Danny glanced over at the robbers noting that they were both extremely nervous, pacing back and forth and talking softly amongst themselves.
He would have to watch carefully for an opportunity to go for Steve's gun but they were watching him like a hawk right now. Not only did he have to worry about Steve but there were seven other hostages he had to think about. He had to be smart about this. He turned his attention back to the wounds. The bullets were deep but if ever there was a good position to get hit this was it. The odds were pretty good that no vital organs were hit. His main concern was going to be blood loss and making sure that Steve didn't go into shock. After rinsing his hands he flushed the wounds with water and then using gauze from the first aid kit he began to pack the bullet holes and then using a towel and medical tape he wrapped the abdomen tightly. When he was about halfway done Steve began to scream in agony, "DDANNY...SSTOP OOOHH GODD DDANNY SSSTOOPP!"
Leaving the wound he moved up and grabbed Steve's face in his hands,
"Steve, hey buddy...look at me. Come on, focus on me now"
"DDDANNY!"
"Yeah, Steven I'm right here partner...See, I'm right here. Relax now okay"
"Daanny...hhhurts ppartner...how bbad is iitt?"
"I'm mending you up now babe, you're gonna be fine"
"M' thiirstyy Danno"
"You've got a belly wound Steve, so you can't have any water. I'm gonna finish patching you up so Mary here is going to take care of you. You just hang on for me buddy"
"DDanny...DDanny..."
"Yeah, I'm here buddy"
"Did we get 'em Dannn...nno"
"No partner, looks like they got us"
"Yyyou hhurt?"
"I'm fine, you just lay still and let me and Mary take care of you now"
"You'rrre okkay...k'... k'…..I'm nnot going aanywwhere"
Danny moved to quickly finish wrapping the abdomen and then he moved to the chest wound.
"How you doing Kai?"
"Okay...is he going to be alright?"
"He's as tough as they come kid. Here, let me take a look at this" Kai pulled the towel away.
Kai looked at him, "It's not bleeding too bad, huh?"
"Yeah, but that's not good in this case. This bullet could have pierced his lung. He might be bleeding into his lung"
"What can we do?"
"Get him out of here, that's what" Danny bandaged the wound and then gave Kai some water to clean his hands.
"Kai it's really important not to move him or the bullet could shift"
"Alright Danny"
Danny glanced at both Kai and Mary and smiled, "Thank You both for helping us"
They both grinned and watched for the detectives' next move.
Danny dampened a wash cloth and as he stood to face his captors he cleaned his partners blood from his hands.
"I need you to let me get him out of here...please"
Robbie turned to Danny and snapped, "HE KILLED MY BROTHER! I should put him out of his misery now but I'd prefer that he suffer for a while"
Danny's thoughts were interrupted by Steve's screams, "OOOOHHHH MMMY GGOD...DDDANNO PPLEASSE"
He was kneeling at his partner's side in seconds terrified at the sight of foamy blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Hey partner, I'm here"
"DDanny...nnot goona mmake it parrtner"
"Of course you're going to make it. Don't talk like that. You gotta fight for me. I sure in the hell can't tell Gracie that her Uncle Steve quit now can I? You're her partner in crime, you know?"
Steve was gasping, "CCaan't bbreathhe...ccan't...breathhee….DDaanny"
"I'm going to prop you up a bit okay Superman? We've got our buddy Kai here helping us and you just hold onto his hand tight now"
Kai took Steve's hand in his and squeezed as Danny turned to Mary.
"Mary I have to elevate his head so he can breathe better. Can you hold him in your lap?"
"Yeah sure"
Grabbing a second blanket that Mary had brought out he had her sit with her legs folded and then he placed the folded blanket on her lap.
"Okay Kai, I need you to help me. I'm going to lift him onto Mary's lap you hold his hand good and tight"
Kai nodded in understanding and Danny leaned close whispering to Steve, "Squeeze Kai's hand tight babe" He then turned to Mary, "As soon as I lift him you scoot up underneath him and I'll rest his head on the blanket okay?"
"Uh huh"
"Okay, ready...on three, one...two...three" Danny lifted Steve's head and shoulders and in seconds he was moved but the action brought excruciating pain causing Steve to pass out.
Mary panicked, "Oh God is he okay?"
Danny touched her forearm, "He just passed out. I need you both to listen to me. His lung is filling with blood that's why it's a struggle for him to breathe. Can you hear that? His breathing isn't as raspy now and that's good. I need you to let me know when he wakes up or if his breathing gets rough again"
"Okay Danny" The blonde detective noticed a tear falling from the young girl's eye and he reached up to wipe it away.
"You're doing great Mary, just keep him cool for me now"
Danny wiped the blood from his partner's lips and chin and then he handed the cloth back to her.
As he turned his attention back towards the robbers, his cell phone rang.
The men pointed their guns at him and he raised his hands into the air, "Hey guys, I'm sure it's for you"
Robbie moved over and grabbed the phone from Danny flipping it open, "Who is this?"
"My name is Sergeant Duke Lukela who am I speaking to?"
"Brad Pitt" Both robbers chuckled at Robbie's pitiful attempt at humor. He then held the phone out to Danny, "He wants to talk to you cop"
Danny took the phone, "Williams...hey Sergeant Lukela...McGarrett's badly hurt. I'm trying to convince these two to let him out of here but they aren't being very cooperative..."
Robbie pulled the phone from Danny while at the same time striking the detective with the butt of his gun directly onto the bullet wound on his arm causing him to yelp in pain.
"Okay, you heard him. He's alive... for now"
Duke then spoke, "Tell us what you want?"
"We're thinking in here. Call us back in two hours"
"You need to give us a good faith gesture. Let us get the injured detective out of there. You don't need a murder wrap on top of this"
"It's already too late for that Sergeant"
Duke closed his eyes, sighing deeply "What do you mean?"
"The security guard is dead and your detective killed my brother. I must tell you, I'm enjoying watching him suffer. Call me back in two hours"
Robbie then disconnected the call and Duke looked up to see Chin and Kono pulling up and racing over to him.