him to follow. Parks drove the doctor to Ternate then escorted him to the airport. Cam walked over to Angela and took Brennan's hand from her. Lifting it up she studied the hand carefully. She walked to the table, grabbing a box of slides and a handful of orange sticks she walked back to Brennan. Arranging a table next to her, she laid everything out.
"You did good Dr. Brennan," she whispered. She began to harvest samples from under her fingernails with a pair of tweezers. Taking the samples back, she placed them in the cooler and then stalked out to the tent with the prisoner. She returned to the lab with a smirk, carrying a sample and began to process the samples. Angela scooted in two hours later and sat next to Booth.
"I have finished with the pictures and Charlie is trying to obtain warrants to search the Embassy," she whispered. He didn't move and Angela looked at him with pleading eyes.
"Booth you need to eat, you need to sleep," she said gently.
"You need to stop blaming yourself big guy," Cam stated without looking up from her tests. Booth let out a sigh and continued to hold Brennan's hand.
"Look Booth I'm here, go at least shower, use the bathroom, get something to eat."
Booth stood up and left not saying a word. The scientists worked quickly and quietly working the evidence to make sure these people paid.
Booth came back an hour later and sat down again saying not one word.
A/N Okay so Brennan's been rescued. Yes I know I broke some serious laws there, taking evidence without consent or warrant, no pain relievers for the prisoner blah blah. I like it better this way he gets to actually suffer for what he did ). Okay so next up?...Time travel o.O (see if you can figure it out tomorrow), leaving maluku, solving of the case, Sweets telling his boss what to do, breaking of all kinds of military rules (yeah I did but dang it, it's my story =P), Goodman touching Brennan's butt.
Okay if you have seen the season finale don't read past this line...Review Please and don't hate me...
/tant and if you don't understand most of what I'm doing here find your local wow player and ask for a translation lol. HH WTF are you doing? Is ED leaving the show? Is that why season 7 will be the last? GD I hate that my favorite shows always seem to go down the tubes after 7 seasons. Urgggghhhh ya'll know it's going to happen. The sexual tension will be gone o.O uggghhhh. I am having issues with complete sentences here...WTF! OMG! /tant off...Okay that last scene was sweet Booth looked so happy =). Btw mullet yeah so a turn off even on DB. Okay see ya'll tomorrow. (and yes thats /tant and not /rant).