The ride to the hospital had been fairly uneventful, Steve was pretty much out of it, the fever finally taking its toll. Danny himself had let down his guard, the exhaustion finally taking over as he slumped against the side of the ambulance letting Dave and Sam take up watch. Dave quietly looked him over, taking his pulse and checking the cut in his hairline that had long stopped bleeding. Danny tiredly allowed it, under normal circumstances he would have deflected the poking and prodding but now he just didn't care, he needed sleep and his body was forcing it on him.
Dave wrapped a blanket around him as he unexpectedly shivered "you need to rest Danny….just relax for a while…we'll be at the hospital soon"
Danny nodded glancing to Steve then leaning his head back again as he closed his eyes….sleep claimed him instantly. The next thing he knew he was being jostled awake by Sam.
"Hey Danny we're just pulling up to the hospital….we need to get you both inside"
Danny looked at Steve, he still had his hand entwined with his, he gently pulled it free as Dave and Sam both manoeuvred the gurney out of the ambulance.
Dave came back through the open doors of the ambulance "Danny?"
Danny glanced at him tiredly
"Come on Danny let's get you inside" Dave pulled Danny up helping him out of the truck. Dave helped keep him upright as they made it through the ER doors. A nurse approached as they manoeuvred Danny into one of the rooms.
"We brought him in with Steve McGarrett…he's exhausted and on the way here he started to show signs of shock" as Dave helped the nurse get Danny laying down. The nurse grabbed a warmed blanket and put it over Danny.
"Could you stay with him Dave, I'm just going to get a doctor to check him over"
"Yeah no problem" as he glanced back over to Danny, he patted his shoulder "relax Danny, you need to rest…your partners going to be fine"
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Steve sensed unfamiliar hands, the straps loosened and he felt himself being lifted and re settled. He groaned as the blanket was pulled back, the cooler air making him shiver. Strange voices penetrated his feverish mind, the hands were back poking and prodding sending him into an excruciating clarity of pain.
"D….D…nno" Steve clasped the blanket trying to get away
"Relax Commander" a hand anchored him forcing him to lie still "We're getting the OR ready for you"
The same hand started to palpate his side, the pressure making him grunt and curl into himself. He shivered again reaching and grasping the side of the bed.
"D..Da…no" he moaned
The doctor frowned leaning in closer to his patient "what is he saying?"
"It sounds like Dan or Danno" the first nurse replied
"He came in with his partner "the second nurse said" his name is Danny"
"Did he get hurt too?" the doctor said with concern
"he came in a little shocky….mostly exhausted….he's being treated right now" the second nurse replied again
The doctor leaned over Steve again "Your partner is fine, he'll be here when you wake up Commander….we're going to take you now and get that bullet out…. then you'll start to feel better"
Steve opened his eyes trying to focus on the doctor in front of him, he shivered again groaning and then grimaced.
The doctor squeezed Steve's shoulder" let's finish getting him prepped…..nurse grab a warmed blanket and let's get him to the OR"
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Chin and Kono had taken a couple of hours before they were able to head to the hospital. They both headed into the emergency waiting room expecting to see Danny, there was no sign of him. Kono approached the admitting desk to enquire about Steve, as Chin went to look for Danny.
The nurse informed Kono that Steve was still in surgery. She then told Kono that Danny was resting and should be fine.
"What happened to Danny?" Kono worryingly said
Chin walked back into the waiting room catching only the last part of Konos conversation "Where's Danny?" as he came to stand beside Kono
"I'll take you to see Mr. Williams" as the nurse lead the way ushering both Chin and Kono into a private emergency room. "I'll get the doctor for you…he'll explain what's going on"
Chin and Kono both thanked her as she left.
Danny lay disturbingly quiet, a heart monitor quietly beeped while an IV line ran into his right arm. He appeared to be sleeping, tucked comfortably in a slightly raised bed.
Kono went to his side grasping his warm hand into hers "Danny…..Chin?" she turned to her cousin with a confused worry look on her face "I thought he was fine?"
"I thought so too" as he stood taking in Danny's appearance
The doctor walked in taking in two concerned looks. "Hi I'm Doctor Connors" shaking both Chin and Konos hands
"What's wrong with him?" Chin asked
"Prior to Danny arriving with his partner, he had started showing signs of complete exhaustion and then shock….by the time the ambulance arrived he was confused and barely functioning."
Kono and Chin looked at each other "Is he going to be fine?...why does he have an IV?" Kono questioned
He was dehydrated so that is why he is being given fluids, we had some trouble getting him to settle so we gave him a sedative as well so he would rest
"And the heart monitor? Chin queried
"It's monitored at the nurses' station, that way we would know if he was waking up or in some other distress without disturbing him coming in and out….he is pretty much out now, but he fought the sedative for quite some time….this is what he needs" as the doctor gestured to Danny "he needs rest and he'll be fine… I understand he came in with his partner, Commander McGarrett, and he is still in surgery, you can stay with Danny if you like, I'll let you know as soon as we have any info on the Commander. Any other questions or concerns?"
"No….thank you doctor" as both Chin and Kono turned their attention back to Danny.