I can't seem to stay away for too long before I must write again. I am have so many ideas in my head and I wanted to do this. I don't know how many chapters this will be but I hope you enjoy it. For some of my regular readers, this has Reid whump (my speciality).

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All mistakes are my own

I do not own criminal minds, CBS does. (Jealous!)

Hotch looked around the bullpen, his eyes settled on Reid's empty desk. He looked at his watch and frowned as he looked at the time. Reid was over two hours late for work, Hotch felt concerned. Reid was never late.

"Does anyone know where Reid is?" Hotch said as he walked down the stairs. Everyone looked up from their paperwork with small frowns on each of their faces.

"He's never late. I'll call him," Morgan said before picking up his telephone and dialling Reid's cellphone number. Morgan grew more concerned with each unanswered ring, Reid's voicemail suddenly came on. "He's not answering, all I got was the voicemail.

Hotch was about to speak when his cellphone began to ring. Hotch felt relief flood through him when Reid's name flashed up on the display. He flipped the cellphone up to answer the call.

"Reid, where are you? You are late for work and you haven't been answering your phone," Hotch said in a slightly annoyed tone. Hotch brow furrowed slightly when a small chuckling came down the phone.

"Dr Reid is currently unavailable. I have simple instructions for you to follow, you have four hours to get Alex Frenson released from jail or Dr Reid is going to meet a rather grim end. Don't worry about tracing this, I'll tell you where he is. He is currently in an abandoned warehouse three blocks from the BAU. I'll be gone by the time you arrive here but I assure you, I'll be watching him with my finger over this trigger. I would advise you not to tamper with the explosives strapped to Dr Reid's chest. I'm skilled at what I do, that I can promise you," the voice said calmly down the phone.

"Where is Reid? What did you do to him?" Hotch said down the phone, his voice angry but calm. Hotch quickly walked down to a table and quickly scribbled a message to Morgan. Morgan's face fell as he read the message but he quickly went into action.

"Nothing too bad, I just showed him that being a resilient little shit is not a good idea. He has quite a mouth on him, I had to shut him up and teach him a lesson," the unsub said before releasing a long sigh. "You have your instructions, I suggest you get to work. Tick tock Agent Hotchner."

A dead tone filled Hotch's ear as the unsub disconnected the call. Morgan came running back into the bullpen with Garcia a few seconds later.

"There is one abandoned warehouse three blocks away," Morgan said before handing Hotch a piece of paper with address on it.

"Morgan, Emily and Rossi, get ready. Reid is in trouble and we need to get to this address now. Garcia, I want all the information you can find on Alex Frenson, I need it as quick as you can. Reid only has four hours under the unsub's plan. JJ, I need you to get the bomb squad to meet us at the address. Move!" Hotch ordered before running back into his office and grabbing his gun.

Eight minutes later

Hotch, Emily, Rossi, Morgan and JJ all pulled up at the front of the warehouse, they all quickly made their way towards the warehouse. The bomb squad were a few minutes behind them.

"Emily, JJ, Rossi. Stay here and wait for the bomb squad. Morgan, are you okay to come inside?" Hotch asked knowing that the situation inside could prove very dangerous to both their lives and more important, Reid's life.

"I'm ready, let's go," Morgan said before he walked towards the warehouse entrance. Hotch nodded and pulled open the door, they both walked in and froze at the sight in front of them. Laying on the ground was an unconscious Reid, they could both see small pools of blood around his hand and thighs. Morgan rushed forward and knelt by Reid, he felt like crying at the sight in front of him. Half of his brain focused on the bomb vest that was strapped onto Reid's chest, the other part focused on the blood and bruises covering his friends face, this part of his brain couldn't stop focusing on the metal rods that had been driven through Reid's hands and thighs and secured to the concrete floor. Blood dripped from these wounds.

"Morgan, be careful of the vest. The design looks complex, we don't want to trigger anything," Hotch advised two finger's on Reid's neck. Hotch didn't like that Reid's pulse had slowed down from the normal.

"Jesus Hotch, look at him. He isn't going anywhere with these spikes in his hands and legs. The bastard has beaten the living hell out of him. We need medical supplies," Morgan said as he attempted to wake Reid up with a gentle tap on the cheek.

"I can't clear medics to come in here," Hotch said.

"Then go and get the medical kit from the car!" Morgan shouted at Hotch. "I'll stay with him. Get the blankets and anything we can use to help him," Morgan said slightly more calmer. Hotch nodded before running out to the car, he understood that Morgan was having a tough time seeing Reid hurt and in danger.

Morgan stayed at Reid's side, a small groan from Reid brought Morgan to full alert.

Reid

Reid didn't want to open his eyes, everything was painful and his head was pounding so much it made him want to cry. Reid winced slightly as he remembered the unsub attacking him in the warehouse.

Earlier that morning

"You won't get anything from me or my team," Reid said to the unsub from the floor of the back seat he had been thrown into. His hands had been bound as had his legs. The car came to a sudden stop causing Reid to hit the two front seats harshly. The unsub got out of the front seat causing Reid to feel a rush of fear. The back seat door opened causing a gust of wind to hit Reid. He yelped slightly as a strong arm wrapped around his neck and began to pull him out. Reid hit the concrete with a harsh thud. The unsub dragged him across the floor of the warehouse before dropping him to the floor again.

Reid watched as the unsub walked to his other side and look down at him with a sick grin on his face.

"You are wrong Dr Reid, I will get exactly what I want because your team cares about you too much to let you die. I've been watching you all, out of all of them, you seem to be the weakest," the unsub smiled at him.

"I'm not weak. Don't ever call me that. I'm stronger than I look. My team will find you and they will make you pay," Reid said defiantly.

"I think I need to teach you a little lesson in respect," the unsub said in a low threatening voice.

Reid gasped for air as the unsub kicked him in the stomach. Reid coughed as he struggled to get his breathing back to normal. Reid yelped as the unsub delivered another kick to his back. Reid tried to block out the pain as the unsub continued to punch and kick him.

Reid snapped away from the memory when he felt a hand on his face, he groaned as he tried to open his eyes. His eyes fluttered for a moment before they opened to see Morgan above him. Reid tried to move his hands and leg but whimpered as pain rushed through his arms and legs.

"Shhh..Reid, everything is going to be okay. Don't try to move. Just stay still," Morgan said a soft voice. Reid stopped moving, he couldn't stop the tears from leaking down his cheeks as he felt pain in his hands and legs.

"M-Morgan, it h-hurts," Reid cried gently.

"I know, we are getting some things to try help you. Just stay calm. Just focus on breathing through the pain," Morgan said. Reid took small breaths as he tried to focus his mind away from the pain. Reid looked down to his chest and saw a black vest with wires attached to a few blocks of something.

"W-What is...on my chest? What is that?" Reid cried gently as fear overcame him. "Tell me what it is?!

"Reid, I need you to stay calm and listen. You have a bomb strapped to your chest and you have poles in your hands and thighs pinning you to the floor. I promise you that we will get the bomb off, I promise I will get you out of here safely," Morgan explained to Reid. Reid laid his head back to the floor and squeezed his eyes shut tightly, hoping deep down that all of this was just a horrible nightmare. Reid let out a small sob before turning to Morgan.

"Morgan...I'm really scared."

"I know Reid, I'm here though. I'm not going to leave you alone," Morgan promised.

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