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Sorry, mega short chapter. Writers block sucks.

"Let's just go back the way we came." JJ suggested.

"What way would that be?" Reid asked, turning around for dramatic effect.

"Okay, okay. Let's not panic. It's getting dark, so we have two options. We can try to go back the way we came, and risk wandering deeper into the woods. Or we can stay here and wait until Morgan and Hotch come." JJ said.

"I'm not spending the night here." Reid stated.

Crunch. Snap.

"What was that?" Reid whispered.

JJ shrugged. "Maybe it's Morgan and Hotch. Should we call out?"

Reid shook his head. "No. If it was them, they would be calling our names. It's either an animal, or…"

"Or what?" JJ urged.

"The unsub. Think about it. His car was here, but he wasn't. He heard us coming. He knows these woods like the back of his hand. He could have easily hid out here until we left." Reid replied.

"What do we do?" JJ whispered back.

Snap. Crunch.

"It's getting closer!" JJ urged. "What do you suggest we do?"

"If it's an animal, it'll likely be scared of us, and it'll leave. Our profile suggests the unsub isn't afraid to shoot his way out, so confronting him isn't an option." Reid explained.

"That's never stopped you before." JJ mumbled.

"I had backup. It was during the day. And I wasn't in the middle of the Nebraska National Forest!" Reid replied.

"Oh, so once it gets dark you're no longer a fearless Federal Agent?" JJ teased, still keeping her voice to a minimum.

"Pretty much." Reid agreed. "How do you propose we should go about this?"

"Being out here in the open isn't going to do us much good. I say we find somewhere where we can watch from all angles." JJ suggested.

"Oh, and where's that? Three hundred more meters into the forest?" Reid asked.

JJ nodded.

"Oh, great plan. Let's get ourselves lost in the middle of the forest in the middle of the night." Reid replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Do you have a better idea?" JJ shot back.

Reid shook his head. "Nope."

"For once in your life, you have no idea what to do?" JJ clarified.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I don't lay awake at night and think 'Hey! What should I do if I'm ever lost in the middle of the Nebraska National Forest with an unsub?' I apologize." Reid whispered back.

Snap.

"So, my plan doesn't sound to bad now eh?" JJ said.

Reid shook his head. "Lets go." He agreed.

"Where are they?" Morgan asked.

Hotch shrugged. "It's not completely dark yet. They're probably still looking."

Morgan shook his head. "No. Reid hates the dark, and JJ hates the woods. They should have been back by now." He stated.

Silence filled the air.

"We should go look for them." Morgan finally suggested.

Hotch shook his head. "Morgan. You know as well as I do that getting ourselves lost isn't going to help JJ and Reid's current situation. If there even is a situation. For all we know they could be still looking." He calmly explained.

Morgan sighed. "If there not back within half an hour, I'm going to look for them." He stated.

Hotch nodded. "If they aren't back in an hour, I'll call the rest of the team as well."

"What do you want to do until then?" Morgan asked.

"We wait."

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