It was a nineteen hour flight to Tokyo and Steve arrived a little after midnight. He walked to a park across from the airport and sitting on a bench he dialed Joe's number.
Joe instructed him to stay there and he would be there in twenty minutes to pick him up. Steve sat silently on the bench until a grey van pulled up and Joe exited from the passenger's side. Steve walked towards him and the men embraced, "How are you doing son?"
"I'll be fine sir….once this is over. Who are you with Joe?"
"Friends. Come on, we've got work to do"
The side door of the van opened as they drew near.
"Hey Smooth Dog" Steve's face lit up as he looked at the faces of four men from his past. Jonah, Paul, Marcus and Willie, four of the most courageous men Steve McGarrett knew. The men had served under Steve in Afghanastan, along with Nick Taylor. They had all attended Nick's funeral after Steve had been forced to kill him when he had threatened General Pak. Nick's betrayal of Steve had been a betrayal to the entire team. These men had been through hell and back together during the war. Their elite Seal team had taken out numerous high level Taliban officers and their love and respect for each other bonded them forever as brothers.
They had celebrated many successes together and suffered horrific loss together as well. During the war they had lost two of their own, Adam had died in Steve's arms from a bullet wound to the neck and Mike….Mike had made the ultimate sacrifice throwing himself on top of a grenade to save the lives of Jonah and Marcus. Danno often asked him about what he did in the Seals, and Steve still hadn't been able to share any details with his partner. These men shared a special bond, a code that could never be broken. Danno couldn't understand why Steve had to attend Nick's funeral when the man had tried to kill him. Danno couldn't understand that Nick's betrayal had caused Steve and his team to mourn him even more because Nick was a good man who had lost his way.
Steve entered the van and the men all exchanged hugs and then Paul spoke for the group, "Joe tells us you need our help Commander McGarrett. We all want to tell you how sorry we are for your loss Sir and we are here to help you get justice for your family"
"I appreciate this very much and I'm honored that you are all willing to risk your lives for me once again. Thank you" Steve then turned to Joe, "How did you hear about this Joe?"
"Son, when I returned to Hawaii I put a target on your head. I thought if I left, Wo-Fat would let you live in peace. I am the man who killed his father, I am Shelburne. He has now killed your Mother, your Father, your wife and your son because of my actions. I swore to your Father that I would keep you safe and I have failed in that duty. I have had people watching you since you were sixteen years old son. When I heard about this I immediately knew that this had to end. I contacted your team and without hesitation they all agreed to help us. Then a security guard of Hiro Noshimuri's happened to be on the same flight as Wo-Fat returning from Hawaii. He recognized him and followed him and then Hiro notified me. We have cased out the location and we have everything set to move on his compound tomorrow night"
"Are we sure they're still there now?"
"Noshimuri has two men maintaining surveillance at the property for us. Hiro has four men helping us with the raid as well. Hiro wants him dead as much as we do. We're renting a house nearby. Let's go get some food, and some sleep and we'll go over all the details in the morning.
Shaking Joe's hand as he looked at his men, all Commander Steve McGarrett could do was humbly state, "Thank you" as Paul began to drive towards the house.