Chapter 10
"Guys?" Steve called again.
A sheen of dust covered his body as well as plaster boards. He pushed himself up from the rubble he laid amongst, looking around anxiously for his team. They were all stood together…why couldn't he see them? He blinked rapidly to focus his bleary eyes.
"Danno?"
Silence
"Ergh your voice" Danny muttered as he pulled himself up.
"Danno…you okay?" Steve asked desperately as he looked at his friend who sat right next to him.
"Why are you shouting?" Danny asked groggily.
"I couldn't see you" Steve said although he realised how silly it sounded since Danny had been right beside him.
"Aww mate were you worried about me?" Danny mocked.
"Shut up, we need to check the others." Steve said as the two crawled over to Chin.
"Mate you okay?" Steve asked as he helped Chin sit up.
"Yeah" Chin coughed as he held his head, wincing slightly as he moved.
"You have a nasty cut to your head you must have hit it hard." Steve pointed out.
"Or something hit it" Chin laughed as he looked above him to the hole in the ceiling.
"I'm surprised more didn't fall down" Danny said as he looked at the half complete ceiling gaping holes where three chandeliers once hung. He didn't want to look over to the middle of the ballroom, where no doubt a cluster of bodies lay.
"Kono, sweetheart you're okay darling" Adam soothed as he held Kono close.
"Cuz… cuz!" Chin exclaimed as he moved plaster board to reach his cousin who sat in a fluster, tears falling down her face freely.
"The b…baby" She sobbed as she held her stomach.
The guys suddenly paled as they took in the heavily pregnant women, her hands clutching her stomach. Aside from cuts and the dusting that covered her there was no sign of serious injury/
"What cuz?" Chin pushed.
"It's kicking… the baby is kicking" Kono sobbed in relief.
"Oh thank god" Adam cried as he rested his hand on her stomach glad to know the baby was moving.
"Kono are you hurt anywhere seriously?" Steve asked as he and Danny joined the others to gather around Kono and the baby.
"I…I don't think so" Kono hiccupped.
"That's good" Steve smiled reassuringly.
Screams of pain and fear filled the ears of others as people cried for those that had been standing in the line of fire.
Steve looked around and made out numerous bodies and many injured people. It made him feel sick to see such a freak accident hurt so many.
"Are they dead?" Adam asked in shock as he looked over.
"Don't worry about it, we can't do anything." Steve stated almost coldly but he knew that sometimes there was just nothing you could do.
"Baby don't look" Kono begged as she pulled Adam's face back towards her. Although having been part of the yakuza Adam had never witnessed such a horrific scene. Apart from Steve no one really had but death was part of the Five-0 team's job however Adam it was a rarity.
"HELP PLEASEEE!" A woman cried as she held the hand of a colleague who was trapped under part of the chandelier. Her state of shock prevented her from realising there was nothing more she could do.
"We need to get out of here and get help" Kono said as she tried to move.
"Kono stay here I don't want you moving yet." Steve said firmly as he pushed her back down.
"It's not safe." Kono argued.
"Right now it has to be. The ceiling is still in place above us but if we all start moving towards the centre of the room were risking ourselves because the ceiling is crumbling" Steve explained gently as the group looked towards the still flaking ceiling.
Steve pulled out his phone and was relieved to see although it was smashed on impact it still worked. He dialled frantically and ordered the receiver to send ambulances to the address.
"EVERYONE LISTEN UP. WE NEED TO REMAIN CALM AND AVOID MOVING AROUND TO MUCH. IF YOU ARE NEAR THE EXIT AND ARE ABLE TO WALK THEN SLOWLY AND CARFULLY EXIT THE BUILDING AND MOVE AWAY. IF YOU ARE IN THE CENTER OF THE ROOM MOVE TO THE CORNERS AND SIDES WHERE THE CEILING IS STILL IN TACT. I KNOW YOU WANT TO STAY WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY BUT IT IS NOT SAFE. HELP IS ON IT'S WAY." Steve called, his voice filling the room.
Party goes began to move to safer areas of the room the screams and cries dying down as some recovered from the initial shock while others past.
"Chin you okay?" Kono asked as she noticed her cousin's dazed eyes.
"Huh?"
"I said are you okay? Kono asked again.
"Yeah I'm fine" Chin replied. His head hurt like hell and it was making him feel sick.
"He's probably concussed he will be fine though he just need to stay awake." Steve said as he clicked at Danny to keep Chin talking.
"I'm fine" Chin said as he batted Danny's hands away.
The group sat silently for a while as they waited for help to arrive. Time ticked by slowly and Chin's head began to hurt more. His eye sight became fuzzy and blood dripped out of his ear.
"Steve" Danny said his voice stern as he noticed the blood and his friends slumping frame.
"Chin! Cuz!" Kono cried as Chin struggled to form words his body slumping against the wall.
"Shit!" Steve said fear crossing his face.
"What's going on, Cuz! Please no OH GOD NO!" Kono began to cry as she panicked at the sight of her beloved cousin.
"Adam calm her down" Steve instructed.
"Shh babe comes here" Adam tried but Kono batted him away and scream Chin's name repeatedly her fear growing as she gasped for breath.
"Chin mate can you hear me?" Steve asked desperately as Chin lost consciousness.
"Cuz!"
"Danny call the paramedics again" Steve said sharply as he tried to keep Chin alive.
Kono was screaming and crying and growing more and more panicked. Her breathing was uneven as Adam tried to calm her.
"Danny!"
"There outside" Danny replied his voice panicked.
"What is it?" Steve asked as Danny looked at him ready to say more.
"They say they can't come in until the fire brigade check the building they say it's not safe." Danny informed.
"No!" Kono choked as she grabbed Chin's hand.
"Hell!" Steve snapped angrily as he punched the wall.
"Chin please don't die!" Kono cried repeating the words over and over.
Steve looked outside to see flashing lights but no sign of help. If they waited for the paramedics Chin would die.
"KONO!" Steve snapped as he got in her face. "Were going to get Chin out of here but you need to calm down" Steve said as he forced Kono to focus on him.
Kono hiccupped and tried to regain control as she nodded weakly, her breathing still worrying.
"Danny, Adam help me carry Chin outside, Kono follow behind carefully, stay close to me." Steve instructed as everyone move.
The boys lifted Chin and hurried towards the exit, climbing over the rubble and smashed glass that covered the floor making their footing uneven. Chin's breathing was rapidly decreasing which worried Steve greatly.
"Quickly" He instructed as they hurried up.
"Kono you with us?" Steve asked as he looked over his shoulder to see Kono paused in the doorway of the ballroom.
"Babe?" Adam asked as they all stopped and looked at Kono.
She was hunched over clutching her stomach as a gush of water splashed on the floor.
"Kono…" Adam said fear in his voice as he was torn between the cousins.
"Kono keep moving you have to keep moving" Steve said sternly as he pushed the guys forward hoping Kono would follow.
"Commander!" A paramedic called as he saw the group exited the mansion.
"He has a brain bleed" Steve said as paramedics took over with Chin, the others looking at him in shock having not realised the seriousness extent of Chin's injuries.
"Will take over commander."
"I need another ambulance, officer kalakaua's water just broke" Steve said as he turned to find Kono now shaking in Adam's arms.
"This way mam" Someone said as Kono was helped into the ambulance Adam jumping in behind.
Steve and Danny stood together as they watched the two ambulances carrying their best friends race off towards the hospital.
"Will Chin be okay?" Danny asked.
"I really don't know Danno" Steve answered honestly. "But we have to go help Kono now, there's nothing more we can do for Chin, we just have to hope it's not too late."
