Hey guys, so this is my first Criminal Minds fanfic ever. I would love it if you would leave a review and tell me your thoughts at the end, even if you hated it!
Some things you should know about this fanfic:
It ties into events of episode 409 titled 52 pickup
Will probably involve some Demily
It is set after season 7 but doesn't involve Emily going to London so Blake will not be included
Back to Atlanta
They were in San Francisco, California, on a case involving four murders and one attempted murder. They were all gathering intel and working in the local police station and were extremely close to catching the unsub when Hotch pulled Morgan and Prentiss aside.
"I need you two to go to Atlanta, Georgia, now. Someone is copying Robert Parker's MO and signature. Normally I would wait until after one case was finished but he's killing at least once a day and we need to stop him as quickly as possible. Garcia will give you more information on the way there. Take the jet, wheels up in an hour, the rest of the team will follow you when we can." Said Hotch
"Yes sir." Said Emily, Derek nodded and Hotch walked away
"I guess we'd better get our bags from the hotel." Said Morgan, the rest of the team were out canvasing and Emily and Derek were about to follow them when Hotch pulled them aside so there would be no time for goodbyes or explanations.
"Yeah, I wonder what else is different about this case compared to the original besides the time span in between murders." Said Emily as she and Derek walked out and got in their van.
"I guess we'll find out soon enough." Said Morgan as he pulled out of the parking lot
An hour later on the dot they were in the jet and ready to take off. A few minutes after the plane took off Emily's phone rang
"It's JJ" she said to Morgan before answering her phone. Morgan took out his iPod and put on his headphones
"Hey JJ what's up?" asked Emily
-Hey Em, where did you and Morgan go? Hotch wasn't very specific he just said that you were off on a different case.
"Yeah, we're being sent to Atlanta, someone is copying the Robert Parker case. It was one of the ones we were on while you were on maternity leave." Explained Emily
-Oh I'm quite familiar with that one; yeah Garcia had a lot of information about that one. Especially about you and a man who rechristened himself as 'Viper'
"Yeah, although I was hoping that he wouldn't come up, I was half expecting Morgan to give me some grief about it." When he heard his name Morgan took off his headphones and stared at her, Emily just smirked at him and didn't bother explaining her remark. Morgan stared at her a bit more before putting his headphones back on.
-Well if you do happen to meet him, let me know I'm sure Garcia would love some details as well said JJ
"Ha, yeah, I'm sure she would. Will do." Said Emily
-Good, I have to go something's happened. I'll keep you guys posted about this case as well
"Thanks, I'll talk to you later JJ" said Emily before hanging up
"What did you say about me?" Derek asked Emily when he saw her put down the phone
"Nothing, it was just girl talk." Said Emily, getting up to get a bottle of water
"We should go over what about this case is different from the original." Said Emily as she sat back down and pulled out her tablet.
"Has Garcia sent the file yet?" asked Morgan as he pulled out his own tablet and turned it on
"Yes I did!" said Garcia, popping up on the video screen
"Hey PG" said Emily
"Wow, that's a big file. Babygirl could you give us an overview of what's different?" asked Morgan as he skimmed through the file
"Yeah, so as Hotch already told you this guy is killing like at least once a day. There are already seven victims and they all have black hair of varying lengths and they are in their thirty's or forty's and they all lived very low risk lifestyles. While all were single and lived alone they kept to a routine and all had full time jobs and other ties to the community." Said Penelope
"Besides the physical appearance, how is he choosing his victims? Are they connected in any way?" asked Emily
"No, as far as I can tell they didn't know each other. Now, like the Robert Parker case they are killed in their own bedrooms and the cleaning supplies are set out. Also this guy is using the same routine as Parker did, the one he learned from Paul Thomas, all down to the vulgar pickup lines and the flashy clothing." Said Garcia
"So basically there's less time in between the kills and this guy is actually keeping to one specific type of victim." Summed up Morgan as he continued to read through the file
"Hey Garcia, did Hotch read the full file before deciding who to send?" asked Morgan as he stared at the victims photos
"Yeah he read over them and then he told me to send them to just you guys." Said Penelope
"Why do you ask?" asked Emily
"Because these women look a lot like you." Said Morgan to Emily, looking up from the files and catching her eyes. After a minute of silence Emily looked away and said
"Just a coincidence." She said as she stared out the window, Garcia looked back and forth before clicking a few buttons and ending her side of the video chat.
"Or maybe Hotch wants you to be used as bait." Said Morgan quietly, he never took his eyes off of her, and eventually she looked at him again
"It's not that big a deal Morgan, I was used for bait last time." Said Emily
"Yes but for Viper! A man we knew for sure wasn't the unsub, this is different and you know it." Said Morgan, switching seats on the plane so that he was sitting across from Emily. Emily sighed and looked away again, staring out into the landscape beneath them
"Even if I'm meant to be used as bait, it's not like I haven't done it before and I can handle myself." Said Emily
"I know you can." Said Morgan
Could you guys just answer one question for me?
Should I continue?