chapter eighteen, vex — act two, the anger
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Location : Pittsburgh
July 10, 2016

THE BAU TEAM STOOD IN SILENCE BAU as they were taking everything in that was about to happened. The silence was so suffocating as they each stood with a little hope that they were close to catching this unsub. Each time they were close to catching the unsub, end up being a dead end. They all have seen horrendous acts that come with this job, there were moments were it got too much but they learn to live with it because it's their job. But there are moments when everything becomes too much and they all have questioned weather  this is the job they want to continue to do. The simple answer is yes, to make a better place in the world they live in but there is always that doubt that lingers around.

The team were waiting for the swat team to arrived as the Director gave them a direct order that they were not allowed to go in,  the warehouses without back up. To the team this was personal. Yes, they have learned to separate emotions when comes to the cases being handle but this was different. So far three of the members have been threat personally, as each member received a different welcoming gift.

Hotch the team leader had a picture of himself on the latest victim that was from the last case they did months ago. So for, one this unsub is redoing previous cases to throw the team off but they are not sure if it is a cooycat or not. Morgan had received an anonymous phone call with no message besides the word, "vex." JJ had received a beautiful boquete of sunflowers.

Sunflowers are the representation of adoration, loyalty, and longevity but the beautiful gesture was all ruin with the note that was a picture of her children.

Their thoughts were interrupted as the swat team had arrived, and had gone over to the BAU team, for a plan to attack. Hotch had grabbed the tablet in one of swat member team's hands, to see the perimeter of the building, Hotch glance at Morgan, "We should all enter from the side and meet in the middle."

Morgan nodded at Hotch orders, he turned to the rest of the swat team and his teammate, "Alright guys, I'm need you to keep it tight and stay alert. This guys got vendetta against us, so this could be a trap."

All swat member agreed with orders be given as they all spilt up with one team being with JJ and Spencer, another with Hotch and Rossi, and Morgan on his own since his partner, Emily is not there.

The teams moved into the dark warehouse. There was no clear view of the warehouse. The team used there own flashlight that is being project into the luminous, flashily lights that were fading as they each took a step forward. Each member felt the tension rise as they cleared each room. They all arrived to the middle, were a door stood in there way. They heard nothing but a faded music being played. It was barley hear-able but each member was able to hear some of the lyrics.

"We could live for thousand years"

"But if I hurt you, I'd make wine from your tears"

Both the BAU and swat team enter the room, slowly incase there was any thing that cause damage to the members but the room was empty with nothing but a radio in the middle and pictures surrounding them.

Picture of them, the BAU team, the Avengers, and picture of Emily with a red head that they recognize as Natasha but next to both of them was a blonde girl.

𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁

Location: flower field,
                                           St. Petersburg, Russia
                                    July 10, 2016

Frustrated. That is what the three sisters felt as they crashed down in the middle of a field. The girls turned to Alexei who gave them a innocent sheepish smile. Natasha rolled her eyes at him as she got out of the helicopter. Emily followed her out but first she stopped to smack Alexei in the head, while Yelena gave him the middle finger.

Eventually they were all out of the helicopter, as they stood in the middle of nowhere. Normally the girls would have appreciated the sight of beautiful purple, blue flowers surround them, that felt welcoming. They all stood admiring the flowers as they all remember that flowers can symbolize many things.

Flowers have many meanings, ranging from new life to death, purity to passion. Flowers, which bloom from tender bud to full bloom, are associated with youth, beauty, and pleasure. Flowers represent fragility and the quick passage from life to death as they wilt and die. None of the girls were afraid of death. They fear many things but never did they feared of dying.

Alexei had to ruin to moment by opening his mouth, "You should have brought the avengers jet." Emily was close to smacking him again, Natasha ignore him as she walked forward, and Yelena really wanted to just scream at him. Yelena turned to her sisters who were a little head of her, "I swear, if I hear one more word from him, I will kick him in the face."

"He's the worst."

"We should have thrown him out of the helicopter when we had the chance."

They each hold in their giggles. But Emily was right they really should have got rid of him, it was dangerous but he could have possibly survived the fall.

Emily shrugged at them, as Alexei had not heard them but at same time he is too ignorant to notice that he was annoying them. Alexei calls out for Natasha, but she just keeps walking forward, "Natasha. Come Here, I want to ask you something. Come, it's important."

Natasha signs and turns back to him, "What?"

"Did he talk to you about me?"

Emily and Yelena looked at each other and signed, knowing were Alexei was going with. Natasha was honestly confused, "What?"

"Did he talk to you about me? You know, trading war stories?"

"Who? What are you talking about?"

"Captain America. My great adversary in this theater of geopolitical conflict. Not so much a nemesis."

Natasha was so done with him. Yelena wanted to tell him to shut up. Emily was close to smacking him again which he deserves, Alexei kept going, he really has a big mouth, "More like a contemporary, you know? Coequal. I always thought there was a great deal of mutual respect..."

Natasha interrupted him and gave him a stern look, "Wait. You haven't seen either one of us in 20 years and you're gonna ask me about you?"

Alexei put on an innocent face, "What is with this tension? Did I do something wrong?"

Yelena glares at him, "Is that a serious question?"

Alexei really regrets the things he did but he was never good with words, he tends to just make everything worse, "I only ever loved you girls. I did my best to make sure you would succeed to achieve your fullest potential, and everything worked out."

Emily shakes her head in frustration. Natasha glares at him and takes a deep breath, "Everything worked out?"

Alexei looks at her as he nods, "Yes. For you, yes. We accomplished our mission in Ohio."

Alexei walks towards his youngest daughter, "Yelena, you went on to become the greatest child assassin the world has ever known. No one can match your efficiency, your ruthlessness."

Alexei then turns to his second eldest daughter, "Natasha, not just a spy, not just toppling regimes, destroying empires from within, but an Avenger."

Alexei turns to his eldest daughter, "And Emily, not just the angel of death, you are on top of your game taking down powerful worlds, but my little american agent."

Alexei grabs hold of Emily, Natasha, and Yelena, as he gives them a big hug, "You three have killed so many people. Your ledgers must be dripping, just gushing red. I couldn't be more proud of you."

Yelena shoves him off as she glared at him, "What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Alexei was a bit confused, "What?"

Emily wanted to scream and cry, "Death? You are so proud of us  because of all the pain and suffering we caused. The people we took their lives away from?"

Emily's voice became shaky but she just glared at him so hard, "Not just to them but to us. I have nightmares about the things I went through but all you are going to say is that you are proud that your precious girls has ruined other people lives. You are such an asshole."

Emily walks forward, as Natasha scoffs at him, and she follows her older sister. Yelena shrugs him off, walks to her sisters, but she gives Alexei a middle finger. Alexei just signs, he really did not mean to mess up everything again with his daughters. He silently follows them.

They have been walking for ages, and Yelena looks at him, "So, are we there yet?"

"You'll know when we're there," Alexei stated as he snorted, micking a pig.

Natasha and Yelena raised an eyebrow at him. Alexei gives them a sheepish smile. The four of them kept walking until they spotted a little farm. They are finally there, as they walk down the hill and there was Melina with a sniper in her hand.

The girls were just staring at her in disbelief that their so called "mom" was alive. Melina stares at Alexei, she looks back and there were her girls. Many thoughts consumed Melina as she was looking at her girls, well not her girls anymore. Alexei being the big doofus he is broke the moment, "Honey, we're home."

The girls just rolled their eyes at Alexei's statement. Melina stares at him, walks out the gate, towards the house. The girls froze but Alexei gestured for them to follow Melina, "Come on, girls."

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notes!

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