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Chapter 4

Rachel had been getting Grace ready for their planned hike. Kono had been packing a backpack when they heard a car pull up.

"Well that was fast," Rachel walked to the window and her eyes became wide when she saw three white sedans park at the end of the driveway, a mass of men pouring out of them, all dressed in black. 'Kono."

Kono jogged to the window, realising they had been found. She quickly finished packing the backpack and told Rachel to make sure Grace was ready to run. She scouted the area at the back door and let Rachel and Grace run ahead of her as she guarded them from the rear. She motioned for them to go into the jungle. Rachel was shaking with worry and Kono knew that she had to be strong for her and Grace. Once clear of the house, she took out her cellphone and called Steve.

She could hear how worried Danny's voice was and was determined to look after his family. Danny would do it for her. She had reached the top of the hill and was looking for an area where they could hide. On the next mountain was what looked like a cave of some sorts. She decided that was where they would go. She looked back towards the house and saw the armed men entering the house. She made sure they could not see her as she peered on at them. They were dumb folded when they couldn't find them inside the house and were now searching the area around the house. Kono decided it was time to leave. She guided Rachel and Grace through the bushy terrain and they headed for the cave. Once they had gotten there Kono told them to go inside and not make a sound and not to light a fire or a torch for a while. She left the backpack and her gun with Rachel, just taking one water bottle with her.

"Don't come out until I call you, ok? I'm going to see what I can do about leading them away from you."

Rachel nodded in agreement. She was obviously frightened for her daughter. Kono left to check and see what the men were doing. She stalked through the rough terrain and noticed 2 men walking up the hill towards her. She knew they must be on the trail. They were going a lot faster than the ladies had been. She knew she needed to distract the men. She tore off a piece of her shirt and made it look like it got torn on a tree and then she started running away from them, coughing as she went so that they would hear her. It worked, the two men radioed the others to follow the sounds that Kono was making. She was running, as fast as she could. Her breathe heavy and her thoughts were that of hope that she had gotten them away from Rachel and Grace.

Steve and Danny had their weapons drawn as they approached the house. They had parked the van a few hundred feet away to avoid being seen. There were two men guarding the parked cars. Danny went to the right, Steve to the left. Each one gaining the upper hand on the man they jumped. They took their guns and radios and cuffed them to one of the cars.

"Two down, eight to go." Danny was on a mission. He was furious that his daughter was a target again.

"Come on," Steve stalked towards the house, where another perp was in the building.

Danny stepped in front of the man and Steve behind him.

"Looking for something?" Danny aimed his weapon at the man.

The man turned, looking to run away, but Steve had his weapon pointed at the man from behind. They tied him up to a pole outside the house.

"Where to now?" Danny needed to know where his daughter was.

"I'm going to call Kono. "

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Kono was running as fast as she could, branches and leaves scratching her skin as she did. "Damn they're quick." The two men behind her were catching up. She darted left, then right in an attempt to loose them. It wasn't working. She wondered if they were ever boy scouts. Her phone rang. She stopped and pulled it out of her jeans pocket.

"Kono." He could hear her heavy breathing on the phone. It sounded like she was moving.

She had started to run again. " Steve." The signal was not strong and she was finding it difficult to hear him. "Rachel and Grace are in a cave about 2 miles from the house, North, I gave them.. gun." She was finding it very hard to talk and run at the same time.

"Where are you? Are you ok?"

"Yeah, had to distract them. No way I could take all of them. Headed…" she stopped and grabbed some water from the bottle she had been carrying. "North East. I got to put the phone down, otherwise I might be in some trouble soon."

"I'm coming for you Kono. We're going to get Rachel and Grace and then we're coming for you." In hesitation he ended the call. "Danny, lets go. Rachel and Grace are in a cave. I think I know which one."

Danny had not needed him to ask twice. They ran through the back door and up the mountain side in the direction of the cave. Once they had almost reached it they stalked through the bushes, scouting for perps. Two were headed towards the cave. Danny and Steve jumped from the bushes and pointed their weapons at the men.

"You better stop right now. Five-0"

The two men ignored Steve's words and pointed their weapons at Danny and Steve. They didn't hesitate and fired on the perps, killing both instantly. They etched closer to them and took their weapons.

"Rach, Gracie!" Danny ran to the entrance of the cave.

"Danno!" Gracie ran into her fathers arms. He kissed her over and over again. Rachel soon joined them and all three embraced each other. Steve was relieved but knew he needed to find Kono.

"Rachel, where is Kono?"

"She ran that way, said something about leading them away from us. She gave me this." Rachel handed the gun to Steve. "and this" giving him the backpack as well.

"Danny, stay with your family, I'm going to get Kono." He was worried that she was running around in the jungle with no supplies.

"Yeah, don't worry about us. Go." Danny didn't want to anything to happen to his friend and the lady that saved his family.

Steve headed off into the jungle, desperate to find her. He knew she couldn't keep running for long. The way she had sounded on the phone, she was obviously getting tired. God knows how long she had been running for. He ran as fast as he could through the bushes, looking for signs of her.

Kono was panting by the time she reached a small stream. She knew she need to follow it to be able to loose the two men who were now only minutes behind her. She heard two gunshots. She turned towards the noise. Grace! She hoped to God it was Steve and Danny firing and not Rachel. She took out her cell and swore when she saw that she had no signal. What would Steve do? She decided to head up stream, the run would be more difficult, but maybe she could get signal a little higher up. She winced at her arm. The wound had started bleeding and the gauze was now becoming blood soaked. If only I had the backpack! . She took two more sips of water from the bottle and started to head up stream. He legs were beginning to shake from fatigue. She would look back every now and then, wondering if Rachel and Grace were safe, if Danny and Steve were there by now and how Chin was. She felt so alone and singled out.

Steve ran past a tree and stopped and turned to investigate it as he noticed a small piece of blue cloth. She had definitely gone this way. It was about midday now and the sun was hot. Thoughts of her getting heatstroke or dehydrated came to mind. It only made him run faster. He comforted himself with the thought of her being a highly intelligent rookie. He knew she would find a way out of this. She always found a way out of a difficult situation. He had seen it multiple times before, but with so many men looking for her it would be difficult.

Kono had been running for about half an hour now. She was exhausted. She needed to rest. She had no way of defending herself if they found her. She looked around for some place to hide, hoping that her plan to throw them off had worked. She spotted a thick mass of bushes with a gap in the middle. She decided she would hide there for now until she could figure out a way to take down the two men that had been following her. She pulled her knees to her chest and rested her head on them. Trying to capture her own breath. Her shoulders moving up and down as she inhaled and exhaled. She heard the bushes move nearby. She closed her mouth and tried to hold her breath or at least only breathe through her nose. She looked around, nothing. Moving was not an option, it would surely give away her position. Footsteps on the jungle floor were heading hear way. She swallowed and waited patiently for them to come into her vision. Two sets of legs passed her. They hadn't seemed to have seen her so she waited for a couple of minutes until the sound of their foot steps were disappearing into the jungle. She stood up and brushed the leaves off of herself. She peered in the direction the two men had headed and did not see them in sight, so she started to head back down the hill. Her phone rang. As it did so a look of fright took over her face. They had surely heard that. She answered at the same time started running down the hill, knowing she would be followed soon.

"Yeah."

"Kono?"

"Chin?" She stopped running. Was it really him? "You're awake?"

"hey! Yeah, but they are going to sedate me in a few minutes again. I managed to con them into letting me call you. Are you ok?" He had noticed her heavy breath.

"Yeah, I'm good. Just taking a run. I'm so happy to hear your voice." She didn't want to worry her cousin, but she knew she needed to start running again soon.

"Great. So you'll come see me soon?"

"Yeah, soon." She felt as though she were lying to him. Tears were forming in her eyes. She closed them at the thought of never seeing him again. Fatigue was starting to get the better of her. "I've got to go Cuz, I'll speak to you soon. Aloha."

"Aloha little one." She ended the call, crouched onto her haunches and held the phone to her forehead. Tears were streaming down her face.

She wiped the tears off of her cheeks and started down the hill again, only to be surprised at what lay ahead of her. Three more men. She hid behind a tree. She was practically surrounded. Two behind her and three in front. Where were the others? I can probably take 3 of them. She was being optimistic, she knew she was tired and they were armed. She glanced at her blood soaked arm. How she wished that Steve was here. He would know what to do, being a Navy SEAL and all. He would get her out of this. He would redress the wound. She smiled at herself remembering the night before. He wouldn't be moping around hoping for others to save him. She inhaled deeply and was trying to work out a game plan. She noticed a area to her left where the jungle became thicker. She need to head that way. Wait. She had cell service! She took her cell out of her pocket and dialled Steve.

"Kono. Where are you?"

She whispered. "Somewhere up stream."

"Are you ok?" He was almost at the stream and a glimmer of hope filled his eyes.

She paused at his question. "I'm good for now, not sure how much longer though. Kinda got myself in a corner now. Only a matter a time before they catch up with me. How are Rachel and Grace?"

"They're fine. Danny's with them. How many of them Kono?"

"Five I have seen, but I can't be sure."

"Ok. Kono, you need to go into the thickest bush you can. They're probably bigger than you so they'll have a difficult time getting through. I'll call you in a bit, once I've taken care of one or two of them."

"Steve?"

"Yeah"

"Remember what I said about not needing you guys to protect me all the time?"

He stopped running and rubbed his eyes with his thumb and index finger as he answered her. "Yeah. I remember."

"I retract that statement now."

"Prove me wrong Kono."

One of the men had spotted her. He fired two shots at the tree she was hiding behind.

"Kono."

"Hurry Steve." He had never heard her sound so vulnerable in all the time he had known her.