Here's the second chapter! Thank you for the reviews! I hope you like this chapter! I do not own Criminal Minds.
The team filed in through the door into the first room. The voice, once again, came over the intercom.
"In every room, there will be a note taped to the wall with one of your names on it. That person will then read the note which contains the riddle. The answers to all of the riddles will have to do with a previous BAU case. Once you all have solved the riddle, you will shout out your answer. If you are correct, the door to the next room will open. Have fun, agents."
The team looked to the wall. The note had Hotch's name on it. This was expected as he was the team leader. He approached the letter carefully, as if there might be a trap somewhere. With this unsub, the team couldn't be sure. Hotch grabbed the note off the wall. He turned to his team and read the note aloud.
At this moment the game will begin
Let's just hope that you can win
I was the guy who was in a bind
Because I was afraid of my own mind
I was fearful of what I could do
That was why I turned to you
I was worried I would lose control
Then the murders would take their toll
I acted fine, but that was a lie
I wished to bid my life goodbye
My life was mine, mine to take
But then you saved me, big mistake
The team looked confused, all except for Reid. This had been one of his most memorable cases.
"It's Nathan Harris," Reid said confidently, "Nathan was afraid that he couldn't control his homicidal impulses. He thought the world would be safer without him. He slit his wrists, but Garcia and I saved him. He thought that he should've died."
"It makes the most sense," JJ agreed. She remembered that case very well because of the effect it had on Reid.
"The answer is Nathan Harris!" Hotch yelled.
After a moment of silence, the door to the next room swung open.
"Nice job, Reid!" Rossi praised.
The team walked in to the next room. On the wall, there was a note with Morgan's name on it. He grabbed the note and read it aloud.
Congrats, you made it through level one
But the fun has just begun
It's a very common fact to know
That you remember what you sow
I am the unsub that could disappear
You never saw me, but I was near
I am a monster, I frighten man
I murder just because I can
Keep in mind, the number three
And pay attention to what you see
Rossi looked around the team, seeing if they had any ideas. He stopped when he saw Reid. He could practically see the wheels turning in Reid's head.
"Got an idea, Reid?" he asked.
"I was considering the significance of the number three," he began, "There are three sides to a triangle. The fact that the riddle says "pay attention to what you see" right after that made me think of the eye in the center of the triangle. "That you remember what you sow" is significant because we reap what we sow. I'm pretty sure the answer is the Boston Reaper."
Hotch grimaced. The Reaper had just killed Haley, so he really didn't want to think about Foyet right now. He knew Reid was right.
"It has to be. The eye in the center of the triangle was the Reaper's signature," he remarked.
"The answer is the Boston Reaper!" Morgan shouted.
The next door swung open, revealing a winding staircase. The team began to ascend to the next room.
The Riddler was not very happy. He sat in a room full of screens, watching the team's every move. He had bugged the rooms, so he could hear everything that they were saying. They weren't supposed to make it through with such ease. This was supposed to be a test of their intelligence, but Dr. Reid was solving the riddles very quickly.
He was just going to have to change that. He had some plans for the young genius. He was just going to have to adjust the rules.
Sorry the chapters are short! I'm trying to get better at writing longer chapters. How did you all like the riddles? Please Read and Review!