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Cam approached the glass lab doors. It was very early, and she was used to getting there even before the guards, so she was surprised to find Brennan and Hodgins standing before the doors, blocking her entrance and view.

"Good morning, Cam!" Hodgins said cheerfully, his voice a bit shaky, his smile too big. Cam immediately knew he was hiding something.

She sighed and put on her best I'm-your-boss-don't-you-dare-mess-with-me face. It was way too early for this. "What did you do?" She asked.

"What? Why would you think I did something? Look!" He handed her a Styrofoam cup. "I even got you coffee! Because, umm, you're such a great boss! And, uh, absolutely nothing is wrong!"

Cam took the coffee. At least she was receiving some benefits.

"Dr. Hodgins, the fact that you got me coffee, which you never do, just points to the fact that something is indeed wrong. Please let me go inside." She walked closer.

"Wait!" Brennan said and blocked her way.

"Excuse me?"

"Uh." For once, Brennan had nothing to say.

"Dr. Brennan, as your boss I demand to know what is going on."

"You'll never believe it." Hodgins said.

"Try me."

Hodgins exchanged looks with Brennan, who nodded. He took a deep breath. "a-british-alien-landed-in-the-middle-of-the-lab-with-his-spaceship-that-looks-like-a-police-box-that's-bigger-on-the-inside-and-he-and-his-girlfriend-are-staying-for-a-bit" He said in one breath.

Cam opened and closed her mouth, speechless, trying to think of what to say. It sounded completely absurd, and yet a part of her believed him. Finally, she said, "Are you sure you didn't just blow something up?"

"No, sorry."

Cam tried to regain her thoughts. This was new.

"Well then, at least let me meet him." She sipped from her coffee, which was only luke-warm. The pair must have been here for a while.

"Good morning!" The Doctor said cheerfully. The TARDIS had regained her power and now the place was much cheerier with its warm light. He was fiddling with the controls, pulling levers, pressing buttons, adjusting screens, although none of it was necessary. He just needed something to do. Brennan and Hodgins had just come back in with their boss, Dr. Cam Soroyan. She was a dark, thin woman with nice features. She stood staring at the room.

"Hodgins, is this one of your experiments or something?" She asked.

"Nope."

"I have to-" She started, and quickly walked out. The Doctor knew that she would be circling the TARDIS for the next five minutes.

And, five minutes later, Cam strode back in and towards the Doctor, hips a-swaying, a deadly look in her eyes. She reached him and stuck a finger in his chest. He backed away towards Rose.

"You may have my people under your charm, Doctor, but you're not fooling me. I want you and your-your box- to fly away right now and leave us alone. We have enough trouble from serial killers and maniacs as it is, and we don't need any aliens on top of it."

The Doctor raised his hands in submission.

"Alright, I'll leave." He said.

"Wait, what?" Hodgins cried. "You can't leave! You promised to take us on a trip!"

"I'm sorry, Hodgins, but she's your boss. It's her lab. Anyway, been a pleasure. We'll be off."

Just as he said it, a loud noise was heard from outside, like the sound of lighting. The lights dimmed and flickered.

"Um, how did we get here?" Hodgins asked. They were standing in the hallway leading to the bone room. Brennan and Cam squinted and looked around in confusion, and the Doctor rubbed his head and scrunched his eyebrows together. None of them had any idea how they had gotten outside of the TARDIS and to the hallway. Except for one.

Rose was leaning next to Booth, who was lying on the floor, unconscious. When Brennan saw him, she ran to him and crouched next to his form. Cam joined her.

"What happened?" She asked Rose, and put two fingers on Booth's neck, searching for a pulse. Brennan shook his shoulder.

"Booth. Wake up." He groaned and opened his eyes.

"Wait, do you not remember any of what just happened?" Rose asked.

"Don't try to sit up." Cam warned, but Booth did it anyway, immediately grunting in pain and leaning back down. Brennan laid a reassuring hand on his chest.

"Doctor, what's going on?" Hodgins asked.

Rose looked at him, waiting for the answer he could always provide. Had she imagined those creatures?

The Doctor walked over and crouched next to her, balancing on the balls on his feet.

"If you let me enter your mind, I can retrieve your memories and see what you saw." He said softly.

She nodded, and the Doctor put two fingers on her temples and closed his eyes, concentrating. Rose could feel him in her mind, asking for access to her memories, and she thought about opening a door for him, letting him in. Images flashed before the Doctor's eyes, of creatures in suits with long faces and no mouths, light bolts shooting from their thick fingers. He collapsed in her arms.

"Doctor?" She asked worriedly. He rubbed his head and sat back.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Mind reading is tiring, that's all."

"So, what was it that made us lose our memories?" Brennan asked, helping Booth sit up, who groaned in the process.

"Aliens. I think they can erase your memory of them from your head. It's brilliant. That way, no-one can ever know what they are fighting against!" He grinned.

"Whoa, whoa, hold on there a minute. You mean we won't ever know if we saw them?" Booth asked. He was annoyed with this whole situation. None of it made any sense. He rubbed his face and leaned forward, his elbows on his knees.

"Yep."

"It happened again, Doctor." Cam said. Now they were in front of the lab doors, which were closed. The alarms were going off, and the overhead lights pulsed orange. Brennan was struggling with Booth's weight on her shoulder, and Cam and Hodgins walked over to help her. The Doctor swiveled around and spotted Rose, once again, leaning over a body. He ran over to her.

"What happened?" He asked and put a hand on her back. She looked up at him, tears glistening in her eyes.

"They killed him." She said. The man on the floor next to her was dressed in a security guard's uniform. He had burn marks on his arms and neck. The Doctor unclipped his ID from his shirt pocket.

"Hank Walker." Rose read.

"I am so sorry, Hank." The Doctor murmured. His eyes were cold. He turned back to Rose.

"Tell me everything." He said.

"We where talking when they just… appeared, everywhere. You saw what they look like in my head, yeah?" He nodded for her to go on. "We ran here, tried the doors, but they were locked. Suddenly the security guard, Hank, came running in from the other corridor. Those… creatures, they started talking to us, warning us that-" She paused. She didn't want to continue, because she knew what the Doctor would do. But she had to tell him. "That if you don't come with them, they'll kill us all. I said that there's no way we're giving you up. And then this great big light shot out from their fingers and he-" Her voice broke. "He was trying to protect us. Told us to get behind'm." She bowed her head, and the Doctor could hear her crying. He hugged her tightly and stroked her back.

"You know what I have to do." He whispered into her hair. She backed away from him.

"Oi!" She slapped his arm. "You're not going anywhere. You can't leave them. We know how to deal with this stuff. We need you here." She paused. "I need you here."

"Uh, sorry to interrupt," A voice said behind them. It was Hodgins. "But we have a proble- oh no." He glanced down at the security guard and leaned down to him.

"Is that Hank?"

"Hank is dead. Those creatures killed him." The Doctor growled.

"Hank is dead?" Hodgins shook his head in disbelief. "Poor guy. He was great. He would always listen to my theories about the government without complaining. Man, I can't believe this." He shook his head again.

"What did you start to say before?" Rose asked.

"Oh, right. It's kinda hard to explain. You better just come see for yourself."

They followed him back to the main doors. They looked strange, hazy, as if they were inside a bubble. The strangest thing was, that a bullet hung in mid air before them, stuck in the air, its path seen behind it.

"I tried shooting the doors since they were locked, but then this happened.

"It's a time bubble." The Doctor said, scratching his cheek. "Someone trapped us in a moment in time. We can't get out, people can't get in. Even the TARDIS can't leave."

"So we're stuck in here with these creatures?" Brennan asked.

"We are. But I know a man who can help."

a/n: Our special guest is definitely joining us next chapter. Who do you think it is? And why can only Rose remember The Silence? Leave your thoughts in the comments!