A/N: Wow! I don't know how to thank you guys for the wonderful reviews of the last chapter. Poor Danny. I don't know what's worse. Getting his ass kicked or the glee we all seem to get from reading about it. LOL But, Danny's strong. I have a feeling he's going to need it. Hope you enjoy this next chapter just as much. More "fun" coming soon too ;-)

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Pride, Admiration and Respect

Chapter Eleven

"That can't be all there is." Kono said, almost to herself as, like Chin's before, her fingers began to dance across the table. Steve and Annie were frozen in place. Each lost in their own thoughts. Annie's mind was reeling… she had caused this. She came here, brought Cordoba to their door and now she was going to lose another brother. Steve was frozen in rage. There was no way in hell Danny was staying in that hell hole a millisecond longer if he had to tear the entire island apart to find him. He would not lose Danny, not like this. There was no way he was going to Grace and tell her Danno was gone.

He looked at Annie, saw the fear and personal reproach written all over her face. "We'll find him, Annie. You have my word on that!" He reached out and placed his hand on her shoulder, giving it a gentle yet strong squeeze.

"Ahhh!" Kono said. "Yes we will. There's another file embedded in the memory. One set of GPS coordinates."

"Where, Kono?" Steve demanded.

"1092 Makepono Street…. Sand Island. Looks like a small industrial warehouse. Vacant. Approximately 6,000 square feet. Located on a corner property. There is street access from both Sand Island Parkway and Makepono Street."

"All right. Annie, Chin and I will check it out."

At Kono's startled look, Steve said "I know, Kono, but I need you to stay behind. Call HPD to back us up. But I need you to run a background check. I need everything you can find on a man named Alex Sanchez, Assistant District Attorney, New York County. And get a hold of Toast. Tell him I need a mock up copy of that flash drive. I have a feeling we're going to need some kind of leverage pretty damn soon and the original drive is not an option."

"Got it boss," Kono replied as she reached into her back pocket to pull out her phone and call HPD backup for the warehouse.

The others quickly made their way over to the gun cabinet and began to get their gear together. Annie heaved a worried sigh as she strapped on her Tac vest, a sound Steve did not miss. Placing his hand over her shaking ones he tried to reassure her the best he could.

"We'll get him back, Annie. Don't worry. He's tough... he'll hold on until we can get there."

"He's my brother Steve, and I brought this down on him. I can't lose him. After Matt…." she trailed off.

"We will not lose him Annie. I swear to you; we will not lose him. Don't forget, he's my brother, too."

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Steve quickly scanned the warehouse as well as the yard in front. The one story structure looked like an abandoned work shop or garage with a yard full of junk and old rusted cars and trucks. They know from the info Kono was able to find on the place, that there are exits on both side streets as well as the front. Steve quickly laid out the game plan he'd been working on in his head since they left HQ.

"Chin…. Annie and I will check it out from the back entrance to the left. It's the least accessible so hopefully the least guarded. HPD is on the way and should be here any minute. Take as many men as you need and enter from the side entrance on the right. Have the remaining men keep a watch on the front."

"Steve… HPD is a minute out… we should wait. We have no idea what you're going to find in there. Just one more minute… please."

"Chin…. my brother could be dying in there," Annie chimed in. "I want that minute. I'm not willing to waste it standing out here waiting for HPD."

The look Steve gave Chin implicitly said, "She's one of me and I totally approve". Chin just shook his head sagely.

"You know Danny would not approve of this. When you find him he's going to rip you both a new one, I guarantee it."

Steve smiled at Chin's use of the word "when" and clapped him on the shoulder. "I look forward to that, Chin."

"Ok… I'll be right behind you. Just, please, be careful."

Steve and Annie quickly made their way to the back of the building and to the door they knew they'd find there. As expected, they found the door locked but the old, abandoned building was in such a state of disrepair the lock was extremely easy to break. They shared an uneasy glance at the ease with which they were able to gain entry, but neither was willing to waste time worrying about it right now. They needed to get to Danny.

Once inside Steve gave Annie the signal to flank to the right while he searched to the left. Each proceeded with extreme care, not wanting to make any sounds that could alert anyone else in the building. The inside wasn't very large but there were several interconnected rooms. It was like a rat's nest, overcrowded with boxes, crates and all sorts of assorted junk making it difficult to not only search but to do so without making any noise. They needed that back up, now. Steve checked his watch and knew HPD was probably outside this very second and Chin would be joining the search at any moment.

Suddenly, he heard a muffled sound, then a shallow thump, from the other side of the wall where he'd sent Annie to search. Instantly wary, he carefully, gun held high, rounded the corner to look into the room. Then he saw her. Annie was laid out, unconscious on the floor. Quickly checking to see if the surroundings were clear Steve ran to Annie's side. Before he could do more than press his fingers to her neck and reassure himself that she was alive, he heard it. Too many missions in too many countries he wasn't supposed to admit to knowing about, made the sound all too familiar. A dart gun. Steve had no time to react before the dart pierced the side of his neck. As he fell over near where Annie lay, as his eyes began to tunnel and darkness encroached, he had one last thought. "I'm sorry, Danny."

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"All right men, I need you four to head out back… back up McGarrett and Officer Williams. You four are with me," Chin instructed, as he and HPD fanned out to join the search for Danny. It didn't take long for Chin to realize something was definitely wrong.

The building was deathly silent when they entered. Holes in the ceiling were allowing streams of sunlight into the space, dust particles suspended in the beams of light. The only sounds the skittering of mice around the perimeter and the muffled footfalls of HPD conducting their search. Chin was getting a very bad feeling about this.

He dared not call out to Steve or Annie, and the com links in the ear buds they were wearing were ominously silent. Methodically checking room by room, Chin came upon the last one in the hall. There was nothing there. Cautiously advancing into the room, Chin could see where the dust on the floor had been disturbed. Not only disturbed but there were definite signs that a body… no make that more than one body… had been laying on the floor and had been moved. When he advanced even further into the room, his heart nearly stopped. There, in the center of the floor were two ear buds. Steve and Annie were gone. Checking his watch, he was stunned to see it had only been five minutes since they all exited Steve's truck.

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Kono entered the basement office. Once her eyes adjusted to the dim lighting, she shook her head at the disarray that was just about everywhere. Pizza boxes and soda cups, bubble gum and candy wrappers, all over the floor… it looked like a frat house. On the table across the small space, she could see the backs of several computer monitors sitting among the debris. The telltale sounds of keystroke tapping the only thing she could hear. Rounding the table, she finally saw Toast, head down, brow furrowed in concentration, his fingers a blur on the keyboard. Not wanting to startle him, Kono gently cleared her throat. Toast, being Toast, literally leaped out of his skin anyway.

Kono delicately winced. "Sorry..."

"No… no, it's fine, really. Just… being in the bowels of Five-0 is a bit nerve racking, ya know? Don't tell me. Tall, dark and constipated wants an update, right?"

"No, actually, I do!" Kono said impatiently. As much as she usually enjoyed Toast and his unique personality, she really didn't have time for this today.

Toast gave a convulsive swallow. "Ok… the good news is I'm pretty sure this last reconfiguration of my program will finally crack the encryption on this thing."

"Finally! It's been two days, Toast. I always expect you to be a lot quicker than this."

"Even I can't crack everything the first time around. I know it's been a couple of days," he said a bit defensively, "I'm doing the best I can."

Kono looked around the room again. She noticed the recliner Steve had ordered brought in for Toast, covered in rumpled blankets. She again took notice of all the pizza boxes. Taking a hard look at Toast himself she realized that although he may have used the recliner, he hadn't gotten much sleep. There were deep, dark smudges beneath his overly tired eyes. It was obvious Toast hadn't left this room in days.

"I'm really sorry, Toast. I didn't mean it the way it sounded. I know you're doing your very best. It's just… Cordoba took Danny. We're running out of time."

Toast sat up straighter in his chair. Kono saw his eyes instantly become more alert and his jaw tighten. Toast was very fond of Danny. Kono knew what Danny had done to get him out of some hot water when they had first met.

Almost to himself Toast whispered, "He has Jersey…". Then with his shoulders set in a new resolve, he looked Kono right in the eye.

"What else can I do? Name it."

Kono smiled a sweet smile at him and patted his shoulder. "First off, we need you to mock up a copy of that flash drive. Steve thinks Cordoba is going to demand the return of that drive and, obviously, the original is out of play." At Toast's raised eyebrow she continued. "Yes, I know, it won't take him long to realize it's a fake but it may buy us enough time to get Danny out of there."

Toast nodded. "What else?"

"How soon will you know if your new program worked?"

"It's running now. We should have something within the hour."

"Good. Call me the instant you have anything. And get to work on that copy."

"Will do!"

Kono turned and headed for the door. Just as she reached out for the handle she heard Toast.

"Ah, ha! Gotcha!"

Kono spun on her heels and rushed back to his side.

"What have we got?"

"Looks like Jersey's sister was right. There's a ton of stuff on here. Bank records, interoffice communications, agendas and itineraries, damn, all kinds of stuff. Tell you what. I'll download all of this onto Five-0's secure internal server. It's more secure and better encrypted then anything. Then we can use this flash drive as your decoy. I can leave a footprint of every file on the drive so it looks untouched. The footprint will make it look like all the files are intact but, in fact, they will all be corrupted and impossible to open. Anyone doing a quick look at the contents list will see all the files and possibly just move on without actually trying to open anything. They wouldn't know there was a problem until they actually tried. It's a long shot but it may just buy you some time."

"Toast, that's brilliant. Someone in a crisis situation may not take the time to open every file, they would just look to see if the files were there. That could give us the edge we need to get to Danny and get him out of there," Kono said, as she reached into her back pocket to retrieve her ringing cell phone.

Looking down and seeing Chin's face on her screen, she began talking before Chin had the chance to say a word.

"Chin… great news. Toast's cracked the flash drive and he…. What? How? You mean you let them go in there alone? Yes… yes… I know… two of a kind. Right, I'll be ready when you get here."

"What's going on?"

"Steve and Annie went into the warehouse alone to look for Danny." At Toast's raised eyebrows she nodded and continued. "Yes, I know, but neither one of them was willing to wait for HPD and leave Danny in there a second longer."

"Don't tell me? He wasn't in there, was he?"

"No, he wasn't," Kono answered sadly "And by the time Chin and HPD went in, only a couple of minutes later, Steve and Annie weren't in there either."

"What do we do now?"

"I'm headed up to the bullpen to meet up with Chin. You need to download all the information from that hard drive on to our servers now. I expect to have it all at my fingertips by the time I make it up there so you have about 5 minutes. When you're done, bring that flash drive up to me. Hurry Toast, we're running out of time."