Note: thanks for all the reviews. Glad you liked the Danny/Chin talk. I'd love to see something like that on the show. Now let the whump begin.

Chapter Two

Chin was relieved that Danny had finally started to relax. He had spent the first half of the drive down from the trail holding on for dear life, and practically holding his breath during every bend they took. They rounded another bend, winding their way down the steep incline. To their left, there was a small drop, then yet more trees and dense forest. To their right was a cliff side, the hard rock towering above them. Smiling to him self Chin glanced in his mirror and caught the reflection of what looked like a muzzle flash coming from the top of the cliff. It was followed by a sudden jerk from behind him and a gasp from Danny.

Danny's weight started to shift to the left, and Chin had to fight to keep the bike upright, while trying to check his mirrors for signs of any further attack. He wanted to call back to ask if Danny was ok, but he didn't have time. Danny's grip had loosened, and his weight shifted further to the left. Before Chin knew what was happening his friend had slipped off the bike, and was rolling across the road. Danny dropped out of sight down the small drop to their left. By now the bike was out of control, and Chin had no choice but to fall with the bike and skid to a halt, his left leg trapped under it.

Chin flinched as another shot cracked through the air and a bullet dug into the asphalt inches from his head. Heaving the bike off his leg he dragged himself to his feet and jumped down the drop to his left, which provided protection from the shooter above.

Danny lay several feet away, so Chin scrambled to his side. The shooting had stopped now they were both out of sight, but Chin had a feeling it wouldn't stay that way for long. The shooter was probably moving in on them. Ignoring the ache in his leg he placed his hand on Danny's shoulder and gently rolled him over, "Danny, wake up, you ok brah?"

"Oh, crap." Danny moaned. "What the hell?"

"Someone shot at us. I think you were hit. Where were you hit?"

"My shoulder," Danny groaned then reached for his gun as another shot sounded above them.

"We need to move, we're sitting ducks here. The shot came from above. I think they are coming down after us. We need to move now, while we have a head start." Chin said helping Danny to his feet. He wasn't sure what injuries Danny had, but if they didn't move now, they were both dead.

Adrenaline fuelled both men's run through the trees, trying to put enough distance between themselves and their pursuer. Chin had a noticeable limp, and it was clear that Danny was in a lot of pain. It was a good thing they were moving down hill, or they wouldn't have made as good progress. It was hot, and humid, under the trees, both men were sweating hard, hearts pounding, in need of a rest and their injuries attending to.

"Danny, over there," Chin exclaimed, pointing out some old fallen trees that would provide them with cover.

Both men dropped down behind the trees, panting to catch their breath. "How far behind do you think they are?" Danny asked.

"I think we got a bit of a lead on them, they would have to come down the trail."

"How many do you think there was?" Danny asked easing his arm out of the backpack.

"Just one, I think, but he could have called in back up. How much ammo do you have?"

"What's in my gun, and one spare clip, not much," Danny replied.

"Same here," Chin sighed then ripped off his leather jacket. He had been sweating hard under its thickness, but he was grateful he had been wearing it. The arm was scraped through, as were his jeans, but they had thankfully protected him during his skid on the road, and his road rash was minimal. The same could not be said for Danny. Chin could see his t-shirt was shredded, and he had no doubt that Danny's skin would be covered in road rash much like his arms seemed to be, the skin on his forearms had been rubbed raw. Blood had run down the side of Danny's face and dried from a cut to the temple, and Chin was anxious to check out the bullet wound to his friends shoulder.

Danny rummaged in the backpack and pulled out a bottle of water, and a first aid kit. "I've one more bottle after that. How bad is your leg? I saw you limping on it."

"It's just sore brah, the bike ended up on top of it. Nothing's broken, just bruised. You're the one in bad shape. Let me check out that bullet wound."

Danny angled his body, showing Chin his left shoulder. "No exit wound, looks like the bullet hit your collar bone." Chin explained.

"Yeah, I guessed that by the pain across my back and down my arm." Danny replied then yelped as Chin peeled the remains of his t-shirt away from his side.

"Oh, Danny," Chin winced at the sight of the deep road rash along his side. "You have some pretty bad road rash here, your back is clear at least."

"Yeah the backpack probably protected it." Danny realised. "I told you that thing was a death trap."

"Hey don't blame the bike, blame the bullet in your shoulder. It was the reason we crashed."

"Shit, sorry, I shifted the weight didn't I? Danny exclaimed. "You warned me about that, to move with the bike."

"You took a bullet, I'll forgive you." Chin said placing gauze over the hole in his friends shoulder and pressing. The bleeding had already slowed during their run for safety, so Chin was soon able to stop the bleeding and cover the wound. The first aid kit was limited but it did contain some Tylenol, so Chin handed Danny two and made him drink some water.

"So, now what do we do? How long before the team realise we're missing?" Danny wondered.

"I would imagine Steve will be getting antsy for an update soon, so it shouldn't be long before they realise something has happened."

"Yeah, you're right, but we need a plan," Danny said as he watched Chin re pack the backpack.

"We have pretty good cover here." Chin said looking around. "And there are two of us. I think we should wait here, we'll have the advantage if this guy gets close."

"That sounds like a reasonable pla ..." Danny stopped and put his hand to his ear signalling for Chin to listen. He had heard the snapping of twigs not far off, and had a feeling they were about to meet their shooter again real soon.

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"Shouldn't Danny and Chin be back by now?" Steve asked pacing the main office.

"Relax, McGarrett, they're probably just taking in the scenery." Lou replied.

"I don't know. I've just had this real uneasy feeling for the past twenty minutes." Steve replied. "I've tried both their cells but it goes straight to voicemail."

"Boss, you know there won't be any cell reception up there." Kono said trying to calm Steve.

"Damn, I should have made him take a sat phone." Steve cursed himself.

"I'm sure they will be back soon. Williams will be moaning about the major waste of time it was, and how hot it was out there on this god forsaken rock." Lou replied.

Steve couldn't help but smile at Lou's impression of Danny, but the feeling in his stomach wouldn't go away. "You know what, I'm not doing anything here, I'm gonna head up there. If you hear from them contact me on the sat phone." Steve said grabbing a phone and then raiding the supply cupboard for ammo clips, and several other supplied he thought he might need.

Once he had left Lou looked over to Kono who was looking nervous. "Do you think they're in trouble?"

"I would have thought they'd be back by now, or at least checked in."

"Oh, hell," Lou sighed, "fine, I'll follow after him. You ok to handle things here."

"Sure, just keep me updated." Kono replied handing him a sat phone and yet another supply bag.

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By the time Lou made it to the car park Steve was long gone, and it wasn't until he was halfway up the trail that he caught up with Steve in the Silverado. It was pulled to the side of the road and as he pulled in behind it, Steve turned around revealing Chin's bike lying on its side.

"Shit." Lou exclaimed.

"I was right, Lou. Something's happened to them. Chin wouldn't just leave his bike like this."

"Any sign of the Camaro?"

"No. Maybe it's further up." Steve suggested.

"Or maybe Chin got into some trouble on the bike, and Danny took him to the hospital."

"No, Danny would have called it in. Can you drive up to the summit? Check it out? I'm gonna look around here."

"Sure." Lou replied and pulled his truck back onto the road.

Steve walked around the bike and examined it. The paintwork was scratched, indicating the bike had slid across the road. Maybe Lou was right, maybe Chin had had an accident and Danny hadn't had the time to call them. Seconds later that thought was forgotten, when he found a bullet in the ground near the bike.

Steve pulled out his sat phone while starting to survey the scene further. He didn't get time to dial before it rang.

"Steve, Danny's car is at the top of the trail, but all the tyres are slashed. No sign of him." Lou said before Steve had chance to say anything.

"I've got a bullet in the ground by the bike." Steve replied stopping at the edge of the road and finding more, "shit I just found more."

"There's nothing up here, just the car." Lou replied. "So where are they?"

"I think they went into the forest." Steve replied seeing the trail that anyone but an experienced tracker would have missed.

"Together? You think Danny was on the bike too? You really think Danny would have got on the bike? Doesn't he hate those things?" Lou questioned.

"Normally no way, you're right, Danny hates bikes, but if his car was out of action and it was that or being stuck up there. Chin can be persuasive. I've got tracks here of three different people."

"Ok, what do you want to do?" Lou asked now very concerned for his teammates.

"Come back down to me. I think they were ambushed here. We're gonna go after them. I'll call Kono and get her to send backup to us."

"Why would someone ambush them?" Lou asked already back in his truck and making his way down the trail.

"Perhaps to send a warning to us, scare us off. They obviously lured them up here then tried to take them out."

"Now why would they want to do that? We have nothing. We are no where near close to catching these guys. Why risk giving us any clues?" Lou asked confused.

"Maybe we're closer than we thought." Steve replied, "what if one of the guys we have in custody is more than just a basic drug dealer? Or maybe they are related to someone higher up in the operation."

"So they think if they take out some of 5-0 it will send a message to back off."

"It's a possible theory. I'll get Kono to look into it. She needs to run detailed background checks on all the guys we arrested. Right now we need to find Danny and Chin, you almost here?"

"Two minutes out." Lou replied then hung up so Steve could ring Kono.

TBC