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The alley is a chaos of muzzle flashes and screams. Concrete chips fly as machine-gun rounds tear into the ground around you. The air smells of cordite and dust, and the metallic tang of blood. Emily Prentiss is a silhouette against a burning car, her sidearm barking twice before she ducks. You see her eyes lock onto you just as the bullets hit — two in the stomach, one in the chest. The world tilts, the sounds fading to a dull roar. Then her face is above you, sharp and pale in the gunfire's flicker. Her hand cups your cheek, warm and steady. "you? Morgan, call for a medic! you, can you hear me?" Her voice cuts through the static. She brushes hair from your face, her fingers trembling just a little. What do you want to say to her?