Over the Edge chapter 5
A/N: Hey guys, thanks so much for the reviews. The results of this story have caught me by surprise, I am ecxtatic. This is where the story picks up, next chapter is where major whumping begins. It starts a little here, but it gets better next chapter. Now, back to the story.
Chapter 5
Cold darkness.
Floating.
Can't breath.
It could have only meant one thing. He was underwater. His lungs burned, begging him to allow some beautiful oxygen in, but he knew better. He started kicking his legs despite the blinding pain that shot through his right leg. Following his legs, his arms started helping propel him through the water. The movement of his arm practically made him gasp in pain, but he didn't dare open his mouth in the water, he would drown. His ribs pulled at him, trying to summon him into the darkness that would surely kill him. He wouldn't let that happen, he needed to make sure Gracie was okay. He kept pushing through the pain. His leg, his ribs, his shoulder, his arm, they all throbbed in rhythm with his frantic heart. He couldn't possibly go on much longer without breathing. The darkness coaxed him, making him feel comforted. He knew it was just a cruel trick, for once the darkness had him, it would never let him go.
-H50-
"Report!" Danny said in exasperation.
"I'm good." Chin called out from behind Danny.
"Kono?"
"Ah, just a graze, and by graze, I mean barely touched me. Just a scratch." Kono huffed out, holding her upper arm.
"Let me see, just to make sure it's okay." Danny urgently whispered at Kono.
She released her hand from her arm. She was right, it was practically just a scratch, it was caused by a bullet, but it looked like she just hit it on the corner of a table or something.
"Okay, you seem good. Does it hurt bad?"
"Nope, we better move quickly. They know that we're coming." Kono turned away from the guys and started running. Danny rolled his eyes.
"Damn, she has got to stop running. I'm older than I look." Danny complained, trying to shed a bit of light on the dark situation.
They chased each other into the school, easily picking the lock on the gym doors.
"I bet they have them in a room that has access to the windows that look out into the parking lot. I think they probably have the hostages nearby. If not, we're screwed." Danny told them once they reached the wall of the gym. "I know my way around here for the most part. Just follow my lead." Danny started sprinting out of the gym to go find the hostages, followed by Chin and Kono, but he stopped in his tracks.
Meet us in room 210. We have what you need if you give us what we want. They are all alive.
The announcements sounded above the three, taking them all by surprise.
"What d'ya say? Trap?" Danny questioned his team mates.
"Definitely." Chin replied.
"Well, let's go then."
They both nodded in agreement.
-H50-
Just keep kicking, just keep kicking. You're almost there. Don't breathe, not yet. No.
Steve willed his body to help him. He knew that it couldn't take it after a few more seconds which made him kick even harder. His lungs couldn't take it any longer, but he reached the surface, gasping for breath.
"Uncle Steve!" Gracie's scream penetrated Steve's foggy mind. She was okay. Steve never felt happier in his life, but that happiness quickly died when he saw why she was screaming. At first, he figured she was just screaming because she was scared or that she thought he was never coming up, but he was wrong. A man was holding a handheld to her head, an arm around her skinny neck.
"Let her go, you son of a bitch!" Steve howled, his voice strong and harsh despite the situation he was in. He started swimming towards the land where Gracie and her captor were standing, only to get the gun turned on him.
"Get over here, or she's dead. No sudden movements, try anything stupid, a bullet gets lodged in her brain." To underline his words, he cocked the gun and held it to Grace's temple.
"Okay, easy. I'm coming, calm down." A few strong strokes and Steve reached Grace, inspecting her up and down, making sure that nothing seemed wrong.
"Walk." The man demanded. Steve obliged.
"Gracie, you okay?" Steve asked as they started walking towards the exit. There were a few people staring at the three in complete shock. No one moved, just kept their mouths open and eyes wide. Steve just wanted someone to pull out a gun and shoot this bastard, but no one did. He knew it was a long shot.
"I'm okay, Uncle Steve, you're not." Gracie said almost unaudibly. "But I'm going to be brave." Grace sniffled and then held her head high and straight. Steve couldn't help but chuckle, even if he had a gun pointed at his head. She was cute, even while trying to be a macho dude.
"Wait, what's wrong with me? Why do you say I'm not okay?" Steve lifted his arms and looked down at himself, but grimaced in pain. He was limping and he almost cried out in pain when he lifted his right shoulder. "Oh, that. That's nothing, Gracie. It's fine." Steve reassured her.
"Will you both just shut up! I don't want to hear your stupid crap!" The gunman shouted at his two captives. He wasn't told that they would be so freaking annoying.
The both shut their mouths and stared straight forward.
"So, where we going?" Steve requested, hoping to distract the man so he could take him out.
"None of your business. Like I said, shut the hell up." He snapped.
"Well, I wouldn't mind knowing, that's all. Who are you, anyway. What do you have against me that you would want to kill me with a bomb?" Steve tried to get on his nerves, which was obviously working when he saw the man's face turn red.
"Nothing, shut the fuck up!" He yelled.
"Okay, fine. Whatever." Steve knew this was the perfect time. All he had to do was kick the guy's hand then snap his neck. Amateur, he definitely needed some more help to keep Steve in line.
He round kicked the man's left hand, causing him to drop the gun. He reached out to the guy's neck and snapped it. He dropped to the ground, dead. Then, a shot rang out and sent searing pain up Steve's right leg again. He just couldn't catch a break.
-H50-
"Be careful, watch each other's backs. I don't know if we'll get out of this in one piece. Damn it, Steve, where are you." Danny breathed to the team. "I'm calling him before we go, he needs to know what's going on.
Danny dialed Steve's number and heard his voicemail before it even rang. He had the nerve to turn his phone off. "Steve," Danny whispered. "We're at a hostage situation, alone. We could really use you right now, you idiot. Get your Rambo ass over here and help us." Danny forcefully hung up then started walking toward room 210, completely pissed. He was fuming, but he could take it out on the criminals.
"Nothing, huh?"
"Freaking phone is turned off."
"Great."
The continued walking down the hallways, knees bent, guns trained on anything where people could be hiding, and eyes peeled.
Danny held up his hand as they reached the room where the people said they'd meet the team. Danny held up his hand, telling them to stop, and pointed. The door to the room was slightly ajar, just waiting for them to enter. Danny glanced back at Chin and Kono, silently asking if they were ready. They nodded. They walked cautiously towards the door, listening to the loud silence that engulfed them.
A/N: Guys, this was killing me. I just wrote this chapter and got excited. I needed to post it. I was going to restrain myself and post it tomorrow, but then I was like… No I have to. This story is taking over my life, I swear. It is awesome. I really should be doing homework in which I will be graded on and something that is very important to do, but here I am writing. I wish I could tell my English teacher to just read this instead of me writing our newest paper, but I think I may curse a little more than he would like. The weird part is that I barely curse in real life, but I curse here as much as I please. Gosh, look at me, rambling. Sometimes I feel like I might be related to Danny. I wish. Okay, seriously, I'm done. Give me reviews guys, I'm lovin' it! I love how I keep the beginning A/N short, but this is always so long. Wow, I've got to stop talking. Thanks for reading!