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Chapter 6

6:34 a.m. Virginia

The rain had now slowed to a slight drizzle, the thunder had quieted and only the odd flash of lightning could be seen across the sky. JJ let out a sigh of relief when Hotch came into view up ahead seemingly yelling something across the water.

Rossi was nearly out of breath. Never had he realized how fast JJ could move when she was in blind panic mode. When Hotch had failed to reply to the third call through the radio, JJ had taken of down the shoreline like a bat out of hell. He had never felt so happy in his life when he noticed JJ begin to slow as Hotch came into site, giving him time to catch his breath.

It was their yelling that had alerted Hotch of their presence. He stopped abruptly, skidding slightly in the mud before coming to a complete standstill. He shielded the rain from his eyes with his hand as he looked out across the river. Stuck on a tree he could now spot a boat and its occupants rocking back and forth atop the surface of the water.

Reid was reciting the proper way to perform CPR as Morgan attempted to apply it. Every time Morgan made even the slightest mistake Reid would correct him before spitting out some sort of statistic about the number of fatalities due to the improper application of CPR. Morgan looked at Reid clearly frustrated before saying, "Why don't you do it then, if you are so capable." Reid looked at him skeptically before shaking his head quickly and urging Morgan to continue. Morgan continued the method over and over again, ready to give up when Prentiss didn't even as much as twitch.

Once they caught up to Hotch and saw the situation Rossi yelled into the radio for rescue units to make their way towards them as quickly as possible.

Jesse pleaded for Morgan to save Prentiss. Emily had saved her life. She had held Jesse above the water as much as possible during their rough ride down the river together. As they had been tossed and turned violently in the water Prentiss had put her all into keeping Jesse alive. Jesse closed her eyes and began to pray that Emily wouldn't lose her life due to saving hers.

Prentiss felt herself being pulled from her world of nothingness as pain once again began to flood her body. She struggled to go back to the world of unconsciousness, but was pulled out again when she felt herself begin to choke on water.

Morgan looked at Reid when water began to gurgle from Prentiss's mouth, unsure if that was supposed to happen. Reid nodded his head encouraging Morgan to continue what he was doing. Morgan felt completely and utterly exhausted as he continued to apply CPR but he wouldn't let himself give up on her, not yet. His eyes lit up when she began to cough and choke, before turning on her side and vomiting copious amounts of water onto his shoes.

Reid jumped in the air when he saw Prentiss begin to come to life, rocking the boat just a little too much for his comfort. So he sat back down and silently waited for her to open her eyes.

Jesse was so grateful when the agent who had helped her began to revive. She was even more elated when she noticed the rescue team on the shore about to save them from this small boat that still rocked in the river. Tears ran silently down her cheeks as the day began to look a little better.

6:43 a.m.

One by one they were pulled from the boat and striped of their clothes before being wrapped in numerous blankets to avoid hypothermia. Prentiss was still unable to stand on her own, as she was still fading in and out of consciousness, her lips a light tinge of blue. Her team was huddled closely around her only leaving enough space for the paramedics to work. Emily had never been so happy to be alive as she watched her team chatting quietly around her. Hotch handed Morgan another blanket to wrap around his shoulders as Morgan thanked Reid for his help out in the boat. Rossi was talking with the paramedics about both Jesse's and her own condition, making sure that everything was going to be fine. JJ held her cell phone to her ear, presumably talking to Garcia as it was reassuring words that were leaving her mouth attempting to sooth the hysteric voice on the other end of the line. Emily smiled; they certainly were like one big family. Beginning to fall prey to the world of unconsciousness yet again, the last thing Prentiss saw as she was carried away from the shoreline was the raging water, a brilliant shade of icy blue.

The End

A/N: Thank you to everyone for reading. I wasn't sure how to end it so hopefully this ending works for everyone. Hope you enjoyed the story, please review!