Great Day

October 21 5:00 AM

Angela wakes up. She gets out of bed knowing that she will have a great day. After work, Hodgins had said that he would "reward" her for her discovery about the QED. She knows that this most likely means sex.

It has been about two weeks since the Blackout. Cam is getting checked out of the hospital today, and Booth should be able to walk normally in about a week. Brennan has been a lot happier lately. Everything is heading back to normal.

Angela gets dressed in long dressy pants, a fitted t-shirt, and a gray-blue jacket. After finishing her makeup, she grabs the car keys and purse and runs out the door.

Angela gets in the car and pulls out of her driveway and drives down the road. She makes her way to Dupont Circle when she sees something in the corner of her eye. Being very careful to stay on the road, Angela looks over to see two bright lights getting bigger.

"Oh, God," Angela whispers to herself. Before she has any time to react, her whole body slams to the right, she hears a screeching noise, then everything goes dark.

October 21 9:00 AM

(Angela's POV)

When I open my eyes it is like not opening my eyes at all. I look at my watch. Nine o'clock. The whole place is dark. My head is throbbing, my body is sore, like how I feel when I run a mile.

All I can hear is the eerie dripping noise that you always hear in a cave or basement.

There is a little bit of light from a small window towards the ceiling. The room feels dreary and sad. I hear a creak and then a slam, like a door opening and closing. I hear footsteps and a woman appears from the darkness. When I see her face, I freeze.

"Hello, Angie," she says. "You look lonely. You could use a friend."

A man comes running in, as if he is pushed. When I see who he is, I tear up and smile.

"Zack!"

Zack

October 21 9:30 AM

(Angela's POV)

So here I am, trapped in a basement with a former squint. Zack is still knocked out and he's moaning softly. He will probably wake up at any moment. I can see why they would take Zack; he's a genius. But me? Why me I am barely a squint. I only got my job because Brennan is my best friend. Brennan. I wonder if she knows that I'm gone. I wonder if she's looking for me. And Hodgins. I wonder if she knows. Maybe Colin would have told him. But Hodgins knows that I will do anything for him and him for me. But it felt real. So real, I felt, with him. I feel...in love.

"Where am I? Why am I here? Angela...? Is that...you?"

"Oh, Zack! You're awake! Thank God!"

"Who were you talking to?"

It takes me a moment to realize that I have been speaking aloud this entire time. "It was nothing Zack."

"Well, you are correct, I am a genius."

"Yeah, Zack, yeah you are. Anyway, how was the, um..."

"Loony bin? It was fine. Hodgins visited me every day. We talked about cases and things, and he brought me equations on notecards and I solved them."

"Wait. Hodgins visited you...every day?"

"You didn't know? He came every morning before work."

I smile. At that moment, the door opens. The same woman comes in and in the all too familiar voice says, "We need to ask you some questions."

The heart of the opperation

October 23 12:00 PM

"No leads, nothing?"

"I'm sorry, Bones, we're doing everything that we can. We'll find her. I promise."

"I told her she needed to know self defense." Brennan is looking a little crazy.

"Bones, it's okay. We'll find her."

"Agent Booth." Another agent walks in. "We were searching for who could have done this. There was a man who escaped from an insane asylum just a few hours ago?"

"What's this guy's name?"

"Um—" The agent looks at his paper. "A Mister...Zack Addy."

"Doctor," correct Brennan and Booth simultaneously. "Doctor Zack Addy."

"Um, yeah." The agent hands Booth the file and leaves.

Brennan grabs the file and opens it. When she sees Zack's photo, tears form in her eyes. When Booth sees her, he immediately understands, and gives her a minute.

"They took Zack too," she manages. She's now truly crying. Booth wipes a tear off her cheek.

"It's gonna be okay, Bones."

Without warning, Brennan hugs him, catching him a little off-guard. Booth is just starting to enjoy it, when his phone rings.

"Agent Booth," he answers. "Okay. Okay. Yeah. Bye."

"What is it?"

"They found Angela's jacket. Hodgins is looking at it now."

"I better go." Brennan backs away.

"Yeah. I'll be here."

After several awkward goodbyes, they leave.