You're in charge

By

Landon Richardson

Disclaimer

The characters of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Catherine Rollins, Victor Hesse. Governor Jameson and anyone else who might sound familiar do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes

The character of Danni Williams is probably mine by now. Even though she was originally based on male Danny Williams I think it's probably safe to say that's she her own individual character by now, especially since I've created a back ground for her which is different to male Danny's background in the show. This also affects Grace who is different from the show as well in ways.

The characters of Jack O'Connor and Phil Wentworth do belong to me though

I should also add that if a character is mentioned who you are not instantly aware of then that character belong to me as well

Author Note

This is a rewrite of the original 'You're in charge' story so don't be surprised if some of it feel familiar or you experience that Déjà vu feeling.

Normally I don't reread any of my previous chapters or story for this very reason, I read them and all I do is pick up on the mistake but with this story it was needed as I found out when I attempted to write chapter six and realised all the mistakes I had made so it made sense to simply start again.

This, other than the snippets, will be the only story I'll be focusing on at the moment so you can expect regular updates for it.

Nothing more to say other than enjoy.

Overall Summary

When Steve McGarrett is recalled to active duty, the members of 50 knew that it would be a difficult adjustment for them all to make. What they didn't expect was a serial killer to emerge, a serial killer who is targeting naval personnel and who is always five steps ahead of them. Can they solve the case without Steve or will they become the next targets themselves. (Part of the Danni world saga)

Chapter Summary

"Fuck"

Overall Romance

Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)

Others though they are currently a secret which no one knows bar me!

Chapter Romance

I think if you squint hard enough you can see some McDanni…

Other note

Nearly all the places I have stated are either made up or I've got from the internet so I'm sorry in advance if I get an address wrong or anything. My geography on Hawaii is very poor having never been there before!

Chapter One

Monday 7th February 2011 – 09:00

"Fuck"

Steve McGarrett leaned back into his chair, staring at the email in front of him on his computer screen as though it was a time bomb which was about to go off in his face, an analogy which he mused may actually be the case considering how much damage it could cause him. The contents of it was simple enough. His presence was required at the barracks situated at Pearl Harbour at 07:00 on the 8th February. He was instructed to wear his fatigues and to have his desert bag in hand. Once he arrived at base he would be briefed by the commanding officer of the mission he was to be sent on who would give him the information which he required.

Steve had lost count of the number of emails like this one which he had received when he was still active within the navy. Emails like this indicated that he was about to be sent on a mission, one in a hot desert country with the request for the desert bag was any indication for him to go on. The question was how long was he expected to be out there? A few days? A few weeks? A few months? The first two were doable, the last wasn't. He wouldn't leave his team for months on end, not when he had finally found his place in the world. A place where he was finally happy and could call home.

He picked up the coffee cup on his desk which Chin Ho Kelly had handed him that morning when he had come in and sipped at the liquid barely noticing that it was cold. He placed it down, rereading the email again before he clicked on the reply button and sent a response stating that he would be there as requested.

Steve breathed out slowly, his eyes flickering to the pile of files which cluttered his desk, spilling out of his inbox. He had been putting completing them for a week now, planning on using the next time they didn't have a live case to clear them but that was clearly not an option now. He couldn't leave them hanging around until he returned from his mission which meant that he would have to try and get as much done as he could on them today and then pass them out to the members of his team to complete and follow up on. Something he knew would piss them off considering they all had their own work to get on with.

He bit his lower lip, his face falling into a frown as he wondered the reason why they would reactivate him and bring him back into a mission, they must have needed his specialised skill set for something, the question was what and why it had to be him? Was it something to do with a mission from his past? For a moment he scanned his memories of his last missions but there was nothing about them which needed his participation. The only thing that may possibly explain it was if it was something to do with Victor Hesse who was still out there somewhere.

They had kept a close eye on that, constantly running his name, known aliases and pictures through Special Agent Jack O'Connor's database to see whether they would get a hit but so far here had been nothing. Considering that Jack's database covered the NSA, CIA, FBI, NCIS and Interpol there was a good chance that they would have known something if it had happened. Steve had his two friends from his time in the intelligent unit, Catherine Rollins and Phil Wentworth, constantly checking as well but that had come up with nothing as well. Either Hesse was actually dead, which Steve didn't believe, or he had gone underground, protected by someone powerful enough to make it appear that Hesse had disappeared from the face of the planet.

Steve pushed the thought away from his mind, unwilling to let himself get dragged into it again and instead reached forward and locked his computer screen, coming to his feet and headed towards the door. So far no case had come in but it was still early and Steve knew they would get one soon enough. Mondays and Fridays were always their worst days. A glance towards the computer table showed Chin and Officer Kono Kalakaua standing next to it, talking to each other, warm smiles on their faces. Adam Charles known to the whole team as Toast stood opposite them, looking at something on the screen in front of him, his tongue stuck out slightly as though he was concentrating on whatever it was he was doing.

Looking away, Steve stopped outside his partner's door and knocked, entering the room before she had a chance to call out to him. His eyes moved round the office casually, wondering not for the first time how Detective Danni Williams managed to make a generic space look cosy. He blinked when his eyes landed on Jack who was sprawled out comfortably on Danni's sofa, obviously in mid conversation with her.

"Hey" Steve said, his eyes fixed on Jack who shot him a questioning look, clearly picking up something from Steve's expression. "Sorry to interrupt but do you mind giving me a moment alone with Danni? I need to speak to her about something privately"

Jack nodded slowly at him, swinging his legs round and coming to his feet, his gaze shifting from Steve towards where Danni sat behind her desk, twirling a pen between her slim fingers before he looked back at Steve, his pale blue eyes narrowing with a concerned look even as he spoke.

"Yeah that's no problem Steve, she's all yours" He stated before looking back at Danni. "I'll catch you later on Blondie, let me know if you come up with any ideas about what we spoke about." Steve watched as Danni nodded at Jack, her mouth curling up into a wide smile before Jack turned and headed towards the door, clapping his hand down on Steve's shoulder as he passed before he left through the doorway, closing it behind him leaving the two of them alone together.

Steve stepped forward collapsing into the comfortable chair situated in front of Danni's desk, his eyes glancing at her desk, taking in her own stack of files before they focused on her face, the hard knot of tension in his stomach easing slightly when she smiled at him.

"What was all that about then?" He asked her curiously, jabbing his thumb towards the doorway that Jack had just left through. He looked back at Danni in time to see her raise an eyebrow at him, looking vaguely amused by his comment before she answered.

"It's Poppy's ninth birthday next month so Jack's gone into full planning mode for it. He wants to make it special since this is her first birthday here in Hawaii. He's asked for me help with organising it for her." She explained to him, tilting her head to the side, her large grey eyes scanning his face thoughtfully before she frowned slightly. "You look serious which means that something has happened? Is everything okay with your family back in Maryland? Is Mary okay?" She demanded, sounding concerned as she sat up straight in her chair.

Steve couldn't help the slight laugh which escaped him at her barrage of questions. He didn't know how she did it but somehow she was always able to tell exactly how he was feeling even when others constantly failed to.

"What exactly makes you think that something has happened? Maybe I just came in here to ask you how your weekend has been since we haven't had a chance to talk yet." He pointed out, a smile coming to his face when she rolled her eyes at.

"My weekend was fine Steve" She stated briefly before she pointed her pen at him, using it as though she was drawing an invisible circle around his face. "I know something has happened because you're wearing your 'something has happened' face. Every time you have that face on it means that you're about to tell me something that I'm not going to like so how about we skip the small talk and you tell me what's troubling you so we can figure out a way of sorting it out." She told him.

"My family in Maryland are fine and Mary is as well, she's pretty ecstatic now that she's moved out of the family home and got her own place out here. I think living with her big brother even for the short time she did, cramped her style. To hear her tell it, you'd think I'd single handily tried to destroy her social and dating life." He commented, rolling his own eyes.

"Well you did make it hard for her on the few occasions she brought home a date with her and you were in the house Steve." Danni remarked mildly. "I was there for a few of those occasions remember? I mean did you really have to drop the fact that you are a highly trained navy SEAL who could kill them in multiple ways if you chose to, into the conversation?" She asked with a laugh causing Steve to grin at her. For a moment they simply stared at each other until Danni looked away and began talking again. "So it's not your family or Mary so it has to be something else. Is it something to do with our last case because I had a meeting with Mia and the DA's office late on Friday and they were extremely pleased with the way our recent cases had been handed. We're still waiting for some reports and evidence from the Carmichael case but that should be ready by this afternoon. I've already been on the phone to Ryan and Abbie chasing them up about it." She told him, speaking of Ryan Moore and Abbie Fitzgerald who were in charge of the CSU and Medical Examiner offices. "Abbie is going to have Max drop the reports off to us in person once they are completed."

"That's good to know, the Governor took a personal interest in the Carmichael case so a least I can go back to her today and let her know that the case is as good as closed." Steve said, watching her for a moment longer before he spoke quietly. "I've been recalled to active duty Danni" He stated, watching as her previous relaxation disappeared at his words, her shoulders tensing up as though he had dropped a heavy weight on them.

"Recalled?" She said, her eyes wide.

"I've just received an email telling me. I've got to be at the barracks at Pearl Harbour tomorrow morning at 07:00 to receive my orders. I've been told to bring my desert bag so it's unlikely that I'll be remaining on the island for the mission."

He waited for her to speak but instead she remained silent, her eyes focused on the open file on her desk, he could see them moving side to side rapidly as she went over what he had just told her.

"Do you know how long you'll be gone for?" She asked him finally, looking back up at him, her face fixed in the thoughtful mask which he hated seeing. After five months as her partner he was beginning to be able to read the emotions hidden beneath it but on this occasion he couldn't.

"I don't know" He answered honestly. "It could be a couple of day, it could be a couple of months. I won't know anything until my Commanding Officer briefs me tomorrow."

"Anything up to two months" Danni repeated sounding horrified. She met his eyes briefly before she looked away again, her fingers tightening on the pen she was still holding.

"Maybe longer" He admitted. "You'll be in charge of the team here until I return" He told her, wanting to reach across the table and cover her hand with his.

"Okay" She said after a pause, turning to look at him again. "I can deal with everything here. I'll partner with Jack on cases until you come back." She hesitated for a second before she continue to speak. "You are planning on coming back after the mission is complete right? This isn't a…" Her voice trailed off into a shrug.

"I'll be back as soon as it is over Danno, this isn't a permanent reactivation. They need something on this mission which only I can provide them. Once the mission is over I'll be deactivated back to a reservist. You don't have to look so down you know, just think of all the changes and requisition orders that you can put through while I'm not here. You won't even have to discuss them with me because you'll be the one in charge" He pointed out, trying to lighten the mood. For a moment she stared at him before she slowly smiled.

"You may regret reminding me about that" She replied "It also means that I can finally hire the sixth person for the team. Jack needs a partner in the field and everyone knows it. It's dangerous for him not to have someone covering his six. I don't know why you're dragging your heels over it. We've got a list of good candidates lined up, people who would fit in here and who we would benefit from having on the team but you won't even let me interview them" She commented, a trace of frustration leaking into her voice.

"I know Danni, just do me a favour and leave off hiring someone until I get back. I have someone in mind for the position, someone who would be perfect but I need to speak to them in person first to see if they are actually interested in the position and ready for it. If they turn round and say no then I promise you can interview and hand pick the sixth team member yourself. Just give me the extra time okay? Jack will have you for a partner during that time so he'll have someone covering him."

Danni searched his face, sighing before she nodded at him.

"Okay, I guess I can wait until you're back to hire someone" She agreed, shifting in her chair before she spoke, changing the subject. "Have you told the other four you're leaving yet?"

"Not yet" Steve answered "I thought I'd tell you first before I told the others the news. The email only came in about fifteen minutes ago."

"Well there's no time like the present." She pointed out as they both came to their feet and headed towards the doorway.

"Yeah, let's get this over and done with."

Author Note

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