A/N – thanks to everyone who has reviewed and alerted this story, I am up to chapter 14 on this so thought that seeing as the last one was a short chapter I'd post this tonight, plus I'm bored and stuck in the snow!

Chapter 3 – An unexpected face

JJ heard Hotch's cell begin to ring, she reached over and clicked it onto speaker so that he could listen to Garcia as they neared their destination.

"Sir, I've looked at all the footage around the site of the accident and someone reported seeing a old navy blue van, the plates were dirty so nothing there, but the witness saw it speed off, heading out of town."

"Oh great. Thanks Garcia. You go to the hospital and check on Derek, have Reid and Rossi had any luck?"

"None so far. I'll let you know how Derek is."

Garcia ran out of the station to one of the Bureau's SUVs, she had to know how badly hurt Derek was straight away.

Emily started to come out of the darkness, she tried to move but found that she couldn't. The memory of the crash and what had happened afterwards came rushing back. Then she heard a voice she didn't recognise.

"Hey are you ok?"

Emily opened her eyes and tried to focus on where the voice was coming from.

"Careful don't try and move. He's tied you up pretty well."

Emily finally managed to focus on the source of the voice and looked in shock.

"Katherine?"

The young girl nodded back at her. Emily managed to see that the girl was being restrained on a camp bed and she looked hurt.

"I'm Agent Prentiss from the FBI, call me Emily. I've been looking for you. Are you ok?"

Katherine nodded back at Emily though Emily knew that she was lying, she had a baggy t-shirt on that was blood-stained, the bed sheets were stained and she had a cut above her right eye.

"How long have you been here Katherine?"

"I don't know!"

Tears started to slowly run down Katherine's grubby face, Emily wanted to go over and comfort her but she could only move her head and neck as she was tied up so tightly.

"It's ok, I'm sure my team will be looking for me...and you. Just hang in there we'll get through this ok?"

Katherine just nodded back at Emily and curled up into a little ball, her face just about visible to Emily.

"How about I tell you about my friends while we wait for them?"

"Oh my god, look at your head Derek!"

"Don't worry babygirl I'm made of tough stuff. It will take more than that to keep Derek Morgan down. Now where the hell is Emily?"

Garcia swallowed hard as she watched Morgan stand up from the hospital bed as she sat down on it.

"I don't know Derek!"

Morgan looked confused at Garcia before he sat down next to her and placed his hands firmly on her arms as he watched a few tears escape from her eyes.

"What do you mean babygirl?"

"Emily is missing Derek! There's is no signal coming from her cell, her badge was left in the SUV but her gun is missing!"

"Ainsley."

Derek shook his head, though not too hard as it was still pounding slightly from the accident and he knew that he know needed his wits about him.

"Did you see him?"

"No, but it seems the most logical explanation."

Derek stood up once again, taking Garcia's hands as he helped her up.

"We'd better be getting back."

"I know, JJ and Hotch are back at the station after searching the Ainsley's house."

Derek put his arm around Garcia as they walked out of the hospital.

"Reid and Rossi haven't found Ainsley yet, we've got a BOLO out for him and his vehicle."

"What about Mrs Ainsley?"

"According to JJ she doesn't know anything and has no idea of where Katherine is."

Garcia stopped at the SUV, her hand on the door as she looked at Derek over the bonnet, examining the cut above his right eye.

"Do you think Katherine is still alive?"

Derek shook his head as he opened the passenger door and climbed in, replying quietly as he moved.

"I hope so, I hope so Penelope."

"Then there's JJ, she handles the press for the team as well as dealing with the families and friends involved. She is incredibly warm and caring, she has a lovely sense of humour..."

Emily suddenly stopped talking as the door to the cabin slowly started to open. Katherine's and Emily's eyes focused as they waited to see who was going to enter. Emily's heart sank as she saw Ainsley enter heading straight over to her as he pulled a gun out of the back of his trousers.

"Right seeing as you decided to poke yourself into OUR business you can sit there nice and quietly and watch!"

"You bastard!"

"I said quietly Agent Prentiss!"

Ainsley slapped the butt of the gun across Emily's jaw, blood splattered across the floor. Ainsley got some tape from a nearby table and slapped a piece across Emily's mouth.

"Right now that should keep you quiet."

Emily looked over at Katherine who had huddled even tighter into a ball and crawled as far away from Ainsley as she could with her restraints. Emily knew Katherine knew what was coming but that didn't make it any easier. Emily managed to make eye contact with Katherine as Ainsley pulled her t-shirt off to reveal her bruised body, Katherine stared back at Emily as Ainsley started to bear down on her.

It seemed to take forever but eventually Ainsley left the cabin once again, stopping briefly to rip the tape from Emily, laughing as she cried out in pain and started to cough up blood.