Chapter 30
A week later...
Steve had finally relaxed a little about the whole Wo Fat thing, he stilled made sure he knew where the kids were at all times, but he did let the out of the house after school and to go out with friends. He had heard very little from Wo Fat in the last week, but Steve knew that it just confirmed his theory that Wo Fat was up to something.
Steve had just got home and into bed from a late night at work, when his phone rang. He looked at his caller ID hoping that it wasn't another case as they had only just wrapped one up a couple of hours ago. He recognised the caller number from someone from Pearl.
"McGarrett."
"Commander McGarrett, sorry to call so late but the admiral at Pearl would like to speak to you ASAP." A young voice came through the phone.
"Can you tell me what it is about?" Steve asked not really understanding where this conversation was going.
"I'm sorry Sir I can't. I don't know anything, all I know is that I was told to call you and ask you to get to base ASAP and I was meant to meet you at the gate."
"Okay, I will be there in half an hour." Steve said as he dragged himself out of bed. He knew that if the admiral was calling him this late at night then something was seriously wrong or he was being pulled out of the reserves and into active duty.
Steve quickly got ready to go, leaving a note on the side in the kitchen in case the kids were up before he got home. When he left the house he looked it back up from the outside and got into his truck.
Driving at night meant the roads were quite making it a lot easier and quicker for him to get to the base. When he arrived he parked his car and made his way to the base to find the young man who had phoned him.
As he approached the gate he saw a young Ensign probably know older 22 standing there waiting for him. When the young Ensign saw him he stood up properly and Saluted Steve.
"Sir, I am Ensign Thomas and I am here to take you to see the Admiral." He said.
"Okay, let's go." Steve said pointing for the Ensign to lead the way. He was not sure why he was following him as he already knew the way to office of the Admiral.
When Steve got to the office of the Admiral he was already waiting with a Lieutenant Jackson, who used to be part of one of Steve's SEAL teams.
After all or the greeting were done Steve sat down in a chair opposite the Admiral.
"Can you please tell me what is going on Sir?" Steve asked.
"In any other circumstance I would have done this differently. But because I have a lot of respect for you Commander I decided that I should tell you as soon as I found out." The admiral began. "Lieutenant Rollins, has been reported MIA for the last 5 hours."
"WHAT?" Steve almost shouted. "How did this happen?"
"We are not sure yet, but we have reason to believe that she has been taken and possibly presumed dead." The admiral carried on.
"Dead. Oh god what I am going to tell her kids?" Steve asked
"We are not sure that she is dead. She was part of a support group that went off the ship for to complete a mission. The main group were ambushed and killed, as the second group that went up, which Catherine was in, moved in they were ambushed again. Some made it out after securing what happened, but Catherine or her body were never found."
"So she could be dead or she might not be?" Steve asked.
"We are not sure as of yet. There is one other person that is missing an Ensign Lewis. The group of people who have made it our alive don't remember seeing Catherine being taken or killed. They are being flown to a hospital on the main land and once they have recovered we are going to talk to them again."
"What are we meant to do?" Steve asked.
"Well, that is where Lieutenant Jackson comes in. I know you trust him and have worked with him before him and Commander Gutches are going to be gather Intel and get a SEAL team ready for when she is found. As for you, you are going to go home and speak to her kids, tell them that we will find her and you can tell them as much or as little as you want to. Then Lieutenant Jackson will keep you informed of everything that is going on."
"Sir, I want to be involved with the finding of Catherine." Steve said, he knew he had to make sure that the kids were alright but he also needed to find Catherine, he had planned to spend the rest of their lives together and they had a lot longer than a few months of properly being together, before he was ready to say goodbye.
"You will be involved, but the kids are your first priority."
"Please I have to help find her, please just let my team help with the investigation." Steve pleaded.
The Admiral looked over at Lieutenant Jackson and when he saw Jackson nod he agreed.
"Fine, your team can help with the investigation we are setting up a room here in which you can work out of. But Steve you are here because I trust you and know how much Catherine means to you. You are here as a member of Five 0 not a Lieutenant Commander, you cannot pull rank if you want something done differently." The Admiral said, he knew Steve and he knew that Steve would try and take over this investigation and with his clouded judgement it would not be a good idea.
"I will call my team down here now." Steve said taking his phone out of his pocket.
"You won't just yet. You need to go home, tell Catherine's kids, and then we will meet back here at 1200 hours to start." The admiral corrected.
"Yes Sir." Steve said as he made his way out of the room.
Driving home Steve was thinking of how he was going tell Jay and Chelsea what had happened. He knew that he had to tell them but he knew that it would probably send both Chelsea and Jay into lockdown, doing what they wanted not talking to anyone and last time Chelsea did that she ended up in hospital.
He knew that before he told them and before he went to work he needed to find someone to watch them for them so they weren't alone. He quickly pulled out his phone and called Mary, he knew that it wouldn't be until late afternoon at the earliest that she could get there but he could try and get Malia or someone to stay with them until then.
"Hey Mare...Listen I need a favour, how quickly can you get to Hawaii, Cath has gone missing while out at work and I am going to work to find her I just need someone to watch the kids...okay call me when you get to the airport." Steve said as he hung up the phone.
When he got home the house was still quite, he knew he needed to wake them up soon and tell them but he wanted to let them relax because it would be a long time before they did that again for a while. So he decided to make breakfast for them, so at least they would have eaten before going into melt down mode.
Eventually at 0700 he decided that it was time to wake them up. He made his way upstairs and started with Jay's bedroom.
"Jay it's time to wake up breakfast is ready." Steve said.
"What time is it?" Jay asked not moving his head from the pillow.
"7, I have made breakfast you need to be downstairs in 10 minutes." Steve said.
Next he moved to Chelsea's room lightly knocking on the door before letting himself in.
"Chelsea, it's time to wake up sweetheart, breakfast is ready." Steve said.
"It's too early." Was Chelsea's only reply.
"I know but we need talk about a few things." Steve said. "Can you be down in 10 minutes." Steve said leaving the room.
He next made his way to Evie's room and told her the same. He walked back to downstairs, went out back and called Danny to tell him what has happened.
"If you tell us we have a case this soon after the last one, I am handing in my resignation." Danny said as he picked up the phone.
"We do but we don't have to be there till 12." Steve replied. "It's Cath, she's missing."
"Missing?" Danny asked.
"Yes I am going to have to explain later but for meet me at HQ at 10." Steve said hanging up the phone.
He made the same call to Kono and then to Chin but this time asked Chin if Malia could come and stay with the kids until Mary got there at 4.
Steve went back into the house and put breakfast on the table waiting for the kids to come down. He had decided that he would tell them after they had eaten breakfast. Although how he was going to tell them was not going to be easy. He had thought of many ways to tell them, none of them made what he had to say easier, he would just have to come out with it.
"Good Morning." Steve said as all three of the kids came downstairs.
"Why are we up this early?" Chelsea asked sitting down and starting her breakfast.
"Because we need to talk after breakfast." Steve replied.
"What did you do Chelsea?" Jay asked.
"I did nothing. Why do you look at me, it could be about you." Chelsea defended.
"Because it is normally you." Jay argued back.
"It's not really about either of you." Steve said. "But what it is about can wait until after we have finished breakfast."
They ate the rest of breakfast in silence. Steve didn't want to give away his anger and upset and he knew that talking would probably show it, and the kids didn't speak because they were still half asleep.
After breakfast they moved into the living room and the kids sat down on the sofa while Steve stood opposite them.
"Before I say this I need you to promise me something, you won't run off or do anything stupid." Steve said.
"Promise." Chelsea said followed by Jay and Evie promising.
"I was called out this morning. I got called to Pearl, where I had a meeting with the Admiral. He told me that your mom went out on a mission and they were ambushed and never made it back, they believe that your mom was kidnapped." Steve said, it was so much harder than he had imagined when he was saying it in his head.
"Is she dead?" Jay asked.
"They don't believe she is. But I have been called to work with my team and a SEAL team to get her back." Steve explained.
"I think I just need to be by myself." Chelsea said. "I will be in my room." She made her way upstairs and got into her bedroom before locking the door.
Jay didn't say anything but just got up and walked out towards the back garden. When he got out he sat down on the little beach and just looked out to the sea. He had heard people in the Navy and Army being taken but he never imagined it would be his mother. He never really thought that it would be his mom that was taken.
"You okay Evie?" Steve asked.
"Yeah, I think so, I just don't think I understand why she was taken." Evie replied.
"Neither do I. But I am just going to go and see Jay, you alright waiting here?" Steve asked.
"Yeah I'll be fine." Evie replied.
Steve walked outside and sat down next to Jay on the beach. He didn't say anything he was just waiting for Jay to speak first and hopefully tell him how he is feeling.
"I never thought this would happen to me. I know it happens but I never thought it would be my mom that was taken. Me and Chelsea were horrible to her before she left, we threw a party. You are going to find her aren't you?" Jay asked.
"Yes, I am going to do everything I can to find her and bring her home." Steve replied.
"Thank you, what time are you going to work?"
"I am meeting my team at 10 today. I have asked Malia to come and spend today with you, but my sister is coming over from LA and should be here by 4 to stay while your mom's not here and I am working to bring her home." Steve said.
"Okay." Jay said.
"Dad, Uncle Chin and Malia." Evie said stepping into the garden.
"Okay, I will be in now." Steve said standing up and walking towards the house.
"Steve I'm sorry brah." Chin said when he saw Steve coming into the living room.
"Thanks. Thank you for looking after them, Mary should be here at 4." Steve explained.
"I have a couple of days of work so can stay as long as you need." Malia replied. "How are they doing?" she asked once Evie had left the room to be out of ear shot.
"Jay, I think is more worried about the things that they he and Chelsea said to Cath about leaving. Chelsea hasn't said anything she just went upstairs to her bedroom but she is still in the house, and Evie is doing better than both of them but I don't think she quite understands how much trouble Cath could be in, or what has actually happened." Steve explained.
"Do you mind if I go and see Chelsea and Evie?" Malia asked.
"No go ahead." Steve said.
"How are you doing?" Chin asked when Malia went upstairs.
"Truthfully, scared that I am going to lose her, I want nothing more than to be flown out to where she was last seen and track for her myself but that can't happen. But I know what could be happening to her and the chances of her being found dead are increasing the longer we are not doing anything." Steve admitted.
"We will find her, we have the best SEAL team and Five 0 and we always get a result." Chin said, he knew that what Steve was saying was right but he had to try and keep Steve thinking positive.
Meanwhile upstairs...
Malia knocked on Chelsea's door and when the door opened there were tears down Chelsea's face.
"Come here." Malia said wrapping her arms around Chelsea. She lead Chelsea to sit down on the end of the bed. "They are going to find your mom."
"What if they don't. The last times I saw my mom I was a cow to her. I made her life hell because she was leaving again, and if she doesn't get home she will always think that I hate her." Chelsea said.
"I know you didn't make it easy for your mom, but she knows that you love her. She always knows that you love her." Malia said, running a hand over Chelsea's hair.
It was a couple of minutes before Evie came into Chelsea bedroom. She didn't say anything, just sat down next to Chelsea and put her arms around her to give her a hug. Chelsea had done a lot for Evie and it was now time for Evie to repay the favour. Evie was upset about Cath but Cath was Chelsea's mom and it must be really hard for her.
"I am going to go downstairs would you like me to bring some drinks up?" Malia asked.
"I'm fine." Chelsea said lying back down on the bed.
"Thank you for this Malia we are going to head to HQ." Steve said.
"Okay, good luck." Malia said giving her husband a kiss.
Steve and Chin arrived at HQ early, and went straight to the Bullpin.
"Where do you want to start? Chin asked.
"We don't have any information from the Navy yet to where she was, but I wanted to look into anyone who would want to take Cath specifically." Steve explained.
"Have you thought of Wo Fat?" Chin asked. As soon as Chin had gotten the phone call the first person he thought of was Wo Fat. He knew that through what they had found out through the last couple of days Wo Fat was planning something and this was well in his power to actually do this.
"It did cross my mind but for now they think it was a mission went wrong, and we will find out why Cath when we get to base. But I want you to see if we can find anything on Wo Fat before we leave." Steve replied.
"Okay, I will see if we can track where he currently is." Chin said tapping on the computer screen.
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