Phantom
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The characters of Steve McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Meka Hanamoa John McGarrett and Steven McGarrett (Steve's grandfather) do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for this Danni universe.
The character of Danni Williams, although originally based on the idea of male Danny Williams, is probably different enough now to be considered my own creation since she has a different background and has morphed into a different person. Grace is still Grace with some changes to her in reflection to the change in Danny. It should also be noted that Grace's surname in the Danni Universe is Taylor not Williams. Williams is Danni's maiden name that she reverted back to after her divorce.
The characters of Special Agent Jack O'Connor and Doctor Rosie Lange.
Any other characters who are mentioned who you don't recognise, no doubt belong to me so please do not use them without permission first.
This disclaimer will grow as more characters emerge but I think that's all of them covered for this prologue.
Author Note
Here is the next chapter for you all.
As you can tell I'm focusing fully on this story for the moment. I think it will be fairly long the story, perhaps the longest McDanni story I've written so far. Please be aware though that it doesn't mean I have forgotten my other stories or no longer have the desire to write them. It's the complete opposite, the desire to write them is still there. I just think maybe it's better to focus all my attention on one story and work it from there. At the moment I'm planning on writing 'Operation Gemini' after Phantom is finished though this may change depending on the way the muse works.
This story will begin to kick off after the next chapter, once Danni has finished explaining things to Steve then the action can truly begin!
Please enjoy the chapter!
Overall Summary
Danni Williams had known since the age of five that she wasn't quite like everyone else and had learned to deal with it… or rather she had learned to deal with it right up until the point she was dragged into 50, now suddenly keeping her secret is harder than ever before and when it comes out, things aren't going to be pretty. (McDanni saga)
Chapter Summary
"You know this case isn't going to be easy right?" David commented, looking up from the police file which Danni had passed to him when they had arrived at her house. She had kept the files in there, looking through them when she had some spare time, trying to see whether there was anything which she had Meka had initially missed the first time round.
Overall Romance
Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)
Chin Ho Kelly / Malia Waincroft (Chalia)
Kono Kalakaua / Charlie Fong (KoFo)
Mentions of past Duncan Taylor / Danni Williams
Chapter Romance
Mentions of Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)
Other Note
Point one – Please be aware that nearly all the locations I use are either from the internet (Thank you Google) or made up. I claim no knowledge of Hawaii
Point Two – Although this is technically part of the Danni saga and uses many of the characters it is to be considered an A/U of the world and not one which will fit into the main portion of it. Danni obviously does not possess what she possesses in this story in that saga.
Chapter eleven
"You know this case isn't going to be easy right?" David commented, looking up from the police file which Danni had passed to him when they had arrived at her house. She had kept the files in there, looking through them when she had some spare time, trying to see whether there was anything which she had Meka had initially missed the first time round.
"They never are" Danni responded, meeting his eyes for a moment before she looked down, blowing on the steaming liquid and took a sip of it, allowing the familiar taste to sooth her. Today hadn't been the first time she had overstretched herself and ended up knocked out from the experience, she had learnt from her mistakes and knew the best way to recover from it. She couldn't have sleep, that wasn't possible with the case ongoing but she could have tea.
"So" David said, dropping the file to the desk and running his hand down his face, he remained silent for a second, obviously considering things before he continued to speak. "How do you plan this taskforce to work out? You got a name for us yet?"
"I plan to run it like Steve runs 50, I'm hoping we're not so much a separate unit as rather one large team who works different cases together at the same time." She told him, nibbling on her lower lip, her mind going to her team. The Governor would no doubt be at their headquarters telling them about their world. It was a risky move, she knew that, they may not even believe her and if they did they would have hundreds of questions but she could deal with those questions. Knowing that she wouldn't have to hide who she was from the people she loved equally thrilled her and terrified her. She had never been open to anyone who wasn't one of her kind before.
"And Steve runs 50 how?" David asked, Danni opened her mouth to speak, stopping when she heard the doorbell go.
"That should be Meka" She told her twin, placing her cup on the table and pushed her to her feet, thankful that the room didn't swim around her. She made her way out of the living room and down the hallway, stopping by the front door and pulling it open, a smile coming to her face when she saw her former partner. "Hey, thanks for coming down so quickly!" She commented, stepping back and making a waving motion with her hand for him to enter.
"You're looking a lot better than when I last saw you" Meka commented with a relieved smile. "And it's no problem Danni, I mean you said it was important on the phone." Meka commented shooting her a questioning look as he headed into the living room, a curious look coming to his face when he noticed David in the room.
"Sorry Meka, let me introduce the two of you, this is my older twin brother David; David this is my former partner and my friend Meka Hanamoa" Danni commented with a smile.
Meka's dark eyes widened slightly, flickering between them clearly trying to pick up on any similarities between the two of them before he looked back at David, lowering his head at him.
"Tamacesco" He stated, glancing to the side when Danni suddenly left the room.
"Call me David Meka; if we're going to be working together then we might as well start off on the right foot." David remarked with a wave of his hand, grinning at the sudden confused look which came to Meka's face.
"Working together?" He repeated, turning and looking over his shoulder as Danni re-entered the room, holding out a bottle of coke to Meka who took it from her with a bemused expression.
"What's going on?" He asked her. Danni smiled at him.
"Take a seat and I'll explain everything to you Meka" She said, nodding towards the sofa as she sat down on the chair, David taking the secondary one. Meka nodded, sitting down on the sofa and shooting Danni a questioning look. "The Governor approached me earlier, she's finally decided that it's time to set up a taskforce which will deal with the Latent and Evolved of the island, we both know there's been an increase of activity recently for some reason and she's asked me to head it up for her and…" She hesitated for a moment before continuing. "I agreed to do it though I did give her some conditions to adhere to before I said yes."
Meka's eyes widened for a second before a grin came to his face.
"That's great news Danni, congrats. Does that mean you're leaving 50?" He asked her, noticing a shadowed look coming over Danni's eyes.
"Yes and no" She answered on a sigh, reaching up and gripping the back of her neck. "We're still working out how it will be but we should be working alongside them. I've asked you here though because the Governor says I can pick my own team and I want you on that team." She told him.
"Me? Really?" Meka asked.
"Yeah, who else would I want other than you. So far it's me, you and David on the team. The Governor wants it run like 50 so I'll need to hire some more people eventually but for now I'll wait. I want to be sure that we pick the right people for it, people who we can all trust to have our backs."
"How are we going to work with 50 if they don't know who we are and what we can do? If we're having to make excuses every time a case comes in then that will swiftly become award for us" Meka commented, take a sip from his bottle.
"The Governor is dealing with that. She's briefing them and telling them what we are though obviously we don't want to tell anyone else. I'll deal with any questions they may have about us. " Danni replied, looking down at her cell phone when it beeped at her, a sight frown coming to her face. "Question which are already about to start. That was from Steve he's on his way over here now to talk to me about everything" She said, getting to her feet. "I want you both to look through the files for the murders which happened the first time round. I know we went through them religiously Meka together but maybe David might see something which we've missed, something to do with the actual bodies since he has medical training."
"We can head over to the scenes, I might be able to pick something up from them still, something which we can use to narrow the suspect pool down" David commented, coming to his feet.
"It's been a year since the scenes were crime scenes" Meka commented in surprise, turning to the blond man who grinned at him.
"You'll be surprised what I can do Meka. You got a car with you?" He asked the older man who nodded at him. "Good, you drive okay? I'll take the time to start looking through the files." He smiled at him before turning his attention to his sister. "Danni, we'll call you when we're at the scene." David commented, clapping his hand on Danni's shoulder as he passed her. She nodded at him, looking at Meka.
"You've already been transferred over to us by the governor so you'll have to clear your desk out at HPD later on today." She told him with a smile, watching as he nodded at her and left the room. Danni breathed out, closing her eyes for a moment. Steve wouldn't be long, not with the way he drove. She doubted he would be happy with what was happening, especially as he had no control over it.
She headed into the kitchen, putting the coffee machine on, watching as the rich black coffee slowly dripped into the mug she had put in place. She knew that Steve liked putting a lump of butter into his coffee but it was the one thing she refused to do. Why anyone would want to put butter in coffee was beyond her but there were a lot of traditions in Hawaii which baffled and fascinated her in equal measure. She had never been anywhere like here before.
She glanced up when she heard the door to the kitchen open and turned holding out the finished coffee to Steve, a small smile on her face.
"Peace offering" She said, watching some of the anger in his face ease off at the familiar words. It was something private between the two of them. Whenever they had an argument or upset the other, they would provide something for them which they needed, always with the same two words. It was their way of saying sorry and asking for forgiveness.
"Thanks" He said, stepping forward and taking the mug from her, his fingertips brushing against the back of her hand. She watched as he took a sip, his eyes closing, clearly enjoying the taste until she moved passed him, heading into the living room and taking the sofa, picking her own drink up and taking a sip. "So the Governor came and spoke to us, told us a bit more about you world, what you are. That sort of thing" Steve said as he sat down next to her, his eyes fixed on her. She nodded, making a sound of acknowledgement at the back of her throat.
"How did that go?" She asked lightly.
"It was interesting, the others took it pretty well, all things considered. Chin and Jack didn't seem that surprised by the knowledge of this secondary world." He said, an awkward silence falling between them.
"It doesn't surprise me, Chin has lived here all his life and he's spiritual. He's probably heard tales about us and as for Jack well, he's NSA, is there anything they don't know" Danni commented, breathing out slowly, blinking when Steve reached out with his hand, resting it on her cheek and turning her towards him, meeting her eyes.
"So you're leaving 50 to run this new taskforce?" He asked her flatly.
"No I'm not" She answered, watching the relief which came to his face at her words "That was the whole point of the Governor speaking to you all, so I could remain with you. There's no reason why we can't still be each other's partners. 50 is just expanding that's all." She said. "At least you know I'm not delusional anymore" She added, sipping her tea, glancing at him from the corner of her eye in time to see him wince.
"The others have a lot of questions for you." Steve commented
"I'm not surprised" She said with a sigh before she turned back to Steve. "There's one more thing I have to tell you though Steve, something about me" She told him, biting on her lower lip.
"What?" He asked her, frowning slightly. "Is this about the word people keep calling you? Tama something?"
"You noticed that then" Danni commented with a slight shake of her head. "Tamacesa is what they call me in my world"
"And what does it mean?" Steve asked, his voice curiously hushed. Danni remained quiet for a moment before she turned and looked at him.
"It means royalty." she told him, holding her breathe as she waited for his reaction.
Author Note
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