The team pulled up onto the street they were looking for, what met their eyes was far from what they ha expected, smoke billowed out from the upstairs windows of the house and fire crews raced desperately to extinguish the flames which were now roaring.

"Someone please tell me this isn't the house that Re…" Prentiss broke off, she couldn't cope if she lost Reid, there had to be a mistake, he couldn't be in there.

Seaver moved forward slightly and then broke into a sprint despite the teams calls for her to stop, she dropped her phone and ran straight into the burning building calling for the one person she couldn't face life without.

Reid clutched his side trying desperately to stop the blood from gushing out, smoke was filling the room and he knew he was running out of time.

Dex was gone and whoever had arranged his abduction was on the way, he had to get out of there quickly before she arrived and finished the job. He dragged himself pathetically towards the door until the chain fastened to his ankle was taught, he couldn't escape, he was fastened here and would surely burn to death, unless…

He looked at Andrew, the one person who had shown them kindness these past few days and he reached out to his body, he was just out of reach, but Reid had to try, he had seen him carrying a set of keys and he knew the key to his chains would be in the boys pocket somewhere. The chains around his ankles bit into his flesh as he stretched as far as he could go, his ribs screaming and blood pouring from his stab wound.

He screamed in agony pushing his body far beyond its limitations, pain racked him and exhaustion crippled him but he kept on trying, he had to survive, he was going to make it back, he was going to spout random facts at the team, he was going to be teased by his teammates for his intelligence and he was going to see the only true family he had ever had, he pictured all of these things as he reached desperately until his fingers finally brushed Andrews lifeless feet.

Reid pulled at Andrew's lifeless feet, every part of his body begging him to give up, to relax, and to give in to the peace that sleep would bring. With a massive surge of strength he managed to pull Andrew's body towards him a few inches, he was that much closer to the keys which would surely be in the man's pocket.

He heaved again letting out a gut wrenching scream as he did, the body moved much farther this time giving Reid the space he needed, he reached into the pocket of Andrew's trousers and found what he was looking for, the keys.

He sat up painfully, he was fully exhausted now, he reached down and undid his chains, freeing him from this nightmare, he knew trying to stand would be pointless and crawled pitifully out of the door into a first floor corridor.

Smoke filled the place and he could hear fire crews shouting outside, he made his way slowly along the corridor, collapsing at the end, he turned to face the ceiling, every reserve of strength he had was gone, he couldn't fight anymore, he lay there slowly losing consciousness until he felt an arm wrap around him. His eyes flew open in blind panic, had Dex come back for him?

He looked up to see Seaver's eyes looking back at him, he let out a cry of relief as he let her lift him to his feet. He was too exhausted to realise she wasn't taking him towards the exit.

Morgan and the team stood motionless for what seemed like an eternity, the revelation they had just been given rocked them to the core. Seaver had not gone in that house shouting Reid; Seaver had gone in that house shouting Dex. Seaver was behind this.

"I will kill her!" Morgan boomed as the team broke into a run towards the house, he pulled his gun and a look of pure malice entered his features. She had run in to see if the Un-Sub was ok, if she orchestrated this then she no doubt intended to finish the job now and he was not about to let that happen.

Morgan rushed in, feeling the heat of the flames encompass his face, he raised his arm against the heat and began calling Reid's name, the rest of the team had remained outside to guard the exits, should Seaver attempt to make her escape that way.

He stopped dead; hearing footsteps above him and a dragging sound…was he too late? Had she killed him already? He didn't wait around to find out he bound up the stairs in a matter of seconds his attention was caught by the trail of blood smeared down one corridor to his left, he marched down it, gun at the ready, trying to see past the thick smoke which was rapidly filling the house.

Reid felt fresh air hitting his face, he breathed it in deeply choking as the cool air filled his dry throat, he opened his eyes, being blinded by the glare of the sun in his face, he heard shouts from below, he could have sworn it was Hotch yelling.

Why would Hotch be yelling? He racked his tired brain, why was Hotch below him? Were they trapped? Had he gotten Seaver killed? And then it hit him. The 'she' Andrew had told him about, the reason he had known about the Morse Code clue, the reason he had had time to escape. Seaver. She had organised this.

"One wrong move and I gut him right here" Seaver spat at the team wielding a penknife, she moved it to rest on Reid's throat.

"You don't want to do this Seaver" Hotch called. "Yes I do!" She screamed, outraged, "He was always better than me, always the baby, always the one you all cared about, I'm the newest, you never cared about me the way you care about him!" She pressed the knife firmer against Reid's already bruised and battered neck, his stab wound was bleeding profusely and the boy looked pale.

"Let him go" Hotch called, raising his gun and focusing it on Seaver's forehead, "or I will kill you" His tone was serious and threatening, the fury was visible in his eyes.

Reid was hunched over and Seaver was struggling to keep him upright and from falling right out of the window, he needed medical assistance now or he wasn't going to make it out alive.

Morgan paced along the corridor hearing Seaver yelling at the team made him even more furious, he had trusted here, Reid had trusted her and she had betrayed him.

He came up behind her as she ranted about how Reid had made her feel insignificant and he raised his gun. Seaver brought the knife closer to Reid's fragile throat and Morgan took the shot.

Reid was being held upright, it hurt, and all he wanted was to curl up into a ball and fall asleep. Seaver brought the knife closer to his throat and he braced himself for the end, he closed his eyes and a shot rang out behind him.

Seaver went limp behind him and collapsed over him, crushing him and sending a wave of pain through his entire body. He felt himself falling, his entire life flashed before his eyes, his first birthday, the day his father left, his first kiss, his graduation, his mother's admittance to a mental hospital, his ordeal with Tobias Hankel, Morgan patting him on the back, Garcia calling him her Junior G-man, Hotch looking at him with the concern of a father, Prentiss poking his face and joking about him being real, JJ holding him before she was sent away, the flash of light before he was taken and the feeling of Dex's cold, hard blade entering his side.

Everything, right up until this moment, his body felt weightless and the sound of his teams screams filled his consciousness as he felt himself fall…

Morgan flew forwards as Reid's lifeless body slumped right out of the window, time seemed to stop as the kid he had known as his own brother slipped out of his grasp, he had killed him.

He ran to the edge of the window as the kids body fell, but didn't hit the ground….

(Sorry Seaver fans! I just couldn't bring myself to have anyone else betray Reid! Reviews are welcomed and loved greatly!)