When I first started writing fanfiction, I made a promise to myself that I would never leave a fic unfinished...

Neither Reid nor Prentiss knew exactly what to do or how to even react. This was something beyond anything the two agents ever knew. Emily was for sure that Walter had to be playing some kind of trick on them, but his house had become strangely quiet and still. Reid never even saw him through the window, unless Walter anticipated that and hid somewhere.

Cavalry stood there patiently, holding the marker board and waiting for the two humans to do something. He was used to people reacting this way when he showed off his abilities, it didn't bug him or anything, but the stunned silence even made him unsure of what to do next. Perhaps he should write another message, now that he gained the attention of the two FBI agents, but he wasn't sure on what to say.

Both Emily and Spencer blinked their eyes after both realized they had been staring at the animal for a while now, his movement snapped them out of their trance and they watched intently for a moment as the blue marker formed new words after the previous had been erased with an eraser.

"Reid?" Prentiss asked with uncertainty. "Are we seeing the same thing?"

"I... I don't know." The young profiler replied quietly. The horse finished scribbling and carefully picked up the board again. "My name is Cavalry" Spencer read the new words aloud. It didn't take long for him to realize that this had to be the same intelligent beast he'd read about in the paper. Back at Quantico, this case looked like any other, but now he was really getting confused, his own high intelligence wasn't going to help him much here.

"This has got to be some kind of trick." Prentiss said, almost flatly. "Walter has definitely got to be pulling something." She gazed at his house through the rear view mirror, seeing nothing out of place. Cavalry snorted and shook his head, intending to get the dark haired woman to see that this was no trick of any kind. Reid opened the door and got out, walking slowly towards the fence. He ignored Emily's protests as he approached the brown haired animal.

"Hi." Spencer said cautiously. He felt more than uncomfortable doing this, it made him feel as if he really was crazy. The horse nickered with satisfaction and perked his ears forward. Reid stopped until he was right at the fence, wondering if he should just run and get back inside the SUV.

"Reid, what are you doing?" Emily hissed. He turned around to look at her, but said nothing. Prentiss sighed and dared herself to step any closer. Spencer turned back and gulped as he attempted to find his voice.

"I'm S-Spencer Reid." Cavalry nodded, to assure the man that he heard and understood what he had said. 'Spencer', hmm, that has a nice ring to it. Emily finally found it in her to step next to Reid. She forced a smile that came out more nervous than she wanted it to be.

"Hello, I'm Emily Prentiss." She said, feeling very odd about being afraid of making a fool of herself in some way or another. Cavalry nodded once more. Silence ensued again, the horse and the two agents stared at each other. Prentiss passed a glance at Spencer, hoping he would know what to do next. Eventually, Reid decided he would try and ask the animal some questions, since he didn't know how well off the others were, and the more information they had, the better, even if it wasn't from a human source. Sighing, Reid mentally prepared himself.

(Spencer Reid!)

Rossi noticed JJ had grown unusually quiet as they got back in their SUV. He figured he knew why, he felt a similar way, but he kept that hidden. JJ sighed as she a hand through her hair. She knew she would feel the same as the couple they had just interviewed if she lost any of her family, considering she saw the BAU as part of it. She inwardly cringed when thoughts of the Hankel case ran through her head, causing her stomach to tie up in knots. They had nearly lost Reid that time, and she still blamed herself for that, despite the many times Spencer had reassured her otherwise.

Knowing she had to keep her head in the game, and keep from worrying Dave any further than he already looked, she sat upright, briefly gazing at the Senior SSA.

"Are you okay, Agent Jareau?" He asked, JJ was partly hoping he wouldn't.

"Yeah, I am." She replied a little too quickly.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Rossi asked compassionately.

"A later time." JJ admitted. Dave nodded and started the engine. After regaining her composure, JJ pulled out her cell phone and dialed Hotch's number. She sat the phone to her ear and listened to it ring until she heard the Unit Chief on the other line.

"Hey, Hotch... No, we didn't get much info. Just that she was a pretty average community girl." JJ said. "She did have a boyfriend though, but..." Realization hit her when she realized they hadn't even bothered to ask what the name of this apparent boyfriend's name was. "No, we didn't." She sighed. "Yeah, we haven't left yet, we can still go ask."

"Do it. We haven't found much over here, and I haven't heard from Reid and Prentiss yet." Hotch replied.

"Okay." JJ said. Rossi stopped the vehicle before they went too far, after the Senior SSA reversed and stopped, JJ got out and went back up the steps. She knocked on the door and waited until Mark opened it. His eyes widened a little upon seeing the blonde again.

"Did you find something?" He asked desperately.

"N-no, we forgot to ask what the name of Ashley's boyfriend is." The media liaison said with a slight hint of embarrassment.

"Oh." Mark said, disappointed. "Adam James."

"Would you happen to know his address?"

"No, sorry." He shook his head.

"Thanks anyway." JJ replied. "Our technical analyst can run a background check, and probably find his address." She pulled out her cell phone and began to dial as she walked down the steps.

"Call us if you find anything about our daughter." Mark called out.

"We will." JJ turned briefly before making her way back to the SUV where Dave was patiently waiting. She seated herself and shut the door just as Garcia answered.

"Hello my lovelies." The quirky woman greeted with a smile, even though nobody could see it.

"Garcia, I need an address and a background on Adam James." JJ said.

"Okay." Penelope replied as she quickly typed out the name. When she finished, a picture appeared, revealing a young man with short, black hair. Then came a profile. JJ could hear the beeping from the other line.

"What did you get?" The blonde asked.

"This Adam James you ask of has had a few drug related crimes in the past." Garcia explained. "His mother disappeared when he was 4, and not sure who the father is yet."

"Really?" JJ said. "So much for Ashley's father thinking he was an all round good guy. How about the address?"

"Hold on, I'll send it to you."

(Spencer Reid!)

Cavalry made sure to answer everything Reid asked him, although it took a while, being that he had to write it all down, since he couldn't speak. Prentiss finally managed to overcome her embarrassment and joined in on question asking. The horse told them about Walter dragging some woman to his house every so often, then doing who knows what to them before killing them, then dragging them out to bury them in the pasture. Although they weren't too surprised that Walter had anything to do with the disappearings, they would need solid proof. Fortunately, Cavalry did have proof, the dirt patches in his pasture, where some of the victims were, though Walter thought nobody would suspect anything there, and he thought Cavalry would be too stupid to be able to tell anyone.

The horse glanced every so often toward the house, he felt as if Walter was watching them from inside, and knowing how crazy he could get, he feared for the agents' lives. Sure, they were armed, but the long haired scrawny guy didn't look very impressive with a gun in his belt.

"Reid, we should probably get back to the station." Prentiss said. Heading back to the SUV.

"Okay." Reid started to follow. "Thank you so much, Cavalry." He smiled and waved to the horse.

"Cavalry?" Emily questioned.

"That's his name." Spencer pointed out while he opened his door and got in.

"Yeah, I remember, It's just a... strange name for a horse, but..." Prentiss decided not ask any further as she seated herself.

"Hey, Prentiss?"

"Yes, Reid?"

"We should take Cavalry with us." He said. "You know, he's kind of a witness."

"Reid, we can't."

"How come?"

"First off," She started. "We are in no position to take things from someone's property, that's up to the detectives." Cavalry flattened his ears, he hated being called a "thing".

"Secondly, we have no way to bring him with us anyway." Prentiss gestured to the back of their SUV. "We don't have a trailer to haul him."

"Right." The young doctor sighed. "We should come back though, with the others."

"Definitely." Prentiss agreed.

Cavalry was more than excited, he hoped things would work out for the agents, and that they would throw Walter in jail. He heard the engine start on their vehicle as the skinny 'Reid' guy fastened his seatbelt.

"Reid, one problem."

"Yeah, Emily?" Spencer turned to face his colleague.

"Exactly who is going to believe us when we tell them we interviewed a horse?"

"Oh..." He frowned, he hadn't thought of that.

I feel a little crazy myself starting this, but some ideas just gotta get out... :P