The Hunt is on
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The character of Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua, Adam 'Toast; Charles, Jenna Kaye and Max Bergman do not belong to me in any shape or form, I am merely using them for my own entertainment purposes
The character of Danni McGarrett is probably mine by now. Even though she was originally based on male Danny Williams I think it's probably safe to say that's she her own individual character by now, especially since I've created a back ground for her which is different to male Danny's background in the show. This also affects Grace who is different from the show as well in ways.
The characters of Jack O'Connor, David Richardson, Riley King, Mason Lowe, Niamh Clayton, Louisa Palakiko-Cowan, Tyler Landon, Vanessa Landon, Holly Davies and Teddy Robertson, do however belong to me. I should also add that if a character is mentioned who you are not instantly aware of then that character belong to me as well
Author Note
So here's a brand new offering for you all.
Although I've often worked with simply replacing male Danny with female Danni and seeing what happened I have also written several saga where both of male and female Danny/Danni were in the same story because I was curious about what would happen, how they would be towards each other for example. Sometimes I did this by having them both in 50 as you will find out from the Bomb story which will soon be up and other times by giving Danni a different job on the island and seeing how she reacted to it.
In this particular saga, Danni is the head ME of Hawaii, in charge of a team who deal with all deaths and cases though unlike the show, not just cases from 50. She's married to Steve in this story and they have a family. I should also point out that her second in command is recently married to Danny as well. There is actually quite a few stories in this saga which I refer to as the ME saga so I hope that if this one works out well then I can place the others out.
I love writing Danny / Danni and a saga like this allows me the best of both worlds.
I should warn you that there will be a lot of characters in this that you won't recognise, this is because this story is set in the future and has all the people who I eventually plan to have in 50 in the main saga, you just get a glimpse at them all in advance… I guess this is how I've always pictured 50 in my head.
Anyway I hope you are willing to give it a chance and I guess there's nothing else to say except enjoy!
Overall summary
When three young healthy men drop dead without any sign of injury the medical examiner office become suspicious that there might be something going on. Steve McGarrett doesn't believe there is but he and the rest of 50 take on the case anyway. What they didn't expect to find was a conspiracy which led right to the top and placed them all in danger (Part of the ME saga – A/U of the Danni world)
Chapter Summary
Steve climbed out of his blue truck, hazel-blue eyes moving around him carefully as he took in every detail of the scene in front of him
Overall romance
Steve McGarrett/Danni McGarrett (McDanni)
Danny Williams / Abbie Williams (Danbie)
Eventual mentions of other romances as we go.
Chapter Romance
Mentions of McDanni (Steve McGarrett / Danni McGarrett)
Chapter Three
Steve climbed out of his blue truck, hazel-blue eyes moving around him carefully as he took in every detail of the scene in front of him. They were on the edge of the jungle where the hiking trails were. Normally this place would be swarming with people wanting to test their abilities but at the moment it was quiet. The yellow police tape warning people to stay away from the area.
He looked towards Riley as the former SEAL climbed out of the passenger seat, standing still, hands shoved into his jeans pocket.
"You haven't visited this scene before have you?" Steve asked, Riley shook his head.
"I was in the office finishing off reports" He answered. "You, Danny, Mase and Niamh were the first responders to the scene if memories serves me right." Steve nodded.
"That's right" he said crossing his arms over his chest "What are your first impressions of the place?" He queried, moving towards the tape and ducking beneath it, heading over to the area where an early morning jogger had found the body.
"The body was left in an area which has a high foot traffic level meaning that the killer wanted him to be found and found quickly. This is the edge of the jungle, they could have hidden the body in there and it would never have been found but instead they leave it propped up against a tree trunk." Riley moved towards Steve hunching down and looking at the ground. "All three victims were six foot or above and they were fit and healthy. If they wanted to put up a struggle then they could have caused a lot of damage and yet the two previous ME reports point out the lack of defensive marks or wounds and Danni never mentioned anything either. If anything they all reported a lack of physical injuries anywhere which must mean that all three victims felt safe enough to allow their killers close to them. That points to two conclusion; either they knew they victim well enough that they felt safe in their presence or it was a woman. I'm tempted to go with a woman. Think about where they were found McG? Eddie Rue was found here, Connor Turner in his own hotel bedroom half undressed and Jason Moore on a beach towel. A hike, a hotel room and a beach. The sort of places you mind go to on a date or at least end up at in the case of Connor Turner."
"David had a look at the results. The killer is killing every two days without fail."
"Which means there's already another dead body somewhere" Riley responded. "Normally killers take a long time between kills, the fact that she's already killing at a consistent rate is not a good sign. Something triggered this reaction in her, perhaps she was rejected by someone who was similar to our victims and she's building her way up to killing the real source of her rage. Practicing her craft so she can do it properly when the time comes. Something about these men attracted her, setting off that rage or instinct in her."
"She had to get extremely close to get them in the position she did with the needle" Steve pointed out. Riley nodded.
"Yeah but it's understandable if she's a woman especially if she's beautiful" Riley commented, Steve raised a questioning eyebrow at him. "Okay let me explain it to you Smooth" He remarked "Using Danni as an example. Imagine you weren't married to her, you didn't know her and you had never met her. You look up and there she is approaching you. Your first thought if you're alive and not gay is that she is beautiful. The next would be pride that she's noticed you and you have all her attention, knowing that others are trying to get her attention as well. She's tiny, she's feminine she arousing every protective instinct you have as a male. She's flirting with you, touching you and so you think you're in there, you lean down to her intent on kissing her, she leans into you and then you feel just the slightly sharp pain in your neck and then before you know it, it's all over. She has the perfect angle for her blow and she expends no effort or energy getting the job done, if anything it's the guy who does all the work for her."
"I get you" Steve said, breathing out deeply and running a hand through his hair. "And you think she's doing all of this because she was scorned."
"No" Riley said "I'm merely placing a possible theory forward. With no evidence we can't even determine if it is a woman or not. I'm just going off gut feeling here. Just like my gut is telling me that you need to get off your high horse fella and call Teddy Robertson and ask him for his and his teams help in this case. You might not like the guy but he is the head of the Hawaiian Behavioural analysis unit. This is what the four of them are here for. They can look at what we have and nail a profile. A profile which might narrow down our search for this woman before she kills several more men."
"You might be right" Steve said reluctantly "Their input on the case might not be a bad idea but it doesn't mean that I have to be the one who calls him. I'm the boss remember? I get to delegate and I'm pretty sure this is why I have a Second in Command" He gave a wicked laugh as he fished out his mobile from one of the many pockets in his cargo pants, he had and pressed down on the number two button bringing the phone to his ear. He heard the click indicating the call had been picked off but before he could say a word Danny was speaking.
"I think our killer is a woman" The man said, his Jersey accent thickening "Jack's been filling me and Ty in on the case, there's no way a man would let another man close enough to him to stick a needle in his head. The only thing I can think of is the man being promised sex. Sex makes even the most sensible man turn into a Moran. What are yours and Riley's thoughts?" He asked.
"We came to the same conclusion" Steve said feeling a stab of pride at Danny's detective skills. "I'm not calling you for your input on the case yet though, that will wait until we've hooked up with Chin and Kono."
"Right" Danny said, dragging the word out. "In that case why are you calling me?" He demanded.
"I need you to call Teddy Robertson and tell them that we need his team involved in this one."
"Teddy Robertson?" Danny repeated sounding outraged.
"I would do it myself Danno but I'm heading to the morgue and reception is always dodgy in there. Call me after you spoke to Teddy and tell me what he says" He commented ringing off before Danny could go off into a rant. He turned to Riley catching his amused look. "What?" He said "Danno is less likely to argue with Teddy then me" Riley snorted.
"I feel sorry for you. When Danny gets his hands on you then he'll kill you, simple as."
"He can try" Steve replied "Now let's go and see what my brilliant wife and her equally brilliant twin have managed to find between the two of them" He commented, leading the way back to the truck.
Author Note
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