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Chapter Four.

Danny became aware of a dull ache in the back of his head, and a throbbing in his left arm. He slowly pried his eyes open and took in his surroundings. He was tired to a chair in a wooden building, craning his neck to see behind him, he saw a boat. Ok, so I'm in a boat house, great that means I'm by the sea. Listening carefully he heard the crash of waves confirming his suspicions.

There was one window to his right and he could see the sun was just setting, meaning he had been unconscious for quite some time. The bad taste in his mouth told him that he had probably been kept unconscious using chloroform so they could move him.

Testing the ropes that tied him to the chair he realised he was going no where fast. Blinking his vision clear, he inspected the bullet wound in his arm. It had stopped bleeding and Danny was pretty sure the bullet had gone straight through the muscle and not hit bone, but it still hurt like a bitch.

He tried the bindings again tying his wrists to the chair, in the hope he could loosen them, but they only bit tighter into his skin causing angry red marks to appear. He stopped his attempts as the door opened and in walked Vargas, with two of his hench men.

"Glad to see your back with us, Detective. I must say I was rather surprised to find out Matthew's brother was a cop. Not just any cop too, a cop on a special task force set up to bring down people like me, how ironic." He said smugly.

"Your right, that's exactly what we do and my team will bring you down." Danny replied looking Vargas straight in the eye.

"They will have to find me first." Vargas snorted. "Now down to business, where is Mathew? I know he is in Hawaii."

"I'm sorry but that information is confidential." Danny repeated his same answer as before.

"Detective, you obviously don't know much about me. If you did, you would know I'm not the kind of man you play games with, now I'll ask you again, where...is...Mathew?" Vargas enunciated.

"You might want to wash those ears out buddy 'cause I told you. That information is con...fi...den...tial." Danny enunciated back. He knew this would anger the man further, but he couldn't help himself. If he was going to die he was going out his way.

Vargas took a step back and nodded to one of the men. Danny braced himself because he knew what was coming. The first punch hit him in the face, immediately splitting open the skin in his cheek. The second punch was aimed at his ribs, as was the third and fourth. A final punch was delivered to Danny's gut, which left him winded and desperately trying not to vomit.

"Where is he?" Vargas asked again.

"It's... Con..fiden..tial." Danny said between gasps of air.

"You obviously need more time to think this through. I'll be back after I have eaten." Vargas said smiling to his two colleagues, then left.

The two remaining men grinned at each other as they stepped closer. "You sure you want to do this, boys? When my partner gets here you're gonna be in a whole world of trouble."

"Your partner's not coming, fool. Take the easy way, tell the boss where that low life brother of yours is and end this quick." The guy who had beaten him said.

"Oh he's coming, trust me he'll be here." Danny replied. I just hope it's in time to save my sorry arse. He thought.

"Whatever." The other guy said. "Boss wants you to talk, and it's our job to make you."

Punches rained down on Danny from both directions, as both men took it in turns to beat him. Finally as he was on the verge of passing out, they stopped and left. Gulping in as much air as his battered ribs would take, Danny took a second to calm his breathing. His ribs burned with fire and he was sure several were at least cracked, if not broken. His stomach also ached, and if he didn't feel sick before he certainly did now.

"You better prove me right Steve." He whispered to himself. "I could really do with some of your Super SEAL moves right now buddy."

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CSU were busy processing the Camaro and the area surrounding it. Charlie was dusting it for prints, while Grover watched. Chin and Kono were busy talking to the neighbours to see if they had heard, or seen, anything.

Steve had taken Amber into the house, once it was obvious that Danny had never made it further than the car, and had explained what was happening with Matt. He had then called Newark to make sure they increased patrolled on Danny's family in Jersey and had, had to call his parents to inform them of Danny's abduction. He'd spent half and hour reassuring them that he would find Danny and bring Matt in safely. He was thankful that Grace was in Vegas with Rachel and Stan, so he didn't have to worry about her.

Grover entered the house to bring Steve up to date. "Fong found several sets of prints on the car. He's going to take them back to the lab to process them and try and get a match. He also has a sample of the blood to confirm it's Danny's."

Chin and Kono entered the house too. "Neighbours didn't hear anything, but the one on the left reported a black SUV parked outside her house all day with 5 men inside. She took down the plate." Kono filled them in.

"How did no one hear anything, if Danny was shot?" Amber asked.

"They probably used a silencer, and CSU have only found evidence of the one shot being fired." Chin explained.

"They must have been waiting for him, and as soon as he got home, ambushed him. If there were five guys he wouldn't have stood a chance." Steve said. "Did the neighbour give descriptions?"

"No, they were too far away" Kono explained.

Steve looked at his watch, "ok, so Danny left early and would have got home around 3.30, which means he's been missing for about five and a half hours now. We need to head back to the office and contact Matt, try and persuade him to come in tonight so we can keep him safe."

"Are you going to tell him about Danny?" Chin asked.

"Only if I have to. I don't want him panicking and running again." Steve replied. Turning to Amber he said, "I want you to come with us 'til I sort somewhere safe for you to stay. Danny will kill me if I didn't keep you safe."

"Ok, I'll just grab a few things." She replied, heading to the bedroom.

"Are you going to put her in the safe house with Matt?" Grover asked.

"No. If they somehow find out where Matt is, I don't want Amber anywhere near when they go looking for him. I have another idea to keep her safe." Steve replied taking out his phone.

"McGarrett, howz'it bruddah?"

"Not good Kamekona, I need your help brah." Steve replied, and the other team members smiled as Steve's plan clicked into place.

"Anything for my favourite officers of the law." Kamekona replied.

"Danny's been abducted. We think by some guys after his brother. I need your help to keep Amber safe in case they come after her for leverage."

"Of course, brah. No problem. I can look after jerseys girl. I'll also ask around, see if anyone has been looking to hire muscle." Kamekona offered.

"Mahalo. Can you meet us at HQ?" Steve asked.

"Sure thing, be there soon as."

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Steve watched Amber leave with Kamekona, at least he knew she would be well cared for and the cartel wouldn't think to find her there. She had been reluctant to leave, wanting to stay at HQ so she could be kept up to date with the search for Danny. Steve had finally persuaded her to leave and promised to keep her updated.

Now all the team were stood around the smart table as they made the call to Matt.

"Danny?" He answered.

"No, it's Steve. Listen, Matt. The FBI cut a deal, I need to bring you in tonight and move you to our safe house."

"What? I thought you were going to do that in the morning? Is Danny there?" Matt asked, flummoxed by the sudden change in plan.

"He's not here at the moment. Matt I need you to tell me where you are so I can come get you." Steve instructed.

"I want to speak to Danny. Where is he?" Matt asked.

"He's not here Matt and we need to get you to a safe location." Steve tried again.

"Why the rush? Where is Danny? I want to... Oh god no. They're here aren't they? Is Danny ok? Did they ki..kill him?" Matt stammered.

"Ok, Matt we don't know. All we know is Danny is missing. It looks like he's been abducted." Steve said.

"Oh man, they'll kill him, and it's all my fault." Matt whined.

"If the cartel does have him, it's to find out your location. While they think Danny knows it, they'll keep him alive." Steve honestly replied.

"But he doesn't know where I am, he's dead if they find out that."

"Danny's smart. He'll know that too. He can handle himself.' Steve reassured, trying to calm Matt. This is exactly why he didn't want to tell him about the abduction. "Danny would want you safe Matt, tell me where you are so we can come get you."

"Ok, but Steve please, you have to find Danny." Matt begged.

"We will, I promise. I'll bring him home." Just please let it be alive Steve thought.

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The team pulled up outside a rundown motel on the north shore, and quickly approached the room Matt had told them was his. Scanning the area around them, nothing seemed out of place so they knocked on the door.

"5-0." Steve called out. The door cracked open, and when Matt recognised the impressive figure at the door he quickly let them in. Steve looked Matt over, he was dressed in jeans and a hoody; a beard covered his face, which was pale and radiating anxiety.

"Do you have any idea where Danny is?" Matt nervously asked.

"We're working on it. Lab reports should be in soon. But first I need to know you're safe. Danny will kick my ass when we find him if your not."

"I'd pay money to see that." Grover smiled.

"Danny's got a mean right hook. I should know he nearly broke my jaw the first day we met." Steve said remembering fondly that day, and Grover seemed suitably impressed.

"Well you did get him shot brah, you kind of deserved it." Chin said, feeling the need to support Danny seeing as he couldn't stand up for himself.

"Enough small talk, boys. Here put this on." Kono said passing Matt a bullet proof vest. "The sooner we get him to the safe house, the sooner we can find Danny.

Grover helped Matt put on the vest, as he did Matt said, "Miguel is a nasty piece of work. I've seen him kill people. You have to find Danny quick."

"We will." All four team members said together.

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Danny looked up as Miguel Vargas and his two men re-entered the boat shed. "I hope you have had time to think Detective? Are you going to be sensible and tell me where your brother is?"

"Go to hell." Danny spat.

"After what your brother did, dishonouring your family name, you still won't give him up." Vargas goaded.

'He's my kid brother." Danny said looking Vargas in the eye.

"So you're not going to tell me where he is?" Vargas snarled.

"I'm sorry, but that information is confidential." Danny said defiantly.

"So be it then, have a good night Detective." He said leaving the boat shed.

"Time for round two," The men laughed.

TBC