A/N: Onward!

Warning: Language

Chapter Eleven

Steve leapt out of the Silverado on wobbly legs.

"Chin!" he called out desperately. "Kono!"

On his heels, Catherine followed, her breathing quick and heavy. "Oh my god," she murmured. "Oh my god, oh my god."

The front of Chin's car was stabbed into the side of the kidnappers', which was on fire. Littered with dents and sporting splintered windows, both vehicles looked absolutely destroyed.

"Chin!" Steve shouted again, staggering forward towards the wreck, drunk on panic. "Kono!"

"Oh my god," said Catherine. It seemed the only phrase she could utter.

In his chest, Steve's heart thudded out a rushed, staccato beat. Blood rushed loudly in his ears, drowning out any other sound.

Steve was supposed to look out for his team. They were ohana, they were family. First Danny had gotten kidnapped, and now both Chin and Kono had paid the price...

Unable to continue further, Steve stumbled to a halt, knees quaking and eyes filling with tears. How could this have happened? This was his ohana...and he had let them down.

He had let them die.

Breath stuttering, Catherine rushed up and stopped beside him. Then, she bolted forward towards the wreck. Blinking to clear his vision, Steve quickly followed.

Upon reaching the cars, Catherine leaned down and let loose a sob. Chin and Kono both sat in the car, unmoving, seat belts still on. The two each had bloody gashes on their faces.

With a shaking hand, Catherine reached into the car and placed her fingers on the rookie's neck. She froze, her brown eyes widening in hope. Suddenly, she let out a victorious yell. "Kono's alive!"

Steve, on the opposite side, took Chin's pulse as well. Feeling a strong, steady beat beneath his fingertips, a breathy laugh rushed out of his lungs. "So is Chin! He's okay!"

"Now we just have to get them out," said Catherine, relief evident on her face.

It took much pulling, pushing, and prodding, but after about five minutes, both Chin and Kono were saved from the car, and they both seemed to be relatively unharmed.

Lying on the hard ground, the cousins woke at the same time.

"Ugh, my head," Kono groaned.

"As if staring at the computer footage wasn't enough to give me a headache," mumbled Chin.

In response, Steve couldn't stop a small smile from spreading across his face.

"Thank God!" he gasped. "I thought you guys were dead."

"Not a chance, boss," grinned Kono. "It's gonna take more than a teeny little car accident to get rid of us!"

With a huff of a laugh, Chin agreed. "Yeah, we're not going anywhere."

Catherine helped Kono to her feet while Steve hoisted Chin upwards. Now standing, the two then submitted to being checked by the navy SEAL.

"Your pupils are a little slow to focus," commented Steve, shining a light into Kono's eyes. "And yours," he motioned at Chin, "are also slow. Definite concussions. You feel nauseous?"

"Steve, we don't have time for this," stated Chin calmly. "We have to check if the kidnappers are alive."

Gritting his teeth, Steve frowned. "You and Kono come first."

"Steve," Chin reasoned gently, "we need to get to Danny. Look at us, we're fine, okay? We're alive. We need to make sure Danny is the same."

Steve glanced from Chin to Kono, then at Catherine. Each had a look of determination, and each meant something very special to him. But Danny was missing, and that was not okay.

The Genovese brothers thought they were smart, playing their game, snatching Danny and expecting Steve to roll over and pay up. They knew that Danny meant a lot to Steve, but...they didn't know how much.

By hurting Danny, by laying one pinkie finger on the Jersey detective, the Genovese brothers had signed their death warrants in permanent ink. And they were going to be sorry.

Face setting into a grim mask, Steve turned towards the kidnapper's car.

"He's got that look," murmured Catherine as the SEAL began to stride towards the smoking chrysler.

Weapons ready, Chin, Kono, and Catherine advanced after Steve.

Inside the vehicle, Al and Joe Genovese were conscious, bleeding and distorted. They had obviously received the full impact.

For a moment, Steve stood perfectly still, watching the two criminals suffering. On his face was an expression of total fury, sparks flashing in his eyes and anger causing his body to quake slightly.

"You're gonna die here," he whispered, his voice perfectly steady. "You're gonna die here, you sons of bitches. There's no going back."

Joe moaned and coughed. "Please," he gasped. "Call 9-1-1!"

"You think I'm gonna help you?" growled Steve darkly. "After you abducted and tortured an innocent man?"

"Convicted Ricky," choked Al. "Deserved it."

Quick as lightning, Steve's hands shot out, grabbing Al around the neck and squeezing with all his strength. "Not Danny!" he yelled in rage. "Not Danny! You don't do that to Danny Williams!"

Steve was seeing red.

He knew that was strangling Al Genovese, and he knew that Joe was begging him to stop. He knew that Chin, Kono, and Catherine was trying to pull him away from the criminals.

But he wouldn't let go.

This man had caused Danny pain.

He had taken him away from his daughter, from his friends, from his ohana.

There was no way the ohana wasn't going to get Danny back.

"Steven!" he finally heard his name being shouted. "Let go!"

It was painful, but Steve's fingers around Al's neck loosened, and the SEAL fell backwards into Chin. "He hurt Danny," Steve found himself whispering as his vision returned to normal. "He hurt Danny."

"I know, brah," answered Chin honestly. "We're going to find him."

Steve glanced at the car, realizing that both Al and Joe were unmoving and limp.

"Are they...?" he trailed off.

Kono nodded slowly.

"Did I...?"

She nodded again.

"Both of them?"

"Just Al," she murmured, and Steve looked down at his hands. He had strangled Al with those hands...

"What about Joe?"

"He's unconscious...I called an ambulance and HPD. They should be here soon, and when he recovers, he'll stand trial for all this shit."

Steve nodded, and then looked to his girlfriend.

"Three miles," said Catherine, speaking for the first time since Steve's explosion.

"What?" asked the SEAL, confused.

"Before he passed out...Joe said 'three miles.' Maybe that's a location. We go three miles up this road from where they came...and check every building."

Blinking rapidly to clear his vision, Steve nodded. "Okay, good plan."

He took a deep breath.

"Let's do this."

To Be Continued...

P.S. So close to finding Danny! Hope you guys enjoyed!

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