The remainder of the team were a blure in the eyes of Penelope Garcia. A million thoughts were going through her head at every moment. It would take around three minutes to crack each code to the doors. That wuld mean that in the eight minutes she was given there were probably only two people she could free from there prison, maybe three if she pushed to her limit but then what woul happen to the others? None of them deserved to be in this situation.

Hotch, he had a son who he needed to take care of. What would happen to poor little Jack if his Dad didn't com home? That family has already been through too much pin, Garcia thought. She has to get him out.

Drifting her eyes to the next screen she saw the 14 year old girl. The man had aid that she was self harming but the unsub could've lied about that to make Penelope leave her in the room. She was still so young though, only a child, with her whole life ahead of her. She couldn't just leave a little girl in that room to die. A kid that age would have family running around trying to find her. She had to get her out.

Morgan seemed to be the obvious one to leave in the cell. He didn't have anybody to go home to, a child or a wife. Penelope couldn't imagine her life without her baby boy. He had to be there so that she could look over all of the horrible things in her every day life and she knew that she wouldn't last long without him. It was selfish, but she had to save him too.

The other stranger she could see in the prison was extremely agitated. She still looked fairly young so maybe a couple of years older than Reid. She was curled up in the corner of her cave. The tchnical analyst could see tears dripping down her cheeks and onto her shirt whilst she clutched her stomach protectively. This woman was easily six months pregnant. What would happen to her baby if she didn't get out? She wished she knew but the unsub hadn't told her anything about what would happen afterwards, just that there would be, consequences. She had to save her too.

Reid's cell was the furthest to the right and her eyes fell open him last. He was tapping all of the walls around him trying to find a hollow one. She had seen Morgan and Hotch do it a few minutes ago. No luck. She started to wonder where this door was but there was no point for the unsub to make this game if she couldn't save anyone from their prison. Reid was still a child in Penelope's eyes, he Junior G-man. He had had a truly crap life so far and he couldn't be left in this place either. He had to be set free.

Looking back at the screen she realised she hadn't narrowed down her list at all. She still had five prisoners, none of them deserved to be in this place and she had to leave at least two people in it.

She put her face into her hand whilst her friends argued about what to do.

"How did this happen?" Prentiss asked.

"I don't know. It's nearly impossible to hack into the network. There are hundreds of pass codes and fire walls. No one can get in." Rossi said, thinking she meant getting access to the Penelope's computers.

"It's happened before." JJ mumbled almost inaudibly. She was thinking of the time when they were forced to play a game which almost cost Elle her life. This time she knew Garcia had done nothing to aid the unsub.

Before Rossi could ask what JJ meant Prentiss corrected his earlier mistake. "I was talking about how did the usub manage to get them all. I mean we saw Reid, Morgan and Hotch yesterday so he had to take them all in one night. He had to know exactly where we were to take them without being noticed."

"As well as that he has to have access to a large space to hold them all there as well as a large vehicle." Rossi deduced.

"He's also has to be amazing with computers to get into the system." Prentiss started, "he's probably unemployed as well so that he could have time to prepare all of this."

JJ realised that thye were trying to form a profile whilst they should b figuring out a way to save there friends. "Will you stop profiling for one minute?" she nearly shouted. They both turned to her but she turned to the screens. There was only a minute left on the timer and then Penelope would have to choose. Looking down towards her friend she noticed her face was in her hands and her breathing was hitched, trying to force back a sob.

"Garcia, do you know how to get them out?" Rossi asked. She gave a small nod.

"How long will it take?" Prentiss asked, hoping her friend would be quicker than the unsub thought.

Without looking at her friends she lifted her head from her hands and said, "about fifteen minutes to get them all out." This was not what the other wanted to hear. "I can't choose,"

"You don't have to," JJ said placing a reassuring hand on her friends shoulder.

"Umm, JJ." Prentiss said giving her a stern look. She couldn't promise this.

"Do you think you can get three of them out?" Rossi asked working out how long each person's lock would take to open. Once again Garcia nodded.

"Who needs to be out the most?" Prentiss asked looking at the others. None of them wanted to start choosing but as the time slowly ticked down they would have to make a choice soon.

"Her," Rossi pointed to the cell with the pregnant woman on, "she's the most urgent one." The others nodded in agreement, all looking at the stranger enviously.

"The little girl too." Prentiss said. She was sobbing in the corner of her cell. They could see eye liner and mascara running down her face.

"What about Hotch?" JJ asked thinking of his son at home. She couldn't imagine Henry growing up without her.

"Reid's still a kid." Prentiss said looking at the agent who had now slumped to the floor, Rossi odded

"But-" Garcia's voice hitched as tears started to roll down her face. She could see where this was going, they were going to make her leave Hotch and Morgan behind. She couldn't imagine working here without either of them.

"Five seconds left." Prentiss said, "The two girls and Reid, okay?" she told Garcia. JJ looked like she wanted to put up a fight stayed silent.

As soon as the timer reached zero her screens were in her control as she started working on the videofeed of the womans cell. After a few minutes part of the wall slid away and she cautiously left. Then her screen went blank. The girl she had to get her out next but in the stress of it all she accidently opened Hotch's cell.

"Wait! No!" she said to herself at her mistake. The others stayed quiet behind her as Hotch walked out and his screen went black. On impulse she realised that her team didn't have a clue what she was doing so she could let Morgan go... without a second thought she raced to get her baby boy out of the cell. She silently apoligised to Reid and the nameless girl as Morgan's cell opened in the same fashion of the others before all of the reamaining screens went dark.

"Garcia, what happened?" Rossi demanded when only one of the people they chose to be set free actually were.

"I don't know. I must've gotten the code mixed, I-" she broke dow crying in the guilt of what she just did.

JJ moved to comfort her but before she could another note started to type itself on the computer and all were silent.

Well, that was interesting. Not quite what I was expecting. Your part in this study is over however you may watch the remaining test subjects from this link if you with to. Your participation was much appreciated.

A link to a website appeared below the text and Garcia clicked on it, not really wanting to see what was ahead.