Alone

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Sprinting, finding it hard to breathe, Emily Prentiss flew after the Unsub. This was the guy they had been searching long and hard for and now Emily had found him. She figured it was a little stupid going after him by herself, but she just couldn't let this guy get away again. Before she had spotted him, she called for backup and knew that JJ, Morgan, Reid, Hotch, and Rossi were on their way. Her legs felt like jelly as she pushed herself to run even faster. She had to catch this awful, loathsome man. Tom Pierce (That was his name) preyed on children and Emily promised herself that she wouldn't let him hurt anyone else ever again. Pumping her arms as fast as she could, she turned a corner and noticed that she was closer than she had expected to be. For a stupid pervert, he sure could run fast. She felt her badge and gun on her hip, the only support she had as she kept up the pace. They were in an alley now and the sun had set nearly half an hour ago; it was dark. Emily got closer as the man slowed to a stop and she unholstered her gun, aiming it right in between his eyes. She breathed hard and was sucking air in as fast as her body would take it.

"Get down on the ground!" Emily screamed this order at the man and gestured to the ground. Tom chuckled, breathing hard as well.

"Why don't you get over here and make me, Agent Prentiss." His eyes were filled with evil.

"Get down on the ground now!" Emily was still trying to catch her breath. Tom nodded, and Emily thought that she had him; only he wasn't nodding at her. A man came up behind her and put a gun to the side of her head. She heard his finger move dangerously close to the trigger and she knew that this mysterious man was very serious.

"Put your gun down, Agent Prentiss." Tom smiled and watched as Emily did as she was told; she had no other choice. Now she wished she had waited on her team. She felt her stupidity wash over her and shame fill her red face. She had to do something. As quickly as she had made her decision, she did it; no turning back. Emily punched the gun arm aside and kicked her assailant in the groin, following that with an eye gouge. She tried to get to her gun, but before she could, Tom was on top of her, pinning her to the ground. He delivered punch after punch, each one causing more blood flow than the one before. Emily fought as hard as she could and managed to get a punch into his face. Tom grabbed at his face in surprise and got knocked off of Emily. She threw a couple more and kicked him in the face, knocking him out. There was a sigh of relief until Emily realized that she was not done. The other man sauntered toward her with his gun held out at the ready. She was sure that he would shoot right away, but he got distracted by Tom stirring and Emily took advantage of it. She took a dive toward her gun and grabbed it, but she wasn't quick enough. Two gun shots filled the night air, the blast lighting up the dark alley…

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"Alright, we're almost there." Hotch's voice filled the SUV and everyone grew silent in anticipation. They had been looking for this guy for so long; almost 4 months, and each time they got close, something would happen and they would fail. Rossi sat in the passenger seat as Hotch drove and JJ, Morgan, and Reid were squeezed in the back seat.

"There's Emily's car…but I don't see her." JJ spouted this, worry immediately entering her voice. Emily was supposed to wait. Morgan's brows drew together and he cursed under his breath. Hotch was silent and parked right behind Prentiss' car, wasting no time. They all filed out of the car, not even bothering to lock the doors and looked into Emily's window. The hope fell; she wasn't in her car. Morgan cursed again and looked around, not seeing anything that would help them find her.

"She went off by herself, didn't she?" Reid's voice was small and slightly afraid as he asked. No one answered, only walked a little aimlessly around. Suddenly two shots were fired from somewhere in the distance and everyone's faces fell.

I'm starting this one as I'm supposed to be working on my other fanfic… :D Please Read and Review and tell me what you think! –soccergirlmich--