Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or Hawaii 5-0. I do own this storyline however. I'm apologizing to the fans out there as I was really good at updating before the New Year but have tapered off since before Christmas though I have had a few ideas since. Tuck in cause this is a bit lengthy. Enjoy!
Today is the day of the party. Or the op as Steve like to put it which made Danny roll his eyes. Danny had driven to Steve's and instead of Steve commandeering his Camero, he had been able to come deer Steve's truck to drive to HQ. It was going to be easier to transport all the DJ equipment in the truck than to ruin the seats of his car with the possiblility of tearing them up. They travelled to Iolani Palace to rendezvous with Chin and Kono to discuss last minute details about the party. They went up into the offices to see the cousins already standing at the tech table.
Steve greeted the cousins, "Aloha kakahiaka. We got everything ready to go?"
"Our cousin, who works at Security Fencing, says he's got it all prepped and ready to go for you. He's got it all set aside and ready to go for you when you you arrive. His friend with the staging is half an hour away from him with everything packed up and ready to go. Now, with the staging, he says it's possible to put it together without one of his people. He just has to explain it to you before he lets you go. Our cousin however says that either he and one of his people needs to go with you to set up the fencing and gate on the beach. He insists on using people from the company as they know what they're doing and understand that you want to have it done quickly. I'll send both the addresses to your phone. I'm gonna go and get some last minute decorations and pick up some special order wristbands for the party. I got a rush job put on them," Kono provided.
"Special order wristbands? Is this the work of another cousin?" Danny asked.
"Nah brah, a guy I used to date who had mad skills with computers but he took a special interest in nano tech and chips. I contacted him and asked for a rush order of 500 wiristbands which will take the DNA from whatever person is wearing it and transfer the data to our computer as well as have GPS installed into it so that hopefully we can track them for as long as possible before they take it off. He was able to grab his team and they spent all night making these up for us free of charge," Kono replied.
The guys all looked impressed. Chin was the one to speak up, "500 wristsbands with that much tech installed? I'm impressed cuz. How'd you manage to do that?"
Kono smiled, "In the past I might have let him know ahead of time that he was potentially in the crosshairs of HPD then hooked him up with Toast so they could collab and work their way out of a bit of trouble."
Danny spoke, "I'm impressed. Not so much that you didn't ask to use my CI without my permission but you must have had a real hold on this guy to be able to get him to do that."
"You don't have a monopoly on Toast, Danny. Plus, I think they both came up with some new tech and both geeked out about it so now they both get a portion of the profits from it so it was mutually beneficial for the both of them. He was just very grateful about the heads up which could have sent him away for a really long time. We're gonna need another laptop just to track all the kids and keep the data. Danny, could we set up another laptop with you? I figure it would be the most inconspicuous place that we could set it up and have it not look suspicious," Kono supplied.
"Yeah, that won't be a problem," Danny advised.
Steve smirked in amusement, "Alright, good job. Chin, what do ya got?"
Chin explained, "I managed to track down the coolers and tables and they're waiting for us at the pickup location. The guys understand that we're going to be transporting our own stuff but also offered to load it up into the truck for us. I also called Kamekona and asked him to bring ice to the party as well which he agreed to if he could sell the adult shaved ice. He insisted. So we might as well let him do it cause we all know that when Kamekona sets his mind to something, you can't talk him out of it. We just got to give him a time to get there by and that piece is all secure. One of our cousins has a tour group business that uses double decker buses so we got him and 4 of his guys to give us their time. In return they get a favour from 5-0. They're gonna put banners on the side for the party so people know where to go to get taken to the party. I'm gonna work the door with Flippa giving out wristbands and doing the door charge. After we get everyone in, I'll just circulate the party. Make sure everything is going well."
"Great! Danny?" Steve exclaimed.
"I know that everything that I need can fit into the back seat and flatbed of the truck. If I get a hand from everyone then it can get packed up quicker and we can have all hands on deck at the beach. Once I back the truck up to the door, it should make it easier. We've got to be careful when we load these items, I don't want anything damaged on the way cause we don't have a backup or any spares to use. After, I can help Kono with her running around since I would have to wait for you guys to get to the beach with your stuff before I can setup mine," Danny concluded.
"Great job guys. Everything sounds like it's pretty well organized. Provided we can just pick up everything and get it set up, tonight should go off without a hitch. Once we get to the beach and set up, we should be good to go," Steve turned to Chin, "about halfway through the setup, we can call Kamekona and let him know what time we will need him for tonight but call him right now and let him know that it won't be til late afternoon that he can come and set up his things and that we can help." Chin nodded and pulled out his phone, scrolling through his contacts to Kamekona and calling him to let him know what's up. Kono sent the addresses to Steve's phone. Steve, Danny and Kono turned to head out the door. Steve tapped Chin on the shoulder and indicated to the door. Chin continued his conversation as they all headed to the door. They took the elevator down. Danny hoppped into Steve's truck and backed it up to the side door and jumped out once he had. They made short work of all the equipment. They said their 'goodbyes' and 'see ya laters' before Kono and Danny jumped into the truck with Kono giving instructions on her friends place. Chin and Steve used Kono's car to go and pick up the truck, making their rounds to pick up all the supplies they needed and loading them into the back of the truck. The cousin from Security Fencing followed along in his work truck to the beach.
Danny and Kono collected everything they needed before heading to Mākua beach, arriving a few minutes after the others. They drove onto the beach to offload the equipment in the area before Danny drove the truck outside of the perimeter of the area they were condoning off. They all went to work setting up the stage and making sure it was stabilized before dragging all Danny's equipment onto it for him to set up. Kono greeted her cousin before helping the guys drag all the equipment from the truck. They pulled the coolers and tables before helping pull down all the fencing. They started from the far end of the secotion of beach they were using and working their way back towards the vehicles. They encircled the stage and ran it down just into the surf so the party goers had access to the ocean.
Chin called to let Kamekona know that he could come and start setting up at 7pm for a 9pm start and to not forget the ice. Once they had finished setting up everything, Kono went and stood in the surf looking out into the ocean to have a few minutes to herself. She strode in a little further until it reached her knees. She let the waves lapping at her knees slowly soothe her. Kono took a deep breath in and started to sing. Danny, Steve, Chin and the cousin stopped whatever they were doing and turned to Kono's soothing and calming song. They were not sure what she was singing but Chin was smiling as he watched his cousin, used to hearing her voice. The cousin, not quite as well acquainted with Kono's voice was slightly mesmerized by her. Steve was slightly slack jawed at her voice and the almost ethereal quality to it. But it appeared that out of all of them, Danny was the most effected. He had dropped the headphones he had been holding and started walking towards Kono. He slid down off the stage as he tried to get closer to the voice. He noticed that the closer he got to the voice, the more calm he felt but also the more alluring it was. He looked at her in wonder as he all but floated across the beach to her.
Everyone on 5-0 knew that Danny was not one for the ocean, so when he had crossed the beach and actually entered the water to get closer to the location of the voice, Kono, Chin took notice. Chin poked Steve in the ribs to bring him out of his revered state and pointed at Danny. Steve shook himself a little bit and watched Danny. Danny was still making his way to Kono, no one was attempting to even stop him. Kono was unaware of the effect that her singing was having on the residents of the beach; she had her eyes closed as she swayed to her own song. Danny wasn't sure what had compelled him to move and later, when asked, he wouldn't have a good explanation for it but what he knew in that moment was that he had to get as close to that voice as possible. If there was a possibility that he could wrap himself up on the voice then he would. But what he could do was get as close to the voice as possible which was what he was currently working on. He finally got close to the source of the voice and wrapped his arms around Kono's waist, resting his head on her shoulder and sighing heavily as he felt a wave of calm and peace roll over himself not even realizing what he had done. This was a feeling that he had only felt once in his life which was when he had first held his daughter Grace in his arms and every time after when he got to hug her. But he knew that he couldn't very well go around the rest of his life holding her in his arms. But this new thing right here? This voice? He could spend the rest of his life making sure this stayed in his. He didn't want to ever let this leave him. Kono, to her credit, didn't pull away or stop singing. She simply opened her eyes and tilted her head to see who was on her shoulder as she kept singing. She turned in his arms til she was facing him and lowered her voice only slightly as part of her audience was now within her personal bubble. She brought her hands up so that her left hand rested on his well defined chest while the other went up and combed through his blonde hair, staring intently at his face, watching the look of serenity on it. Kono finished her song but kept stroking her hand through Danny's hair. It took Danny a few moments before he realized that he could no longer hear the song that had lured him in. He frowned slightly before opening his eyes. He got first a surprised look on his face as he realized he was face to face with Kono and then a quick look of embarassment as he realized that his arms were wrapped around her waist. He immediately dropped his arms from around Kono's waist and stepped back from her, muttering a quick apology before turning and shuffing up the beach back towards the stage. He shuffled past the guys who had already broken out of their state of wonderment and watched in amusement at their embarrassed friend. Danny ran through all the levels for the speakersand checked his equalizers. He messed around with the transitions for a few songs as well as the level on his mic before declaring everything was fine.
They all convened on the beach again so that they could discuss the past minute details for the party. Steve thanked everyone for their help in setting up. It would be easier for the money and to be collected as they got on the bus which the cousins would collect later and to be given a wristband as they entered the gate to the party. Kono would get on a bus with the rest of the college kids so as to blend in and scope out some of the kids beforehand. Steve would join in the masses at the door before they headed in. Danny and Kamekona would be inside manning the music and the food respectively. Chin and Flippa would be manning the door. After getting everyone in, Flippa would jump in and help Kamokona when all the kids had been let in. Chin offered his cousins who were also driving the buses as extra security toting that he had talked to them beforehand as well about possibly staying and enjoying the party anyway because they would have to transport everyone back to the hotels. Steve agreed that that would be a good idea. Seeing as they had a plan in place, Chin said he would be back here at 7pm to meet with Kamekona and Flippa. Danny said he would be there at 8pm to make sure that everything was fine and to run a few more sound checks before the college kids got there as well as have the music already going. After agreeing on the plan, they all went home to get ready for tonight and hope that their party was going to be enough to lure whatever drug pusher there was to the party.
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Chin arrived at Mākua Beach at 7pm to already see Kamekona and Flippa setting up the food and drinks. He had already managed to set up the shaved ice stand on the other side of the clearing from the entrance. The food was set up a few meters from the waterline along side the drinks. They only needed Chin's help to get the bags of ice from the truck. Kamekona had brought one of the trucks specially fitted out for storing ice so they would have plenty all night. They were basically setting up their makeshift 'bar' when Danny walked in with Steve. They went over to say 'Hey!' To Kamekona and Flippa before Danny headed to the stage to run his sound checks again and turn on all the lights he had brought for the party.
At 8:45, Chin headed to the entrance of their party with the wristbands to await the first bus. At 9:15, the first bus pulled up. Steve slipped into the surf and around the gate to disappear into the shadows and join one of the groups so that he could walk in the front with them. Chin's cousin was leading a rowdy pack of college students down the beach to the gate. Chin greeted his cousin and introduced him to Flippa. Chin sent Flippa in to help Kamekona while he and his cousin made sure to tag every student with a wristband with express instructions to remember who their bus driver was as that same driver would be dropping them off where they picked them up. Danny was already cranking and music while Kamekona and Flippa were dealing with the first onslaught of hungry and thirsty party goers. The second bus pulled up a few minutes later being lead by another of Chin's cousins. Both Chin and the first cousin greeted him and told him to make sure that all of the people on his bus had a wristband before he headed in with them to act as security on the inside while giving the same instructions to the students to remember their driver as he would be the same one dropping them off where he picked them up. In the third bus group was when Chin finally spotted Kono though he didn't acknowledge her but gave her the same treatment as every else. He noticed towards the end of the group that Steve had also managed to slip in as well. The same process happened for the forth and fifth bus groups. Chin and his cousin made sure that everyone was in before slightly closing the gates so that they only allowed for one person to enter or exit at a time. He informed his cousin to check the wrist of anyone who exited to make sure that they had on a wristband otherwise they wouldn't be let back in while he circulated with the rest of his cousins to make sure that nothing bad happened during the party.
Kamekona and Flippa looked like they were having a great time serving people and slinging drinks. When it looked like it died down a bit, Kamekona left Flippa to run the food and drinks by himself and set up the shaved ice stand properly.
Kono had mingled amongst the revelers and was enjoying herself regardless of the fact that a few of the guys in attendance had tried to get a bit too handsy with her but she had quickly set them straight. She made sure not to get too drunk however as she still had a job to do. She had made sure to stop by Kamekona's food/drink table to make sure that she had something to drink in her hand. She looked the part by dressing in a turquoise bikini with a sheer wrap skirt int he same colour.
Steve had finally made it to the shaved ice stand and grabbed Limoncello one. He asked that Kamekona also keep his eye out for any suspicious characters as Kamekona had a close, personal relationship with some of the more...not as respectful characters of the island. He agreed as he kept slinging shaved ice. He wouldn't admit to his face but Danny was actually a pretty good DJ. Taking one song into the next seamlessly; transitioning from one beat to the next and slowing down the beat every so often to allow people to recover enough to constantly keep the energy flowing.
Danny was surprised to find that he was actually having fun! He didn't realize how much he missed doing this until he got back on stage and started doing it again. He enjoyed the ebb and flow of the music and how he controlled the energy of the party. He gave shoutouts to the colleges and universities, watching as the kids whooped and hollered when their school came up. He wasn't sure where everyone had gotten the glowing wrist bands and neck bands from but it only seemed to add to the atmosphere of the party. Every few songs he would have a student gesture to him from the front of the stage. Most of them were song request but some of the more inebriated of the females and even a male or two pulled him to the front of the stage to kiss his cheek. Regardless of who it was, he got their name before winking at them. He went back to his laptop and gave a shoutout to the person who had just left the stage which only stood to hype the crowd up even more.
People were milling around between the beach, the food and drinks, the shaved ice as well as a few who were in the ocean. Steve made sure to keep an eye out for the people who had made it to the ocean as he knew a few of them were a little tipsy. And the frequency of people who were going back and forth made it hard to keep track especially with all the different colour combinations and wrists hidden behind cups or around waists or shoulders, hidden by hair or generally obscured from view.
It wasn't until a few hours later that something seemed to be off with some of the students. Some seemed not just to be drunk but almost appeared to be a little too drunk; being a little too touchy-feely with other party goers. Danny was the first to notice before anyone else due to his ability to look out over the party. He caught Chin's eye and indicated to him to come to the stage.
"Hey, a few of these students look a bit too happy. Now, I'm pretty sure that they aren't that drunk and seem to be a little too touchy-feely with some of the others. Let Steve know and go and check them out. I'll keep an eye out and signal you if they move from where they are." Chin nodded his agreement before looking around and spotting Steve in the crowd. He waited til he caught his eye before making a motion and making a beeline for him. Chin knew enough of the kids were drunk or slightly tipsy for them to really notice security pulling anyone aside.
"Danny said he noticed a few of the kids seem to be enjoying the party a bit too much: a bit more touchy-feely than others, enjoying the lights a bit too much sorta thing. Figured we can both check it out. You seen Kono?" Chin relayed to Steve. Steve shook his head.
"I haven't seen her for a bit," he replied and started looking around for Kono with Chin. Chin spotted a flash of her through the crowd and pointed it out to Steve. They both headed for her. Once they got to her, Chin relayed the message.
She nodded before questioning, "What are we going to do with them once we find them?" They all stood for a moment to think about it.
"I guess we take them back to the cars let them sit it off. At least that way they can't get their hands on any more," Steve suggested. Chin and Kono agreeded and all three looked towards the stage for instructions from Danny. Danny made hand signals to indicate where the different resellers were. Chin, Kono and Steve nodded before heading off in 3 different directions to retrieve their person. When they needed a bit more direction, they looked to Danny who was between splitting his attention between all 3 kids. Chin's kid was a young man who, when tapped on the arm by Chin, turned around to him and looked pleasantly pleased to see him. He pulled Chin into a hug and didn't seem to want to take his arm from around Chin's shoulders. Chin indulged the guy but started walking him towards the entrance. He was easily able to maneuver the guy out the entrance and back to the cars. He pulled a pair of zip ties out of the glove compartment of Kono's car before putting them around the wrists of his person and sliding them in the back seat of the car. He closed the door. The guy was leaning on the window, rubbing his head against the window. Chin shook his head as he walked back to the party. Just as he got around the car, he spotted Kono walking with a girl who looked like she was trying to slide her hand down the back of Kono's bikini bottoms. Chin grinned in amusement before opening the door, leaning in and grabbing another pair of zip ties. Kono threw her cousin a dirty look before extracting the girls hands from her person and putting them behind her back. Chin slid the girl in next to the guy, watching as she leaned against him, rubbing herself against him as a cat would a human. Apparently the drug also made you feel more...loving towards your fellow man. Before they could close the door, Steve strode towards them with a linebacker looking guy slung over his shoulder. Chin raised his eyebrow while Kono smirked.
"What happened there bossman?" Kono enquired.
"I was trying to lead him out and he took a swing at me. I ducked and hit him square in the jaw. He went down after that so I had no choice but to slong him over my shoulder and bring him out," Steve replied nonchalantly. Steve swung him off his shoulders before placing him in the backseat of the car next to the girl. He retrieved a pair of zip ties front he glove compartment and place them on the guy anyway. Before they left, they put a crack in all the windows and locked the doors. They headed back to the party, Chin and Kono mingling back in with the guests. Steve went over to check with Kamekona to see if he had seen anything strange.
"Nah brah, I haven't seen any unsavory characters so far. A guy did come up and offer me a piece of Nori which I thought was odd since I already have all this delicious food here for consumption still," Kamekona supplied.
"Kamekona, it's very important. What did this guy looke like?" Steve asked.
"He looked a local. Green boardies, long hair midway down his back. Not overtly muscular but more like a swimmers build. It was really weird though cause his eyes were a bright blue. Not like a sky blue but luminescent sorta blue."
"Did you see which way he went?"
"Sorry brah. Once he left someone else came up and wanted some shated ice. You know, I wasn't sure if this would be a hit or not but I may start offering this out to adult parties or something. Got to think of a more fancy way to do it though, make it more appealing. You know, you gotta make sure your brand stays prominent in their minds but that you keep it classy. I might have to make a new logo-" Steve turned and left as it seemed that Kamekona went off on one of his business tangents. He headed to the stage so that he could get a better look over the entire party and possibly find the person he had been told about. He scrambled up on the stage and scanned the crowd. He was having a problem spotting the guy until he turned around and faced the stage. The eyes were as clear as day and unmistakable.
Steve grabbed the mic. Forget being subtle, they had a real possibility of catching this guy! "Kono, local with long hair in green shorts and bright blue eyes. He's walking towards the food table." Kono turned first to the stage at the mention of her name then started trying to see above the crowd while heading towards the food table. Steve had started climbing off the stage to give Kono assistance. The guy had no idea that someone was making a line for him until he saw Kono determinedly heading in his direction. He picked up the pace and headed for the water.
"Hey!" Kono yelled before she broke out into a run to try and catch the guy. Steve was still trying to push through the crowd so when he had finally gotten to the food table, Kono had hit the surf and the guy was a few feet in front of her. The guy never once looked over his shoulder but dove into the ocean. Kono could see him take a few strokes before he dove down into the water. Kono, with no hesitation followed him and dove into the ocean. When Kono opened her eyes, she could see the guy swimming away from her at a pace that wasn't possibly human. Kono paused in her swimming and stayed suspended 2 feet below the surface. She closed her eyes to help her concentrate for a moment before feeling her legs fuse together all the way down to her toes. Brilliant blue scales sprouted from her waist laying down all the way down her legs that covered her feet which had also fused together and had curved down into a wide, transluscent tail of the same gorgeous blue. She could feel her lungs altering their structure and biology to allow her to breath underwater. Once the transformation was complete, she opened her eyes which had turned a dark blue which could barely be seen as her irises had widened to be able to let in as much light as possible so that she could see underwater. She spotted him a few meters in front of her and took off. He got down a few more meters before he stopped swimming. He stayed suspended underwater and seemed to check that he still had everything on him, not suspecting that anyone was following him. He checked himself over, satisfied that nothing had been left behind. He finally turned to look from where he had come from to see Kono barreling towards him with a look of determination on her face. Even if he had time to turn and get away, by the time he would hav figured it out she would have caught up to him. Still, he tried to turn and swim away but the moment of hesitation had cost him. Kono was already going fairly fast and by the time he started to swim away, she had caught up with him. She gripped him hard around wrist, yanking him up level with her face. He struggled against her momentarily before her expression softened and she started to sing. He could hear the song and immediately feel the effects. Part of his brain wanted to swim away but a stronger part of it wanted to stay and listen to the song as if this was the missing section of his life. It was the most beautiful noise he had ever heard in his life. Kono noticed that he stopped struggling and did a fist pump in her head at her victory. She still held onto his wrist and held him level with her face but she swam at a shallow angle back towards the shore, going purely by instinct. Slowly but surely they made their way back to the shore. Kono could see the shape of the moon through the water surface. She slowly transformed her tail back into legs as she continued to sing. Her head finally broke the surface. Once she could get her footing again, she walked backwards out of the ocean, keeping her focus and hand on the guy. Steve had a mixture of shock and worry on his face as did Danny and Chin. She finished singing and using his trance state to her advantage, passed the guy off to Steve. Chin was the first one to step forward and grab her into a fierce hug; followed by Danny. Steve handed off the perp to Danny before stepping forward and gathering Kono in his arms. Danny pulled a pair of zip ties from Steve's boardies and secured the perps hands behind his back, holding on to him so that he wouldn't go anywhere.
Kono looked between the guys suspiciously, all still with a look of shock on their faces. She asked, "What? Guys, what happened? Do I have seaweed in my hair or something?"
Chin was the first to find his voice and reply, "Kono, you've been gone for over an hour! We had no idea where you were or what happened to you!"
"No! I was only gone a few minutes. Surely I wasn't gone that long!" Kono jested. But the serious look on the faces of her ohana told her otherwise. Kamekona spotted her through the gaps of the guys and came down the beach.
"Little sistah, you're back! Thank goodness! I was starting to get concerned," Kamekona said as he picked her up off the ground, squishing her to him.
"Kamekona, loosen up! I can't breath." Kono sounded a little breathy as she was practically crushed in his arms. From her vantage point, she could see over his shoulder and see the last of the partygoers exiting the gate. She couldn't hear any more music. Kamekona finally put her down. They all travelled back up the beach. Danny handed the perp back off to Steve who walked him out the entrance and back to his truck. He checked the zip ties before cracking the windows and locking the doors. He checked on the students in Kono's car to find that they were all asleep. He sent a quick message to Danny that he was gonna stay by the cars. The rest of them helped Kamekona put the rest of the drinks into the shaved ice cart, digging them into the ice and packing all the food up into takeout containers for everyone to take home. Flippa had gone to get the truck to back it up to the other side of the enclosure near to the waters edge to make it easier to get the cart. Their next project was to break down the DJing equipment. Once they broke it all down, they each grabbed a piece and hauled it across the sand through the exit. Once they reached the truck, they loaded everything in the flatbed. It took a few trips before they had all the equipment loaded up and ready to go. Steve told them that it was much more important that they get the perp back and interrogate him rather than collect the rest of the stuff which they could do tomorrow, or pay someone to do it based on the money that they had earned from the party. They all agreed as they loaded up into the cars and headed back to Iolani Palace.
They arrived at the Palace. Steve hauled the guy from the back of his truck and walked him to Kono's car. Kono and Chin were trying to wake up the students but they all seemed to be fast asleep in the back. Steve handed the perp to Kono and reached down to grab one of the students and put the biggest one over his shoulder. Danny and Chin each grabbed a student and did the same, kicking a door closed after pulling them out. Kono fell in line after the guys and chuckled a little to herself. This must be quite the scene: Steve, Chin and Danny each lugging a student over their shoulder while Kono followed behind them walking another. They guys had gotten a few amused looks from the others in HPD while Kono took the perp down to the basement and into one of their specialized interrogation rooms. She attached him to the chair via handcuffs then waited for the guys to get down so the interrogation could begin.
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