A/N: Thanks for the following, reviews, etc! Muchas gracias! Soooo the last paragraoh in the last chapter was confusing for me soooo I edited it! I needed to remember what was going on with the story and I was like... O.o ... did he get away and magically popped back in the house? So,,, I fixed that! ^.^ lol Anyways, more clues and stuff to be revealed! No old lady, unless you wanna call Strauss old... O.o
Anyways I don't own cm or their characters...
Enjoy!
Hotch wondered what happened with Henry. The doctor said Henry would be doing fine when he was released. However it must've been important if JJ had left without telling anyone. He was happy that Morgan had questioned her before she left, though. Hotch didn't want to take any more chances. Rossi and Hotch knew the flight wasn't that long, and before they knew it, they were in Quantico once again. The SUV was waiting for them, Strauss's way of saying, 'Hurry the hell up!'
They threw their bags in the back and Hotch took the wheel. Quickly he drove to the bureau.
When he arrived, there were a few agents standing outside. No doubt trying to stay as far away from Diana Reid. That was a good sign. It meant Strauss hadn't got someone to sedate her. They walked in, and immediately, saw the path of destruction.
"I have to admit. There's no stopping this woman," Rossi smirked. Hotch shook his head and headed straight for the floor he knew Diana Reid would be on.
"I wonder how she got away from her nurses," Hotch grumbled. He wasn't looking forward to confronting Diana. Only Reid knew how to do that in a peaceful manner, given his experiences of dealing with her. They patiently rode up the elevator and gawked when they saw this… catastrophe. "This is going to cost the bureau a lot of money," Rossi said with a shake of his head. "Someone's going to have to pay," Hotch said as they carefully stepped over the remains of what used to be the glass door. They didn't hear anything, though. Looking around, the bull pen desk chairs were thrown over and files were scattered everywhere. Hotch didn't worry about his office, he had a sturdy lock. However when he turned to face his office. It seemed that Diana Reid was able to destroy it as well. He saw a random chair laying on his desk. The broken window shows how it got there. Same with Rossi's room.
When they walked towards Strauss's room, though. Every piece of her furniture was ripped. All the books were on the floor along with some bookshelves. "Maybe Diana didn't like Strauss coming out of her office to tell her to calm down," Rossi smirked as well. He loved every single bit. Controversy.
"Strauss probably threatened to fire Reid. That would've caused this. Now where is Strauss?" Hotch wondered aloud.
Suddenly a haggard looking Strauss came out of her closet.
"I think we just found out," Rossi chuckled.
"You think this is funny?" Strauss asked angrily.
"No, just rather amusing," Rossi smirked.
"Where's Diana Reid?" Hotch questioned, not wanting to hear Strauss's complaints.
"She walked out a while ago…" Strauss said slowly. Hell, she stayed in the closet. She was too busy trying to survive Diana's wrath.
"She probably went to the director's office…" Rossi trailed off as his eyes widened. Now that would definitely cost Reid his job.
Quickly Rossi and Hotch made their way to the stairs.
After a good four flights, they wished they had taken the elevator. However, they kept going. When they finally reached the correct floor. They were rather surprised to see that there was no destruction whatsoever. Everything seemed normal. Not a single piece of evidence that Diana Reid was on the floor. Either way, Hotch and Rossi headed straight for the Director's office. Hotch knocked twice and entered. He kept a straight face as his eyes met the Director's. However, he paused in mid-step when he saw Diana.
Spencer decided to finally try and contact Garcia. That would be a wise move, considering he doesn't know where he was. He Slid down against a tree and opened the laptop. Automatically he took a deep breath. He sort of wished he had listened to Garcia and made an attempt to learn more about how to actually use a laptop. He soon found the video message he had saw Alex click and he clicked it. For a second, he thought it was working. He felt his heart race. However, three words ruined his hope.
No Networks Available.
'Fffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkk kkkkkk,' Spencer thought in frustration. He was highly upset with the technological world. He was even more upset with Alex for not getting normal, everywhere you go-type internet. With a huff, he decided to head back towards the place he was being held captive. 'If I could find it,' He groaned in thought. 'Maybe I should just keep running though…' Spencer stopped. He wasn't sure which way to go. He decided it was better to keep moving. He can contact Garcia or even Hotch if he made it to a city.
Alex was slightly disappointed. She didn't see Spencer on the way out, or in. She knew he must be wandering around in the forest. She sighed. She knew he'd be back. After all, she did have JJ. Alex got out the car and locked the doors. She knew JJ would be waking up in about 30 minutes, so time was running out. Alex quickly unlocked her door. She had to get JJ shackled up in a corner. She froze when she saw the trail of blood. Raising an eyebrow, she followed the mess and droplets of blood. Obviously there was a struggle. However, the body she saw was not expected. She pursed her lips as she saw Cameron on the floor, beaten and bloodied, laying in her own pool of blood. There were so many ways Alex could approach this situation. However, she couldn't fight the smile on her face. Spencer wasn't the little innocent boy she thought he was. He had a darker side. Whatever possessed him to stab Cameron straight through the heart was quite fascinating to Alex. She actually chuckled as she thought of the multiple ways this could've taken place. She wondered what was going through his mind as he realized he murdered this young girl. Alex bit back her laugh. She wondered if Spencer watched a lot of sci-fi movies. Kill your enemy with a stab through the heart. It was a comical sight. She didn't want JJ anymore. JJ seemed like a waste of time. However who she wanted made a run for it. She didn't want to have to go through the hard work of getting him kidnapped again.
She turned and decided to get JJ. Alex decided that JJ could chill with Cameron's body. 'Might as well let her keep Cameron some company…' Alex chuckled as she walked back to the car. She dragged JJ out of the car and dumped her in the corner of the kitchen. She grabbed JJ' pair of handcuffs and hooked one onto JJ and one on the…. 'Nope... The cabinets are boring. It would be better if she was stuck to my best friend… I like the Irony,' Alex mused happily as she cuffed JJ to Cameron. She knew JJ wouldn't get far if Cameron was stuck to her. Dead weight can be a bitch sometimes. Alex made it apparent to lock all the doors and move all the knives… She put on gloves and took the knife out of Cameron's chest. She would save that knife for later.
She walked to the room where Spencer was being kept and walked back to the kitchen. She put two and two together. The laptop was missing. Cameron inadvertly saved Alex some time. Spencer couldn't connect to the internet while he was out there, but Alex knew a little something about computers. She always had a spare. She quickly took out her phone and quickly took a picture of an unconscious JJ. She smiled as she sent the picture to her own email. She walked briskly to her room and reached for her back up computer. Typing quickly, she found an easy way to alert Spencer of her new plans.
…
JJ slowly opened her eyes. She couldn't believe it. It wasn't fair. Alex keeps knocking everyone out! JJ knew that one of these days she will knock Alex out in revenge. 'See how she likes it,' JJ thought grumpily. She slowly sat up a moved to rub her eyes, however was surprised that one handed didn't quite make it. JJ quickly looked down at her hand and screeched! She tried to jerk away. She pulled her hand back but all she did was jerk the body. JJ's breath hitched as she realized that there was no escaping the body. JJ took a couple of deep breaths and looked at the body. She saw the black hair, the cold blue eyes and knew… It was Nurse Cameron. JJ smiled to herself. At least she now knows, for sure, who the UnSub is.
She looked back up and Alex was standing in the doorway.
JJ's smile automatically faded.
"Wakey-wakey," Alex smiled.
"Let me go!" JJ yelled angrily.
"You know, I have every right to kill you. As you can see, my friend is dead," Alex paused to look over the body once more. "I didn't kill her… In fact, you didn't either. Spencer did. Before I chained you up to her, I took the knife out of her chest. I didn't want you to get yourself a boo-boo," Alex pouted playfully.
"No, you just didn't want to die with the same fate," JJ snapped. Alex feigned her shock.
"I would like to see you try. But, um, I should tell you, that you're going to die… I gave Spencer the option to run or to stay and save you, but… He weighed his options and made a run for it!" Alex said rocking on her heels awkwardly.
The news hit JJ like a freight train. She wasn't sure if Alex was completely lying, but Spencer would never do that.
"You're lying," JJ said angrily.
"Um, nope… I'm not. He's not in this house. When I told him, he decided to jump out the window. So… he probably decided that your stupidity was not worth fighting for. He put himself in my hands, so you can escape, and your dumb-ass came back… I'd ditch you too..." Alex laughed.
JJ tried to fight the pout that wanted to be known. She kind of felt stupid for coming back and putting herself in the same place, when she could've told Hotch and the whole force would've been arrested Alex.
"He'll turn you in!" JJ said. She was hoping that Spencer's main reason for leaving was to inform the team of everything.
"No.. He won't… He just killed the woman you're stuck too. He supposedly, killed Dale… I think he may have a few murder charges on his hands. He's better off running… Besides. He's not getting too far.. Do you want to know where you are?" Alex challenged.
JJ frowned. She looked out the window and saw a bunch of trees. "Some random deserted place in New York… Or Maine," JJ answered.
"Nope. Bienenvue au Canada," Alex smiled sweetly. JJ's frown turned into utter shock. She wasn't in the country anymore. How would anyone find her! How would Spencer get help for them! Which part in Canada? How in the hell was Alex able to smuggle people into Canada?
Alex watched in amusement as the panic set in in JJ. Alex enjoys watching her prey realize that the likelihood of surviving is quite low. Alex shook her head and walked out of the room. She was getting bored. All she had to do is wait for Spencer to come back.
He heard the small ding. At first he thought it meant that the computer was dying. He wasn't going to toss it though. It was his level of protection. It proved it's worthiness with the black haired woman. He didn't mind having to slap people around with it if it meant that he got to survive. It dinged once more and Spencer decided to actually look at it.
He sat on a fallen tree and opened it up. He unlocked it, but fear set in the minute he saw an unconscious JJ and the woman he had killed laying together. Then the captions appeared.
"You took my best friend, so I'm taking yours. Find your way back here, and I'll keep her alive long enough for you to attempt to save her. You have until five... You'll be dead by seven. Save her while you can.
Love,
Alex."
So many words wanted to come out of his mouth at that moment, but he turned around. He knew he'd remember certain landmarks. That's why he took the time to look around him as he started running. He would find his way back. He was mad that he was so close to escaping… Somehow, Alex found a way to force him to come back. That wasn't sitting to well with him. Did Alex take Henry again? What if she took Morgan! Spencer wouldn't lie, but he'd feel safer if she kidnapped Morgan. Morgan could overpower her any day. With his luck, though, he may have to find another way for JJ to escape. He wondered how extreme it would be. He labeled Alex as a sociopath, so why would she care that Cameron's dead? None of it made sense. 'Maybe that's just her excuse for me to come running back to her,' Spencer contemplated. He sighed. This was going to be a long day. His headache seemed to only be getting worse.
She was sitting at the desk, reading the case file. That much Hotch knew. It was insane! She shouldn't be reading it. However, Hotch kept his mouth closed. Diana didn't need to hear those words. Both men knew Spencer would be pissed if he knew that his mother had read the file. They knew Spencer didn't want to add to her delusions. The Director ushered them out quietly and closed the door.
"Why are you allowing Mrs. Reid to read the case file," Hotch demanded. He could care less about ranks. It was common sense to not let a paranoid schizophrenic who tore up the other floors to sit down, read a file and then have a delusion and try to kill them all. Hotch didn't want Reid to come back and find out that some agent shot his mother because she flew off the handle.
"If she could solve this case faster than Swanson's team, then I won't stop her. We have other cases. More people who need help. There are more important cases. Dr. Reid signed up for the probability of death when he applied for the job. I've been kind, but we have new cases every day. I can't have your team focused on this case while another unit actually worked it. If no one finds out, we will put in it the state's hands. This is a job, and I expect you all to be doing it once you all get back. Dr. Reid or not, you will all stay focused," The Director said calmly. Hotch knew the man was right, but Reid was important.
"Sir, she's an inpatient at a mental institution in Nevada. She was brought here for questioning," Rossi said.
"She told me. However, I gave her the file so she can calm down. After all she called everyone imbeciles. She truly believes that she could solve the case faster than everyone else because she is Dr. Reid's mother. I don't care. Let her. If it keeps her from tearing up the bureau, then I don't care if decides to join you all on raids," The Director shrugged and walked back into his office.
"We might as well give her a shot," Rossi sighed. Hotch nodded. She was a genius after all. They suspected Alex, but needed proof for their suspicions.
Hotch phone rang and quickly he answered it.
"Hotchner," He said as usual.
"Hotch, they found a couple of hair strands at the crime scene. And guess what? One of them belonged to Alex. I mean it doesn't say much, but it proves she was there," Emily said. Hotch almost smiled. They were getting closer.
"Good job Prentiss. Diana Reid is looking over the file. If she comes up with anything, I'll let you and Morgan know," Hotch said as he hung up.
"Emily?" Dave questioned and Hotch nodded.
"Alex was at the crime scene. Hair strand was found," Hotch said and Dave nodded in approval.
"Let's see what Diana Reid has," Dave nodded as they entered the office. The director left the minute he knew they were going to start working on the case.
Hotch and Rossi pulled up chairs and Diana finally took her eyes off of the paperwork. "Are you here to help or tell me that I shouldn't be reading this," She said raising an eyebrow.
"Here to help," Rossi smiled slightly.
"Good, because I've already figured some stuff out," Diana snapped.
'Nice to know that she wouldn't have told us if we weren't helping her out,' Hotch thought sarcastically.
"Like what?" Hotch questioned gently.
"This note that you guys don't understand is 19th and 20th century literature. I also noticed that my son's letter isn't right. This is not him. It's his handwriting, but Spencer is a man for detail. He doesn't just leave people wondering. He wants you to know what he's talking about. The other letter from the woman.. Well, it's a waste of time to read. When I see her…" Diana shook her head. "Anyways, Brandon was pointless as well. That should've been disregarded. Nobody cares about how he feels. I want my son back. Anyways, on the papers over here, you all had said that A girl named Alex was kidnapped. I'm guessing that is the girl my son had become enamored with. Her kidnapping seems stupid as well. What makes her so important in this case? If anything, you learn not to trust, which brings me back to the letter that all you have not figured out and discarded like a piece of trash. They were trying to confuse you. This letter was a poem I've read to Spencer. In fact, it was more than one poem, this letter had two. In their attempt to confuse you, they intertwined the poem and flipped it a couple of times. For example the first sentence, 'For love, Never give all the heart,' is really Never give all the heart for love. That is one poem, but the second sentence is a whole 'nother one. 'But unbowed. My head is bloody,' is truly My head is bloody, but unbowed. Typical. It looks all conjuring because it was written in a way that couldn't flow, so it looks unorganized as if someone made it up from the top of their head. I wrote the poems down. You guys try to analyze it. Hopefully it'll help you find my baby... You don't have much time left," Diana finished.
Both men stared at her. They knew Reid got his genius from his mother. She was indeed intelligent and she easily soled a part of the case that none of them could understand, and she didn't belittle them in the process. Definitely, Reid gained his mother's personality. They were grateful, but alarmed by Diana's words.
"What do you mean we don't have much time left?" Rossi asked. He knew that time was limited, but he figured they had at least a good 36 hours left.
"A mother knows. Spencer doesn't have much time left. I did all that I could. The rest is up to you," Diana sighed as she got up to leave.
"How much time left?" Hotch questioned. Diana stopped and turned around.
"Today is your last day," Diana said as she walked out of the room.
The two men fell silent.
A/N: So ... They're in Canada (I totally had to look up real estate to make sure that it was possible for there to be that many trees and stuff in Canada! Soooo yup there was like 63 acres of land (more like forest! With a huge lake)for sell in an area and I was like... Alex owns that! (for the story))
And ew.. JJ is handcuffed to a body.. Maybe she'd drag the body with her in her attempt to escape lol ! Anyways, Diana Reid caused some trouble and has solved the puzzle/ riddle thingy that I totally promised would happen... below is the poem because it took me like forever to find it in the story, so I could copy and paste it and have Diana refer too it!
Major point: I'm guessing Reid only has that one day left!
(he was soooo close)
"Will he die?"
"For love, Never give all the heart,
but unbowed. My head is bloody,
thinking of, Will hardly seem worth
Under the bludgeonings of chance
To passionate women if it seem
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Certain, and they never dream
In the fell clutch of circumstance
From kiss to kiss; That it fades out
For my unconquerable soul.
For everything that's lovely is
whatever gods may be I thank
dreamy, kind delight. But a brief,
from pole to pole, Black as the Pit ,
the heart outright, O never give,
Out of the night that covers me,
For they, for all smooth lips can say,
of wrath and tears. Beyond this place
Have given their hearts up to the play.
but the Horror of the shade, Looms,
And who could play it well enough
the menace of the years. And yet
If deaf and dumb and blind with love?
unafraid Finds, and shall find, me.
All the cost, He that made this knows,
how strait the gate, It matters not
All his heart and lost. For he gave
with punishments the scroll. How charged
all the heart Never give,
the master of my fate, I am:
all his heart and lost For he gave.
The captain of my soul, I am ."