On the third floor, Prentiss and Rossi both dropped their harnesses and dodged behind two pillars at the sound of gunshots. They had entered through the windows smoothly behind a row of SWAT members- now was time for the fight. There was no sign of Reid, Morgan, and Garcia which worried both agents.
At the center of the room, the SWAT team was advancing quickly through the floor; Walker's original estimation of the amount of men was incorrect- there were fourteen instead of six.
Prentiss stepped out from the pillar and fired two shots, killing a man who was about to shoot a SWAT member. She stepped back behind the pillar; she could see Rossi firing shots in the corner of her eye. Suddenly, she heard the click of a gun from behind her. She turned around slowly and found herself face-to-face with Jackson.
"Back for more?" he taunted. Prentiss glared at him and spat back, "Bring it." Rossi suddenly fired a shot towards Jackson, allowing Prentiss time to knock the gun out of Jackson's hand.
She then flipped Jackson over and attempted to reach for her gun. He grabbed her ankle and yanked the profiler to the floor. She landed with a thump, turned over, and kicked Jackson in the head. He pulled her towards him, which caused Prentiss to head-butt him. Jackson let out a yelp and landed back on his knees, allowing Prentiss time to try and run for her gun.
"You little-" he growled and darted after her. Right before Prentiss was about to reach for her gun, Jackson tackled her , causing both to tumble across the warehouse floor. After a tumble, a gunshot went off, resulting in silence.
On the stairwell between the first and second, Walker crept towards the second floor doorway with Hotch and JJ behind him. He turned to the FBI agents and whispered, "Ready?"
JJ and Hotch nodded and Walker stepped onto the floor, spraying bullets towards Indigo's men. The SWAT leader only made it a few feet in to the room before a bullet from one of Indigo's men stuck him in the neck, killing him instantly.
Damn it! Hotch thought as he limped up to steps and peeked around the doorway. He put his free hand behind him towards JJ, signaling her to get ready to run for it. Once the focus of the shooting moved towards the left side of the floor, Hotch pulled JJ forward and dashed towards a large concrete pillar on the right side of the floor.
"Hotch, we're outnumbered!" JJ yelled to the Unit Chief as she counted five of Indigo's men and just one surviving SWAT member. He was cornered behind a opposing pillar with three of Indigo's men on one side and two on the other. The SWAT member was able to kill two before he was shot dead.
Hotch stepped out behind the pillar and shot down one of Indigo's men in the back. The remaining two turned around and started firing back. Hotch sprinted towards another pillar located five feet away and ducked behind it. The two men fired five shots before quietly walking forward, ready to shoot down their enemies.
"Here kitty, kitty," one of them suddenly taunted. JJ pushed herself against the large pillar and held her gun close to her face, once she realized that he was only a few feet away. Across from her, Hotch eyed the second gunman who was walking towards him. Still out of sight, both FBI agents exchanged looks before both stepped out from behind the pillars and fired towards the gunmen.
Hotch's shot instantly killed the gunman closest to him; however, JJ's bullet narrowly missed the other gunman, allowing him a chance to fire a shot that hit her on the vest, also nicking her shoulder. Before the gunman could fire off another shot, Hotch pulled out his backup weapon and fired two shots into the gunman.
JJ fell onto her back and felt a piercing pain below the clavicle. With her good arm, she unstrapped her vest as Hotch bent down and asked, "Are you ok?"
JJ pulled off the vest and groaned, "Ow…." Hotch helped her to her feet as she muttered, "Thanks for that."
"You sure you ok?" he repeated, causing JJ to smile. She began to cradle her arm and answered, "I'm alright. It's-ouch." Her smile soon disappeared at the worried look on Hotch's face.
"It's quiet upstairs," Hotch stated. He looked up to the ceiling, "It's too quiet upstairs.
Emily! Rossi! JJ gave him an alarming look before both ran towards the stairwell that led to the third floor.
Upstairs, Rossi exclaimed "Emily?" after firing two shots into one of Indigo's men. He could only see both Prentiss and Jackson lying still on across from him. Rossi glanced around the pillar he was hiding behind and spotted a man hiding behind a pillar diagonal from where Rossi was. The agent took a breath and stopped out from behind the pillar. The other man stepped out as well to fire, but Rossi fired two bullets that hit the man in the chest. He then dashed to where Prentiss and Jackson laid and pushed the dead CIA agent off of Prentiss.
Jackson rolled over easily and Rossi saw a bullet hole in the man's chest. He turned his attention back to Prentiss, who started coughing.
"Talk to me, Emily," Rossi muttered. The brunette groaned and put a hand to the back of her head. "Oww….I hit my head and the bloody gun jabbed me in the ribs."
"Yeah…don't scary me like that," Rossi said. He helped Prentiss stand to her feet and observed the floor.
"How many did we get?" Prentiss asked, taking a few steps forward. Four SWAT members were standing in the middle of the floor, examining their weapons.
"12 or 14. A little more than what Walker had said."
"He also said Morgan, Penelope, and Reid would be on the floor and where are the explosives?"
Rossi scanned the north end of the floor and spotted a small metal door. "Maybe over there?"
Both agents jogged over to the door and began to hear ticking and squeals that sounded like Garcia. Prentiss put her ear against the door as JJ and Hotch suddenly ran up to them. Hotch put a hand on Rossi's shoulder and asked, "Are you guys ok?"
"Yeah- are you two ok?" Prentiss said at the sight of the two agents- a trail of blood had gone down Hotch's leg and a small part of blood had appeared on JJ's shoulder.
Hotch pointed to the metal door, "We're ok. The door?"
"Yeah, it sounds like they might be in there," Rossi answered." Let's get it open." Rossi waved over the four agents and looked over to the door. Two SWAT members aimed their guns at the door while two pulled the heavy door forward. Once opened, Prentiss walked towards the doorway and stopped at the sight of what was inside.
The four agents approached the door and Rossi and Prentiss pulled the heavy door towards them, revealing a large room.
"You've got to be kidding," she muttered. At the center room sat Morgan, Garcia, and Reid- all staring back at the team with nervous looks on their face. Surrounding them were four trip wires, each carefully placed to prevent the three from leaving the room. At the back of the room sat a large pile of explosives, all armed and ready to explode.
Reid looked to his teammates at the door and said, "I suppose none of you know how to get us out of this, do you?"