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Chapter 9

Revenge is never sweet, but Love is

My eyes shot open and I found myself inside a car. It wasn't too old, maybe 2005 model, possibly a Mazda, maybe a Suzuki. I was in the back seat. My head hurt and I had two little parks on my neck, like from a vampire bight, but of course there are no such things as vampires. I tried to open the window only to have dirt flow inside. I quickly shut the window. I looked over to the other side of the back seat and saw Zach; he was asleep next to me.

"Z…Z…Zach, Zach wake up." I said shaking him.

"Althy, are we there yet?" he asked.

"Yeah, except I don't know where here is, we're underground." I said freaking out.

"What, Althy, did you have a drink or something?"

"Of course not," I said "I used my magical powers to open the window and find nothing but dirt."

"Sorry," He replied, "I don't know if you remember this, but Hodgins and Dr. Brennan were buried alive a few years ago by the grave digger."

"I remember,"

"But she was caught last year." said Zach

"Sounds like revenge to me." I said. "We're going to die here aren't we?" I asked.

"Of course not, once Hodgins and Angela realize that we're gone they'll come looking they'll figure it out." said Zach, "Are you scared?"

"Very," I replied "But not about dying, about the fact that we have twelve hours worth of oxygen."

"Come here." said Zach with his arms wide open. I moved closer and he pulled me closer to him. "I'm promise everything will be ok, we'll be ok."

Above ground Angela and Jack were sitting at home. Jack was worried so he called my office. No answer so he called Cam at home, she had no idea. Then he called Dr. Brennan at home.

"Brennan," started Jack.

"Oh hey Hodgins" was Booth's voice, "What's wrong?"

"Do you know where Althy is?"

"No, Bones and I haven't seen her or Zach since they left, why?"

"Because they haven't arrived home and Althy's cell phone isn't answering."

"Maybe they decided to go to a movie?" asked Brennan.

"What movie lasts three and a half hours?" asked Angela into the phone. "Something's….hold on we're getting another call." Angela hit the button and a deep voice started talking.

"I have your precious cousin and her boyfriend buried underground." said the voice and Jack paled "If you ever want to see them alive I want ten thousand dollars and the immediate release of the real Gravedigger, my mother. Once I have the money I will give the location." The voice hung up and Angela shaking pressed the button to Booth and Angela.

"G…guys." said Angela

"Seely hold on." said Brennan laughing "What is it Angela?"

"We know…know where they are….are." said Jack. "G…g…grave….gravedigger's…..s…son."

"Really?" asked Booth, "That bitch has a son?"

"Yeah and he's not very smart," said Angela. "He wants ten grand and his mommy released. He said she's his mother, shouldn't be too hard for a big bad FBI agent to track him down, unless you're busy?"

"Of course I'm not busy, let's go Bones." called Booth, "We'll call when we have him in custody."

Back underground Zach and I started looking at some of the things that our kidnapper had left us. It wasn't much, but enough for us to blow ourselves out.

"So should we blow ourselves up now, or later?" I asked.

"Your not amusing." he said smiling.

"Oh, then why are you smiling?" I asked, "Listen Zach…um…the day of the hearing when I came to visit you…why did you kiss me?"

"You always kiss me!" said Zach "I though I'd reciprocate."

"Oh," I said, great what else was I expecting from the king of clueless. "O…ok,"

"What's wrong?" asked Zach.

"Nothing, I'm fine." I said, lying through my teeth, "Zach we need to figure out how to prolong pour air supply for more than just the remaining eight hours." I turned around to face the back of the seat. "What if….what if we brake through to the trunk?"

"There might be something useful in there that we could use." said Zach and w e broke through. We found a huge flashlight, some markers, a blanket and two spare tiers.

"Great there's our extra air," I said bitterly.

Back with the others,

Booth arrested the son of the Gravedigger a guy named Harold. Harold was a very angry man. Booth got him in the interrogation room and started questioning him.

Another hour went by with out any luck in braking Harold. Jack watched angrily as Harold smiled evilly.

"Booth, I may not be an FBI agent." said Jack, "But I think I can break him."

"Alright, nock yourself out, I'm done." said Booth and Jack calmly walking into the interrogation room. He has a water bottle with him. He sets it down and walks over to Harold.

"Tell me where Althy and Zach are or I pour the liquid inside that bottle down your throat." he replied calmly.

"Well that depends," replied Harold, "On what's in the bottle."

"Take your pick, potassium cyanide, or water." said Jack, "You have a fifty percent chance of getting it right. You don't tell me where they are and you get to drink it. You may die; you may not, but choose to tell me where they are, you go to jail, but you go and you live." Then Jack grabbed the bottle and opened it. He wafted it at himself then at him. "So, is it poison or is it water?"

"You're FBI; you can't kill me so it's water."

"Yeah the FBI can't poison you. But I'm not the FBI; I'm going to murder you. This here." said Jack shaking the bottle "Poison!" he dropped the cap onto the table and slowly shifted it closer to his mouth, closer and closer and closer, until….

"Ok, ok, I'll tell you." he said finally. "Their buried in Maryland state park five miles out buried five feet deep."

Jack didn't hesitate and poured the contents of the bottle on to him. "AH!" he screamed.

"Oh relax its only water with black food coloring." said Jack and left him alone in the interrogation room.

"That was…." started Booth

"NO time," snapped Jack as he headed towards Booth's car. "Let's go!"

"Ok," they got into the car with Angela and Brennan and Cam. He took out the mike from the side 'This is Agent Booth, requesting all available units to Maryland state park, five miles in, bring shovels. Also requesting an ambulance"

Two hours later

Zach and I were breathing normally and we had managed to get everything working so that when we blow up a puff of smoke would emit from the top of the dirt above us.

"You ready Althy?" asked Zach.

"Zach, there's something I have to tell you." I said. I was scared, this was it for us.

Booth and the others arrived at the park and spread out to look for fresh dirt.

"We'll have plenty of time to talk when we're above ground and safe." said Zach.

"No, I have to say this now." I said, "Zach...I'm in love with you."

"Althy this is hardly the time for jokes."

"I'm not joking, I love you Zach, so much," I said and pressed my lips against his and for a moment I forgot that we were about to die and I forgot everything. I pulled away and smiled. "Ready?"

"Let's do this." I connected the two wires and everything went blank.

"Over here!" yelled Cam "Smoke, I see a hand, I need help."

The others and an ambulance rushed over. They pulled us out. I was put on a stretcher and they drove off. Jack and Angela were with me.

"Z…Zach," I said, "Where's Zach?"

"He's in the other ambulance; don't worry your both ok."

The next day I woke up and saw Zach sitting next to my hospital bed, he had a few cuts and a total of two stitches.

"Hey,"

"Althy we need to talk…."


That's it for this one. Next one will be very sad, but no character death. PLEASE REVIEW!!!!