A/N: I'm back! It's been too long, but I'm officially done with high school! Here is a new chapter in honour of the season finale this week. To be honest, I have had a lack of inspiration from the past few episodes and am really contemplating whether to tune in next season… But that tiny McKono moment in the last episode really got me happy again :) Enjoy!
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. -Confucius
Howard Gates was a very angry man. Not only did his bomb fail to kill Stephanie Brewster, but the surprise he gave the two 5-0 detectives didn't manage to blow them up either. He cursed under his breath. Security had tightened around Hawaii and he had only just managed to slip in the hospital disguised as a medic to check on how the wounded 5-0 officer was. It was two weeks later and she was still in a coma. But it was the grieving team members that made him feel satisfied, he indulged in the misery of them and watched as two of them argued and fought. No officer deserved to be happy. Every officer or medic responsible for his wife's death deserved to wallow in misery, just like how he had when they failed to save his wife. He had also been round to Stephanie's house, hoping to finish the job, but her security detail had tightened and there was no way he'd get through those HPD officers. By day, Howard was driving around aimlessly, thinking of how to plot revenge for his wife, by night, he was wasted in the dark alleyways of Hawaii, shouting profanities at whoever was nearby.
Howard woke up from yet another drunken night with his wife's portrait on his bedside table. He remembered this day three weeks ago. His wife had committed suicide three weeks ago. Three weeks ago the first responders to his house failed to save his wife. And today… today would be the day they paid.
He got up and drove to a storage unit that he rented, with his half-finished weapon at the back of his car. His eyes burned with fury, and all that filled his mind was revenge.
That morning, Chin stepped into Kono's hospital room to check on his dear cousin. Steve and Danny were at the precinct checking out a lead, and they both insisted that Chin take the week off to look after Kono. He stopped at the doorway and looked at Kono lying on the bed. She was the only family that believed in his innocence when HPD had accused him of taking those money years ago. She had been there and offered words of comfort when Malia had been killed. He loved her and he couldn't lose her. He went in and sat on the chair next to her and as he did her eyes started to flicker and her hand gave a slight movement. At once, he called the doctor and held on to her hand.
"Kono…?"
Her eyes began to open.
"Officer Kelly, please step back." said the doctor, rushing in to check her vitals.
"She is stable for now, she seems to have a concussion but we'll have to wheel her in to do some tests later to know the extent. She is a tough one that Officer Kalakaua. I'll be back in an hour to do some tests."
"Thank you doctor." He went up to Kono and sat down next to her.
"How you feeling cuz?" Chin helped Kono sit up. She seemed dazed and confused.
"Take your time, I'll get you some water and I'll tell Steve and Danny you woke." He smiled.
"Ok, that's great… Ok, Danny and I will run down this lead and we'll come over and see her tonight. Alright, thanks Chin." Steve got off the phone.
"Kono woke, doctors are saying she has a concussion but won't know the extent till they run some tests. We'll run down this lead then go see her later."
"You alright Steve? You don't seem to be too happy." Danny said.
Steve paused. "I don't know, I feel like her getting hurt was my fault. I should have done something, shielded her…. I'm her boss. I promised her I'd take care of her. When she first came into 5-0 I promised Chin I'd never let her into harms way. I.."
"Stop it" Danny said. "When she joined 5-0 she knew what risks she was getting into. She's a tough one that Kono, she'll pull through! What were you supposed to do, be a psychic and know that bomb would go off? No. You didn't know what would happen so stop sulking and get off your ass and lets catch this son of a bitch!"
"Ok ok thanks for those words of encouragement" Steve said sarcastically. "Ok here's something, I ran Howards relatives names on the database, and his cousin rented a storage unit in of town a few days ago. It could be him."
"Or it could actually be his cousin."
"Well unless his cousin cab come back to life from the dead.. It's him alright. Let's go check it out."
"Ok, I'll put a BOLO on his cousin's car too if that son of a bitch stole more things from a dead guy."
"So now that Kono is alright, maybe you could ask her out." Danny asked while they were driving.
"Why are you so interested? Stop asking so many questions."
"Well if you let me drive my car then maybe I wouldn't be asking so many questions and prying into your business." Danny retorted.
"I don't know, it seems too soon, I mean Cath just broke up with me."
"What? Like there is a rule or something? Here we are."
They parked the car and cautiously found storage unit 133 and asked the manager to open it.
There was a desk in the middle of the unit. Danny and Steve went and inspected the items on it, and what they found shocked them to the core.
Chin was filling Kono in on the case progression when Danny and Steve rushed in.
"We gotta get out of here." Danny said breathlessly, he motioned to the nurse outside. "Evacuate everyone. NOW!"
"Hey Danny, Steve, guess what? I'm fine! Doctors said the concussion was mild, I'm quite lucky actually, they said…" Kono quipped enthusiastically.
"Good to see you're good hun but we gotta leave now." Steve said.
"Guys, Explain." Chin interrupted.
"Bomb squad found material in Howard's storage room that could blow up a whole building. The BOLO we put out for his cousins car was found. In it were the blueprints for this very hospital. His car was found outside. He's here. And he's going to blow this place up."
A/N: Sorry it seems quite rushed... Hope y'all enjoyed though and looking forward to the season finale! Reviews are always appreciated (: