chapter 3 The Escape
disclaimer: i do not own any of the criminal minds characters, i do own the victims/suspects/officers.
this story will become very dark and may contain material that upsets some peoole
RATED : Mature Audiences only
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"How did this happen?" Hotch asked, clearly trying to remain calm, but not doing very well.
"I don't really know man, the uni's said they were taking him around back because he was causing a scene and he was able to knock both the guys out cold and ran." Morgan said shaking his head in disappointment.
"Both officers are alive?" Hotch asked JJ.
"Yes, they both have a few bruises, one has a minor concussion, but they're okay." JJ said with relief.
"Okay, so Rossi and Reid you go question both of them, maybe they remember something." Hotch directed them.
—at the hospital—
"So what happened when you got out of the car." Rossi asked.
"Um, the suspect–Chris Bradley– started yelling and kicking so we decided to bring him in through the back." He paused and rubbed his throbbing head, "then he managed to get my partner in a choke hold, then knocked him out. I went for my gun but before I could get it, he elbowed me in the temple and I was down."
"Did you manage to see what direction he went in?" Reid asked hopefully.
"No, I'm sorry. I was already out cold."
"Okay that's fine, thank you for your time. Hope you feel better." Reid thank the officer as they left the hospital room.
"So we have no leads as to where Chris could've gone." Rossi said.
"Well I'm guessing he wouldn't go back to his house, typically people who escape prison don't go back to where they were caught, so we can cross that off the list." Reid said, trying to lighten the situation.
"So we have nothing." Rossi pointed out.
"Pretty much." Reid said frowning.
Once Rossi and Reid got back from the hospital, Hotch decided to have everyone go to the hotel.
"We need to get some sleep, everyone is exhausted, and it's safe to assume he isn't targeting another woman right now." Hotch said seeing the bags under his friends eyes, and the mountains of empty coffee cups. "Lets head to the hotel and we will continue in the morning."
Everyone sighed and yawned, excited for the chance to sleep, yet disappointed that Chris had slipped through their fingers.
Back at the hotel, JJ and Prentiss shared a room, while Morgan and Reid shared another across the hall. Hotch and Rossi stayed together in the room farthest down the hall. Everyone said their goodnight and went to their own rooms. JJ could hear Reid and Morgan laughing from their room and she smiled. They were always goofing around and playing tricks on each other, that entertained the whole team.
In her room, Emily had already taken a shower and was changing into her pajamas. JJ decided to take a quick shower and get ready for bed as well.
They chatted about girl stuff for awhile, JJ talked about Henry, and how her and Will want another baby.
"Another baby!? JJ that would be amazing!" Emily squealed, hugging the blonde.
"It's just talk right now, but we're thinking about it." JJ responded, smiling quietly.
JJ went into the bathroom to brush her teeth when Emily called for her.
"JJ, did you bring any advil? I have a killer headache." Emily called from the main room.
"Oh shoot, sorry I forgot to pack some! Maybe they have it at the gift shop?" JJ suggested.
"I'm gunna go check it out, I'll be back in 10 minutes."
As Emily walked down the long yellow hall towards the elevator, she noticed the lack of lighting. It was pretty dark, and she only noticed 5 lights for the entire hallway.
Suddenly, she got a sick feeling in her stomach. The kind when you can feel a presence behind you. She quickly whipped around, but didn't see anyone. She walked faster as her heart rate increased.
"Emily stop freaking yourself out," she said to herself. "there nobody behind y–"
And with a thud against her head, she blacked out.