Midnight Sky

Chapter 21

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A/N: Sorry it took me so long update.

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I rejoined Morgan and Emily in the labs fifteen minutes later. It had been a work out to get up the stairs, but I had managed. I stopped out side the room for a minute or two to let my breathing even out so Morgan wonted worried about me.

The two of them were talking to the same man I had. The looked over to me when I walked in.

"We explained out worm hole theory to Mac, here, and we're in luck he knows a something about them." Morgan said walking over to me, and helping me make the last few feet. Obviously I hadn't been that good at hiding my pain.

"I did a little research on them and black holes when I was in college." The older man said with a grin. "I never thought it would come in handy."

"What'd you got?" I asked realizing my voice sounded strained.

"If the world would have been moved in the first place then it only makes sense that that's the only way back. It's not like you can open two holes, a large one and a small one. Once you have one you don't want to even try to do anything else, because the magnetic forces would be too much.

"They are also quite stable, despite what you would think, that means that if it started out big then it's going to stay big." Mac finished.

"Do you know what we would be looking for?" I asked.

Mac nodded. "They just asked me that." Emily nodded. "I would say that it would be a large arc way,"

"Like you see in the movies?" Morgan asked.

"Movies are actually quite accurate." I said with out thinking and Morgan gave me a large smile.

"Movie makers through a lot of time into researching the topic so they can make the best looking movie they can. They do over exaggerate a little, though. Like there probably wont be any flashing lights, or any of that."

"How would we reverse it?" Emily asked.

"That can only be answered by someone used to working with the machine. I would image each model would be different, any how."

We nodded and cleared a few more things up, nothing that I couldn't have said with out really knowing it. Then we went down stairs. It was time for breakfast and we all needed our strength if we wanted to save the world.

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Rossi hadn't said a thing all through the meal. I couldn't tell if that was a good think or not. Everyone else shared what they had come by. JJ and Kevin had looked into the Russians and had the one place they thought they would most likely find them. Even that news didn't spring something in Rossi. Morgan explained what Mac had told us. That news seemed to makes everyone a little more happy.

"Strauss says that it looks like it's going to take a good three days maybe to find a cure if not longer... or at all." Rossi spoke for the first time. He was looking at JJ and me. JJ only had a few hours, I had four days, then the rest of them could fall ill at any time really. With the iron I had lost track of who was sicker then the others. Then there was Jack and Haley.

"It's fine. Right now we need to focus on one thing at a time." JJ said.

"Okay." Rossi said after a long stare off with JJ. "Morgan, Reid, and I will go down and see the Russians in a few."

"Why don't we get to go?" Emily asked defensively.

"First your FBI, do you think their going to talk to us if we're with you." Morgan said, hoping to leave it at that.

"Then there's the point that you both are sick. JJ could fall back into the sickness any time now. And Emily's bound to get sick soon." Rossi said standing and I knew he had something on his mind. Maybe it was about the reason he could go talk to the Russian's in the first place. I didn't want to pry, knowing I wonted get anything if he didn't want me to know.

After JJ shared where we had to go everyone stood to go their own way. I stay seated through.

"You okay, Kid?" Morgan asked touching my shoulder.

"I'm fine, can I have a second to gather myself?" I asked and he left with out another word.

It wasn't until she spoke that I knew she was still there. "It's not your fault, Reid" JJ said sitting next to me.

I didn't look at her as I said, "I know... But I can't let you die..." My voice trailed off and I had to fight had the tears.

"I'm not going to die." I knew she didn't believe that. I was actually surprised that she was talking to me. Maybe by now her appending death and forced her to drop the past.

"What will I do if you do though?" I asked looking at her tears forming in my eyes. "Life wont be the same with out you."

"Life goes on within you and without you." JJ muttered tears of her own forming.

"I promise I'll do what ever it takes to save you." I said standing.

She smiled and hugged me. A few minutes later we went to rejoin our friends.

Morgan, Rossi, and I left a few minutes after that. Most my strength had come back by now. The head-ache was getting worse and worse, though, and I was afraid I knew how we were all going to die. For a second I thought I might share this with Emily or JJ but I figured the FBI already knew this.

When we exited the building I found the the sun was out, again, which I thought was odd. After all I had been told it was cloudy most the time. The sun a blazing hot, and I couldn't help but stare at it, in an indirect angle of course, and wonder if it looked any different then before. Smaller or something. But it seemed the same and I almost felt like it could never be possible that unless then two days it was going to go supernova.

The trip was a short one. The Russians had housed their organization in a building much like the FBI's only a mile away. I did find myself winded but the meal, full of iron, was helping give me strength. We paused a moment outside the building and went over what we were going to say again. We had to make sure that first they never guessed that I was infected, else they might throw us out, and secondly that all we wanted was to stop the world from ending, like them.

Then we entered the building much like was had the FBI. This time no-one had a gun, not even a hidden one. Chances were if they found we were armed they would thing we were here to betray them. The entire way looked about the same but was filled with guards, all pointing guns at us.

I trusted that Rossi would get us through but I couldn't help but feel a sudden sense of dread and fear. My mostly healed wounds ached at the thought of being shot again and I had to fight back a sudden urge to throw-up.

"I'm David Rossi." Rossi stated but none of the men moved. "I'd like to speak the the man in charge?"

"Who are your friends?" One of them asked in a heavy Russian accent and I was reminded of that case many years ago with the Russian Mob cutting off peoples fingers.

"These are my companions. Derek Morgan and Spencer Reid." Rossi answered not even at all nervous.

"What do you want?" The same man asked.

"The same thing you want, not to die when the sun explodes." Rossi said.

The shock was apparent on the man's face. Still holding his gun at us he turned to another and said something in Russian. That guy got on the radio and said something. I never really knew much Russian but from what I did know he was calling for the leader. A voice answered the call and the two talked for a minute before finally an agreement was made.

"Come." The man who first talked ordered.

Rossi was the first one to move. I had expected Morgan to go next, but obviously he didn't want me behind him so I stepped in behind Rossi. Behind Morgan another man with a gun followed. We exited the entire room and walked down a few halls. The building seemed to be an old medical building that used to house a punch of doctors and dentists.

We were lead to a small waiting room type room. There we sat on hard chairs for a good fifteen minutes with our two gun men at the door. We didn't speak or communicate in any way. Finally the door opened and the two guards left before another Russian man walked in.

Behind him came Hotch. By far he looked the normal-est out of everyone. Gravity had taken effect on his hair and it fell onto his forehead. And there was a small bread starting to grow on his Chin, That remember me that i hadn't shaved in over a week. I had never been able to grow a bread, but there was sure to be some hair on my face.

I nearly jumped out of my seat when I saw him. I wanted so much to go up and huge him. Tell him about Gideon. Ask him what was going on. But I restrained myself. Though for a second I couldn't keep my glee off my face. I was sure if I looked at any of the others they would have the same look that I did, even if for just a second.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Dave." The man said and Rossi stood and shock his hand.

"Hello Peter, nice to see you again." Rossi answered.

Morgan and I stood up next and shook hands with Peter introducing ourselves.

"I understand that you want to help and save the world?" Peter asked as if unsure.

"That's right. We really don't want to die in a couple of days, either." Rossi said with a laugh and I got the impression that the two men had spent a lot of time together.

"This is Aaron Reegan." Peter introduced Hotch.

"Hello Aaron." Rossi shook hands with him. I wanted to also, but I know I wouldn't be able to hold myself together if I did.

"He is from Holland's side of the pond. He don't want to world to end either, so he's agreed to help us. He works with the worm hole." Peter explained and Hotch nodded.

"So you know who to reverse this?" I asked quickly.

"Yes, and I think I can help you do it." Hotch said with the same stern look he always had, though there was a gleam in his eye.