Hotch peels onto the road and follows the directions all the way to the ER. You look behind you at the man, and he tries his best to keep Kate alive. There is something about him that strikes you as odd, and it comes to you the second he locks eyes with you.
"He's the second bomber," you whisper, but no one hears you.
Hotch makes it to the ER, but he gets stopped by some men that are posted outside of it.
"What's this?"
"Secret Service. We're directing all emergencies over to Lenox Hill."
"I'm SSA Hotchner. I have SSA Joyner on board. She was injured in the bomb blast at Federal Plaza."
"Credentials?"
"They're in my jacket at Federal Plaza," Hotch sighs.
"Here, Hotch," you say and hand over your badge.
After the Secret Service looks at it, he hands it back to you.
"I appreciate that, Agent, but this hospital is on a strict bypass."
"What does that mean?"
"It means the hospital is closed. We're redirecting all emergencies to Lenox Hill."
"She's not gonna make it to Lenox Hill!"
"I'm losing her! She's crashing!" the man in the back yells.
The Secret Service man can see Kate isn't going to make it, so he allows you to pass through. He talks to the other servicemen inside the hospital so they know you need immediate ER help. The stranger is on top of Kate giving her CPR as you and Hotch wheel both of them into the ER entrance.
"What do you have?" the doctor on call says as he and a bunch of nurses come over.
"BP is 50 over 30, and she's bradycardic with severe spinal injury."
He, Kate, and the other doctors disappear further into the hospital as they work on saving her, and you and Hotch stand in the middle of the ER wondering what to do next. Your vision is more blurry than before, and Hotch seems to have a hard time focusing on his surroundings as well.
The adrenaline that you two had is drained, and now you're feeling the effect of the blast. Hotch collapses onto the ground, and four nurses help you and Hotch to separate beds to get you checked out.
After seeing the gashing wound on the back of your head, the neurosurgeon on call comes down to get you a head CT that generates immediate results.
"CT came back clean. You have no visible bleeders. Can you follow my finger, please?"
She moves her finger from left to right, and you follow it easily despite it being a bit blurry. She takes out her flashlight and looks into your eyes to make sure there are no effects on your eyes.
"Besides the wound, you look okay. One of our surgical interns is going to clean that wound and give you some stitches. Take it easy and get lots of rest. You're very lucky."
"Thank you," you mutter.
An intern replaces her, and he gets you cleaned up so he can see the wound clearly. He pins your hair back and begins the process of closing your wound. Just then, Derek comes barreling into the hospital after arguing with the Secret Service men outside.
"Doc, how's Aaron Hotchner and Y/N?" Derek asks, showing his badge to him.
"He's got acute acoustic trauma in his right ear, and I pulled shrapnel from his leg. Y/N has a head laceration, but her CT came back clean."
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Criminal Minds Series Rewrite: Season Four
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