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Chapter Eleven: The Search

With Morgan driving it only took them a little over three hours to get up the mountain and through the woods. The directions lead them straight to a clearing and on the edge was an old cabin. There wasn't a car of any kind, in fact it seemed empty. Morgan wanted to charge right in, but knew it would be safer for Penelope if they went together. So as a team they moved toward the cabin as some police officers went around back. Morgan kicked open the door and they spread out to clear the room. Nothing. They moved on through the rest of the house, but no one was there.

Twenty minutes later they were all gathered outside.

"I can't believe it. She's not here. Damn it!" said Morgan angrily as he kicked a rock as hard as possible

"What about basements, attics, any hidden rooms?" asked JJ in case the others had found something she hadn't

"No, it was gone over with a comb and the cops are tearing the place up just in case, but there's nothing." Said Emily tiredly

"If she's not here then where the hell is he holding her?" asked Morgan to no one in particular

Hotch was just about to call off the search of the house when he noticed Reid had wondered over to the edge of the woods and was bending down. He started over and the others then noticed Reid too and followed.

"What's up Reid" asked Morgan trying to contain his anger

Reid then stood back up and showed them what he had found. It was a piece of clothe.

"Is that what I think it is?" asked Emily

"I think it's the clothe he used to drug Garcia." Answered Reid

"Look, a little further on past these trees you can see a path. It looks big enough for a car" said Morgan who had gone closer to the trees.

"Should we follow it?" asked Prentiss

"Doesn't look like we have much of a chose." Said JJ "But were going to have to walk some of the way, the SUV wont go through there."

"We'll tell the police to meet us a little further and we'll start following the path." Said Hotch

"We have to hurry; Garcia only has a few hours left." Said Prentiss

So the team started to make their way to the little path and when they got there they found tire tracks. A few minutes after they had started to follow the path a police car met up with them and they continued to follow the tracks that would hopefully lead them to Penelope.

Rigswood had just thrown her back into the cell, or her 'room' as he liked to call it, and she was about ready to give up. At this point Garcia was hopping he'd just kill her, it'd probably be a whole lot less painful.

She couldn't hold it back anymore. She cried. Tears mixed with blood, dirt, and sweat ran down her cheeks as fire exploded all over her body at the simple action of crying.

She had tried to get away once during their second 'session'. Rigswood had left for a minute and had left the door at the top of the stairs slightly ajar because he thought she was unconscious. She basically had to crawl, but she finally made it to the top of the stairs. She looked through the door and didn't see him, so she crept out trying not to move the heavy door to much. She had been so close. Just as she was about five feet from the door he came up behind her. She tried to fight, but he had forced a chain around her neck and pain exploded everywhere. Her vision became fuzzy and she didn't even realize he was dragging her back down the stairs, until he pushed her down on her knees in front of that old porcelain tub. He put spiked chains on her wrists and tied them behind her back. He had then removed the chain around her neck and before she could even take a good breathe he forced her head into the bathtub that was filled with water. Just as some water got in her lungs he pulled her head up by her hair. She coughed trying to get the water out and he forced her head back underwater. She tried to come back up but he was too strong and she was in too much pain. He had repeated that a few times and then went back to 'introducing' her to his toys as if nothing had happened.

But that was hours ago. Now she was in even more pain than she thought possible. Rigswood had used every single one of his 'toys' on her. She was slowly dieing and she knew it. She also knew she didn't have much longer before he cut her hand off and then killed her. She didn't like to admit it, but she was secretly looking forward to death. Maybe then the pain would go away.

But she couldn't, wouldn't, give up faith in her friends, not yet. They were her family. She knew they wouldn't give up. The question was would they get there in time.

She knew that she had imagined it, but there had been a time, while Rigswood was stripping her to put a rag on her, that she had heard a voice. But not just any voice, Derek's. It sounded far away, but she knew it was him. He had said not to give up. She then realized that it hadn't been an actual voice, but a memory. She had remembered when he said that while Reid had been kidnapped and they were watching him on the computer and she knew that if he could see her he would say the same thing.

So she wouldn't give up. Instead she'd force herself to stay alive just a little longer and she'd fight. It may not help, but at least she could say she tried.

She was so tired she just wanted to go to sleep. She closed her eyes and the last thing she saw before being awakened by Rigswood again, was her team smiling and laughing.

They were getting closer, he could feel. 'I'm coming baby girl. And when I get there that son of a bitch well regret the day he laid eyes on my angel.' Morgan thought as he tightened his grip on the steering wheel trying to pretend it was Rigswood. He then got a picture of what Rigswood had done to the other women and when he saw them turn into Penelope he sped up so fast Reid was slammed back against the seat next to him.

'God, will this ever be over?' Garcia thought to herself as she fell, turned to her side and started coughing up blood for what seemed like the hundredth time. She was running out of time and even if her team did find her soon it may be too late. She had a feeling in the pit of her stomach that if she fell asleep she probably wouldn't wake back up.

"Don't worry, my love, it'll be over soon." Rigswood said with a smile as he came up from behind her and petted her hair that was filled with blood and dirt.

His touch sent pain shooting through her body and she thought she was going to throw up. She was so tired, but she couldn't sleep, at least not yet.

It had only taken them a little over an hour find Rigswood's car, thanks to Morgan's driving. They got out of their cars, guns raised, and went toward Rigswood's car. It was empty.

"Hey, over here!" JJ yelled from a few feet away

The team ran over to her. Just behind a few trees they could see an old, two story factory that looked like it had been deserted for years.

"That must be the old factory the tech was talking about." Prentiss said

"Garcia has to be in there. It would give him more room and better security." Reid said

"Alright, let's go."

Hotch sent some of the police officers around back and some to stand watch outside in case Rigswood slipped through them some how.

"Remember, as much as I'm sure none of us want to, we need to at least try to Rigswood alive." Hotch said looking directly at Morgan who looked at him but didn't say anything

"Come on, let's get our tech back." Hotch said and he and the others began moving forward.

At the moment Rigswood had her chained to a giant, spiked wheel like thing. That's when she heard it, a loud boom from somewhere far away. Rigswood stopped and froze. The smile on his face fell and he looked up toward the stairs and then suddenly lounged forward. Garcia thought he was going to kill her, but instead he pulled her off the wheel and dragged her toward the wooden door that led to her 'room'. He threw her in, closed the door, and locked it. She then heard his footsteps on the stairs and the metal door snap shut. She was in complete darkness again. Her eyes began to drift shut and she was becoming increasingly dizzy and lightheaded. 'No' she thought to herself 'I have to stay awake'. But it was becoming harder to even think and the quite dark was calling her.

The team finally reached the door. Hotch and Reid stood on either side as Morgan stood in front. Hotch nodded and Morgan kicked the door wide open. It flew back and hit the wall so hard it made an echoing boom. They then rushed in and cleared the room.

There were cobwebs and dust everywhere. They continued to move forward as Hotch sent the police officers that were with them to check other rooms. It was extremely quite. Then finally they found a room with a light coming from under the door.

Morgan didn't even wait to be told, he kicked the door in and the team flooded in.

"This must be were he sleeps." Reid stated

The room was dimly lit and had a single cot, a microwave, a small mini refrigerator, and a chest with clothes in it. But there wasn't anyone there.

"Wait, did you hear that?" JJ asked

They all listened and that time they all heard it. Footsteps. They left the room and turned the corner and there was Rigswood, gun in hand.

"Freeze!" Hotch yelled pointing his gun at Rigswood's forehead

"You're surrounded. There are still more cops coming. Give up and we won't shoot you." Prentiss said angrily

Morgan had remained silent until he noticed the man's hands and clothes were covered in blood. 'Penelope' he thought. He couldn't take it anymore; he ran forward, completely surprising Rigswood. Before Rigswood could even put a hand up, Morgan had the gun out of his hand and him lying flat on his back. Morgan relished all his pent up anger in just a few punches and still kept going.

The others then came forward, a bit slower than they could have, and pulled him off. Reid and JJ arrested Rigswood while Hotch and Emily used all their strength to hold Morgan back.

"Where is she!" Hotch almost yelled once Reid and JJ had Rigswood standing. His face was covered in blood and a bruise was already forming on his eye. Even with Morgan glaring at him and the others looking like they wished it could have been them who beet Rigswood up, he still just stood there and smirked.

Morgan came foreward and grabbed Rigswood's shirt. "I'm only going to ask you this one time, where is Penelope?!" he said almost snarling

Rigswood continued to just stand there and smirk. Morgan pulled his hand back and was about to finish what he started but Hotch interrupted him.

"Take him outside and watch him closely." Hotch said to the officers who Morgan hadn't even noticed come in.

"Even if you find her, it may be too late." Rigswood said as they took him away. He stopped before continuing. "And besides even if she does live she'll never be able to forget me. I'll haunt her for the rest of her life. I'll never be gone, at least not for her." He said smiling. The officers then continued to take him outside so that the BAU team wouldn't kill the man were he stood.

"We're going to split up and search the whole place. She's here somewhere." Ordered Hotch

They had been through the entire place with help from the police officers, but they still hadn't found a clue to where Rigswood was holding Garcia. The BAU team was on the ground floor in a small room that looked like an old den. They were trying to think were she could be when Hotch noticed something. In front of a bookcase there were scuff marks and a single drop of dried blood.

"She must be near by." JJ said "Maybe a trapdoor or something."

Reid then walked over and examined the bookcase. "I think there's a door behind here." He stated a bit surprised

"Move Reid." Morgan said as he got a grip on the bookcase and pulled. It moved easily and sure enough there was an iron door.

"My turn." Prentiss said as she too came forward and stated to pick the lock with a pin she found on a near by table. But the lock was rigged so it wouldn't open. "Alright, well let's try this." She said pulling out her gun and shooting the lock.

It was unlocked and Morgan pushed the door open, gun drawn. When he and the others looked in they froze. At the bottom of the staircase was all sorts of torture equipment, blood, and even a couple of rats, but no Garcia. They began to make their way down the stair with no idea that Garcia was so close to them.

They reached the bottom and looked around. What they saw made them want to puck knowing that Garcia had been subjected to it.

"Guys, look" Reid said pointing to a small wooden door with locks on it.

Hotch held his gun up, pointed it directly at the lock and fired. The lock fell off and almost as one the team yanked the door open. When they saw what was inside their blood ran cold.

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