Author's Note: I realize that some of the "timelines" mentioned in this story aren't completely accurate with the show, but this is a work of fiction...so I've taken some liberties there. Hope you enjoy! :)

Steve pulled into the parking lot at the Five-0 headquarters right behind Danny. He helped Maddie out of the truck and took her hand as he led her into the offices. Danny approached them with a curious look, so Steve quickly made introductions.

"Danny, this is Madison Freeman…a high school friend of mine. Madison, this is my partner Danny Williams."

High school friend, my foot, thought Danny to himself. He shook Madison's hand and started small talk as the three walked in together. Chin and Kono were already there waiting on them to arrive. As they walked in, Chin thought he recognized a familiar face from the past.

"Madison Freeman?" he smiled at her.

Maddie returned the smile, "Chin Ho Kelly! You haven't changed a bit. I remember when you were a rookie working with Steve's dad." She gave him a warm hug and then introduced herself to Kono.

"Steve and Maddie were quite the pair in high school. The captain of the football team and the captain of the cheerleading squad." Looking back at Maddie, he said, "I know John and Doris thought a lot of you, Maddie."

Maddie blushed a little at the compliments. "Thanks, Chin. The feeling was mutual."

"So, Steven….What brings us in at 9 on a Friday night?" Danny couldn't contain his curiosity anymore.

Steve slipped a media card into the computer as pictures of Stephanie came up on screen.

"This is Maddie's daughter, Stephanie. She's 15 and she left L.A. to come to Hawaii two days ago.. She's here with a modeling agency doing some work without Maddie's permission, so we need to find her."

Everyone remained quiet for a few short moments as they all stared at the pictures in front of them. They were looking at a teenage girl who had Steve's facial features and could practically be his twin. All three turned to look at him almost simultaneously, but no one was brave enough to say anything.

Danny finally spoke up, "So if this is just a missing persons case, why are we getting involved. Can't HPD handle this?"

"Yes, they could, but I want my team on it." He paused for a brief second before taking a deep breath and confirming what they were already thinking, " Stephanie is also my daughter. "

Danny opened his mouth to say something but Steve put up his hand to quiet him and continued. He took Maddie's hand with his free hand, "And before anyone says anything, NO, I did not know about her until now, but we can go into all of that later. The important thing right now is to find her and make sure she's okay. Like I said, she's here doing some modeling" He looked at Maddie as he continued, "But she apparently also came here looking for me."

"Kono, Maddie has the name of the agency she's working with. I want you to give them a call. I want to know where they are staying, what is their schedule, and what are their hangouts when they're in town. Talent agencies always like to get their people out and about. I want to know where they've been, where they're going, and where they're at right now."

"Got it, Boss." Kono left with Maddie to start making calls.

"Chin, I need you to get Stephanie's pictures over to Duke so he can circulate with the guys on patrol to see if anyone has seen her. Keep me informed. Danny and I are going to go to some of the popular clubs and see if we have any luck finding her that way."

As they were leaving the office, Maddie came out of Kono's office to talk to Steve briefly.

"If you do find her, go easy on her. I know she came her to find you, but it's going to be a shock to her if you find her first. Know what I mean?"

"Don't worry. I'll get her back….and I'll take care of her." Steve winked at her, squeezed her hand and walked out the door.

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Danny and Steve had visited two clubs with no success when they got a call from Kono telling them the name of a club that the modeling agency often took models to when they were in town.

As they got closer to their destination, Danny decided to check with Steve who had been very quiet.

"You okay, Buddy?" he asked.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Steve answered.

"Well, maybe because you just found out you have a 15 year old daughter, that's why. That's not exactly routine news."

"I'm ok, Danny". Steve tried, unsuccessfully, to assure him.

Danny looked at him as if he didn't believe him. Steve sighed, "Okay, so maybe I'm not okay, but I don't have time to think about it now. We need to find her and make sure she's ok. Then we can start sorting all of this out."

"Okay, well I just want to warn you."

Steve rolled his eyes since Danny always seemed to be about doom and gloom. "Warn me about what?"

"Trust me. Paternal instincts for daughters can run very strong. Doesn't matter if you've had a daughter for 5 minutes or 20 years. I can almost guarantee you that you are going to feel SOMETHING if we find your underage daughter in a club with people….specifically men, who are older than her. If it was Grace, I would kill them first and then move on to dealing with her. I don't want you to fly off the handle. You're going to have to handle this diplomatically if you don't want to scare her off."

Danny had a point, Steve had to admit. "I'll be fine. Trust me. I'm good at being diplomatic." Steve smiled.

Mmmhmm. How many times have I heard that before? thought Danny as they got out of the car and approached the entrance to the club. They walked up to the doorman who looked them up and down and shook his head, "We're full tonight. No one else gets in."

Steve lifted his shirt a little to show the badge clipped to his waist and glared at the man, "I'm pretty sure you have room for two more". The doorman reluctantly lifted the rope to let them inside.

The music was loud, the drinks were flowing, and the place was full of 20-somethings looking for a good time. Steve and Danny started making their way around when Danny spotted a table full of girls none of whom could be over the age of 19. He spotted Stephanie right in the middle of the pack and discreetly pointed the table out to Steve. Steve noticed her too and stopped as if he's suddenly been bolted to the floor. He couldn't make his feet move as he looked at her for the first time. His daughter. It was almost like looking at a mirror version of himself except she was female. She was so beautiful and he suddenly felt very protective. Getting her out of there and away from the leering eyes of the men in the club became his first priority.

"You ready to do this?" Danny asked him shaking him out of his trance.

"Yeah. Let's go." Steve said and they walked towards the table of girls. As they approached the table, a waiter approached as well with a tray full of cocktails. Knowing that most of the girls were probably underage, Steve waited for a moment before saying anything. As the waiter got ready to hand a drink to Stephanie, Danny stopped him.

"Have you checked ID's on these young ladies?" Danny asked.

"Of course we did. They're checked at the door." the man replied.

"Well, the doormen need to get their eyes checked so they can see dates on those ID's instead of just pretty faces." said Steve. "I'd bet my paycheck that none of them are over 19. I know for a fact, you have some that are only 15 at this table." He looked directly at Stephanie as he spoke.

As their eyes met, recognition crossed her face as she realized she was looking at her dad. Steve McGarrett in the flesh. Even though she had wanted to find him, she suddenly felt defiant when they were face to face.

"Come on, Stephanie. You're coming with us." Steve reached his hand towards her and waited for her to move.

"Like hell, I am." she shot back.

Steve's eyebrows shot up. He looked at Danny as if he didn't believe what he'd just heard, then back at Stephanie, "Excuse me?"

She crossed her arms defiantly. "You heard me. I said, like hell I am!" A couple of her friends giggled in agreement with their friend.

A woman approached them who appeared to be a "chaperone" from the agency.

"Can I help you gentlemen?" She asked protectively.

"Yes you can." answered Steve as he showed her his badge. "I'm Commander Steve McGarrett with Five-0. I would highly suggest you get these young ladies out of here and into something more age appropriate."

"Steve McGarrett?" she questioned as she looked from Kylie to Steve.

"Yes, Steve McGarrett. Stephanie is my daughter. She will be coming with me and you need to get the rest of them to a hotel or wherever it is you are staying since they are all to young to be here….drinking." Then he looked pointedly at Stephanie, "Let's go. Now!"

Stephanie decided to do as she was told in order to save herself from being any more embarrassed. After all, she'd never had a dad before so she wasn't exactly sure what might happen if she didn't do as he said. Something told her Steve wasn't one to try anything on, so she stood up with a huff, told the other girls she would see them soon, and stalked out of the club with Steve and Danny following close behind.