Little Agent Gideon

chapter seventeen

REID'S POV

I woke up on the floor, it was cold and spacious. I had a cloth wrapped around my mouth and I was stripped of my shirt. I looked over and saw Gideon was still unconscious, he still had his clothes on. I tried to shake his arm but my wrists were tied together with zip ties. He slowly started to wake up, looking at me. He didn't have a cloth in his mouth but his hands were tied like mine

"Spencer, are you ok?"

I nodded. The man came walking in, with a baseball bat. He smirked, looking at me. His face was half burned, the skin was melted and exposed. He stroked the bat up and down my chest, I flinched trying to stop him but he held me down. I felt violated, exposed and Gideon had to watch this. Gideon started to tell

"WHAT DO YOU WANT?!"

His chuckle was devilish, he just slowly walked around us both.

"This is my big finale. Killing two of the most respected agents from the BAU? I'll be all over the media."

I scoffed, nudging the cloth from around my mouth off me.

"You haven't got the guts to kill us. You are just a pathetic little boy that has stage fright."

He came over and punched me. My nose was bleeding but there was nothing I could do to stop it. He sat down in a chair and got comfortable

"I want to know who you are, your deepest darkest secrets. Agent Gideon."

He walked over to Gideon and placed a gun to his head

"You will go first."

"Gideon you don't have t-"

"SHUT UP"

He punched me again, I winced in pain. Gideon took a deep breath and started to tell a story

"Roughly thirty years ago when I first joined the BAU, I was young and naive. This was before Alena was born, I didn't know as much as I do now. I thought I had a new lead on an Unsub, and I decided to investigate on my own. That was the mistake. I questioned the man and he got defensive so I shot him. I just, shot him. He had a child with him and the little girl screamed when I shot her dad. That guilt will always follow me around, it will haunt me to the very day I die. I've never told anyone that story, not even Hotch. After I had Alena, I promised myself I would never tell anyone on the Bureau that story. I never want Alena to know this story either. I'm ashamed, I was young and stupid."

The man laughed in Gideon face, hitting him and turned to me

"So Doctor Reid. What's your darkest secret?"

I thought for a while, I didn't have any secrets apart from one but I couldn't say. Gideon was right next to me, Sam started to get irritated. He pointed the gun to my head

"GO ON. DON'T BE SHY"

A single tear rolled down my cheek. What I say next could ruin my career not only my friendship and work relationship with Gideon. He kept screaming in my face, I couldn't hold it in any longer

"SPIT IT OUT DOCTOR REID. COME ON."

"I'M IN LOVE WITH ALENA."

Gideon's face dropped, so did Sam's for a moment. I slowly continued

"When I first met her, I knew she was the one. She was like the female version of me and she really understood me. I never connected with any other girl the way I did with Alena."

Gideon's anger in his face dropped, the sorrow then spread across his face. Sam left the room with a radio. I stayed silent and tried to avoid eye contact, as Gideon tried to speak

"Reid. Did you mean that? What you said?"

I tried to act oblivious

"What? No. I just, um, I went along wi-"

"Don't lie to me Spencer."

I sighed and nodded. He looked happy, he smiled at me

"Look. I know I've said in the past that I would never endorse you and Alena but seeing the way you are with each other, how you described her. When you get out of here, you go and tell her how you feel."

I was smiling at first but then I heard what he said

"Gideon, we are both getting out of here. You know that."

He bowed his head

"In my pocket, there is a knife. Get it. Cut yourself free.

I looked and saw the knife. I cut the tight zip ties from around my wrist and my ankles.

"Go Spencer, leave now."

I looked out the door and rushed back to Gideon.

"What are you doing Sp-"

"Gideon. Your getting out of here, I will carry you out if I have to. Come on, let's go quietly."

I cut him free and he hobbled out. I could tell he injured his leg but he tried his hardest to run. I grabbed his arm and helped him out. We ran down the steps, escaping as quickly as we could

ALENA'S POV

The radio cut off and I ordered the entire SWAT team

"SWAT TEAM. RAID THIS BUILDING NOW. GET EVERYONE OUT OF THERE."

I ran in and Morgan ran after me. I searched the entire first floor, the whole floor was clear. I tried to reach the second floor but Morgan grabbed me before I could run

"MORGAN WHAT THE HELL!!"

"COME ON ALENA. THE BUILDING IS GOING TO EXPLODE."

I escaped his grip and ran to the stairs, he caught me again

"NO. I NEED TO SAVE MY DAD AND SPENCE."

He ran towards the front door and pulled me against the car

"DON'T YOU DARE EVER PUT YOURSELF IN  THAT DANGER AGAIN."

I ran past him back towards the building entrance when the entire building exploded. I flew onto the ground, blacking out. I woke up, my hearing was fuzzy. I saw Emily and Hotch standing over me. They helped me up but I couldn't see anyone else. I hobbled my way to the cars

"Where's Morgan?"

He stumbled from another car. I wondered around, feeling dizzy. I realised there were people missing

"DAD. DAD!!!"

There was no answer

"SPENCER!!!"

I fell to the floor, on my knees. They were gone