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Now for this chapter, I don't want to spoil too much, but let's just say you're going to see some more angry Morgan and a couple of heartwarming moments.

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Chapter 9:

- Parents learn a lot from their children about coping with life.

- Muriel Spark

Garcia was typing away on her laptop to no end. She, as well as the rest of the team was as determined to bring Maddie home safe and sound. Rossi walked into the room where most of the team was at and bring them coffee.

"Thanks, Rossi," Emily said, taking one of the coffee mugs. "Appreciate it."

"No problem," Rossi said as he sat down on the brown couch. "I figure we're going to need all the energy and strength we need until we find those two jag-offs."

"I don't know about you guys, but I can't wait until we find them." Morgan agreed, repeatedly pounding his fist into his palm. "When I get my hands on those rat bastards, I'm going to beat them mercilessly and senselessly. You all better not stop me when I do."

"Oh, don't worry, we won't," JJ said, walking into the room. "That was Henry and Will."

"What'd they say?"

"Henry and Michael said good night to all of us and do whatever it takes to bring Maddie home. Morgan, if this makes you feel better, Will also said goodnight when you find Müller and Meyer, give them a dozen special kicks in the nuts for him."

"I most certainly will."

When the team went to check up on Reid, they all look at him with complete worry. Reid was nervously biting down on his nails and lip, clinging onto the small album. He couldn't eat, nap or even drink sugary coffee. He couldn't help but think that something terrible could be happening. They could see tears coming down steady. They remembered how he was when he lost Maeve. They couldn't bear to imagine what he would be like if he lost Maddie…

The team all made a pact to protect Maddie…

Over four-and-a-half years ago…

It was Christmas time in Virginia. Which meant the snow was slowly coming down, the Christmas lights was brightening up every window and children making their lists to Santa and his little elves, but the best parts were that there were no unsubs to deal with. It was also the time for JJ to host a Christmas party for the team.

JJ, with the help of Henry, Michael and Will, was putting up Christmas ornaments on the tall tree in the living room until she hears a knocking on the front door. Walking to the door to answer it,

"Hey!"

It was Reid, holding on to a blue Christmas bag in his arm while holding on to a ten-month-old Maddie, dressed in a red tartan dress, black stockings and booties with a little dark blue bow in her hair.

"Hey to you all and Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas to you, too."

"Uncle Spencer!"

"Henry! Michael! Merry Christmas to you!"

Before JJ could close the door, Morgan and Garcia; with the both of them dressed as younger versions of Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, walking up the pathway. Walking with their arms wrapped around each other, Garcia walked in with a bunch of bags hanging from her arms while Morgan carried a number of bags.

"Hey and oh, oh, oh! Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas, my tiny elves!"

"Aunt Garcia!"

"Hello, little Henry and Michael! Merry Christmas from Mrs. Santa Claus, your godmother!"

"What about us?"

Hotch, with Jack by his side and Emily, walking up the pathway before stepping inside.

"Hotch! Emily! Jack! Merry Christmas to you all!"

"Sorry to say, but Rossi can't make it. Christmas with his daughter and family."

"That's okay." As Reid was settling down with Maddie on the couch,

"Uh…I have an announcement to make." Everyone looked at him.

"You know I've been taking care of Maddie for a few months. Well, I've been thinking about this for a while now…and now, I plan on adopting her as my own."

Everyone's mouths, especially Morgan's and Garcia's mouths, dropped to the ground. JJ and Emily covered her mouth in complete shock. Hotch's facial expressions didn't seem to change much.

"You are?"

"Yeah," Reid said as he was rocking Maddie on his lap as she was cooing. "And I was wondering if…you all would like to be her god-family. I know it wouldn't replace the family lost to her biological father, but I want her to know that she'll always have family with her."

"Of course we'll be her god-family," Morgan chuckling as he strokes through Maddie's hair. "And I promise you; we're going to protect her from anything that comes in our way."

"Yay! I have another godchild!" Garcia said, jumping up and down, clapping. "Why do you think I have all these gifts with me?"

"Don't tell me all that's for Maddie."

"Of course not."

The team sighed in relief before,

"A quarter of these presents are for Henry and Michael." The team, mainly Reid, looked at her with complete baffled looks on their faces. "Hey! As one of the godmothers, it's my job to spoil the child with love and gifts and one of my first gifts to Maddie is…give me my goddaughter…" Taking Maddie from Reid's hands before going through one of her bags,

"…This gorgeous gift box set from Ralph Lauren! And it was on sale, too! Isn't that exciting, you massive adorable pot of bubbly deliciousness?"

"Remind me after the holidays to have her drug-tested a couple times."

"I can definitely do that."

Flashback end…

The team hated to see him like this. But it just fueled their drive and determination to bring Maddie safe home.

"Guys!" Garcia called everyone. "I think I got something."

Hotch, Rossi, Morgan JJ, Emily and Reid–who had Emily and JJ keeping him steady on his feet. "I just recently found out that there was broke-in at the adoption agency offices and copies of Maddie's information were stolen, from her adoption papers, photographs of her. You name it, they took it."

"That must be how Müller and Meyer found her and how she looked like."

"I found some traffic camera footage."

"Go to the morning where I dropped Maddie at school after I dropped Henry."

Watching over to the computer screen as Garcia played the video. They all see JJ walking to the SVU with Maddie. They also start to see two cars following them before seeing an extra black car following them. The window was slightly down and they see two figures with their black sunglasses on following them.

"Müller and Meyer followed you two," Hotch said. "That's how they found her."

Reid couldn't take it anymore. Pulling himself away from JJ and Prentiss,

"I…I can't…I just can't…"

"Reid, calm down."

Reid could feel the tears coming down from his eyes as he crossed his arms. He could feel the cracks in his voice, "I want her back. I want to hold her in my arms."

As Morgan reached out and began to hug him,

"I know, man. We all, especially you, taught her well…"

Prentiss joined in on the hug, "He's just as smart as you…"

"She's as tough as me," Hotch joined.

"We all love her very much. We all do." JJ joined. "We all know that and Maddie knows that, too."

"We'll get her back, Reid." Rossi and Garcia joined. "I know we will."

"I don't know about you guys, but I'm not going to rest until we bring our girl home."

Unknown

By the next morning, Maddie was just conscious enough to hear something. It only took her a few moments for her to remember what was going without having the fog cloud up those thoughts. One of the last things she could remember was that she was taken from her school and was with complete strangers. She hoped someone would rescue her from his nightmare and never let her go again,

But then—

"Morning little one…Did you have a good night rest?"

She could feel him running his fingers through her hair.

"Please…please stop that. Please…"

She began to have that feeling again. The feeling of being so …tired and weak…just so overwhelmingly tired and weak. She soon fell into another deep unconscious. Müller reached his cold hand as he continued to stork though Maddie's hair, touching her cheek with his cold fingers. All of a sudden, an idea clicked in his head. Leaving the room to find Meyer, causally watching something on the small television,

"Meyer? You're a technology whiz, right?"

"Yeah, why?"

"I need your help with something."

Garcia, with Morgan looking over her shoulders, was typing away as she gulped down her second cup of coffee when her computer screen goes completely black.

"What…? What happened?"

"I…I don't…"

All of a sudden, she and Morgan come across at one of the darkest yet gruesome scenes they've ever encountered yet. She gasped in shocking horror at the sight of Maddie, who was lying apparently unconscious on a bed with her birth father, Jason Müller, with her.

"Oh my…"

"Guys! Get in here! Quick!"

Rushing over, they all gasped in horror, especially Reid, who had JJ and Prentiss keeping him steady as they felt him about to collapse on the ground.

"Oh god! Can't you track them?" Prentiss asked with panic in her voice.

"I can't," Garcia answered. "They're streaming from their computer."

"This is for us. They know we're looking for her." Rossi said.

"I'm going to enjoy beating these bastards senselessly." Morgan said, fueling with anger.

"Why can't you locate her?" Hotch asked.

"I can't get a pinpoint location on them; they're rerouting every ten seconds."

All they could do now is watch and see what was going on.

"Hello, BAU. It is I, Jason Müller. Here I am, with my beautiful, precious daughter. Doesn't she look so peaceful when she sleeps?"

"Oh, Maddie!" Garcia cried out, biting down on her nails.

All of a sudden, Müller storks his cold fingers on Maddie's face before running through her long medium brown hair and began to feel it with his face, causing Morgan to keep control of himself to stop the anger that was bubbling inside.

"Oh, she has such long, lovely hair. What does she use? Smells like she uses the kind my beloved wife used before her untimely death."

"You murdered her mother and three of your children, along with the rest of the family, bastard!" JJ yelled at the screen.

"Anyway, I just wanted you to know that you'll never find us, no matter how much you try. You'll never find us. Never. Ta-ta."

The video cuts out as the screen go back. Morgan storms out of the room and kicks the door, causing one of the hinges to fly out. JJ and Prentiss took Reid out of the room for a while.

"Sleep now, dear. I'll still be here when you wake up."

As Müller tucks in a sleeping Maddie, kissing her head, he goes back into the living room, where Meyer is standing by the door.

"I'm going to take a walk around here."

"Take your time, man."

"Be back in a few minutes."

Settling himself down on the couch, he starts flipping through random channels before settling on the Channel 7 Eyewitness News.

"Our top story tonight," said a male reporter as the camera was shaky, "An AMBER alert is on high alert for the kidnapping of a young girl by the name of Madison Jean Reid…" It cut to a picture of a current Maddie.

"…The daughter of a federal FBI agent. Madison was also the sole survivor of the family massacre caused by her biological father, Jason Müller, who had escaped from Harrington Penitentiary, along with Mason Meyer, who was charged with multiple counts and charges of sexual assault. Meyer also put a hit out of an infant…" It cuts to pictures of Müller and Meyer's mug shots, Maddie's biological family and a picture of an eight-month-old infant girl. "Federal agents are asking for any information regarding to this young girl and those responsible…"

"Hey, Müller," Meyer said, calling from outside. "I need your help with something."

"Yeah. I'll be right out."

Before leaving to help Meyer, Müller had to get something…because he too, needed to take care of something.

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