I decided to write something from last night's episode of Criminal Minds, but with a twist. I take some pieces from the episode but the rest is my own imagination. I hope you will enjoy the story!

DISCLAIMER: I unfortunately don't own Criminal Minds, I'm only borrowing the characters and pieces of episodes.

Hotch was setting up the war room when the team came in and sat down. ''Where's Baby Girl?'' asked Morgan when he noticed she wasn't around. ''She'll join us un a minute'' replied Hotch, ''Dallas PD called us in for the murders of 6 random couples, all home invasions'' he said before all electricity went off.

''What the hell?'' asked Rossi as he looked around and suddenly the lights came back on. Hotch looked at the screen and gasped; the screen was completely black, there was a skull in the middle and on top was 'Down with the Black Queen' written in red. Before Hotch could turn off the screen, he heard papers falling to the ground and sound gasp and a sob; Garcia had seen the screen and knew what the message meant.

Before all hell broke loose, Hotch grabbed Garcia and lead her to his office. She started to hyperventilate, ''they want me dead, oh my god, they want me dead'' she kept repeating. He put a hand on her shoulder and squeezed, ''breathe, Penelope, breathe'' he said quietly. She looked at him, ''breathe? How the hell do you want me to breathe? The guys I ran with want me dead and you want me to breathe?'' she said in an agitated voice. He gave her a small smile, ''I won't let them hurt you. Besides, it doesn't necessarily mean it's someone in your circle, it could be another hacker. If I remember, you were quite popular'' he replied quietly with a small chuckle as he reached for her shoulder again. He squeezed gently and waited for her to register what he had said.

She eventually nodded and pushed her hair out of her face. ''What do we do, Hotch?'' she asked desperately. ''Don't worry about it, I'll take care of everything'' he replied. She raised her eyebrow and gave him a look that clearly said 'don't give me that crap'. He smiled inwardly, ''we'll work on the case with the prosecutor in San Jose and sort all of this out'' he said. ''Hotch, what about the case in Dallas?'' she asked before he could leave his office. He paused and turned to look at her, she was right of course; the case in Dallas was a pressing matter.

''Hotch, I know that the team knows I used to be a hacker but I don't want them involved in this'' she said. He nodded, understanding that it was a past she wasn't fully prepared to share. ''Alright, it'll be the two of us. Wait here'' he said as he left his office.

He entered the war room where the team were starting a profile on what they had just seen, ''Alright, it's something that has to do with Garcia's past. The Black Queen could be somebody she knows'' said Blake, ''I think it could be a sort of program that hackers uses'' added Reid. They hadn't noticed that Hotch was in the room with them until he cleared his throat, ''how's Baby Girl?'' asked Morgan when he saw him, ''she's fine. All of you will be heading to Dallas and work on this case. Morgan, you'll be in charge'' he said before turning to leave. ''What about you?'' asked Rossi casually. Hotch glared at him, but he knew it wouldn't do anything; Rossi was the only one who wasn't affected by his glare.

He shook his head and left. Garcia was sitting on the couch, looking at something on her phone. ''We'll stop by your apartment'' he said as he got his go bag. He mentioned for her to come with him and they left together, the team watching them.

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They took a commercial plane instead of the FBI jet, not wanting the team to track them down. Garcia had worked her magic and made sure they wouldn't be able to be traced by the team or those who wanted to harm her. They went into their hotel room and Garcia raised an eyebrow at Hotch. He shrugged, ''I'd rather we share a room where I can protect you'' he said.

There were two identical beds in the room, two dressers and a door to a small bathroom that only had a very small shower. She shook her head and mentioned to the beds, ''you got a preference?'' she asked. He smiled and took the bed closer to the door, which Garcia had figured he'd take. They quietly unpacked and headed out to meet with the prosecutor at the Justice Hall. ''We might have a crappy room, but thank God we get an SUV'' said Garcia as she climbed in.

Hotch smiled and shook his head. Over the years he had become attached to the perky tech. Who wouldn't? She was the nicest person on the planet, always bringing a light with her wherever she went. It was a nice change from the constant darkness in the BAU's life as they hunted down the worlds darkest monsters. ''Hotch?'' she asked suddenly, pulling him from his thoughts, ''I don't want to pry but what about Jack?'' she whispered. Hotch looked at her and saw her blush, which made him smile. Garcia always had a soft spot for Jack and the same could be said for his son - she was his favorite person after Jessica and himself.

''He's with his grandparents for the next two weeks'' he said. From the corner of his eye, he saw her nod. ''What about Beth?'' she asked after a few minutes of silence. ''What about Beth?'' he asked her, not understanding what she meant. She shrugged, ''does she know you're sharing a room with me? Will she mind? Some woman don't exactly feel comfortable with that situation'' she explained.

He chuckled, ''it would of bothered Hayley but not Beth. She trusts all of you guys. Thing is, Beth and I broke up a few months ago'' answered Hotch. He heard Garcia gasp, ''what happened?'' she asked, shocked by the news. ''We wanted different things'' he said, not wanting to get into his breakup. ''I'm sorry Sir'' she simply said and fell silent.

The prosecutors' office looked a lot like Hotch's except it was messier; there were piles of papers all over the place. ''I agree with Agent Hotchner, it could be any number of hacker in the hacker world, Ms. Garcia'' said Mr. Grant, the prosecutor. ''I read over the case file and I will get a team from the Cyber Crime Unit to help out, in the mean time I suggest you do what you can and stick by Agent Hotchner until we know if it's a threat that can be carried out'' he continued before showing them out.

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Garcia was on her computer while Hotch watched TV. ''What are you doing?'' he asked, ''trying to figure out who sent the threat'' answered Garcia just as her phone started to ring for the twentieth time that night. She sighed and waited until the voice mail came on, ''they just want to know how you're doing'' reckoned Hotch. She shook her head, and laid back against the headboard, ''it's not a secure line, the call could be tracked to us'' she said as she listened to Morgan's fifteenth voice mail.

Hotch suddenly got up, moved the many papers on her bed and sat down beside her. He put his arm around her shoulders and brought her close to him. She tensed at the touch but after a few minutes relaxed into his chest. ''We'll figure this out, Pen. Trust me'' he whispered against her hair. She sighed and let herself relax for the first time since she had first seen the black screen, ''I trust you, Hotch. I'm just scared, not just for me, but for you too. These people can give you a lot of trouble, harm you in many ways, and I don't want that to happen to you by association'' she whispered. He smiled and kissed her head, as he rubbed her arm gently. He lifted her cheek with his free hand to make her look at him, ''Nothing will happen to me, and nothing will happen to you or anybody else'' he said, hoping she would understand. She gave him a small smile and snuggled back against him, feeling a safety she had never associated with men before.

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