So sorry for the delay.
This was intended to be longer but I decided to cut it.
5x7 spoilers ahead. Some dialogue is either directly taken from these episodes or altered.
Chapter 11 will be up soon.
"Where the hell is Steve?" Abbie angrily yelled as she entered headquarters.
Danny, Chin, Kono and Grover were all gathered around the smart table.
"Wasn't he supposed to be with you?" Kono questioned.
"Yeah. I called him three times and he never answered."
JJ had a doctor's appointment as his fever had returned and both parents were to attend. Steve hadn't so Abbie was forced to go by herself. Afterwards she dropped JJ off with Catherine as Ashley couldn't watch him due to a family emergency.
Just then Danny's cell rang. When he ended the call, his face was full of concern. "That was PD. They found Steve's car abandoned."
Abbie's face immediately paled. Something was wrong. Something was very wrong.
Ten minutes later they arrived to the scene where Steve's truck, not knowing what to expect. She silently prayed that everything would be alright.
The driver's side window was smashed. There was blood on the steering wheel and the driver's seat. Not a lot, but blood nonetheless; which means Steve was taken against his will.
"Wo Fat," Abbie stated softly at first.
"What?" Danny questioned.
"Wo Fat did this," she repeated, thinking back to when Steve had told her about Wo Fat escaping. She was so terrified that something would happen to JJ that she never thought about Steve being the target.
"We don't know what happened," Danny spoke trying to reassure her.
"Danny there's blood, a broken window, and the key is still in the ignition," she spoke, her worry being more and more apparent.
He thought for a moment. "This was clearly an abduction. Wo Fat is are only suspect. We find Wo Fat, we find Steve."
Kono laid a reassuring hand on her friends' shoulder "We're going to find him."
Steve's eyes slowly opened; vision blurry and all he could see was white. White walls, white floor, white ceiling. Where am I? His head hurt, his body hurt. There were some sort of track marks on his arms. Once he was able to stand a video was suddenly projected on the wall. The video was of Steve and his father when he was younger. What the hell is going on?
Suddenly the room filled with gas. He tried to stop it; he took off his shirt to cover his mouth. He continued to fight buy his efforts proved fruitless. Gas filled the room and over powered him, pictures of his son flashed through his head before darkness overcame him.
It was September 20, 2010 all over again. The day his life changed forever; the day his father was murdered. Only this time it was different, his father was alive and then everything changed. Danny and Rachel were happily married and living in Hawaii, Chin was Captain of HPD, Kono was a pro surfer, and Abbie was married to another man with a son. It was so vivid, so realistic, but none of this was true; was it?
He blinked slowly before opening his eyes, this time in a seated position. Standing in front of him was a slim African American woman he had never seen before. Steve tried to move but was held down by ropes. Once again the struggle is useless as the mysterious woman sticks a needle in his arm and he's once again lulled into an unconscious state. When he awakes again, the woman is no longer standing in front of him. It was Wo Fat.
Torture. The only word to describe what Steve McGarrett was going through. Waterboarding was his first tactic. "You're never going to break me," he spat as the torture continued. Through all the pain Steve's saving grace was his son. He continued to picture his face; knowing he needed to get back to him. There's no way I'm letting him grow up without me.
That was when he learned the reason why Wo Fat had been after the McGarrett's this whole time. Doris had been a surrogate mother to him but was forced to abandon him.
More torture, more pain was coming. This time Steve was able to loosen his restraints and fight back against Wo Fat's henchwoman. When she was taken care of a fight between the two ensued. A brutal fight with a struggle over Wo Fat's gun. When it all ended the war was finally over. Wo Fat was dead.
Thanks to the help of Sang Min, 5-0 was able to find Steve's location. When they opened the door with guns raised Abbie's heart stopped in her chest, her breathing hallow. Both men were lying on the ground battered and bruised; neither appeared to be breathing.
A teary eyed Danny was the first to approach the two men. He bent down to find out if Steve was okay when his blue eyes popped open and painfully sat himself up, leaning on his best friend for support.
"Steve, Steve"
"Where's my father?" a groggy and confused Steve asked.
For the second time in near minutes Abbie's heart broke again for the man.
Danny paused for a moment before answering, "Steve your father died four years ago."
The sorrowful expression wrenched on his face told his friends that he clearly wasn't in his right state of mind; all were concerned when muffled cries marred his bruised face.
Chin and Danny guided the injured man up and aided him in walking. With one final glance at Wo Fat's unmoving body, the team excited the warehouse all breathing a sigh of relief. Not only was their friend going to be okay but the man who had tortured him for years was finally out of their lives.
Three days had passed since Steve's abduction and Wo Fat's death. The physical markings of that day still lingered, as did the emotional. Knowing that Steve didn't want to talk about it, Abbie decided a family day was just the thing he needed to heal. They chose the Honolulu Zoo as their first destination.
The two parents walked around the zoo with Abbie pushing JJ in his stroller. The six month old was intrigued with all the animals. His blue eyes widened as he clapped his chubby hands and began kicking his legs; begging his parents to let him out of his restraints.
"Alright buddy," Steve said lifting his son from the stroller, earning a loud squeal from the infant.
JJ was having a blast seeing all the different animals. The three of them also visited the Keiki Zoo which is inside the main zoo. This part was intended for children and cased farm animals as well as a play zone. Seeing the smile on his face was always the bright spot of Steve's day.
JJ's favorite attraction had to be the primates. With his favorite toy being his stuffed blue monkey, the minute his eyes landed on the large chimpanzee the smirks and giggles began again.
Following the zoo, and a purchase of another stuffed animal; this time a large chimp they headed to the Waikiki Aquarium so JJ could see the marine life. He enjoyed the aquarium more than the zoo but after being there for a half hour he began getting cranky; so they decided to head out to lunch.
Following lunch they headed back home, but their family day wasn't over yet. They were finally going to take JJ into the water; something else he also loved. Bath time was his favorite time of day, always playing and splashing the water but he had yet to spend time in the ocean that lined their backyard.
After dressing JJ in his baby blue swim shorts with surfboards in different colors and getting herself changed into her lilac halter bikini top and black bottom, mother and son met Steve out back. He was already in the water getting in his daily swim.
"Are you ready to go swimming?"
The infant blew a raspberry. Which he thought was hilarious and then began to laugh.
"I'll take that a yes," laughed Abbie was they joined Steve in the water. She handed the infant to his father who slowly allowed JJ to acclimate himself with the water. Once that was done the parents took turns with JJ in teaching him how to swim; he caught on very quickly. The tantrum he threw didn't surprise her, he enjoyed his time in the water.
After being fed and bathed Steve put JJ down for bed.
He walked past Abbie's room, poked his head in and simply said "Thanks."
Abbie smiled. Knowing that Steve wasn't a hundred percent but the time he spent with his son would always ease that.
