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Chapter 11

"Danny, are you in there! Danny!" Steve yelled, trying to see through the smoke and flames. But the fire was too high and it blocked the entrance and obstructed the view inside.

"We have to get in there and do it fast!" Chin called out as he looked around frantically. Kono came to the two, gasping, after she had run around the building searching for a second floor.

"There is no second entrance, but I can hear coughing, so there's definitely someone in there."

"Over there is a hose." Chin cried and he ran to grab it off the floor. He dragged it as close to the shed as possible to put the fire out. Kono had run to the tap that the hose was attached to and turned the water on. With a hiss, the flames began to die down.

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His eyes began to burn, and a constant and unrelenting coughing for wracked Danny's beaten and bruised body. He was sure he could hear Steve's voice outside, but the persistent coughing prevented him from calling out for Steve.

He heard a loud hiss and thicker smoke moved in his direction. Powerless, he surrendered to the darkness that was beckoning him. The last thing he heard was with the familiar squeak of the door.

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Once the entrance was free of flames, Steve took a slightly thicker branch and pushed the door open a little further. With his shirt sleeve across his mouth, he squeezed in through the gap. What he saw next made the hairs on the back of his necks tabs on end. A cage sat at the other end of the shed, and in the middle of it laid a motionless Danny.

"Kono, call an ambulance! And tell them to hurry," Steve yelled and he ran to the cell. A vigorous shake of the door confirmed what he had already suspected. The door was locked. Steve turned and ran out of the shed. Chin and Kono looked at him in confusion as he ran toward the front of the house. Once he reached the patrol car holding Tony, Steve pulled on the rear car door and dragged Tony out. Leaning back against the car, Steve grabbed him by the collar.

"Where's the key?" He asked angrily. As always, Tony remained silent. Steve tried again. "Where's the key, Tony. You have already told us where Danny is, now you can help us again. Maybe it will help you shorten your sentence."

Tony dropped his gaze and said quietly, "Michael's pocket."

Steve gave him a shove so that Tony fell backwards into the car, then he slammed the door and ran into the house. Usually, he treated corpses with respect, but this time it was different. This guy had kidnapped and tortured his friend, so he had squandered the respect. He took the dead body and threw him to the ground, then he reached into his pocket to get grab the keys. He ran back to the shed hurriedly.

Chin and Kono were on the cage and desperately and repeatedly called Danny's name. As quickly as possible, Steve unlocked the door. With three long strides he was beside his friend and he knelt beside him. He started gulping uncontrollably as he saw all the bruises and burn marks on Danny's body and his hand trembled as he felt for his pulse.

"He's alive! Let's roll him onto his back." Steve said once he found Danny's weak and thready pulse. Chin helped Steve to turn Danny so as not to hurt him any more than he already was. Kono stood by, holding her hands over her mouth in horror as she watched Danny carefully.

"Oh, my God! What did they do to him?" She cried. Steve had no time to continue to take care of Danny, as two paramedics pushed him gently to one side.

"What happened to him?" Asked the slightly smaller man.

"This is Detective Danny Williams. He was kidnapped on Friday and has been missing since then. We have no idea what they did to him." Steve explained quickly.

"I am Aaron Tanner and this is my partner, Chris. We will stabilize him first, and then we will put him in the hospital." The larger paramedic said quickly.

"I can not place an IV," Chris cried, as he tried to stick a needle into Danny's arm.

"He must be extremely dehydrated. He's been here since Friday?" Aaron asked, wanting to be sure to have understood it correctly.

"Yes. We assume that he was here the whole time." Chin said, nodding in agreement. The two first responders were doing everything they could, but an infusion of much-needed liquid, they could not deliver. So, they bandaged the stab wound and put an oxygen mask over Danny's mouth and nose. After they had put him on a stretcher, they carried him to the ambulance.

Naturally, Steve climbed into the back of the ambulance and sat on the little bench. Chris climbed into the back, then Aaron shut the doors and rushed to the driver's side. With flashing lights and a loud siren, they raced towards the hospital. Kono threw herself into Chin's arms when the ambulance drove away. So far, she could hold her tears back, but now they were running down her cheeks uncontrollably.

"Chin, you've seen him. Danny looks so terrible." She gasped.

"He'll be fine. The doctors will take good care of him." Chin said, trying to cheer up his distraught cousin.

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Steve leaned forward and took Danny's limp hand in his. Even if his friend would not notice, he needed to contact after all these days and he was convinced that Danny did as well. Shortly thereafter, Steve felt a slight twitch in his hand. He looked up and was amazed when he saw Danny looking at him with half-open eyes.

"Danny, can you hear me?" Steve asked. A small nod confirmed that Danny was regaining consciousness. He tried to lie down comfortably, and he groaned painfully. "Do not move, we are soon at the hospital." Steve instructed.

Steve gently put a hand on Danny's chest to hold him down. "Thirsty," Danny croaked under his mask and he blinked his eyes.

"We can not give you anything, but soon you will feel better. Close your eyes, they were irritated by the smoke." Steve said softly, worried that Danny might have internal injuries. Danny cleared his throat once, in hope to be able to use his voice a little better.

"Beverly Paul." He said.

"What about her? The whole thing was Barbara Malone." Steve said, surprised about the new name.

"Please, just check the name." Danny asked hoarsely. Then he closed his eyes for the rest of the ride.