Sorry about the long wait! Hope this chap is interesting, it sure conjures up a lot of questions...
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They all sat in a little Thai place that was just down the street. The squints, Booth, Ziggy and Parker shared one large table. Angel was lying at their feet and no one seemed to notice her.
The waiter walked up to them.
"I'd like a-" Zack started, but was cut off.
"You don't order here. I will get what you'd like. Call it a talent, I have a knack for knowing just what you need." The waiter said.
"Syd?" Brennan asked incredulously. The waiter blinked.
"I'm Jymmy. Spelled with a y. Syd is my brother, he lives down in D.C. Wait... you're the bone lady! And... G-man! Syd talks about you guys, says y'allre his regulars." The whole gang nodded enthusiastically. "This is my restaurant, Foogles. It's kind of a kooky name, but I like it. 'Bout as normal as Wong Foos, I guess.
I heard about you on the news. Syd says it was all set up. No one actually believes you killed those guys."
"Really! So we are off the hook?" Jack asked enthusiastically.
"No. The FBI is supposedly trying to hush it all up. They know some corrupt company set you up, and they are just going along with the story while they investigate. Tell you what, I'll call Syd after you eat, he will know more about it. Nice to meat y'all!" Jymmy walked away to get their food as the team sat in hushed silence.
"What do we do now?" Asked Bones, looking around at her stunned team.
"I say we just continue what we are doing. Maybe we can help the boys out at home by solving this ourselves. Either way, we have to prove we are innocent." Booth stated, getting nods from everyone else.
"I agree. The Company must have planted our DNA or something onto Epps and Edwards." Angela said.
"This means that after lunch we still have to go to our job interviews..." Zack said nervously, running a hand through his black hair. Ziggy, who was sitting next to him grabbed his hand.
"Relax genius. You'll do great."
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Jymmy brought out their lunches. Parker had Mac and Cheese, Jack had some strange soup, Angela had a salad that was very colorful and artistically laid out, Booth and Bones each had a hamburger, Bones with a side of onion rings and Booth with a side of fries, Ziggy and Zack were splitting a plate of nachos and a salad. Jymmy had even brought out a bowl of dog food and a leftover ham bone for Angel. He was feeding the beagle, who had followed him behind the bar looking for something to eat.
"What's her name?" he shouted to the group who had dug in with gusto.
"Angel!" Brennan shouted back. A few customers had been staring at the large and rather rambunctious group.
"At least we don't have pictures of dead people..." Booth whispered to Brennan, who giggled and snatched one of his fries. He slapped her hand away and as she scowled, grabbed an onion ring. They both attempted to glare at each other and ended up shaking in fits of laughter.
"I want to see the museum! Aren't you going to work in a museum, Dr. Bones?" Asked Parker.
"Yes I am, and don't talk with your mouth full." she reprimanded.
"Sorry, Dr. Bones." He said before returning to his Mac and Cheese and getting half of it on himself rather than in himself. When they were done, Jymmy cleared their plates and ushered them into a back room.
"I can watch Parker for a bit if you want to use the speaker phone in the back room to talk to Syd..." Ziggy said, gesturing to Parker and then to the small room.
"Thank you. Parker, go with Ziggy, ok? We have to talk to a friend. Don't talk to strangers!" Booth told Parker.
"Come on Parker, let's go see what Angel is up to!" Ziggy said before running off with the little boy. The team crowded into the back room as Booth dialed the number Jymmy had given him.
"Wong Foos, may I take your order?" The voice answered.
"Come on Syd, since when do you take orders?" Booth asked teasingly.
"G-Man! Is that you?" Syd asked incredulously.
"Yep, everyone else is here too. Listen man, what's been going on down there?" he asked.
"Down there? Where are you?" He asked, confused.
"Foogles." Zack piped up.
"No kidding! Say hey to Jymmy for me! What's been going on up there? What happened to my regulars?"
"We were kind of hoping you could tell us. All we know is the FBI is trying to figure out who the Company is, and we are too. Does Cullen think it was us?"
"Nope, and no one else thinks so either. Cullen came in about three days after you disappeared, asking if I'd heard from you. He told me personally he doesn't think it was you, and told me to pass on a message. He says that they are working on it, and not to do anything stupid. And he says to tell the bone lady not to shoot anyone.
They have your Dr. Saroyan in custody as well."
"WHAT?" Five shocked voices yelled.
"Apparently they arrested her on some bogus charge just so they could interrogate her. Cullen thinks she is involved with The Company somehow."
"No shyt." Brennan said, thinking hard.
"Bones!" Booth said. "Since when do you swear?"
"Since there is a crazy and psychotic corrupt company out to destroy my life." She stood there brow furrowed, deep in thought. "She could have planted the evidence! She knows everything about us, has the perfect connections, and she hates my guts..." Bones went off into a muttering tangent, still convinced she had figured it out.
"Hey Syd, we have to go. Thanks for the news flash."
"You guys call me every few days, ok? I'll give you an update on what's going on."
"Thanks!" They all said. Booth hung up the phone and they all walked out of the room.