New Experiences, Same Feelings

Hostage Situation (1)

Hotch and Cam walked in, getting their vests on. "Aaron, this feels like a bad idea"., he looked at her confused., "what are you talking about?"., "it feels like we're walking into this guy's trap"., "we'll be fine".

Cam put her arm holster on, putting her guns in and her FBI windbreaker on. He looked at her as she clenched her fingers, twirling her thumb around. "Cam, everything is going to be fine. ..."., he smiled reassuringly, putting his hand on her back., "...Let's go".

They walked out of the room and Gideon walked up to them., "we'll just be outside the warehouse. The second you feel something is wrong, call us"., Cam nodded and they started walking to the SUVs.

The team arrived at the abandoned warehouse and Hotch got out hastily, grabbing out his gun along with Cam. He kicked down the door and gripped his gun as the two of them split up to cover more ground.

Cam got to the main area of the warehouse and looked to the side seeing a dozen hostages, all grouped up together. "Shit"., she put her gun away and started to rush over, but stopped suddenly when some of the hostages' muffled yelling.

She looked behind her and was met with a tall man. "Well, hello"., he knocked her out cold with one punch to the nose. He made sure she was out and took off her mic, placing it in his ear, waiting to hear someone speak as he took her guns away, putting them in the back of his trousers.

"Cam. ..."., the unsub smirked as he heard Hotch whisper into the mic., "...Where are you?"., "she's in here"., he said singsongy., "and where are you?"., "you'll have to find that out for yourself. And for anyone else listening if you come in I will kill every single person in here"., "alright sir. ..."., Gideon reassured., "...Nobody is coming in".

Hotch made his way into the main area and saw Cam lying on the ground. Before he had a chance to react, he felt a tap on the shoulder. He turned around swiftly and was knocked out with a punch to the head.

Ten minutes had passed before Hotch opened his eyes, wincing and groaning in pain. He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion as he felt his limbs tied. He looked up and saw Cam still out of it, her nose broken and bleeding with two black eyes.

His furrowed eyebrows turned to worry and the unsub sighed in relief, walking up behind Cam. "You're awake"., he took Hotch's mic out of his pocket, putting it on his ear., "what are you doing?"., Hotch gulped.

"Tell your team you're alright. They're annoying me with all their yelling"., "Gideon"., "Hotch! Is everything alright in there?"., "I-"., Hotch stopped his sentence and looked at Cam for a moment, seeing her chest rise and fall before turning his attention to the hostages, seeing that someone was injured., "a few injuries but everyone is fine".

"Do we need to come in?"., Hotch looked at the unsub and he shook his head., "no. Not just yet"., "we'll be here"., the unsub took the mic off of him and shoved it in his pocket. "What's your endgame here?".

"What's my endgame?"., the unsub crossed his arms., "that is what I said. ..."., Hotch winced., "...What are you going to do? Kill us all?"., "kill?..."., the unsub chuckled, shaking his head., "no, no. I don't think you understand".

Hotch looked down at his hands, letting out a sigh., "then explain it to me"., "I only kill unless absolutely necessary"., "and is it "absolutely necessary" to kill all of us?"., "not if you and your team give me what I want".

"And what is it you want?"., Hotch felt his whole body relax as he heard Cam's voice. "Well, well. Look who's awake"., Cam winced loudly and looked at Hotch in front of her, tears welling in her eyes as she saw blood on his forehead.