Hey guys. I know it's probably extremely stupid to star another multi chapter fic when I still haven't finished the first one. I'm sorry for that. I'm trying to work on it right now.
As for this, I'm planning on it being a couple of chapters. I started writing this months ago, but I never got around to posting it until now. Please let me know what you think!
Oh, and I know that the summary might not make sense right now, but it will as we get farther into the story!
The team and I stood outside the warehouse, our vests secured around us. The unsub, a psychotic man who killed woman because he thought they were his abusive mother, was hiding inside with his latest victim.
"Alright, Kate, Morgan, and JJ, you will enter from the back entrance and cover the basement and the first floor. Rossi, Reid, and I will enter through the front and canvass the second and third floors. Stay together. This guy is in the middle of a psychotic break and won't be reasoned with." Hotch directed us.
Since this was such a large building, a full S.W.A.T. team was dispatched and on scene with the us, awaiting further instruction. Hotch divided them and sent an equal amount of men with each group of the team he split up.
Once everything was situated, Hotch gave the green light, and each group made their move towards the building. Hotch's team entered through the front and our group made our way to the back.
Once inside, Morgan, Kate, and I quickly searched the ground floor, sticking close to each other as instructed. Every room was searched, but to no avail. The unsub wasn't on this floor.
We regrouped with S.W.A.T. and made our way down the stairs to the basement. It was darker down here because there was no windows, but it was still light enough to see.
We moved slowly down the hallway that connected to the stairs. As we neared the first room, a scream echoed in the halls. It was our victim, 24 year old Kristie Miller.
We located the source of the noise when we found the room where she was being held. As soon as the unsub saw us, he immediately raised his gun.
"Daniel Parker, FBI! Put the gun down!" Morgan shouted at the man.
However, the unsub was psychotic, and like Hotch said, there was no reasoning with him. Without a word, Daniel fired his gun twice. Morgan quickly returned fire and the unsub was dead in seconds.
Daniel's bullets had hit their mark though, which was my abdomen. The force of the bullets knocked me to the ground, stealing my breath.
Kate immediately knelt next to me. She quickly undid the straps of my vest and pulled it off, relieving the pressure of the bullets. "Are you okay?" Kate asked.
I just nodded, still trying to catch my breath. The pain radiating from my abdomen and ribs was excruciating.
As soon as Morgan secured Kristie, he turned to me. He took in my pale face and shallow breathing. She's so thin. The bullets may have broken her ribs. Morgan thought.
"JJ, I need to lift up your shirt so I can see if your ribs are broken." I just nodded, still too winded to speak.
Morgan gently lifted up my shirt. Next to him, Kate gasped at the sight of the scars on my abdomen. Her minded flashed back to a previous case.
"How did you catch all of that?" Kate asked, wondering how she had known why the unsub had used electric shock. JJ looked over at her, her expression guarded.
"I've seen it before."
Kate understood now.
Morgan ignored the scars. Although he had never seen them before, he knew they were there and how she got them. He didn't want to make her uncomfortable, so he continued on with his task.
Just as he was about to begin, Hotch, Reid, and Rossi entered the room. They saw me on the ground with Kate and Morgan around me. "What happened?" Hotch asked to no one in particular.
Kate got up and explained what had happened to Hotch and Rossi. Reid came over and knelt beside me. He also saw the scars on my stomach, but like Morgan, he didn't react.
Hotch and Rossi came over when Kate was done. They all stood over me as Morgan gently felt my ribs for any obvious damage. I sucked in a breath; even the lightest touch sent jolts of pain though my body.
Morgan sighed when he felt that three of JJ's ribs were displaced. He pulled his hands away and gently pulled her shirt back down. He met JJ's eyes. "Three of your ribs are definitely broken, and maybe more too." He told her, sympathy in his voice.
I just closed my eyes, trying to breathe through the pain. Hotch, seeing this, was quick to reassure her. "The ambulance is already on the way, JJ. Try to hold on until then."
I nodded, and tried to level my breathing. However, a new pain was beginning to form in my abdomen. It started out as a small throbbing sensation, but it stared to get worse.
"Guys, something's wrong. There's –" My voice cut off as the throbbing sensation suddenly escalated into a stabbing one. It felt as though someone was ripping my insides apart.
I screamed out in agony and instinctively curled up in a fetal position, trying to lessen the pain, but my broken ribs weren't helping the situation.
The whole team was kneeling by my side immediately. However, no one knew what to do or how to help me. I didn't even know how to help myself.
Morgan sat by her side and held her hand, thinking that he should've just killed the unsub before he even pulled a gun.
Reid was wracking his brain for any medical condition that could be causing JJ's pain.
Kate was kneeling by JJ's head, stroking her hair, and telling her to try to calm down and breathe.
Rossi was wondering how the situation had escalated so quickly.
Hotch was yelling at S.W.A.T. to get the medics, who had just arrived.
I wrapped my arms around myself, as if trying to brace myself against the pain. Tears leaked out of the corner of my eyes as I listened to Kate and tried to breathe.
Finally, the paramedics arrived and quickly tended to me. "What happened to her?" The male medic asked Hotch. "She was shot twice in the vest. She has some broken ribs, but just a couple minutes ago she started screaming in pain. We don't know what's wrong with her."
The medic nodded at moved quickly to my side. Reid moved to make room. "Ma'am, I need you to try to uncurl and lay flat on your back." He told the woman gently.
I tried to do as he asked, but the moment I moved, my broken ribs shifted. I gasped as a new pain filled me. I could feel blood start to trickle down my side, and I knew what had happened.
One of my broken ribs had pierced my skin.
The medic, seeing the agent couldn't move, lifted up her shirt to see the severity of her wounds. He cursed when he found the bone sticking out of her skin, blood pouring out around it. "Greg, I need an intubation kit and gauze now!" The medic called out to his partner.
Greg joined Mark, his partner, and handed him the needed equipment. He gave the woman a sedative, and he skillfully intubated her while Mark placed gauze around the protruding rib to slow the bleeding.
The team stood around the medics, watching anxiously as the medics worked on JJ. They trusted the men with the care of their colleague and friend, knowing they could do little to help.
Mark finished up with the gauze, and motioned to Greg to help him get the woman onto the stretcher. They had to be extremely careful; they couldn't afford to injure the woman further.
Just as they were about to move her, Greg spotted something. He cursed under his breath at what he found. "Mark, come over here, quickly."
Mark, hearing the worried tone of his colleague's voice, stopped what he was doing and immediately went to Greg's side. Greg looked to the crest of the woman's legs. Mark followed his gaze and gasped. He looked at his partner, and within seconds, they had the woman on the stretcher and headed towards the ambulance.
The team was shocked at the medics' abrupt departure. Kate looked to Hotch, who nodded. She turned as quickly followed the medics to the ambulance so that she could ride with them to the hospital.
But what not one member of the team saw was the growing blood stain between JJ's legs.
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