The Prisoners' Game

A/N: Hey guys! I didn't have the time to update sooner. Anyway I'm here now with a new chapter! About the last one, I've set an allusion about another TV show which, by the way, isn't Twilight (I thought it was 4 books and 4 movies... something like this). I won't tell the name of the show right away, I'll wait a little longer to see if anyone would guess it.

So! About this chapter, you remember that Reid is finally awake and you'll get to know how. I also decided to change the original story that I'd wrote a year ago and I've to say that it's completely different from the original but I think it's great. I hope you'll enjoy the chapter as well. All mistakes are my own!

Happy reading!

Chapter 10 -Reality is a nightmare.

(Hospital - 2:30 p.m)

''Oh my god, you're back!'' Prentiss exclaimed still unsure about how Spencer got over his coma. She was relief her friend was awake though. She eyed him with a smile on her face and noticed that he seemed a bit confused. "It's alright. You're safe." She comforted him and ran a hand over his forehead down to his cheekbone. The brunette turned her head toward her supervisor and saw the doctor Cooper showing up into the room followed by a nurse. "He's awake!" She shrieked. "How's that possible? You'd told us there was no chance..."

The doctor raised his hand and interrupted the brunette. "As soon as the lab got the results, they've sent it to us so that we can administer the treatment to the doctor Reid.'' Cooper explained gesturing with his hands while throwing a look at Spencer sometimes. Prentiss let out a sigh of relief and turned her head toward Reid and smiled.

Hotch furrowed his brow and crossed his arms. ''How you feeling?'' A concerned Hotch asked to his teammate. Reid eyed him confusingly as he tried to lift his back which seemed painful to move. His hands were clammy and were shaking. He felt a sort of pressure against his chest, making breathing more difficult. His head was killing him and keeping his eyes open was a real effort. The brunette saw the confusion and pain in the eyes of her friend and went closer to grab his hand and squeezed it.

"What happened?" The genius managed to say seeming out of breath. What was going on? Why was he in an Hospital room? Spencer slightly lifted his head to look the profilers and frowned. "Who are you?" He said still with his confusing look.

Prentiss mouth fell open as she backed away with a scared look. "Doctor, please tell us it's just a temporary symptom!"She exclaimed and exchanged a worrying glance with her supervisor. "This is temporary, right?" Her voice was shaking and her heart was beating hard in her chest. After everything they've gone through these last days, this was too much. A tear fell down along her cheek but she wiped it away. Hotch seemed also worried but he kept control, even though it was hard not to burst.

"His brain has lacked of oxygen more than twelve minutes. This might be a permanent consequence. We still have some tests to do. I will be more sure after the results. But you have to keep in mind that your friend as you know him might never come back." His words felt like if someone punched her right in her chest, she wanted to scream out. She wasn't sure if this situation was worst than if he would have died. What the hell was going on? What was this fucking nightmare? Emily wanted to wake herself up but apparently she wasn't sleeping. Prentiss was too focused on Reid that she didn't even notice that dr. Cooper had left the room. Hotch's phone buzzed and the black haired man took it off of his holster to answer it. He nodded and frowned few times before hanging up.

"They have a suspect." He stated. "I have to go back there." Prentiss nodded and added that she would stay at the hospital to watch over Reid. "O.K but I'll call Morgan to join you here. The suspect is after us and we all know that his next victim is going to be a FBI female agent. I don't want to take any risk and Morgan will help Reid to find his memory back..." He paused few seconds before resuming. "...If it's just a temporary lack of memory." He bowed his head to hide from Prentiss how mad he was at himself. He felt like if he'd abandoned Reid and he did not want to see another of his friend like this. Behind his stern face, there was that face that feared of losing people he cared about. Too much lives have been taken and he didn't want to lose another one.

"I understand." She nodded and turned her head toward Reid. "This is bad!" She worriedly articulated as Hotch said anything but agreed with her with a nod. They didn't see that coming at all. Of all their worst scenarios they made up, this one has never crossed their mind. Reid was alive and awake but all his memories were gone.

(BAU Rossi/Morgan)

Morgan and Rossi were sat at the round table of the conference room. Each divided up the sheets to find any other possible leads. "I wonder if we really have a step ahead from the suspect or if he's just fooling us again." Morgan grumbled as he put the sheet down on the table. "We know the pattern of the suspect." Rossi laid the sheets and listened his dark skinned co-worker. "He clearly wants us down. He kills two men then two women. The first are from the FBI and the second are from the court house. Well that was before we find the postman's body. If he stays faithful to his MO, his next target should be a FBI female agent." He shared his thoughts with Rossi.

"Do you have any idea whom the next victim could be?" The older questioned.

Morgan had a slight idea of whom it could be, but couldn't prove it for sure. The suspect had tried to kill two of his teammates and he wouldn't be surprised if that bastard was targeting another of his partners. The suspect already succeeded to sneak his mortal package into the BAU without being noticed and Morgan knew that that son of a bitch would find a way to get to Penelope, if she was his next victim. Another thought crossed his mind, what about Emily? Where was she? He knew the killer wasn't supposed to strike again until tomorrow morning but since they were getting closer to him, he might feel the need to change his MO as well. As he was still thinking about Emily, he felt his phone buzzing in his holster. Checking the ID screen, a feel of anxiety crossed his mind when he saw his supervisor's name on the screen. "Hotch?" He said with a voice full of concern.

Rossi looked at Morgan while he was speaking with their boss. He saw Morgan's gaze brightened as a smile of relief crossed his face. Then the cheerful look that Morgan had faded away to make way to a look that Rossi never saw on his partner. He couldn't tell if what he perceived in Morgan' eyes was anger, sadness, terror, despair or a mix of all. Rossi felt a shiver down the back of his spine. He didn't know what his supervisor was telling to Morgan but he could tell it wasn't good at all. When his partner snapped his phone off and put it back in his holster, Rossi shared a concerned look with him. " What's the matter?" He asked as he feared what the dark skinned profiler would say to him.

"Hotch said that JJ and Garcia might have a potential suspect. He's heading back here to interview him and he wants you to lead the interrogation. And I have to go to the hospital..." He paused and bowed his head as he clenched his fist. He took a deep breath before resuming. "Reid is awake." He stated with sadness.

"Why is that a bad thing?" Rossi asked still scared of the truth. When Morgan told him that Reid was awake, a feel of hope ran through his body but it got swept away by the fear of the truth.

"He doesn't remember anything. He doesn't remember us." Morgan had to take few breaths to keep himself under control. The tears wanted to spill out of his eyes but he smashed his fist on the table instead which made make a little start to Rossi.

(Hospital Morgan/Prentiss - 15:45)

Since Hotch had left her with Reid, Prentiss had remained silent in her seat staring at her partner. He'd fell asleep not long after Hotch's leaving. Prentiss didn't want to keep her eyes off of him by fear that things might get worst if she looked away. She knew it was stupid to think that way, she just couldn't help herself. A noise caught her attention and for the first time since she was alone with Reid, she allowed herself to look away. She half-smiled when she saw Morgan on the threshold of the door. "Hey." She mumbled softly as her eyes went back to Reid.

Morgan reached the brunette and laid his hand on her shoulder. "How is..." He couldn't finish his phrase because of the knot he had in his throat. He couldn't bring himself to ask that damn question. When Prentiss laid her hand on his own, he didn't know why but at this very moment, he felt reassured. For a second, he felt like if everything would be fine. But then his eyes went back to Reid and all his fear and anxiety came back. He felt Prentiss's hand squeezing his own, still laid on her shoulder. "He'll get through this." A minute ago he couldn't even ask her how his friend was and now he was reassuring Prentiss. Morgan kept repeating his own words over and over in his head. After all they've gone through this week, how worse it could get?

Reid slightly opened his eyes and saw the same woman he'd seen when he first woke up an hour ago. He then looked up and saw a dark skinned man standing next to the brunette. Both profilers eyed him wordlessly, unsure of what they should say. Morgan and Prentiss perceived how troubled Reid seemed and felt sad for him. They knew this was going to be quite difficult even if Reid's memory loss might be just a temporary thing. "How you feeling?" Prentiss decided to say, breaking the uncomfortable silence.

The chestnut haired man narrowed his eyes and stared his thumbs. "What happened to me? Why am I here?" His voice sounded half confused, half anxious. He turned his head to look at both profilers waiting for them to answer his questions.

"You almost died..." Prentiss couldn't manage to say more. She bowed her head like if she was sorry for him. "Someone poisoned you and you fell into a coma." The brunette shot a sad look at Reid and took hold of his hand.

Spencer made a jump when Prentiss touched him and quickly withdrew his hand from her hold and shot her an insecure look. "I need to be alone." He said with a definitive tone. "Please go." He demanded as he started to feel the exhaustion of his body. He had been awake for only fifteen minutes and was tired again. He needed to think and he needed some sleep. He just wanted to be alone.

"I'm sorry." Prentiss apologized. The brunette stood up and shared a nod with Morgan. "We'll leave you alone." She came closer to the bed and pulled out a paper with her number and her name written on it. "If there's anything." She paused few seconds, "Call" and handed the paper to Spencer.

"Okay... Emily." He said as he read the name of the brunette.

Morgan and Prentiss headed out the room to go back to the BAU. Just when they stepped into the vehicle, Morgan's phone started to ring. ''Baby girl, tell me you got something good?'' He answered right after he'd checked the ID screen...

(Garcia's office - 15:45)

''Did you manage to reach Bennett's father?'' Garcia asked to JJ who just got back in the technologist expert office. The blue-eyed profiler didn't answered Garcia's question, she just stood still with a sad look. The tech genius eyed JJ worriedly. "What? Did something happen?" She asked with a hint of fear in her voice.

''Spencer woke up..." As she stopped talking, JJ bowed her head. She saw that spark in her friend' eyes but she ducked her head before she could see the sadness taking over that hopeful spark in her eyes.

"What? But that's great! Right!" She exclaimed not so sure. "Did something bad happen? Oh my god, is he okay? What's wrong?" Panic took over her as she started picturing the worst scenarios. Her heart was thumping hard in her chest.

JJ reached an empty seat and sat next to Garcia. She looked up at her friend and took a deep breath. " The doctors aren't sure if it's just a temporary thing or not but hum..."

Garcia raised her eyebrow and tilted her head. "JJ, stop beating around the bush and tell me what's going on for god sake!"

"He lost his memory." Since Garcia didn't react, JJ repeated once again. "He doesn't remember anything."

The technologist expert stood still few seconds staring in JJ' eyes, unblinking. "Oh god..." was the only words that came out of her mouth. It couldn't be true, it just couldn't. She bowed her head and squeezed her eyes shut as she felt the tears threatening to spill down. When JJ took her hand, she looked up and met her gaze. Even if the petite blue eyed profiler was as shocked as Garcia, she managed to reassure the blond tech with a compassionate look. "Who's with..."

"Morgan and Prentiss are with him." JJ interrupted her still trying to reassure Garcia. When she saw her friend dial Morgan's phone number, she furrowed her brow asking why she was calling him.

"I just want to know if he's okay." JJ shared a sad look with her, not sure what to say. "I know." The tech blond added like if JJ had said something. "I know he doesn't remember anything, but I need to know if he's okay." JJ didn't argue with her and leaned back in her seat.

''Baby girl, tell me you got something good?'' The male voice answered.

''Uh well yes I have but..." As she'd stopped talking, Morgan asked her what was the matter. "JJ told me about Reid." She simply replied. "How is he?"

"He's okay." He answered on a sad tone. "Penelope, Reid is strong. He'll get through it. We'll help him." The brown skinned profiler said and Garcia agreed with him. "So tell me, what you got?"

"Hotch and Rossi are about to interview the suspect." While she was giving Morgan the information, JJ asked her to tell to Morgan and Prentiss to go back to the last crime scene as Hotch had demanded her earlier. "Hotch want you and Prentiss to return to the last scene while they're going to interview Bennett's father."

"Okay. Why does he want us there?" He said exiting the Hospital following by Prentiss. Garcia explained him that their supervisor wanted more pictures of the house and if they could also find any evidences that could relate Bennett's father to the other crimes. "Alright. We'll call if we find something. Take care, baby girl!"

"I'll do the same. Take care Derek and be careful." She said before hanging up the phone

Prentiss and Morgan got into the SUV and the male profiler started the engine. "We have a little detour to make before heading back to the bureau." He stated to Prentiss who asked him where they were going. "The last crime scene." The brunette nodded as Morgan started talking about the suspect that Hotch and Rossi were about to interview.

(Interrogation room - 15:10)

A man was quietly sat facing a one-way mirror. A weird expression crossed his gaze. He didn't look angry neither confused or proud to be there. He just seemed lost in his mind, probably thinking why he was here. He took few looks at his watch and not because he started being impatient, the man didn't seem anxious. Actually it's like if he didn't bother being in custody. He just waited patiently the agent who was about to interview him. After a quarter, Rossi opened the door and came into the room with a document in his hands. The man looked the profiler with a stunned expression. Rossi reached the potential suspect as he sat in front of him and laid one of his buttocks on the table

''It's been a while, Marvin.'' Rossi started whereas Bennett's father was still stunned by Rossi's presence.

So? What did you guys think? Why Rossi seems to know personally their potential suspect? He also seems to know him from a long time ago...

I'm being evil with Reid, I know! I think I'll leave him alone a little for the next chapters... Because it gets really really really (Have I forgot to say 'REALLY') INTENSE! And I'm sure y'all know what I'm talking about! Don't forget to review and I'll try to update the next chapter next week if I don't have too much work to do.

About the little game I've set in the previous chapter, tell me in the review if you want a hint about the name of the show...

Hope you enjoyed reading!

CalleighJ Xx