New Beginnings: Criminal Minds ~ Ghost Whisperer Crossover

First Day Back

Chapter 9

First Day Back

*Kate/Melinda's Point of View*

"Morning JJ." I say walking into the conference room with a coffee in my hands.

"Morning." JJ chirps and sends a smile toward me. "Welcome back hun! How's Meg doing?"

"She's doing great. She said to send a hello to all of the team." I say looking around the room. "Where are they?"

"We aren't due in here for another few minutes." JJ says as I sit down next to here.

Garcia bops into the room holding 7 case files with Morgan behind her.

"Callahan! You're back." Morgan yawns and sits down.

"Kate!" Garcia says and hugs me. "I missed you."

"It's nice to see you both." I say and smile as Garcia passes out case files.

"Morning everyone." Hotch says and tucks his phone in his suit jacket.

"Where's Reid?" Rossi asks and see me and smiles.

"Yeah, where is that genius of ours." I say and everyone laughs.

"Reid called in for this case. Something personal came up." Hotch says and looks through his case file. "That's why I was on my phone before walking in here."

"Did he say anything?" JJ asks, and looks to her phone, nothing new from Spencer.

"He didn't want me to disclose with you. If he wants you to know, he'll let you know." He replies. "Garcia. Let's get started."

"Yes sir." She says and I smile to JJ, which gives her little comfort, she is worried for Spencer. "You guys will be going to the Sunshine State to investigate in a kidnapping. These two 16 year-olds were taken from the Universal Studios after their parents dropped them off. They're names are Mariah Parkinson and Savannah Brooks."

"Who would just drop their kids off a giant theme park?" I mutter as I flip through the file.

"I know that I would never do that." JJ mutters as I hear the name Savannah come from Garcia's mouth.

Two fresh faced sixteen year old girls had had their innocence ripped away from each other.

"The girls met over the popular website by the name of Twitter, they were known as internet friends. This was the first time they met in person. The last anyone ever heard from them was when Mariah answered a phone call from her mother to check in." She says a the last footage of them is a 30 second clip made by the girls as they awaited to go on the Harry Potter Experience which Savannah tweeted. That was at 1:30."

"Can we watch the video?" Morgan coughs and Garcia hits play.

*Video*

"So Mar... what shall we do today? The park is open until 10 and my parents aren't coming till midnight to pick us up." Savannah laughed as Mariah takes a drink from her cup.

"I think that we should get some more butter beer. It's delicious." Mariah giggled and then kissed her best friend's cheek. "But the Incredible Hulk roller coaster is next on my list."

"Sweet. Sign me up..." Savannah muttered and then a man ran into her. "Sorry sir."

The man grunted and walked away.

"What's wrong with him?" Mariah whispered.

"I don't know but the line's moving." She said and walked forward as the clip came to an end.

*End*

"Rewind it to when the man hits Savannah." I say and Garcia does. "Pause."

I looked over his complexion, he had been badly burned.

"I think that could be our unsub. He's leering at the girls and if you notice near the end of the video, he's in the picture again just staring at them." I say pointing to the screen.

"I think you're onto something, Kate." Hotch says and stands up. "Garcia, get your go bag ready. You're coming with us."

"Yes sir." Garcia says and goes to collect her things.

"Wheels up in 10." He responds.

"This is going to hit home for you... isn't it?" JJ says as the team clears out of the conference room to get their go bags.

"Two teenage girls around her age and one is named Savannah... yeah you could say that..." I say grabbing my case file and walking toward my desk.

"If you ever want to talk, Mel... I'm here." She whispers in my ear and then we grab our go bags and head for the plane.

*Meanwhile in Florida*

*Mariah's Point of View*

"Savannah! Sav where are you?" I yell and pull at the chains at my feet. "Savannah... please... if you can hear me, just say something."

"Mar!" A voice echoes into the room.

"Sav! Are you okay?" I yell back.

"I'm fine. Just a little bruised up. What about you?" She answers.

"I'm just about the same." I say as my door swings open. "Please don't hurt me..."

He grunted and took the chains off of my feet and then yanked me to my feet.

He pushed me forward and then open a room where I saw Savannah. He shoved me onto the pavement and slammed the door.

"Sav..." I say and hold her in my arms. "You're okay..."

"You didn't believe me did you?" She coughs.

"Not really." I say and touch her face. "Do you blame me?"

"No..." She sighs and smiles softly.

"I missed that smile of yours." I say and hug her. "I love you to the moon and back."

"I love you oh so much more." She says and smiles.

"I'm going to get us out of here." I say and stand up to look at the door.

"Oh my knight in shining armor." She giggles and then U shake my head.

"I'm serious, Sav." I reply

"Too serious... just relax, Mar. You don't have to be brave; I know your scared shitless." She answers. "Just take a nap and your head will be better later."

"Okay." I mutter. "But only if you do too."

"Deal." She mutters and they both fall asleep.

*On the Jet*

"I want Morgan and Rossi to go talk to the parents. Garcia and I will be going to the station. JJ and Kate, go to Universal and look through their personal belongings, they were still in their locker from when they went on the Hulk around 2pm." Hotch says and I look out the window.

This was going to be a long case...