Criminal Minds Series Rewrite: Season Four

Mayhem: Part One

"Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." - Ernest Hemingway

It takes you a moment to figure out what the hell just happened, but when you hear the car's blaring alarm and smell the smoke, you know there had been a bomb underneath the SUV. The back of your head is in so much pain, causing a massive headache. Your vision is blurry, your ears ring from the impact, and you have to fight to get up.

You look to your left and see Hotch standing in the middle of the road as he processes what happened. Kate is nowhere to be found from where you are, but you have to focus on yourself.

"Hotch," you groan and roll over on the ground. "Hotch!"

He is stuck in his own world right now so it's up to you to get up on your own. Your legs are shaky, but you manage to stand on your own two feet. You feel the back of your head and wince in pain, and when you look at your hand, it's covered in blood. You're bleeding but you can't think about that right now.

"Hotch, we have to get out of here," you cough and stagger over to him. You place your hands on his shoulders, and that seems to snap him out of his trance. "Hotch, we have to get out of here!"

There is no one on the streets--no cars or people--but a young man comes rushing up to help you since he saw the blast.

"Hey, are you two okay?"

"What's your name?" Hotch says a bit loudly. "What's your name?"

"Sam."

"Call 911."

"Yeah, I did."

"Call 911 and tell them there's been an explosion," Hotch says slowly.

"Sir, are you okay?" Sam asks again.

You look around and see Kate lying about twenty yards away from the blast.

"Hotch! There's Kate!" You two rush over to her, dismissing Sam. "Kate? Kate, are you okay?"

"My purse! I can't find my purse," she says in a delusional state of mind. "I must have dropped it."

"Don't move, Kate. You don't want to make it worse."

"Aaron? Y/N? What happened to you?" she asks, looking at both your injuries.

"A bomb went off. I think it was an IED," you cough.

"IED? I have to get up."

"No, no, Kate, you need to lie down. Please lie still."

"Am I moving my legs?" she asks twice.

You look down at her legs, but they aren't moving. You know when people are close to death, and she doesn't look like she is going to make it. If you can get her to a hospital now, she might have a chance, but you think she is going to die soon.

"I may have to turn you and see where the blood is coming from. It might hurt. I'm going to have to pinch it off."

Hotch tries to turn her and feel for the bleeder, but as soon as she moves, more blood gushes out. He winces in pain thinking that she is also in pain, but based on her face, she isn't in any pain at all.

"I'm sorry, I know it hurts."

"No, it doesn't hurt. It doesn't hurt at all," she whimpers.

"Kate, we're going to get you out of here, okay?"

Police and ambulance sirens can be heard from down the street, and you look up to see them stop at the end of the road. They all get out and start making roadblocks with no intention of going to you to help.