Spencer couldn't breathe. He didn't know how long he had his head submerged this time, but it was taking a toll on his lungs. Mercifully, his head was finally pulled out of the ice cold water it had been thrust into.
Spencer sucked in a huge breath and proceeded to cough horrendously. Over the past few hours, he had been shocked, stabbed, kicked, and half-drowned, and the unSub didn't show any signs of lightening up.
A dripping wet Spencer was dragged down into what looked like a dimly lit basement. The unSub chained his raw wrists to an iron wall, giving him very little room to move around.
The unSub went upstairs and Reid could hear him shuffling about. But Reid didn't care…
He was exhausted and in agony. He hadn't slept since his abduction and it was taking his toll. He could barely hold his head up anymore, let alone sit up straight. His body was broken, bruised and bloody. Even breathing caused him to moan in pain.
He had tried to fight, and tried to stay strong. His friends would be here soon, wouldn't they? How long could they stay on a case before it didn't become a priority anymore? It had already been a few days, and Spencer knew they had no clue where he was.
Spencer couldn't help but choke out a sob as he heard the unSub climb back down the stairs, a whip in his hands.
He stopped right in front of Spencer, pulled up a chair, and stared at him.
"I didn't want to do this, you know," he whispered, eyes looking into Reid's tearful, horrified ones.
Reid just whimpered in response.
"You don't understand, I was never going to kill you. You're different than my other captives were."
Spencer's mind thought through the haze of pain long enough to be confused at what was being said.
"You aren't like the rest of your family. My other prisoners were, only they were more respected. But you," started the unSub, standing up and beginning to pace. "-you are so different. You are so much like me, it's almost frightening.
Reid stared at the unSub, not believing what was being said.
"So how could I kill you? That would be like killing myself, as opposed to my father, or uncle, or brothers, or sisters."
So that was why the unSub chose the people he did, thought Spencer, breathing painfully through the broken ribs.
"But of course, I couldn't let those people find you, now could I? They would hurt you worse than I ever would." Reid begged to differ. The fire in his arm from the stab wound defended his point. Did Morgan ever stab him with a knife?
"No, I'm going to take you away. I can't kill you, you're too special," said the unSub, who had stopped pacing and stared at Reid in a way that made him incredibly uncomfortable.
Suddenly, the unSub's face turned into a mask of anger again that only meant one thing; Reid was going to hurt again.
"But that wasn't enough, was it? YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT THOSE PEOPLE ARE DOING TO YOU! They are the ones killing you, not me! But you had to go and tell that- that Gideon-" he said the word as if it disgusted him. "-something about me, something that could have you taken away from me. But you are mine! I am the one who is saving you. I am the one who is helping you. And you go and betray my trust like that?"
The unSub fiddled with something in his pocket before setting in down on the table. It was too dark for Reid to distinguish what it was.
"I may not want to hurt you, but it's the only way for you to learn obedience. Not only will it teach you a lesson, but maybe it'll teach the BAU to keep to the rules."
The unSub reached forward and ungagged Reid, and removed the shirt from his body, leaving Reid shivering and unsure of what was to come.
Spencer heard a click and then felt a searing hot pain across his back, making him cry out.
Spencer fought, trying to get out of the chains and get out of the basement, and to avoid the raining blows that left him with stars in his eyes.
The team should be here, why weren't they here? Had they decided to leave him? Oh God, couldn't they make it stop?
"AH! STOP, PLEASE, I'M SORRY!" cried Spencer, tears flowing down his face as he sobbed into his arm.
They didn't stop.
"STOP, PLEASE. MORGAN, HELP ME!" Spencer didn't know what else to do. Morgan could make him stop. He could save him.
Crack. Cry. Crack. "AHAH! GIDEON, STOP! Make him stop, oh God, ah!" Gideon, his father, he could help. He would come down the stairs any minute now, and kill the unSub. Getting him away from Spener…
Crack. Cry. Crack. No one came. "HOTCH! HELP, PLEASE HELP ME. God, stop, it hurts!" sobbed Spencer, his voice raw and reduced now to a loud whisper.
"JJ, help me, I'm here," Spencer whispered into his arm, picturing her face, laughing at whatever stupid statistic he had just rambled off. "I'm right here, Emily, Garcia, find me, please. AH!"
Spencer could feel hot blood fall off his back and onto the cement floor. He gasped and wheezed for breath as his hair dripped from the sweat and tears rolling down his face.
After a few more cracks, it ended, leaving a sobbing Reid on the ground, knees pulled up to his chest, afraid to move because every time he did, a fresh wave of nausea and intense pain overcame him.
Spencer heard another click faintly through his exhausted sobs.
The unSub stared at him thoughtfully for a few more minutes.
"You brought this upon yourself, Spencer. You made me do this. Hopefully, now you have learned."
The unSub began ascending the stairs after pocketing whatever had been on the table.
He stopped, saying, "We'll leave soon. I'll get you out of here, away from those who try to hurt you."
The door closed as the unSub left Spencer along, in the dark basement. He hated the dark.
Where were they? Why didn't they stop him? He had cried, begged, shouted, and nothing happened. It was pointless. They weren't going to find him.
The unSub was going to take him away, from his family. The only family he had left.
A gut-wrenching sob echoed in the basement, as Spencer let the horrifying truth set into his soul. No one was coming…
…..
Gideon stared at the tape recorder on the conference room table. It wasn't instructions, so what was it?
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Author's Note:
Please please please please please please review! I will love you forever!
To all of you who have been reviewing, you are the absolute greatest.
Pray for me, math and science finals tomorrow….oh my. I'll try to update soon. This story is so much fun to write. Don't you love cliffhangers? ( cough, Season finale, cough)
With love, MissdaVinci77
