A/N: Danny has found a devoted following… that's all I'm going to say.
Enjoy
Chapter 25: The Morning After
Steve and Danny walked into the university campus bright and early the following morning ready to hear Max's lecture on ballistics and physics. As they passed through the sacred halls of academia they wondered where all the people were. There were very few pedestrians in the halls as they made their way to the lecture theater.
"Are we in the right place?" Danny asked seeing no one around.
"Sign say so!" Steve stated and peeked into the lecture hall. "Max is already here with Charlie and Chin," he added and walked in.
"Ah good morning my academic colleagues," Max stated cheerfully from the podium. "You are early."
"We wanted to get good seats," Danny stated and looked around at the empty room.
"Has anyone seen Kono?" Charlie asked as he looked up from the computer. "She's got all the materials for our demonstrations."
"Not since I dropped her off on her bathroom floor last night," Danny chuckled. "She had a little too much fun last night."
"We all did," Jenna sighed as she and Kono walked in carrying several large boxes between them and wearing oversized dark sunglasses.
"No more Blue Hawaiis ever again," Kono sighed and deposited her boxes, "Danny, be a doll and find me some coffee, please?" she asked as she marched off to get more equipment.
"Where am I supposed to find coffee?" Danny asked throwing his arms up.
"It's a university, these places practically run on the stuff!" Steve laughed, "come on Danno, I could use a cup too!" Steve stated and stood from the seat he had been occupying.
"Me too!" Chin stated.
"Coffee for everyone?" Danny asked and eyed Max and Charlie.
"Please," Max smiled.
"So this is what it is like to be a scientist's assistant. We go on coffee runs?" Danny asked as he and Steve began climbing the stairs out of the lecture theater.
"I guess so. It's all because we're not smart enough to participate," Steve joked.
"Says the man from Navy Intelligence," Danny mocked.
"Come on, there has to be a coffee shop somewhere on campus!" Steve stated rolling his eyes and leading the way.
TBBT 5-0
After locating a Starbucks on campus, in the library, Steve and Danny headed back to the lecture hall in the physics department only to be met in the hallway by four scientist and three clearly uncomfortable women. Steve stopped dead in his tracks at the sight of the four mainland men. He was so shocked and overcome with laughter he nearly dropped the tray of coffee he was carrying.
"What is so funny Commander?" Sheldon asked in confusion.
"Nothing, I'm sorry!" Steve stated as he bit his bottom lip to try and gain some composure.
"What is the matter with you?" Danny whispered not sure himself what was so funny.
"Look at them!" Steve whispered.
"I see nothing wrong…they look like four professionals who belong in this place, unlike you!" Danny hissed.
"That's because they are all dressed just like you!" Steve couldn't help but burst with laughter again.
"In the real world, every other state except for Hawaii, this is what professional attire looks like!" Danny stated.
It was true; Leonard, Howard, Raj and Sheldon were all sporting dark dress slacks, leather shoes and button down shirts, all in the same light blue shades, the same shade Danny had been wearing the night before. Howard sported a turtleneck under his while Raj sported a rather pathetic sweater vest over his and Sheldon and Leonard sported ties of the most gaudy geometric patterns they could find, while Danny's tie was one of his favorites and his shirt was slightly darker than the one he had been sporting the day before.
"You gentlemen are looking pretty sharp today," Danny smiled as he left his giggling partner, (yes Steve was giggling), and immersed himself in the group of mainland professionals. "Don't mind Steven, his fashion sense was destroyed with years of wearing uniforms and Hawaiian patterns."
"Thank you Detective," Sheldon stated proudly. "You did say that the vests fit well under this kind of attire," he added and petted his chest, "so we all went out early this morning to make sure that we could be properly attired to join you on the case. I have to agree that it is quite comfortable."
Steve's giggles turned into full on belly laughter as he listened to Sheldon. "Looking good Danno!" He called out as he ducked into the lecture hall.
"Is he alright?" Penny asked as Steve fled.
"Oh yeah, he's just being a cosmic jerk," Danny smiled. "Are you ok?" he asked seeing the dark circles around Penny's eyes.
"Never again with I ever drink that much blue liquor!" Penny stated as Amy and Bernadette nodded their agreement.
"I think Kono and Jenna will second that motion," Danny laughed, "but it sounds like it was one hell of a good time."
"I don't remember anything after karaoke at some Japanese place," Amy sighed.
"We did karaoke?" Bernadette asked in utter confusion.
"You laughed the whole time," Penny sighed, "you started laughing when Kono flashed her badge and got us into the men's room because the line up for the ladies was way too long," Penny explained, "and I don't think you stopped laughing until we were back in the hotel and you passed out."
"That would explain my terribly sore diaphragm." Bernadette sighed, "I remember the men's room and Amy explained the inconvenience of being a woman…" Bernadette said as she trailed off.
"Ok too much information," Danny stated.
"Maybe we should get seats, I'm quite interested to hear what Doctor Bergman has to say," Raj stated.
"Holy Crap, did you just talk?" Danny gasped.
"Indeed I did!" Raj stated proudly. "The Commander is well out of ear shot and I had to try this Blue Hawaii that has the girls so very intoxicated, so now I may speak freely."
"Well I'll be damned!" Danny stated.
"It is fascinating isn't it?" Sheldon asked with a smile.
"Yes, I wonder what it would take to have him speak to McGarrett." Danny mused.
"Probably illegal narcotics then he'd have to arrest me and that would defeat the whole purpose." Raj sighed, "The whole 'you have the right to remain silent' thing…"
"Quite true," Danny laughed as he led the way back into the lecture hall.
"What is all this?" Leonard stated as he looked around at the computer monitors and all the displays and at Kono before a table of weapons and bullet proof glass.
"I believe much of what Max is lecturing on has to do with terminal velocity," Danny answered, "so he has most of the Five-O arsenal and technology for demonstrations." He added as he sat down next to Steve and the rest of the entourage followed suit.
"Here," Steve stated and began passing noise canceling head sets down the row, "its going to get a little loud."
"Is this safe?" Sheldon asked, "Never in my long academic career have I ever seen anything like this… guns in a lecture hall?"
"Perfectly safe; Kono knows what she is going. The machines and computers are going to analyze the data as soon as she fires and it will be displayed on all the monitors for everyone to see, and she's doing it behind bullet proof glass so there is very little chance anything will make it into the audience." Steve explained.
"And what about that man, in the bright orange jumpsuit, just sitting there in front of Kono?" Howard asked and pointed at the stage.
"That isn't a man, it's a ballistics dummy. It's made up of a silicon based jelly, a steal substructure and mechanic components to monitor the fatality of the shots." Steve explained.
Danny watched as the scientists eyes grew wide. "Aren't you glad you wore you bullet proof vests today?" he asked mockingly when suddenly a crowd of men in uniform began to fill the lecture hall.
"What is going on?" Howard asked nervously.
"We promised Max we would pack the audience with HPD for his big lecturing debut." Steve stated proudly.
"For the first time in his Law Enforcement career, Steven McGarrett has called in adequate back up! This is a day to be remembered! We've had a break through!" Danny mocked as he placed the noise canceling head phones on.
Steve leaned over and smacked his partner upside the head.
Danny smirked, "get ready!" He announced as Kono cocked her first weapon and fired two rounds into the ballistics dummy.
"Wow, what a way to start a lecture!" Leonard stated as the scientists stared on in shocked amusement.