Rule 28: when you need help, ask.

TUESDAY 21ST JULY 16:02 DC TIME/ 11:02 HAWAII TIME

"What happened?" I asked the boys when they got back. Gibbs, Hotch and Tenant had already arrived as had the girls, no one had anything helpful.
"Jesse and DiNozzo saw a guy they thought was carrying a gun so we followed him discreetly until he turned down an alley and pulled the gun. We tried to talk him down he was just rambling about how someone was out to get him and his team. I have no idea what that was about then he started to shoot at us and DiNozzo shot him." Morgan sounded pissed, DiNozzo looked like he wanted to argue while Jesse was throwing a 'kill me now' look at Tennant and Lucy
Then, Rossi, Tim and Kai walked in,
"Anything?"
"Not really, few pictures I'll send back to Quantico but nothing to suggest why he was killed."
"I have it!" Ernie exclaimed entering the room with a laptop cradled in his arms. I had seen Ernie around and Spencer had told me who he was but I hadn't spoken to him, I knew he was working with Abby and Garcia as well.
"Actually WE have it!" I heard Abby's voice
"Abbs?" Gibbs asked
"Here we are," Garcia said as Ernie turned around his laptop there was Garcia with Abby leaning over her shoulder
"We were each working on one of the first 3 victims, if we found a connection we were going to look at the others. Anyway we all found out-" Garcia began to explain
"None of them existed before-" Ernie cut in
"5 years ago Gibbs!" Abby exclaimed
"Way to steal my thunder." Ernie rolled his eyes before looking towards Tennant and flicking what was on his laptop onto the big screen- Abby and Garcia could be seen in a small window in the corner
"Says you Ern," Garcia added
"So I looked at CIA servers, Abby looked at NCIS and Penelope looked at FBI. We got nothing." Ernie explained
"I've got a contact at the Federal Marshals, looks like their kind of thing." Hotch cut him off
"I've got a few at Interpol, sounds more like them to me." Prentiss asses
"I've got MI6, I wouldn't put it past them." I brought to the party of acronyms
"I wasn't finished. We got nothing on their names so I decided to visit Commander Chase, Dr Mallard and Jimmy- by the way, Dr Mallard is brilliant but scary- anyway, I looked at their DNA and found a match in Interpol, they thought they had wiped it from everywhere but they didn't think about 3 geniuses working on it. We found their real identities."
"So we have Petty Officer Peter Griffith AKA CIA Officer Riley Weddel apparently KIA during a mission 5 years ago. Then we have Katie Ereck AKA FBI Senior Special Agent Sofiya Rogiers again KIA 5 years ago however here it says she would be 21 while her alias was 19 she was recruited in an operation called 'Understudy' Ernie is going to look into that more later."Garcia said. I had to leave, I couldn't yet without being suspicious. "Then we get to Tye Dreakson AKA Interpol agent Jojo Pollard, and have a guess as to when he was killed."
"5 years ago KIA?" Jesse inferred
"You got it, and Tasha Long was really-" Ernie suddenly came to a stop
"Ernie, are you seeing that too?" I heard Abby ask
"What?" Hotch questioned
"What the..." Ernie trailed off furiously typing on his laptop, a small window appeared on the screen it was code of some sort I don't know what.
"Abbs," Gibbs commanded
"It looks like someone's trying to burrow their way into the feed."
"Wait I recognise-"
"You should Emily- would you stop trying to kick me out I've got 4 tech trolls trying to keep me in." A man appeared on the screen
"Ernie stop," Tennant commanded 
"Who are you?" Gibbs asked
"Interpol agent Clyde Easter, an old friend of Emily's."
"I worked at Interpol before the FBI and he was my boss."
"All of your victims were part of a task force."
"Well before your trolls hacked their way in here we were going to hear about our last victim."
"Tasha Long, DIA officer Sara Gravil after the op they all received threats and went into witness protection with their families. The op started in China with girls randomly disappearing, somehow it got into Interpol's hands and we worked out they were mostly being smuggled into the US with a few going elsewhere mainly south America. They were all the best of their agencies and brought into this task force along with a few others who have now all died. FBI for inside the US CIA for outside Interpol for further international and since it started with us and DIA was brought in because there was some threat to national security, something to do with a terror attack."
"When was this?"
"Just under 6 years ago but the task force went on for a year." 
I was panicking, they were going to find out all about it. I had to get out, I tried to walk out but walked into the table "Ouch!"
"You okay?" McGee was standing by the door and grabbed my arm, that was the last thing I needed. I pulled my arm out of his grasp and walked out. 

TUESDAY 21ST JULY 16:09 DC TIME/ 11:09 HAWAII TIME
Spencer's POV

I saw Alex go to leave out of the corner of my eye when 'Understudy' was mentioned. They waited before leaving, bumping into a table on the way. McGee grabbed their arm, either McGee didn't know or didn't understand but when Alex is upset or sad or angry being touched is the last thing they need it just adds to their overstimulation. Things can turn into a meltdown or a shutdown quickly and relatively unexpectedly. I don't blame McGee but I was annoyed 
"Nice job McGee," I said following Alex down the stairs, I didn't shout their name as it would add to the noise and embarrass them.  I guessed they were going to go to the kitchen, that's where we had been earlier and they always said they felt safe around food and animals they said it was probably to do with Spanish heritage. I was right I found them leaning against the work surface breathing heavily, and they grabbed my wrist. I didn't particularly mind but filed it to ask them about it later. All I wanted to do was help and asking was the best way to know. 
"Understudy." I said after a minute, their breathing had slowed slightly, and their grip loosened "An international operation to recruit teenagers who showed promise to create able and suitable agents when adults to be used as quickly as the day after their 18th birthday key subjects those with limited or no family or family that would not mourn their loss. You were recruited in that as well, what I don't get is why it has you so wound up." 
"You're right it was the op I was brought in on, I was told it was a British op and not the mourn the loss bit, umm... also this is just a lot for me. New people, new place, new routine all of that," they mumbled holding something back 
"I think it's also something else, Alex you are amazing. You're funny, intelligent, caring, calm, stubborn, blunt and clumsy. Your mind is your greatest strength, you're an amazing tactician but it's also your greatest weakness. Share whatever it is, don't let this bring you down." Neither of us are good at eye contact but after a look at their face, I soon realised they were at breaking point. they laughed at the compliments and a smile stayed on their face but they couldn't hold in the tears,
"Can I hug you?" I just held out my arms, 
"Anything for you, Dragon." I brought back the nickname hoping for a response 
"You remembered?!" 
"Of course! Because of your bracers, I called you dragon for the entire task force." 
"And cause at the beginning you couldn't remember my name." there was a pause "Clay is alive." 
"I'm guessing you faked his death?" 
"Sort of, he was deep undercover and a guy tried to kill him but he hinted that there was a mole in '6 so they think he's dead, I'm here and he's investigating all our coworkers trying to find the leak. I don't even know where he is. Anyway, it's all just a bit much and the addition of Understudy sent me over the edge." 
"Better now though?" 
"Yeah, we better get back. Also, what happened to not profiling a profiler?" 
"You're not a real profiler." I smiled 
"You can't use me as a profiler one minute then say I'm not really one to get you out of a sticky situation Spence!" Alex was smiling so I knew they weren't really mad