Chapter 4
"Billy George. FBI! OPEN THE DOOR!" Prentiss was leading. Reid stood, together with Alvez, on either side of her. Waiting for her sign. There was no motion from inside. Prentiss exchanged quick glances with Reid and Alvez before moving aside. Agent Simmons readied himself for the blow and kicked the door in, storming inside. The air was tense as the agents moved inside. The house was dirty, a complete mess. Which fit the profile. JJ crept upstairs with her gun drawn out, closely followed by Prentiss. Rossi and Simmons cleared the area downstairs.
When everyone had called out 'clear', the tension thickened. "He's not here." JJ yelled while running downstairs, putting her gun back in her belt. "Search the house." Was Emily's order and the agents spread out. Tara was the one who found the journal in the desk in the living room. Entries written full of hate and despite at women, how they always left. Simmons found the pictures of the women, all tied up in a dark space. Just when Reid was examining them, Rossi's voice came from the distance. "PRENTISS!"
The agents sprinted towards the voice and found Rossi, standing in the back garden. An entrance towards a basement was hidden behind bushes and leaves. Prentiss gave the signs, Simmons cut open the lock and Rossi opened the doors. "Billy George!"
The sudden presence of more light and a voice in the distance made Abby jolt. She had no idea how long she'd been lying on this cold floor. After the unsub had yelled at her about the abuse and how the FBI was there to stop those kind of things, he had left. She had no idea where he went, but this must mean his return. She braced herself, trying to move. She couldn't, the pain was too heavy. Her mind wondered to her team and how far they were in the case. In finding her. She knew they must be looking frantically, but would they find her? Probably not. The odds were slim.
Footsteps echoed through the room. "No…" Abby grunted, trying to stop the room from spinning. "SHE'S HERE!" That voice was familiar. It was Rossi's. Abby tried to call out for him, but he was by her side in an instance. "Abby!" Rossi crouched down beside her, his face ashen. "Wh-what…" Abby was confused. They found her? They really did.
"I NEED MEDICS AND AN AMBULANCE." Rossi's scream was panicked and Abby didn't know why. The second face that swam into her spinning vision made her throat hurt with emotion. "JJ…" She croaked. She felt her friend grab her hand, her face pale and eyes wide. "We got you, Ab. Hold on." Came the soft whisper, the voice that always brought so much calmness.
Abby's vision went completely black. She was passing out. "AB! Abby stay with me!" JJ's voice was frantic and the pressure on Abby's hand increased. "AMBULANCE, NOW!"
JJ watched her friend pass out right in front of her. She turned around to follow Rossi's lead and scream for medics, afraid to touch Abby. She was badly wounded, it looked too serious. Her shoulder had a weird crook, her arm was bloody. Her leg looked like it had a big, open, infected wound. It wasn't good.
Prentiss came sprinting down the stairs, four paramedics following her. "How…" She began to ask, but couldn't continue when she saw her agent on the floor. It was bad.
The paramedics went to work. They carried the hurt agent outside and that's when Reid saw her. He had been ordered to stay back. Alvez and him had been waiting anxiously as to what would be found under the ground. When the paramedics came up, carrying their unconscious friend, the gasp of horror cut through the air.
"Abby!" Reid called out, panic swirling through his veins. Luke put both his hands on the shoulder or his younger coworker. "Hey, we found her. She's safe now." He told Reid urgently. Reid didn't react, he just watched in horror how agent Daniels was loaded into the ambulance.
"JJ, Rossi, go with her." Prentiss ordered as she emerged from the basement, her face pale. Rossi immediately ran to the ambulance, JJ following suit. JJ threw Reid a glance and was trying to make it reassuring. It came across as deep concern, making Reid only more scared. He needed to know how Abby was doing, if she was going to make it.
"Emily." He yelled out, jogging towards his boss. "She's stable, Spence." Emily answered him instantly, her phone in her hands. "She has a few major injuries, but we will learn more in the hospital." She added, eying her agent. Reid turned around and raced to the car. The other agents followed him, but Emily stopped Simmons and Alvez. "I need you to go back to the station and put an APB on Billy George. He is not here, we don't know where he is and we need to find him." She shot down their protests. "I know, but you will be able to see Daniels as soon as that is done. We have a job to do!" She added and her two agents complied, rushing towards the other car.
On their way to the hospital, Emily informed Garcia. She had a hard time with it, she couldn't be with her friend. She was 2000 miles away, in the FBI headquarters in Chicago.
The agents all gathered into the waiting room. Everyone was silent, but thinking of the same thing. At the same time, Simmons and Alvez had arrived back at the station and were consulting with the local police. Garcia helped them put out an APB.
When JJ and Rossi arrived, everyone jumped from their seats. JJ's white blouse wasn't white anymore, dried blood and dirt was covering her and she still looked quite shocked. "How is she?" Reid asked her softly as he approached her. JJ grabbed his arm. "She is being patched up now. They can set her shoulder now she's unconscious and they are bandaging her arm." She muttered, looking slightly disoriented. "She's not in any immediate danger." Rossi added, glancing at Prentiss. "She is going to be fine."
Prentiss let out a big sigh of relief and hugged Tara, who was actually smiling at that news. JJ looked up at Reid, she knew this wasn't going to be easy. "I know she's strong, but…" She muttered. Reid nodded. "We'll keep an eye on her. She will be fine." He reassured his friend. JJ's smile was small, but it was there as she wrapped her arms around Reid.
Abby awoke in the hospital bed. She looked down to her body and to her surprise saw she was bandaged up. Her arm was covered in white bandage, her shoulder was set in a casket of some sort. She breathed in and felt the burning in her lungs. "You have a pretty bruised up ribcage, Miss. Daniels." When Abby looked up, she saw a nurse standing in the door opening. The nurse had noticed the wince. She smiled kindly as she walked into the room. "I am going to inform you about the statistics first and then I will do the same for your team, okay?" She offered. Abby's thoughts went to her team. "A-are they here?" She asked, her voice hoarse from all the screaming she'd done. "They haven't left the waiting room." The nurse nodded, placing her warm hand on Abby's.
"Now, let's see. You were pretty banged up when you came in." The nurse starts, looking up at her sheet. "Bruised ribcage, broken shoulder, bullet wound in the leg, correct?" Abby nodded, these injuries she'd all known about. "We've cleaned and disinfected the bullet wound. It's bandaged up and will heal over time. You will not be able to use your leg for 4 weeks." Abby groaned and let her head fall back on the soft pillow. That was not good news. "Your arm was sliced up. No real damage, but it will scar. We have bandaged it up for you, it will heal." The nurse went on and Abby glanced down to her arm, sighing. Scars… lovely.
"And last but not least, your shoulder was very clearly broken." With a sigh Abby thought back to how it broke in the first place. She winced. That wasn't a very pleasant memory. "We have bandaged it up as good as we can. Your left arm will need to heal and that takes time. I encourage you to leave your arm in the casket for at least two weeks, try not to use it." The nurse continued, walking over to the bed. "Why is my head feeling like it's about to explode?" Abby questioned, closing her eyes for a second. The pounding headache was worse than anything she'd ever experienced before. "We suspect it's from a great impact to your skull. It's a minor concussion. In conclusion, agent Daniels, you need to heal." The nurse answered. Abby nodded, the fall with the chair in the basement had done more harm than she had initially thought.
"C-can you get my team?" She asked the nurse. She needed to know if they caught the unsub. "Two at a time, agent Daniels. Your head will not be able to take any more then that." The nurse informed her before walking away.
She arrived in the waiting room where the team was anxiously waiting. They all jumped up when she approached. "How is she?" Emily asked, grabbing JJ's arm in support. "She needs rest, agents. Her shoulder is broken, her ribs are bruised and the bullet wound in her leg was infected. We have bandaged her and taken care of her wounds as well as we could." The nurse informed her. Prentiss let out a big sigh of relief. Her agent was going to be fine. And she was safe.
"Can we see her?" Came Reid's voice. "Yes, but only two at a time." The nurse told them. "She has a minor concussion, she cannot handle more than two people at once." She added, looking knowingly at Prentiss. "Understood." Prentiss muttered and turned around to her team. She knew everyone needed to see their friend, but she had to be in there first. "Tara, you and me will go first." She ordered, having expected the protesting noises from Reid and JJ. "You two can go in right after, but I need as much information as I can and that cannot wait. We did not find Billy George. Simmons and Alvez are doing what they can from the station, but he is out there." She explained, looking intently at Reid. "I need you to get security at Daniel's room, Reid." She told him and he gave her a short nod, grabbing his phone. "You think he will come after her?" JJ asked. She had thought her friend was safe, but the look on her boss's face made her unsure of that. "I don't know. If I trust the profile, he won't. She was not a victim of his anger in the first place. But I do want to be sure Daniels stays safe." Emily answered her before turning around. "I will signal when we're done." She added before stalking away, after the nurse.