Hello people of ! Mitch here! For those of you who don't know me, I'm HipsterMaybe's boyfriend. She wrote this chapter out in a notebook while in the car yesterday, so while she is sick with the flu, I've decided to update this for her. Please pardon any spelling and grammar mistakes. Honestly, the only reason I even passed high school English was because of her. Anyway, I'm sure she'd say something like "I really hope you enjoy this" and I think she'd really appreciate some reviews here. Thanks! ~Mitch
Exactly one hour later, in the anally precise McGarrett manner, Steve marched up to the front door of Kevin Hoshino's impressive house. When he received no answer, he casually nodded to Chin, then shot the lock off the door. Ignoring the stares from the surrounding members of HPD, the two men entered the house. Ignoring the main floor, they immediately went for the hidden entrance to Hoshino's lab. The blueprints of the additions the private construction company who had done Hoshino's basement had been given to Five-0 without issue once Steve threatened them with aiding and abetting. Steve didn't even know if he could charge them, but Ridgecrest Specialty Construction didn't know that. Once Steve and Chin had found the door disguised as a bookshelf, they descended the stairs before them. The lab that greeted them was bathed in harsh fluorescent light. With feline stealth, they approached the man hunched over a computer with his back to them.
"Kevin Hoshino," Steve growled in a low menacing tone. "you're under arrest for the illegal conduction of experiments on unwilling participants. Put your hands behind your head and interlock your fingers. Do it now." Hoshino complied, then stood and turned to face them.
"You're making a mistake, Commander. I am not the bad guy here."
"Oh yeah?"
"On the contrary. I am trying to fix the criminal mind. Rehabilitate it."
"Just like William Ellery?" Chin asked coldly. Hoshino snorted.
"Bill was a crock. He never would have been able to crack the science."
"There is no science to this. You almost killed someone." Anger flashed through Hoshino's eyes.
"Because you interrupted the experiment! If it had had time to run its course, even if it had failed, I would have learned and been able to perfect it. I had just been looking over the research and when Detective Williams came in, it was the perfect opportunity. Just because Ellery's method was flawed, doesn't mean his basic idea was! If the amygdala could be properly stimulated, it could be shaped and molded into a more stable person. I was going to figure this out!"
"No matter how many people died in the process?" Chin said, his anger matching Hoshino's.
"Yes." The doctor replied firmly. Steve felt his trigger finger twitch. It would be that easy…no. That wasn't him. He wasn't a cold blooded killer like Hoshino.
"You have the right to remain silent." Steve said quietly, beginning to cuff Hoshino. "Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you by the court. Do you understand these rights as I have read them to you?" Steve asked in a dutiful and lawful manner that Danny would be proud of.
"Just one question. How fast are your reflexes?" Hoshino smiled and with his one hand that was not yet cuffed, he grabbed a nearby by scalpel and plunged it into Steve's shoulder. Acting purely on instinct and adrenaline, Steve responded with a vicious uppercut to the solar plexus and a blow to the head with the butt of his gun that rendered Hoshino unconscious.
"That's for Danny, you son of a bitch." Steve spat out, then winced as the pain let itself be known. Breathing through the pain, he still managed to give commands. "Agh! Chin…get HPD down here to arrest him and…go through the lab…have them see if anyone else…has a chip in their head. And then…if you have time…I'd really like a ride to the hospital."
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Danny raised an eyebrow as Steve walked into his room, arm in a sling.
"What did I say about being careful, Steven?"
"Oh, come on. I was careful!" Steve defended.
"Mmmmhhhmmm…Chin?" Danny asked, nodding his head towards Steve.
"He actually followed protocol. Read him his rights and everything." Chin said with a disbelieving shake of his head. Danny smiled.
"Looks like I finally managed to teach you something. You okay, babe?" Danny asked as Steve rubbed his shoulder.
"Yeah, I'm good. Docs said it should heal up just fine. How's the head?"
"Better now that I don't feel like I'm going insane."
"Well that's good, 'case I have had just about enough of you scaring the hell out of me. First the concussion and then with the almost shooting me."
"I'm with you there." Chin said.
"I'm glad you guys are okay." Danny said seriously.
"Right back at ya, brah."
The End! Well, I personally liked the ending, but maybe I'm biased. She said she thought it was terrible, but she's always so hard on herself. Hipster also asked me to put in here that she will finish Cat and Mouse very soon and that she will most definitely continue Nalowale Kane!