Copycat//Criminal Minds FanFic

Unsub

The camera remained on and pointed at Reid. The unsub had disappeared.

It took only seconds for the team to spring into action.

"Okay, Reid's given us some kind of hint. This unsub is somehow related to something involving Garcia and JJ," Hotch said.

Prentiss set the laptop aside and started pacing the room.

"Was it the same case, or did we work with this guy on multiple cases?" Morgan asked, tearing his eyes from the laptop.

Hotch ran a hand through his hair. "I have no idea."

Rossi walked over to the bathroom and knocked on the door. "Girls?"

"What is it?" came Garcia's muffled reply.

"We need your knowledge."

The door slowly opened and Garcia came out. She quietly closed the door behind her. "JJ's a little busy."

The sound of crying could be faintly heard.

Rossi nodded his understanding. "We need to know of any agents of the FBI that worked with us on cases involving you or JJ."

Garcia nodded and picked up the laptop. She froze when she saw Reid.

"Time is of the essence," Rossi pressed.

Garcia swallowed and nodded. She hesitated, then pulled up a new window without exiting from the camera. She didn't ask what had happened after she had left. She was scared to find out.

"Should I cross reference people from our list of mental illness?"

"Yes, please," Hotch said, bending down to look over her shoulder.

"Okay, we've narrowed the list down to five possible unsubs."

"Let's hear it," Morgan said, leaning forward.

"Agent Anderson."

"No," Hotch quickly stated.

"Ok. Umm... Agent Josh Kramer, Agent Adam Fuchs, and Agent Jill Morris."

"I thought you said there were five," Rossi pointed out.

"The fifth was Reid," Garcia answered flatly.

An awkward silence stalled the discussion.

"Okay, Kramer. When was he with us?"

"During the Russian case we had a few years back, but it didn't have much to do with Garcia or JJ," Prentiss offered.

"Okay, that's a start," Rossi encouraged.

"What about Morris?" Morgan suggested. "She had a thing for trouble."

"Yes," Rossi admitted. "But I don't think it's her now. The unsub that we see in the video feed appears male. I don't think Morris has the strength to do what this guy has done, either."

"That leaves Fuchs. Where does he come into play?" Hotch asked.

"I remember him," Morgan said. "He worked with us on your case," he said, nodding to Garcia.

Garcia wrinkled her brow. "I think I remember him. Wasn't he the one that was held hostage for a few seconds by Battle before JJ shot-"

Realisation dawned on the team.

"The case was yours, but JJ was the one that saved his life. You both were the major players," Prentiss thought through aloud.

"Reid did it," Morgan smiled.

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What do I do?

Take care of him. You've made the leap. Now you need to finish the job.

But-

No! It's too late to go back. You need to finish off him and then the rest.

A slight hesitation. Okay, you're right.

I'm always right.

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"We still have no idea how to find him," Rossi reminded the team.

"Fuchs retired from the FBI six months ago," Garcia stated as she continued to type on her computer. "He sold his house and withdrew all of his money from his bank account. Essentially, he's disappeared from the system."

"That doesn't help," Prentiss said as she sat in the recliner.

"Understatement of the year," Morgan sighed.

"Guys," Hotch warned.

"Sorry," Morgan apologised.

"What else can you tell us, Garcia?"

She hit enter and sat back as she read from her computer. "I can tell you that he started to spiral after his encounter with Battle. He became more of a recluse. He refused some cases and sometimes skipped out of town without telling anyone. The final straw must have come with the death of his sister from a car crash."

"When did that happen?" Rossi pressed.

"Seven months ago. He turned in his notice of resignation papers the next week." Garcia shook her head. "Why didn't anyone realise something was wrong?"

"People don't want to admit when something is wrong with someone. They feel it points out the flaws in their own character," Hotch said as he slid down the wall and sat on the floor, exhausted.

The bathroom door opened. The team averted their eyes as JJ exited the bathroom. She sat down next to Garcia and picked up the discarded laptop.

"Fuchs?" she asked.

"Yeah," Prentiss said, looking at the ground.

JJ nodded. She took a deep breath and clicked a button. The team sensed a sudden rigidness in her.

"Reid's going to be fine," Morgan tried to assure her.

"It's not that," JJ said, shaking her head vigorously, new tears leaking from her eyes. "Reid's gone. Fuchs took him away." JJ collapsed in sobs.

I hope you all are happy with the unsub. I hope you enjoyed the suspense!

But of course, it is not over. Now is the suspense of if they will find Reid in time. How in the world are they going to do that?

I don't even know if I know!!

Oh, well. It will all work out in the end. (I hope...)