AN: Here's another chapter!
When Danny comes to, there is a band playing inside his head. He blinks a few times and realizes he's in the back of a van. He sighs and sends a scowl towards the back door of the vehicle.
Everything had taken a turn for the worse the previous morning. He had just exited his house and locked the door when there was a blinding pain in the back of his head. Before he could register what had happened, Danny's world went black. It didn't take long for Danny to wake up the first time. The only injury was the headache making itself known from the bash on the head.
Moments later, the door had opened and Sampson had walked in with a smile on his face. Danny had just scowled in turn. He really wanted to hit this guy. Or maybe Steve could, Danny had thought when his headache pounded in his skull.
Danny's eyes stayed with Sampson as he pulled out a burner phone and dialed a number. It didn't take long for Danny to figure out Sampson was talking to Steve. When Sampson had delivered his request Danny felt his blood run cold. If roles were reversed, Danny knew what he'd do for Steve.
When Sampson had put the phone to his ear, Danny had tried to convince Steve not to meet the ransom. If he was honest with his self, Danny knew he wouldn't be able to convince Steve not to save him. Hell, they weren't just partners, they were best friends. Even more than that, they were brothers. They'd both do whatever it took to save each other. They both knew this. Unfortunately, so did a lot of other people.
Afterwards, Sampson had yanked the phone away and threatened Steve with Danny's death if he didn't comply. That hadn't surprised him. What had surprised him was Sampson hauling off and punching him. Danny tried to hold onto consciousness but had eventually lost the battle.
Danny had woken up later to find himself alone in the room. He had tried to get himself loose from the chair he was tied to. However, the rope was too tight and only resulted in his wrists becoming raw and bleeding. Eventually, Danny had fallen asleep during the night.
The next time Danny woke up it was to Sampson's voice. Danny forced his eyes open and knew he had a concussion. His headache was worse and his vision blurred slightly. Forcing himself to focus, Danny listened to Sampson's conversation. The sociopath was on the phone and from what was being said Danny assumed Steve was on the other side.
Danny looked around and noticed the door to the room was opened. As he looked through the open door he was able to make out TV screens and computer monitors. He couldn't really make out what was on them but thought it was video feeds of something. He has eyes on the team Danno, Steve's voice sounded in his head and Danny scowled. Probably to make sure they got the weapons, Danny thought to himself.
The sound of Sampson ending the call had Danny turning his attention back to his captor. Sampson had grinned and announced they were going for a ride. The next thing Danny knew, his vision went black once more.
Now, Danny is in this van off to meet Steve no doubt. Danny isn't fooling himself. He knows this isn't going to go as easy as Steve handing over the weapons and getting Danny back. Gut instinct is telling him this is going to get a whole lot worse. When the van comes to a stop, Danny's stomach drops.
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Steve waits with baited breath in front of the van with the 'weapons' in it. An approaching vehicle has him lifting his gaze and watching another van pull up next to him. Sampson climbs out and Steve finds his eyes roaming for any sign of Danny.
"Don't worry. Your precious partner is here," Sampson says with a mocking smirk. Steve scowls but watches as Sampson pulls out a gun. Sampson holds the gun up. "Just a precaution."
Sampson opens the back door of the van and trains the gun on Danny. He orders Danny out and Steve's eyes widen when his partner emerges. There is blood, dry and wet, on his face. One eye is bruised and swollen and he's unsteady on his feet. So, Concussion, Steve thinks to himself as he looks over the rest of his partner. The only other injury are the raw and bleeding wrists from where Steve can only guess Danny had tied to something. Steve turns his attention back to Sampson.
"All right Commander. Let's get those weapons transferred," Sampson says as he shoves Danny to the side and puts the gun to his head. Steve scowls and glares at Sampson but opens his van nonetheless.
Danny grimaces when Sampson's shove sends pain through his head. He stumbles to the side and raises his hands when the muzzle of the gun rests on his head. He looks up when the sound of a door echoes in the empty space. Eyes widening, Danny watches as Steve begins hefting the containers of weapons from his van to Sampson's.
"Steveā¦" Danny says quietly but is quickly cut off.
"Shut up," Sampson says as he shoves the gun into his head. It causes Danny to grimace and stumble.
"Hey! Relax," Steve growls out with a glare.
"Let's go Commander," Sampson orders as he ignores Steve's comment. Steve's glare darkens but he continues to transfer the containers.
Ten minutes later and Steve is done. He shuts Sampson's van door and walks away from it. Hard, blue eyes watch as Sampson walks away from Danny even as Sampson keeps the gun trained on him. Steve glares at the gun and Sampson smirks.
"Like I said. Precaution," Sampson says with a cold look in his eyes that sends a chill down Steve's spine. He catches Danny's wide eyes just as a gunshot rings in the air. Steve watches in slow motion as his best friend drops to the ground.
"Danny!"
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