The increased beeping sound prompted her to walk over to
Maura and Jane. “Hey you okay?” her concern for them both but particularly Jane
evident in her voice.

“Emily?” Jane said breathlessly, “he’s coming…you know
that…” Emily nodded, knowing Jane wanted to tell her something but her
agitation wasn’t letting her.  “Don’t let
him hurt them”

Emily knew she was talking about Maura and JJ. “I won’t Jane
don’t worry”

“Promise Emily…please…” Jane’s voice filled with renewed
strength as she asked for Emily’s promise.

“I promise Jane” taking her hand she squeezed it tightly in
reassurance. “I promise”

Emily had no sooner walked back over to JJ, when the lights
went out.

Chapter 19

“Dammit!!” Emily yelled, “everyone okay?”  The only real light in the room came from the
monitors attached to Jane and JJ.
Looking at her watch, Emily silently started the countdown for the power
to come back online.  The light from
Maura’s flashlight cut through the darkness resting on Emily who had her gun
drawn.

“Em?” JJ sought out her partner’s hand and was rewarded with
a quick squeeze.

“Right here hon. Maura no, don’t point it high.  Garcia you too, turn on your lights but keep
them pointed downward.”

“Why” Garcia’s voice was plaintive, she did not like this
darkness at all.

“Trust me Garcia, we need to let our eyes get used to the
darkness for a second.  You’ll be
surprised at how well you can see.  Thing
is if we introduce bright light like that, we’re basically blinded in the
dark.  I don’t want any of us blinded
that way if we can help it.”

“Penlope, listen to me, Emily is right, we’ll be able to see
better in the dark…I know that makes no sense but…” Maura tried to explain,
hearing the rising panic in the tech goddess’ voice but was cut off by the
beeping of Jane’s heart monitor.

Emily called out to her, “Jane? How you doing over there?”
she had heard the monitor and knew enough that Jane’s heart rate had increased
dramatically.

The pain filled response worried her, “just peachy…” Emily
knew he was close.  There were five of
them in here, others out there.  “He couldn’t possibly get to them,” she
thought and yet stranger things had happened.

“Where’s Reid? Morgan?” Penelope asked.

“And Frost, Korsak…” Maura added

“Probably trying to get here, I think the lights went out
too soon…*****…I thought we had more time…” Emily had to fight the urge to race
out and find this guy knowing full well it was the wrong thing to do.