I'm currently rewriting both January 2016 and February 2016, because I'm not thrilled with what the results were, my writing skills have improved since the first time around and I think that rewriting this will make it better than before. The plot line is also changing slightly, so if this is you're second time around I'd suggest to reread it and if it is your first time, welcome to the newer and better version.
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Disclaimer: Sadly enough I have to shatter my dreams and admit that Criminal Minds isn't mine.
When Emily enters the plane she sees one thick new file. Clyde has been busy she thinks. I do hope that this file will give me some real information on why they need me back. How original is that name, 'fake Doyle operation 1.0'.
Prentiss,
I know that you are praising me on the great operation name, but let's get to the point.
Sources have said that our man is in Great Britain. Tomorrow around 6 in the morning you will land. At 9:30 in the morning there is a raid planned, you will probably be in the first team in. The rest of the plan is later in this file. I have been so kind to make sure that everything you need for tomorrow is in the plane. Make sure you get some rest after you have viewed the plan.
Now something else, since you want to quit at Interpol after this case and I suspect that you would like to go back to the BAU, I have been in contact with Section Chief Cruz these past days. In a couple weeks there will be an extra place at the BAU, Cruz managed to increase the budget and would like it if you took the position and save him from having to interview dozens of people. If you're interested, you will have to contact him for the details.
Agent Black is going with you on the raid, since she will take your position when you leave. I thought she'd better learn it from the best.
Good luck with the raid and I will see you soon,
Clyde
Sneaky bastard, Emily comments in her head. I had no idea he had been in contact with Cruz. I wonder how Jen and Henry are doing. I know I have only been gone for less than two hours and I already miss them like crazy, I can't wait to be with them fulltime.
The next morning at the BAU headquarters
"Hey, Jay" Garcia greets JJ as she looks surprised that JJ alone.
JJ greets her back "Hey Pen"
"Where is Emily?"
JJ doesn't give Garcia a direct answer, but instead asks her "Can you gather the team in the conference room?"
"Okay" Garcia answers hesitantly and she hurries to gather up the team. JJ quickly goes to the kitchen to make herself a cup of coffee before going to the conference room. It hasn't even been two minutes since Garcia started to gather the team, but it seems like all of them are already waiting on me, JJ muses. She's not surprised by her friend's ability to get her request done in a matter of minutes.
"Hey JJ" Reid says with a quick smile as JJ walks through the door.
JJ sends smile back before saying "Hey Spence"
"Where is Emily?" Rossi asks, not knowing he asks the exact same question as Garcia did a few minutes earlier.
JJ makes a quick check to see if everyone is indeed in the room "Em got a message from Clyde yesterday. She needed to go back to London as soon as possible"
"Why?" Morgan inquires, looking confused and curious at the same time. JJ has no doubt he's fantasizing that Emily is on some special spy mission, kicking criminal ass, seeing the smug smile that creeps on his face. If you face either Morgan or Emily, you won't get away, but if you face both, you'd better not push your luck.
"I have no idea. She got that message around 8 and needed to be on the plane by 10. There is some kind of emergency and she needs to hit the ground running. That's all I know. She promised to call me as soon as she had time to let me know what's going on" JJ answers him, JJ can almost see his mind working hard to come up with all kind of things Emily could be doing right now.
"Do you know how we can help her?" Hotch asks.
"She said that we should continue and do whatever we can to find more information about our unsub"
"Okay, Garcia, as of today until this case is done you have access to all the face databases. See if you can get a match with the photo and if you think of anything else, do it. Rossi, Reid, JJ and Tara, you have access to all the written information on the Ian Doyle case. See if you can find anything that can help us. Morgan, we are going to watch all the video and photo material. If you think you have something show it to the rest, we need to look under every stone. We have too little to go on to even disregard the tiniest possibility of finding a lead" Hotch tells them and they go to work.
"How much did Emily gather on Doyle?" Reid asks as they're on their way to the archive.
JJ answers "A lot, she put everything she had here after she came back and I added the papers from the State Department. There should be three boxes"
When they arrive at the archive Rossi immediately notices two boxes with 'Ian Doyle/Valhalla' on it and one box with 'Emily Prentiss/Lauren Reynolds' he says "There are three full boxes. Let's bring them to the bullpen and the three of you can carry them since you're the youngest. Oh, and before you use the 'be a gentlemen, Rossi' argument, you two ladies are just as strong as I am" he ends with a smug smile, making the other three laugh at how desperately he doesn't want to carry the boxes.
As they are back in the bullpen Rossi asks "Okay, Reid, is it alright if you read everything once and separate the potentially important information from the most likely not important information?"
"Sure, but what are you going to do?" Reid asks the others.
"JJ and Tara, you two will review the potentially important information more closely and look for connections between that case and the new case. I will look at the other information for a connection to make sure we don't miss anything. Let's do this" Rossi tells them.
As soon as she sits down Garcia cracks her fingers and neck, she runs a quick scan to make sure her computers aren't hacked and able to work on top speed before giving her computers and herself a quick pep talk "Okay my babies, we have some work to do and help the raven-haired international crime fighter. Hmm, that nickname is a little too long, well, I'll think of another one. Let's do this" and soon her fingers are flying over her keyboard.
As Morgan and Hotch are walking to Hotch' office, Morgan asks "Hotch, where do we get the photos and videos from?"
"Prentiss mailed them to me" Hotch answers.
"Alright, let's do this" Morgan says, ready to help his friend out.
Emily decides to call Kiera Black to see if they can talk over breakfast. Hopefully she is already awake, Emily thinks as she calls her.
"Black"
"Hey Kiera"
"Hey Chief" she teases making Emily smile. Kiera was next in line to become Unit Chief before Clyde brought Emily in, so understandably she wasn't really eager to welcome Emily. After a few weeks she came into Emily's office and apologized, they had a great conversation and that conversation made Emily even gladder that she made Clyde promise to make Kiera Unit Chief when she would leave. After their conversation, they quickly became good friends and Kiera is one of the very few people who knows about her marriage with JJ. One thing Emily finds somewhat annoying is that she keeps calling her 'Chief' while she has told Kiera and the rest of her team that she'd rather have that they don't call her 'Chief'.
"Do you have time to get breakfast together and go over some formal stuff?" Emily asks.
Kiera replies "Sure. Usual place at seven?"
"You got it"
"See you soon, bye"
"Bye" Emily says as both parties hang up.
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