Iraq: Near Eastern Saudi Arabia

Military Patrol and there police convoys were all over he Place when Booth got there he looked around the havoc and found Liz sitting on the side looking worst for the wear the side of her face was red and scorched but she still looked her self she had cuts on her face she was holing a pad to her arm her leg was covered in blood and she really was starting to look every day of her 35 years he went to her and said "what happened"

She looked at him "we went to pick up the body"

He said "we"

She said "Temperance was with me"

He said "was"

She gave him a look of I'm-sorry-I-did-every-thing-I-could "they took her"

He got up she could see in his movements he was a wreck a total wreck "oh my god"

Liz tried to defend herself "I did everything I could I killed on injured the other… the tried to blow me up to distract me it worked if I pursued they could have taken me o killed both of us I did all that I could do… if I had ran for him I could have gotten shot"

He nodded "your right"

Liz said ""they set us up… for some reason they wanted her they wanted to keep me away or kill me but the thing is they left the bones"

He said "they did… can you work on them"

Liz nodded "I'm rusty and I'm injured but I can… anything that you think will help find her I'll call in everything that I can from over the years we will find her"

He reported to Cuttington "my partner as been kidnapped"

Cuttington said "we heard… it was broadcast not to long after it happened"

He said "I have to pull out of this I can't do what you need right no not when my partner is out there sir"

Cutting said "you don't get it this guy had his people do this"

Liz came up and said "how did they know we where here"

Cuttington said "possibly broadcast they have ways of finding out"

Booth said "you didn't help he media by letting them know"

Cuttington said "Booth stand-down… if it had been leaked you would have heard it as soon as you got here"

Booth said "which makes me think this is an inside job"

Cuttington glared back "refrain form inquiring that accusation or I might have to"

Booth said "WHAT!!"

Liz put a hand on his arm "Booth don't, don't get yourself into trouble"

Cuttington said "that's all the more reason you have to take this job"

Booth said "all the more reason not to I kill this guy they kill her"

Cuttington "you wanna risk the nation and the end of this war on one person"

Booth said "you would say that if you knew who that person was"

Cuttington said "it's the only way"

Booth shook his head "not in my book"

Temperance was tired she heard to male voices talking Arabs she was tied up in the cell again the back on the floor with a white bag over her head she remembered what had happen earlier and Liz doing what she could then when they through her in the back one hit her with something she blacked out thy were traveling from the light emanating around the bag she could sense it was in the afternoon just before the sun went down and they were in a four wheel vehicle on of the men was shot he was complaining that was clear they tuned and stopped the car

They came and opened the back door snatching her out she though about her odds of escape with a bag over her head, hands tied and no way of telling where she was or where she was going and or how many guns that they had they roughly pushed her though a door way and down some stairs she noticed that it had gotten darker and they went down a stair case that seemed like forever she could smell the rats it mad her gag as a cage door was opened and then shut she was pushed down on to the bed they too her harms out and tied them down to the bed when they were done they got her feet and then they took the bag off her head it was pitch black and she couldn't see a thing she hear the cage door open and then close it was happening again all she could to was cry.

Tuesday

Iraq: Baghdad

Booth looked like hell when list saw him the next morning and she wasn't looking any better she walked over and sat next to him she asked "what are you going to do"

Booth said "I don't know right now but we need to find out where there holding her"

Liz said "we need help there one person I can think of" she went over to labtop it wa brennansand opened it and when she did here were five messagea sform Angela she opened it up and said "Angela what have you got"

Angela said "it's not I have, I's what I wanna know… what happened to Temperance"

Booth said "you heard"

Angela said "and it has to be bad because you look like crap"

Booth laughed "and you look great as always"

Angela said "I'm already onit im sending you help"

Booth said "who"

Angela said "a friend that has helped Temperance before and you may need her and she bring her reinforcements they should bee there in a matter of hours."

Liz said "thank you"

Angela said "don't worry about it just know me and Hogin's will be there in a few days"

Hey booth said "NO!!"

Booth said "it's to dangerous"

Liz agreed "way too dangerous"

Booth said "to much is going on… have funs enjoy yourselves"

Angela said "can it I can't when my friends been out there and she in trouble were coming no I and or buts about it Mr."

Booth said "see you when I see you"

They met at the helicopter front and the helicopter was landing three people got off, Willow Rosenberg, Daniel Osborne and Tru Davees they got off Liz shook with everyone ru were going to need you help with the bodies those from the case and around here when the first convoy blew killed three more soldiers were going to need all the help we can get.

Willow shook with Booth "we've worked together indirectly before"

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He remembered she and her husband had shown Brennan the video of what had happen to save his life she smiled "we're here we're going to do everything that we can to prevent this"

Iraq: Saudi Arabia

Hours had gone by since Brennan was locked in a small cage room of the basement. She tried to remain calm for her own sake, but truth was she was beginning to feel like a caged animal. Pacing restlessly, she cursed under her breath. What were they planning? What were they planning, why take her only, if hey wanted to kill her and use her as an example they would have done so already. Maybe they were planning on an exchange for soldiers or cash or something bigger, she thought glumly.

She looked around the room that she was in she could barely make out anything but she knew she was on a cot she had a muffle over her mouth she saw the bars to her cage she was shocked she could even make out that Please… she silently prayed, to the God she never believed in. Protect me. Help Booth to keep my promise.

Temperance froze, when she heard the door unlock. Pushing herself gently up on the elbow, she looked around frantic. The kidnapper came through the door first, followed by his partner. Each had their guns drawn. Brennan felt her heart pounding against her chest. So this is it… she look at her shackles she couldn't move

one said something to his buddy, addressing her. Temperance pushed herself back down.

"Wu… da… y… w…w… m…" What do you want with me? Was what she meant.

He said something to his buddy and smiled He took a menacing step toward her.

Temperance she calmed down she knew she had o do something if she didn't they were going o hurt her if she did and did it wrong they might kill her

She waited or one to come to her and he started to undo her legs he got one undone and then got the other one the other one was about to release her second arm he was holding her arms down she kicked the one a her feet I the nose and head butted the one closes to her face in the nose they let her go grabbing there noses se was glad they left the cage door open she ran out and up the stairs she got to it but it was locked there was no way she was going to get it open if they caught her they might kill her or worse

She got the or worse went she got shot on the back f her leg and fell down the steps and she had so much bloods gushing for that leg they hit her in the face and she grabbed her own face and then the bag went over her head

They had gathered In Temperance and Liz's tent and they set up they moved a computer station area into the tent as well so Willow could work Angela was on her way against everyone's go orders

Booth said "what are we doing now"

Willow said "I'm using a computer program to reenact the accident"

Liz said "sense they were able to savage the body were going to take it and start cleaning the bones and try to see what we can find out"

Booth said "okay but I want solder detail on you we don't need to missing anthropologist"

On of the solders came in "Agent Booth"

Booth said "while I'm here you can call me Ranger"

He said "ok Ranger Booth there is a command sergeant that want to see you"

Booth said "who is it"

He said "someone that can help do negotiations with them for us"

Booth was getting that frantic look liz who had been helping willow get set up went over to him and placed a kind hand on his shoulder and he looked at her and said to the shoulder "okay, when and where does he want to meet"

He said "he's talking to your Sgt now"

Booth said "Damn it… where" he was you the door willow was concern but she was there for a reason Tru said "should we follow"

Willow said "no were doing the est thing we can for them right were we are"

Booth got to his sergeants office he said "you son-of-a-bitch…"

The man smirked getting off the edge of his desk "is that any way to greet the man that can help you get you dear Dr. Brennan back"

The Arabian Military commander said "you must be Agent Booth"

Liz said in his defense "he's not mad a you commander he's mad at the sergeant, all of us are a bit shaky sense the bombing yesterday and the fact that Dr. Brennan is missing"

The commander nodded "yes your commander here has told me about what you came here to do and the fact that that could have caused this"

Booth crossed his arms "what do you mean"

The commander said "the doctor came her to identify a body if she found out anything incriminating to a Saudi Arabian king that would hader the kingdom so she had to be stopped and in turn that would stop you from doing what you came here to do to take down that leader I can not promise they will not kill her because she is a threat to them but I can say that it would be important you get her back… because if we do not hurt they will kill her the longer she stays with them the more like it will be that she will be severely harmed"

Liz said "what can they do to her"

He said "the worse you think they can do to her they can do ten times worse"

The Sgt said "you would do right by listening to him because he is probaly he ony way you can get her back"

Booth wanted to blow up on him so bad but he held his temper because Liz had he hand on his am he Ignored his sergeant and said to the commander "let us take a walk so we can disc se this" the three of Them walked out.

Booth said "what are the odds tha we are looking at here"

The commander said "they are very slim but as long as you follow the rules she will be safe"

Booth said "and what rules are those"

He said "remember this sis not your territory this sis not your home you have to negotiate and if you don't"

Booth said "they will kill her"

Liz said she watched the sun starting to go down "I need to get back to camp to wok on those Bones"

He said "said "you were able to recover them"

She nodded "they were thrown from the van"

The commander said "now they might want to exchange"

She said "they don't know hat they were recovered"

The commander said "you use this as a bargain chip it could back fire"

Booth said "let us worry about that were calling in the best for that"

Washington D.C.

Hochner got off the phone he was in the middle of being over viewed by the committee he could not leave at this moment he went to talk to the team

He went to the conference room "you all know of Dr. Temperance Brennan and Agent Booth we worked with them before… they recently went over on a case to Iraq and it seems that the Dr. was taken hostage… when a bomb went off on the road killing a group of soldiers and flipping the Doctors caravan he doctor was taken and Dr Davis was left behind we need to get there immediately… they sent some specks from the case to us but it is more important we go their… I'm staying behind Gideon, JJ, Morgan and Garcia,

Garcia said "I can't go"

He said "you aren't you didn't let me finish your going to be doing a web cam feed with Mrs. Willow Osborne and Mrs. Montenegro-Hogins"

She took a breathe on that one Agent said "if you don't mind I would like to say behind"

He looked at her "they are going to need as many people there as thy can get… and the board already cleared you"

She said "I know sir but I need to be here to help out with any case that come up, plus not trained"

He gave her a curious look she looked at him looked down fiddling with something on the desk he noticed and said "okay"

Gideon said "we'll be on the first flight out… we should make I there just in time"

Cam walked in "if you're going I'm going as well"

He said "Dr. Saroyan"

She said "I'm need… everyone is gone plus there are a few things I need to look into"

He said "let us handle it"

She smiled "I would but I can go over your head by calling Ms Davis"

He said "she will be joining you"

Iraq: Baghdad

They took Liz back Booth looked at his messages and they drove to the landing for the chopper they got off Booth got out when he saw Saroyan he said "what are you doing here"

She said "you can't do this and everything else and still find Zack; I'm here to help Liz and see what I can find out about Zack with Liz there here to help you"

Booth said "these are profiles Agent Gideon, Morgan, and JJ"

The commander said "nice to meet you all… but we must hurry because we are to close to the boarder and it is not safe to be out at night here" They got in the car and head to the command center

They got into the car and headed back when Willow called "we have a problem guys"

Booth said "what"

She said "I got a tape"

Gideon took the phone "have you looked at it" he pressed speaker handing it back to booth.

She said "no"

Gideon said "send a copy of it and the reenactment to Garcia"

Willow said "Will do Agent Gideon… and Booth, Angela and Hogins are here they will see you when you get here"

They got in Angela hugged Booth and he let her and she pulled back he said "you really didn't need to come… you should still be on vacation"

Hogins said "she didn't want to… not until she knew her friend was safe"

Angela said "is Saroyan here"

She came in with Liz who said "I heard there was a tape"

Booth said "can we see it"

Willow said "sergeant had it"

Booth asked "how long"

She said "he got it this afternoon from the time stamp"

Both glared "what the hell he got it this afternoon and he didn't give it to us"

Liz said "maybe it didn't get it until after we left"

Willow said "this said 1 o'clock"

Booth said "we were there at three" he glared

Liz said "Booth calm down your scaring everyone were all trying to help… please calm down if not for us for her she would want you to think rationally"

He took a breath closing his eyes and said "okay" he turned "where is he tape" they handed it to him and he walked over to the video player and putting it in they watched in awe some of hem had to turn away hen they hit her and then one took a pip and hit her in the rib

Liz said "that can't be her"

Dr. Saroyan said "you can't even see her face"

That when they took the bag off her head and Angela covered her face in Hogins arms Booth looked at her she was out of it she was injured and bleeding from the noise her pants leg was covered in blood and now her ribs were probably broken they had to get to her soon he said "give the tape to the commander have him translate" he walked to the door

Liz said "Booth"

He turned slightly "NOW!" He was out of the tent

Liz, Saroyan and Angela went out to talk to him he was pacing out side Liz went over to him "Booth"

He didn't say anything for a long moment "what do you want me to say"

Saroyan said "Booth, we all know this is hard for you…"

Angela came closer "it's hard for us all…"

Liz put her hand on his back "but we all made choices she choose to come here we all did it knowing how dangerous it was"

Booth his eyes looked around frantic "I told her not to come"

Saroyan said "she is a woman with her own mind"

Angela came a bit closer "she will do what she wants… even though you might not under stand why but she came to support you she knew you need it that and to face her own fear"

Both turned on them "yeah her fear of this having happened before she came to do her job but now she out there hurt in the same place she was before… and he likely hood of a person surviving that twice is slim and if she does her mental state will be shot to hell"

Dr Saroyan came up to him "she is a strong woman Booth… stronger then most, she can survive this she will fight this"

Angela said "we know will survive this"

Booth turned back looking up at the moon "we can only hope"