"Are you alright? You look sick," Rossi turned around to face Hotch. Hotch shut his door to have some privacy.
"How many times do I have to tell you. I'm okay," he sighed for a thousand times that day.
"You look pale. And I can see you tense when Garcia mentions about Japan. You know you can step down or take a leave to rest..."
"No," Rossi cut him firmly." I will be fine. I'll get some rest on our way."
"If you say so. See you in the jet," Hotch got out and leave Rossi to mind his own business. Rossi took his go-bag and exited the door.
'Kotaro...'
Rossi paused at the door. "Well, I'm going insane," he chuckled nervously while shook his head. He's the first one to arrive in the jet. He glanced wearily and took his place. He opened his file to study about their unsub before he heard some commotion. He raised his head a little.
"Hey Rossi," the others greeted him and took their place respectively. He just waved them and continued his reading. He felt something's not right when Reid didn't annoyed him like always. He raised his head again and true to his word, Reid was nowhere to be seen, along with Hotch and Garcia.
"Where's the others?," Rossi asked to no one in particular. Morgan's the one who answered him.
"Hotch is on the phone, arranging Jessica to babysit Jack. I'm not so sure about Reid and Garcia."
"Is everyone here?," Hotch entered the jet and looked to everyone. Before anyone had the time to answer him, he asked again, "Where's Reid and Garcia?"
"Coming!," they turned to the door of the jet. They frowned when they saw Reid brought a pile of file. Towing behind him, Garcia brought her baby and some magazine. Hotch took his place across from Rossi while Reid and Garcia put their things on the table.
"What's that?," JJ peeked to see what the files about.
"This is a secret file from Japan government. It told us about monsters..."
"Wait. Monsters? Are you kidding?"
"Unfortunately, he's not. I've been hacking to the Japan main computer and I have the proof to it. Japan also have their secret military army that defend their country from aliens and monsters invasion," Garcia piped in, her voice full of excitement. The others just looked at them with bemused expression. Rossi only focus on his reading, tried to ignore all of them although his emotion was raging inside.
"You know what the coolest thing ever? When aliens or monsters attacking Japan, Ultraman will come to save the day!," Reid told the others excitedly while pumped his fist in the air.
"Uhh, sorry to interrupt you two. What is Ultraman?," Prentiss asked dumbfounded.
"You want to tell me that you never heard of a warrior name Ultraman? Ultraman was the greatest protector ever! You can't have a team to defend Earth without Ultraman as their last resolution. Ultramas was a being from light that came every years to Earth. They came from..."
"Can't you discuss it later? Right now we have our own monster to catch," Rossi asked with a calmed voice. They knew not to argue with him when he used that kind of volume. Reid and Garcia took their place hastily. Hotch's frowned deepened but he choosed not to say anything. They discussed about their unsub but they came out nothing.
"Get some rest guys. We can't get anything yet before we arrive. Refresh yourself," Hotch instructed them and they nodded. They took their own place respectively. Morgan took out his MP3 player and lowered his seat. The others did the same but without the MP3 player. Reid put his big book on his lap and started to read as his lullaby. Hotch shook his head when he saw Rossi still studied about their unsub.
"Get some rest, Dave. You will be no good to everyone if you collapse during our profiling."
"I'll rest later. I need something to occupy my mind now," Rossi objected but Hotch closed Rossi's file. Rossi glared to him but he sighed when Hotch's stared didn't wavered. He put his file aside and lowered his seat. He closed his eyes in order to sleep.
'Kotaro...'
"Stupid imagination. Stop toying my mind," he muttered under his breath.
"Dave..."
"Okay, okay. I'm sleeping, I'm sleeping."
He woke up to find himself in a desert land. He turned around and searched anyone for help.
"Hello? Is anybody here?," his voice made an echo to that place.
"Hello Kotaro."
He turned around and gasped. His eyes widened in shock at the figure that towering above him.
"Taro?," he stuttered. "No, no. It's impossible. You are my imagination. Go, go," he shook his head. He closed his eyes and put his hand to cover his ears.
"Kotaro, listen to me," he pleaded.
"Go away!," Rossi shouted.
Out of nowhere, a huge monster came from behind Taro. It stalked behind a pleading Taro. Rossi saw what's happening and tried to warn Taro.
"Taro, watch out!"
Before Taro had any time to respond, a sword had impaled him from behind!
"No...," he jolted. He put his hand over his chest, tried to calm himself and to control his own breath. He looked around the jet. He could saw the others were deeply sleeping. He glanced wearily at his watch and he barely got one hour sleep. He got up slowly and made his way to the pantry to make some coffee.
He came back to his seat and sat down. He opened his file to study about it again. He was engrossed in his reading and didn't saw that the others were waking up.
"You're awake, Rossi?," he heard Hotch asked him and he just nodded. He didn't felt to communicate yet.
"Hey, is that coffee that I've been smelling just now?," Prentiss asked the others.
"What? Cofee?," Reid squealed heard the words 'coffee'. He made a dash towards the pantry. The others chuckled at Reid's antic while Hotch shook his head. Rossi didn't show any emotion at all.