Hello there my dear readers! I would like to welcome you to my new story "What in the world?"
For those of you reading a story of mine for the first time, there is an OC named Annabeth and she's Steve's little sister. She used to be a spy and is now working with Five 0. If you check out the previous stories "Unexpected Events" and "Complicated Situations", you can find a better explanation inside. I suppose you don't need to read those stories to understand this one because there is no pre-established order between the stories.
For the readers who are returning, in this story we find out how Annabeth and Steve found each other again after he rescued her from Sho Wun and how she became an active member of the team. This story takes place sometime in the middle of the first season of the show, so this happens BEFORE the other stories!
Stephanie: if you're reading this, I would like to respond to the last review you left me on the story "Complicated Situations". I'm more than glad you liked the story and they way I write. English is not my first language but I make an effort to write the best way I can. I'm suuuch a huge fan of Harry Potter and it was actually one of the first books I ever read. It gave me the love and passion for reading and it was actually the way I learned to use English the way I do. The VERY FIRST book I read in English was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows. After that, I just kept practicing until I could write and talk in English the way I do today. I hope you find this new story as interesting as the last one.
Aquababy58: WELCOME friend to this new story! I hope this meets expectations and as always, I'll be looking forward to hear your comments about it!
Well, without further a due…. ENJOY!
Danny was pissed.
Not only had his partner given him the usual heart attack of the week while chasing a suspect down the streets earlier that morning; but later Rachel had called him to say that he wouldn't be able to see Grace that weekend because of some stupid event that they had to attend to with Stan.
To top it all off, the case they were currently working on involved the kidnapping of young girls to be sold as slaves all around the world and that had just stricken a nerve deep within him.
Two days ago, on Monday morning, the body of a young lady of about seventeen years old had been discovered badly beaten by the side of an almost abandoned road. After a throughout autopsy and intense hours of investigation, they came across an organization that targeted girls around that age to be used, not in prostitution, but simply on human slavery. They were sold to whoever was mad enough to pay for it and the girls usually ended up as maids of insanely rich people, working on the basement of some industrial company, being used as mules to get drugs in and out of the islands or being subjected to try new formulas and products.
Either way, it was slavery and perfectly young, healthy and, above all, innocent girls all around the island were being snatched from their lives to satisfy the perverted needs of the criminal world.
Governor Jameson had given them the order to find the center of this criminal organization and bring it down at all cost; not that they actually needed the additional incentive that had fallen upon them in the form of a direct order, because they were pretty motivated on their own.
So yeah, right now, on their way to a night club to pick up a new suspect whose name had been delivered by the man McGarrett had almost attacked this morning, Danny was totally pissed. Apparently this night club was one of the many ways that this criminal organization had to choose the girls who would become their slaves and that's why they were parking the Camaro and getting ready to inspect the place. The goal was to identify their suspect and bring him in quietly because they didn't want the mayor players of the organization to notice that the police or Five 0 were after them, in case they decided to go into hiding underground for a time while things settled down again.
They couldn't waste the only leads they had been able to get since that girl's body had been found.
Steve and Danny got out of the car and headed for the entrance.
- Do me a favor, please? – asked Danny once they were cleared to enter the door of the club – we need to bring him in quietly, all right? That means no chasing around suspects, no shouting at him, no shooting AND no grenades. Will that be okay with you? – the fact is, they had been working together for about six months since the task force was created and although they had learned to get along well enough, even after that first confrontation when they had met and were solving Steve's father's murder, Danny still had trouble accepting the way his partner handled things and police procedure; or lack of it. Steve just sent him a half amused smile.
- Don't worry Danno – he answered, dragging out the nickname just to annoy him – I know how to do this.
- Yeah, yeah you know how to blow stuff up that is – he retorted under his breath but loud enough for Steve to hear.
They just kept walking into the club.
After the entrance hall, the place was divided into two different rooms: the one to the right was packed with people (which suspiciously looked a little under 21… or 18 for that matter) dancing around to the tedious techno music that blared so loud out of the speakers that the beat of the music could be felt deep inside the stomach; and the room to their left was filled with couches and chairs where there was also young people drinking and laughing and seemingly having a good time. How these people managed to hear each other over the loud music was beyond him. In this part of the place, there were also people from a slightly older age and most of them were at the bar, which was all the way to the back of the room.
They navigated their way through all the people inside and reached the bar. They had their weapons concealed behind their backs and their badges were gone. For all intents and purposes, they were just two friends going out for a drink.
Upon reaching the bar, Steve ordered two beers and handed one to Danny, who was already looking around the place trying to pinpoint their suspect.
The man they were looking for was tall, dark haired, well built and liked to pretend he was a high society member. Maybe that way girls showed more interest in him.
- Do you see him? – asked Steve.
- What? – yelled Danny back because over the roar of the music he just couldn't hear anything else than the uncomfortable beat of the sound. Steve had to roll his eyes and get closer to speak right on Danny's ear.
- I asked if you have seen him? – he yelled, making Danny flinch and step away from him.
- Geez! No need to yell that loud! And don't you think if I had seen him I would have said something? – he spat. Steve liked riling up his partner because it was just fun to annoy him, but he also knew when to let him be. He understood why this case upset him the most but he probably was more affected by the canceled weekend with Grace.
- I don't see him here. Maybe he's dancing? – he asked instead.
- Maybe – answered Danny without taking his eyes from the crown.
- I'll go check – seeing McGarrett start his way towards the next room, he heaved a sigh and started following him. The closer they got to the source of the music, the angrier he felt.
They reached the edge of the room and stood there for a couple of minutes surveying the dancers trying to identify the guy. But there was too much people packed together dancing and even though they had seen a photo of their suspect (because the guy had a pretty long list of criminal records) it was like finding a needle in a haystack.
- You know, we just look ridiculous standing here watching all these people without actually dancing – Danny commented. Well, more like yelled to his partner. When he got no answer, he was ready to repeat his statement, maybe adding a little bit more of complaint into it, when he saw his partner's face. It was something between aneurysm face and shocked-out-of-my-mind face. Yes, he liked to name the faces of his partner – what? Did you see him? – but what he got for an answer was another question.
- What in the world…? – Steve asked no one in particular and started walking towards a couple dancing almost in the middle of the floor.
Danny followed him and was surprised himself to actually find the man they had been looking for. He was dancing with a young and pretty girl and even though techno music wasn't exactly a romantic dance, the couple was dancing pretty close together.
To add to Danny's surprise, Steve didn't even seem to register their suspect, instead taking the girl by the arm and spinning her so he could face her.
- Hey! – she started to protest, but suddenly got quiet and, unless the lights of the place were playing tricks on his eyes, the girl's face lost all color.
- What are you doing dude? – asked the suspect, bringing Steve's attention to him maybe for the first time. He studied him for a few seconds and then turned to Danny.
- Book'em Danno – he said without the usual spark of joy the little "term of endearment" brought him. Almost instantly he turned his attention back to the girl – come on – he said, and started leading her away from the crowd.
Danny was left with no other choice than to tell the guy who he was and getting him under arrest. A few people realized what was happening and made room for him to act. He reached for the pair of handcuffs on the back pocket of his pants and clasped them in place. So much for bringing him in quietly.
He guided the suspect towards the exit where a minute before Steve had been leading the girl to. Once outside, he could see them near one side of the Camaro about to start a heated argument. He came closer and opened the back door on the other side where he pushed the guy inside and locked the door afterwards. Then, he turned to his partner and the girl and asked Steve:
- What the hell is the matter with you?!
Well, there you have it! You can guess who the girl is right?
Let's see how things unfold from now on. If you've read the other stories then you know how Annabeth's and Steve's relationship is like, but things weren't always as good between them. You'll see on this story!
I can't tell you when I'll be updating or how long this story will be. I'll be writing according to how my muse gets motivated and you know just how REVIEWS motivate me!
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Anyway… Until next chapter!