Phantom
By
Landon Richardson
Official Disclaimer
The characters of Lieutenant Commander Steven 'Steve' McGarrett, Chin Ho Kelly, Officer Kono Kalakaua, Adam 'Toast' Charles, Meka Hanamoa, Amy Hanamoa, Billy Hanamoa Mary McGarrett, John McGarrett, Steven McGarrett (Steve's grandfather/namesake), Lieutenant Catherine Rollins and Doctor Max Bergman do not belong to me in any shape or form. I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes.
The characters of Danielle 'Danni' Williams, although originally based on the male Danny Williams on the show, is probably different enough that she can be considered her own creation since she has a different background and different personality to her male counterpart. This also in turns changes Grace to an extent as Danni has full custody but also a civil relationship with Grace's father which reflects in the way Grace is. I should also add that Grace's surname is Taylor as Williams is Danni's maiden name which she reverted back to after her divorce was finalised.
The characters of Lily Williams, Doctor Rosamund 'Rosie' Lange, Doctor Richard White, Lieutenant Colonel David Williams, Special Agent Jack O'Connor, Lieutenant commander Riley King, Lieutenant Louisa Palakiko-Cowan and Detective Liam Mead are mine as well. Any other character who might pop up who you don't instantly recognise will probably belong to me as well. I'll hopefully catch them in time to put above though.
Author Notes
Here's the next chapter for you all.
This might be the first time I've ever written Steve and Danni in a proper argument, it was surprisingly draining to do!
Anyway please enjoy
Overall Summary
Danni Williams has always kept her secret close to her heart, guarding it preciously, determined to hide who and what she is but when that secret threatens her life and those around her she realises that some things aren't meant to be kept secret. Some secrets have to come out no matter what the consequences are. (McDanni saga, McDanni)
Chapter Summary
Danni stared over her shoulder at the body, her thoughts whirling in her head as she tried to gather all the information together in her mind. If the people they had been hunting was back then they would need to make sure they found them and found them soon before more people were murdered..
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 (Dunni)
Mentions of past Steve McGarrett / Catherine Rollins (McRollins)
Chapter Romance
Possible hints of Steve McGarrett / Danni Williams (McDanni)
Other Note
~ Point one – Please be aware that nearly all of the locations which are used in this story are either from the internet (thank you Google!) or made up by me. I claim no knowledge of Hawaii having never been there before.
~ Point two – Although this story is technically part of the Danni and uses many characters from the universe, it is to be considered an A/U of the world and not one which is reflect or affect any of the other stories I write unless stated otherwise.
Dictionary
Lumeneai – Fire Element
Waiaugavai – Water Element
Xeoaisa – Ice Element
Honuaterralagi = Earth Element
Kapasetoo – Death Walker
Chapter Five
Dad?
Danni stared over her shoulder at the body, her thoughts whirling in her head as she tried to gather all the information together in her mind. If the people they had been hunting was back then they would need to make sure they found them and found them soon before more people were murdered.
She nodded at Rosie who gave her a warm smile, before turning and head back towards Meka, her eyes flickering around her, taking in the position of the rest of her team and what they were doing. She had nearly reached Meka when Steve suddenly appeared in her path, blocking her off with a grim look on his face which sent all her survival instincts screaming into action. She hissed when he wrapped his hand around the crook of her elbow and used the hold to pull her down the street, close enough that they could still be seen but far away enough that no one would be able to overhear their conversation.
"Steve what has gotten into you?" She demanded, frowning when his fingernails dug into her skin.
"I know I said I would wait until after the case but that's not viable anymore, tell me now what is going on because that dead victim back there isn't the result of a simple arson regardless of what accelerant was used on him or her" Steve said, jabbing his free thumb over his shoulder, his eyes and other hand never leaving her. There was expression in his gaze which told her that her time was up and that Steve wouldn't let her leave without hearing the whole truth.
She swallowed, trying desperately to stall.
"Steve, we spoke about this in the car, you agreed to put the case first and then we would speak" Danni stated, trying to keep her voice steady.
"That agreement was made before I saw the crime scene and the state of the body Danni. I know you, you know what we're dealing with so tell me and don't tell me you don't because your eyes have already given you away" He told her, his own eyes narrowing at her.
"Steve you don't understand, I can't" She snapped back, pulling her arm away from his grip and hissing when she felt his fingernail rip across her skin. Steve didn't seem to notice, his nostrils flaring as he took a step towards her, getting right into her personal space again.
"You can't" He repeated coldly, the tone making her shiver. "You can Danni and you will. You tell me time and time again how much you care for this team and how you consider us to be a part of your family but you're standing there, knowing what happened and you're just going to let them walk into danger because you're not willing to share those facts? What if one of them gets hurt or god forbid dies because they make a stupid mistake which could have been averted if they had known the whole story. That would be on your head Danielle and your fault. You are currently responsible for anything which may happen." He said.
Danni's eyes widened as she took a step away from him, her hand coming up to cover her heart as she swallowed hard at the pain his comment caused her.
"Steve" She said weakly with a shake of her head. "How can you say that, you know that I…"
"What?" Steve interrupted. "You wouldn't place the team in danger is that what you're going to say because you already are, you're doing it right now. I've seen a lot of sights in my life Danni and more than my fair share of crime scene but nothing I've seen looks remotely like the one back there. There's something not right about it… something… something not natural" He stated, stumbling slightly over his words before his face hardened again. "I walked the perimeter before I joined you and Meka and there are way too many things which don't add up but then again you already know that. That's why you were so anxious to get down here because you already knew what we would find and it scared you." He stated.
Danni remained quiet, unable to force any words out to defend herself, feeling as though Steve's harsh words were ripping away every barrier she had leaving her defenceless against him. Her eyes flickered away as John McGarrett popped into existence beside them, his grin immediately slipping from his face as he took in the scene with a glance.
"Steve I'm begging you don't do this now, you don't know what you're dealing with or who you're dealing with here." She said, a pleading note coming to her voice. She could feel his anger and hut pressing hard against her, making her want to curl into a ball and protect herself.
"Of course I have no idea what I'm dealing with because my partner who knows is hiding things from me. The woman who I'm meant to trust with my life, the one who swore she had my back, is lying to me. Tell me Danielle, how are you any different from the people in my past who had done the same thing to me. You were meant to be the one who I trusted the most but how can I if you don't tell me things?" He asked, a look of hopelessness coming to his eyes before he shook his head and looked away from her.
She watched as he turned away from her clearly heading back towards the crime scene.
"Wait" She said, her voice coming out weakly, terror almost choking her as she continued. "You win, I'll tell you but remember you wanted to know this, you'll have to deal with the consequences." She waited, interlocking her fingers together tightly until he turned back to face her his expression blank as he moved back into her space, clearly waiting for her to speak. She was aware of the concerned look the others were giving them but she was trapped. Either she told him everything or she lost him and she couldn't lose him. "I need you to promise me that you won't interrupt me until I finish." She said.
"I promise" He answered with a single nod as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"The simple fact is that I'm not normal" She began, ignoring the way his eyes widened for a moment before narrowing thoughtfully. "The truth is that I'm…" She hesitated, biting down on her lip for a moment before she continued, barely able to get the words out. "I'm not human, or not what you would consider a human to be. The truth is that at least a third of the world population, maybe more are like me. Being with different talents and abilities which set us apart, things we can do that no human could actually do. We live in a different society and are governed by a different set of laws which we abide by. The number one rule is to keep our world a secret from anyone who isn't one of us so that we don't becomes targets. Humans, as in normal regular people, would try and hunt us down so they could perform test on us as though we were animals. Meka is one as well. That dead victim back there he was one as well, killed by a Lumeneai. There are at least eight of them who we've been hunting since about a month into me arriving in Hawaii. Two Lumeneai, two Waiaugavai, two Xeoaisa and two honuaterralagi. All of whom are extremely dangerous as you can tell. That was done by one of the Lumeneai. We thought that they had left Hawaii for good but something has brought them back and that's the truth of it. That's why I couldn't tell you because it was against my laws but once again here I am breaking them."
"Wow" Steve said, shaking his head after a long silence where he had just stared at her. "I mean just wow. I'm asking you to be serious and you're sitting there weaving this make believe story at me. It's nice to know that our partnership together means that much to you that you would stand there and lie to me to my face." He remarked, sounding disgusted.
"I told you that you wouldn't believe me. I begged you not to push but you just had to know. I knew you would never understand and I guess who can blame you. You humans have always been the same, so wrapped up in yourselves that you don't even see that there's another world beside you and you know why you don't see it. It's because you're all so close minded that you won't allow yourself to see it. You willingly blind yourselves to the truth" She snapped at him, her hands curling into fists at her side.
"Yeah so it's my fault then?" Steve replied back angrily. "So then tell me, if you're one of this special beings and so is Meka then what talent do you have? And what talent does Meka have as well? I mean you did say he was one right?"
"Meka is a Waiaugavai, the closest translation in your language would be a Water elemental which sounds exactly like it sounds. He controls water, he creates water, and he can create it from the vapour in the air. Anything that you can imagine that has something to do with that element he can do. It's a powerful ability to have especially when you happen to live on an island surrounded by water. It's an ability which has saved us more times than I care to remember and I…" She stopped, letting out a shaky breathe as she closed her eyes, knowing that she had been right all alone. She had broken her laws and still lost him, just like she had known she would. "I'm a Kapasetoo which translated to a Death Walker so you can figure out that one for yourself."
"Jesus Danielle, you're really something else. I never took you of all people to be delusional, maybe you should consider taking a break from this job since it's clearly has gotten to you. I was serious and you make all of this up" Steve said, frowning as he shook his head.
"I'm not making this shit up McGarrett, it turns out that Meka and all the others were right and I was wrong. I don't know why I ever believed that you would be different, that maybe I could trust you with my secret and my world and share it with you. I can't believe I thought we could be something more. I was wrong, you're just the same as every other Normal walking around, so wrapped up in yourself." She turned to John ignoring the look that Steve was giving her. "You still think that your precious boy would understand. I told you this would happen." She snapped at him, hating them both at that moment in time.
"Danielle I…" John began to say before his words were overrun by Steve's.
"You're taking this too far Danielle, there is no one here but us. Do I need to call Rosie over so she can take a look at you?" Steve demanded, some of his anger dispersing into concern, his hand twitching at his side as though he was fighting the urge to reach out to her.
"I'd rather you didn't because then she would have to report me to the Grand Council for breaking our cardinal rule and I don't quite feel like dealing with the punishment attached to that." Danni hissed, letting all her pain and rage merge into one. "You think I'm a liar, you think that I would lie to you, you stand there and tell me that I'm no better than all those other people in your life who have messed you up? After everything which I have done for you? Well fuck you McGarrett, I'm not a liar and I have never been and I'll prove it to you." She snapped, taking a step forward and grabbing both his forearms, making sure to dig her nails in as retaliation for what he did earlier.
She closed her eyes, pushing out all her emotions and focused on the calm within, pulling on it until it felt like it had coated her from head to toe. She was aware of Steve saying something to her but she easily ignored him instead opening her eyes and tilting her head back, his eyes widened, his mouth dropping open as his gaze met hers. Seeing eyes which no longer looked remotely human but something more ancient and wise. She turned her attention to John who was staring at them unhappily.
"Danielle I…" he began to say stopping when Danni spoke.
"You wanted your moment with him, well it's yours. Take this gift I offer freely for it will be the only time I do" She stated, taking one hand off Steve's arm and holding it out to John, her palm face up.
She saw John hesitate for a moment before he reached out and took her hand in his, wrapping his fingers round her tightly and squeezing as though he was trying to offer her some form of comfort.
Danni looked towards Steve in time to see the look which came to his face as he stared at John, his skin paling dramatically. For a moment his mouth opened and closed before he spoke, his voice barely recognisable.
"Dad?"
Author Note
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