Chin was running towards his injured friends. They had grown quiet and his fears were rising as he spotted the boulder in the distance and the prone bodies of Steve and Danny.
As he continued making his way towards them he tried to call Kono to see if the ambulance had arrived. The call went to her voice mail and Chin assumed her phone must be dead. As he reached their side and knelt next to them his first concerns were Steve's breathing and Danny's head wound. He decided to look at Danny first and pulling off his shirt he applied pressure to the large gash causing Danny to wake, "Ouuchhhh...Jesus Stevvee...ssstop"
"Danny, hey bro it's Chin. We're going to get you out of here you just relax now. Can you hold this shirt for me and press down hard? We've got to stop the bleeding"
"YYeeeaah...how's Stteve...he ccan't breath annndd he got sshot"
"I'm going to look at him right now, you just hold this tight brother"
As Danny pressed his hand against this head, Chin threw a blanket over him and moved over to Steve.
He patted his boss' cheek, "Steve...Steve...I need you to wake man"
Steve slowly opened his eyes, "Ch...hin?"
"Yeah brother, I'm here...you hold on now you hear me?"
"DDannyyy?"
"He's right next to you. He's going to be fine. He just hurt that hard head of his"
They both smiled as Danny chuckled next to them and spoke, "You...ttwwo are reggular ccomidians aren't yoouu"
Chin pulled Steve's shirt open. The bruising on his chest was horrible and Chin believed he probably had a fractured sternum. Steve had instinctively moved his hand to the bullet wound. Chin opened the first aid kit and then pulled Steve's hand away.
"Howw's it llook Chin?"
"Not too bad boss. I think it missed any vital organs but it's bleeding pretty heavily. The ambulance should be here soon. I'm going to press down on it so you hold tight"
Steve moaned as Chin pushed against the wound. Danny pulled his hand away from his head and reaching over he grasped Steve's hand.
"Hanng oon SSteve...you'll bbbee fine"
Within minutes Chin saw headlights of vehicles shining over the embankment.
"Helps here fellas. You hang on for me now"
Chin stood away from the men and moved to the path so they rescuers could spot him.
The HPD officers, EMT's and Fire Rescue crew were on the ground in minutes tending to the injured men and they were soon pulling them up the wall of the ravine in stokes baskets.
Chin stood at the bottom of the ravine watching Steve and Danny as they were slowly lifted upward. They were surrounded by EMT's and Firefighters as they made their assent. He tried again to reach Kono and was surprised when a man answered the phone. "Who's this?"
"Chin, it's Duke. How's everything going down there?"
"They've got Steve and Danny about half way up. Duke why are you answering Kono's phone? Can I talk to her?"
"Chin...Kono's not here brother. Her phone, gun and the laptop were all on the ground when we got here. I thought she was down with you?"
"Oh my God..."
"Chin, what is it?"
"Steve and Danny were forced off the road and now Kono is missing? Someone took her Duke"
"We'll start processing this as a crime scene"
"I'll be up top shortly"
Chin began to climb deciding not to wait for the aid of the Firefighters, his cousin was now missing...God what was happening here?
Chin reached the top just a few moments ahead of Steve and Danny. As they were pulled up over the edge he quizzed the rescuers, "How are they?"
"They're both unconscious and showing symptoms of shock. The shorter one here has lost a lot of blood. Are you coming with us?"
"No...uuuhhh no...I need to handle the crime scene here. I'll get there as soon as I can. Please take good care of them"
"We will sir. Should we notify their families?"
"I'll take care of that, Thank You"
Chin then turned to a young HPD officer standing nearby, "Can you please drive me back to the scene of the crash?"
"Of course sir"
As he jumped into the squad car Chin dialed Rachel, waking her at this early morning hour.
"Rachel, it's Chin Ho Kelly. I'm very sorry to wake you"
"Chin, it's no problem. What's happened? Is Danny alright?"
Stan pushed himself up in bed next to her turning on the bedside lamp.
"Rachel, Danny and Steve were in a car accident" He explained everything he knew and then added, "This may have something to do with a case we just wrapped up yesterday regarding the Quintana drug cartel. I need your help Rachel"
"What do you need Chin?"
"Kono is missing, I think they've kidnapped her"
"Oh my God no" Stan took hold of his wife's hand.
"With Danny and Steve down I need to lead the investigation and find her so I can't be at the hospital. Can you please go and stay with them and keep me posted on their conditions?"
"Of course I can. That is no problem, you must find her"
"They're being taken to Hawaiian General. We'll be placing HPD officers at the hospital to guard both of them. I'll inform the police you're coming. Rachel, I need you to please try and keep this info from Danny and Steve until I can get up there and talk to them. I don't want to cause them any additional concern at this point"
"Certainly, I understand. I'll be up there soon. And this is the number I should call you back on?"
"Yes, thank you Rachel"
"You're welcome Chin. Please be safe"
Stan looked at her, "What is it sweetheart?"
"Danny and Steve have been hurt" She explained why Chin could not be with them and told him of Kono's disappearance.
"And why do you need to be there? They are not your family Rachel!"
"Stan, Danny is Gracie's father and I need to be there for him"
"This is ridiculous. Every time that man calls you drop everything and run to him and I'm really tiring of it"
"Danny is critically injured! He did not call me Stan so GET OVER IT!"
"I'll stay with Gracie, but if you do this...it's over...when you get back, I'll be leaving. Is that what you want?"
Rachel looked at him solemnly and began to get dressed.
He added, "It's him or me Rachel. You have to make a choice"
"You're being very unfair and extremely childish. You married me knowing full well about Danny. I will always be there for him and if you cannot understand that then we will need to go our separate ways"
"I'm sorry to hear you say that Rachel"
"Will you watch Gracie for me and let her know that I will contact her as soon as I can?"
"Yes, I will"
Without any further words, Rachel Edwards left her bedroom and soon was on the road to the hospital.
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Kono was furious. Why hadn't she been more careful? She should have known something was up, the cops were wearing gloves for God's sake. She had no idea where they were taking her as the hood remained over her head. She prayed to God that Steve and Danny would be alright. Whatever these bastards did to her didn't matter. She just hoped her 5-0 team would survive.
The police car stopped a few minutes later so she knew they hadn't traveled far.
She slid her head as close to the door as possible trying to hear the conversation occurring outside the squad car. The voices were muffled but she heard the name 'McGarrett' and she also heard one the men call the other 'Jenkins'. Moments later they were pulling her from the car and dragging her into a building. They slammed her body onto a chair and they then tightly tied her arms and legs to the chair before removing her hood.
The two officers stood before her as well as two other men, very large men….. One of the large men spoke, "Officer Kalakaua, you and your friends have cost me and my family a great deal and you will pay"
"Who in the hell are you?" Kono's question was met with a solid punch to the face, causing her head to snap back. Her cheek was cut by the ring on the officers' hand and she felt the blood dripping down her face.
"You will not talk unless I ask you to, do you understand me?"
Kono's steely eyes met his, "Go to hell"
Her defiance was again met with a solid blow to the face, this one cutting her eyebrow and causing her eye to instantly swell.
The officer forcefully grabbed her face and with his hand open, he turned her head as one of the other men snapped a picture of her with his cell phone.
They them covered her head again with the hood and left her in the room.