Reid glanced round the campsite as the camp leader, Rob, led him and Rossi toward the group of tents no more than twenty yards from the fire pit. "We didn't realize Declan had disappeared until one of his roommates told us. We did a head count at ten o'clock last night and another at eight o'clock this morning to see if anyone else had gone missing" The man explained before stopping by the tent furthest from the rest.
"Could we talk to the boys who shared a tent with Declan?" Rossi asked as he peered inside the large tent.
"Yeah, sure" Rob agreed. "Today was going to be the last day before we brought the kids back to school tomorrow. The teachers and I decided it was best to send the other kids back today. The boys that were sharing with Dec are in the camp office, we thought you might want to ask them about last night"
"Was Declan acting strangely last night? Could he have been unusually withdrawn or quiet?" Reid asked while walking round the outside of the tent.
"Nope, he was acting the same as he was the whole week. It was his first camping trip with the school and he was happy" He answered and scuffed his shoe against the dirt. Once the agents had finished looking around the tent he took them to the camp office where three boys were nervously waiting.
"This is Charlie, Tom and Tyler. Boys, this is doctor Reid and agent Rossi. They want to talk to you about Declan" Rob said then paused before turning to the profilers. "I'll give you guys some privacy" He added and left the room.
Rossi pulled a chair opposite the boys and sat down while Reid leant against the empty welcome desk.
"Have you found him yet?" Charlie asked, his eyes still fixed on the ground.
"Not yet but we are looking for him" Rossi assured the boys. "When was the last time you saw Declan?"
"I saw him last night just before I fell asleep" Tyler stated.
"Tom and I went to the bathroom during the night, when we came back Dec and Ty were sleeping" Charlie added.
Tom was quiet for a few moments then glanced up at the profilers. "I heard him leave the tent last night. It was about an hour after me and Charlie had got back⦠I thought he was just going to the toilet so I went back to sleep" He explained.
"When was that?" Reid asked.
"About midnight" Tom answered.
"And when did you realize he wasn't there anymore?" Rossi questioned the boys.
"In the morning, around eight o'clock. Ty woke me and Tom up. We went and got one of the teachers when he wasn't back after ten minutes"
Rossi nodded then stood and made his way toward the exit. "You've been a lot of help" He added as Reid followed him outside. Once the door was securely closed they slowly walked toward the SUV. "If one of the UnSubs was waiting for him, he would have taken him at the first chance he got" Rossi stated.
"Which means he probably wouldn't have had time to get the other two" Reid finished off, Rossi reaching for his phone to relay the information back.
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"Mrs. Spicer, This is agent Prentiss, I'm agent Hotchner" Hotch stated after the front door to the Spicer house had been opened.
"I remember you" She mumbled while resting on the doorframe. She rubbed a hand up her arm and glanced around behind the agents. She opened her mouth to say something then sighed and walked into the house, leaving the door open for them. Emily and Hotch exchanged looks before following the woman inside. "Ellie's room is in there" She added while pointing toward a door.
Hotch led the way into the room with the women following. Emily looked round the room, her eyes falling on the desk where sheets of homework were laid. The paper placed on top of the pile dated only to the previous day and was half filled in. "When did you last see Ellie?" Hotch asked as he scoped the room.
"Last night at around eleven o'clock. I was walking past her room and I checked on her, she was asleep in bed so I turned her nightlight off and went to bed" Spicer recalled.
"Did anything seem odd about her behaviour? Maybe she got up during the night when she normally wouldn't?" Emily questioned.
"No, she was totally normal" She said in a distant voice before rubbing at her face to stop a tear falling and stepping out of the room.
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Morgan and JJ hopped into the SUV, the man flipping open his phone and dialling Garcia's number. "Hey babygirl, it's Morgan" He greeted.
"Hey, Sug. I'm patching you through to the others" Garcia said while pressing a through buttons before other voices were audible.
"We didn't get anything from Nathan's mom" Morgan stated once he was sure everyone was connected.
"She says she saw him just before she left for work at eight o'clock last night. She got a text from his phone at eleven saying he was going to bed and that he'd see her after school the next day. Her phone was switched off so she didn't get the message until she was on her way home but according to her, it sounded like it was from him" JJ relayed.
"So what's the window of time he had to take Nathan?" Rossi asked.
"Nathan usually talks to his neighbour on his way to school but he didn't today so we're guessing he'd already been taken by then. It leaves about an eight hour window from eleven till seven" Morgan explained.
"Declan's abductor had about eight hours too" Rossi stated. "The last time he was seen was when he left the tent at twelve o'clock but wasn't reported missing until eight o'clock. We think he was taken when he left the tent but we can't be sure"
"Whoever took Ellie had nine hours so it looks like they all had about the same time to get the kids" Emily said.
"So we're looking at three kidnappers?" Morgan guessed.
"It would make it sense" Reid agreed. "Declan's abductor wouldn't have many opportunities to get him out of the tent, he would have to be waiting for him otherwise he could miss his chance"
"So I'm looking for three guys?" Garcia asked and stretched her fingers, preparing to put in her new parameters.
"Four, including the partner" Hotch corrected. "We're on our way back now; we'll give you the full profile when we get to the office"
For anyone wondering, Nathan Harris was a boy from season 2. from what i can remember he was suspected as an UnSub in one of the episodes and toward the end of the episode he committed suicide. there was a lot of drama around it but Reid saved him, he wasn't mentioned much after that though. i think if you google him you could probably find out more about his character but that's what i know about him at least. i'm thinking next chapter i might look into how Reid, Emily and Morgan are coping with the kid's being abducted and maybe see where the kids are. hope you liked the chapter and please review if you've got time!
