Disclaimer-I do not own Bones. Kaitlin and Edward are mine.

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Chapter 34- Final Showdown Part II

~*~LAST TIME~*~

Brennan rounded a corner, just one more hallway before the nursery. As she walked she thought she could hear a man singing. Thinking it was all in her head Brennan kept walking. As she got closer to the corner, the voice got clearer. She stopped dead in her tracks. The voice, now crystal clear, sent panic coursing through Brennan's veins.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

How I wonder what you are,"

"Bones?" Booth was at her side in an instant

"He's here." Brennan whispered.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Booth asked.

"Don't you hear that?" Brennan asked staring towards the corner. Booth stared with her and listened.

"Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky,"

"Oh my God," Booth mumbled "Sully! He's at the nursery!"

"How the hell did he get past lock down?" Sully spat.

"Probably snuck in before the hospital went under lock down." Booth said taking his gun out of his holster, aiming it in front of him.

The pain of her injuries overwhelmed Brennan as she slid down the wall, "Booth, it's all over." She whispered.

Booth dropped to his knees next to Brennan "He'll have to kill me first. I'll get her to you safe and sound, I promise." Booth kissed Brennan on her clammy forehead before standing. Brennan watched Booth and Sully, guns cocked and ready, round the corner.

"Twinkle, twinkle little star.

How I wonder what you are"

Booth and Sully watched Edward turn towards them, his face twisted into an evil grin

"Hello Agents. Nice of you to come and visit."

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"Edward," Booth said "How did you get here?"

"I walked of course." Edward said not taking his eyes away from the nursery window. He was dressed in full prison warden uniform, unrecognizable.

"Of course. How could we have thought otherwise?" Sully said, sarcasm dripping from every word.

Edward turned and faced Booth and Sully allowing the gun in his left hand to be seen clearly. "Careful Agent. Sarcasm isn't very nice. We wouldn't want to teach Caroline bad manners would we?"

"Who's Caroline?" Booth asked elbowing Sully hard in the arm.

"My baby daughter of course." Edward said turning to look back through the window.

"Her name is not Caroline." Brennan said stumbling next to Booth, leaning all of her weight on his shoulder.

"Temperance, you shouldn't be out of bed. You must be in a lot of pain." Edward taunted

"Her name is not Caroline." Brennan repeated.

"Well we can't leave her named that horrid name you gave her. Kaitlin Rose, what kind of name is that?" Edward spat.

"The perfect name. Get away from that window!." Brennan cried as Edward started tapping the glass to get Kaitlin's attention. Brennan took a deep breath and crumbled to the cold hard floor.

"Bones!" Booth gasped, looking down but not moving.

"I'm fine... I'm fine." Brennan said "Keep your gun on him."

"No problem." Booth growled through his teeth.

"So how are we going to settle this Montoya?" Sully asked as he noticed two officers taking position at the opposite end of the long hallway.

"Well you could let me take my daughter and leave." Edward said

"Not going to happen." Sully said

"Okay, then," Edward spun and pointed his gun at Sully "I'll kill all of you and leave that way.

"That's not going to happen either." Sully said.

Edward cocked his head to the side "Well you're not leaving me many options here, Sully." he said inching towards the nursery window.

"Another step, Montoya and so help me God!" Booth growled aiming his gun between Edward's eyes.

"Booth, Booth, Booth," Edward taunted "It's pathetic how you have come to believe she's yours."

"She is mine." Booth said through gritted teeth. Booth looked down as he felt Brennan wrap her arms around his right leg. She fingered the gun he kept in his ankle holster, smirking slightly.

"No see that's where you're wrong." Edward said, tapping the nursery window glass with his gun "Caroline, they're all so stupid. They don't realize that you're leaving her with me alive or we're both leaving in body-bags."

Brennan gasped "You wouldn't kill her if you truly loved her."

"That's why I would kill her. I couldn't leave her to be raised by an army sniper and a woman who swore she would never have children. That is by far a fate worse then death." Edward said. He look Booth square in the eyes "Poor Parker." he said.

"Don't you dare say his name!" Booth shouted, feeling Brennan begin to slide is pant leg up.

Edward cocked his head to the side examining what Brennan was doing, "My, my Temperance. Look at you trying to have your way with Agent Booth right here in the hallway. In front of Caroline, and you claim to be a good mother."

In one swift motion Brennan managed to un-holster the gun and point it at Edward "I am an amazing mother." she said slowly rising to her feet. A rush of pain shot from her toes to her head then nothing. A rush of adrenaline, the unwavering desire to protect her daughter, gave Brennan the strength she needed to stand firm.

"Caroline, I guess we have more against us then Daddy thought." Edward said taking a step towards the nursery door.

"Freeze Montoya!" Sully shouted. One of the officers at the other end of the hall motioned that he had a clear shot, Sully motioned for his to hold fire.

Edward saw the officers gathering at the other end of the hall. There were now three of them. Six against one, horrible odds. Edward pressed the barrel of the gun against the glass window, aiming straight at little Kaitlin "Shoot and she dies!" he shouted.

"No!." Brennan cried, "Hold fire! Booth tell them!"

"Hold your fire." Booth growled. The officers raised their guns at the ceiling. Brennan, Booth and Sully remained aimed at Edward.

Edward pulled the trigger slightly "You think I'm kidding?! I have no problem spending eternity in heaven with Caroline."

Booth and Sully raised their guns at the ceiling, Brennan did not. "What are you doing?!" she spat.

"Bones, do it." Booth mumbled. Brennan watched in horror as Edward neared the door. The door, the only thing keeping a killer from her baby. Brennan's whole body shook as Edward wrapped his thin hand around the door knob, turning it slightly. She couldn't let it happen. She couldn't allow him to put one finger on Kaitlin. She watched the door swing open.

"NO!" Brennan screamed. She charged forward and threw herself ontop Edward. The two crashed to the floor

BANG!

"Bones!" Booth cried.

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A/N- I am so sorry that this chapter took so long. I am working towards my GED and have been locked in my house for weeks studying until the wee hours. It's almost over and I will have plenty of time for writing but for now please be patient with me!

A HUGE thanks as always to my amazing beta Willow. Thanks for putting up with me girl!

XO

Seraphina