Sweet Water River

Referencing Riverdale so if you haven't seen it (or Alex Meyers's awesome videos on it) then something might not make sense. I also change some things so it might make sense. Not sure


Congrats! You get a backstory! I'm making you related to some of the Riverdale characters because PLOT! And drama! There will be a part II to this just  FYI.


Set in season 11 of CM (obviously because of the cast) and season 3 of Riverdale.


Words: 3,729


Case, angst, crossover


You joined the team as the media liaison not long after JJ. You didn't have much experience as you had only been with the bureau for about a year before your transfer to the BAU.


You were from Riverdale and obviously you had secrets. Secrets that not even your boyfriend for the past year and a half knew. Well there was one secret he didn't know.


He knew you were a Southside serpent. He had seen your tattoo. It was trouble at first but then he accepted it.


You were at his apartment, watching Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Spencer wasn't really interested in watching it as he thought it was a rip off of Doctor Who (which it isn't)


Spencer paused the movie.


You turned to him, "Why'd you pause the movie?"


"What are we, Y/n?" Spencer asked you.


"We're boyfriend, girlfriend. We've already talked about this"


"I know but where is this is going?"


Oh no. This was the talk you had been dreading. The talk you knew would end your relationship.


You asked, "What do you mean?"


Spencer replied, "I mean I want to get married and have kids. Do the whole settling down thing. Preferably marriage before kids"


"Spencer, I want to get married. I've dreamed about my wedding since I was a little girl but I don't want kids"


A better sentence would be I don't want anymore kids.


You swear you could see the heart break in his eyes as he said, "You don't want kids?"


He was so disappointed. You knew he would make the best dad but you weren't the best mom.


You told him, "Yeah, it just never appealed to me"


You didn't want to be a mom. You didn't plan on it. It just happened.


"Never appealed to you?" He questioned.


You answered, "Babies are sticky and so much work. Pregnancy now that is terrifying. It just wrecks your body and nine months! That's almost an entire year"


"Yeah but it's worth it"


You knew it was true but you had already been through it once. You didn't want to go through it again.


You told him, "Maybe but you know our work. We wouldn't have time"


"We could make time like Hotch or JJ" said Spencer.


"Hotch has his sister in law and JJ has Will. We don't have anyone"


"There's also hiring an nanny"


"No. No. I don't want it. I don't want to have kids"


Technically true. You had a kid. Kids was plural as in more than one. You didn't want another kid.


Spencer asked, "Then what does that mean for us?"


You told him, "I don't know Spencer. I love you"


"I think it means it's over between us"


You could feel the cold tears running down your warm face, "But I don't want it to be over"


"We both want different things" he said.


"But I love you, Spencer"


"I love you too. I don't want to break up anymore than you do"


"Then don't do it. Don't break up with me" you begged him.


You couldn't lose Spencer. You've already lost so much. Your older brother, your mother, your father. You couldn't lose another person you loved.


He started to cry, "You know I don't want to either. I love you so damn much but you know how badly I want kids. I want to have a family, live in a house right next to JJ, I want DJ Reid and Lorelei Emily Reid"


Somehow that last part brought a smile on your face, "You already picked out our kids' names?"


"Yeah. DJ stands for Derek Jason"


"But you know that's not what I want. I would love to live in a house in an elderly neighborhood and live happily ever after"


"Without kids"


"Yeah without kids"


"I'm not changing my mind"


"Neither am I"


There was a moment of silence when you two knew your breakup was inevitable.


You said, "I guess this is it, isn't it?"


"Yeah, I guess it is" Spencer told you.


You got up and left. You stayed in your car sobbing for half an hour before you finally decided you were in a fit enough state to drive.


The next day at work was going to be difficult. You didn't know how you were going to do it.


You had a new case lined up for the team. It was in Riverdale. Why did it have to be the murder Capital of the world? Okay maybe not the world. Not even the nation. New York, the murder capital of New York.


You presented to the team, "Two bodies have been found in Sweet Water river. One male and one female. Both in their mid-twenties"


"No defensive wounds. That's strange with drowning victims" said Morgan.


"How old are the bodies?"


"Because of the water the coroner wasn't able to get an exact time of death but the male was killed between 2-3 weeks ago and the female was killed 2-3 days ago"


"The cause of death appears to be drowning because of the water in the lungs. No IDs on the victims?


"No, no one has been reported missing in Riverdale since Jason Blossom"


"Who's Jason Blossom?"


"That is a long story I'll leave for the flight"


"It won't be long before the unsub strikes again. Wheels up in thirty" announced Hotch.


Everyone was dismissed and you went back to your office. You were about to call your son when you realized he was at school. So instead you texted his aunt, not your sister but his father's older sister who fought you for custody and somehow won.


When you got transferred you want to take your son with you and he wanted to go with you but it was his sister who took care of him and you when he was younger. It was her who took care of him when you were off to the FBI academy.


JJ came into your office which used to hers, "Hey, are you okay? Spence told me what happened last night"


You held back tears, "I'm compartmentalizing. And now to make matters worse, my brother has invited us to help him with a case"


"Your brother?" JJ questioned you.


The team didn't knew about your older brother expect Spencer and maybe Hotch. They also didn't know about your son. You decided to keep him a secret because you didn't want anyone to hurt him and you wanted to see how long it would take for them to figure it out.


Maybe if you had told Spencer about him... maybe things would be different somehow. Maybe you would've broken up sooner. Keeping a child secret is a lot different than keeping a brother secret or keeping the fact that you were apart of a gang secret.


You told her, "Yeah apparently he's the sheriff of Riverdale now"


When you found that out, you were completely shocked. Your older brother who wanted nothing to do with you after you got pregnant when you were sixteen, your older brother who was the serpent king, was now the sheriff of Riverdale. well it was more like he didn't agree with how you wanted to handle the situation. He thought you should put him up for adoption but you wanted to keep him.


"I take it you two don't exactly get along" said JJ.


You stated,"No, I haven't really talked to him since I was sixteen"


"If you don't mind me asking, why?"


"Because he got married to some woman I didn't like. He got really offended and I haven't talked to him since"


Technically that was partially true. You being pregnant was just the main reason he cut you out of his life. You didn't like Gladys at all.


After JJ left, you checked your phone. You had a text from Jane, your son's aunt. It said Are you coming because of the bodies in Sweet Water River?


You texted back: Yes and I was hoping to spend some time with my son while I'm town. Maybe I could take him to Pop's for dinner tonight?


She texted you: He would love that. I'll tell him once he gets home.


You sent back a thumbs up and put your phone away. You got ready and in twenty ish minutes you were with everyone on the jet.


On the plane ride, you told them the sad story of Jason Blossom. When you heard who killed him and why, you weren't surprised. The Blossoms had WAY too much money for a local maple syrup business. Their drug enterprise was something you guessed they had.


Tara asked you, "So Jones, are you excited to be going back to Riverdale?"


(Your last name is Jones and FP is your older brother in case you didn't catch that earlier)


You responded, "Somewhat. I 'm not looking forward to working with my brother on this case but I can't wait to go to Pop's. The milkshakes are to die for!"


Morgan said, "Wait wait, hold up. You have a brother?"


"Yeah, he's a lot older than me though. We don't really get along"


Tara said, "Reminds me of me and Gabriel. Is there a reason you two don't get along?"


"Guys, we really should review the case now" said Hotch.


The team reviewed the case. The water washed away any forensic evidence. The lack of defensive marks and negative tox screen made it seem like the victims consented. Which made you remember something your son had told you about. The Farm.


"What if it's a cult?" you suggested, "Part of the initiation could be a baptism of sorts where they need to almost drown in order to ascend"


Reid spoke, "Could explain the lack of drugs and defensive wounds"


Tara said, "We can't know for sure until we ID the victims"


Garcia appeared on screen and Morgan told her, "Baby girl, please tell me you've expanded your search and IDed the victims"


Garcia said, "I have and here's the strange thing, you know I can find anyone but these people went completely off the grid. They weren't reported missing but they both have criminal records in another state. They had no phone, no credit cards, no nothing. It was like they didn't exist"


Tara pointed out, "That seems to support your cult theory"


There was only one cult in Riverdale. (Surprising considering how messed up it was) The Farm.


(Oh god, I hate The Farm. Why am I doing this)


You told her, "Garcia, get whatever you can on a cult called The Farm and Evelyn and Edgar Evernever"


"Got it" responded Garcia.


Tara remarked, "And here I thought you didn't keep in touch with your brother"


"I don't but I do keep in touch with other people in Riverdale"


The other people being your son, Sweet Pea, and Jane. Everyone else, not so much.


(Sweet Pea doesn't have a backstory in Riverdale so technically I'm not really messing with Riverdale cannon all that much ignoring the fact that I made you FP's sister)


Once you landed, you wanted to just go see Sweet Pea but alas you had a job to do. You weren't looking forward to seeing FP again. You didn't want to get into a fight with him right in front of your team. Nor did you want FP to tell the team about Sweet Pea.


When you entered the sheriff's station, you saw how much FP had changed. He wasn't the older brother who shunned you.


FP said, "Y/n, I didn't expect to see you"


You remarked, "And I never expected you to be sheriff"


"I never expected it either but here I am"


Hotch asked, "Where can we set up?"


"We've got a room your team can use" answered FP.


The station was smaller than you were used to but it was fine.


You started putting the evidence on a board, "Hey Hotch, I know we just got this case and stuff but I was wondering if I could have the night off?"


Hotch set files on the table, "So you can see your son?"


So Hotch knew. Not surprising. He was your boss and he had seen your file.


"Yeah, so I can see him" you answered.


Hotch told you, "That's fine but if we need you, I'll call you"


"Thanks"


"Is that why you and Reid broke up? Because you didn't tell him about your son?"


Who knew Hotch was so nosy?


You replied, "No, that's not why. He doesn't know. I think you're the only person on the team who does"


When Tara and Morgan came back from the morgue, the glucose levels agreed with your cult theory. Reid and JJ were going to talk to the families.


"Cult theory? Do you guys think The Farm is responsible for this?" asked FP.


"It's a possibility that's worth looking into" answered Hotch.


FP told you, "You guys should talk to Betty and Jughead. I know they've been doing some investigating into The Farm"


Tara asked, "And Betty and Jughead are?"


FP told her, "Jughead's my son and Betty's his girlfriend"


"Rossi and I can go talk to them" you suggested.


Your phone rang and it was Garcia with some dirt on The Farm and the Evernevers. It turns out Evelyn Evernever was not Edgar's daughter but his wife. She has been repeating her junior year since she was sixteen (and lying about her age).


The Farm came from upstate and there was no record of Edgar Evernever. No surprise. The name sounded so fake. There was also already an FBI investigation going on.


You contacted the other team investigating them. They were more than willing to accept the BAU's help. One of their agents would be meeting you and Rossi to go talk to Betty and Jughead.


You and Rossi left to go to Riverdale High to talk to Jughead and Betty.


You entered the high school, "Oh god. I haven't been in the place in years"


Rossi  said, "I guess this place must bring back a lot of old memories for you"


"Yeah, it does"


You remembered telling Dylan Sangster (your boyfriend at the time, Jane's younger brother, and Sweet Pea's father) that you were pregnant in between classes in the empty girls locker room. you thought your brother wasn't supportive of you keeping the baby, Dylan was even more against it being the father who didn't want to be involved. He thought you should get an abortion but you couldn't do that even though it was the wrong time.


You dropped out of high school, got a job at Pop's, and stayed with Jane, the only person who supported you. After Sweet Pea was born, you went back to high school and after graduating, you attended night classes and eventually got your Bachelor's degree in communications. You saved enough money and got a small apartment for you and Sweet Pea. Then you got a filing job at the Sheriff's station. At some point, you went to the FBI academy. Then you spent about a year working as a liaison for the local FBI field office before being transferred to the BAU.


You remembered detention in Mrs. Haggly's room. You remembered taking two pregnancy tests that you stole from Gladys and just hoping they would be negative but they were both positive.


You met the other agent in the principal's office. He was Agent Charles Smith.


Betty and Jughead were called into the principal's office.


"What is this about?" asked Betty.


Agent Smith said, "Hello Betty and Jughead. I'm Agent Smith with the FBI and this Agent Jones and Agent Rossi with the BAU"


You exclaimed, "Oh my god. You look just like him"


"Like who?" asked Jughead.


"Your dad, FP, my brother"


"Wait what?"


"Yeah I'm not surprised FP never mentioned me"


"I thought you were Sweet Pea's mom"


Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.


You said, "I am Sweet Pea's mom"


"So Sweet Pea's my cousin?" Jughead questioned.


"Yes"


This was so far from what was important right now. There was a cult drowning people that needed to be stopped.


Agent Smith told them, "We need to talk about The Farm in private so we're going to take you two to station"


Betty and Jughead rode with you and Rossi. While you were driving you could sweat you felt Rossi giving you dirty looks.


When you got to the station, Rossi told the others, "You guys go on in. I need to talk to Agent Jones in private"


"Okay" Agent Smith led the teens into the station.


Rossi stated, "You have a kid"


You told him, "Yes, I do"


"Is that why you and Reid broke up? Because you didn't tell him or anyone for that matter"


Why were your bosses so damn nosy?


You didn't answer his question about your breakup with Spencer, "This job is the reason why I lost my son. Why I couldn't get full custody when I wanted to take him to DC with him. Because we travel so damn much I wouldn't be able to focus on his needs according to the judge"


Rossi asked, "Why didn't you tell any of us? The team, we're supposed to friends, a family"


"I was only sixteen when I had him. Sixteen. God I wasn't ready but I made it work"


"Did you really think we would judge you?"


You didn't realize the real reason why you kept Sweet Pea a secret until you said it out loud, "Yes! Yes I did! Everyone did! Why would the FBI be different?"


Rossi responded, "Because we're a family"


"Well I don't have the best experience with family. My dad was an abusive drunk who left when I was young. My mom and brother disowned me after I told them I wanted to keep the baby!", You didn't notice the tears running down your cheeks, "Everyone I ever cared about left me after I got pregnant. Even Sweet Pea's father! He wanted me to get an abortion"


"Does Sweet Pea know you're in town?"


"Of course, he does! We're gonna go to Pop's later for dinner"


Rossi pulled you into a hug and he asked to see a picture of Sweet Pea which you gladly showed him. He didn't bring up the serpent tattoo on Sweet Pea's neck which was good because you did not want to touch that subject.


After that, you two went back inside. It turned out that Agent Charles Smith was also your nephew. Alice Cooper (Betty's mom) and FP had a thing back in high school and thus Charles was born. She gave him up for adoption. Something you couldn't do.


You found out there was someone undercover at The Farm: Alice Cooper. The team coordinated with the local field office. It was nice seeing your old co-workers. You told FP in private not to mention Sweet Pea.


You had to work hard to keep your secrets. It was a good distraction from the fact that you had just lost the perfect guy over the fact that you didn't want another kid. You kept thinking about it and now you weren't sure if you wanted another kid or not.


Later you met Sweet Pea at Pop's Chock-Lit Shoppe. You missed Pop's milkshakes. They always helped make things better.


You asked, "So is there any special girl?"


"Mom" said Sweet Pea.


You told him, "What? It's a natural question. You're an amazing guy. I'm sure tons of girls are busting lining up"


"Mom!" exclaimed your son.


"Well it's true"


"There a girl, Josie but she left for New York"


"Oh I'm sorry"


"It's okay. We just had a summer fling is all. So are you seeing anybody"


You almost choked on your milkshake, "What?"


He told you, "I'm just curious"


You stirred your milkshake, "Not anymore"


"Oh, I'm sorry mom"


"It's okay. I guess it just wasn't meant to be"


"You know dad's coming in town"


So that's why he asked about your love life. You knew you and Dylan could never work since Dylan didn't even want Sweet Pea at all. Obviously you didn't want to be pregnant at sixteen. You wouldn't recommend it but you loved your son. You wanted Sweet Pea once you found out.


"So I was thinking we could have dinner as a family before you leave. Would that be all right?" asked Sweet Pea.


No. No it would not. You never wanted to see Dylan again. But of course you knew that was not going to happen.


You answered, "Of course it would, Honey"


Your phone rang. You looked to see who it was and it was Hotch.


You answered, "What's up?"


"There's another body" said Hotch on the other line.


"But we already pulled the entire river and there were no other bodies found"


"This body was found on the side of the bridge. But there's a different COD"


"So they didn't drown. What's the COD this time?" you asked.


Hotch replied, "Preliminary report says it was because of a failed organ surgery. The liver and kidneys are both missing"


"So that's what they do. They farm people's organs"


"I need you here"


"I'll be there as soon as I can"


You got off the phone and Sweet Pea asked, "You have to go don't you?"


You answered, "I'm sorry, Sweet Pea but they just found another body"


You knew you weren't exactly supposed to share that information but you needed a good reason to leave. You couldn't just say work.


"It's fine, Mom" he told you.


You kissed his cheek, "I love you"


"I love you too"


You got money out of wallet and put it down on the table before saying goodbye.  You took your milkshake to go.


When you got to the crime scene, you were not expecting to see your ex-lover, Dylan Sangster.

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