Strongest Of Us All

Prologue

"Morgan please! I just want to go home okay?" Reid jokingly pleaded with Morgan while they walked off of the jet, finally home.

The case had lasted over a week and they had finally tracked down their unsub. Everyone was feeling victorious, and Morgan suggested they all go out for drinks to celebrate.

"Pretty. Boy. You've got to come of your shell a little a some point." Morgan laughed playfully shoving at Reid.

Reid groaned. "I'm tired okay. Goodnight Morgan." he turned towards his car and Morgan called out, "Fine! But next time, I'm not giving you the chance to say no!".

"Goodnight Morgan." Reid called back, smiling to himself. After such a long time of being on his own, it was nice to know that he had a group of friends that actually cared for him.

As Reid drove home, Morgan, Hotch, JJ, Emily, Rossi, and Garcia; she had been flown out for the case; piled in a SUV and drove to the bar to celebrate their success, laughing and joking the whole way.

They must not have had any idea that this would be one of the last happy nights they would all shared for a while, or else they would've forced Reid come with them.

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Across town:

Reid pulled into the parking spot outside of his apartment complex, sighing as his exhaustion from the last week really hit him.

He sluggishly made his way up the stairs, unlocked his door, and stepped inside. Looking up, he was instantly alert seeing the man sitting in his armchair pointing a gun at his chest.

He froze in his tracks, breath hitching and the man spoke. "Hello Spencer. You need to come with us." Before Reid could even register what the man meant by us, a second man had already slammed his head into the wall with the butt of his gun, effectively knocking him out.

He slumped to the ground, a small pool of blood under his temple. The men took his wallet, credentials, and gun out of his pockets and placed them in their bags.

Grabbing him, they left closing the door behind them, leaving it unlocked.

*for the time frame, this is based in early season 6*