Undercover | a. hotchner |

Chapter 5

It was too dark for me to see anything but I landed in something wet. I struggled to pull out my flashlight and used it on my hand when I pulled it up from the floor.

Blood was covering my skin with white chunks. It didn't make sense until I looked down. There were body parts scattered around below me. Bone fragments.

I stayed quiet and looked around more with my flashlight; shining it on the walls.

There were white sheets hanging to keep the blood off the walls. More parts scattered around.

It smelled like death and rotting flesh.

Hearing shuffling from the center of the room I shine my light; It revealed Julia Martin. She had a gag in her mouth and was bound tightly to the table. There were long gashes along her torso, arms, and legs.

I hear movement upstairs; it sounds like more than one person. Hotch.

Something hit the wall, "Hotch!" I yelled to him but he didn't answer.

I needed to get Julia out before I could help him.

I find the strength to get up and walk over, undoing her restraints and pulling the gag out, "I'm with the FBI, are you okay?", she had fear written all over her face.

Her breathing was erratic and she was shaking, "He's already here." She whispered those words.

On the other side of the basement were the stairs to the storm door. When we got outside, breathing in the fresh air I went back inside to see Hotch with a man in cuffs.

"That's him." Julia pointed to the man as we walked out.

Aaron POV

"Hotch, there's something down here", y/n yelled to me. I knew it was best if I kept a look out seeing as the unsub was gone. I could hear her moving downstairs and something else.

The floor boards behind me started to creek. I raised my gun slightly, cocking my head to the side to try and hear better.

Someone was breathing behind me; they inhaled sharply, I jumped to the side and ducked around a wall.

I snapped around the corner and was met with a bat. I moved out of the way and it hit the wall.

"Hotch!", y/n called out for me. I got distracted and was punched.

He went to swing again and I caught it throwing the bat across the room.

I jumped at the man in front of me, slamming his back into the wall; grabbing him by the collar of his shirt and slamming him onto the ground.

His face hit the floor first, bleeding from his nose and mouth. I cuffed the unsub and brought him back outside.

I saw Julia and y/n from outside. Y/n headed towards me and she nodded.

I called Prentiss, "Hotch did you find anything?" I saw Julia staring at the man in cuffs while y/n was holding her.

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Y/n POV

"The ambulance should be here in a few minutes."

"Hotch your face." He reached up to touch his cheek, seeing the little beads of blood. Of course he waved it off, "I'm fine."

"It doesn't look good."

"I'm okay... you on the over hand. Are you alright, sounded like it hurt." I tried to laugh but got a sharp pain in my ribs.

"It did, hitting concrete isn't fun."

The ambulance arrived shorty after. "Come on, let's get you checked out okay."