Jack Hodgins tried calling to Dane on the surface to tell him about his find but no one was picking up, so he began to climb his climb upwards. He knew that something big was going on so he began to climb faster. At about thirty five feet from the surface, he paused and looked upwards as he saw something falling fast towards him. He squinted, aimed his light at the object and nearly fell off the ladder. It was Dr. Brennan! She looked at him once and then shut her eyes. Her light brown hair hung limply around her pale face and her lips were turning a bluish color. He quickly grabbed her with his one arm, slung her over his shoulder and scaled up the ladder with an extra burst of speed.
He noticed the diving weight attached to her waist and unclipped it, swearing. He didn't have time to watch as it sank down to the bottom and he burst through to the top a few seconds later. He saw Booth's grief stricken face as Booth ran over and took her from him. He laid her down on the ground and fell to his knees beside her. He placed two fingers underneath her chin, flinching at how cold she was. His heart suddenly lurched as he couldn't feel a pulse and he turned to Jack, who was getting out of his suit.
"She's not breathing. Call 911." He barked his face pale. Jack finished climbing out of his suit and picked his cell phone up from off the ground. Booth bent over Tempe and tilted her chin backwards.
"Come on Tempe." He whispered. He then pressed his mouth on hers and gave her two slow breaths. He did 15 chest compressions and gave her two more breaths. Five minutes later the sound of an ambulance pierced the silence of the night.
"Booth . . ." Jack said quietly, watching as the FBI Agent grew more and more frustrated.
"No! I won't give up on her." He said stubbornly.
"It's too late Booth. Here come the para . . ." Jack began.
"NO DAMMIT!" Booth shouted angrily, tears falling down his face. He bent down close, his face inches away from Tempe's as he placed his hand on the side of her face.
"Please Tempe. Just breathe. I need you to breathe . . . I need . . . I love you." He whispered softly, the pain unbearable as he saw the woman he loved slipping away from him. Jack's eyes went wide and he couldn't believe what he had just heard. Mr. I'm-So-Tough FBI Agent was crying, which Jack had never seen before, and he loved Dr. Brennan? Whoa. Jack turned around and watched as the ambulance came tearing in and came to a stop. The doors opened and two men quickly rushed to the back and opened the doors. They unloaded the stretcher and rushed down to the ramp and up to the platform.
"We'll take it from here." The tall one with blonde hair said, as the two of them lifted Tempe onto the stretcher. They began to wheel her towards the ambulance and Booth grabbed a hold of her hand, walking beside her as the paramedics wheeled her off.
"Don't do this to me Bones, don't do this to me." He whispered softly, his bottom lip trembling. He remembered one of the first times he had met her and smiled at the memory, his lips still quivering. He had never seen someone put so much passion and dedication into their work as she did and she had smiled at him politely when she first saw him and then dove right into her work without so much as a hi. That was Tempe for you. He had liked her fiery attitude the moment he saw her, andit always brought a smile to his face when he aggrivated her enough toshowher temper.He snapped back to reality and looked down at her, his eyes going wide in fear. He looked up and saw the ambulance only ten feet away.
"Tempe, you're scaring me. I know you're still here. Please." He said, this time, his voice raising a pitch. He let go of her hand as the paramedics lifted her into the ambulance. He stood there numbly asreality sank in.He let out a sob and grippedhis hair with his hands as he fell to his knees in sorrow.