Hey everyone, here is the next chapter for you all. I know that I'm evil with my cliffhangers and I do apologise for the cardiac arrests that I may have given to some people. I also apologise for the sleepless night I may have caused to those who I left wondering if he's alive or not. I am so relieved that you all liked the parts with Henry and Spencer. There are more in this chapter. It's just the show has moments where if one of them gets hurt and is in the hospital, they have these experiences. I wanted to give Spencer one in this. Enjoy and I look forward to hearing from you all.

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One beep turned to two, and then to three. Garcia's tears of grief turned into ones of joy as the monitor began to beep in a continuous rhythm, the oxygen levels began to rise again. They all watched with joy as Reid continued to hold on to life.

"Oh, there's my baby boy," Garcia cried with joy. "I knew he wouldn't give up."

A smiled came to Dr Kimura's face as she checked him over. She opened the IV drips to allow more fluids to enter his body before leaving the room.

Hotch walked over, his heart pounding from what he had just seen. He walked over to Garcia and Morgan. "Thank god."

Reid opened his eyes and found himself at the park with Henry, the sun was shining and the grass beneath him was a lush green that felt soft to touch. There was storm in the distance but he knew it wouldn't come for some time. The house had disappeared and so had the darkness.

"Push me, Uncle Spence," Henry yelled as he sat on the swing. Rising quickly, he ran over and pulled the swing back. Henry giggled as the swing went higher. "Higher! Higher!"

He laughed gently as he watched his godson go higher and higher.

"You found the cure," Morgan smiled.

"He seemed very intent on smashing the vial so we wouldn't be able to use it. I'm giving Alex a raise for catching that vial, I barely saw her dive for it. The lab has it and they'll do a small test to confirm that it's the cure. It won't take long. I don't understand. Why is he this bad?" Hotch asked.

"They think that Reid was given a higher concentration, meaning the virus is shutting down his body quicker than it shut Gideon's body down. Why did he go after them?"

"He blamed Gideon and Reid for a failed negotiation that killed his family, I'll look into it later. All that matters to me now is Reid getting the cure and recovering. I know that it'll take a while."

"Who cares how long it takes?" Garcia said. "As long as he is alive, we'll be there to help him get better. They think that the virus can only infect someone by blood or other fluids. It's not airborne. The other patients aren't showing signs of infection. They all feel perfectly fine but they'll stay the full forty-eight hours. Once Reid gets the cure, he'll be cleaned up but we won't get to go in for a while. Not till they're sure the virus is gone."

"What do you think makes him fight?" Morgan wondered as he stared Reid's heart rate. Not as strong as before but it was there. When everyone else had given up, he'd proved he was a fighter.

"You can ask him when he wakes up," Hotch answered. He sat down and leaned his head against the wall. He remembered the moment Vincent had let go of the vial. Everything had moved, almost in slow motion. Staring through the glass, he hoped that the cure worked. The team would never recover if they lost Reid. All of them knew that he was the glue that held them all together. His innocence made them see the better things in the world, his genius and skills had saved countless people and he knew how to make them all a family again when something went wrong.

Garcia's phone began to ring. She brought it out of her pocket and answered without looking at the screen. "Hello."

Hotch watched as her face turned into one of surprise. "Hey, Emily."

The entire team had gathered outside the glass window to watch Dr Kimura inject the cure into Reid's IV. The lab had proved that it is was the cure and had given them enough to treat Reid. Dr Kimura placed the syringe in the IV and pressed the plunger. They all let out a sigh of relief but they all knew it was far from over. The doctor had explained that it might take weeks for Reid to wake up. His body had sustained a great deal of damage and it would take time for it all to heal. Dr Kimura went through the decontamination process before coming out and greeting them a few minutes later.

"Hopefully, he should start to improve," she smiled. "I want you all to understand that he may not wake for weeks."

"We know," Rossi nodded. "I can guarantee that one of us will be here every day till he wakes up and every day after that."

"He's lucky to have you all."

"We're lucky to have him," JJ spoke up. "I don't know what we would do if we lost him."

"If I may say, I got a surprise when his heart rate came back up. Something made him fight and I believe that it was all of you. I'll come back soon and check on his progress."

"Dr Kimura," Garcia called as the doctor went to walk away. Garcia came forward and gave her a big hug. "Thank you, for looking after him."

"You're welcome," Dr Kimura smiled gently.

"Where the storm go, Uncle Spence?" Henry said before pointing to the sky. Reid looked up and found nothing but the crystal blue sky above him. The storm was gone and there was nothing but the green grass and the park around him.

"I guess it won't ruin our day then," Reid grinned. He looked over near the pond and found Maeve smiling at him. A picnic set up all around her and the sun shining on her face.

"Who's that?" Henry wondered.

"Someone wonderful," Reid declared. "Let's go have picnic."

Rossi sat with JJ at the window, Hotch had taken everyone to get something to eat. None of them had eaten since they had rushed to see Reid in the hospital.

"His heart rate is going up," JJ said happily. "Only a little but it's nice to see it going up."

"It'll be a slow process but we'll bring him back to catching unsubs in no time."

"Is it true Emily is on her way?" JJ questioned.

"She's taking the first flight soon and she'll be here tomorrow."

"Henry wants to come and see him too. I don't want him to see him till all the tubes are gone. I know that Henry is mature for his age but I don't want him to have this memory of his uncle Spence."

"At least, wait till the ventilator is gone."

Two weeks later

Reid felt the haze over him disappear. Slowly, he began to open his eyes. He felt cool, the heat that he remembered blazing through his veins had disappeared. He opened his eyes. After a few moments, he registered that he was no longer in the quarantine room. Looking to his side, he found Morgan asleep in a chair next to him.

"Morgan," he called. He frowned when he realised that he had not heard his own voice. He had felt the vibrations and he watched Morgan begin to wake up. He turned his head and couldn't hear the monitor beeping like he had before. A hand touched his shoulder. He turned and found Morgan grinning. He watched as Morgan's mouth moved but he didn't hear the words.

"I can't hear," he said, feeling his voice again. He began to panic. Morgan pressed the call button above the bed. Two strong hands came to his shoulders and placed him gently against the pillows. Morgan grabbed a pen and a newspaper. He wrote something and handed it to him. Reid looked at the newspaper and found that Morgan had filled out a few spaces on the crossword section.

'Stay calm. It's okay'

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