Total Drama Lab Chapter 4: "The key in the cat"
Hodgins, Gwen, and Owen are in the movies watching SAW. As the movie goes on, they discuss all the evidence they could use to find the actual murderer of the series. After the movie ends, they go to an all you can eat restaurant.
"Man, that movie was good." Says Owen, who throws three burgers down his throat with little effort.
"Imagine what would happen if killers actually did that. Kidnapped people and it was up to them to survive." Gwen says.
"It's happened to me, Booth, and Dr. Brennan before." Hodgins says.
"Really?" Owen and Gwen ask.
"Yeah, we were all kidnapped by this person called the Gravedigger. We locked her up, though. What she does is bury people alive and demands a ransom. If it isn't paid within 24 hours, the buried victims are never seen again. But, since I'm awesome at analyzing minerals and slime and stuff, we all survived."
"Man, my biggest fear is being buried alive." Gwen says.
"Don't worry. If that were to ever happen, I'd find you." Hodgins says sweetly and they kiss.
"Aren't you dating Angela?" Owen asks.
"Married, actually. But, you know, things happen. Besides, Gwen knows that already. We are just a fling for now." Hodgins responds with. "Right, Gwen?"
"Oh, yeah. Just a fling." She says.
"Anyway, we should go. I can't keep Angela waiting. Owen, don't eat this restaurant out of business, too. We're running out of places to eat at." Hodgins says as he walks out with Gwen.
The next day at the lab…
Owen walks into the lab and goes up to the others, who are in a circle. Angela turns to him.
"Is everything okay?" Owen asks.
"Hodgins never came back last night, and I just got this message." She pulls out her phone and plays the message.
It says "I have kidnapped and buried Dr. Hodgins and Graduate student Gwen. You have twenty four hours to deliver sixteen million dollars to the post office downtown. If I see any law enforcement whatsoever, they will both die. This will be my final contact."
"Oh my God. Is that the Gravedigger woman?" Owen asks.
"Wait, how do you know about the Gravedigger?" Booth asks.
"Booth, you have to leave. We can't have any law enforcement involved. Tell the FBI to order all officers in that area to leave immediately." Bones says.
"Okay, text me when you find something." Booth says as he leaves.
"But, how do you know about the Gravedigger?" Bones asks Owen.
Cam, Sweets, and Angela all turn their attention on him. Owen starts to sweat.
"Hodgins told me about her. It was last night. Me, him, and Gwen were at a restaurant." He says.
"So, when did you see them last?" Angela asks.
"When they left the diner. I stayed to eat some more."
"And they left together?" Sweets asks.
"Yeah." Owen says.
"That's interesting." Sweets says.
"You, enough with your shrinkness. We have to find them." Angela says.
"But, if they're buried, how can we?" Owen asks.
They're all silent and still. Sweets kicks his foot back and forth.
Meanwhile, buried in the yard in front of the lab…
Gwen is screaming to be let out over and over. She's in a small coffin like thing and she tries to break through the top of it. She freezes when she feels a bang from the outside of the coffin. After a few more bangs the top of the coffin cracks and dirt starts to fall through. Gwen scream even more now.
"Hey, it's me, Hodgins. Just hold on and I'll have you out in no time." He says. He keeps pounding on the wood, letting more and more dirt in.
Meanwhile, in the lab…
The newest intern, Chris, walks in holding a box. They see him come up and turn to him.
"Who are you?" Cam asks.
"I'm the newest intern. I'm Chris, and so far I'm happy to be surrounded by other good looking scientist. Well, except the stickman and the jumbo size over there." He says.
"What's in the box?" Bones asks.
"Oh, it's a package from someone called the Gravedigger. Is it important?" Chris asks. He gets hit in the face by Angela who takes the package from him. "Hey, no hitting this face." He says.
"This box has to have some clue to where they are." Angela goes to the lab table and puts the box down. She opens it and steps back with her hands over her mouth.
The others rush to her side, but Chris lags behind rubbing his face.
"Oh my God." Sweets says.
"It's…it's…it's…so cute!" Owen says.
"We should x-ray it." Bones says.
They all turn to Bones with "wtf" looks.
"It could have evidence inside. I'll handle it." Bones picks up the kitten and heads to the medical center. Cam, Chris, and Owen follow her. Angela paces back and forth. Sweets holds her on his shoulder.
In the medical center…
Bones puts the kitten on the x-ray table. She steps in the safety room with the others. Cam starts the machine and the image appears on the screen in the corner. The cat has a key in its stomach.
"That settles it, we have to cut the kitten open." Bones says.
"I can't do it, Dr. Brennan." Owen says.
"I don't do blood." Chris says with his arms folded
"I'm the most rational person here, but I still can't bring myself to kill that poor thing." Bones says.
"I'll do it." Cam says. She walks in and grabs the kitten and goes to the autopsy lab.
"I can't believe it." Bones says.
"What?" Chris and Owen ask.
"Cam is doing something useful."
Meanwhile, underground…
Hodgins busts through the top of the coffin and drags out Gwen. They dust her off and the take a look around. They're still underground, but a small space was dug out around them. Gwen looks at the other coffin and sees its broken wide open and then at Hodgins' hands. They're full of splinters and pretty bruised.
"Are you okay?" she asks him.
"I'm fine. We still need to get out of here." He tries to jump and grab the hatch above them. He grabs it and pulls down, but it doesn't budge. He lets it go. "It's locked."
"We need to find a way to let people know we're down here." Gwen says.
"Do you have any candy or food?" Hodgins asks. He goes in his pockets and pulls out some tootsie rolls. Gwen finds a pack of M&M's. "Hopefully Owen will pick up on the scent and lead the others right to us. Gwen tears open the M&M's and Hodgins unwraps his tootsie rolls.
Meanwhile, in the lab…
Cam walks up to the lab table with bloodied gloves and holding a key in her hand. "I got the key." She says. Angela runs by and snatches the key from her and heads to her office. The others follow her.
In Angela's office…
"The FBI provided me with a key database. All I have to do is put a key on this scanner and it can tell me where it was made and for what purpose it was made." She puts the key on the scanner and starts it up. "The result is: it was made in a smith shop downtown two months ago and for the purpose of only opening a four and a half millimeter thick master lock." She says.
"I think we should check out that place." Booth says behind them. They all turn around surprised. "C'mon, I'll drive everyone. And if the Gravedigger does kill both of them, we'll have evidence linking her to their deaths. My guys found eye witnesses who says the saw her in the theater last night."
They all go outside and Owen stops immediately.
"Do you guys smell that?" he says as he walks forward. They look at each other and follow him. "I," he sniffs the air a couple times, "smell tootsie rolls and M&M's!" he exclaims as he runs to the area and starts digging.
He uncovers the doors and the lock is revealed. Angela shoves him out the way unlocks the doors right away. She opens the doors and lunges to kiss the first person that lifts up, but it's not Hodgins.
Gwen and Angela spit and cough. Gwen lifts up and Hodgins comes up behind her. Angela hugs both of them.
"I'm glad you two are okay, you're two of my best friends ever." She says with tears in her eyes. Hodgins and Gwen look at each other. They finally hug her back. The others all watch with smiles on their faces that the most important scientist in the lab didn't die.