Note: Big thanks to wenwalke once again. Hoping lisaG16 likes this one as spookily she added it to the story prompts after i had finished writing it.

Disclaimer: I do not own H50 or make any money from this. I also do not know anything about surfing so apologies if anything doesn't make sense.

Chapter One

Danny got out of Kono's red Cruze and peered down the embankment at the beach below, then out to sea. The swell was high and the waves looked amazing, perhaps too amazing. "You sure I'm ready for this? Those waves look kind of big."

"Relax brah. I wouldn't have brought you here if I didn't think you were ready for it. Besides, this beach is usually dead because it's difficult to get down to, but it's worth it, the waves are great."

"Difficult to get down to, you can say that again." Danny said looking down at the 100ft steep incline.

"Yeah, but I know the best way down." Kono said starting to remove the surfboards from the roof of the car.

"You're really sure I can handle this?" Danny asked again as he watched a wave crash on the shore.

"Will you stop letting Steve into your head. I know he likes to wind you up, but you're doing really well. You have to remember, we've all been surfing all our lives. You've only been doing it for four years, and you are getting good. You can handle this." She said passing Danny's board into his hands. "You know Steve isn't perfect? He doesn't know this, but last week I saw him out on the water. Man, he wiped out big time." She laughed.

"Really?" Danny smiled smugly following Kono down the steep incline.

Twenty minutes later they reached the bottom, and after preparing their boards they stripped off their outer clothes and headed for the water. They spent an hour riding the waves, Kono coaching Danny and explaining how he could get the most out of the wave. Kono was impressed just how well Danny was doing, but then he got slightly over confident and wiped out. Kono watched, anxiously, as Danny surfaced and then dragged himself back on to his board. Paddling over to join him, she yelled, "Danny, you ok?"

"Yeah, I put my weight too far forward, right?" Danny said turning around.

"Yeah," Kono said, "but that was an awesome wave. They're really picking up now. I think we should head back in and call it a day."

Danny looked at the waves, "just one last one, I can't go home on a wipe out."

Kono smiled. "You need to be careful, Danny, you're starting to sound like a local. Come on, I'll race you out." she said shoving him off his board, and then starting to paddle out to sea.

Danny popped up, dragged himself back on his board, and paddled after her, "no fair Kalakaua." He shouted after her.

Finally catching up to Kono, they both sat straddling their boards. "You go in first, I'll follow after. Try to keep your weight even."

Taking Kono's advice, Danny waited for the right moment then started to paddle hard. Kono whooped as Danny got to his feet and rode the wave well. She was so proud of him. Then she felt the waters shift. Only an experienced pro would have felt it. There was no way Danny would be expecting it. She was right; the wave shifted and sent Danny tumbling into the water.

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One minute Danny was riding the adrenalin, he was up on the wave and all was going well. The next he knew he was in the water. Not just in the water, but under it. Trying to resurface, another wave came crashing down on him, smashing him into the sea bed, and pummelling him against the coral, scraping his back. He fought his way up to the surface, pushing up from the sea bed and slicing his heel open. Reaching the surface, he sucked in a huge breath before another wave hit and sent him spinning back down to the sea bed. Trapped under the water, his mind flashed back to when he was younger and got caught in a rip. He was lucky to escape that one, his best friend Billy hadn't been so lucky. Lungs burning, he fought back to the surface once again. As he broke through the water his board was slammed into him. The fin sliced through the skin, from shoulder to shoulder, and connecting with the back of his head.

Stunned, Danny heaved in a lung full of water which roused him enough for him to fight for the surface once more. This time the waves had pushed him close enough to shore so he was able to grab his board to keep himself afloat. Coughing to expel the water from his lungs, he lay there panting, aware that the water around him was stained red. Seconds later Kono was by his side. She slid off her board and heaved herself on to Danny's, helping to secure him as he looked like he was about to pass out. Paddling hard, she managed to bring them both ashore then helping Danny to shed the surfboard and limp to where they had left their things.

Kono quickly grabbed a towel and spread it out so she could help lay Danny down. She then grabbed the other towel and her bag. She pulled out a knife and started slicing the towel up into pieces to use on Danny's various wounds.

"Holy shit, you carry a knife in your bag." Danny groaned in pain. "You really have been working with McGarrett too long."

Glad that Danny was now more with her, she replied, "good thing for you. That's one hell of a wipe out, brah. I'm sorry, I felt the wave shift but there was nothing I could do. Let's get you patched up and out of here, huh?"

"Yeah, I think I'm done for today, or forever." Danny replied breathlessly.

"No way brah, it's best to get straight back on, just like riding a horse."

She quickly assessed where she needed to start helping Danny. His torso was covered in scrapes from the coral but none were actively bleeding. Seeing the towel behind Danny stained with blood, she decided that was what needed her attention the most. Helping Danny roll on to his side, she assessed the wound. Kono gasped when she saw the deep slash across his back that was bleeding profusely. She pushed some of the shredded towel against the wound, causing Danny to hiss. "Sorry, Danny, but you have a nasty cut back here. I think the boards fin must have nicked you."

"Nicked? My back feels like it's been sliced open, and given all the blood, I'm guessing it's more than a nick." Danny moaned.

"Yeah, it's more than a nick, but I got it brah. Looks like you split your head open too." She said placing another bit of towel against the wound, and then quickly tying another strip around Danny's head to secure it, before going back to the slash on Danny's back.

"Board hit me on the head, I think." Danny explained as he panted through the pain.

The bleeding had now slowed on his back so she eased him over, hoping his weight would be enough pressure to stop the last bit of bleeding. She then moved down to Danny's left foot which was bleeding from a gash on his heel. Seeing a small piece of Coral sticking out, she quickly removed it, then apologised as it caused Danny to yelp.

Using the last of the towel, she made a make shift bandage for his foot. Danny lay there, trying to get control of his breathing, and over come the pain. His whole body ached. His head was pounding in time with his rapid heart beat. His heel throbbed unmercifully, and his back felt like it was on fire.

Kono grabbed her bag again and pulled out her phone. As she had expected there was no signal. She looked around hopelessly, looking for someone to help. But they had the beach to themselves this morning. Danny needed proper medical help. He had lost a lot of blood from the three serious cuts, and looked pale and shocky.

"Danny, there's no phone signal around here." She said as her friend slowly opened his eyes to look at her.

"Now there's a surprise." Taking a deep breath he slowly sat up, pausing a second for his head to catch up with the move. "I guess we need to climb back up that mountain then." He said gesturing to the sleep incline, where the car was parked at the top.

"I could go, drive down the road 'till I get a signal." Kono suggested, not happy with the thought of having to leave Danny alone.

"No." Danny said. "I can do it, might just need a little help." Danny replied.

Kono moved round behind Danny to examine the wound to his back. It had finally stopped bleeding so she could now see the seriousness of it. She had suffered a few nasty fin cuts herself, it was all part of being a surfer, but this one was bad. She suddenly felt extremely guilty for giving Danny a board with such sharp fins, but she had hoped it would help give him better control on the bigger waves.

"Ok, but I need to do something with this cut first. It's stopped bleeding but it needs covering." She said looking around and trying to work out how to secure a makeshift bandage over it, because of the awkward positioning.

"Just help me on with my t-shirt," Danny said. "That'll do. I must look like a right freak, with these makeshift bandages."

Kono looked at Danny, and he did look funny, but she had to try and protect the wounds. Danny was already at risk from infection. Coral harboured bacteria, and she had known even the smallest of coral cuts to make a grown man ill.

Slowly she eased Danny's t-shirt over his head, and helped Danny push his arms through. Pulling it down, she winced at the number of scraped Danny had received.

Kono helped Danny to his feet and took some of his weight. They slowly made their way to the base of the incline. "Ok Danny, we take it steady, ok?"

"Don't really have much choice babe," Danny said limping forward. "Besides, I don't really fancy doing a Jack."

"Jack?" Kono asked confused.

"Jack and Jill," Danny replied as if it was obvious. "Although it feels like I already broke my crown."

Kono laughed. "Come on, the sooner we get you to the hospital, the better."

TBC