Embers~Criminal Minds 2

Demons

Reid is leaning against the back of a car lightly touching the blood on his neck. His eyes start to roll to the back of his head and halfway through he sees a blurry figure walk past him before his eyes shut some. Inside the diner, Morgan is laying on the ground with a few bullets in his vest. His eyes open after a moment and he looks over to where Watson and JJ are hiding behind a pillar while firing shots at the preacher who is also firing at them before he runs into the kitchen. The three quickly follow behind him before running out the back door

Alex: "We need a medic now! There's too much blood!" she calls out when she comes over to where Reid is and helps hold his head up "Hey. Hey, you're doing great, all right?" she assures and his lips twitch up in a small smile "Yeah. You gotta stay right here, ok? Eyes on me. Eyes on me. Yeah" he nods before his eyes roll back and they shut "No, no. No. Ethan? Ethan! Open your eyes" he nods his head a little before it lulls to the side and drops in her hand "Hurry! Hurry!"

Morgan, Watson, and JJ are running down the street after the preacher and they're able to cut him off on a street which makes him run through a house. They continue to chase him through a few backyards before he enters an empty building and they hear a door creak which makes them go into the basement and go down different halls not finding him. The three end up meeting at the same hall which makes them sigh a little just before shots ring out and Morgan is hit once again in his vest. He fires shots in the direction of the preacher and he's able to shoot him which makes him fire shots into the air before falling against the wall dead

JJ: "Suspect is down. Repeat, suspect is down."

Deputy: "We got this covered. One of yours is in bad shape."

Watson: "Let's go." she nods at the pair before they head back to diner

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Cruz: "Copy that. Two of ours, 3 of theirs. Any casualties?"

Alex: "One. Coleman."

Cruz: "Coleman?"

Hotch: "And what about Reid?"

Alex: "Not good. They're taking him to the hospital. I'll call you back." she turns to where Watson, Morgan, and JJ are running towards her and Watson moves past her as she follows behind the gurney where Reid is laying on

JJ: "All right, Derek, you should go get that looked at. We'll meet you there."

Deputy: "Fastest route to the hospital is Highway 17."

JJ: "Thanks."
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Reid: "The sound is like a tea kettle. Do you hear it?" he slurs

Watson: "What?"

Paramedic: "Pressure's dropping. Pulse is thready. Starting large-bore I.V."

Morgan: "Reid!"

Paramedic 2: "Agent, you've got to sit back."

Morgan: "You gotta help him, man."

Watson: "Come on. Stay with me. I'm right here" she keeps a tight hold on his hand and they watch as his eyes roll to the back of his head a little "Spencer. Spencer! Stay with me."

Reid: "When truth is buried, it grows. It chokes. It gathers such an explosive force that on the day it bursts out, it blows up everything with it." Emile Zola."

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JJ: "Anything yet?" she hurries over to where Alex is sititng

Alex: "No."

JJ: "Spence would have read like two books by now. Maybe 3."

Alex: "It should have been me."

JJ: "Or me or any of us."