AN: THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! for the reviews. I hope that those of you that have not reviewed are actually enjoying this story. School and work have made it hard to get this chapter up and I am sorry that it took so long. I might have another chapter up by tomorrow, since school and my job have both closed due to the snow!!
Emily was laying unconscious in the ambulance as they sped to the hospital. Still holding her hand in his, Hotch looked up at the paramedic as they rode towards the hospital. "Could you please call ahead an alert the hospital so that JJ and Garcia could get the care they needed?"
The paramedic nodded as he picked up his radio. "GWU, please be advised that three members of the FBI are enroute each of them have been subjected to electric shock torture at different levels throughout the past twenty-four hours. Agent Prentiss has received the worse of the shocks. We are fifteen minutes from the hospital. The other two should be arriving shortly, we are unaware as to how much of a shock they received," announced the paramedic sitting in the back of the ambulance with Emily and Hotch.
"This is GWU the doctors and nurses have been informed and will be waiting outside for your arrival."
"Thank you," said Hotch.
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The ambulances transporting JJ and Garcia pulled up to the emergency room of George Washington University Hospital. There were a team of doctors and nurses awaiting their arrival. The stretchers were immediately pulled out from the ambulances. "Trauma rooms 1 and 2," called the doctor as she pointed to each of the stretchers. A group of doctors and nurses nodded as they accompanied the paramedics to the trauma room with Morgan and Elle following them closely. The doctors stopped them just outside the examination rooms promising that they would let them in as soon as their friends were examined.
"Agent Jareau, I'm Dr. Jane Martin. Can you tell me if you are hurting anywhere?"
She looked up at the doctor. She shook her head and replied, "I'm fine, just a little tired." JJ looked to her left and saw Garcia in the next room.
"Okay," replied the doctor as she placed the stethoscope to JJ's chest. "Can you take a few deep breaths for me?" JJ nodded as she took in the first breath. "That's good, can you take another one?" asked the doctor as she moved the stethoscope to the other side of JJ's chest. JJ complied. "Can you sit up for me?" JJ moved forward and the doctor placed the stethoscope on her back. "And one last deep breath for me." JJ breathed in and saw that satisfied look on the doctors face as she helped JJ lay down again. "Your chest and lungs sound clear, but I still want to get some x-ray's just to make sure." The doctor than noticed the loose bandages on JJ's wrists that the paramedics had applied.
"I tried to free myself from the ropes," explained JJ quietly as the doctor examined her wrists.
The doctor looked up at JJ. "We're going to clean the burns and cuts and put some bandages on them. I'm also going to set you up with some IV antibiotics to make sure that you don't develop an infection. We were informed of the electric shocks you received. Can you tell me how strong and how often you were shocked?" JJ thought for a second as the memory of seeing Emily get shocked flew back to her mind. "Agent Jareau?" asked the doctor as JJ seemed to find the words to say.
"Twice last night," she answered. "They weren't strong, enough to make my body shake. It was hard to breathe right after, but it is better now."
"Did they drug you?"
"We woke up yesterday morning with headaches tied to the chairs. We surmised that we had been drugged when we were kidnapped." JJ looked at Garcia through the closed doors to her left.
"She's in good hands. I will check on her when I am finished here, okay?"
JJ nodded, "Where's Emily?"
"She is on the way. I expect the ambulance to be here in about five minutes," the doctor answered. "The paramedics have reported that she is in worst condition than the two of you."
Tears filled JJ's eyes, "She was shocked more and physically hurt as well. We couldn't help her. We just sat there and watched."
"Don't worry she is going to be fine. She'll take a little more time to heal and will probably need to be in the hospital for a few days but she will be fine." JJ smiled thankfully at the doctor's comforting words. "I'm going to run some test to make sure that there are still no drugs left in your body. We are going to keep you overnight for observation, okay?" JJ nodded and smiled as the doctor turned to leave.
Dr. Martin turned towards the nurse before she left the room. "Nurse Jones can you go out to the hallway and make sure the Agents know I will be out there to speak with them after I check on Ms. Garcia." The nurse nodded as she left the room.
Dr. Martin walked through the doors connecting JJ and Garcia's room. She noticed how tired the blonde woman looked, but she suspected that anyone who went through the ordeal these women experienced would look the same. "Ms. Garcia, my name is Dr. Martin."
"Is JJ okay?"
"Yes, she will be fine. We are keeping her overnight for some observation."
"Ms. Garcia has some labored breathing and dehydration. I have set her up with some IV fluids," stated Dr. James. Dr. Cliff James had been taken care of Garcia since she was brought into the hospital. "She was shocked twice, the last time being this morning some time before they were rescued," he continued.
Dr. Martin looked at Penelope, "That is the reason for your slight breathing problems. It will pass do not worry." She looked back to Dr. James, "Make sure you send a blood sample to the lab. Have them check for traces of drugs. Agent Jareau informed me that they were most likely drugged when they were kidnapped."
"Chloroform?" asked Dr. James.
"Most likely," replied Dr. Martin. She placed a hand on Penelope's shoulder. "I am also going to have you admitted overnight just for observation. I will see what I can do about getting you and Agent Jareau in the same room."
"Thank you," replied Garcia.
A nurse opened the door to Garcia's trauma room. "Dr. Martin the third ambulance is pulling up now."
"Thank you. Put her in Trauma Room 3. Set her up with IV fluids and take some blood immediately to run a tox screen. Dr. James, please inform the Agents waiting outside that they can visit with Agent Jareau and Ms. Garcia." He nodded and left the room. Dr. Martin saw Garcia's concerned look as the stretcher carrying her unconscious friend and co-worker was wheeled into the room next to hers. "She will be okay," said the doctor trying to assure her as she left the room.
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Elle and Morgan stood outside the hospital trauma rooms watching their friends being examined - Elle looking in on JJ and Morgan on Garcia. Morgan looked to his right as Reid, Gideon and Rossi hurried down the hallway towards them.
"How are they?" asked Gideon.
"JJ is dehydrated and tired, but the paramedics say she'll be fine," said Elle.
"Pen's suffering from dehydration and lack of sleep. Her breathing was also a little shallow on the way here," added Morgan.
"There both more worried about Agent Prentiss," said Elle.
"How is she doing?" asked Morgan.
"They were getting her on the stretcher when we left. She's has spoken yet, but the paramedics say she'll be fine," said Reid.
"Hotch is riding along with her they should be pulling up any second," added Rossi.
"Hotch wants at least one of us to always be with them. He doesn't want them alone." They all nodded their understanding.
They looked up as a nurse came out of JJ's room and walked towards them. "Dr. Martin is checking on Ms. Garcia than she will come out here and give you an update on them both. Once she does that you will be able to sit with them both."
"Thank you," responded Gideon. The group looked up as they heard people rushing towards them from the front entrance.
"It's Emily," stated Morgan.
They watched as the nurses held back Hotch. He stood at the door watching them work on her.
A doctor walked out of Garcia's room. "Hotch," called Rossi waving him over, knowing that the Unit Chief would want to hear how JJ and Garcia were doing.
"I'm Dr. Cliff James. I took care of Ms. Garcia when she was brought in, and Dr. Martin, who is now with Agent Prentiss, took care of Agent Jareau."
"How are they doing?" asked Hotch.
"Agent Jareau and Ms. Garcia are both going to be fine. They were both drugged and we are going to assume that Agent Prentiss was as well. We are guessing it was chloroform or something similar and that it was used to render them unconscious when they were each kidnapped. We won't know for sure until the results of the blood tests come back. We are treating them both for dehydration and we will be keeping them overnight just for observation. Dr. Martin is going to arrange for them to be placed in the same room."
"Dr. James, Penelope's breathing was a little off during the ambulance ride here," stated Morgan.
The doctor nodded. "There is nothing to worry about. That is normal with electrical shock injuries."
"Electrical shock?" questioned Reid.
"When you all left the SWAT team inspected those machines that were attached to the chairs they were sitting on. Apparently they were used to send electric shocks," explained Hotch.
"Oh my God," said Elle as she placed her hand over her mouth and looked at JJ.
"Agent Jareau and Ms. Garcia have both confirmed that they were shocked twice. Agent Jareau's last shock took place last night, while Ms. Garcia's shock took place at some point before you all entered the room. That is the cause for her labored breathing and it will clear up once her body has had the chance to recover," added the doctor. "You can all go in and visit with them, and either myself or Dr. Martin will be with you shortly to give you an update on Agent Prentiss."
"Thank you, Doctor," said Gideon as the doctor left them and joined the group taking care of Emily.
"Hotch, what's going on, man. She was conscious when we left the room," said Morgan.
Hotch shook his head. "I'm not sure. As soon as they put her on the stretcher she lost consciousness."
"What did the paramedics say?" asked Rossi.
"That she'll be okay. She's dehydrated and went through a lot physically. I think that once she saw that JJ and Garcia were okay, she finally gave in to the exhaustion." Hotch looked at both JJ and Garcia. He saw them each looking towards the room where Emily was being treated. "Let's get in there and keep them company. I'm sure they would appreciate some friendly faces while we all wait for news about Emily."
They split up into two groups – Reid, Elle and Gideon went into JJ's room and Hotch, Rossi and Morgan visited Garcia.
Through her peripheral vision, JJ could see her friends walk into the room. Keeping her eyes focused on Emily she spoke, "She's unconscious."
"It's just exhaustion," said Reid as he got closer to her bed. "She'll be fine."
JJ turned to her friends and gave them a small smile as tears started to form in her eyes. Elle put a hand on her shoulder, "Hey, it's okay. You're all safe now and the doctors say that you will all recover." Elle leaned down and pulled her friend into a hug.
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Garcia looked at the door as soon as she heard her friends walk through. "How are you doing, Baby Girl?"
"I'm tired," she answered. "What's going on with Emily?"
"She's going to be fine," said Rossi.
"She's strong," said Hotch as he looked into Emily's room.
Garcia followed the direction of Hotch's gaze. "They wanted her to admit that we framed their brother. That he was innocent."
"She refused," stated Morgan.
Garcia nodded, "She couldn't lie, no matter how much pain she was in. She knew that once she told them what they wanted to hear that we would be dead. We knew that you were all coming for us. We had to trust in that."
"Baby girl, you know that nothing was going to stop us from finding you three."
Dr. Martin walked into the room. "Can you prop open the doors connecting with Agent Jareau's room," she asked the nurse. The nurse move forward completed the doctor's request.
All eyes in both rooms fell on Dr. Martin as she began to update them on Emily's condition. "Agent Prentiss is stable. She has bruises on both cheeks and her chest area. As with Agent Jareau and Ms. Garcia, we are treating her for dehydration and we have sent her blood to be tested since we are assuming that she was drugged as well."
"She's still unconscious," stated Hotch as he looked at Emily laying on the stretcher.
The doctor nodded, "And she will be for a while. From my conversation with Agent Jareau, I gather that she took the brunt of the abuse. Her body is just recovering. Once she is fully hydrated and rested she should start to wake up."
Two orderlies walked into each of the rooms. "I was successful in getting to two of you in the same room. You can all follow them upstairs. I will join you once we have Agent Prentiss settled in her room." Dr. Martin then turned and left the room.
"You guys go ahead," said Hotch. "I am going to stay down here. I want her to be able to see a familiar face when she wakes up." They all nodded and smiled as they watched their friend enter Emily's room.