A/N: thought would throw in them having cousin that's mix between the two
FBI HEADQUARTERS
A few hours later has everyone sitting around the bullpen or the conference room trying to find some leads while Charlie and Amita had gone back to CalSci for their classes and Don looks at his cell phone as it started to ring and motions for Colby to trace the call when see caller id 'UNKNOWN' before picking it up, "Epps?"
"Seems that you aren't as unfaluable as you use to be," a man said. "Wasn't hard to find which one would hurt more to take from you."
"Who are you?" he asked knowing needed to keep on the line.
"That's for you and your team to discover but for now the longer you wait the longer I have to play with your friend here. You have 48 hours to find and stop before you find her in pieces across the state," he warned. "I would hurry not sure she will like the plans that have planned for her instead of you." The line went dead just before could get the location.
Colby shakes his head, "The call was to short somewhere downtown."
Don slams the phone shut, "Something seemed familiar about the man. We get anything?"
Nikki and David shake their heads, "Think your right which means it might be in one of our old cases especially if called you."
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KIDNAPPERS PLACE
The man was still wearing all black but had put duct tape over her mouth and didn't care if she could see him because he had no intention on letting her go before had the chance to play with her and then capture the real person he wanted who was sure to figure things out in due time if he's still good as once was, "I hope your partner there finds you in time."
She rolls her eyes at the man trying to remember where seen him, "They will and then what?"
"Years ago he took someone who meant everything to me and other than his brother and father your the best person to hurt that will mess with his head."
"What makes you think-" she was cut short by a punch to the head. "I know you two dated for months but he broke it off because of the job."
"So what does that make me?"
He laughs, "Robin is a way for him to try to get over what feelings he has been fighting to keep his mind off of you and from what have seen it's not working. Seems that neither one of you ever got over each is why you transferred out of the Los Angeles office to get the hell away from him. He took away the most important person in my life that loved."
"But why go after me?" She was trying to make some sense of the man. "And not just him?"
The man laughed, "Have to see when and if they find you in time."
Liz was dizzy from the blow to the head but hoped they found her in time but something seemed familiar about him, "Who did he take away?
"You will figure it out," he hit her on side of the head knocking her out. "Going to destroy your life Epps."
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CHARLIE'S OFFICE
Charlie and Amita had gone back to CalSci for their afternoon classes and he sighed as walked inside his office and noticed that it was empty except for a white box sitting in the middle of his desk but looks around seeing nothing else he cautiously opened it revealing a bloody t-shirt along with a note- you two need to find me in time but first have to ask Don about his secret, cul8er- Allan knocked on the door and walked over, "What you got there?"
Charlie handed him the note, "What you think that means dad?"
"Have to ask him and find out Charlie. Not something he would talk to about with anyone."
"What makes you think he would open up to me?"
Someone knocks on the door, "Because he talks more to you then rest of his team."
Both men turn to see the youngest Epps standing there, "Ryan when you get back?"
He dropped his bag on the floor and pointed to Ian Edgerton walking in behind him, "He pulled me away to come here. Something about a case."
Ian shakes their hands, "Heard about what happened and thought would lend a hand catching the guy."
Nikki, Colby and David walk in, "Heard a rumor you were joining the case," Colby said shaking Ian's hand. "Welcome back."
"Have been trying to find the guy for close to 10 years back when Don was still in Quantico hunting fugitives."
Nikki looks over at the newcomer, "So new helper Charlie?"
Ryan smirks at her, "Actually the better looking one of the Epps family."
David rolls his eyes at the man before shaking his hand, "Nikki meet Ryan Epps-"
"Didn't know there was another-"
Allan stops her, "Ryan is my sister's son few years younger than Charlie."
"Couldn't tell by how much he bosses me around."
"What brings you all the way here?" David asked. "Thought was out saving the world?"
"I was until someone dragged me out of Quantico and across the country."
Ian slaps him on the shoulder, "You know needed a reason to get away from there for once before that boss of yours ripped your head off."
"I have a phone call to make so excuse me," he said leaving. "Feel free to tell stories now."
"So what's the deal with him?" Nikki asked.
"His parents were always traveling around places when he was growing up so basically grew up at my house," Allan said. "He's a mix between Charlie and Don mostly."
Charlie shakes his head, "Not going to be there when sees him here."
Don walked into the office, "When see whose here? Hey Ian, about time you got here."
Ian shakes his friend's hand, "Had to pick someone up before killed him."
"My boss wasn't that bad until you walked into the place," Ryan said walking back in. "Oh, hey cous."
He glared at the other man, "Called and said had something."
Charlie handed him the note, "Was left in my office and already sent to the lab."
"10 years ago Ian and me were chasing a couple who over 5 year span robbed 50 banks across the east coast leaving 25 dead. Took us about 2 years to even get a lead and than it was small. We found someone that saw a woman staking out the last bank for a week and we found her name and where she was hold up."
Ian continued, "They waited 2 months between robberies so we watched her but never found anything connecting her to a partner."
"One night she caught onto us and decided she wasn't going down and started a shootout but got killed instead. We never found her partner."
"But what does the note mean?" Nikki asked.
"Whoever was her partner started taunting us with calls from different burn phones each time threating to kill the ones responsible for her death but that was 8 years ago with no new robberies matching his MO."
"So what made him decide to come after you years later? Has to be a reason."
"Colby and David you pull the old case files and see if they match anything recent in the area or surrounding states. Nikki work on seeing if can find something in there might lead us to her partner."