So this story picks up after One Man's Paradise. It contains my OC Joey Ryan. Mentions of One Man's Paradise. Not really necessary to have read it, I think it can stand alone. Although it contains a little backstory for my OC. It becomes AU from here on out. Takes place in season 3/4.

Let me just give a little recap of One Man's Paradise; Joey Ryan came to Hawaii in search of a serial killer. It was a trap. He got kidnapped along with Danny. They decided to beat the crap out of him and Danny got hurt in the process. They were saved by Steve and Kono and Joey spend nearly two weeks in a coma. All in all, he was hospitalized for nearly a month. Danny had a hairline fracture in the patella and a concussion. Chin broke his collar bone which is as good as healed. Enjoy!

Joey woke up at five am again. For the past two weeks he has been waking up at five. Two weeks ago he was discharged from the hospital after being in a coma for a week and a half week. All in all, he spent a good four weeks in the hospital. He finally managed to sweet talk the doctor in releasing him early. He assured the doctor that he would take it easy. Not that you can do a lot with broken ribs, broken hand or a severe concussion. But his ribs were feeling a lot better and the concussion didn't bother him as much. His hand was still in a cast. He started swimming a week ago and he managed to swim every day except when his migraine was to unbearable. He finally got up and took his board shorts. He hadn't been on a surf board for two months and it hadn't been easy. But his body needed time to heal. He stepped outside and looked at the ocean. He inhaled the salty ocean air. His ribs were still a little achy but to him it was the best feeling. His next appointment was tomorrow. Danny would be driving him to the hospital. He still felt guilty about what happened to him. But Joey actually owed Danny his life. If Danny hadn't made that phone call when he did, Joey probably would have died in that bunker. He visited Joey everyday when he was in the hospital. He even stayed the first two days when he was home. Steve said it was just Danny being Danny. Going all mother hen on him. He actually calls everyday to find out how he's doing. He stayed at Steve's for an entire week. He started swimming the last day he stayed at Steve. Joey stepped into the ocean and he swam for about half an hour before returning back to shore. Joey stepped out of the ocean but stopped in his tracks when he saw two men watching him. He stepped out of the water and walked to the two men standing there.

"Hi boys, judging by the suits and looks I say Feds. Am I right?"

"Detective Ryan, I am special agent Darren Dawson and this is my colleague special agent Wallace Parson. Governor Denning wants to see you." Darren Dawson showed his badge and Joey read CIA. But agent Dawson looked familiar.

"Since when does the governor sent CIA to collect people? He could've just called me and no offense but you guys realize it's 6.30 am. It must be really urgent. Let me grab my phone and keys." Joey walked inside grabbed his phone and keys. He put on his flip flops and grabbed a t-shirt. He followed the CIA agents and got in the car. "So, what's going on?"

"The governor will brief you and we'll provide answers to any questions you may have."

"Is this related to LAPD?"

"No, but like I said the governor will brief you." Agent Dawson looked at Joey and he was actually worried. He knew Joey from his days with the NSA, although he doubted that Joey recognized him. It was a long time ago and Darren had only seen him a couple of times.

Joey looked out the window trying to figure out what the hell was going on. Whatever it was it wasn't good. The look on agent Dawson gave Joey all the information he needed. They were definitely dealing with a crisis and for some reason they needed his help. This was not going to work out very well. He thought about calling Steve but he wasn't sure what Steve could do for him. He sighed. They pulled up to the governor's mansion. Joey got out and shook his head. His appearance was ridiculous. Meeting the governor of Hawaii wearing board shorts, a t-shirt and flip flops wasn't a good thing but then again meeting the governor at 7 in the morning wasn't a good thing either. He was curious why the governor wanted to meet with him in the first place. And the Feds were involved so that means trouble.

"Detective Ryan, I'm really sorry for dragging you out of your bed."

"No please, don't apologize I just finished my morning swim when I spotted agents Dawson and Parson." Governor Denning smiled.

"Have a seat. We have a problem. You probably figured that much. The thing is, you are a key figure in this."

"Me, sir?"

"Yes, this has to do with your time with NSA."

"NSA sir, that was ages ago and I wasn't even a real NSA agent. I did something when I was younger, NSA caught me and I was forced to help them. But I was never a real NSA agent."

"Well, according to the CIA you were. And this has to do with an op you took part in. Do you remember Vasili Zhukov?" Joey sighed. Zhukov was responsible for the deaths of two NSA agents that were compromised after one of their own sold classified information. It was Joey's intel that got them killed. And he felt guilty about it.

"Yes, I remember Zhukov. I was responsible for the Intel. But there was a mole. He modified the intel. Two people were killed because of that."

"The board cleared you of all blame." The governor said.

"I know, but I failed."

"I understand that you were barely legal." Joey laughed.

"Barely legal, I was seventeen. I had no business with the NSA. But things are what they are and I can't change that. However, I will do anything in my power to help you catch Zhukov."

"That's good to hear detective. Did you ever meet Zhukov?" Governor Denning asked.

"No, like I said I was too young to ever be a NSA agent. Just imagine the publicity if I died. Can you picture the headline: "Seventeen-year-old NSA agent died in op gone wrong""

"Agent Dawson will tell you everything you need to know about this." Sam Denning looked at Joey Ryan and wondered if he made the right decision. But then again a Russian mobster with ties to terrorists on his islands.

"About five weeks ago we discovered a sleeper cell in Oklahoma with ties to Al Qaeda. We discovered that Zhukov was responsible for supplying them with weapons. We already know that Zhukov has a deal with Al Qaeda and Abu Sayyaf. We want to send someone undercover. Someone who's familiar with Zhukov and who knows Russian. We still believe that there's a leak in the NSA. We were hoping that with you undercover we'll finally be able to uncover this leak." Joey was startled.

"I'm sorry I must've heard wrong because I thought you said you want me to go undercover?"

"No, you heard correct."

"You can't be serious."

"We are very serious detective. You've already established a wonderful cover."

"I'm confused, Joey said. "What are you talking about? What cover?"

"Arkady Chirkoff." Agent Dawson said.

"Arkady Chirkoff? That was ten years ago and in case you missed it Chirkoff is dead."

"You see that's where you are wrong detective, Arkady Chirkoff has been in prison for the past ten years." Joey was shocked. He was under the impression that his Russian alias was botched.

"So, you want me to go undercover as a Russian arms dealer?"

"Yes, you were recently released from prison and you managed to hide a large container with weapons."

"You think he'll fall for that?"

"Yes, his former arms dealer Yuri Makaroff was killed during a raid. We managed intercept all the shipments Makaroff sent in the past year. Zhukov is getting desperate so he'll fall for it."

"Okay, how do you want to play it?"

"We want to put the word out that Arkady Chirkoff is out and has a container full of weapons that he wants to sell." Joey's head was spinning and the dull ache in head became a more persistent throbbing. He was on the verge of full blown migraine but he couldn't leave. Nor did he have any of his medicine with him.

"I cleared it with your captain. You're are temporarily assigned to Five-0." Governor Denning said. And Joey didn't know if he should be happy with that.

"Have they been briefed yet?" Joey asked.

"No, not yet." Joey didn't want the team involved.

"Okay, then don't call them in on this." Joey said.

"Detective, you don't get a say in this. You have been assigned to Five-0. Commander McGarrett is the head of Five-0." Governor Denning told Joey.

"When did Five-0 become my personal cleaning crew?" Joey wondered.

"Detective, Five-0 is your back up. They can help you and I suggest you take that help. We are not doing this without them." And that was final, Joey thought.

"It's not like I don't trust them and I know it would be wise to bring them in on this but maybe we can hold it off just a little bit longer. I mean detective Williams broke his knee, Lieutenant Kelly broke his collarbone. They don't need to be rushed into things." Joey sighed and gently massaged his temples. The headache was getting worse.

"Governor it's your task force and you should have a final say in it." Agent Dawson said. Sam looked at Joey. It was quite obvious that he had bounded with the task force. They all took turns in the hospital waiting for Joey to wake up. It was also quite obvious that he wanted to protect them.

"I get that detective but both Williams and Kelly were cleared for duty. Danny's knee is healed and so did Chin Ho's collarbone, alright?" Sam said. "Let's call commander McGarrett." Joey looked at his watch. The digits were all over the place. It appeared to be almost eight. Everyone would be up except for Danny. Danny was definitely not a morning person. Usually he would sleep until nine.
"Commander McGarrett, get your team and get here a.s.a.p. Preferably within the next half an hour."