The amublance arrives at the hospital. Brennan for now is stable, but she's no where near out of the woods. The doctors quickly take her into a surgery room to try to get her to respond.
"Mr. Booth her condition is stable, but we can't get her to respond. Her heart is rapidly slowing down and she's almost at a flat line."
Booth looks down at his shoes to hide his tears.
"We're going to do everything possible to try to get her to respond. If you can, try and get all of her friends and family here as soon as possible. She's going to need all of the support she can get."
"What do you suggest?"
"Right now, I suggest you start making some calls and saying your prayers."
The doctors go back in the room and shut the doors. Booth takes out his cell and starts calling Angelia.
DEEP IN TEMPE'S MIND (While the doctors try to retrieve her)
Brennan finds herself alone and in a space-like enviroment. She opens her eyes only to see a bright light shine infront of her about a mile away.
"Where am I? What's that light? Oh my god am I dead?"
Brennan looks ahead to the light. The light is death, if she passes through it then she's gone. Her body is floating towards the light but it is soon stopped by a ghostly figure infront of her. The figure becomes more defined in a few seconds. The image Brennan sees before her is mother.
"Mother?"
"Yes my darling. I know you have so much to ask me. Unfortunately I cannot aide you in that matter."
"What are you doing here then? Where are we?"
"Right now Tempe, you're only a short ways away from death."
"Death? Is that what that light is?"
"Yes, I've come into your mind to ask if you're really ready for this. I know you've been purposly avoiding on all contact with the doctors. Why?"
Brennan became slient for a moment.
"I don't want anymore pain or suffering to come to Booth or any of my friends."
"Tempe look below"
She looks below her and see an opening in space, kind of like a window. She looks through and sees Booth, Angelia, and the others in the waiting room. They are all crying.
"It's only going to be worse if you let go Tempe. You've have got a great groups of friends down there and someone who desperately loves you. Go back to them please honey. You, your father, your brother, and I will reunite again one day, but not today. Go back"
"Oh mother"
"Tempe, before you go I want you to know that I love you very much."
"I love you too mother"
Back in the waiting Booth and Brennan's team are awaiting for more news. Hodgins is holding Angelia because she is crying, while Zack sits next to Booth trying to comfort him. The doctor comes into the waiting room to deliver news about Brennan.
"Everyone...we did it. She's going to be fine. She responded to our tests just in time. We've moved her down to room 643 A on the 7th floor. My nurse is with her now getting her settled and checking up on her. Give Ms. Brennan about an hour to rest before you see her other wise if she stays in top condition I look for her to be here no more than a week."
They are all holding each others hands. Booth looks up to the ceiling and says "thank god." About an hour later they all go to Brennan's room to visit. She is still weak, but feels comfortable knowing people who care about her are there for her.
"Bones, you know you really scared us"
"Sweetie, we all know you're going to be fine. You just concentrate on getting lots of rest of recovering"
"Thank you all...for...for being here."
"Dr. Brennan we are so glad that you pulled through"
"Thanks Zack"
Hodgins, Angelia, and Zack all leave to finish some work back at the lab, but they all promise to come back tommorow. Booth stays awhile with Brennan to try and comfort her after her tramatic experience.
"Booth...I saw my mother"
"What?"
"I saw my mother. I was in some sort of a place that's between dying and death itself and she appeared before me. She said it wasn't my time yet and that she..."
"loves you?"
"Yeah. I've never felt so strange before...ever"
"Bones, she was just telling you that you still have a lot of life to live yet. Would you want my life to boring?"
They both smile.
"Booth, I don't know what I'd do without you"
"Me either, Bones"
He kisses her on the forehead. Before he leaves though Brennan asks him one last thing.
"Booth"
"Yeah Bones?"
"I heard something about the FBI talking with you later. What's happened?"
"I'll tell you later Bones. Sleep tight and well."
The talk Booth was to have with the FBI was concerning his action's at Peter's house. They were going to suspend him from his job because he shot and armed man. Booth was however spared. He convinced his boss that he was holding someone he cared about very much hostage and refused to set her free. Booth was prepared to face whatever punish they were going to give him. He knew that as long as she was safe nothing could harm him. Considering the situation the FBI spared Booth from a terrible decision which they were going to act upon. Booth still has his job and Brennan is recovering. They were both going to make it after all.
THE END