Hi everyone! I started this story about 2 years ago, and never got it finished! Life literally got in the way, but I finally have time to finish it off. I have looked at some of the comments and edited a few sections slightly. I am doing this for each chapter, then I will produce the final 2. Please bear with me though; I've forgotten how to use this site - ha!

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Pushing the brakes hard on the Camero, Danny had barely turned off the engine before flinging his door open and running towards the alley. The blonde detective was a man on a mission and wouldn't stop till he reached his destination. His dress shoes hit the pavement hard as he ran; a knot of worry forming in the pit of his stomach. The call had just come over the radio... it was a 10-13. 5-0 officer down alongside a unidentified female, further details at this time unknown.

Out of the corner of his eye he saw the familiar red of Kono's car pulling up and recognised her and Chin running towards him. Fear working its way into the pit of his stomach, he knew that Steve was the one who was hurt. What on earth happened? Danny thought to himself.

Making his way around the ambulances and making his was further into the alley, Danny pushed his way through the HPD officers that were present at the scene. He spotted a man dressed in a suit with a HPD badge hanging on his belt. His black hair gelled tight to his head and wearing aviators to protect his eyes from the sun, he summarised mainland in human form. He even had the tie. Had the situation not been so dire, he might have laughed thinking about what Steve would say about this guy.

Picking up his pace, he headed towards to man that he assumed was the lead officer on the case. It was a fair assumption that this was his role as offers moved around him as he shouted out orders.

Flashing his badge at a nearby officer guarding the crime scene, Danny made his way under the tape, closely followed by Kono and Chin who had caught up with him.

"What the hell happened?", Danny shouted as he made his way forward. He wanted to head straight for his partner and best friend, but saw EMS working on him. He felt it was best to give them the space they needed to work.

"Lieutenant Adam Walker", the mainlander held out his hand and introduced himself, "sorry to meet under these circumstances" He paused and noticed Danny's 5-0 badge on his belt. "Officer Williams?". It was a question as well as a confirmation of identity. At Danny s nod, he continued. "Best we can tell so far, your man here..."

"Steve!" his name was shouted in a chorus from the three 5-0 officers in front of him.

"..Steve... caught some un-legit activity between a gang of 'bystanders'." He draw quotation marks in the air around the last word. "We don't know what happened yet. He chased the group? They split up, and it seems he was able to chase one down this alley?" He shrugged his shoulders as he explained what he thought the chain of events looked like. "We have blood too." He gestured to the floor and his hand pointed to a trail that moved towards a set of metal gates. "We think he hit someone, but they got away. Shot? Punched? I really don't know! Only your man can tell us that. We need him to wake up before we know more."

Chin nodded as he absorbed the potential explanation. Glancing towards his boss and the girl he asked, "So what happened to Steve? Who is she?"

"We don't know I'm afraid. The girl? Wrong place wrong time? We found her here. Possible O.D."

"Perhaps wrong place, right time if it saves her life", Kono said lightly under her breath. "I ll go and catch up with EMS."

"No, Kono, I want you and Chin to start questioning bystanders". Kono looked deflated but understood that Danny would want to be with Steve. She nodded and he continued. "There are plenty of onlookers, see if anyone noticed anything." He looked again at Walker, "Has anyone call Crime Scene?"

"They're on the way", a police officer shouted from over the other side of the alley.

"Good". He turned back to the cousins, "this girl might not be associated to the gang, but she could also be central to them. Protecting a stash? Wanting in on the exchange? Check it out. All possibilities; got it?"

"On it Danny... go check on Steve."

As he made his way to the EMS surrounding Steve, he glanced at where the girl was being moved by the medics. He couldn't see her face and was unable to see if she was associated with any known gangs. But she wasn't his priority. He would not waste time on a drug addict when his partner had been found unconscious.

Kneeling next to his partner and placing a hand on his shoulder, he looked at the medic nearest to him. "How is he?"

"He was unresponsive when we arrived, but he seems to be coming to. He is in and out of consciousness. Concussion is a possibility and he is bleeding at the base of his scalp... " Danny glanced down and for the first time saw a small pool of blood near where his partners head must have been prior to being placed on the stretcher. "What concerns us the most is how lax and lethargic he seems. Although this is common with head injuries, I would expect him to have come back to us quicker than he currently is. We did find a needle nearby..."

"That might belong to the girl they have just taken." Danny pointed out the obvious.

"It might.. but I don t want to take any chances. We want to test the substance."

"No problem. I will send one of my officers with it. We need to protect it as possible evidence, OK?" Danny went silent and looked down at his partner again who was still semi-concious. Not taking his eyes off Steve he asked, "How's the girl?"

The paramedic shrugged, "I don t know too much. Possible over-dose. She is unresponsive as well. She has a thready pulse, low resps. They had to offer her oxygen to help her breathe. She also had a head wound; artificial just above the eye." Danny nodded in response as the medic continued "We need to scoop and go. You riding with us?"

He glanced at the paramedic, "No no, I will meet you at the hospital. I want to make sure that everyone here knows what's happening." He looked back down to Steve and gently squeezed his shoulder. Getting a gentle groan in response he offered encouraging words. "Hang in there buddy! I will be with you in no time." Another gentle squeeze and he let the medics go.

As he made his way back to Walker he heard the doors of the ambulances closing. "So it seems that the girl had a head wound as well?! And a needle was found by Steve. Were any needles found on or by her?"

Walker shook his head and averted his eyes to the pad he had been scribbling in. "No, nothing. Let me run through what I have. " he flicked a few pages of the pad, "Female, late 20s, found in alley with a head wound. Possible OD. No meds found on her and no needles." He looked up to Danny, "She seems clean."

Danny stroked his chin with his hand sighing heavily, "Unless her needle was the one found near Steve? And said meds are now in him!"

"Well we'll leave that one for the doctors and crime scene. At the moment, she isn't a suspect. I wouldn't even class her as a victim if it wasn't for the laceration on her head and the unlucky location."

"I agree". Danny nodded slowly. He clasped his hands together to induce some urgency into what actions he had to take, "I have my team interviewing any passers-by. We might get lucky and find an eye witness. Anyone who saw anything. Wait till I get my hands on..."

"Detective Williams... I don't need to remind you that you can t take this case? Its one of your own team, you are too close."

"Yes - close to one of the victims but not to the potential witnesses. Let my team carry on. Don t worry Walker, this is yours. I am not taking anything from you. All I ask is that you keep me informed every step of the way."

"You can trust me detective. I will do this job the best of my ability. Steve works with the force. He s one of us."

Danny reached up and patted the taller man on the back, "Thanks Walker. I'm going to get to the hospital and check on my partner." Turning on his heel, he headed towards his car. Briefly stopping by Kono and Chin to inform them of his brief conversation with Walker and where he was headed. Advising that Walker was in charge, the cousins would need to report any findings to him and Danny. He would call them to update them on Steve's condition.

Climbing into his car he stopped for a moment. Running his hands through his blonde hair, and settling into his seat he sighed out loud. His thoughts went to Steve. His boss, his partner.. his friend. What the hell happened? Was he stuck with a needle? Was he drugged? Someone got the better of him in that alley and Danny decided that the only way that would happen to the Super SEAL would be if there was a physical reason Steve couldn't fight back.

But something didn't add up. Steve would not have allowed someone so close to get a needle in his skin. More than one person was in that alley! Perhaps one ran off bleeding, but there had to have been others that got away unscathed. That's the only answer. He was outnumbered.

Putting his car into reverse, he backed out of the alley and headed towards the hospital. He hoped that Steve would be OK and that he could give some answers to what had happened in the alley.

He flicked his pursuit lights on and sped towards the hospital.