Note: So my place in WPP (writers protection program) is reserved. Thanks for the referral criminally charmed.
Big thanks to wenwalke once again.
Disclaimer: I do not own H50.
Chapter Six.
Amber raced to Danny's side as the alarms went off and Steve stood up and moved so the nurses could get to Danny.
Sally, Danny's night nurse entered the room, glanced at the ventilator and then saw two panic stricken faces looking at her. "It's ok. Relax. He's fine." She reassured.
"He is?" Steve asked. "Then why the alarms?"
Sally reached over and silenced the alarms. "Sometimes they alarm for little things. Try not to worry at every little beep and ..." She was interrupted by the alarm going off for a second time. "Oh."
"Oh? Oh, what?" Amber anxiously asked.
"Well I can see your going to keep us on our toes." Sally said looking at Danny then pressing some buttons on the ventilator. "It seems your boy here is a tough guy."
"Tell us something we don't know." Steve replied. "What's going on?"
"Danny here is messing with my vent settings by deciding to take a breath of his own. This is good progress." She reassured. "I've changed the settings to allow him to breath for himself and the vent will just help him out. We were going to try this in the morning so now we are getting a jump start."
Amber took Danny's hand in hers. "Always impatient, eh Jersey?" She smiled then quickly turned to Sally. "He just squeezed my hand."
Sally smiled at her. "He is only lightly sedated so he will tolerate the ET tube, so it's very possible he can hear you."
Steve took hold off Danny's other hand. "Danny, it's ok buddy you're in the hospital. The nurses are taking good care of you. Grace is fine. She is at my house, fast asleep now and will be back in the morning."
Steve felt a gentle pressure then saw Danny's fingers twitch. "Just rest up brah. Amber and I are right here." He waited to see if there was any response. When none came he looked at Sally.
"He's probably asleep again. Try and get some rest guys. Dr. Hale will be around first thing in the morning and with the progress he's made he'll probably want to start lessening the sedation and try to remove the ventilator." She then did some last checks and left the room.
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Chin was awoken by his mobile phone ringing. Grabbing it off the night stand he sighed when he realised it wasn't a call from Steve, telling him any bad news. Instead HPD flashed across his screen.
"Kelly." He sleepily answered.
"Lieutenant Kelly this is Officer Akana." The voice on the other end of the phone stated. "I thought you would want to know that the unit assigned to the Edwards has missed a call in. We can't get them on their radios. We have dispatched a patrol unit but thought you would want to go there yourself."
"Yes, thanks." Chin replied jumping out of bed and throwing his t-shirt over his head.
"Sir, there is something else you should know. We have had a trip on the Commanders alarm."
"What?" Chin replied confused on how they could know that.
"After the Commanders last run in with Hawaii's criminal element, he had his alarm wired to HPD. From what we can tell, the wires to the alarms audio system have been cut." Officer Akana answered.
"Ok thanks." Chin replied. "Kono and I are on our way."
He hung up and ran to his guest room. Kono hadn't wanted to go home as Adam was away so she had stayed the night. "Kono get up! Trouble at Steve's!"
She was up, dressed and following him to the car in seconds and they raced towards Steve's.
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Rachel's sudden movement as she sat up in bed woke Stan with a start.
"Please don't hurt us?" He heard her beg. "We can work something out. Stan can give you back the contract."
He sat up and turned on the bedside lamp. The light threw an eerie shadow over Clayton as he stood at the bottom of the bed, rope in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other.
"John, please? We can work something out. No one else has to get hurt." He pleaded.
"Don't worry. I'm not gonna hurt your pretty little wife or the kids. I've moved on from that plan. I just wanted payback. My wife left me; took my son with her when she found out I'd been on the fiddle. So I wanted you to know how it felt to lose a child." He explained with an evil glint in his eye.
"Your son was too hard to get to, but your daughter. She was an easy target once I saw you taking her to that fancy school. Sending her to school while on holiday? That sucks man. She got lucky, the blonde guy saving her like that. You must pay your drivers well." He raved.
"What are you talking about?" Rachel asked. "That was Grace's father. Stan isn't Grace's biological father. Grace lives here with Danny. I know you're mad at Stan, but please don't hurt the children."
"Not your daughter huh! Guess it's a good job my plan didn't work then. But like I said I've moved on. Now I just want you to pay." He said pointing the knife at Stan.
"Oh god no, please." Rachel sobbed.
"It's ok Rachel." Stan comforted her. "John, the police are outside they are going to know something is wrong."
Clayton gave a wicked giggle. "Oh, I think they are gonna be sleeping off a big headache for a while."
He moved to Rachel's side of the bed and she recoiled away from him. "Give me your arm now." He demanded. "I'm going to tie you to the bed so you can't get lose, then Mr. Edwards and I are gonna go for a little business meeting."
She looked at Stan, who nodded. "Just do as he says Rachel, I don't want you hurt."
She gave Clayton her right arm and he quickly tied it to the bed frame then turned to Stan knife on full display. "Up now! We're off for a walk."
Rachel heard them walk down the stairs and immediately reached into the bed side draw and pulled out the knife she had placed there earlier she cut though the rope releasing herself. Grabbing her mobile phone and the gun from the draw she dialled 911 then raced to check on the children.
Grace and Charlie slept on totally undisturbed. She quietly crept down stairs unsure where they had gone and half expecting to find Stan with his throat cut. Reaching the bottom of the stairs she felt the cool breeze and knew they had headed out to the lanai.
She forced herself to continue out of the house, shutting the doors behind her in the hope of keeping her precious children safe. She was desperate to help her husband if possible.
Looking down to the waters edge she saw her husband on his knees, Clayton stood over him. The moon light glinting off the knife held above his head.
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Chin and Kono pulled up behind the police cruiser and raced over to join the two officers who had obviously just arrived and were checking on their two fallen comrades.
"They're both alive." One officer stated.
"Looks like they were hit with this," The other stated holding up a large branch that looked like it had washed up on shore. "Medics are en route, and we have had a 911 call for help from Mrs. Edwards.
Chin and Kono immediately un-holstered their guns and entered the house in flank positions. Working together they cleared the house room by room. The last room they cleared had Grace and Charlie sleeping soundly in bed.
"Where are they Chin?" Kono asked. She really didn't want to have to tell Grace her mother and step father were gone.
"We still need to check out back." Chin replied and they moved back towards the stairs. Stopping in their tracks as the sound of a gun shot echoed through the night air.
Last cliff hanger, I promise. (For this story)