Again, I own nothing! It's all CBS (And I'm REALLY looking forward to Season 6) :D

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Criminals do not die by the hands of the law; they die by the hands of other men. ~George Bernard Shaw

Beeeeep

The number you have dialed is not available at this time….

"Shut up!" Garcia cried, slamming the government-issue office phone repeatedly into the cradle that usually housed it. "I do NOT have time for this," she cried, her voice breaking. She had been trying to reach her babies for so long that she was starting to wonder if something had happened. Desperately, she fled to the empty bullpen, grabbed the remote and flipped on the television. Instantly, she heard and saw the grim news.

"In an effort to stop the Prince of Darkness, a serial killer who has been running rampant in the city for the last couple days, the FBI suspended the rolling blackouts in Los Angeles, only to have the power grid fail. As of right now, there is no power in L.A…."

Garcia screeched in dismay, drawing the attention of two of the night guards and the janitor vacuuming around Reid's desk. Then she pulled out her cell phone and dialed the first number she could think of. Someone HAD to answer… Anyone…

Beeeeep

The number you have dialed is not available at this time….

_CM _S6_

Reid rested his head against the side of the dumpster and sighed. His eyelids threatened to fall closed on his tired eyes, and no matter how hard he fought, they would keep threatening to fall closed. Ellie had fallen asleep in his arms not five minutes ago, and he could feel her twitching in her sleep, muttering softly as she dreamed.

No child should have to see nightmares such as what she had gone through. Their dreams should be filled with the likes of… Well, not this.

Reid hadn't had a normal childhood, and that had caused him to miss out on various opportunities afforded to young children. Like summer camps, movie nights, sleepovers, a first date… And this job didn't allow him to have much of a social life outside of whatever club the team visited to have drinks, and the occasional night out to dinner at a restaurant together. But they managed.

Reid shifted his arm, the one that was not cradling Ellie's head, to check his watch. 1:23 am. He dropped his arm, sighing heavily. It was getting to be a long night. But their UnSub hadn't shown his face yet, so it looked as though things would be fine for the time being. He hoped.

"Ellie," he whispered, shaking the young girl asleep on his chest in a half-hearted attempt to wake her. "Hey, Ellie, I need you to wake up for me, okay? Please? I need you to wake up so we can find my friends. They can help us." Instead, she moaned, mumbling something in her sleep, but didn't answer his whispered pleas.

Reid glanced down at the sleeping girl; she looked so peaceful lying there, he really didn't want to disturb her. Instead, he gathered her into his arms and inched his kneeling figure slowly out from behind the dumpster. As soon as the fresh night air hit him, Reid stood up, shifting Ellie's sleeping figure to rest higher up in his arms. She mumbled, shifting her body in response.

"It's alright," he whispered. "I'll get you out of here. I promise."

_CM _S6_

Bryce Franks had awoken earlier that night to the power and electricity in his house shutting off. Angrily, he had gone to the fuse box to check the breakers, only to discover that they appeared to be in perfect working condition, apart from the obvious. Now, he stood fuming in his front yard. He had gone shopping earlier that week, and most of his food stores consisted of frozen goods, of which he had no doubt were thawing out now.

He glared down the street, in time to see what appeared to be the figure of a young man in disheveled business wear. Either that, or he was an easily distracted college professor, or prep student. Bryce also noticed that the young man was carrying something in his arms, which when the figure set it down, appeared to be a little girl.

Bryce started walking over to them, intrigued, when suddenly the sound of squealing breaks broke the silence of the nearly-empty street. Bryce looked up to see a camper van peeling around the corner of the street, which suddenly came to a halt in front of Bryce himself. It stood there for a moment before it opened, revealing a dirty looking older man holding a knife and gun.

Bryce backed away, hands up. "Look, man," he began in a reasonable voice. "I dunno what the hell I did, but this," he gestured out to the street in general. "This wasn't me. I swear. I'm betting it was that Prince of Darkness fellow. I- What are you doing? No… NO!"

A second later a gunshot echoed through the street, and Bryce Franks crumpled into a heap at the foot of his driveway, his sightless eyes staring into the dark sky.

The UnSub lowered the smoking gun, and smirked when he finally saw his quarry just down the street.

_CM _S6_

The police radio in the vehicle Spicer and Morgan had arrived at the house in crackled to life.

Shots fired on the corner of Orange and Mango. Civilian down, suspect chasing two other civilians. Repeat, shots fired on the corner of Orange and Mango

Prentiss ripped the mike from the box. "This is Special Agent Emily Prentiss with the FBI. Can you elaborate that report for me?"

Shots fired on the corner of Orange and Mango. There is one civilian down, and the suspect is chasing two other civilians.

"What did the civilians look like?"

One was female, about eight to ten years of age, maybe older. Long black hair, wearing pajamas.

"What about the other civilian?"

Male, age 28 to 30, about 6 feet 1 inch, with short, curly brown hair, thin, wearing a business shirt and pants.

"Ten-four," Prentiss replied, hanging up the speaker and looking over her shoulder. "HEY, GUYS!" she yelled. "I think I found Reid and Ellie!"

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A/N: So I have the story itself written up and finished; I just need to post it to the site, obviously.

And…Remember that contest I entered, the one about the Criminal Minds ladies that The-Vampire-Act did this summer? Well… Apparently… I kinda, sorta… well… Won it… heh heh! **blushes**… It's a real honor! Thanks to The-Vampire-Act for putting up the contest, and thanks to everyone who voted for me! You all rock! :D

And thanks to everyone who reviewed; you are all absolutely amazing. I'm sorry if I haven't been paying attention; I've been busy moving into my dorm room and starting classes. And did anyone catch where I got the name Bryce Franks? It has something to do with a minor Harry Potter character; he dies at the beginning of 'Goblet of Fire.'

Please continue sending me your awesome reviews! :D

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