Hey guys!

This first chapter will be introducing the 'herd' or the team. I do ride horses and have been for a while, you do not have to be an equestrian to understand what I am talking about. Obviously, wild horses don't consist of so many breeds but this is an AU so shut the heck your mouth :c

All mistakes are my own

I do not own Criminal Minds, but I do own this AU

Aaron sighed once again, the snow was finally letting up, he was glad, JJ could find a better place to raise her son, but the blizzard kept the herd in the cover of the pine trees.

Aaron was one of the older members of the herd, he was a simple stallion, a dark bay mustang with a thick mane. His hind legs had small white socks and he had a snip on his face. He has only been the lead stallion for a few years. When Gideon, an old grey appaloosa stallion left the herd abruptly and was found dead just a few years later, struck by lightning, he became the lead stallion.

He wasn't complaining, it was nice to have authority for once, but the stress of keeping everyone safe was a constant struggle.

There was Morgan, he was a black thoroughbred stallion. He had a blaze on his face, but other than that, he was solid black. He had a mate, Savannah, a bay morgan mare. The couple had a small newborn son, Hank, he was a dark bay colt. Despite being the smallest foal in the group, he was energetic and his hind legs had the strong power of his father.

There was Rossi, an old friend of Gideon's. He was a bay mustang stallion, with greys poking through his coat. He didn't have any markings, but he had experience leading a herd. Rossi saw Aaron as a close friend, and Aaron happily excepted help from the older stallion.

There was JJ, a palomino quarter horse mare with a colt, Henry. Henry was a small palomino colt like his mother. His father, Will, was a chestnut quarter horse stallion. When he came along awhile ago, he was cocky, but JJ got attached and Aaron learned to deal with the younger stallion. Yes, he was young, but he quickly learned not to piss Aaron off, as they both had scars from when Will challenged Aaron, which ended in JJ breaking up the fight and Morgan restraining Aaron.

Penelope, who everyone called Garcia, no one really knew why, not even her, but they went along with it. She is a dapple grey pony. Short and cute, as Morgan called her. She was bright, always poking fun at everyone and hung out with the foals when the older mares and stallion grazed.

Next was Spencer. Spencer, or Reid as everyone called him, was a red bay thoroughbred stallion. He and his mother were loners, Spencer never grew up in a herd. Spencer was intelligent as he always knew something. At a young age, Spencer knew his mother was sick. She would yell and hallucinate and she even tried to kill her own son when she was having one of her hallucinations. It all came to a sad end when she put herself over the edge and died from a hard attack, leaving a poor 2-year-old Spencer to fend for himself. He found Gideon, who was like a father figure to him. Gideon brought the colt into the herd and was quickly accepted as one of their own.

There was Emily, a raven black mustang mare who no one knew much about. She was smart and always fought when fighting needed to happen. She could get cocky at times, but she made fast friends with JJ and was accepted into the herd when she literally ran into Aaron before he was a leader. They bumped heads but learned to accept each other.

And finally, Haley and Jack. Haley is Aaron's mate, a beautiful grey mustang mare, and Jack was their colt, an adorable light bay who was best friends with Henry.

They are the light of Aaron's life.

Aaron was pulled out of his thoughts when three familiar bachelor stallions came galloping over the hills. Aaron snorted and pinned his ears at the sight of the stallions. Foyet, Ian, and Lewis, as the local herds knew them as. They were always together, the three stallions causing havoc on the locals. Aaron's herd was the largest, and he had a history with Foyet. It was quickly learned that Emily had a history with Ian.

Rossi heard the sounds of the hooves and walked up to Aaron, spying the three stallions lurking at the base of Aaron's hill. No other herd stepped a hoof on that hill, and everyone knew they would have a problem. It was their hill, and there's only. Rossi pinned his ears and Aaron pawed.

"Haley," Aaron spoke softly, calling his mate over, "get Jack, Henry, Hank, JJ, Savannah, and Penelope. Get them in the back," Haley nodded and herded the mares and colts to the back, near the large tree. Emily, Spencer, and Morgan went next to the older stallions. Morgan pinned his ears,

"We need to get rid of these cocky sons of bitches, Aaron," Morgan said, angrily. He didn't like how the three notorious stallions were so close to his son,

"That time will come. We need to choose our battles. Chase them off for a few weeks." Rossi said, but he wanted to rip the stallion's heads off as much as the others. Aaron stepped down the hill towards the three bachelors. He pinned his ears, the leader asserting his dominance over the smaller stallions,

"Get off our land, Foyet," Aaron growled, nostrils flared and ears pinned. Foyet chuckled,

"Where's the fun in that?" Aaron growled once more and took some steps forward, his eyes locking with Foyet's as the two were only inches apart. Aaron and Foyet were aggressive stallions, and everyone knew. Foyet was cocky and narcissistic, while Aaron was controlled, but there was only so much he could take before he snapped.

Every horse in the valley, known as Quantico, knew to not mess with the lead stallion named Aaron, he will rip you apart if you threaten his herd, "step away from our territory, my herd, this is your last warning,"

"Or what? You'll kill me? I don't think anyone has ever witnessed you killing another horse, it's only rumored," Aaron bared his teeth and bit at Foyet's face. The grey stallion jumped back in surprise. Rossi, Morgan, Emily, and Spencer all galloped forward and outnumbered the three stallions. Morgan stayed by Aaron's side, making sure he didn't kill Foyet.

"Back off, boys," Rossi snarled, pinning his ears. Lewis cowered, the larger elderly stallion was not someone to mess with. Ian smirked at Emily, who only bared her teeth.

"Until we meet again," Foyet taunted, poison lacing his words. Morgan growled and chased the three off, nipping at them.

"I'm going to kill them," Morgan muttered, trotting up the hill to his mate and son.