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'Agent Hotchner, I can't allow your team in, it's not that the help would be good but it's that you're all too far involved in this one.'

'Come on at least let one of us in.' Emily bargained forcefully.

'If the other's can stay out I'd like Agent Rossi in there, he's got more experience with this type of kidnapping and his expertise might help us narrow down what signs of disruption we're looking for.'

'Can I take a radio in? You can't expect me to go in there and help whilst this lot have to stick out here waiting on the news.'

'Fine, but the moment you lose your cool you're out of there.' Detective Sheridan told him and Rossi could do nothing but nod and accept the orders; he shot one last look at the team before he headed into the church. Hotch and Reid literally holding Derek down to stop him from going inside.

'Right firstly look for any new brick work, or brighter cement colourings than there should be, that'd be your first port of call, if you find anything that looks new, knock on it, if its hollow then we could be onto something.' Rossi ordered them, leaving his radio on, keeping the team in on every order and move.

Silence filled the church as echo's of shuffles and taps echoed out. 'Try the floor too! Any lose tiles could be trap doors.' Detective Sheridan called out and he continued on in his area as people swarmed onto the floor.

'I've got something here!!' A stern male voice called out, both Sheridan and Rossi stopped what they were doing and ran to the area.

'Get this wall down now.' Sheridan ordered and then motioned to Rossi to turn his radio off, if this was bad news the team shouldn't hear about it that way, once Rossi complied the drilling and banging began and piece by piece the wall was taken down.

Outside the tension was growing. 'Why did he turn the radio off? He can't seriously think that's going to tell us that the best is happening surely?'

'Just let them do their job Morgan.' Hotch tried to cool the situation. 'Rossi must have his reasons for doing it so give him the benefit of the doubt.'

'Get a torch here now.' Sheridan ordered as a room was uncovered and insufficient light flooded in.

'I think I should go in there.' Rossi told him. 'You know, she's going to want familiarity.' He continued quietly and Sheridan agreed and handed over the flashlight, Rossi then steadily edged into the new room and shown the light around, his breathing hitched.

'They're coming out.' Derek said and pushed his way so he could stand up and get a better look, he stood warily at the side as the SWAT teams flooded out of the church doors, all getting to the bottom of the stairs and filtering out, all looking tired. 'They had to find something; they were in there over an hour.'

'Rossi and Sheridan haven't come out yet.' Reid said allowed as though his thoughts were coming out as he observed the faces as they passed. 'They should be coming out.'

'EMT's are going in!' Emily pointed out and they all edged forward, watching the paramedics going in and then come back out. Then Sheridan came out, his heroic figure shone in the light as he stood at the doorway and put his hands out, the next thing they watched made them want to run.

Derek, however, didn't move, he stayed glued to his spot as the events rolled out in front of him. He watched everything that happened but didn't believe it, and then as it all caught up to him his eyes lifted and stared into two eyes that had made his dreams the happiest ever, it was then they watered and he saw her falter that he ran towards the shaky figure in front of him.

He then ran towards her, to her alive body and took it in his arms and picked her up as her arms circled her neck and clung on the strongest they could.

'Baby girl.' He whispered happily and hugged her tighter, kissing her neck in their hug.

'D-derek.' Her voice came out tear wrecked, rough and almost whisper like. He settled her down but didn't let go off her, her tears socking into his skin and clothes.

'Come on Derek, we need to get her checked over.' Rossi said from the sidelines.

Penelope didn't loosen her grip on Derek, scared to let go off him, scared to wake up and it not be real. 'Come on Pen.' He told her and she loosened a bit. 'Take my hand.' He told her gently and gave her everything she was yearning for in that instant. She looked up at him and smiled meekly. 'I got you baby girl.' He leant down in that instance. 'Forever.'

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