I don't own Intelligence :( or its characters. Plot is mine, as are any OC's.

"Ready to go Agent Vaughn?" Riley put her hand on the door frame of Gabriel's apartment. Gabriel nodded, grabbed his jacket, and walked out behind his partner. He watched her silently as she limped down the steps. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, but the images of how he had found her last night were still burning in his mind.

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She had only been outside for a minute or two before Gabriel had finished doing his business with Doctor Cassidy and met her in their usual spot in the parking garage. But Riley wasn't there. Gabriel had called out for her and checked the car, but Agent Neal was no where to be found. He pulled security footage from Cyber-Command's cameras and froze when he saw Riley being shoved into a van - no plates, completely black; basically almost untraceable to a regular Joe; but Gabriel was anything but. He alerted Lillian and Nelson to Riley's situation, then pulled up traffic cam footage using the chip.

"Come on Riley. Give me something..." His heart raced as he watched the entire scene unfold in his head. Riley took hits to the face and a tazer to the side. He could feel her pain, but he shook his head. That wasn't why he needed to find her - it had nothing to do about how he felt about her. He needed to find her because Gabriel knew Riley would do anything to find him.

5 hours and several arrests later - Gabriel had a location on Riley. Fully armed and with a complete U.S Cyber-Command task force at his command, Gabriel and the boys stormed the small shelter in an area of Otter Creek State Park. Gabriel ran in first, not bothering to wait for the others.

"RILEY! RILEY!" Gabriel continued to scream until he heard Riley scream back - except she was in pain.

"GABRIE- AAAHHH!" Gabriel worked his way through the house until he hit the basement steps. He ran down them three at a time and stopped momentarily to see a couple men run out of the house and then picked the pace back up when he saw Riley bending over; blood everywhere.

"Damn it, Riley. Talk to me!" Gabriel pulled out a knife and began cutting through the ropes that tied Riley to the chair.

"Gabriel... they wanted you. They took me to get you. Get out. Be careful. Don't be stupid for me..." Riley's voice was weak, unlike the Riley that Gabriel worked with all the time.

"Shut up Riley. Stay awake - hold on." Gabriel didn't leave her side until they reached the hospital - where he was questioned by Lillian.

"What happened? Why did they take her?" Lillian's voice was full of anger and that anger shone in her eyes.

"She told me... she said that they took her to get to me. To get information on me. I... I should've-" Gabriel's voice caught and Lillian patted him on the shoulder.

"Don't. I understand. Go see her. I'll expect you to take her home and bring her back to work when you think she's ready." Gabriel nodded and walked into Riley's room.

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"GABRIEL!" Gabriel opened his eyes and saw Riley's face looking down at him. He felt a sharp pain in his back and groaned.

"What happened?" Riley slapped him.

"What happened?! You disappeared on me. You zoned out and fell down a couple steps. Don't do that to me, not now." Riley realized that she was holding Gabriel's hand, and quickly let go. Gabriel felt his face flush a bit, as did Riley's, but neither said a word.

"Let's go. Lillian isn't going to be happy that we're late." Riley sat up, then grabbed Gabriel's hand and pulled them both up. Together, and in silence, they walked to the car and drove to work.

'It's going to be a long day.' Gabriel thought to himself, shaking his head.