Thank you all for such massive support! Honestly I am that sad and obsessed that last chapter was actually a dream I had a couple of days ago, and I actually thought I was watching Hawaii 5-0 so it was pretty good. Struggling to remember every minute detail but I can tell you it was good! Anyway thanks again woke up after the first day of posting to find 29 new emails in my inbox all favourites, follows and reviews! So happy and a new record! Never shared my stories with anyone before and I truly appreciate all the feedback and praise everyone sends me! Morgan xxx

Steve curled into himself as the engine rumbled in response and the wheels span, the car lurching forward and bouncing on the rocky, dirt road as they took off; leaving his friends-his family-behind.

Danny watched in horror as Steve climbed into the trunk of the Red Sedan, crunching up as he was forced into the small compartment. What the hell was he doing?! Exploding through his hiding spot, Danny surged forward, aiming for the kidnappers ahead of him. Before he could get a clear shot off, the hostage was thrown forward into his line of fire and the kidnappers jumped into the van, the wheels already spinning wildly. Chin had emerged from his cover, sprinting to the hostage and pulling him aside as Kono began firing her large rifle at the vehicle racing away; the bullets pinging off the metal surface with a spark. Danny ran to her, pushing the rifle down so that it was aiming at the ground.

"What the hell are you doing?! You might hit Steve!" Danny screamed at her, stepping forward and firing at the Sedan's tires as they threw up dust and gravel.

The ground sprayed up as Danny's bullets impacted with the dry, baked earth but the Sedan was surprisingly fast and it swerved round a corner, disappearing from sight and moving out of range. Danny swore loudly, still sprinting after the Sedan, adrenaline pumping through his veins and his shirt moist with sweat. Chin was yelling his name as Danny collapsed to his knees in both exhaustion and defeat as he watched the dust clouds settled once again. His knee was aching continuously but Danny ignored it, letting his shoulders slump weakly as he fought back a cascade of emotion like a tsunami wave toppling down upon him. Now was not the time to lose it. Steve needed him.

With a sign, the New Jersey detective forced himself to his feet, trying to alienate himself from his emotions and hooking the gun back over his shoulder. Rubbing the single tear rolling down his cheek away with the back of his hand, Danny looked up at the clear, sunny sky and tried to get a grip, tightening his facial muscles into a brave face. Already he could hear the sirens of the approaching HPD squad cars and the whining of an ambulance echoed around the hills. Danny turned back to Chin, walking over with a slight painful limp, sliding a phone from his pocket. Chin stared at him sympathetically, glancing back at Kono who was trying to convince the hostage to keep the bag over his head so that they couldn't identify him whilst trying to console the terrified man. Danny's façade faltered as he realised he held Steve's phone in his sweaty palm and Chin placed a firm hand on his shoulder in a consoling manor.

"We'll find him Danny. Whatever just happened we'll get to the bottom of it and help Steve, but you need to stay with me." Chin whispered, his voice calming "I've called the helicopter we had on standby and HPD are already checking all the cameras in the area, we'll catch them."

Danny nodded weakly allowing Chin to slip the heavy phone from his grasp and lead him away from the chaos as officers flooded the area, cordoning off the zone. When they finally reached the Camaro all Danny could do was sit heavily on the silver hood, Chin gazing at him in concern as he turned away, rushing over to Duke to discuss the events that had just transpired. There was a vibration in his trouser pocket and Danny slowly pulled his own buzzing phone from his pocket. It was the Governor. With a sigh, Danny raised the phone to his ear and rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger.

"Williams." Danny said hoarsely, disappointed in how weak he sounded.

"Detective, was the case a success?"

Danny felt his heart stop for a second, unsure what the right answer would be. After all, they had successfully made the deal and now possessed the hostage, except….they now had Steve. Which brought him on to the next urgent question: why did they take Steve? They had the money, everything they wanted, even transport out of Hawaii but they still decided to kidnap the leader of Hawaii 5-0. For ransom? Blackmail? Back-up plan?

"Detective?"

Danny was thrown back into reality and hastily replied "Well yes…and no, sir. T-They took Steve."

The Governor sighed on the other end of the phone "So the deal was completed."

"What?!" Danny jumped up in astonishment, catching the attention of Chin and Duke who strode towards him cautiously "You mean you knew they would take Steve? He was part of the deal? That's why you asked him to make the deal personally!"

By now Chin and Duke were close enough to hear everything and they were both staring and Danny with a mutual look of awe.

"I apologise Detective but Commander McGarrett was an explicit part of the agreement and a lot rests on the safe return of the innocent hostage you just saved."

Danny was too shocked to speak and he swayed on his feet, sliding down the edge of the car and sitting down on the ground, his legs too weak to carry his own weight. This day was going from terrible to the worst day ever, fast and furious.

When the detective didn't reply the Governor continued his voice diplomatic.

"Commander McGarrett is an ex-SEAL and has more chances that the original hostage beside they promised he was not to come to any harm from them. 5-0 should have more than enough time to find the evidence and save the Commander."

"They might not hurt McGarrett but they might be taking him to give to someone else and they sure as hell didn't promise not to kill him!"

It hurt Danny to say the 'k-word' when referring to Steve but he was too furious to care as he leapt back to his feet with new found strength and flung open the car door. Chin took this as a cue to follow and rolled over the hood, jumping into the passenger seat as Danny flicked the ignition and floored the throttle as they tore off, the phone still against Danny's ears as he drove at a Steve's usual break neck speed .

"You better pray we find him, otherwise it wouldn't matter if you were the Governor or the President of the United States; I will not stop till you answer for what you've done."