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Chapter 4
Fifteen minutes later, Danny is sitting on an examination table, while Steve is stood at the door to make sure that his partner does not do a runner.
"Hello, I'm Doctor Yakani," the doctor introduces himself as he enters the room. "What can I do for you?"
"I don't actually have anything that needs checking out, but my partner insisted that someone take a look at it," Danny says.
"But if you have something better to -"
"Not right now, I don't. Show it to me." Dr Yakani examined Danny's arm and checked the bump on his head.
"Detective, are you experiencing any headaches, dizziness or nausea?" he asks to create an accurate diagnosis.
"No, I don't. I'm fine," Danny insists again, glaring at his partner.
"Well, I don't think you have a concussion, but should you experience any of the aforementioned symptoms, I want you to come straight back here," he warns the blond, and Danny nods, and the doctor goes back to examining the cut.
"As for this, it is superficial; it won't even need stitches."
"See, I told you!" Danny crows.
"However…"
"'However'? What 'however'?" Danny asks warily.
"How is your immunization status? When did you get your last tetanus shot?"
Danny thinks for a moment, but Steve and Dr Yakani are sure they know the answer.
"It's been several years since I got my last shot; I don't know exactly when. Is that really necessary, though?"
"Have you had a tetanus shot since you moved to Hawaii? Yes or no?" Steve asks in exasperation to shorten the process.
"No, my last shot was in Jersey. I think it was when Rachel was pregnant with Grace; half a warehouse collapsed on top of me," Danny recalls.
"That was ten years ago, Danny!" McGarrett barely refrains from yelling; he is so shocked that his partner is behind on his tetanus immunisation.
"You are certainly in need of a booster," the doctor agrees.
"I'll send a nurse in to do it. Afterwards, you'll have to take it easy for the rest of the day."
"I'll make sure he takes it easy, Doc," Steve promises.
"Thank you, Steven; that's exactly what I need today," Danny retorts angrily.
Shortly after Dr Yakani leaves, a nurse enters with a syringe.
"Detective, if you could remove your shirt, please," she requests.
"If I have to," he grumbles, and pulls his arm out of the sleeve. Steve stays at the door, watching from a safe distance before his partner can really get going.
"You're not going to start one of your eternal rants because of a small syringe, are you?"
"You know I don't like needles," Danny defends himself.
"I have to say, Detective, I haven't had a patient who does," the nurse interjects, and with a skilled movement, jabs the needle into Danny's arm.
"Ouch!" Danny exclaims indignantly.
"At least Hetty was gentle."
"Hetty?" Steve repeats from his position at the door.
"Head of NCIS in LA," Danny clarifies.
"What were you doing in LA, and why did she give you an injection?"
"This was while you were off chasing after Wo Fat. We had a case involving smallpox, and the trail led us to LA," his partner explains. Steve nods in understanding.
Shortly afterwards, the partners enter HQ, where Chin and Kono are impatiently waiting for them.
"I spoke to the Molokai victim's parents," Kono starts.
"They're meeting us here in half an hour, as they are still on Oahu."
"I'm going to go with her," Chin adds. "Oh, and before I forget, Max called; he said he's found something interesting."
"We go to him at once, thank you." Danny replies.
"You guy stay here; I'll go see him myself."
Almost on the way, Kono watches Danny on the computer, and notices him rubbing his thumbs over his fingers.
"What's wrong?" she asks him.
"Nothing. Why?"
"Because of your fingers. I say again: what's wrong?"
"They just feel like they're asleep. They'll be all right again soon," Danny reassures her.
Later on, Chin and Kono leave the office, while Steve goes into his office to make a call. Furthermore Danny rubs his fingers and wiggles his toes, hoping to get some feeling back into them, as he waits for Steve.
"That was the governor; I need to go see him," Steve says when he comes in.
"Can you go see Max?"
"Sure, go! I've been doing this!"
At the same time, his cell phone rings, and he gives McGarrett a signal before moving away to take the call.
"Hey, Monkey!" he greets his daughter, watching Steve leave his office with a wink.
"Do you like it with your grandparents?"
When Danny ends the call, he stands up to go down to see Max. But as soon as he takes a step, his legs give out and he collapses.