Author's Note: This chapter was actually so big I had to break it up. So you'll get the rest next chapter. I am slightly worried that my dear Anna might be going Mary Sue on me, so I'm tweaking her parts in the next chapter to keep that from happening. There's nothing I hate more than a perfect woman (so I naturally dislike the woman from the spin-off, whom I don't even deem impirtant enough to remember her name). I appreciate all the Favorites and Alerts, but I am a starving author, and reviews are like delicious Reid-shaped cookies to me. So could I get some read-and-reviews? Thanks and Enjoy!

Chapter Ten

*Earlier that day*

The team was just about to leave the press conference when Morgan's phone rang.

"Hey Garcia," he announced. "Hold on, I'm gonna out you on speaker."

"Go, Garcia," said Hotch. "Do you have anything?"

"I sure do, Boss Man," said Garcia. "Reid was right; about eight months ago, a woman was found dead, buried under some leaves in the woods. Her name was Melanie Davis. She looks, like, freaky close to our victims. Brown hair and eyes, all."

"Why weren't the cases connected?" asked Hotch.

Except for how similar the victims look, nothing's the same. Melanie was strangled."

"Okay, thanks, Garcia. Keep looking into that."

"Got it. Out." She hung up.

Hotch turned to his team.

"Morgan, take the Myers' home, fill Reid in. Emily and JJ, call Garcia back, find out where Melanie's parents live, and interview them."

"Got it," said Morgan. He walked over to the Myers' and they all left with JJ and Emily.

Morgan and the Myers' arrived back at the house, where Morgan immediately noticed something amiss: the SUV left for Reid was gone.

Aww, man, this isn't good, thought Morgan.

He and the Myers' walked up to the back door, where Mrs. Myers unlocked it. Morgan entered first. He made his way through the whole house, calling Reid's name. He finally concluded that the genius was not there.

"Damn," he swore. No note, not text, no phone call.

"Where's Dr. Reid?" asked Mrs. Myers.

"I don't know, but I'm gonna find out," said Morgan. He took out his cell phone and dialed.

"Hotchner."

"Hotch, something's wrong. Reid's not here, his SUV's gone, and there's no note."

Hotch was silent on the other end. Finally, he spoke.

"Go over the house, we'll meet you there."

"Okay," said Morgan, closing his phone. He turned to the Myers. "I'm sorry, but I'm gonna ask you not to touch anything. My team will be here soon. Dr. Reid is missing."

xXx

Emily and JJ had called Garcia, gotten Melanie Davis' parents' address, and were on their way there. JJ's phone started to ring.

"Yeah, JJ," she answered.

"JJ, it's Hotch."

"Hey, Hotch," said JJ. "We're on our way to the Davis' house now."

"JJ, Reid's missing."

"What?" she asked sharply.

"What is it?" asked Emily.

"Morgan took the Myers' home. Reid's SUV was gone, and he's not there. There's no note, no text, and he didn't call anyone. I've got Rossi with me now, we're heading to the house."

"Oh my God," said JJ. "Do--do you want us to go, too?"

"No, you and Prentiss go interview Melanie's parents. Maybe they have something that could help us."

"Alright." JJ hung up.

"What's wrong?" asked Emily, panicked.

"Reid's missing."

Emily slammed on the brakes and the vehicle jolted.

"What?" she screeched.

"Reid's missing. Hotch wants us to still go interview the parents."

Emily sat for the moment, then put the SUV back in gear and they took off.

They arrived at the house and hurried to knock on the door. A thin woman with gray hair answered.

"Hello?" she asked.

"Hello, Mrs. Davis? We're with the FBI," said Emily, as she and JJ flashed their credentials. "I'm Agent Prentiss and this is Agent Jareau. We were hoping you could answer a few questions about your daughter."

"But my Melanie's dead," said Mrs. Davis.

"We know, ma'am," said JJ softly. "We think that the man who murdered her may be hurting other woman."

Mrs. Davis hesitated for a moment, but then stepped back. "Come in," she said.

JJ and Emily walked inside, then sat down in the living room.

"I don't know who killed my daughter," said Mrs. Davis, "but I'll answer anything I know."

JJ started. "Did you by any chance watch the press conference that ran this afternoon?"

"About the woman who was kidnapped? Myers, I think her last name was?"

"Yes, ma'am," said JJ. "Anna Myers. She's the latest victim in a string of abductions and murders. And we think that whoever's responsible for your daughter's murder may also be committing these crimes."

Mrs. Davis' hands flew to her mouth in horror. "Oh my," she said.

"Mrs. Davis, could you or your husband tell us what your daughter was doing before her death?" asked Emily.

"My...my husband died two months ago," said Mrs. Davis. "I think it was the grief." She paused for a moment. "Melanie and just turned twenty-six the month before she was killed. She was a nurse, a CNA. She was living on her own, she had her own place. But, in the months before her death, she had met a boy. She started spending nights at his house. Melanie assured me that they weren't doing anything, but I still wished she'd stay at her own place at night."

"Did you ever meet this boy?" asked JJ.

"Yes, at the funeral. He was supposed to come over for lunch, but Melanie was murdered the day before."

"What impression did he give you?" Emily asked. "Did he make you feel uncomfortable...?"

"Oh no," said Mrs. Davis. "He was a little shy, but he seemed sweet."

"Do you know his name?" asked JJ.

"Yes, it was Dylan something. Uh, Morris, I think."

Emily's and JJ's eyes lit up.

"Is that helpful?" asked Mrs. Davis.

"Yes, very much," said JJ. "Thank you for helping us."

The girls hurried out of the house and into the SUV, desperate to call Hotch and Garcia.

xXx

Hotch and Rossi had just arrived at the Myers' house, where they helped Morgan look for anything that might help them find their young genius.

Suddenly, Morgan's phone rang. He looked at the number. Reid. He answered it immediately.

"Reid, where the hell are you?"

No one answered.

"Hello? Hello?!?"

He heard a thud, a yelp, and then the line went dead.

"Reid!" Morgan yelled into the phone.

Hotch and Rossi had come running.

"Morgan, what is it?" asked Hotch.

"Reid called me, but he didn't say anything. All I heard was someone yelling, and then it went dead."

Hotch's face turned grave. "So it's safe to say that Reid's been abducted."

"Yeah," agreed Morgan seriously, shaking his head. "He must have seen something we didn't and took off after it. Damn!"

"We need to figure out what he did," said Hotch. "It's the only way to find him. And if we find him, we may find Anna Myers."

"Dammit, kid, what did you get yourself into now?" Derek mumbled.