Chapter 4

"Cob, it's Morgan; we're on the move. Deputy Noles is leading the assault team to the same drop point that she left you off. We'll let you know when we're in place." His comm pinged once.

Twenty minutes later, as Hotch and Dave silently stared at the compound, with JJ joining them, connected as well to the comm system, they heard Morgan. "We're in place Cob; waiting your go call." They all heard the single ping.

Dan joined them. "It's time," he said looking at Hotch. The final call was Hotch's and his alone.

He looked at Dave, who silently blinked his assent, and opened his comm to Cob and Morgan. "Execute the plan."

"Yes sir," Dan said and moved off. The team's comms pinged from Matt.

"Roger that Hotch," Morgan intoned. Dave rubbed Hotch's shoulder again and moved to join Dan's team making the frontal charge. Rossi looked at his watch. 1:45 am. They were going to push Cyrus' buttons and hope like hell he took the bait. If he saw it as Waco, he would wait. If not, all bets were off. He could blow the place to hell right then and there.

As part of the FBI Hostage Rescue Team began to move up in the Humvees, Cyrus was alerted and went outside the church to fire off many machine gun rounds. Chris, his second in command looked at him. "I want the media to witness our final stand."

What Cyrus didn't know was that Cob already had his sniper rifle zeroed in on one of the three guards in the back with his silencer. As Cyrus fired his assault rifle in the air, with the guards moving to their posts to cover the backside, Matt fired three bullets in less than five seconds, sprawling the backside rooftop guards onto the ground.

He quickly charged up, keying his comm. "Go, go, go Morgan!" Morgan and the main assault team quickly broached the ridge, wearing night scope goggles. As he was half down through the wooded area, he looked up to see Cob grappling up a rope to the roof with his bag on his back. Morgan kept charging, along with team.

Matt quickly got to the roof. The guards, as he told Hotch, were lying prone, unconscious but alive. He quickly flex cuffed them, tied their feet with the rope he had in his bag, and put duct tape over their mouths.

As the main assault team, with Morgan leading the way approached the building, Matt repealed back down the rope. He looked at the team leader. "One up on the roof to make sure those three stay down." An agent started to ascend the rope. He looked at his watch. 2:40 am.

Matt slapped Morgan on the shoulder. "Good to see you." He pinged his comm. "Hotch, we're in place."

"Roger that."

"Same here Cob." Cob reached into his pocket and put his silencer on his Glock.

"Who's covering this back door?" Matt asked, looking at the team. An agent raised his hand. Cob handed him his sniper rifle. "Take good care of that," he smiled at the agent, getting a smile in return.

Matt keyed his comm. "Hotch, we're moving in."

"Roger that Cob. Go." Following Caine's map, they silently entered into the basement. He charged in first to see two of Cyrus' diehards setting the charges of dynamite on top of the gas containers. He silently and quickly took them out, only wounding them. One agent moved up to take charge of them while the explosive team moved in quickly, pulling the detonators out of the dynamite charges.

They heard a rumble on the steps. Cob leveled his Glock at the sound to see Emily leading the woman and children left behind to them with Rossi joining them, using his own Marine training to get around the building. She looked at Cob. "Reid is with Cyrus."

"Rossi, get them all the hell out of here, including Emily!"

"Got it Cob!"

Jessica broke away from the group before Matt or Morgan could catch her. Cob immediately recognized what was happening. "Rossi; Emily! Get them the hell out now!" They moved to quickly get the rest out.

"Morgan, you've got Reid. The rest of us will clear as much of the explosives as we can. Go!" Morgan didn't hesitate. The rest of assault team split up, with two going with Morgan. "Damnit Morgan, don't trust Jessica. All teams! Be advised for nearest door," Matt shouted into his comm. Morgan charged into the front part of the first floor into the church. One of the assault team took out Chris with one shot and Morgan took out Cyrus out with two more. He saw Jessica run in and pick up the detonator that Cyrus dropped.

Cob worked with the rest of the assault team to get the detonators pulled. All that was left was the church.

"Cob get the hell out!" Morgan shouted into his comm.

In the background, he heard Reid's shout to Morgan. "Run!" Matt pushed the team out the back door as the church exploded.

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