Disclaimer: See chapter one
A/N I'm really sorry for the slow update. I just got my computer hooked back up, in the new house. If I never see a box marked with a specific room it will live in, written on it, it will be too soon. I HATE MOVING! Thank you so much for all your feedback. I really love it.
EDITED: 7/2019
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Chapter Eleven
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7:20 A.M. Wednesday
Location: Unknown
Temperance slowly opened her eyes, the sun was streaming through the leaves of the bushes that were hiding the entrance to their little cave. She started to sit up but stopped instantly as pain exploded in her side. Temperance couldn't sit up all the way nor was she able to lie back down. She was just frozen in place as she tried to breathe through the pain. She remained like that for several minutes before she was able to move again.
She had tears in her eyes, and let out a shuttered breath and moaned as she finally laid back down. Jodee was startled awake by the distressed breathing and moan. As soon as Jodee saw Temperance she quickly crawled over to her pale injured companion, "Temperance, what's wrong? Are you Ok?" Jodee laid a light hand on Brennan's forehead, "well you only have a slight fever," She said a little relieved, but still very worried.
Linda quietly crawled over to Temperance and Jodee with the same worried look Jodee had. "I'll be fine. I just need a little time," she said in a tone that left on doubt about how much pain she was in at the moment. Jodee gently brushed Temperance's hair out of her face, but pulled her hand back suddenly, "My word! You have a huge goose egg on the side of your head."
She gave a pitiful little half-smile, "believe me, I know." The two other women smiled.
Temperance looked at them, and notice how much these women looked like her. They all had the same red-ish brown hair, their eyes were all light though not quite the same color, they had some of the same facial features, and they were all tall. The day before she had been so busy trying to find the town and just make her body move that she really hadn't seen the resemblance. Temperance cataloged this observation to the back of her mind. She needed to keep her mind on the here and now, so she could come up with a plan and not become distracted.
Temperance hissed in pain as she struggled to sit up, Linda and Jodee each grabbed an arm to help her up.
"Are you sure you don't need to rest a little longer?" Linda timidly asked. Temperance shook her head.
"You really, don't look well, maybe we should stay a little longer," Jodee added. Temperance reached behind Jodee and grabbed her clothes, "No, we need to get dressed, so we can leave. I think the clothes are all dry now." Brennan glanced up at the other two, they still looked very concerned about her, "I'll be fine," She assured them once again.
Linda and Jodee gave her a look that clearly said that they didn't believe her, but they did as she suggested and got dressed. It took Temperance nearly three times as long as the other two to get dressed and ready to go.
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7:30 A.M. Wednesday
Craft Inc. Warehouse
FBI agents and local law enforcement officers had made a temporary base of operations in the parking lot of the Craft Inc. Warehouse. Booth was impatiently waiting to physically go into the forest and look for Temperance.
Penning had called a little meeting at the edge of the woods to organize the search teams, "I want teams of two or more working together. Deputies Eastlake and Fitzgerald will be working with Agent Rodgers. Allee, you are with deputies Horton and Jackson. Booth, Knight, and deputy Smith. Agent Lynns and Sheriff Wyatt will be here at headquarters with me. Ok? Good. Now, you three will be searching here," Penning said to Rodgers, Eastlake, and Fitzgerald as he pointed out the area on the map.
As soon as everyone knew what they were going to be doing, Penning sent them off, "Ok people I want you to be careful out there. Does everyone have a two-way radio? Good. You are all to check-in. Often. Remember our suspect is armed. We are operating under the assumption that he does have Dr. Brennan and possibly up to four other women. So keep that in mind. Any questions? No? OK. Let's get a move on it then," with that said the three search teams headed out to their assigned areas.
After about four hours of fruitless searching, all three teams were called back to the temporary headquarters to regroup and rest as three new search teams would pick up the search where the previous teams had left off.
"Agent Booth, the warehouse is back that way and so is the rendezvous point. The next group will be waiting for us to meet up with them, and we need to get over there," Deputy Smith said as he pointed back over his shoulder. Booth just ignored the man and continued to walk in the opposite direction of where Smith was pointing.
Forty-five minutes and several angry calls from Penning later. Booth was still searching.
"Agent Booth, that was the sheriff, my boss, who just called us in. Agent Booth, I cannot afford to lose my job. Why am I the only one who is answering their radio? Do you guys even have them turned on?" Smith questioned with a little frustration as he clipped his radio back on his belt.
Kory came up behind the deputy and put a friendly hand on his shoulder, "The woman that we are looking for is Booth's partner and a good friend. We would really appreciate your help, but if you need to go back to save your job, then you should go. You have stuck with a lot longer then we had any right to ask. But as for Booth and me, we are going to stay out here and continue looking."
"Well, I guess I could always get a job at my brother's pet clinic, cleaning out the kennels if I do get fired. I know if it were a good friend of mine that was missing like this, I would be doing anything and everything in my power to find 'em."
Kory gave Smith's shoulder a gentle squeeze and smiled at him, "Thank you." She then walked ahead of him to catch up with the other Agent, "Booth? Do . . . "
"Shhh"
Kory stopped talking when Booth hushed her. Smith approached them and was about to ask why they had stopped when Kory waved her hand at him to stay quiet.
All three just stood there and waited for whatever it was that had Booth so alert. Then they heard it. It was someone or something moving around just a few feet to their left. Booth waved them forward as they snuck up on whatever it was that was moving around out there.
Slowly and quietly they made their way through the trees and underbrush. When they got to where the sound was coming from they saw a man picking up some sort of metal and hauling it into an underground hideout. The man looked to be in his mid-thirties, about five-eleven, with short brown hair. This man fit the description of the kidnapper. Booth's heart began to race, 'this could be the guy. Bones could be close, really close. Please, god, just let her be OK, or let her at least be alive.'
Booth signaled Smith to go to the left of the man and circle around, then singed for Knight to go straight ahead as he went to the right. Knight and Smith nodded that they understood and started to move out.
Once everyone was in their assigned positions Booth stood up with his gun drawn and shouted, "This is the FBI, drop the pipe and put your hands on your head." The man did drop the pipe that he was holding, but instead of putting his had hands on his head he ran away from Booth and straight for the deputy. Smith jumped out and grabbed the man, but the man pushed and jerked away from the deputy making Smith lose his balance and his grip on the man. Smith fell and twisted his ankle, he tried to get up but he just cried out and fell back down holding his ankle rocking back and forth.
Booth tackled the man and they fought for a moment or two. Kory ran full tilt to backup Booth, but just before she reached them the man got away once again and was running away. Booth jumped up and started to run after him.
"Booth! Smith," Kory shouted, Booth stopped and turned to look at her, she pointed to the deputy who was still holding his ankle. Booth could see he was obviously in a lot of pain. Booth hesitated for a moment, unsure if he should stay or if he should go after the man. If this was the man they were looking for, and he got away, they might never find Bones alive. He wouldn't be able to live with himself if she died because he hadn't stop the man from getting back to her. Besides Smith was not seriously hurt.
"Stay with him and call for backup," Booth shouted then ran in the same direction as the man had.
"Booth, wait, you can't go after him alone. Booth come back! Booth!" Kory continued to shout, but he was moving fast and soon could no longer hear Kory.
After twenty minutes of running and seeing no sign of the man Booth stopped and tried to listen and look for any tracks, the man might have left. Booth found a small piece of torn cloth on a bush he walked over to it to get a better look. He knelt to pick it up when he heard a twig snap behind him. He tried to turn round but there was a blinding pain on the right side of his head then everything went black.
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Sorry for the cliff hanger, but I'm having a little bit of writer's block. I premise to try my best to get past this and post soon. Again sorry.
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