Chapter 6

A/N: I am so sorry it took me this long to update, but I'm back from a horrible case of writers block. Now that Bones is starting up again soon, I have a much better inspiration to finish this!

They drove to the lab in relative silence. Booth wanted to drop August and Parker off at his apartment, but August wouldn't tolerate being left out of the hunt for Angela. Since Booth couldn't leave Parker alone, he had to take both children with him.

"I'm hungry!" Parker whined.

"You can have something out of the vending machine when we get there," August said, hoping to shut Parker up. He had been whining about his hunger for the entire ride, and August and Booth were sick of it.

August stared out the window of the car, wondering what would happen with Angela. Would it be like when Brennan was captured, and there were clues to point them in the right direction? Or would she just disappear without a trace? What would Hodgins do?

They pulled up to the lab, and August and Parker jumped out. Parker seemed to have forgotten how hungry he was because now he was jumping up and down, chanting, "We get to see Doctor Bones! We get to see Doctor Bones!" August half smiled at him, but the situation was still grim.

As the three entered the lab, Brennan came rushing up to them. Booth caught her in his arms, and she grasped onto him as hard as she could.

"Bones! Are you okay?" Booth asked.

Bones pulled away and murmured, "Yes, I suppose, but Hodgins isn't." Booth nodded in understanding. He knew exactly how Hodgins must feel from when Brennan was kidnapped.

"August, I have a comb in my office if you'd like to use one," Brennan said to August, who was trying to comb her hair out with her fingers. August nodded and walked off to Brennan's office.

"Parker, why don't you go with her," Booth said, and Parker scurried off after her.

"Are you sure you're alright," Booth asked Brennan.

"Yes, I'm sure," Brennan said. Booth looked skeptical. "Well, I am sad, but I'll be okay. But right now that's not important. We have to find her before Hodgins does something stupid. He's been worried ill all day."

"Actually, it's usually worried sick," Booth remarked, but, unlike other times, there was no humor in his voice.

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August combed her hair and then bought Parker some Doritos from the vending machine. The two were now wandering around the lab looking for everyone. Booth and Brennan were still standing in the hall hugging, so Parker and August decided not to disturb them. The two searched for Hodgins, but couldn't find him anywhere, and they didn't really care about seeing Cam.

"Damn," August muttered.

"You said a bad word," Parker scolded, and the two began to laugh. It was short lived, however, when Booth and Brennan suddenly came around the corner.

"August, don't say bad words around my son," Booth reprimanded, and August looked at the floor trying not to smirk.

"'Gust, why are you mad?" Parker asked, and August smiled.

"Well, I couldn't find anyone to talk to. All the interesting people are… um… not here."

"Who?"

"Angela and Hodgins," she replied.

"Where are they?"

A 'crap' look flashed across Booth's face, and he shook his head vigorously at August, who rolled her eyes, signaling that she wasn't stupid enough to actually reveal anything to Parker. Instead, she simply said, "I don't know, but they aren't here right now." When Parker nodded, Booth let out a sigh of relief.

"Hey, Parker, do you want to go home?" August asked. He thought about it for a couple seconds, then nodded.

"August, I can't take Parker home right now," Booth said.

"Well, see, there's this thing called walking, and it's where you pick up one foot-"

"August," Booth warned. August stopped and smirked.

"So can I take him home?"

"It's too far to walk."

"Well, see, there's this other thing, called the Metro, which is this underground train-"

"I know what a Metro is!"

"So can we leave now?"

"Ugh, fine, but if anything happens to my child, you are never going to walk again. Here's a key to my place," Booth said. August smirked.

"If I remember correctly, there's a key beneath a fake rock outside the door," August said, and she and Parker walked away.

"Booth, do you really think that was a good idea, letting them leave alone? What if they get kidnapped too?"

"Damn it! You're right. But, well, I trust August. After what happened last time, well, she puts up a pretty good fight."

"Alright. And we need to start the search for Angela anyway." The two walked to the platform and began working.

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"'Gust, why do we have to be so careful?" Parker asked. August had made sure they were always near a large crowd of people to try and make sure they wouldn't get kidnapped, and so far, it had worked. However, when the Metro came, only a few people sat in each car, and August decided they should wait out side for a different train. They sat on a bench outside the station, looking at birds and squirrels.

"Well, you see, I just don't want anything – er – bad to happen, so we need to stay around lots of people." Just then, a heavyset man with a long beard walked up to the bench and knelt down by Parker. He was wearing a large hat and sunglasses, and most of his face was covered up. August's eyes narrowed as the man spoke.

"What's your name, son?" August, whose arm was resting behind Parker on the bench, pinched his neck, and he looked up at her, remaining silent.

"His name is Chris," August said, and the man turned his attention to her.

"What's your name, then?" The man asked.

August said, "Kelsey. I'm his cousin." There was something oddly familiar about the man, as if she knew him. "Listen, we're waiting for the Metro, so we need to go," she said, and stood up. "Come on, Chris," and she pulled Parker along. They hurried down the stairs to the Metro station and sat down once they were in the safety of a family bathroom.

"Why did that man talk to us? And why did you tell him the wrong names?" Parker asked.

"Shhh, he could be outside the door," August said in a whisper. Parker nodded, and August smirked a bit.

"So why did you tell him the wrong names?" Parker whispered.

"Well, I didn't want him to know who we are. I mean, he could be working undercover for the CIA, and it would be pretty bad if he caught us taking the Metro alone."

"But I thought you told him you were waiting for the Metro," Parker said, confused.

"Well, yes, but he thinks a boy named Chris and a girl named Kelsey are taking it, not a boy named Parker and a girl named August." Parker nodded his understanding, and August stood up.

"Well, we oughta go outside now." August pulled on the door handle and pulled it open a bit. The man was no where in sight. She and Parker walked out of the bathroom and waited about two more minutes. A train came, this one with a lot of people, so August and Parker boarded with a lot of other people and rode the train back near Booth's apartment. They walked the rest of the distance to the apartment, picked up the key from the fake rock, and let themselves in. August locked the door once they were inside, and then she went to take a nice, long shower.

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