Over the Edge Chapter 4
A/N: Once again, you guys make me happy. I just want to thank you for that. Now, Steve whumpage will begin soon, so don't run away thinking that it won't ever come. I hope you guys enjoy!
Chapter 4
"Kono, what the hell is going on?" Danny scream-whispered at Kono. "There seems to be no danger, what the hell?"
"Calm down, brah. It may not look like it, but there is. The guy's inside. He found out that I was here and I think he's planning something." Kono explained to the men standing in front of her. "I don't really know how to explain it, it happened so fast. I was just about to go surfing when I saw-" Kono's words were cut short by the sound of a gunshot.
"Shit, come on, guys. He's not holding the peace any longer." Kono ran through the school's parking lot and over to a disgusting dumpster full of that nasty cafeteria food and crouched beside it. Danny and Chin managed to follow her without getting hit by the onslaught of bullets.
Danny sat in between Chin and Kono, leaning back on the dumpster. That brief run got each of them out of breath, probably because they were inches away from death. Danny crawled over to the edge of the dumpster and looked out at the parking lot. They could see everything that was going on from their hiding spot. The school sat to the right and the rest of the parking lot surrounded them. There were a few cars parked around and Danny caught onto that.
"Are there people in there? Why are there cars out here?" Danny turned back towards Kono, who was still trying to catch her breath. There was no response from the rookie. "Kono, are there people in there?" Danny rose his voice, catching Kono by surprise.
"Yes, Danny. There are people in there." Kono said, not willing to hold it in any longer.
"How many? How many people are in there, scared shitless?" Danny asked, anger seething out of him. One of those children could have been Gracie, it wasn't, but they were still just kids. There were parents worrying about their children, just as Danny would have been if he was in their shoes.
"About five women, two men, and three children. That's why I told you not to come. They are being held hostage and I didn't want you to come because he said if anyone else showed up, someone would miraculously end up dead."
She continued talking, but all Danny heard was murmurs, just like the parents in the Peanuts. He didn't want to hear that there were three children in the school, maybe dead now. It wasn't right, it was sick.
"Kono, just tell us all that happened. Start from the beginning. I want to hear it all, don't leave out any detail at all." Danny said, trying to keep calm.
"Well, like I said… Danny, can't this wait for later? We have to go save some hostages, don't we?" Kono asked, hoping to get a yes from Danny.
"I guess you're right, but I want a full explanation for this later. Damn, I wish Steve was here. He could go all Rambo and get those hostages out. It's not as simple for us, I don't think. Hey do you think we should call for backup? I mean, we will need them. Even if this guy is being serious, we at least need someone around, so let's do it. We can tell them to stay at a distance so he doesn't see them. We should do that, don't you think?" Danny rambled on, Chin and Kono staring at him with their eyebrows raised.
"Danny, calm down. We already called while you were rambling. They are going to surround the block, but not get close. Now we need to move in, we don't have much time." Chin told Danny, trying to keep his anger at bay. He could tell it was building up deep in Danny, but he didn't want it to come out until it needed to.
"Yeah, okay. Let's get going. Kono, stay out here, we want to stay as discreet as possible, so that means bringing in as little people as possible." Danny said.
"Oh, no way that you're going in there alone. I'm coming. No buts."
"But-"
"I just said no buts. Now, get a move on." Kono stood up and started running towards the school.
Danny shrugged at Chin. "I guess we don't have a choice. Let's go." With that, Chin and Danny stood up and dashed off after Kono.
A parade of bullets started flying out the windows at them. So much for staying undetected. Danny just hoped that they would all make it in alive, and at that moment, he didn't think that they would.
-H50-
"You don't really expect us to jump, do you? We're exactly 87 feet from the ground, and you want us to jump?" A plump woman from the front of the coaster shrieked at Steve. Her voice was cracking, he could tell she was terrified.
"Unless you want to be blown to bits, I think you should. We have a minute, everybody. Now or never. Adults first, the kids need to know that it's safe. Feet first, toes pointed. You'll all be fine, now get going. I'll stay behind with the kids, I'll go last." Steve explained to all the terrified faces. "Trust me, it's going to be a little shocking at first, but you will be fine. Swim away so that you don't all land on top of each other." He continued, but still no one moved. "Guys seriously. We have no time left. Go." Nothing. "Do I have to throw someone off? You, you go first." He pointed to the young man that handed him a pen earlier. "You seem capable."
The man jumped. His head emerged from the dark water and he signaled a thumbs up to all the passengers. He started to swim to shore.
"See, it's all good. Fifteen seconds left, I suggest you guys get going. The five of you, jump." Steve pointed his finger towards the front of the coaster and drew an invisible circle around five people. "Spread out and jump." They did. Then the five from the back jumped. Soon there was only Grace and him left.
"Gracie, jump. Please, go." He smiled at her and nudged her a little so she would go.
"I'll see you down there, Uncle Steve." She turned to the water and hesitantly jumped into its depths.
3…2… He couldn't jump from where he was, he would land on Gracie, and that could prove fatal. He jumped a few seats to get far enough away from Grace, bomb still in hand, and jumped. As he jumped, he threw the bomb in the air as hard as he could. He wanted to get as much of a distance as possible between him and the bomb.
Although the bomb was a good fifteen feet away from him by the time it exploded, it still proved to be a terrible thing. The explosion pushed him down towards the water and sent his body spinning in the air. Everything seemed to be in slow motion as he was falling. He felt the debris of the bomb slicing into his skin, the hot fire escaping momentarily and burning his flesh. Everything was out of place. The sky seemed to be under him and the ground above him. He was disoriented, he couldn't help straighten his spinning body out. He hit the water with a splash.
-H50-
"Is it working?"
"I believe so, sir. Five-0 is caught up with the man at the school. The plan is going exactly as you wanted it to, sir."
"Good, we better go retrieve Steven. We won't have much time before it goes off. Get the truck ready."
A/N: Hmmm, what's going on? Any guesses? It's not a hard guess who's behind it all. I hope you guys are enjoying it so far. Also, I have been trying so hard to make these chapters longer, but I feel like the story will only have like 5 chapters if I squeeze it all in one chapter. But I just came up with a solution for that, but I still don't want to move it along to quickly. The whole story will be longer than I first anticipated, I have a whole new half of it set up, so I won't worry about it. By the way, I want reviews, give me reviews, I beg of you. I love 'em and they help me know what you guys want. Thanks so much for reading!