Everyone's ears were ringing. They were on the ground.. The bank had exploded, they don't know who was hurt or who was dead. Elijah got to his knees, slowly looking around. He couldn't hear much but he was looking for Fleur.

"Elijah?" Hotch coughed,"Deans, are you okay?"

"Yeah- I'm.. I'm good." He nodded slowly.

Hotch got up, pushing the rubble off before extending his hand,"Come on."

"I don't know. We need to meet up with everyone. Hopefully everyone will be there."

Elijah looked towards the bank entrance, still smoking.. She had to be in there.

"Elijah." Morgan and JJ walked over.

Elijah ignored them, hurrying inside the building,"Fleur!"

"Elijah!" Morgan shouted, chasing after him.

When Elijah entered the bank, there was people dead, some under the rubble.

"Flo.." Elijah looked around, taking out his flashlight,"Fleur!"

"Over here!" Fleur shouted.

"We're here." Emily sighed.

Elijah followed the shouting,"Thank god, you're alive."

When Elijah walked over with JJ and Morgan, the girls were crouched next to an old couple.

"They were hiding back here." Fleur sighed.

"Can we move them?" JJ asked.

"Yeah, with help. He's unconscious." Emily nodded.

"Just let me stay with him. Please.." The older woman looked over at them.

"I can't find Will. Have you seen him?" JJ sighed.

"He might be down below." Emily told her.

"We're gonna get you out of here." Fleur assured the woman as JJ left.

"He's my love of sixty-six years.. My story.."

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Everyone was stood around Garcia as she typed away back in the trailer.

"JJ and Morgan said the UnSubs were in an alley northwest of the perimeter." Reid nodded, holding Elijah's waist.

"Yeah, this footage confirms it." Garcia pulled it up,"Okay, I can see two figures in the car. Please tell me one of them is Will."

"See how she's turned? It's like she's keeping an eye on someone in the back." Fleur pointed.

"Does this mean Will's in the car?" Garcia asked.

"There's somebody back there." Hotch nodded.

"What's the license plate?" Reid leaned forward.

"That's weird. It's government plates." Garcia blinked.

"Federal or district?" He raised a brow.

"Federal."

"Well, they're either forged or stolen." Reid nodded.

"Who the hell are these people?" Garcia sighed.

"They set up roadblocks in the district from 66 to Dulles." Strauss walked in.

"Wait. So we're looking for a black SUV with it's sirens on? That's gonna stand out." Kevin blinked.

"Will's with them. I found his wallet." JJ shook her head as she ans Morgan also walked in.

"It benefits them to keep Will alive." Hotch nodded.

"They must have a safe house set up." Morgan shook his head.

"Whoever their outside man is, that's where they're heading now." Emily crossed her arms.

"But where? What's their endgame?" JJ questioned.

"There's no logical reason. They want to create panic." Rossi explained.

"She's struck all over the world, which says she might not be American, but her ideology certainly speaks to Washington. Whatever point she and her partner are making, it's important that D.C is the setting." Reid explained.

"The brothers were from Philadelphia. The other partner might be homegrown as well." Emily nodded.

"Homeland's sending over a list of possibilities." Strauss told them.

"They're not on anyone's list." Fleur reminded them.

"Then how do we find them?"

"We find the common denominators between all fourteen robberies and we go from there." Hotch nodded.

"So she's our only answer." She blinked.

"For now." He sighed.

"I'll call Easter at Interpol again. Now that there's been an explosion, he might have some ideas." Emily told them before she walked out.

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Emily walked back in, after talking to Clive, although Morgan was on the phone now.

"Alright, yeah, I got it. That was the lab. Semtex and C-4 like we thought. Red, blue and yellow wires used in an old cell phone as a detonator." Morgan informed them.

"How old was the phone?" Emily asked him.

"Ten years." Morgan nodded.

"That's specific and rare."

"Ridiculously." Fleur sighed.

"Well, has anyone seen it before?" Elijah looked around.

"It was last seen in a number of bombings in Chad." Morgan nodded.

"For a signature that specific, they must have been there to learn it." Emily shook her head.

"Did Easter have any insight?" Hotch turned to Emily.

"A woman they called Lady X stole a sedan from Scotland Yard eight years ago. The investigation concluded she was a trained assasin. She disappeared." She explained.

"So Lady X and Queen of Diamonds is the same person?" Rossi looked up.

"It sounds like it." Emily nodded.

"Garcia, look at assassination attempts around the civil unrest in Chad." Hotch ordered.

"If she was a hired gun, she was likely taking orders from someone." Reid told them.

"Maybe she's still working for the same guy now. He's still pulling the strings." Fleur explained.

"Or maybe she's found her equal." Hotch suggested.

"Their obsession with killing and domination has culminated in what we've seen today." Emily sighed.

"Getting off on the disaster they've created. Classic symphorophiliacs." Reid crossed his arms.

"Then this isn't over." Morgan cursed.

"Far from it." Rossi nodded.

"No. Now that they've gotten away with this, where are they gonna strike next?" Hotch wondered.

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"So why didn't they take all the money?" Reid asked as the walked through the ruins of the bank.

"They were a man down and they had to grt out in a hurry." Fleur shrugged.

"But for her, today was less about the money and more about the spectacle." Emily shook her head.

"Everything they've said and done was for a reason. But what doesn't make sense is she switched the negotiation demand. Chris wanted to go to Switzerland. She changed it to Chad." Morgan looked up.

"They also requested a private plane, but no mention of a pilot." Elijah added.

"Guys, if you think about it, even the dates mean something. In 2004, while she was wreaking havoc abroad, he was dishonorably discharged. Then in 2008, they likely met in Chad. And now this in 2012." Reid realised.

"Okay, so is it a coincidence that those are all election years and they attacked D.C. Maybe this is a political statement." Morgan suggested.

"No. It's more personal than that. It's their story." Emily spoke up.

"What?" He raised a brow as they walked back to the trailer.

"All of the details are a part of their story. Their timeline suggests they were both destructive before they met." Emily crossed her arms.

"So we're talking about ex-military turning on their country." Strauss sighed.

"It's rare, but soldiers become disenfranchised no matter what the nationality. And if he met someone like-minded at that time, there'd be no stopping them." Emily nodded.

"So you're thinking they met during the civil unrest in Chad in '08." Hotch looked over at her.

"Yeah, and one or both of them are pilots." Fleur hummed.

"So if Garcia concentrates on that region, specifically weapons running in and out of Libya, there's a good chance we'll find their paths crossed." Emily told them.

"Okay, multiple entries into Libya from a private pilot named Matthew Downs in 08, but I don't have her name." Garcia typed.

"Well, because she had aliases. It's the only way to stay a ghost." Emily explained,"Here's the thing. They are a couple. Regardless of what we believe of them, they will celebrate themselves and their connection. Is there anything that happened on this date in Chad?"

"Oh, you are good, Emily Prentiss." Garcia typed,"But this news is not. Yes, there were multiple explosions on this date in 08."

"Where were the most casualties?" Elijah asked.

"At..A church- No! No, a train." Garcia nodded.

"Semtex and C-4?" Morgan raised a brow.

"Yep."

"Sre trains still arriving at Union Station?" Hotch questioned

"Yes, but only the authorities are allowed in." Strauss told them.

"That's why they needed Will." Emily realized.

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They had arrested Downs and Lady X. Lady X at JJ and Will's home with Henry. Downs they had arrested in the train station. They had just got there in time before the bomb had detonated beside Will. Now, they were back at the office.

"The conventions still happening tomorrow if you want to go." Reid told Garcia.

"That whole city on the brink of destruction thing kinda took the wind out of my sails, y'know?" Garcia sighed.

"That'll do it every time." Emily nodded.

"Hey, we didn't finish the inspection." Fleur looked at Emily.

"No need." She shook her head.

"What happened?" Elijah raised a brow.

"There is a horizontal crack in the foundation. It just weakens the entire base that the house is sitting on." Emily shrugged.

"Yeah. That does not sound good." Garcia pointed.

"So, our UnSub is Izzy Rogers. She'll be charged with multiple counts domestically, and our international counterparts will have their turn with her." Strauss walked in,"She will never see the light of day, I just thought yous like to know that.. Agents Morgan, Howards and Deans.. .A word?"

The trio looked between each other before walking with Strauss to a secluded area of the room.

"I haven't had a chance to speak with you three. I sort of hit the ground running. It took a lot of courage to confront me about my drinking. You all.. Changed my life. Thank you." Strauss sighed.

"Honestly, Ma'am, that's not necessary." Elijah shook his head.

"A simple you're welcome would suffice." She hummed.

"We're just glad you're back." Fleur nodded.

Strauss smiled,"No, you're not."

"Yeah- She's still here. Erin, don't go anywhere. Dave wants to know if everyone is free tomorrow night?" Hotch asked.

"Well, it depends on if he's buying. Then I'm definitely in." Morgan nodded.

"Me too." Emily raised her hand.

"You hear that? We're in." Hotch told Rossi.

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"Em, look, I know you don't want to talk about it, but it's exactly why we need to talk about it. This has nothing to do with cracks in the foundation." Fleur sighed.

"No, but it's a sign." Emily pointed.

"Please don't get all free spirt on me." Fleur chuckled.

"I almost blew up yesterday, twice." Emily reminded her,"That's about as grounded as you could get."

"I nearly blew up too." Fleur hummed,"..You want to leave, don't you?"

Emily shook her head,"I didn't say that."

"It's the only reason you would be this quiet, Em." She crossed her arms.

"Can we please talk about this later?" Emily asked.

"How long have you been thinking about this?"

"Honestly.. Since I got back." She admitted.

"..What?" Fleur blinked.

"I'm not you guys. I love you. I just can't grab onto my old life and pretend that nothing happend." Emily sighed.

"Is this about Easter?" She asked.

"No. But he did ask me to run the London office."

"And you're gonna do it." Fleur nodded slowly.

"He just called yesterday." Emily shook her head.

"But you're thinking about it."

"I don't know yet. I... I thought buying a house and putting down roots was gonna fix this feeling. It was gonna give me what I wanted. But it hasn't. Its bigger than that." Emily looked at Fleur,"You think I should stay.."

"I think I miss you already." Fleur sighed.

Emily smiled softly as Garcia walked in, looking at the pair,"What?"

"I'll tell you later." Emily assured her.

"I do not like the sound of 'I'll tell you later'." Garcia shook her head.

"It's JJ's night and I don't want to-"

"Alright, if you are telling me that something bad is happening right now to balance out the goodness that is tonight, I will have none of it because I don't believe in that. Although it's totally one of the truths of life, isn't it? The bitter and the sweet mixed up together in a cosmic soup that we've all signed up for-"

"Breathe, breathe." Fleur laughed.

"I think Kevin is here tonight. I mean, it would make sense that he would come tonight, don't you-" Garcia turned, noticing Kevin and his new girlfriend,"He's here. He's here and he's with her. So I'm going to go somewhere that is not here."

"Hi Penelope." Beth walked over with Hotch and Jack.

"Hello. Hello. Hi." Garcia nodded to Beth and Hotch before she left.

"Hello Emily." Beth smiled.

"Hi, it's nice to see you again." Emily hummed.

"Oh, it's nice to see you, too. Hey Fleur." Beth nodded.

"Hi Beth. Hi Hotch." Fleur hummed as she crouched down,"Jack, hey buddy. High five."

Jack smiled, giving Fleur a high five.

"Guess what? They've got a really cool fountain right over there, Addy's already been at it. You want to check it out with me?" She asked him.

"Sure." Jack nodded, still smiling.

"I want to see too." Beth added.

"Come on, I'll show you." Fleur walked off.

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Elijah was stood out on the porch, glass in hand as he watched the others mingling. JJ and Will had gotten married, in the back of Rossi's house. It was a beautiful night and everyone and their families were there.

That's when Emily walked over to Elijah, leaning against him,"Hey."

"Hey." Elijah looked over at her,"You having a good night?"

"It's been a great night. I'm happy for JJ and Will." She nodded,"..Elijah, can we talk?"

"Of course. Is something wrong?" Elijah asked.

"I um..Look- I've been offered a job at London.. Running the office there."

"London's lovely, you'll love it." He nodded slowly.

"I know I said I wasn't going to leave again." Emily sighed.

"Yeah.. But I'll be okay, I promise." Elijah took her hand.

"I hate breaking promises." She squeezed his hand.

"Hey, this is what's best for you, right? If you're happy, I'll be happy."

Emily sighed and hugged him,"I'm sorry."

Elijah hugged back, rubbing her back,"You better call me.. I don't want to forget."

"You could never forget me." Emily smiled.

"Tell that to the head trauma." He chuckled softly.

"Don't worry. I'll make sure you won't." She assured him.

Elijah smiled,"Thank you."

"I'm always a phone call away."

Elijah nodded, slowly letting go,"Just.. Could you stay here with me? Y'know, just for a couple more minutes."

"Of course." Emily smiled.

"I'm going to miss you.."

"Hey, I'm gonna miss you too.. You'll need to tell me all the cool English things."

"I'll make sure to." Elijah nodded,"Send me a postcard."

"Now that, I can do."

"Stay safe, okay?" Elijah looked over at her,"You promise me that."

"I promise I'll stay safe." She nodded.

"That's all I needed to hear." Elijah smiled softly.