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The wheels touched down and the team emerged a few minutes later. They all went to their respective cars, which were all by each other. Reid yawned loudly.
"You tired, Reid?" Prentiss asked. Reid nodded his head sleepily and rested his head on Morgan's shoulder.
"Ok, let's get you home, pretty boy." Morgan said and helped Reid into his car before getting in himself and driving off. Rossi noticed Hotch looked distressed as the two girls were talking.
"Aaron, you ok?" Rossi asked Hotch in a hushed tone. Hotch sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"She didn't answer her phone. What if something happened?" Hotch spoke quietly.
"I'm sure everything's fine. She's probably sleeping or just didn't hear her phone ring." Rossi offered.
"Yeah, I'm just still a little anxious cause of the fake case. I'll see you tomorrow, Dave." Hotch climbed into his car. "Night ladies." He sped off towards his house.
"You two stay safe." Rossi told the two remaining agents. They smiled as he climbed into his own car.
"We will Dave. You, too." They waved him off, leaving just the two of them.
"Should we head over to Pen's? It's not too late. Plus we can get some planning in before tomorrow." JJ offered. Prentiss nodded.
"Sounds good. And did you see the way Hotch looked all distressed? I heard him talking to Dave on the plane about him being worried about someone and then tried to call said person. He thinks the fake case is part of a much bigger plan." Prentiss said as she climbed into her car next to JJ's. JJ followed suit with her own car.
"Let's hope he was wrong. See you when we get there." JJ and Prentiss both started their cars at the same time and drove off towards Garcia's house.
They arrived about fifteen minutes later. They parked out front and headed upstairs. Standing out front of her door, JJ knocked. They waited but there was no answer.
"Is she home?" Prentiss asked as JJ knocked again.
"She has to be. I saw her car outside." When there was no response again, JJ took out her spare key and placed it in the lock, turned it, and opened the door. The lights were on so they stepped inside and shut the door behind them.
"Pen! Are you here?" Prentiss called out. No answer.
"Here purse and keys are here." JJ spoke, pointing to the little table by the door. They split up and looked around the apartment. Prentiss reached the kitchen and noticed the blood on the floor.
"Oh…Oh god…JJ! Get in-" Prentiss cut herself off and covered her mouth, fearing she would throw up if she kept her mouth open any longer. JJ appeared and noticed Prentiss' face.
"Em, what happened?" Prentiss just pointed to the small pool of blood on the floor. JJ's gaze fell upon the blood and gasped.
"Please don't let that be….We need to call Hotch…I-I think he was right." Prentiss just nodded as she made her way to the bathroom. JJ pulled her cell out of her pocket and hit speed dial number three. It rang once before Hotch answered.
"Hotchner." His voice spoke on the other line. JJ cleared her throat, tears forming in her eyes.
"Hotch…Pen's gone."
The rest of the team arrived at different times within the next half hour. Forensics was there as well, processing the scene. The team was forced to wait outside.
"God damn it!" Morgan yelled, kicking over a nearby trashcan. Reid placed a gentle hand on Morgan's arm.
"We'll find her, Derek. Don't worry." Reid's words and touch seemed to calm Morgan down, but only a bit.
"We should've known something was up with the case." Morgan said calmly but through clenched teeth and his fists balled. They were all quiet for a few moments, aside from the light sobs coming from the two women. Reid was trying to keep Morgan from going on a rampage and Rossi was comforting the girls. Hotch stood there emotionless. At least, that what his appearance showed. However, if you looked into his eyes you could see the anger, pain, and worry in them. The team was so wrapped up in their own thoughts that they didn't notice the CSI walk up to them.
"Uh, agents?" The CSI asked, pulling the team from their daze. "We're done with the scene. We sent the blood back to the lab. We should know shortly whose it is, I marked it urgent."
"We already know whose blood it is!" Morgan snapped. Reid ran smooth circles on Morgan's back.
"I'm sorry, truly." The CSI said.
"Was there anything else found?" Rossi asked. The CSI shook his head.
"The only thing we have found was the blood. Nothing else was out of place." Everyone except Hotch nodded their heads absent-mindedly. "Who should I contact with the results?"
"Me." Hotch had spoken for the first time since they arrived at Garcia's. The CSI nodded as Hotch gave him his personal cell phone number. The CSI walked away, leaving the team alone. "We should get some rest. I'll call the rest of you with the results when I get them." The team nodded and headed for their respective cars, each of them knowing they were not heading home.
Hotch was the first one to arrive at the BAU. He went straight for Garcia's office. He was used to relying on her in times like this, her chipper voice and positive attitude towards everything made this job bearable. Who was he going to rely on now? Morgan and Reid were next to arrive, following Hotch's idea and went to Garcia's office. No words were spoken, they just nodded at each other. JJ, Prentiss, and Rossi weren't far behind. They all sat in Garcia's office, unsure of what to do. They had no UNSUB and no evidence that could help. They had nothing to work with. Even Reid couldn't get his genius brain to figure out what to do. The silence was broken when Hotch's cell phone rang.
"Hotchner…Yes…Are you sure?" Hotch sighed. "Ok. Thank you." He hung up the phone as the rest of the team looked at him with anticipation. "It was hers." JJ and Prentiss shed new tears and held each other. Reid squeezed Morgan's hand and patted his back lovingly. Rossi was comforting the girls and Hotch had a blank stare on his face but you could see the unshed tears in his eyes. After a few moments JJ finally spoke up.
"We need to figure out what to do. She must still be alive." She had faltered on the last word. Reid, Rossi, and Prentiss nodded in agreement as silence washed over them again. Hotch's cell phone rang again and, figuring it was the lab again, answered it on speaker.
"Hotchner." Hotch spoke. Low, maniacal laughter was heard on the other end. "Who is this?" Hotch demanded.
"I saw you all at her place. This is one game of hide and seek you won't win." The voice spoke before hanging up, leaving the team dumbfounded in a silent room filled with a dial tone.
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