Danny opened his eyes, the pain almost making him pass straight out again. The pressure in his chest was intense and he felt like he was going the throw up. His head was pounding he could see invisible cuts on his arms. He gently got to his knees, holding his sore ribs.
"Steve?" He called out. He looked over to his Steve sprawled out on the ground. He tried to stand up, biting through the pain. He realised he couldn't stand straight without intense pain. He decided to stay on his knees, willing the pain away. He started to crawl over to Steve and was relieved to see the man move. Steve slowly got up, holding his head.
"Danny?" Steve yelled.
"I am here." Danny replied. Steve looked over to see a rather white looking Danny crawling over to him. "You okay?" Danny asked him as he got over to where Steve was sitting.
"Yeah, you?" He asked.
"Wishing I had stayed home." Danny replied with honesty. The officers looked up to see neighbours running over to them. The house behind them was in flames.
"Is everyone okay?" A lady asked, reaching down to help Steve up. Two men reached down to Danny and helped him to stand. More neighbours had come over to help the injured men. Soon enough the fire department had arrived and had almost put the fire out. 2 ambulances had also been called and were attending to Steve and Danny. Steve had called Chin and Kono and they hadn't wasted any time in getting to the scene.
"Oh my god, are you two okay?" Kono asked them as she approached the ambulance. Danny was sat on the back seat, Steve stood beside him. Steve was sporting a large gauze on his head, covering a nasty head wound, while Danny had a new bandage applied to his bruised ribs and had been given more pain killers.
"Oh I am ready to dance the night away." Danny said.
"That I can see bruh." Chin joked.
"What happened?" Kono asked them.
"Someone planned this. There was a bomb in the basement but the house hasn't been occupied in a while." Steve said.
"You think this was a trap?" Chin asked.
"I think so. No one lives here, yet its wireless was used to send an email to me, there is working electricity and water and there was a bomb rigged to go off when someone stepped on those steps. Someone led us here."
"Has to be the person that sent you the email, they used it as a way of leading you here. They knew you would follow the lead." Kono noted.
"Its just proof that whoever is doing this is trying to kill you." Chin looked at Steve.
"It could be one of hundreds of people, but I have a feeling they are connected to this house. Any news on the utility bills?" Steve looked at Kono.
"Nothing yet, I can't seem to track the details, but I will keep trying." Kono said.
"Okay, meanwhile we need to narrow down the list of who could be doing this and if anyone has connections to Skylar." Steve said.
"I think...I..." Danny spoke up but his speech was pained, this caused the others to look over to him with concern.
"Danny?" Steve asked with concern.
"I am okay." Danny replied.
"No you are not." He looked over to the nearby paramedic. "He goes to the hospital now." The man nodded and helped Danny into the ambulance. Steve could hear Danny's protests but chose to ignore him. The ambulance immediately took him off to the nearby hospital and the rest of the team headed to their cars to follow behind. Kono pulled off behind Steve who was driving Danny's car.
"You really think that was a trap for Steve and Danny?" Kono asked her cousin as they cruised down the road.
"Why else would a bomb be planted in the house of a deceased man. Who's name happens to be registered to car who followed them. Something just isn't right." Chin replied.
"But it could be anyone." Kono said.
"That's the danger we face being police officers." The cousins sat in silence for a while, following behind Steve. Chin had kept his eye on the mirrors and soon noticed a vehicle behind them that appeared to be weaving through the traffic behind them. Chin had almost instantly recognised the car from the description Danny and Steve had supplied. "We have company." He mentioned to Kono. She glanced in her mirrors and noticed the car too.
"We need to keep them in our mirror and try and get them boxed in." Chin said.
"Shall we call Steve?" Kono said.
"No, let him follow Danny to the hospital. We got this." Chin said. He pulled out his phone and started to dial a number when Kono stopped him.
"We may be wrong, he has turned off." She said. Chin checked his mirrors and was relieved to see the car had disappeared from view.
"Maybe we were mistaken." Chin admitted.
"Or paranoid." Kono said. "But I rather be safe then sorry. They have already tried to hurt Steve and Danny once."
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Kono and Chin found Steve sat beside Danny in his hospital bed. Steve informed them that the doctor had yet to see Danny who was still insisting he didn't need to be there.
"I am thinking we may need to reserve you a luxury suite in this place, saves time I think." Chin joked.
"I was thinking that too." Steve smiled.
"Are you two jokers done? Poking fun at my expense is not my idea of a good day." Danny said.
"Its done with affection." Kono said.
"I don't really need to be here." Danny said.
"If you say that one more time I am going to cuff you to this bed." Steve said. "If the Doctor says you need to stay, you will. You came back to work too soon."
"If it was you, you would be back behind your desk in minutes. Yet you feel its okay not to listen to us."
"I am the boss. I am allowed to ignore you guys. I should have insisted you stay at home. Its been 2 days since you were hurt Danny. You need rest."
"Well Dr McGarrett...thanks for that." Danny looked at him.
"We are with Steve on that Danny, you need some time off. No more excuses." Chin said. Danny leaned back on the bed, resting his head back.
"I give up with all of you." Danny said.
"Detective Williams, back again are we." The Doctor said as he walked into the room.
"I love the place so much Doc, I couldn't stay away." Danny replied.
"That I can see. So if your friends wouldn't mind, I need to examine you." The Doctor looked to the other's who knew what the Doc was indicating.
"We got to check on a few things. Don't go anywhere." Steve said.
"Not a chance." Danny said. Steve, Chin and Kono headed from the room and wandered down the outside corridor.
"We need to find whoever is doing this." Steve said. "Before he strikes again." Chin looked from Kono to Steve. "What?" Steve asked as he noticed the look the two were exchanging.
"We think we may have been followed as well. A car matching the description you gave followed us from near the house, it peeled off just before we arrived here. It might not be connected."
"But it could be. Look into it, find out where it came from and where it headed too." Steve said. "Kono, I need that bill information. Give me something to go on." Steve said. His phone rang and he answered it as he wandered down the hall. Kono and Chin mirrored Steve and started their own phone calls, hoping it would lead to something useful for the case.
