Under Fire
By
Landon Richardson
Disclaimer
The characters of Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Chin Ho Kelly, Kono Kalakaua and Adam 'Toast' Charles, belongs to the creators of Hawaii 50. I'm merely using them for my own entertain purposes. Trust me if I had be in charge of 50 a lot of things would have been different!
The character of Danielle Richardson, David Richardson and Jack O'Connor so belong to me so please do not use them without asking permission first.
Author Note
This story follows on from 'Man Down' so if you haven't read that then I wold suggest you read it first.
This is a short chapter story. For me a short chapter story is a story which is between two to ten chapters long. This one will probably be six chapters long I think.
There's not much more to say other than the fact that I hope you enjoy the chapter
Overall Summary
In the aftermath of Steve being shot, 50 are given the task of hunting down a serial killer. When one of their own is taken it becomes a fight against time to get them back alone. Feelings are realised and everything changes. (Female Danni, part of the Danni world, McDanni)
Chapter Summary
"Man and I thought we were bad when it came to keeping information to ourselves. They know exactly what is going on but instead of just telling us so we can do something like, oh I don't know get a serial killer off the streets, they instead want to play games." Jack ranted, reaching up and running his hand through his hair, his pale blue eyes flashing angrily.
Overall Romance
Steve McGarrett / Danni Richardson
Chapter Romance
Steve McGarrett / Danni Richardson
Chapter Two
"Man and I thought we were bad when it came to keeping information to ourselves. They know exactly what is going on but instead of just telling us so we can do something like, oh I don't know get a serial killer off the streets, they instead want to play games." Jack ranted, reaching up and running his hand through his hair, his pale blue eyes flashing angrily.
Danni remained quiet, making her way to the car and climbed into the passenger seat. She pulled her seatbelt on, securing it before settling back in the chair, waiting for Jack to settle in. Once his door was closed she turned to look at him thoughtfully.
"What?" He demanded, catching sight of the look.
"Oh nothing, I'm just wondering when Danny Williams got into the car instead of my partner. I mean did the two of you swap or something because I can see it. The ranting, the rage against idiot cops who are so far up their own asses that they could probably taste their own shit. Obviously you ran your hand through your hair which is something Danny wouldn't do though that could simply be because of all the product he puts in it. If he tried to run his hand through it then his fingers might fuse together with his hair and then what would he do" She commented with a sigh, shaking her head.
For a moment Jack stared at her as though she was insane before a reluctant chuckle escaped him as he nodded at her.
"Alright Danielle, you've made your point. Maybe I could have waited until we were in my car to rant" He remarked, leaning back against the chair for a moment, his eyes drifting close before he sighed and stuck the key into the ignition turning it. "Doesn't it piss you off ever? The way they treat us? I mean call it crazy but I would have thought they would have been over the fact that we are here now."
"Of course it does but I've just learnt to ignore it. I mean look at me Jack, I'm a five foot blonde who in certain lights can be considered attractive. If I hadn't develop a thick skin against all the comments and the bullshit which is constantly thrown my way, then I would have dropped out in the first week of the Academy. Yes the cops in there are idiots but not all of them are. You've just got to know who to talk to." She said knowingly.
"You didn't talk to anyone in there, you left it all up to me to do" Jack pointed out with a frown which grew as Danni's smile grew.
"Sometimes Jack, it's not what you say, it's what you do" She stated mysteriously before glancing down at her watch. "Do me a favour will you and park outside the coffee shop at the end of the road"
Jack raised an eyebrow at her, searching her grey eyes for a moment before he shrugged.
"Why not, I'm not particularly looking forward to heading back to headquarters without anything. Knowing McGarrett he would try and use it as proof that we are better off being left behind during cases to do the background work" He remarked, pulling the car out of their spot and heading towards the barrier. Danni remained silent, waiting until Jack pulled up outside of the coffee shop before she spoke, an undercurrent of guilt to her voice which he wasn't used to hearing.
"I'm sorry about that" She said, shifting in her seat so she could look at him.
"About what?" Jack asked curiously.
"You know about you having to stay behind when the rest of the team is out. It's my fault that it happens" She said awkwardly.
"Not so much" Jack said with a shake of her head. "You aren't the one who makes the decision about where we all go, that's McGarrett. Yeah his reasons may have something to do with you but that's not your fault. It's not like you've asked to be left behind so don't sweat it. Yeah it be nice to make use of our training occasionally for more than going down to HPD to gather Intel but I still would prefer that then not having you as a partner. You're like a younger sister to me Danni and I've got your back, so no more talk about how it's your fault okay?" He stated, looking towards her.
She stared at him for a moment before smiling and nodding her head at him.
"Okay" She agreed. Jack smiled before he looked passed her to the coffee house.
"Are we actually going in there to get something to drink?" He asked, surprised when she shook her head at him.
"Nope" She answered, glancing down at her watch again "Just give it a minute and you'll see" She stated with another smile. Jack opened his mouth to say something when there was a knock on the passenger side window. He watched as Danni hit the automatic window button, lowering it down to reveal a woman on the other side. She was pretty with large dark eyes and dark hair which had been pulled back into a severe looking bun at the back of her head. She looked as though she was native to the island and was dressed in an HPD uniform placing her as a cop. "Hey Lettie, thanks for doing this" Danni said, reaching out and taking the handful of files which Lettie has slipped through the open window.
"It's no problem Danni, I got a copy of all the files that Detective Roberts and Hoskins were working on and their most up to date theories, maybe you can make headway with it because word on the street is that they are complete stumped by it but too proud to ask for any help." Lettie commented with a look of disgust on her face. "If you need any help then let me know and I'll see what I can do for you" She stated.
"We appreciate the help" Danni said with a smile at her. "You best head back before someone spots you. I'll see you next week on Wednesday okay?" She commented, waiting until Lottie nodded before she began doing the window up with a final goodbye to the other woman who nodded at her before casually walking away from the car. "I'll answer your questions on our way back to headquarters" Danni told him.
"Sure" Jack remarked, glancing towards the road and pulling out into the traffic. He waited until they were a couple of blocks away before speaking. "So what was that about?"
"That was Officer Lettice Gonzalez, she's a new recruit who has just finished in the Academy. A few of us who have experience with what it's like being a female in the police talk to them, helping them out with any problems we have. It's been really good for them and it's been helpful for us as well since they are willing to help us. I saw Lettie in the toilets when I went in there and told her about the situation and she said she would see what she could do. As you can see, she's done pretty well." Danni said proudly as she patted her hand against the files in her laps.
"She certainly did. We can have a look at these when we're back at Headquarters. I'll run them through the database and see what pops up on them all. They've no doubt got records but we can dig deeper into their histories than HPD can do. If they pop up anywhere in the world for some reason then we'll soon know about it." Jack said with a nod.
"Exactly, and even if they don't turn out to be the guy we are after, it doesn't necessarily mean that they don't know exactly who we are looking for. All we need to do is apply the right type of pressure and they'll start talking to us." Danni agreed, leaning back into her chair for a moment before she continued to speak. "I'll text Steve when we get there and tell him what we found, The others aren't probably back yet so we should be able to crack on using Toast's help as well, it be good if we can have something to show them when they return"
Jack nodded with a smile.
"Looks like we're getting somewhere partner" He stated.
"So it would seem."
Author Note
Thanks for taking the time to read.
An especially big thank you, if you've taken the time to review, follow or favourite the story. I really appreciate it more than you can go! Plus it keeps me writing so it's a win/win situation really.