JJ and Matt are in the parking garage. JJ is at Penelope's car, Spencer's and Clara's bags, Penelope's purse, and all of their phones in the backseat.
"Is that Garcia's car?" Matt asks, walking over.
"Yeah." JJ nods. "Uh, Spence, Clara, and Penelope's phones were left inside with their bags. If they were helping with the evacuation, they wouldn't leave those behind."
"No." Matt agrees.
"Oh, and that. See that?" JJ points to some blood on one of the pillars. "That's Quinn's blood. But over here, I mean, whose blood is this?" They stand around drops of blood on the floor. "What if whoever took Merva hurt Spence or Penelope or Clara?"
"We'll find them." Matt assures.
"Doesn't make sense." JJ says. "There's no fire, no sprinklers. It's clearly a false alarm. So why all the chaos?"
"Hundreds of people were evacuated, some panicked, fell down the stairs." Matt says.
"Wait, hundreds evacuated?" JJ asks. "Really, this late?"
"It's campus wide, all the buildings were emptied." Matt says. "New protocol, apparently."
"Okay, so, whoever pulled that alarm knew that it would cause chaos." JJ says.
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They're in a warehouse and Clara is sitting in a chair a couple feet away from Penelope. Clara's hands are ziptied in front of her, the girl attempting to get out of them.
"Stop." Penelope whispers. "Clara, stop." She orders.
"Why?" Clara whispers back.
"Because you're either gonna bleed or they'll do something to make you stop." Penelope tells her. Clara sighs, but leaves her wrists alone.
"I underestimated how much he cares about you two." Mary comments.
"Oh, well, some people do actually, you know, cherish their children." Clara quips, smiling up at her.
Mary glares at her.
Penelope gasps as the slap echoes through the air, Clara's head snapping to the side. She clenches her jaw to prevent herself from making any noise.
Penelope glares up at the woman, steam pouring out of her ears.
"He's given me everything I need." Mary states.
"Because we're a family and you do anything to protect those you love." Penelope states.
"Funny. You say that as if I wouldn't know." Mary says.
"You've abducted us, you've tricked the FBI for years, and you worship that Benjamin Merva guy, so I'm sorry, forgive me for thinking you wouldn't get it." Penelope remarks.
"I need your handiwork." Mary tells her. The guy next to her moves a crate over and she puts a laptop on it.
"Let me see Reid." Penelope orders.
"He isn't here." Mary says.
"Yes, he is. I will die before I help you." Penelope states, glaring at her. The guy puts his hand on his gun.
Mary walks off, the man following her.
"Well, least she didn't turn and shoot me." Clara mutters.
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Clara straightens up, her eyes widening as the guy hauls Spencer over. Her eyes widen even more at all the bruising on his face.
"Oh, my God, is he-- you're really hurt." Penelope says. "Wha--" The guy forces Spencer to his knees. "What-- what do they want?"
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never grow up, criminal minds
Fanfiction[ criminal minds -- seasons 1-15 ] Clara Reid Stand Alone: Never Grow Up I DO NOT own Criminal Minds, any of the show's characters or storylines. I ONLY own my OCs and their storylines.
