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Fun fact! I wrote this about three times. Microsoft Word kept crashing before I could save. Ugh. Well, I don't plan for this to be a fabulously long story, but who knows. Another thing: Updates won't be as frequent. I'm starting school next week, so that'll keep me pretty busy. Until Tuesday, at 8:10am, I'm all yours .

By the way, 100m is about 328 feet.

The team were in Nebraska. Investigating a serial killer who preys on women and men going out for a walk late at night. He had killed five people in the past week and a half. He was devolving, quickly. With a little help from some of the locals, they were able to find a common name. Chad Michaels. He fit the profile exactly. Mid to late forties, recently suffered a loss, and according to his sister, he often went out for late night strolls. They were able to come up with an address. Inconveniently, it was a cabin in the Nebraska National Forest. Reid, JJ, Hotch, and Morgan went to check it out. At this point in the investigation, they had no real evidence against him. They were hoping to find some at his current place of residence. But of course, he wasn't home. They rarely ever were.

"Reid, JJ. I want you to search the surrounding forest. Morgan and I will stay here and see if we can find anything." Hotch ordered.

JJ and Reid nodded in agreement.

"Don't split up this time." Morgan warned. "We're not having a repeat of what happened in Georgia."

"That was like four years ago. Are you ever going to let that go?" Reid asked, with desperation in his voice.

Morgan shook his head. "You almost died on us kid. Just make sure to stay together, and watch out for the bears."

"Bears?" Reid squeaked.

"Don't worry. JJ will protect you." Morgan teased.

Reid glared.

"C'mon. Let's go. I want to leave before it gets dark." JJ urged.

"If you see him, do not go after him. Call for backup." Hotch warned. "Don't go to far out. 100m, that's all." Hotch said. "Be careful."

Reid and JJ exited the cabin, and prepared to venture out into the surrounding forest. With night quickly arriving, they had to work fast.

"The Nebraska National Forest is 141,864 acres. It's divided into two districts. The Bessey Ranger District, and The Pine Ridge Ranger District. The Bessy Ranger District was established in 1902 by Charles. E. Bessey, as an experiment to see if forests could be created in treeless areas of the Great Plains. It's 20,000 acres, and it's currently the largest man-made forest in the United States. The Pine Ridge District 52,000 acres. It contains about 32.1% of the forests total area." Reid babbled.

JJ sighed. She loved the kid, but sometimes he really needed to stop talking.

As is he could read her mind, Reid sighed as well.

"I'll stop talking now." He decided.

"I hate the woods." JJ mumbled.

"Why?" Reid asked curiously.

"Why are you scared of the dark?" JJ challenged.

"Inherent absence of the light." Reid stated. "Now, why are you afraid of the woods?"

"Promise you won't laugh at me?" JJ asked.

Reid raised his eyebrows. "I've told you countless amounts of things about me, that you could have easily laughed at. I promise."

JJ sighed. "When I was a kid, I used to go camping a lot with my parents. One time, I woke up in the middle of the night, and I had to go to the bathroom. I got out of my tent, and I just stood there for a minute or so. Letting my eyes adjust. Behind the trees, there was a man standing there, staring at my tent. I screamed, and he ran away. I've been scared of the woods ever since." She explained.

Reid thought for a moment. "Uh, JJ."

"Yeah?"

"I think we're lost."

Morgan and Hotch were in separate rooms. Hotch was in Chad's bedroom, basically tearing the place apart. Morgan was in the living room, searching in much the same manner as Hotch. They were both turning up empty. The cabin was ordinary. No personal touches, no journals, not even anything that could be used a murder weapon. They were beginning to think they got the wrong guy.

"Hey Hotch, what time is it?" Morgan asked.

"6:57pm. We said we'd be back at the station by 8:30pm." Hotch informed him.

Morgan nodded. "Since were turning up empty handed here, want to wait for Reid and JJ in the SUV?" He suggested.

"Do you have the keys?" Hotch asked.

Morgan shook his head. "I thought you had the keys?"

"JJ has the keys." Hotch said, sighing slightly.

"So, were stuff in the cabin until they get back? Morgan asked, clarifying.

Hotch nodded. "It appears that way." He agreed.

"Great." Morgan groaned. "Just great."