A Bond that Can Never be Broken {A Criminal Minds Fanfic}

To Catch a Killer

_______AVERY'S POINT OF VIEW______

We had finished at Sam's Grocery, so we headed to the police station to set up a anonymous tip hotline and planned a press conference. I was sitting on a desk, studying the case-file when Derek made his was over to me.

"Reid told me what happened at the crime scene. Whats going on?"He asked. I shut the case-file.

"Nothing. I'm fine."I said.

"Come on. I don't need to be a profiler to know something's up."

"Ok, fine. I'm just...not feeling the strength I had before what happened. I'm beginning to question my thoughts on this case. I'm second guessing. I'm doubting whether or not I can do this job."I said.

"You are the toughest person I know. If you can't do this job, then neither can I."he said, grabbing my hand. I realized that Rossi was looking at us.

"Yeah."I stood up, grabbed my case-file and walked into a different room. I started to look at my strengths and weaknesses.

_____DEREK'S POINT OF VIEW____

When Avery left, I looked around at what made her leave like that. I saw Rossi staring at me. I was going to get a lecture whether I wanted it or not.

"So, I'm guessing you want to know what that was about."I said as I walked over to him.

"You don't need to. I already know. How long?"he asked.

"Since she got out of the hospital. You gonna tell Hotch?"

"No. But you should."

"I will."I said.

_____AVERY'S POINT OF VIEW____

*TWO HOURS LATER*

The team sat in a conference room talking to Garcia about possible offenders. It had been two days since The Jokers last attacked, but we all knew something big was coming. Their end game.

"Do we have any idea who these people are?"Hotch asked her as Garcia typed.

{No. They are mysterious bombers who destroy random victim's just for fun. Sickos.}she said through the computer.

"Bastards."I whispered. Derek heard me and apparently what I said amused him, so he laughed. I looked at him seriously and he ended with a cough.

"I'm going to take the tip-hotline."I said as I walked to the phone.

*

I sat at the phone and waited for a good lead, but all I got were prank calls and false leads. After a while the phone rang again.

"This is Agent Provost. What is your tip?"I asked.

"They're here. They're at the Liberty Bank."whispered a woman. I signaled Hotch over to me and put the woman on speaker phone.

"Who's there?"

"The Jokers. They shot the security guards."the woman crying.

"What's your name, miss?" I asked.

"Laura Pitre."

"Alright Laura, stay where you are."I hung up.

"Solid lead?" Rossi asked as he walked over to us.

"Yeah."Hotch answered.

"Let's go."I said as I handed out bullet-proof vests.

*

The team waited outside of the FBI-Mobile-Command-Center for the terrorists to make a move while Garcia and me watched all the views of the security cameras on digital monitors.

"They haven't done anything?"I said as she typed.

"I know. I hate it, too."she said.

"Do you have us all connected with ear-pieces?"

"Yeah."

"Good. I'm going outside."

I walked out and stood next to Derek then crossed my arms.

"Anything?"he asked then I shook my head.

"What are we going to do about the injured victim's?"Rossi asked.

"We need to send someone in there to help them."Reid said.

"We can't. They'll shoot whoever goes in there."JJ said."Then what will happen to the victims?"Derek asked.

Garcia talked over our ear-pieces,"Guys, they're trying to escape from the back exit."

We ran to the back of the building with our weapon's drawn. We hid behind a federal SUV while the two terrorists walked out with duffel backs full of money

"Federal Agents! Drop your weapons."Hotch yelled. The female terrorist fired an AK-47 at the vehicle and shattered the windows. Derek shot the woman in the shoulder, causing her to drop her gun and fall.

"Sam!"the male terrorist screamed then pulled her back inside. We retreated back to the command-center and prepared ourselves for The Jokers to do something. We watched the monitors then saw the man put a cloth and put pressure on the woman's wound.

"I'm going to call them to see what their requirements are."JJ said as she grabbed her phone and walked to the mobile center.