Angela's Pov
"What do you mean you can't help them?" Booth demanded in raised voice. It had been an hour since Christine and… Michael had been poisoned and we couldn't go to them. The doors to Brennan's office wouldn't open and the CDC and AAPCC wouldn't let us in.
"Agent Booth, I understand that this is a difficult situation for all of you, but there is nothing we can do. We analyzed the box found in Dr. Jack Hodgins office and we cannot identify the poison, which is for some reason staying in the air of Dr. Brennan's office. Because of that we can't risk opening the doors and releasing the poison." The officer said from the CDC.
"They are our kids, we can't just let watch them die" Hodgins said in a hard voice and I gripped his hand tightly. I was really scared for Michael and Christine, definitely since we couldn't even look into the room because they had sealed it off just in case.
"Then work to identify the poison. Find out why you and Dr. Brennan were targeted and we may be able to find an antidote." The man from the AAPCC said.
"We'll do what we can to identify the poison ourselves. If it's a known poison, we'll identify it" The CDC man said and they went, while we stayed on the forensic platform.
"This has to have something to do with this murder" Cam said. She had a strained look on her face like the rest of us.
"That's conjecture Cam, we don't have time for that" Brennan said.
"I know that Dr. Brennan, but look at the facts. The Angelatron pulled the identity of this man and it's his job to check out research facilities. We find the body and suddenly two boxes of poison arrive in yours and Dr. Hodgins offices. Whoever did this must have wanted you and Dr. Hodgins out of the way so the case couldn't be solved" Cam said.
"But instead of Hodgins and Brennan getting poisoned, Michael and Christine were" I said in a shaky voice. I had faith in all of us, but I did not want to watch my son and Christine die.
"Then we need to find the murderer and save them. We still have Bones and Hodgins in the game, so we have a chance to catch this son of a bitch and get the antidote to save our kids" Booth said and I knew he was right.
"Okay then. Arastoo, Dr. Brennan, I want you to look at every inch of these bones. Dr. Hodgins, check the particulates and bugs on the body, but also try to identify the poison yourself. Booth find out who this guy was checking out and I will check the flesh" Cam said and I realized she hadn't told asked me to do anything.
"What about me Cam, my son is in there?" I demanded and Cam gave me a sad look.
"I know Angela and I want you to help Booth find out everything about this guy and the companies he was looking in to, but you need to tell Katherine whats happened and find a place for her to stay" Cam said and I knew she was right. I hadn't even remembered Katherine a few minutes ago and I didn't know how to tell her that Michael had been poisoned.
"Okay, I'll do that" I said and I started away from the forensic platform. Katherine was at Ford's, so that's where I needed to go.
"Angie wait" Hodgins said and I turned to face him as he took off his gloves and threw them into the bin. "Let me come with you to tell Katherine"
"No Jack, you need to stay here and find the poison. You're the only one who can save them, that's why the killer targeted you" I said and he nodded.
"I can't believe this is happening" He admitted.
"Neither can I, now go save the kids" I said and he nodded before he took off to his office. Hodgins had to find something, he just had to.
Christine's Pov
As I sat with Michael on mom's couch I tried to control my breathing, but my chest hurt. Michael's arms were wrapped around me and we just laid there because there was nothing we could do. We couldn't leave the room and no one could come in because the poison was airborne.
"What a day this turned out to be" Michael said and I let out a hard laugh, right before I burst into a coughing fit. I covered my mouth and sat up, while Michael gripped my shoulders. My coughs sounded extremely wet and as I removed my hands from my mouth I saw a small amount of blood. "Are you okay?"
"Stupid question Michael. We've both been poisoned and now I'm coughing up blood" I said roughly and he hugged me.
"I know, but our parents will find something, they have to" Michael said and I knew he was forcing himself to believe that. Truthfully we had no idea what was happening to us and neither did anyone else.
"I better contact Cam and tell her our symptoms, it might help save us." I said and I got off the couch. I went over to my mom's computer slowly, my body feeling as though it was being weighted down. I turned on the computer and sent a direct video call to the computer in Cam's Autopsy room, since I assumed that's where she'd be. It instantly came on and I was faced with Cam.
"Oh thank god Christine, how are you and Michael feeling?" Cam asked and I let out a rough laugh.
"Like we're dying. Have you guys got any idea what poisoned us?" I asked and her face became grave, which ultimately gave me my answer. I knew this must have been hard for all of them, since a similar thing had happened to Arastoo years ago, but it was worse for Michael and me.
"I promise we are doing everything we can, but I need to know when any symptoms start" Cam said and I looked over at Michael, who was coughing loudly. I could hear that his coughs were wet and as I watched him move his hands away from his face I saw that they had blood on them.
"They've already started Dr. Saroyan and I don't know how long we have" I said and her face paled slightly.
"Why, what's happening Christine?" She asked.
"Our chests are feeling heavy, our breathing is labored, our pulses are racing and we're… we're coughing up blood" I said.
"Oh my god…" Cam said and she put her face in her hands.
"Dr. Saroyan? Dr. Saroyan?" I asked, but she was rambling on about something. "Cam!" I shouted, causing myself to start coughing and she looked up at the screen. "How long do you think Michael and I have?" I asked.
"Christine, I don't think…" Cam started, but I wasn't going to listen. Michael and I were dying.
"Cam, what is your professional opinion on how long we have?" I asked and I looked over at Michael, who was waiting for that answer too. "And don't lie, we're dying and we can take the truth." I said.
"From what you've said, I give you five hours until you're unconscious, then another hour until you're…" She trailed off at the end and I knew why.
"So six hours until we're dead" I said and I looked over at Michael, whose face was as white as I assumed mine was. I was scared and I admit the only thing that was keeping me from breaking down in fear was the absolute faith I had in my parents and Michael's. I just hoped that my faith was enough.
