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The group made their way through the dense forest with a little more difficulty than first thought. The heavy rains and winds during the winter storms had downed a lot of trees that made the terrain much more difficult. After three hours of hiking they decided to take a break, they found a small cave like structure that was out of the line of sight. The five adults spread out and tried to relax as best they could.
"Mom, can I talk to you?" Brennan asked quietly.
"Sure, sweetie. Sit down." Cathy replied.
"Actually, lets go for a little walk."
At the sound of that Booth got up quickly and made his way to Brennan.
"I don't think that's such a good idea hon."
"It's okay Stevie, we will just go outside a little ways, I promise not to go far." She stood on her toes and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Booth pulled her into a quick embrace. "Just be careful and stay close, we're here Bones and we're safe." He leaned down and kissed her sweetly.
She smiled and nodded at his caring. "I promise."
Brennan and Cathy made their way out of the mouth of the cave and stayed low.
"What do you want to talk about?"
"Cathy, what do you know about Charlie's life now? Criss said she doesn't talk about her family. Has she cut you off, or do you guys still talk?"
"Well, like I said, she always calls on the anniversary of your parents dissapearance but she never says anything. I know it's her, I can hear her crying so I just wait for her to hang up. Charlie was never one to talk about her feelings, but I just let her know that I am there for her when she decides she wants to. Other than that, I get a Christmas card from her and a birthday card. To be honest, I haven't 'talked' to her in over a decade, but I write to her three or four times a year, and she always encloses a note with her cards. I have known that she has been here for quite sometime and I know she is doing okay for herself, so I don't really worry. If I didn't get the annual phone call or cards, then I would know something was up. Our relationship is definitely not your typical sisterly one but we try, it works for us."
"So you haven't talked to her. You don't know if she's being watched or in trouble or anything like that."
"No, but then I didn't know that I was being watched, so who knows about her. Charlie cleaned up her act, she walked away from the life of petty crime and she loves what she does. You heard Criss, she's the boss here, I don't think she'd screw that up. She has found a place to be happy and do well, I think we can trust her. You didn't know me at all and still you came. Why did you come to me first anyway?"
"Because you were the oldest." Bones answered matter-of-factly.
The woman continued to walk a little ways and were out of sight of the cave. They walked in comfortable silence just enjoying each others company. Brennan turned around and realized that they were farther from the cave than she had thought.
"Cathy, we gotta go back, we're too far."
Cathy turned around to see what Brennan was talking about.
"You're right. Stay low and hurry."
Just then the duo heard a branch snap behind then and they both turned to see the barrel of a gun pointed at them.
"Hello ladies. Where are you going?"
Brennan opened her mouth to scream.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Came a second voice from behind them.
Brennan grabbed her aunts hand and squeezed it. They were surrounded and she had no idea how far from the cave they were. Panic started to set in.
"Why don't you two just come towards me." Suggested the larger of the two, who still had his gun pointed at them.
"What do you want with us?" Brennan was trying to stall hoping that Booth would be worried and come looking for them. The longer they stayed in one place the easier it would be for Booth to catch up to them.
"Oh I think you know, Joy. What is Daddy dearest going to think when he hears that his darling daughter is with us?"
"Well I don't know. Who are you?"
"Let's just say, we're old friends. Now get your butts moving and get over here." He demanded.
The smaller one started to herd them towards his partner.
"I don't think you want to do this. My husband will be very upset." Brennan offered.
"So will mine." Echoed Cathy.
"Oh we know. Agent Booth and Agent Kasten will be very upset, but it's not because their wives are missing."
At the sound of the agents names both women were visibly shaken. "You may remember us from Leavenworth. We are Agents, Jones and Kipper. Lovely to make your aquaintence." Kipper sneered.
Brennan's jaw dropped. They are the ones who escaped Booth's handcuffs. She didn't know why, but she knew they were in deep trouble.
Kipper threw a set of handcuffs at Brennan. "Cuff yourselves together." He barked. "You lovely ladies are coming with us."
Brennan fumbled to cuff her own wrist leaving it as loose as possible without raising suspicion. She dropped her head and did the same thing to her aunts wrist. "Just go as slow as you can and fall alot. We have to give the guys a chance." She whispered. Cathy nodded her understanding.
Jones came up behind them with his gun drawn and prodded them forward. "We aren't here for a picnic ladies, get movin'."
Back in the cave Booth was starting to worry. He knew that Bones could take care of herself, but he also knew she wasn't as alert as she should be.
"I gotta go." He blurted.
"What?" Kasten stood and headed towards Booth. "You can't go. They will be back shortly, don't worry."
"No, somethings wrong. Something is definitely wrong. I can feel it. If I am not back in ten minutes, I need backup."
Kasten nodded and sat back down.
"What is going on?" Criss asked.
"You will find out when you need to know." Kasten warned.
Booth left the mouth of the cave and stealthily made his way up the hill. He stayed as low as possible all the while scanning the area for any sign of Bones. He came up empty and decided to go east. There were fresh tracks and he had a feeling that he would find his partner there.
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