(JJ says):
"Come away, O human child!
To the waters and the wild
With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand."
- William Butler Yeats, The Stolen Child.
Once upon a time, there was a very grumpy and exhausted team who had just arrived home from a particularly grueling case. They went by the names Hotchner, Rossi, Morgan, Prentiss, Reid, and Todd. Morgan, caring more for others than himself, asked a very worn out Todd, "Are you going to be alright?"
"I will be" she answered, walking away from the others across the bullpen.
Noticing JJ in the conference room, the rest of the team headed in there to say hi to her and her new bundle of joy, Henry. When asked why she had come in, she explained how she realized how much of a toll the work takes sometimes, and she wanted the team to have a good memory. Garcia walked in, making a happy fuss as Morgan eagerly reached for Henry and took him in his arms.
Now, Henry's fairy godmother, Matilda, was a little ditzy and overeager to make sure that her ward was starting life on the best possible note. Looking at the overworked crowd, she realized that the team was not harmonious and as happy as they could be. "This could be bad for Henry," she thought to herself. Wanting to protect him, she quickly decided that she needed to send this group on a very special case to help them regain their joy.
Without hesitation, Matilda lifted her wand to say a magical invocation. At that moment, Todd walked into the room to ask a question. Morgan handed Henry back to JJ and walked towards Todd in an attempt to head off any unpleasantness.
In her softest fairy voice that only the ears of newborns can hear, Matilda said: "Away with you all to the land of Happiness, where you will work through your issues and be joyful once more!" and everyone except JJ and Henry were swept away in a sudden dazzling light display from the cold FBI room.
Once JJ could see again, she realized instantly what must have happened. "Matilda!" she called in an annoyed voice. When the fairy godmother didn't appear, JJ called more sternly, "Matilda, I know you're there! Show yourself!" What she did not realize was that Matilda was currently busy setting the team up for their latest case. Not willing to wait for Matilda to show, JJ pulled out her cell phone and called the one person who could help her straighten this mess out. "Will, hi. We've got a problem. Matilda is at it again. I don't think she learned her lesson from the grandparents incident." With a promise from Will that he would be there straightaway, JJ began working on her end to set things right again.
