The Bones in the Serial Grave (A Bones/Criminal Minds Story)

Chapter 4: The Bones in the Serial Grave

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Hotch got up, wincing slightly. Prentiss and Morgan both had their guns drawn on the brunette woman who had just barged into their crime scene. A man in a suit skidded to a halt in front of her. A younger man following the older man’s heels.

"Bones what are you doing? The man in the suit exclaimed.

“What kind of name is Bones?” Morgan asked Prentiss quietly. They both still had their guns drawn on the woman but she seemed unperturbed by it. Prentiss was certain that this woman was not a threat.

"They were contaminating my bones," the woman replied.

"Okay everyone just relax," the man, said he pulled out an FBI badge. Showing it to the three of them. "FBI and forensic anthropologist."

"Forensic anthropologist?" Prentiss asked putting her gun away, Morgan followed suit a little more reluctantly. What sort of forensic anthropologist judo flipped people on a regular basis?

"Bones can be a little possessive about her human remains," Booth replied with a shrug.

"Who are you exactly?" Morgan asked.

"Agent Seeley Booth, this here is my partner Dr.-" Booth started to introduce the two people with him when he was interrupted.

"Dr. Temperance Brennan of the Jeffersonian," Brennan said.

"Zack Addy," Zack added slightly out of breath. Morgan thought the kid looked like he had just graduated from high school with his floppy hair.

"He's my assistant," Brennan added.

"Who are you?" Zack asked.

"I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner and these are SSA Derek Morgan, Emily Prentiss, and Dr. Spencer Reid." Hotch introduced his team. He shot a glare at the brown haired women who had attacked him. He was not used to being thrown to the ground and he wasn’t exactly as young as he once was. Morgan was already grinning about the incident and Hotch was certain he was in for many embarrassing reenactments.

"What does SSA mean?" The floppy haired kid said. What was his name? Zack Addy? He looked even younger than Reid was and just about as awkward.

"Supervisory Special Agent," Morgan said. He was warming up to the strangers once they had been introduced.

"The other agents I presume," Brennen said dryly to Booth.

"Not now Bones," Booth replied.

"Don't call me Bones!"

Emily watched their exchange with amusement. She had hardly seen anyone get the drop on Hotch like the forensic anthropologist had and her relationship with her FBI partner was interesting. Moreover, Booth was extremely attractive, brown hair, strong jaw, and nice eyes. He carried himself like a solider and seemed very protective of both Dr. Brennen and Zack.

"What do we know about the remains?" Booth asked cutting off Brennen.

"Eight human remains," Reid said. "That body was dumped here somewhere in the past 72 hours." He pointed to a body that looked the least decomposed. Derek noticed that Dr. Brennen shoot Reid a narrow look as though wondering how smart he was. She walked over to the remains that Reid had pointed to followed by Booth and Hotch.

"You said you are a doctor?" Zack asked Reid.        

"I have three Ph.D.’s in Mathematics, Chemistry, and Engineering.” Reid replied. “You're Dr. Brennen's assistant?”

“Yeah,” Zack said. He grabbed the yellow box and the camera around his neck, hurrying after Bones.

“Okay,” Prentiss said to the others as they followed Zack to where some of the bodies were. “Those two are certainly interesting.”

“That Bones lady is something,” Morgan said.

“Don’t let her hear you say that,” Prentiss laughed. “If she took down Hotch, my money would be on her.”

“She has three Ph.D.’s and is a best-selling author,” Reid said.

“So she is a genius,” Morgan said as Reid hurried over to the others. “Why is everyone here a freaking genius?”

“Zack, I want you to start taking pictures of the bodies, before they’re disturbed anymore,” Brennan said. “Then I need you to take samples of the dirt surrounding each body for Hodgins to examine.”

“Yes Dr. Brennan,” Zack said. He set the box down and started dutifully snapping pictures of the bodies.

“Okay Bones,” Booth said. He pulled a notebook and pen out of his suit coat pocket. “What do you got?” Brennan knelt down next to a mostly decomposed body, snapping on her gloves.

“Victim was male, Caucasian, early to mid-twenties, bug decomposition suggests that the body has been here for some time,” Brennan carefully wiped some of the dirt off of the body to examine the rib cage. “Stab wounds are evident on ribs, manubrium, and clavicle.”

“And the ulna, radius, one to the sphenoid. All evidence suggests that this was very violent attack. Indicating a disorganized attacker acting out of rage," Reid said. He had been looking at the bodies earlier. 

“Could be sexual impotence,” Prentiss said. “A knife is the most common form of release.”

“I don’t believe in psychology,” Brennan said. “It’s a soft science.”

“Yeah but people are sort of soft aren’t they,” Booth said.

“Except for their bones Booth,” Brennan said.

“Psychology is used in Behavioral science,” Reid replied. “Behavioral science uses forensic science that suggest certain behaviors that can be used to profile UNSUBS.”

“It’s still guess work,” Brennan said. She examined the wrist bone. “Placement of the wrist and ankles suggest he was bound.”

“So what do you say Bones? Pack it all up and ship it to Jeffersonian?” Booth said.

“Well I don’t know Booth,” Bones said sarcastically. “Is it all right with the BAU?”

“We’re accompanying the remains to the Jeffersonian. Dr. Camille Saroyan already agreed to let us set up there.”

“You can’t do that,” Brennan said.

“Bones,” Booth said warningly.

“Don’t call me Bones,” Brennan said irritably.

“JJ, you and I will go to the local police and coordinate with them,” Hotch said. “Reid, Morgan, and Prentiss will go with Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr. Temperance Brennan and the bodies to the Jeffersonian.”

“Okay, Bones lets go,” Booth grabbed Brennan by the arm and pulled her to her feet.

“Zack, you got the soil samples?” Brennan asked.

“Yes Dr. Brennan,” Zack said. “I took pictures of the bodies also. Several of them showed signs of stabbing.”

“We will examine all the bodies more closely when we get back to the Jeffersonian,” Brennan said.

“Right, Agent Hotchner,” Booth said. “I’ll take the squints back and see what they find.” Hotch nodded, he and JJ hiked back up the hill to their SUV.

“Squints?” Prentiss asked.

“It is what Booth calls people with high IQ’s,” Zack said. Booth rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath. The forensic techs finished loading up the bodies under Dr. Brennan’s supervision and they headed up the hill.