"Alright." Hotch said from the passenger's seat of the SUV. "We're almost there. Derek, Rossi, go around back, Reid and I will take the front."
The SUV sped around a final corner, where they saw the Schmidt's residence appear before them, along with the SUV Emily and JJ had taken and a dark van that they assumed belonged to Doyle and his men. Screeching to a stop, the four men quickly exited the SUV and took off in the direction of the house.
"Shit!" Morgan called, as he rounded the back of the dark van and saw JJ laying lifeless in the street. "Call a medic! JJ's down!" He fell to his knees beside her, checking for her pulse. "She's still breathing but she's unconscious."
Reid quickly dialed for a medic and knelt beside JJ with concern. "I'll stay with her until the medics get here, you guys go ahead." He said with a nod toward the house.
Morgan, Hotch and Rossi nodded and proceeded toward the house, taking their places at the front and back doors. On the count of three they kicked the doors in simultaneously.
"FBI!" All three men shouted in unison as they entered the Schmidt's residence, clearing rooms as they went. In the front of the house, Hotch stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Mrs. Schmidt's lifeless body. He checked for a pulse before letting out a small sigh.
"Mrs. Schmidt is gone." He called out before continuing his search of the house.
"CLEAR!" Morgan called from the last room upstairs, before trudging down the stairs to where Rossi and Hotch stood. "They're gone. Emily's not here. Doyle's got her."
Simultaneously, all three men let out a sigh before returning to the street where medics where getting JJ loaded into an ambulance. She had regained consciousness and was calling for Emily.
"No!" She called out, "I'm fine! I need to find her!"
"JJ, you're not fine. You were unconscious for who knows how long. You need medical attention." Hotch said, looking his agent in the eyes. "We'll find her, JJ, I promise we will."
JJ sighed painfully as her eyes welled up with tears. "We better. I need her." She managed to choke out with a sob.
JJ needed Emily more than she knew. And unbeknownst to JJ, Emily needed her too. Doyle wouldn't hurt her again. The team wouldn't allow him to. But JJ, she felt so desperate and helpless as the ambulance began it's journey to the hospital.
"I need her." She mumbled again, this time to herself. "I need her so much."