A/N: The plot for this story came from my husband. It started with "I think you should have this … happen to Danny. So I wove a story around his plot and I hope you all like the end result.

The story is complete and I have to thank JazzieG for the beta and help with keeping the whole thing on track.

Disclaimer: Don't own them, they belong to CBS, I'm just playing with them for a while.

Chapter One

"Why is it always a warehouse?" Danny sighed. Of course he already knew the answer to his question without the aneurysm face Steve gave him. "Yeah I know, because they're big and great places to hide drugs."

"Then why ask Danny?" Steve replied with frustration as he continued to check his weapons.

"Because I hate warehouses. Do you know how much I hate warehouses Steven?" Danny fastened his Kevlar vest then turned to pull an assault rifle from the trunk of the Camaro.

"No. But I'm fairly sure you're going to tell me." Steve sighed.

"Yes I am. They're the bane of my existence." Danny's hand waving towards the warehouse then back towards Steve as he continued. "You, Super SEAL, always run into them ill prepared and without suitable backup."

"We have backup today Danny. Chin and Kono are around back and HPD are almost here. What more do you want?"

"What more do I want? I want HPD to actually be here." Danny pointed to the spot right in front of him. "I want them to enter right alongside us instead of after we've been pinned down by the bad guys."

"You guys ready?" Chin asked through the ear pieces they all wore. "'Cause Kono and I are in position and I can't hold her back much longer. I think she's been around Steve too long."

Steve and Danny had moved into position while they talked and were ready to go. Danny shook his head at Chin's comment.

"On my count," Steve said. "Three, Two, One, Go. Go. Go."

The members of Five-0 burst into the warehouse simultaneously and immediately came under fire. There were four men at the front of the warehouse and two went down right away. The other two put up a good fight but Danny winged one just as Steve took out the other.

Chin and Kono only had three men to contend with and Chin's shotgun took two of them out while Kono wounded the third. Just as the last man fell, a black SUV raced through the warehouse and crashed out the side leaving a splintered wall behind it. Steve and Chin fired after the vehicle, but neither seemed to hit anything. They could only watch as it rounded a corner and was gone from sight. Seconds later numerous HPD vehicles pulled up too late to see the fleeing SUV.

Steve looked at Danny. He'd expected some kind of rant, but none came. Danny hauled his prisoner to his feet and handed him off to HPD then walked over to look in the crates stacked at various locations around the warehouse.

Chin shook his head and spoke quietly to Steve. "Looks like you're in trouble there Steve."

Kono had handed her prisoner to HPD and approached Chin and Steve. "Danny's way too quiet boss. What did you do to him?"

Steve looked defensive. "I did nothing to him. He wanted us to wait for HPD and I decided we didn't need to. That's all."

"That's all?" Danny was back from inspecting the crates. "If we'd waited a couple more minutes we'd have them all Steven." Danny stopped right in front of Steve. "But no. You couldn't wait and look what it got us. I'm guessing that Duro and his three top men were in that SUV and now they're gone."

"Listen Danny I'm sorry they got away." Steve apologised. "But we do have all their drugs."

"Sure we do." Danny sighed. "What's to stop them from bringing in more? Duro's not stupid and next time he'll be harder to track down." Danny turned away in frustration and headed toward the Camaro.

Steve looked at Chin and Kono then shrugged and followed his partner. Danny was right he'd messed up the raid because, once again, he was in too much of a hurry.

The next two days were quiet at Five-0 headquarters. Danny was still annoyed with Steve and Steve was annoyed with himself. They could find no trace of Duro or his men and word on the street was that he had a new shipment of drugs due to arrive within the week.

On the second morning Kamekona called Chin with even more disturbing news. Duro had passed word that he was out to take down the leader of Five-0.

"Okay boss. We need to put you somewhere safe until Duro is caught." Kono said when Chin reported on his conversation with Kamekona.

"No way I'm not afraid of Duro."

"Well you should be." Danny chimes in. "He's known to have killed a number of police officers back in Columbia before he came to Hawaii. What's worse is no one knows what he looks like."

"As you've told me before Danny, I'm not a policeman I'm a Navy SEAL and Duro will find it harder than he thinks to kill me."

"From everything I've read it looks like he does the killing personally." Chin used the smart table to display pictures of the Columbian police officers Duro had killed. "He doesn't just kill them he likes to make them suffer first."

Steve looked at the pictures. One officer had been beaten to death, another left in a metal box in full sun and a third thrown in a deep well where he was left to slowly drown as he tired from trying to stay afloat.

Steve turned from the screens and walked into his office. Danny followed him in and they both sat, neither saying a word. Danny could tell that Steve was deep in thought and knew that he'd come up with some Ninja plan to take Duro out, and Danny would have to make sure that Steve didn't get himself killed in the process.

Finally Steve spoke. "You just going to sit there or are you going to say something?"

"No. I'm just waiting for you to tell me what Ninja plan you've come up with so I can figure out how I'm going to cover your ass."

"Ninja plan huh?"

"Yeah, Ninja plan. I can see your brain working from here. So tell me, what have you come up with?"

Steve looked at Danny sceptically, he knew Danny wouldn't like his plan, but Steve was sure they could make it work.

"My plan is to set a trap for Duro. He likes to kill personally so let's give him the chance to do just that."

"No. No. No. I just knew that was what you had going around in that head of yours Steve." Danny jumped up and leaned over Steve's desk getting into his personal space. "You want to offer yourself as bait so that we can capture, or kill, Duro? What if he captures you instead? What then Steve? You'll be dead then what do we do?"

"That's not going to happen, Danny. We'll plan for every contingency so nothing can go wrong."

Danny sat down again and sighed. "Something can always go wrong Steve, no matter how well we plan this."

"If something goes wrong Danny I know that you'll cover my ass, as you so eloquently put it."

The plan was simple. Steve would take his normal weekend hike up to Diamond Head and the rest of Five-0, with HPD backup, would be waiting at the trailhead. Steve thought that was the most likely place Duro would try to take him from and Chin agreed. Danny didn't like the plan at all and neither did Kono.

"It's too public, Steve." Kono argued. "Someone else could get hurt."

"There's never anyone there at 5.30 am when I get there Kono. Everything will be fine."

At exactly 5.30 am Steve pulled into the trailhead and parked his truck. "Okay I'm here. Don't see anyone yet." Steve had an ear piece in and his small backup gun tucked into a pocket in his board shorts.

"There's a car just about to pull in." Danny alerted everyone. "Stay sharp and please stick to the plan Steven."

"Yes Mom." Steve retorted as he exited the truck.

The car pulled in a few spots down from Steve's truck and two men got out. Steve did not appear to even look in their direction but he was alert and ready for anything.

"Gun!" Chin called through the com sets and Steve instantly ducked. There was no gunshot but Steve heard something hit the truck where he'd stood moments before. The men were on him in seconds but Chin and Kono were just as quick. It took only moments to subdue both men. Steve looked at his truck and realised that they'd shot a dart at him. Obviously they didn't want to fight a SEAL.

"Steve neither of these men is Duro." Chin had cuffed both men and handed them off to HPD. "Everything we learned about him said that Duro would want to do this himself."

"He must be here somewhere Chin." Steve turned in a circle as he took in the people and area around him. "Have HPD search the area, and where's Danny?"

"STEVE. OVER HERE!" Steve and Chin spun as Kono called to them then ran to where she stood back near the entrance to the parking lot.

"Kono what's wrong?" Steve stopped and looked at the items on the ground near Kono's feet. Fear like he'd never known before took his breath away. There on the ground were Danny's badge, cell phone and gun.

TBC