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A/N: I do not own Hawaii Five-0 or its characters. I only own Joey Ryan.

By the way the story is unbeta-ed.

Steve just finished his morning routine and was enjoying his breakfast when his phone rang.

"McGarrett. Governor, yes sir. I'll try." Steve called the rest of the team. Of course getting Danny out of bed was a little harder and judging by the tone Danny was none too happy. Steve, Kono and Chin arrived at the governor twenty minutes later.

"Hey brah, do you know what this about?" Chin Ho Kelly asked.

"No, but it sounded urgent." Danny arrived fifteen minutes later than the rest of the team. His hair was a mess and he did not look happy. He had gotten rid of the cane a few days ago but every now and then he would limp. Like now.

"What did you do this time?" Danny said, his words directed at Steve.

"Good morning to you too Daniel and I didn't do anything." "You must have. Why else would the governor wants to see us this early?"

"Early Danny? It's 8.30. Most people are already up and working." Danny huffed. Chin and Kono laughed.

"We better get inside and see what the governor wants from us." Kono said. The four of them went inside the governor's mansion and were immediately led into the conference room.

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"Ah commander, nice of you to join us. Meet agents Dawson and Parsons, you already know detective Ryan."

"What's Joey doing here?" Danny asked.

"Detective Williams, we will explain everything. Have a seat everyone." Steve was looking at the governor and then he looked at the agents. They were all very tense. There body language spoke parts. Last but not least he looked at Joey. Joey's face told all he needed to know about how the detective was feeling.

When Joey thought no one was looking, he squeezed his eyes shut. This headache was getting the best of him. He felt queasy, part was to blame on the fact that he hadn't eaten anything yet. He opened his eyes and found Steve staring at him. Damn, caught were Joey's thoughts. The governor was the first to speak.

"Detective Ryan has been temporarily assigned to Five-0. The CIA will explain." Governor Denning said as he gave the word to agent Dawson. Joey wasn't even listening to agent Dawson's story but every now and then certain words registered. Like NSA, undercover, Zhukov. He really had to lie down. The pain was becoming unbearable. That's when he heard Danny talk. He sounded angry.

"You want to send a wounded man undercover? Are you nuts? What if he gets hurt? Another blow to the head can have severe repercussions. His ribs are still healing." Danny was annoyed that the CIA actually wanted to send Joey undercover.

"Detective, this is the only opportunity we have to catch Zhukov. Unfortunately, we need detective Ryan and I do realize that this is not a perfect scenario."

"You are right, it's far from perfect but I have to do this." Everyone looked at Joey.

"You are actually going along with this?" Danny asked Joey.

"I don't have a choice. Twelve years ago I made a mistake and two people lost their lives. I finally have a chance to make things right."

"Whatever it is Joey, it's not going to bring them back to life." Danny said. Joey sighed and squeezed his eyes shut. Now he knew for sure that getting Five-0 involved wasn't such a good idea.

"I don't expect you to understand but I have to do this." He looked at Steve. He hoped that the former Seal would understand.

Steve looked at Joey and he knew what Joey was feeling. But Danny was right, Joey was still injured and that complicated things. However, the look in Joey's eyes told Steve all he needed to know. Whether or not they would approve, he was going to do this. The only thing the team could do was be his backup. Steve nodded.

"We'll help with whatever we can."

"What? Steve, you can't be serious?"

"Danny, he's going to do it with or without us."

"This is ridiculous. A couple of weeks ago he was still in the hospital recovering from numerous injuries. Dammit he nearly died." Danny was angry and frustrated. He didn't quite understand why Joey wanted to do this and he most certainly did not understand why Steve wanted Five-0 to personally help Joey with his suicide mission.

"What about the CIA not being able to operate on domestic soil?" Steve asked.

"This is bigger than the company or the president. If we can put a stop to Zhukov, we are hitting a lot of terrorist groups. Not just Al Qaeda." Steve nodded and understood the need to stop Zhukov. He glanced at Joey and noticed the man's pale pallor. It was clear to Steve that Joey was having a migraine. Joey whimpered when Danny started talking. It was too much. He needed to get out or he would definitely throw up here.

"So we're going to send him undercover with Russians?" Danny asked but immediately closed his mouth when he heard Joey whimper.

All eyes were set on Joey. Steve was the first to voice his concerns. "Joey, how bad is your migraine?" Steve asked and for a moment he didn't think he would get a response.

"Twelve." Came Joey's soft reply. Steve and Danny simultaneously got up. For Joey to admit it was bad as it was. And twelve was extremely high. The one to ten scale never worked with Joey. He could still perform when it was a ten. So they made a one to fifteen scale. Thus for him to admit that it was a twelve had them worried.

"Do you have your medicine with you?" Danny asked. But Danny already knew the answer to that question.

"This meeting is over." Danny said.

He and Steve helped Joey to Steve's car. One advantage of the Silverado was that unlike the Camaro, it was high. They helped Joey in the car and Steve drove to Joey's hotel. Danny was right behind them and helped Steve carry Joey into the hotel. The elevator ride caused excruciating pain in Joey's head and both Steve and Danny thought he would lose consciousness but when they reached the floor Joey was staying on, Joey was still conscious, barely. They carried him inside and laid him on the bed. Danny grabbed the right medication and gave it Joey. Joey let the tablet dissolve in his mouth. Steve and Danny closed the curtains and looked at their latest addition. He was pale and had pain lines etched on his face. His breathing showed just how much pain he was in. Every two breaths his breathing would hitch and he would let out a pained whimper. Danny went to bathroom to fetch a wet cloth. He draped it over Joey's eyes. Steve and Danny went to the living room. They sat down on the couch. And just listened. About fifteen minutes later Steve went to check on Joey. Luckily, he was now sleeping. The pain lines had disappeared and his breathing was nice and even. He closed the bedroom door and sat back down next to Danny.

"He alright?" Danny asked Steve.

"He's asleep." Steve said.

"You weren't serious about what you said back there, right?" Danny asked.

"Danny, we don't have a choice. The governor is backing him on this. He's been assigned to us. We are his back up whether we like it or not. And I know this situation is far from perfect but there's nothing we can do." Steve sighed, loudly.

"He's got a broken wrist, migraines due to a concussion and healing ribs. This is a recipe for disaster Steve. What if something happens and we can't reach him in time? What if his cover is blown before it even started?" Danny just voiced his own concerns. Steve's phone rang.

"Governor."

"How is he doing?"

"He's asleep right now."

"I know this situation is far from perfect but you have to realize that we don't have a choice. Vasili Zhukov is on my island and I want him put away, for good. He's been playing around long enough and this had to end."

"Even if it could endanger Joey's live?

"Yes, Zhukov is responsible for the death of a lot people in the service. People like you, commander." Sam knew this was a low blow but Steve needed to understand the severity of the situation.

"I understand, sir."

"Keep me informed, commander." Steve hung up the phone.

"The governor just gave you aneurysm face. Why?" Danny asked.

"Will you stop with the face naming. I do not have aneurysm face." Steve scrubbed his face. What a shitty morning this was turning out to be.

"They are not going to let this go, are they?" Danny asked.

"No, so we're going to keep an extra eye on him." Steve said.

"He's got an appointment tomorrow. I'm going to bring him." Danny stated.

"Your car is still at the governor's. I'll call Chin to pick me up, pick up the Camaro and drive it back here. Anything else you need?" Steve asked Danny.

"Nah, I'm good. Just make sure you take my go bag out of the car." Danny told his partner.

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Darren Dawson just finished his conversation with the governor. Their initial meeting didn't ago according to plan. Mainly because the person they needed was taken away with a migraine, a severe migraine. After that they stayed behind talking to the governor about how they were going to establish Joey Ryan's cover as Arkady Chirkoff. They already thought of a cover story but to explain why Arkady Chirkoff had weapons in Hawaii, was another story. The remaining two five-0 officers were there when he said it. The male officer then said something about one of their CI's. They would come back tomorrow and hopefully Joey Ryan would be up to the task. If not, then this would be a missed opportunity. This may be the only opportunity to get rid of Zhukov, once and for all. He is responsible for the death of many service men and women. And a lot of innocent children.

Chin and Kono were looking at agent Dawson. They didn't like the idea of sending an injured man undercover but Joey had already agreed. And now he was having a bad migraine attack. If this was an indication of how it would go, this sure was a bad sign. So they wanted Joey to go undercover as a weapons dealer just released from prison. Arkady Chirkoff's associate was killed a year ago and he had a container with weapons stashed somewhere on Oahu. Boris Ivanov was Chirkoff's associate and he had been of great help when Chirkoff was arrested. He had never known truth about Arkady Chirkoff. He kept "in touch" with Arkady Chirkoff, they now knew that someone had been pretending to be Chirkoff in order to protect Joey's identity. According to Dawson, Arkady Chirkoff was scheduled to arrive in Honolulu in three days. That meant that they only had three days to come up with a plan. The Russians were very paranoid so they couldn't wire Joey. They could use laser surveillance audio but they had no idea where the meet was going to take place. Dawson said that he arranged for Chirkoff to stay in a hotel. Chin and Kono were already thinking of one of them going undercover. It would probably be Kono. She could go undercover as a maid. And for the rest? They hadn't thought of that yet and was mainly because the rest wasn't here. It was also clear that Joey and Five-0 had point on the op. The agents would be kept in the loop but it was all about getting hard evidence on Zhukov buying the weapons. And perhaps share some information about his operations. First contact went well. He had agreed to see Chirkoff when he arrived in Hawaii. That was in three days. They had to smuggle Joey into the airport. That was the easy part but they also had to make sure that all his papers were in order.

Agent Dawson got up and excused himself. Chin and Kono were looking at the governor. He had just hung up the phone and they knew that he talked to Steve.

"Joey is resting. And like I told McGarrett this op is still on. There's too much riding on this. You're dismissed" Chin and Kono nodded. Chin's phone was vibrating in his pocket. He answered the phone.

"Kelly."

"Chin, I need you to pick me up. Danny's car is still at the governor's. He's staying here to keep an eye on Joey and take him to the hospital tomorrow."

"No problem. I'm on my way." Chin hung up the phone.

"Steve?"

"He wants me to pick him up. Danny's car is still here."

"I'll come with you. We need to go over a few details." Together they rode to pick up Steve. It was a short ride from the hotel to the governor's mansion but Chin and Kono explained their plan. Steve was okay with it. So Kono would go undercover as a maid. But they had to establish an undercover alias for her as well. Then they had to create a little backstory in case they would check the employees as well. They had to decide whether they would let the manager in on it or not. Basically they had less than three days to make that happen.

Chin read the file on Boris Ivanov. An arms dealer who died of a heart attack. Though Boris was more of an arms broker than an actual dealer, they did brand him that way. Ivanov was the go to guy if you need weapons or you needed to get rid of weapons. Chin read the file and came across a very familiar name. Why wasn't he surprised to see his name here? He smiled. Kamekona Tupuola. He filed it away for whenever they may need his help with this case. Boris Ivanov had sent letters to Arkady Chirkoff. Most of it was in Russian. Although some letters were written in English, they didn't make sense to Chin. He was still impressed that the Feds kept the alias alive for so long. He looked at Kono. She appeared to be in a heated discussion on the phone. She looked really pissed. He knew her long enough to know what her faces meant. This was anger and disappointment. She caught Chin staring. He waved at her. She turned around and hung up the phone. She walked over to Chin's office.

"Everything alright?" Chin asked.

"Yeah, everything is fine. What did you discover?" Kono asked as she pretended that nothing had happened.

"Guess whose name is in this file?" Chin said mysteriously. Kono smiled

"Kamekona."

"Ding ding ding. You win a premium shrimp plate at Kamekona's." Chin said. They got acquainted with the file so that they knew what to expect during this undercover sting.

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