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We arrived at Steve's work, and Danno and Lou were thrilled to see Chin until they heard about Sara. Tani and Junior greeted him as well. I sat patiently, waiting for Steve to give me a command. I knew to stay away from the fancy table. Danno came to give me pats after he was done with Chin.

"Okay," Steve said. "So we know Sara arrived here roughly 12 hours ago. Let's track her movements from footage at the airport to see who she was with and where she was going."

"On it," Tani said, playing with the table. I wanted to play with the table. It had everyone's attention, so it must be important. I lowered myself onto my belly and creeped over to it, hiding myself underneath it. I sniffed. It didn't smell so special. Maybe it tasted special.

"She's with this guy," Tani said after a while. There was shuffling of feet as everyone came over to look. I couldn't see anything. I felt left out.

"I don't recognize him," Chin told them.

"Facial rec says he is Brian O'Mally," Tani went on. "He's got priors. Robbery, assault..."

"What is Sara doing with him?" Chin asked.

"If you watch her, she looks tense," Steve pointed out. "She is not friends with this guy."

"She was not with him in the airport back home," Chin mused. "Was he even on the plane?"

I heard beeping and noises that were of interest to me, but I stayed under the table.

"No," Tani said. "He was waiting for her in the airport."

"We have his address," Danno said. "Let's go pay him a visit."

"Eddie?" Steve called. I crawled out from under the table. He frowned at me. "What are you doing?"

I did my best to look cute so he'd think I was innocent. I may have chewed on the table leg a little. It had not tasted special, not like bacon did.

"I brought her sweater," Chin said, bending down to me. I buried my face into it, recognizing this game of Search and Find. She smelled good.

"Eddie will find her," Steve promised. I started to bounce, excited. Let's gooooo already!

...

I was left in the truck while Steve and the others went into Brian's house. Tani had stayed back, which I guessed was because she couldn't run fast anymore with the baby still inside her. I could smell Sara, so I knew she had been there. It wasn't strong enough to suggest she was still there.

"Clear!" I could hear them yelling. I still didn't know what that meant. I caught sight of movement in the bush, and my hackles went up. Then I did a big No-No. I jumped out of the window of the truck and chased after the person who was hiding.

"Shit!" the guy shouted when I found him. I started to bark loudly and viciously. This guy smelled bad. He thought he could run faster than me, but he was wrong.

"Aaaarrrggghhh!" he shouted as I launched myself onto his back and knocked him down. He fell down, sprawled. I then grabbed his pant leg with my teeth as he tried to get up and run away again.

"Eddie!" Steve shouted, coming out of the house after hearing all the commotion. Danno, Lou, Chin, and Junior were with him, and they all stood around the guy I had a hold of. Lou was laughing.

"Get him off! Get him off!" the guy was crying. I gave his leg a shake to show I meant business, and he screamed.

"Okay, Eddie," Steve said, laughing too. "Let him go. It's all right."

I looked up at him, pant leg still in my teeth. I didn't want to let go.

"Eddie," Steve said, a warning in his tone now. "Let go."

Fine.

I spat out the pants, and the guy curled into a ball and kept on crying. I stalked over to sit beside Danno, who was having a good chuckle. He gave me a good pat on the head. I knew he was pleased with what I'd done.

"Sit up," Lou said to the guy, annoyed. The guy obeyed, but he kept looking at me. I could smell his fear. I showed my teeth, and he yelped in fright. This was a fun game.

"Brian O'Mally?" Steve asked him.

"Y-Yea?"

"Where is Sara Waincroft?"

"Who?"

"Oh, don't do that," Danno said. "Come on. We've got footage of you walking out of the airport with her 12 hours ago."

"Oh, her. I don't know who she is. I just moved her," Brian said.

"Excuse me?" Chin asked. Brian smelled very afraid now.

"Are you telling me Sara was trafficked?" Steve asked Brian.

"Some guy paid me ten grand to do it," Brian babbled. "He didn't give me a name. He just sent me a photo."

"What guy?" Chin asked angrily.

"I don't know!"

"Book him, Danno," Steve said, and Danno stepped forward to do so. Steve gave me a good pat on the head as he passed me.

"Good boy," he told me. I hopped back up in the truck, and I waited for us to get moving again.

...

"Are you kidding me?!" Chin exclaimed. I whined and looked up at him from the floor. We were back at Steve's work, and apparently Tani had found out who had paid Brian.

"How many brothers does this guy have?" Danno asked, sounding frustrated.

"Wanna fill us in a little?" Junior asked, gesturing to Tani.

"Frank Delano murdered my wife," Chin said. "Then his brother, Paul Delano, kidnapped me and put me in prison to die. He died in prison himself about three years ago after getting stabbed by an inmate. Now there's another brother?!"

"Benny Delano," Steve said out loud. "Well, wherever he is, we'll get him."

"Is my past ever going to stop haunting me?" Chin asked, looking at them all. I got up and went over to him to lick his hand and make him feel better. He seemed like he needed it. He petted me absently in return, but he still smelled anxious, angry, and upset.

"I promise you, Chin, we'll get him," Steve said again. I gave a small harumph to agree. We would get this Benny Delano. Once I got my teeth into him, I'd shake him but good.

...

Steve set up Chin in the guest bedroom. Ethan was enthralled with having a guest (as was I), and Catherine did her best to feed Chin and make him feel better. I didn't think anything would cheer him up. He tried for Ethan, but Catherine eventually put Ethan to bed, and Chin became somber again.

"You guys just went through this with Ethan," Chin said to Catherine and Steve as they all sat in the living room together. I watched from the floor as usual.

"Yes, and we got him back, just like we'll get Sara back," Catherine said.

"We all know we're not supposed to make promises you can't keep," Chin replied. "Benny hasn't called me asking for a ransom, though, so I don't understand."

I didn't know how to help. I felt bad. I didn't like Steve's friends to feel sad just as much as I didn't like to see Steve sad. They kept talking until I fell asleep.

...

I was the first one awake, but it was still dark outside. I padded over to where Chin was sleeping as I heard him thrashing and talking. He kept saying "Malia. No!" over and over, and even though I didn't know what it meant, I could tell he was distressed. I disobeyed the No Bed rule (only Steve gives me the exception...and sometimes Ethan. Okay, Ethan always lets me in bed with him) and hopped up to join Chin. I nuzzled my way against him, hoping I would bring him some comfort. He was instantly awake as soon as my tongue hit his cheek. I couldn't help it.

"Eddie?" he asked, confused. I smiled at him and thumped my tail. He sighed and gave a small chuckle.

I liked that I could make people laugh. It was a nice feeling.

"Did I wake you up?" he asked me.

Well, not really, but I don't really know what did wake me up, so it could have been him.

"I'm sorry," he went on, rubbing my ears and head. I groaned appreciatively. He smiled.

"Good dog," he told me.

I'm here for you, I whined. This was one of those moments I wished I could talk, but he seemed to understand me as he put his arm around me and hugged me tightly while he fell back to sleep.

...

We spent the next day looking for clues. I did my best to Search and Find, but Sara could not be found. Chin was smelling very desolate near the end of the day, and I wanted to bite the person who was making him feel that way.

"Steve, what if we can't find her?" Catherine whispered. They were both in the kitchen while Chin entertained Ethan. I was waiting for some crumbs to be dropped. I guessed they couldn't see my hopeful expression and my wagging tail because they ignored me.

"It's not over til it's over," Steve answered quietly. "I'm not giving up hope yet."

I went over and pushed my face into his leg. Treat, dang it!

"Eddie agrees," Steve said, petting me.

That's not what I was after, but okay, I would take it. I accepted his love pats.

His black box made it's noise, and he answered it.

"What?" Catherine asked when he stopped talking into it and looked at her.

"We got a lead," he answered, excited.

...

They left me in the truck again, and this time, Steve rolled up the windows. He gave me a look after. Honestly, what was my purpose then? Why bring me at all? I know I'm to find Sara, and I can smell her. She is here in this abandoned building. She smells terrified. I pawed at the windows, barking.

Let me out! Let me out! Oooouuuuuttttt!

I was ignored. They all ran off to do their thing without me.

"Life's not easy for a dog, is it?" Joe asked.

Gah! I spun, which was hard to do in the backseat of a truck. Joe smiled at me.

"Sorry," he apologized. I didn't think he was sorry at all by the way he was smirking at me.

I have to get out. I have to find Sara!

"Why didn't you say so?" Joe asked. I watched him concentrate hard, and then he managed to unlock the door and open it for me. I was stunned. He gave me a wink.

"Ghost trick," he said. "Now go on! Get her!"

Thanks, Joe! I was out of there like a shot.

Sara, Sara, Sara! I'm coming!

I skidded around the corner and slowed down. I knew I could be walking into some dangerous territory. I followed my nose and crept through a hole in the wall, and I found poor Sara sitting on a chair crying. She definitely didn't look as though she was sitting in that chair on her own free will. I made sure there was no one there before I padded over to her. I could hear shouts and gunshots in the distance, and I knew I had to get her out of there. I also smelled a strong odor of something that I did not like. It tasted funny in my mouth too.

Sara saw me, and she didn't know what to do. I could see she couldn't talk. Someone had put that sticky stuff over her mouth. Steve had that stuff in his house. I stole it from him once, and he had laughed at me when I couldn't get it off of my paws.

I went over to her and started to chew on the ropes that held her arms down. I could smell hope from her now. She knew I was on her team, which was what I wanted. It was hard work, though, chewing. I eventually got through one, and she used her now free hand to work on the other one while I started chewing on the rope around her legs.

"Thank you, dog," she said now. Her mouth was now free too. "Thank you, thank you."

My pleasure. I smiled.

She untied her last leg and stood up. I moved to show her the way out, and she looked back and forth between me and the other way before deciding to follow me. We carefully walked to where I'd come in and crawled out the hole together, and that's when I heard the shouting.

"GET OUT IT'S GONNA BLOW!"

"SARA!" Chin was screaming. "NOOO!"

The entire building blew up, and Sara and I were thrown forward while we ran. She cried out as she fell, and I yelped. I rolled around trying to get up afterwards. Sara was sitting up and staring at the building in horror. I started to howl.

Steve had been in there. Had he gotten out? Had any of them gotten out?

"Oh my God," Sara whimpered. I cried too. I didn't hear anything. She grabbed onto me and buried her face into my neck, sobbing. I wanted to comfort her, but I also had to know if Steve was okay. Eventually, she got my hint and stood up, and we both ran around to the front of the building. Chin was kneeling on the ground howling while Steve, Danno, Junior, and Lou hung their heads and held back their own tears.

I was beyond relieved to see Steve okay, to see all of them okay. I barked.

Steve whipped his head around, and the shock and relief on his face was immense.

"Hey!" he said to Chin. "Look!"

"Uncle Chin!" Sara shouted.

"Sara!" Chin shouted back, getting to his feet.

Sara and I were both running towards them now, and Chin was running to us. He grabbed Sara and held onto her tightly while I danced around, barking happily. I had saved Sara. I had Joe to thank. I saw him standing beside Steve's truck, watching and smiling.

"Good boy, Eddie," Steve said, rubbing me all over vigorously. "Good, good boy."

"How did he get out?" Danno asked, noticing.

"I don't care. He saved Sara's life," Steve answered. He looked into my eyes in that familiar way he did. "I shouldn't have left you in there, buddy. I'm sorry."

It was okay. I got out, and Sara was safe. That was all that mattered.

...

Chin and Sara stayed for a little while, but then they had to go home. Sara had a hard time leaving me as she had latched onto me ever since I rescued her. Chin promised to get her a puppy when they got back. I hoped that puppy could bring Sara what she needed.

"Thank you, Eddie," she said to me as they were getting ready to leave. "I'll never forget you."

I'll never forget you either, Sara.

I knew I wouldn't.

Hugs went all around from everyone (I got some too), and then they were gone. Ethan put his arms around me and thanked me for being Super Dog again. It was his new nickname for me. Of course I loved it.

"Eddie, dinner!" Catherine called.

Ohhh, did someone say food time?

...

I loved my life. I loved my family. We spent so much time together having fun and playing. Steve and Catherine were happy. Ethan was happy. I was happy. Steve slowed down at work again, and sometimes he would take me to play Search and Find when he needed to. I didn't mind. I was very good at it. Ethan kept growing taller, but he still had time for me. We played Fetch a lot. When he went away on the bus, I missed him. Catherine would take me for runs, and I loved it. What I loved most, though, was our family trips. We'd go for drives, and Steve would let me stick my head out the window. We'd go exploring on trails, and I always found something to chase, which would annoy Steve, but he always said I was a dog doing what dogs do. I agreed. We had so many of what I called "best days" together. Then again, every day with my boy, my girl, and my best boy was a "best day."

...

A long time later, we went to see Tani and Junior, and they had their baby. They had named her Sophia. I loved her. She smelled small and new, just like Ethan had when he was brought into my life. There was lots of food at this event, which got shared with me either willingly or unwillingly (I can't help people leave their plates unattended at my level), and everyone eventually showed up to see the baby. Sophia was passed around to everyone one at a time. Noelani cooed at her and sang a song. Catherine teared up a little but adored Sophia all the same. Jerry told her a story about something called Area 51. I had no idea what it meant, and it seemed to make everyone groan and laugh. Adam cradled her and promised nothing would happen to her on his watch. Danno made her smile, which everyone "awwwwed" at. Kamekona held her for a little while and promised he would teach her how to make the best shrimp on the island. Flippa told her he'd teach her how to sing. Then Steve had her, and he rocked her and told her about how her parents had met. He promised her he would tell her again when she was older. He looked up at all of us and then at me, and I could tell he was thanking me from across the room for helping him get to this point in his life. I smiled back at him. This was what I wanted for him. This was my purpose for being here. He had saved me, so I had saved him. I looked around at my ohana (Joe explained to me what that meant since Steve said it all the time, and I loved it), and I was so glad that I ended up here with them. I would do everything to keep them safe. I loved each and every one of them with all of my heart.

"Eddie!" Ethan called, waving the ball. CharlieBoy was with him, laughing.

Did someone say Fetch? Yes, please!

And we were off to the races, but before I turned the corner, I looked back to Steve, and he was still smiling at me.

"Good boy, Eddie," he mouthed.

I did my best wink, and then I went to play with my best boy. What more could a dog ask for?

So, this is a potential ending for this story now that I have uploaded the last chapter. If you want a feel good, no tears kind of ending to this story, then stop here. I know you guys want me to write it forever, but this was where I felt it was to end. If you don't read the next chapter, and I am warning you it is sad, then thank you all for reading, reviewing, favoriting, and following. It has been a pleasure entertaining you with the perspective of a dog.