Spencer was the first to go. A bullet to the head, execution style. It had been quick. The kid wouldn't have felt anything, at least Dave hoped he hadn't.
JJ went next. She got a bullet to the throat. She died choking on her own blood. It was a torturous death, one that such a sweet and strong woman didn't deserve.
After JJ, it was Emily. A bullet to the heart. She bled out in a few minutes, stubbornly clinging to life up until the very end. If she felt any pain she didn't allow herself to show it.
Derek went after her. He was shot in the diaphragm. It was a small wound, one that should never have been capable of bringing down someone as unbeatable as Derek Morgan. There wasn't a lot of blood, but watching his body jerk and spasm as his lungs seized up was graphic enough.
Aaron was last. His was a bullet to the gut. There was a lot of blood. Normally, Aaron would try to muscle through the pain, but after watching most of his team die, he hadn't bothered. It was nearly two hours before he finally died.
It a matter of hours, five agents were dead. Five people. Five people with friends. Five people with family.
Diana Reid was all alone.
Henry LaMontagne was motherless.
Elizabeth Prentiss's only child was dead.
Fran Morgan had lost not only her husband but her son too.
Jack Hotchner was an orphan.
Dave was grateful that Penelope had had to leave the team dinner early. At least one of them would make it out alive.
The gun was at his temple. Another bullet to the head for the last one to die. Like some twisted act of mercy.
He was about to die, but Dave couldn't find it in himself to care. Aaron's still-warm body was slumped in his arms and the rest of his team was lying dead around his living room. What did he have left to live for?
He only hoped that Penelope wouldn't be the one to find the bodies. She would already be going through enough, losing her entire team. She didn't need that extra trauma.
The hammer came back with a click and Dave closed his eyes. There was no point in keeping them open. The fight had drained out of him the moment the first shot was fired.
The hammer fell. Dave didn't hear the shot.