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Penelope's eyes changed. 'Get off me!' Penelope shouted which surprised her brother more than the others who were outside, looking in, pulling the oxygen mask from her face in a panic. 'Get off me!'

'Penny what's wrong?' Antonio asked worried.

'Get out!' Penelope near screamed again, she tried to get up in full terror. 'Get away from me!'

'Pen what's wrong?' Derek said rushing to her side. Followed by Hotch, both men tried to get her to calm down. They all witnessed the sheer terrified look in Penelope's eyes, along with the anger. 'Pen you need to calm down.'

'No!' She sobbed as she thrashed against their restraint.

'Penelope you need to calm, this isn't any good.'

'Penny don't!' Antonio warned more than offered concerned for her welfare. 'Just don't.'

'Him!' Was all she said, Derek and Hotch getting the idea of what she meant. Her head was now swimming from the amount of movement and emotion she had just shot out in a short period.

'You bastard!' Derek went for him, Antonio moved towards the door to find it blocked by Rossi and Reid. Derek grabbed him by the back of his clothes. Reid and Rossi stepped out; all the women stepped in and stood around the bed. Fran closest, taking on the mother role that Penelope needed so much as she was having problems calming herself down.

All the men took Antonio outside of the room as the doctor came in to restore some sense of order. Derek was absolutely pulsating anger and fury. Hotch and Rossi not far behind and Reid was a mix, wondering how on earth someone could do that to their sister of all people. He knew his words would confuse, he needed to let Derek and Hotch do their job. He also knew there would be nothing left to sort through when it was over.

The first punch sent him flying, the second immobilised him a bit more, the impact of a fully grown man on top of him took the wind out of him. He never thought a man would look after Penelope like this. No one ever did, so pain and shock currently occupied his body, limb for limb.

'Why?' Derek spat out. 'Why did you take her?'

'Because I could!'

'Why?' Derek repeated, not getting the answer he wanted.

'Because no one loves her! She disowned our family, I was getting pay back!'

'No one loves her? I love her!' Derek used his fists again, the 4 months of missing Penelope finally coming out. 'You had no right doing what you did!'

'I had every right!' Antonio spat out with words of venom. 'She had it coming the day she walked out!'

'No she didn't!' Derek ignored the pulls from the bosses and carried on. Tears of fury, of worry, of anger, of sadness, of love running down his face now as he showed no remorse for his actions. 'What were you planning to do with her?'

'Let her die!'

At that point Derek halted by the realisation that Penelope would have been subjected to beatings until one day her life just ended. He spat at Antonio and allowed the bosses to pull him off at last. Rossi picking Antonio up by his collar and slamming him into the wall while Hotch calmed down. All the time Reid looking uncomfortable and Desiree watching from the doorway of Penelope's room.

'You realise you took on the wrong family the day you took her from us?' Antonio began to laugh. 'What's so funny?'

'Family? Is that what you are?'

'Yes.' Rossi spat out proudly.

'That's hilarious. Penny Garcia having a family.'

'No it's not... the damage you caused that day you took her will make you pay forever, no one likes a woman beater...'

'Antonio Garcia... you are under arrest for the kidnap, assault and attempted murder of Penelope Garcia, a federal agent.' Hotch said as the police came up the corridor, all four men showing of their badges to who they were, Antonio looking smug as he was handcuffed. 'Morgan you need to calm down before you go back in that room.'

'I know.' He said as he paced, hands on his head, breathing loudly as he processed everything. He felt a hand on his shoulder and saw his little sister.

'I think she needs you... like right now.' Desiree said, knowing how much love Derek had for Penelope. She watched him walk into the room with a smile on his face.

Emily and JJ stepped back and left the room, now only Fran, the doctor and Derek were left with Penelope.

'Hey baby girl, his gone, he can't hurt you.' She sobbed harder. 'Hey hey hey, calm down baby. I've got you now; I won't let him get you.' Derek soothed, Penelope slowly calmed down, the idea of sedating her becoming yet another distant idea. Derek sat on the bed and took her his arms the best he could.

'I'll come back in a moment.' The doctor said, and left the room.

The doctor left and Derek pulled Penelope aware slightly. 'We have you back now baby girl... okay?' She nodded. 'His not going to get you again I promise you that much.' Fran smiled. 'Are you going to lie back down?' She nodded slightly but didn't loosen her grip or expand the proximity of their bodies.

'I've got a really bad headache.' She whispered to him.

'What else hurts princess?'

'My entire body.' She whispered again, then she closed the gap more, her breath tickling his eye. 'I'm so sorry.'

'For?'

'Leaving you.'

'P, you had no choice, I don't blame you.'

'I did finish it with Kevin though.' She said with a smile. 'I was coming back to you.' He almost heard the tear as it fell down her cheek.

'Right Ms Garcia, let's get you sorted out.' The doctor said as he re entered the room. 'I need you to stay like that while I check your breathing... 'Penelope stayed leaning in Derek's embrace, she breathed in and out when asked and Derek heard her breath hitched when it got too painful. 'Okay I'd like to keep you on oxygen still as your left lung is struggling still a bit but there is no escaping air to worry about.' He then asked Derek to step back while he checked Penelope's head over. 'Well you were extremely lucky, it appears no disruption here... I expect you have a head though?' Penelope nodded as she relaxed into the pillows again. 'Okay... I'll get you some more pain meds for that and I think you need to sleep.' He wrote out the chart update and then left, a nurse came back in and gave Penelope the dose of medication, she smiled at Derek and left.

'Seems you pulled handsome.' Penelope said with a meek voice.

Derek smiled, not having heard handsome for nearly 4 months. 'I only have eyes for one girl and she's my baby girl.'