Thank You all every one for reading this story!
. Enjoy!
.
Criminal Minds: Child Exploitation Task Force/ CETaF
Chapter 29
.
Isabelle was having horrific dreams! They were of him!
He was making her do it again!
It was painful down there. She didn't want to do it but the man was forcing her.
He told her if she didn't do it, her dad would be killed.
Would she want that?
Isabelle shook her head and reluctantly complied.
With tears streaming down she closed her eyes and did as the man taught her.
But it hurt her so much...
"Hello...someone there?"
Isabelle woke up to unfamiliar sounds, "Hello?"
No answer, just more strange noise.
"Who is it?" She called out. "Where are you?"
"...Who...is there?" a tiny feminine voice called out on the other side of Isabelle's room.
Isabelle could barely hear her, "Who is it? Can you hear me?"
"Yeah...who are you?...are you alone?...where am...I?"
Isabelle noticed the voice seemed to have some sort of trouble talking. "Are you hurt?"
"No...I...can't talk...properly."
"Why?"
"I to... to stop to breathe..and talk..."
"Oh, I'm Isabelle, what's your name?"
"Angelique."
"I like your name."
"Thanks...I like yours...too. Why...are we...?"
"Here?
"Yes."
Isabelle laughed a little. "I don't know. I was in an accident and the next thing, I was taken to this place. Are you chained up?"
"No...I'm in a wheel chair...I can't...walk..."
"Oh...sorry." Isabelle apologized. "I didn't know.
"It's okay...you...were...in accident? Are you...hurt?"
She shook her head, "No, I'm fine but I'm worried about my friends, Dave, and Erin. They are my er, friends."
"Something ….wrong?" Angelique picked up on Isabelle's hesitation.
"Nothing. It's nothing. I'm worried and scared."
"Oh...yeah...I'm scared too. What's going...to happen...to us?"
"I don't know. How old are you, Angelique?"
"I'm ten...You?"
"I'm seven." She replied. "Dave tells me I sound like I'm seventy."
"Who's Dave?"
"Oh...he's my protector. Sort of my body guard."
"Bodyguard. Are you...important?"
Isabelle laughed again. "No, silly. I'm not, it's just that my dad is going to be working for the FBI."
"Hey...my daddy...he works for...the FBI...too."
"Wow, isn't it a coincidence, our dads work in the same place."
Angelique smiled, "Coincidence, my dad... doesn't believe... in coincidence."
Isabelle sighed aloud, "I guess. It sounds great and believable. I don't know. I just want to go home."
"Me too...Is there...a way...to get...out?"
"I'm chained to this bed. And I tried to find out how to get out of these chains." She rattle them for effects.
"I see. Sorry...I'm not...much help."
"It's okay. Not helping here either."
"Whoever...brought you...has he...come...back?"
Before Isabelle could answer, the two girls heard a loud clanking noise and someone walking towards them.
…...
"Any contact?" JJ peeked into Garcia's office.
Penelope shook her head sadly, "No, and I'm worried about Chili."
"He's fine, Pen. Anderson's keeping an eye on him right now." She lay a hand on Garcia's shoulder.
Garcia turned to face her friend, "JJ, how could you sound so...cold?"
"I beg your pardon?" JJ stared at her.
"Angelique is kidnapped and...and all you can say is he's fine." She stared at JJ in horror. "Well, he's not! His mom is freaking out at home, worried sick about her precious grand daughter and wondering if...if..she is doing okay, and if she is breathing fine, and she needs her medications." Penelope looked at the time and sucked in her breath. "Oh my god! It's time for Angelique's evening meds. Melanie's going to be out of her mind right now!" She began to pace in her tiny office. "What's going to happen to her, JJ? What happens if she...? I should be with her..."
JJ rushed to hold her friend tightly, "Penelope! Get a hold of yourself! You must focus one thing. Find out where she is. You have a job to do. The best place for you to be is here." She began to rub her back and tried to soothe her as much as she could. "Shh...Easy...Calm down..."
Garcia took several deep breaths as she slowly came down from her panic attacks.
After a few minutes, Garcia leaned away from JJ and tried to smile, "Thanks Jayje."
JJ shook her head, "That's what friends are for, Pen. Now get back and do what you're best at." She pointed at her laptops.
Garcia nodded as she sat down and began to type. "Okay, get that scum bag who's the bane of my life once and for all."
JJ lean back and observe her indulgently, "That's my girl. Go get that ass wipe."
"Oh, I'm gonna wipe his ass so flat he wished he'd never mess with me in the first place." Garcia muttered as she continued to type across the keyboard as if she was possessed.
JJ pulled out her cell phone and called up Emily's number but saw that it went straight to her voice mail; strange, where could she be?
Shrugging, JJ thought to herself, she'd wait for another five or ten minutes before she'd try again. She tucked her phone back and looked up at the screen when she heard Garcia uttered, "Oh my god..Emily!."
…...
Hotch stepped out of the room and almost collided into Morgan!
"Hey!" Morgan stopped his progress. "Aren't you supposed to be in bed?"
Hotch shook his head, "I have to go, Morgan. Emily..."
Derek frowned, "What about Emily?"
"Morgan, it's important I need to get to her."
"But you're not medically discharged."
Hotch shook his head, "I don't have time to explain, I just have to find her. She's in danger...and Dan Reader."
Instantly alert, Morgan nodded, "Okay, she was on her way here to see you with JJ. What do you need me to do?"
"I need a phone; I have to get to my office...I have a secondary phone in my office. And I need you to get to Dan Reader's house now and stay with him." They were walking out of the hospital annex and into the connecting sets of doors that led to the Hoover building.
Morgan shook his head, "Mr. Reader is here in the Hoover building right now, Hotch."
Hotch frowned, "Now?"
Morgan nodded, "Yeah, the Bureau had called in an emergency meeting."
"But we're on BAU Protocol 1. There should not have been any meeting. It over rides all meetings. Who initiated the meeting?"
Morgan shrugged, "Mr. Reader."
"He can't. He's a nominee, and he has no jurisdiction."
"Hey, this is not in my arena, man." Morgan held his hands up. "I just catch the bad guys. Politics is not my thing."
Hotch ran his hand over his hair, "Yeah, I know what you mean. Something's up and I don't like it. And from what I've read about this Dan Reader and what Emily told me about him, this is definitely not his doing. Someone else is holding the string. He's being controlled."
Morgan nodded, "I'll get to the fifth floor and keep an eye on Reader."
Hotch nodded as well, "Do that. And Morgan, trust no one, I mean no one." He eyed the younger man seriously.
Morgan saw his look and nodded, "I got you. I hope you find Prentiss."
"Me too."
Suddenly, Morgan smiled at his Unit Chief, "And if you do, find the time and tell her how you truly feel about her, and maybe tied her down once and for all."
Hotch was startled for a moment before he chuckled, "Does the whole team knows?"
Derek shrugged, "My best guess is our team Genius is the only one who's still clueless."
Hotch shook his head, "And his IQ is what?"
Derek shrugged, "Hey, I'm beginning to wonder about it too! But best of luck!"
They parted as the elevator doors opened, Hotch stepped out and headed to his office.
…...
On the other side of the hospital annex, Reid was keeping an eye on Rossi while Blake was with Section Chief Strauss.
"Of all people...why can I have a pretty nurse?" Rossi mumbled.
Smiling, "I could change into a nurse's uniform if you want me to play the role."
Rossi's eyebrows shot up, "Please don't. I'll have nightmares." The two agents chuckled. "On second thought, that might work, you could distract the staff while we slip out of here..." He began to sit up and made the motions to move out of bed but Reid stopped him.
"I don't think so, Rossi."
Dave looked up at the much younger man in surprise, "And why is that? You don't under stand, Reid, I need to find Isabelle."
Reid shook his head, "Emily's got it. You are injured."
Rossi looked at his cast and for the first time realized the implication and laid back against the pillow, "Shit!"
Reid arched his brow, "Indeed. That would be an appropriate expletive."
Rossi looked up at him, "Boy, you don't know half of what I wanted to say but I'll spare your ears." He griped darkly. "Have you heard from her?"
Reid shook his head, "I called but it went to her voice mail."
"Well, if you can't get a hold of her...what do you do then?"
"Ummm" Reid frowned, "I'd..uh..."
Rossi harrumphed and folded his arms, "Seriously, Dr. Reid...how about our brilliant technical analyst?" He glared at him.
Blushing hard, Reid pulled his phone hurriedly, "I...didn't think of it..Sorry..." He quickly pressed a digit and his phone began to ring.
NOT RIGHT NOW GENIUS! With that Garcia hung up on him.
Reid stared at the phone for a moment with a deep frown.
"Well?"
"I...I...don't know, she yelled at me and hung up on me."
"Give me the phone, will ya?" Rossi held out his hand. "I mean, seriously...this is really ridiculous." He pressed the same speed dial number and once again before he could utter a word, Garcia exclaimed loudly and rudely, thinking he was Reid before she ended the call.
"She hung up on you too?" Reid stared at him.
Rossi frowned before he nodded, "What the hell is the matter with her?"
"I think we may have a serious situation."
Rossi tried his best not to roll his eyes before he looked at Reid, "You think?"
Not getting Rossi's sarcasm, Reid nodded seriously, "For Garcia to hang up on us, and she had done that to me before, she must have stumbled on something and it had to do with either Isabelle or the stalker. Or, they are tied together!"
The last sentence, was uttered by both agents as they exchanged surprised looks.
"Merdi!" Rossi added. He began to fuss about his bed, "I need to get out of this damn bed."
"But...Rossi, you're in no condition to move...the cast!"
Rossi glared at the young doctor, "Either you help me or I'll do it myself, and I won't hesitate to knock you down on the way. Got it?"
Taking a few gulps of air, Reid nodded fast as he began to help Rossi out of the bed and grabbed his clothes out of the closet.
"Where's Chief Strauss?"
Reid stopped for a moment and gestured to the next room, "She's right next to you."
"How is she?"
"Concussion, not very serious though. MRI came back negative but the doctor wants to keep her overnight. Standard protocol."
"Who's with her?"
"Blake."
Rossi raised his brows in surprise, "Really? That's interesting."
Reid frowned, "Why?"
"Oh...Nothing."
"Come on, Rossi. What? I noticed they are particularly icy towards each other."
Dave grunted as he pulled on his pants, "Icy...that's a good description. I'll tell you about them on the way. Right now, I need a ..."
Reid handed him a crutch that was place by the side of the wall near the bed.
Ross glared at the piece of aluminum with baleful look, "I thought I'll never have to use this confounded crap myself."
"Hey, I have to use one myself a couple of years ago, it's not bad once you get used to it."
Dave sighed hard as he stood up and with the help from Reid and the crutch he maneuvered himself slowly out of the room.
"Are we going to see Chief Strauss?" Reid asked him.
Rossi shook his head, "God no, if I did, she'll never let me out of the hospital. Let's get out of here."
"Um...where to?"
"Have you been paying attention to what we've been talking about?" Dave asked irritably.
"Er...to find Isabelle, but I told you Emily is doing it as we speak."
"I know that but she doesn't have the clue."
"Clue? What clue?"
Rossi reached into his pants pocket and pulled it out, "This, Isabelle passed it to me while we were in the SUV before the wreck."
It was a chip.
"How did..."
"Tedda may have saved Isabelle." Dave grinned.
"Who's Tedda?"
"He's a teddy bear, he belonged to Isabelle. Now, I need to get to Garcia...or Emily's TA...what's his name? Some kind of dish?"
"Chili."
"Huh?"
"It's his nickname, Chili."
"Yeah, let's go Reid, we've wasted plenty of time talking."
Just as they were slowly walking out of the room and along the corridors towards the elevators when they heard someone called out, "Where are you two going?"
…...
End of Chapter 29
