"Danny…"
"Williams can't help you now, McGarrett." The voice laughed in his ear, "Williams is beyond helping anyone ever again. It's because of you that he is dead!"
"No! No! Not Danny!" The horrified whisper slipped from his lips as he shook his head in denial at the torturous words. The physical pain faded in comparison to the pain in his heart at the cruel announcement of Danny's death as the laughter echoed in his ears.
"We warned you what would happen if you tried to escape again but you didn't listen and Williams paid the price!" The voice taunted softly, "You killed him, McGarrett; his blood is on your hands. Now it is your time to die!"
"Danny, I'm sorry!" McGarrett whispered as his world exploded in a bright flash and an agonizing pain before everything faded into blackness.
xxxx.
The two boys ran through the cane field, hiding behind the tall stalks of cane before shooting at each other with toys guns. Squealing with delight, the younger boy dashed out of the field and dove into the ditch intent on ambushing his friend but all thoughts of play were forgotten as he rolled down the steep embankment, landing against something soft at the bottom. He frowned as he lifted himself up from the ground a little and turned towards the object he had so unceremoniously rolled against. His eyes opened wide and a scream tore from his frightened lips as he found himself staring into the motionless bloodied face of a man. He screamed again, as he scrambled backwards up the slope, trying to put as much distance as he could between himself and the body below.
xxxx
Sighing in disgust, Danny Williams pulled the next piece of paper towards him, quickly perusing over the words before he signed his signature at the bottom of the page. He hated the paperwork and reports that were piled up in front of him. He knew that they were a necessary evil that came with the job but it did not make the tedium of doing them any easier. The blonde haired detective shook his head and groaned, silently acknowledging that when McGarrett returned in two days, the paperwork would probably double again with injury reports. McGarrett was a danger magnet, who never thought twice about rushing into any dangerous situation.
Danny jumped as the office door suddenly swung open and Chin rushed into the office. "Danny, we have a report of a shooting victim being found in a ditch beside a cane field near Waialua, HPD is requesting that we attend." Chin's voice lowered as Danny pushed the paperwork away and rose to his feet. "They have already identified the victim – it's Steve!"
"Steve? It can't be, Chin, Steve is on the Big Island." Danny stopped and turned to stare at his colleague in disbelief, "He is not due back until tomorrow!"
"Duke's at the scene, he made the ID." Chin told the detective as Danny quickly forced himself to work through the shock as he quickly rose from his chair and ran towards the door. "He's not sure how serious Steve is injured yet but it sounds bad." Chin continued, following Danny from the Five 0 offices and down the internal staircase, "Duke said it's a head shot. He has ordered a helicopter and a doctor to the scene."
Reaching the cars in the parking lot, Chin lightly grasped Danny's arm. "Kono and I can take care of the scene up at Waialua, if you want to go to the hospital."
"Thanks, Chin." Danny nodded, still in a state of disbelief and shock. "I'll let you know about Steve's condition as soon as I am told anything. Keep me up to date with anything you find…"
"You know we will, Brah," Chin reassured his colleague. "Now go, the helicopter should be arriving at the hospital in a few minutes."
He watched as Danny nodded and climbed into his car, before he turned and jogged to his own, following Danny's Camero out of the palace grounds a few moments later.