Do As I Say

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Chapter 10

Midnight Saturday, Jason Gideon walks up to the FBI building that he thought he'd never see again. He not only was entering this building again, but the life he's been running from. He believed that he was in search of something, not running from anything. But as he stepped closer to the BAU offices, he realized that since he left he's been running.

Isn't if funny that profilers are the last ones to know things about themselves. And now, Jason's been waiting for Morgan to say ANY thing to him. Jason knew Derek was mad at how Jason handled his departure from the BAU and their lives. Jason just didn't believe ANY one on the team could understand what had broke inside him. He'd never be the same after Sarah's death.

"Derek, are you going to say anything to me?" Jason baits him.

"No. I don't know if I could contain my anger and we need to focus on getting the girls back safely. They didn't run away like a coward. So focus on them and then you can get back to running. To disappear without a good bye." Morgan bitterly snaps at Jason as they got off the elevators on the sixth floor which housed the BAU offices. Hotch comes over and shakes Jason's hand. He was coming back from the lounge where the coffee was being held.

"Jason. Good to see you. Did Derek fill you in with what we have?" Hotch asks.

"Not exactly." Jason and Hotch look in the direction of Morgan.

"Sorry Jason. You know how gets. I think he's more upset for Reid. You know his big brother role. They tease each other, but they always have each others backs." Hotch explains, trying to get Jason to understand.

"No problem Aaron. I understand. I'm the same way. You all are like family to me. I just needed something else my family couldn't give me no matter how hard they all tried." Jason smiles and lays a reassuring hand on Hotch's shoulder.

"Ok, well let's get to work. The DNA test's supposed to be back anytime.." Hotch's cut off by Rossi rushing into the room.

"Hotch! Bad news! The blood's Jen's! That son of a bitch hurt my Jen!" Rossi's Italian temper showing somewhat.

"How much blood was there?" Gideon asks.

"Not much. But she's still bleeding. That could be the first drop! Hotch, I don't know how much of a beating Jen can take before she breaks. She's still not over all the stuff Lance put her through." Rossi says, in urgency.

"Who's Lance and what did he do to JJ?" Gideon asks concerned.

"Lance Lackerbee, FBI Agent from narcotics. Him and JJ started to date. Nothing heavy. Jen didn't want to date anymore because Lance's temper was getting out of hand. So she called him from her office here and told Lance that she didn't think that they should see each other anymore. They just didn't have much of anything in common. It was a Friday afternoon and pretty much everyone was gone. JJ thought Lance would just let it go. Maybe spread some rumors and let it be. JJ was here alone and he took her by surprise. He beat her pretty good. He tried to strangle her. I'd forgotten my briefcase and came back to get it. That's when I found him on top of JJ. Her cloths had been tore. She had blood all over her. Her leg and arms were flailing and he had his hands tightly around JJ's neck. Her lips were turning purple. After some time in the hospital and some therapy, she's slowly recovering. She testified against him and sent him to prison. But she's still not over it. And it's been almost two years." Rossi says, wiping away a stray tear at the memory of JJ beaten and broken.

"I'm so sorry you all had to endure that." Gideon says.

"We have to find them!" Rossi says, turning and leaving as quickly as he came in.

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Emily had went to the bathroom, washed up at the sink and changed into the cloths that she had packed for JJ's. It felt good to do all this. But she was worried terribly about JJ. She believed that the scream she heard was JJ's. So while Emily did all her bathroom stuff, she was crying at the thought of what had made her scream like that.

Emily walks out to Frank and they head back to Emily's cell. "What happened to JJ?" Emily asks, still dazed a little from the shock collar's earlier event.

"None of your business. Unless you want the same done to you." Frank says. They walk past the two cells and Emily's heart sinks. She can't help but think that JJ and Pen can't take the torture like her. She was trained to take it. JJ wasn't a full fledged field agent. Pen wasn't even an agent. Emily has had a lot done to her. The most memorable was Cyrus. She took a lot of his beatings. She came out of it with just bruises, cuts and nightmares. She could do it again. Then Frank shackled her back into the cell, removing the shock collar and left.

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Pen sits there on pins and needles afraid at every little noise. The unknown was the scariest. At least with knowing what's going to happen, you can pray, prase yourself and let it happen.

That's when the door opened and in came Frank. "Put this on. You can use the bathroom, wash up and change. But you have to put this on." Frank holds up the shock collar that had just been on Emily's neck.

This scared Pen. But she really needed to go. Plus the thought of washing up and changing made her feel better. So Pen let him put it on her. Then he unlocks her ankle shackle.

He walks her to the restroom and let's her do her thing. Pen took her time and stretched as much as she could. Her thoughts about JJ and Emily bringing her to tears. Then she would pray. It occurred to her to get out of this mess alive and she should start going to church. Only if God could get all of the team out safely.

Pen decides she needs to get back to her cell in case the boys came for her. It would be awful if they came to the rescue and she screwed it up. So Pen goes back out to Frank as soon as she can. He walks her back and shackles her back up. Then he removes the shock collar. He turns to leave, but Pen stops him with a question.

"Why do you want Jason Gideon?" Pen asks to Frank's back.

"I want to kill him my dear Penelope Garcia. And then I'm going to kill each and every one of your team members. Hmm, maybe I'll let Jason watch each of you die a slow and painful death and then kill him slow and painfully." Frank says, turning around to grin a smug grin at Pen. This sent shivers up and down her spine.

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