Summary : Late one night Morgan is awaken by Reid knocking on his door. Reid is agitated and has a feeling that something is going to go wrong. (Bad Summary, I know.) Morgan/Reid SLASH. Don't like, don't read. Rated M for language, violence and adult situation.
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Warnings - Language
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Chapter 11
"What's going on Hotch?" JJ wonders walking into the conference room with Prentiss.
"What happened?" Prentiss asks, seeing Hotch and Rossi exchange a worried look.
"Morgan was in the hospital and Reid's missing," Hotch finally answers softly.
"Oh my god!" JJ covers her mouth in shock.
"Is Morgan okay?" Prentiss asks softly.
"We sent Garcia to the hospital to be with Morgan. She called to inform us that he was already checking himself out and they will be on their way in soon." Hotch informs them.
"Do we know what happened?" JJ asks slightly paler than when she had entered.
"All we know is that Officer Martin was attacked by Tidwell. Tidwell then broke into Morgan's house and there was a struggle. Shots were fired, which caused the neighbors to call the police. Morgan was knocked unconscious at some point and Reid was kidnapped. We don't really know the details." Rossi fills them in.
"I need you both to go to the Morgan's house and see what you can figure out." Hotch instructs them. "I'll get Morgan's statement when he arrives. " With a quick nod of understanding, Prentiss leads JJ out the door, determination making its way onto their faces.
Reid looks around the room, surprised to find himself alone. He takes the opportunity to access his situation and look for a means of escape.
He quickly surmises that he is in a basement, if the concrete walls and lack of window were anything to go by.
Reid spends the next hour searching the room for anything that can be helpful. Nothing.
He drops down onto the bed he was chained to with a groan. He is exhausted, his whole body aching. He can't help it as his eyelids droop.
'Don't fall asleep Pretty Boy,' Reid hears Morgan say, 'you have a concussion.'
Reid tries to listen, having little success. He slowly slips into unconsciousness, his last conscious thoughts are of Morgan.
"Dr. Reid was kidnapped?" Strauss yells barging into Hotch's office once again.
"The APB out for Joseph Tidwell, who was positively identified by the officer stationed outside of Agent Morgan's house, has been updated. We are looking at every piece of evidence in order to locate both Reid, Tidwell, and whomever hired Tidwell." Hotch explains, his temper short. "There is not much anyone can do until forensics finishes at the scene." Hotch leaves her no place to argue.
Rossi pops up just before Strauss blows up at Hotch.
"Erin, you are not helping anything by coming in here and blaming anyone. Let us do our jobs." He tells her firmly. She just stares at him for a moment before leaving in a huff.
"Thanks." Hotch says with a frustrated sigh. Rossi just gives him a knowing smile.
"Morgan is here, do you want me to send him up?" Rossi finally explains why he is there in the first place after a moment's silence. Hotch nods releasing yet another sigh.
It's not a minute later that a knock comes to his door.
"Come in!" Hotch calls. "Shouldn't you still be in the hospital?" He says eyeing the younger man entering his office.
"I'm fine, just a scratch and minor concussion, nothing too serious." Hotch raises an eyebrow but doesn't argue.
"I need to take your statement if you're up to it." Hotch sighs.
"Anything that can help find Reid," Morgan says, dropping into a seat in front of Hotch.
"Can you tell me what happened?"
"Reid and I were asleep when a crash from the kitchen woke us up," Morgan begins, "We could hear Clooney barking. We grabbed our guns, I made Reid stay in the room while I went to investigate. I told him to call for backup."
"No call was received from your house." Hotch informs him grimly.
"I don't know why not," Morgan's eyebrows furrow in confusion.
"I'm sure there was a reason, what happened after you went to investigate?" Hotch gently prods.
"I saw Tidwell in the living room. He saw and tackled me. We ended up fighting. He shot his gun off three or four times, the last one grazing my arm." Morgan growls at the memory. "Using the momentary distraction, he hit me in the head with his gun. I don't know what happened after that. But if that bastard hurt Reid—"
"Morgan!" Hotch cuts him off. "I'm going to tell you straight out. If you get too emotionally invested in this, I will have no choice but to make you sit out." Hotch holds up a hand to stop Morgan's inevitable protest. "I don't care what relationship you may or may not have with Reid, you have to behave. If Strauss thinks we can't handle this, she will reassign the case."
"Understood." Morgan finally gives in, sending Hotch a grateful smile. Hotch returns the small smile before dismissing him. "Go help Garcia, she could use it."
Morgan nods, rushing out the door, hell bent on finding his Pretty Boy.
Prentiss and JJ look at Morgan's house, trying to think of it like it's any other crime scene. Entering the house, Prentiss steels herself.
"Let's work through what happened." Prentiss offers to JJ, who looks upset. JJ just gives a simple nod in response.
"We know Tidwell attacked Officer Martin at around 11:30," JJ begins.
"He breaks a window, which is how he gains entrance." Prentiss continues, nodding to the shattered glass on the ground.
"He comes into the living room, locking Clooney into a closet."
"Morgan comes out, telling Reid to stay back and call for backup. Why didn't anyone receive a call?" JJ asks, perplexed.
"It looks like the phone lines were cut," One of the CSU guys tells them, overhearing her comment.
"So the landline is cut. Why not use his cell phone?" Prentiss asks out loud.
"We found a wireless signal jammer in the living room."
"Where was it found?" JJ asks surprised.
"Under the entertainment center," he explains quickly.
"He must have lost it during a struggle." Prentiss reasons seeing the state of the living room, JJ heads down the hall.
"There's blood on the door frame of the bedroom, and the front of the door. I think Reid may have hit Tidwell," JJ calls excitedly back, pulling out her cell phone.
"You've reached the office of supreme knowledge." Garcia answers with less enthusiasm than usual.
"Garcia, we need you to update the APB on Tidwell. There is a likely chance he was shot."
"Good. Anything new?" Garcia asks desperate for some good news. JJ quickly fills her in on what they just figured out.
"We'll be on our way back in shortly." JJ tells her before hanging up.
A/N - Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out. I rewrote it four or five times trying to make it come out the way I wanted. I'm still not sure it has, but I didn't want to make everyone wait too much longer. Thanks to everyone who has been sticking around! ^_^
Not a lot of Reid this chapter. No worries though, we should be seeing more of him in the next one!