A/N : SOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! I had like writer's block or something! I had like fifty different ways I could go about with this chapter, but I just went with this way. Thanks for the patience and reviews and follows and everything else!
I don't own CM or their characters!
Just for a recap, in the previous chapters, Reid distracted Dale so JJ and Henry could get away...
JJ ran into Alex.. Alex stayed back to help Reid. JJ continued to run.
The team is starting to think William Reid could be an accomplice.
Alex pulled the gun and shots were fired.
JJ's feeling guilty that Reid sacrificed his life for her.
BACK TO THE STORY NOW! *Updated*
JJ cried out in happiness as she quickly ran into the middle of the road. She looked both ways, noticing that the road was quiet. She knew it was late in the afternoon, because of the slight heat, but it didn't faze her. Henry had fallen asleep so she knew he wouldn't fuss for maybe another hour. Right now, she was worried if someone would drive by. She walked out of the street, not wanting to become road kill, and began walking. She knew a car would come eventually, but if she followed the road she may at least get to a town or even a sign that tells her where she is. All she needed was a phone.
Her thoughts were still on Spencer. She couldn't believe they separated on bad terms. She can't believe that she left Alex back there. Although she hated the girl, she didn't want her to be dead trying to save Spencer. JJ believed she was bad news from the start, but her actions showed JJ to never judge a book by it's cover. Even though Alex may have hurt Spencer in the end over something quite stupid, she knew it was just a mistake. She did seem genuinely worried when JJ called her and informed her of Spencer's hospitalization. JJ now felt guilty for kissing Spencer. He opened his heart and told her how he felt about the current situation with Alex. In return, she decided to mess with his mind by kissing him-which he didn't even return. JJ was so sure it would've worked. Hell, it worked when Alex did it. JJ realized that she wasn't Alex though. Yes, she was jealous, and she slightly wondered if Spencer would react the same way. 'All of this over jealousy?!' She heard his voice say in her mind. JJ sighed in sadness. Yes, all of this happened because of jealousy. Spencer gets to pay the cost in one form, but JJ has to live with the rest. 'At least they died together,' JJ thought morbidly.
Spencer was her best friend. He promised her that he wouldn't let it get bad for her. Compared to what he's been through, he kept that promise. The price was his life.
She will never let that go. This was worse than Hankel. She felt guilty, yes, but Hankel only took him. This time, she went along for the ride, but ran away. 'Survivors Guilt.' She reasoned with herself.
She was impeccably thirsty and she knew when Henry woke up, he would be too.
She only hoped that someone would drive by and help them.
The body laid before him.
Limp.
Temperature dropping.
Blood and pieces of brain splattered on the floor.
It took all he had to not throw up.
Overkill.
Spencer was in shock. He slowly took his eyes off of the body and looked into the eyes of Alex. Her face was blank, despite the smirk. Her once loving eyes were now cold. Spencer saw the whole transformation in shock. This was not the girl he knew. This was someone totally different. "I've been waiting to do that for a looong time now," She said softly. Spencer couldn't find the will to speak. This girl just smiled as she killed this man. Spencer didn't want to believe it. It was too much for him to handle.
"What's wrong Spencer?" Alex questioned innocently. That was enough to make Spencer inwardly panic. "Y-you... You just.." Spencer shook his head. This was mind-boggling. "Spencer, you're bleeding," Alex said quickly. Spencer had forgotten all about that. He pushed himself off of Dale, sitting on the cold floor. He couldn't believe he nearly choked the man to death. He thought Dale was stronger than that.
"No matter what happens, your curiosity never fails. Brandon always thought he was super strong because he looked super strong. As you've finally realized, he's only strong when he's sure that you can't defend yourself. He preys on the weak. You challenged him in your way. Your thought was to get the man unconscious, and his plan was to show you who's in charge. Stupid man. Oh well. He's dead to me now. I mean that in every possible way," Alex giggled as she walked towards Spencer. Spencer shied away. He wasn't so sure how he felt about this whole new scenario.
"Come on, Spencer. You're telling me that you've never shot someone to save yourself?" Alex asked already knowing the answer.
"You... You just enjoyed... You killed for fun," Spencer said trying to formulate the correct words. "Well, I didn't particularly like him, you know," Alex said placing a hand on her hip while tossing the gun to the floor. "You shot him 4 times," Spencer breathed trying to figure it out. "Okay so maybe I really hated him, but I have my reasons," Alex said with a shrug.
"Reasons? What reasons? I can understand the impulse to kill, but to actually do it and be happy about it? Alex, that's-" "Crazy?" Alex smirked. When Spencer only stared at her she sighed. Her eyes met the blue eyes of the other woman. Alex knew Spencer wouldn't trust her. She had to bring out the big guns.
"Me and Dale go way back," Alex started. Spencer sat there in silence.
"He was a very troubled man and he used to talk to me as a way to vent some of his emotions. Long story short, some nights got out of hand and feelings were formed. He was possessive and never took no for an answer. He was enough to make me want to give up," Alex added dramatically. Spencer listened intently.
"He is abrasive and at first I thought it was because he was still getting over the emotions, but I was wrong. Spencer, I'm sorry, but he was just so..." Alex cut off with tears in her eyes.
"No, it's okay. I guess your anger from all of that got the best of you? Happens on some of our cases," Spencer said slowly.
"Thanks for understanding..." Alex said softly, then her face turned blank. Spencer watched in slight fascination. "You left me for Miss Jereau, didn't you?" Alex questioned. Spencer's eyes went wide at her accusation. "What? No! Why would I do tha-" He remembered the letter. It probably sounded that way. "Exactly," Alex glared angrily. "Alex, I was just scared. When I told you I loved somebody, I was referring to you. I just thought you hated me, so I just didn't want to make it worse," Spencer explained although a part of his mind was in fact on JJ.
"It's a good thing your cute," Alex snapped, causing Spencer to look at her warily.
"Why?" Spencer asked apprehensively.
"Because you would've ended up like him," Alex said pointing to Dale. "Dr. Reid, we have some things that we need to work out," Alex smiled sweetly.
Spencer was about to speak when he felt a small prick and darkness engulfed him.
Alex watched as Spencer's body fell next to Dales'. She looked up and her eyes met the woman's cold stare.
"You jerk! You didn't have to slam me that hard," The woman accused.
"It had to believable. You didn't have to drug him. What was that? It knocked him out rather quickly," Alex inquired.
"It was gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid," The woman answered calmly.
"You injected him with a Date-rape drug? If someone finds him, he's going to be poked and prodded unnecessarily," Alex said placing a hand on her hip.
"Relax Alex, I got this. It was better than what I originally had. Didn't want to shoot him up with dilaudid. That would kill some of the fun," The woman smiled.
"Well, now we can have fun. A part of me wants to find Miss Jereau," Alex said dryly.
"So you can kill her too?" The woman smirked. "Well, she may start blabbing her mouth, but we have time. I never said thank you for exposing yourself to protect me," Alex said with a slight smile.
"You're my best-friend and not to mention the government doesn't have any documents on me. I didn't exactly get in this country legally," The woman chuckled.
"That is a plus, Cameron. Even so, that disgusting piece of shit is finally dead. Heaven knows how many years I dreamed of just killing that man," Alex smiled.
"He wasn't that bad," Cameron shrugged.
"You didn't have to sleep with him, but why did you drug Spencer. I wanted to see what Spencer's true reaction when I tell him that we're going to have so much fun," Alex pouted playfully.
"I figured you made need some time to come up with a better explanation to get him out of here with you. You looked sort of on the crazy side," Cameron laughed.
"You doubt me so easily. Cam, I already formulated a lie. He's going to figure it out eventually, but I want to see how long I can play him," Alex laughed happily.
"Well, in order to do that, let's get him out of here. If we don't see that woman, then she most likely got to her team. If I do see her, I'll just kill her, no biggie," Cameron shrugged as she walked towards Spencer.
"What are we going to do about the baby?" Alex questioned. "Uh, you want me to kill it too?" Cameron asked. "Hell yea," Alex laughed. "Alright, so we got that covered. We need to get your boy out of here though. He is dying because Dale did stab him," Cameron said as she bent down to check Reid's pulse. "True, let's get going. Time is of essence," Alex sighed as she and Cameron began hauling Reid out.
JJ was beyond desperate now. She's been walking for some time. She smiled as Henry woke up and yawned. She giggled as Henry fisted his eyes tiredly. "Wakey-wakey," She said softly. JJ knew it was a matter of time before Henry had to go or get hungry. She wished for a car to come, but she knew wishes don't always come true.
Henry curled into JJ as he took in the bright surroundings. JJ hugged him tighter. She knew she's been walking along that road for a couple of hours. Where was her luck all of a sudden. Maybe she should've searched for a car when she ran out of the house.
Finally, her luck seemed to change when a car slowly approached. "HEY!" She yelled while waving her arms, prompting the driver to stop. "Hey!" She screamed louder as the car approached.
He passed her by.
JJ looked on in shock. She was so close, but he didn't want to help her. She wished she had her credentials. That probably would've helped a little. She sighed and continued walking on the desolate road to somewhere.
The team was finally able to work comfortably. This time, they decided upon Rossi's house for the extra space it provided. Garcia was monitoring William Reid on her computer. Rossi had been so kind to let her borrow his laptop as well for other research the team could conjure up.
They weren't sure how, but if they get a lead, they needed to make sure it was strong enough to get to their intended target with ease.
"This is the second day," Morgan mumbled as he looked at his watch.
"We found him the second day last time," Prentiss said.
"But this time Dale has like what-three other victims?" Morgan said with a shake of his head.
"Yeah, he does," Prentiss nodded.
"How did he do that in one day? How did he know exactly where Alex was the minute she walked near the street. The woman got Henry, I can understand that with her intelligence, but for Dale to actually get Alex at the best time? No. Either he got help or she walked up to him," Morgan said in frustration.
"You have a point there Morgan. He could've lured her into the van or someone helped in her kidnapping. That could mean we have three UnSubs," Hotch frowned.
"Not to mention that if there's a third, it's most likely William Reid," Prentiss said.
"That is possible. However, he wouldn't partake in any of the activities. He knew we would suspect him, so he would try to stay as clean as possible," Rossi added.
"HEY GUYS!" Garcia yelled at the top of her lungs.
"What is it, Garcia?" Hotch asked automatically walking to her.
"Someone's calling me," Garcia panicked as she started typing on her computer.
"Answer it," Hotch said calmly.
"I can't! Why can't you?" Garcia asked as she looked down at the unknown number.
"Because they want to call you," Hotch said as he watched her open up the phone.
All eyes were on her and her bedazzled colorful phone.
"Hello?" She said timidly. Hotch watched as her eyes turned into excitement as she told the person to hold on and she put the phone on speaker.
"Speak again please," Garcia sang.
"Uh.. Okay. Um, I saw this crazy lady with a baby walking along side the road. I stopped at the gas station and I um, saw that baby and her on the news. So... Um, I sort of looked you up on the internet and um, so yeah. I was just saying I think that was her. Sorry for not stopping to pick her up. She just looked like she lost her mind. Thought she was a druggie with a child," The man said in a slightly lost voice.
"Go back and see if she's there," Hotch ordered sternly. He wouldn't take no as an answer.
"Um, okay," The man said clearly confused.
"Where are you?" Rossi questioned.
"Are we like on four-way or something?" The man asked much to Hotch's annoyance.
"He's in North Carolina. I'll get a stronger pinpoint if we can keep him on a bit longer," Garcia said.
"Whoa are you all like tracking my phone or something?" The man asked clearly surprised.
"Yes, we need to be sure where you are. We need that woman. She's a part of the FBI, she was kidnapped."
"Oh, okay. I can do that," The man said slowly.
"Did you see anyone else with her. Maybe a tall man with scraggly hair?" Morgan asked quickly.
"Um, no. Just the blonde lady holding a baby," The man answered.
"I got a location," Garcia smiled.
"Okay, call this number back when if you see her. Take her to the nearest town and don't leave her side," Hotch ordered and hung up the phone. He didn't want any miscommunications and the best way to avoid it was by hanging up. They could all tell that the man wasn't exactly on the bright side.
"Okay, Garcia where is he?" Rossi asked quickly.
"Kill Devil Hills, Notch Carolina," Garcia said quickly.
"They're all the way in North Carolina," Morgan said in shock and anger. "Given the amount of time they had ahead of us, it's quite easy to get that far away," Rossi contemplated. "But he only saw JJ and Henry," Prentiss said slowly. "Either she escaped, or they let her go. There really was no reason for them to take her. They wanted Reid," Hotch said.
"We need to get to North Carolina," Morgan said quickly already grabbing his information. "It'll take almost four hours. We don't exactly have a jet.. Unless we have orders," Hotch said looking directly at Garcia.
"I'm sending them to the pilot right now," Garcia smiled coyly.
"Okay, wheels up in 30. Garcia, you don't have to come. It may be dangerous," Hotch said.
"As much as I would love to go with you, I'm better off here with the computers, plus, if you guys end up back on the case then I can get to the bureau and work with those computers," Garcia smiled.
"Alright Garcia. Do what is necessary. If you get anything on William Reid and we aren't back, go to Swanson," Hotch ordered.
"Hotch, are you crazy?" Morgan said wide eyed, "If we tell Swanson, then we can't interrogate William Reid!"
"But he will be detained for about 72 hours. It gives us time to arrive without worrying about him getting away," Hotch explained and Morgan calmed a little bit.
"Now, JJ may know where they kept her and Reid. Don't treat her any different. She may be slightly hesitant because of the letter she sent us. She might expect us to be angry with her," Rossi informed.
"Well, I can't exactly be mad, but I am slightly upset. She could've told us. Then we would've understand why she's always feeling guilty every time something happens to Reid or whatever. We could've been more sensitive," Prentiss explained.
"Yeah," Morgan agreed.
"We can discuss this on the plane. Let's go," Hotch said as the team, minus Garcia, departed from Rossi's "mansion."
A/N: So, this chapter isn't all action packed but you can question some of the characters morals... The druggg was GHB... I couldn't think of anything that worked fast like that! So, yup!
JJ's wasn't able to stop the first car (jerk)
and the man called the team when he realized his mistake!
On to the next chapter!
(Hopefully soon! Curse the writer's blocks!)
Once again sorry for the lack of update!