Hey Guys! This is my new story! It takes place right after Emily takes the Interpol job but before Blake is hired. Please read and review
Not What They Appear.
Chapter one
Emily Prentiss had only been in London for one month and she was already deep in her first case. Normally this would be exciting but this case was actually personal. One of Interpol's own was missing and there wasn't much to go on. The hardest part about this was that this victim was a member of Emily's new team.
The victim's name was Melora Phillips ,and at age 25, she was one of the younger Interpol inspectors. She had been acting unusual lately according to the others on the team but they chalked it up to hormones. She was pregnant but she hadn't appeared to be very happy about it. Some of her co-workers just figured that she was worried about how it would affect her career. Because of her unwillingness to name the father, most of them were convinced that it was someone in Interpol that she was trying to protect.
Emily wasn't quite so sure about this assessment. Something else was going on. Being a former profiler gave Emily the intuition to tell that much. She tried to get Melora to open up and appeared to be making some headway with that. However, just when it seemed that Melora was about to open up to her new boss, the younger agent went missing. There was currently no evidence to explain the reason for the disappearence.
Emily was also really missing her old team. They would have already found Melora by now. If not, they would at least had gathered more evidence by now. Emily was sure she had made the right decision to leave the BAU but something was nagging in the back of her mind telling her something was not right. She just couldn't put her finger on it. She was still contemplating this when there was a knock on her door.
"Enter!", Emily called out. The door opened to reveal one of her inspectors by the name of Kenneth Mccormick.
"Boss, there's something you should see."
"What is it, Mccormick?", asked Emily. He showed her a sheet of paper he had in his hand. It was a log from the hospital.
"A Melora Jaspar was admitted yesterday into maternity."
"Do you think it could be our Melora?", Emily asked him.
"I think it is a real possibility.", he replied.
"Take Simmons with you and go check it out. Report back to me as soon as you know anything." Inspector Mccormick nodded, and after he was dismissed he went to find Inspector John Simmons and head to the hospital.
When the two inspectors arrived, they asked for the maternity ward and were directed to that location. They showed the lady at the desk their badges and then Inspector Simmons showed her a picture of InspectorPhillips and said,
"Do you recognize this woman?"
"I do, actually. She was brought in yesterday. She delivered a baby girl."
"Do you know what room she is in?", asked inspector Mccormick.
"I'm sorry, Sir. She checked out this morning. Against the doctor's wishes. She was collected by a gentleman and they left. The baby is still here though. Ms Jaspar said she wanted the baby to get the best of care and she would be back when the baby was well enough to go home. She appeared to be quite terrified."
"Would it be ok if we spoke to her doctor?" ,asked Inspector Simmons.
"Certainly.", said the receptionist, "I'll page him for you."
"Thankyou.", said the inspectors. A few minutes later a man in a white coat came up and introduced himself.
"I'm Dr. Johnson. How may I help you."
"I'm inspector Kenneth Mccormick and this is Inspector John Simmons and we have some questions regarding a patient of yours." They proceeded to ask the doctor about Melora's state of mind when she came in and the health of the baby and the mother. He answered all their questions willingly, and before they left inspector Mccormick asked the doctor,
"Can you give us a description of the man who was with her?"
"Tall, African-British, tough looking?"
The inspectors did a double take. They recognized the person described, but it couldn't be! Could it? No way. They decided to brush it off. They asked for an address, and because they were from Interpol, the doctor gave him the address he had on the log. The two inspectors were about to leave when the doctor called them back.
"Inspectors, Do you know a Chief Emily Prentiss?
The inspectors stopped short and Inspector Mccormick said,
"Yes. She is our boss. Why do you ask?" The doctor sighed and replied,
"Ms Jaspar told me right before she was released that if she didn't come back for the baby to contact Chief Emily Prentiss. She is to be given custody of Ms Jaspar's baby girl under those circumstances."
Thankyou,Doctor. We will notify Chief Prentiss of this new development."
Then the two interpol agents went back to their boss with the information they had been given.
Emily was also troubled with the description.
"How could it be him?" ,she asked. "What possible reason would he have for destroying his career and life that way?"
"That's what we thought.", replied Inspector Simmons.
"We were given this address. Do you want us to go check it out?", asked Inspector Mccormick.
"Yes and contact me when you find out anything.", Emily replied. She then dismissed the two inspectors and they went to see what they could find out.
About an hour later, Emily received a call from Inspector simmons. They had not found anything at the house but Melora had been brought into the hospital by ambulance and the doctor had recognized her and contacted Inspector Mccormick.
"I'll be right there.", said Emily as she quickly left her office and headed out of the building.
Once she got to the hospital, Emily showed her badge at the front desk and asked for Melora Jaspar. Seeing she was a government agent, the receptionist gave her the room number. Emily rushed to the lift and punched in the floor number. When it stopped, she walked quickly down the hall to Melora's room.
"How is she?", she asked her inspectors.
"Not good. She is barely alive, but she is somewhat alert." ,said Inspector Simmons.
"The paramedics said that a neighbor found her and reported it. The man who brought her in was referred to by the name Clive Jaspar. The address wasn't the one that the hospital was originally given.",added Inspector Mccormick
"May I speak with her?", Emily asked the doctor, who was also standing there. The doctor nodded.
"Certainly, you may try. I don't know how coherent she will be, though. Sadly, I don't expect her to make it through the night. She has several severe internal injuries." Emily nodded and slowly approached the young inspector.
"Melora?",she asked, gently.
"B-boss?", asked the young inspector, softly.
"Who did this to you?", Emily asked. Inspector Phillips had other things on her mind,, though.
"Please. T-take care of my baby.", she said hoarsely.
"Melora.." ,her boss began, but the young mother interrupted her,
"P-please, Emily. I want her to be with you.
"All right.",Emily agreed, after some hesitation. She wasn't sure she had what it took to be a mom but Melora didn't have any family that could take the little girl. The inspector had been an only child raised by an aged aunt who was now in a nursing home. If Emily didn't agree, the baby girl would go into the system and she couldn't let that happen. She had seen first hand through her job in the BAU what could happen to children in the system.
"Thankyou.", said Melora, in a voice barely audible. Emily could tell she didn't have much time left. She had to get the answers to her questions fast.
"Honey, stay with me now. Who did this to you? Who hurt you?"
"He's after you now. B-be careful, boss. He wants my baby. And you.",said the young woman who was drifting out of consciousness.
"Melora, Honey, focus. Who wants me now? Who hurt you? I need to know so we can catch him and keep your baby safe.",Emily asked. Melora's eyes fluttered open again and she tried to form the words to give Emily the information she needed.
"C-c-c…" That was all Melora got out before her eyes fluttered closed again and didn't reopen.
"Melora? Melora?!" ,said Emily. At that second, the machine flatlined. The room was suddenly filled with doctors, and Emily and the two other inspectors were sent out. The doctors tried to revive the patient, but it was of no use. Melora Phillips was dead and now Emily had the responsibility of protecting her daughter from an unknown threat. The interpol Chief could only hope and pray that there was another way they could find this man.
Well, there is chapter one of this story! Hope you enjoyed it! Please keep reading! Reviews are much appreciated!