Author's Note: Hello again, everyone! And a shout-out to ahowell1993, iluvhotchme, Beachgirl25, and Hippiechic81 for reviewing Chapter 2, favoring, and following the story! I do appreciate it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds, though I wish I did.

Next couple-to-few weeks might get rough due to college finals, but I will do what I can, okay?

Please, do enjoy my story and please review; new ideas and constructive criticism are always appreciated. Also, guess where I got the inspiration for some of the dialogue in this chapter?

Garcia was sitting back in her self-proclaimed lair, tying away, trying to find a link to help catch the Unsub for the team. Before she got the change to breath and took a moment to look up at her colorful displays of toys and pens, she gets an unexpected call from Reid.

"Lady G here, doc. Speak and be heard, Reid."

"Garcia," Reid had to cut her usual greetings short; this was really not the time right now. "I need you to listen to me really carefully. Something's happened to Élise."

Garcia had to pause for a moment for what Reid had just said. "What do you mean, something happened to Élise?"

"The door to her apartment was open, but she's not here. The living room's a mess and there's blood, but I don't know whose blood it is."

"Oh my god." She started to feel her heart racing.

"Please. Send police and FBI techs here right now; anyone and everyone available, please." Reid began barking orders to her.

"What about an APB?"

"Probably, yeah. I think her car's still here."

"Do you think someone took her?"

"I don't know." Reid was starting to get impatient. "Just get people over here, please."

"Don't worry, Reid," Garcia said in an attempt to try and calm him down. "I'm sending in the military."

"And Garcia?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm going to have to tell JJ this because she's expected me back, but you can't tell the others, not even Prentiss. Not until after the case is done; I don't want them getting distracted. If anyone ask…tell them it's an emergency with my mother."

"I promise. Scout's honor. Roget Wilco."

Immediately after hanging up and trying to maintain his cool, Reid dials JJ's number.

Realizing it was Reid, "Hey, Reid." She greets him.

"JJ, are you alone?"

JJ looked around the women's bathroom to make sure no one was in any of the stalls before locking the door for complete privacy. "Now, I am. Why, what's going on?"

"Okay. I need you to listen to me carefully."

"I'm listening. Now, what's going on? Why aren't you back yet?"

"Something's happened to Élise."

"What?" JJ was in disbelief.

"Her apartment door was opened when I came in, her living room's a mess and there's blood."

"Does she have an alarm system?"

"Yeah. It's not armed."

"Are there any signs of forced entry?"

"No."

"Oh, my…" JJ started to feel lightheaded. "Do you think someone took her?"

"I don't know, I…" Passing his fingers through his hair, Reid was really started to get impatient with the constant questions, although crucial, and felt like snapping at any second now. "If she was, there are no drag marks. But a body could have been wrapped in anything without drawing suspension."

"Are the police and techs there?"

"Yeah, soon," He started to calm himself. "I'm going to get a head-start. And can you do me a favor?"

"Of course."

"I told Garcia about this, but you can't tell the others, not even Prentiss until the case is over; if she or anyone else asks, say it's about my mother. You guys focus on the case, I can take care of this."

"Okay. Get everything you can until we get there, alright?"

"Okay."

Immediately, Reid pulls his out gloves and begins processing Élise's apartment in the search for any evidence, prints, anything. He figured that if someone did take her—he really hoped that would not be the case—hopefully he would be able to find even the smallest piece of evidence that could be anywhere in here.

He just had to find it.

And he had to find Élise, too.

After quickly hanging up the phone and putting it back in her jacket pocket, JJ passes her fingers through her hair before taking a deep breath and unlocking the bathroom door,

"Please, god. Please don't let this end like last time."

Walking out of the bathroom, she walks into Prentiss and Rossi. "Hey, JJ."

"Hey." JJ greeted them back.

"You okay?" Rossi asked her.

"Oh, yeah."

"Do you know when Reid's coming back?"

"Yeah, about that," JJ had to remind herself to not to anyone, including Prentiss about Élise. "He had to talk to his mother about something important."

"Oh, well…okay. When he gets the chance, I need you both to be at the next potential victims' homes."

"No problem."

"Are you sure everything's okay?" Rossi asked again.

"Yeah." As she was walking away, JJ was hoping neither Prentiss or Rossi had the slightest idea she was lying to them.

Despite Garcia getting distracted by the news she got from Reid about Élise, she was quickly able to find the Unsub and who they were: a doctor by the name of Russell Thornton, who was on the verge of having his license revoked after damning accusations of gross negligence, bad character, misconduct, against him from his former patients and was attacking those who made the accusations against him. As Garcia also managed to track down his closed and abandoned office, little did they know they he was already at the next potential victim's house, where JJ was currently at.

"FBI!" Said JJ to the doctor, who had just kicked the door in and a gun in his hand. "Drop your weapon!"

"Hell no!"

"I said put the gun down and drop your weapon! This is your last chance! Drop it!" JJ warned him.

"I will not let you stop me! No way in hell I'm going to jail!" As he merely grazes at her vest, she non-fatally shoots him in the leg, watching him fall to the ground as she fell down.

"FBI!" The rest of the team managed to get there on time.

"JJ!" Prentiss said, worried.

"We need a medic!" Tara said, into her vest.

"Are you okay?" Prentiss asked. "Are you hit?"

"Yeah. I'm okay. I'm okay. Just a glaze, I'll live to see another day."

"We have to get you checked." Alvez suggested.

"Fine, but you guys have to call Reid. Call Reid." JJ hissed through the pain.

"Why?" Simmons asked.

"Something's happened to Élise."