"Hey Gracie!" Steve chuckled down the line as Danny rolled his eyes, not being able to hold back the smile that his best friend and daughter got along so well.
"Hey Uncle Steve!" She giggled "Are you taking care of Danno for me?" She had a high pitched voice full of glee as she spoke to the Super SEAL.
"Yup! He'll come back in better shape than when we left! - Speaking of coming back, how about me and you have a surfing lesson again? The last one was very fun!" He chuckled as Gracie agreed to his request and told him that it had to be very, very sunny when they did.
Saying their goodbyes, Steve gave the phone back to Danny who welcomed the line back with a "Hey Monkey!" and continued their conversation. Steve chuckled as he looked round to the happy couple, cuddling close to each other, sharing a soft kiss. He moved his head forward slightly, seeing Chin speak to the flight attendant, a woman with perfectly blonde hair and rouged lips.
Everything was fine.
After about 20 minutes of a calm flight, turbulence suddenly began. It wasn't anything to worry about at the time, so no one really took notice of it, even McGarrett. It stopped shortly after before it violently jumped the plane. "What the hell?" Danny asked aloud.
The Woman burst through the door and told everyone to buckle their seatbelts and brace themselves. All of them did as they were told but before the Flight Attendant could make it to her seat, an explosion struck on the right wing, right near where McGarrett was sat. His eyes were bursting out of his skull as the Pilot burst through the doors, kicking the woman down and jumping from the plane with most of the parachutes in his arms. The one strapped onto the pilot's back unleashed itself a few feet away. The plane shot past him as fear engulfed McGarrett's body. He ordered for everyone to brace for impact as they faced the island coming closer and closer until...
_H-F-0_
"Boss? You okay?" Kono asked resting her hand on his good shoulder, looking up at him worried, as did the other members.
"Yes, fine. Just thinking..." He took a breath to calm himself "Do any of you remember what happened on the plane ride? How we crashed?" McGarrett stared at them.
"Well besides you telling my daughter you would take her surfing in those shark invested waters!" Danny complained in one breath "Then no... it's sort of a blank."
The team fell silent as the Commander began to explain the crash "From what I can recall, an explosive was attached to the right Wing of the plane. I suspect the pilot was behind it since he was already on his way out with most of the parachutes when it happened." He glared around the forest, not trusting their surroundings.
A whistle and "Super SEAL" comment was hushed as Steve readied his gun. Everyone else followed McGarrett's lead, trusting his instincts.
"We need to get to cover, it's far too dangerous being in the open like this on an island so deadly." Slowly studying the area, he faced them once again only to see a wild Jaguar ready to pounce behind them all. "RUN!" Steve ordered them as they all shot their heads round, moving away in slow motion, as the Jaguar leapt forwards only to meet 1 of 2 bullets shot by McGarrett.
The team all ran, holding only 1 medical kit and 5 weapons. The Jaguar shook off the bullet's vibrations and charged to it's meal ignoring the pain.
Meanwhile Danny, Kono and Chin were struggling themselves with their injured legs. They were slower than McGarrett had hoped, knowing how fast the beasts could run. He was only glad he was able to stop some of that speed... McGarrett fell behind everyone and egged them to hurry up
As Chin took lead to guide them all to the shelter Chin and Adam had discovered, Steve stopped a little before the mud slide "Steve! Stop trying to be the hero! Come on!" Danny called back realising his Commander had stopped.
"You guys go on ahead! I've got a plan!" McGarrett called out hearing the monster getting nearer.
"Dammit Steven, no wa-"
"MOVE, and that's an Order Williams!" McGarrett cried back at the top of his lungs. Danny completely shocked at the ferocious and serious tone his partner had produced and by the fact he used such a formal name, he want ahead, feeling the guilt sweep over him.
They all went out of sight and the Jaguar was in his. Steve shot at it, just missing it as it began to charge. He ran ahead and 'slipped'. He slid down the mud slide part ways before grabbing onto a handful of weak vines. The Jaguar wasn't so lucky and tumbled violently down the muddy hill before crashing into hard, dirty rocks and leaves. Without time to spare, Steve quickly swung the vine toward the lifted ground beside the mud slide and landed on his good side.
Sighing with relief, he caught his breath. His whole body ached but he wasn't hurt enough to let something like that stop him. He pushed himself up using his good arm and held his right arm close to him, his now shattered bone killing him. He sighed taking the tape from his pocket and taping large, bare twigs around his arm for support. He winced at the pain when the contact of the wood pressed onto him. He took a breath before taping it. Sweat had broke from holding back his painful cries as he wrapped it tight enough to hold firmly. He then got to his tired feet, wobbled, then began to make his was up the steep hill.
Each step under the traitorous heat was like being in hell. Fires blazing hotter as he climbed up the uneasy mountain. He had to stop several times to catch his breath but he made it to the top quicker than it seemed. Keeping his right arm to his body, he jogged following the footsteps that his team had made.
Or were they?