A/N: Here's the next chapter, enjoy.

Chapter Four

Steve pushed himself back in a frantic attempt to avoid being stung, forgetting for the moment that he'd put on the leather gauntlets Lou had given him.

"Steve!" Danny called, anxiously trying to see what had caused Steve to move back so fast. He was afraid his partner had also been stung.

"I'm okay Danny." Steve said as he got back up from the ignominious positioned he'd ended up sprawled in. "It hit the gauntlet, didn't penetrate." He looked over at Danny who was trying to get up. "Stay put, I'm fine."

Danny slumped back down. He'd not been able to get up anyway. Not only was his right arm painful around the sting site, but it was also going numb, his left arm and both legs starting to follow suit.

"Has it gone?" Danny asked. His breath hitched a little.

"No. But I think I can get it. Give me a minute." Steve moved around slightly to get a better view of the scorpion.

"Be careful, Steve." Danny breathed. "You don't need to be a hero. Oh wait, I forgot, that's your middle name isn't it?"

"I'm always careful, Danny." Steve replied as he suddenly lunged forward and put a gauntlet covered hand over the scorpion. Slowly he closed his hand around the creature and then stood. The container was on the other side of the co-pilot, so he stepped around and righted it, inserted the scorpion and closed the lid. "One down, one to go." He said with a smile as he looked at Danny. "And my middle name, as you well know, is John, not hero."

But Danny's eyes were closed. "Danny, you okay?" Fear ran through Steve system. He turned to the co-pilot and quickly pulled him over near to Danny. He then knelt by his partner and taking off the right gauntlet put his hand on Danny's shoulder. "Danny?"

Two hazy blue eyes blinked open and tried to focus on Steve. "I don't feel so good, Steve."

"I know, but I'll have you out of here soon." Steve removed Danny's vest then maneuvered him so he could lay flat. "Here, lie down. I'll just check the co-pilot then I'll be back. Okay?"

A slight nod from Danny set Steve in motion. He checked for a pulse on the co-pilot, and wasn't surprised when he didn't fine one. He'd had a feeling the man was dead.

Steve moved back and checked Danny's vitals. His blood pressure was very high, as was his heart rate, and his breathing sounded compromised. No. No. No. I'm not losing you, Steve thought.

"Danno, I'm going to put an oxygen mask on you, I don't like the sound of your breathing." Seconds later, Steve had pulled a portable oxygen cylinder from the medical bag and had the mask over Danny's mouth and nose. When there was no reaction from his partner, Steve pulled out his phone and called Chin.

"Chin. The co-pilots dead and Danny's getting worse. I've captured one of the scorpions and haven't seen the other one." He looked at the cargo as he spoke, realising that the scorpion could be anywhere in amongst the boxes. "I'm going to open the door. You and Lou need to be ready to take Danny, I'll keep watch in here, and then I'll follow you out."

"Wait, Steve." Chin said urgently. "Kono has been in touch with Aloha Air Cargo, there is a box of anti-venom that should have been somewhere close to the scorpion container. You need to find it. We've been in touch with the hospital and they don't have anything for a Deathstalker scorpion."

"Okay, give me a minute." Steve hung up and looked at the scorpion container. It wasn't hard to tell exactly where it had been sitting before it fell, because of the tear in the netting. So somewhere close to there would be a good guess of where to look for the anti-venom.

With the gauntlets back on Steve move closer to the pile of boxes and spotted the anti-venom fairly easily. Getting it required him to be closer to the boxes than he'd like, but Danny needed this and Steve would do anything for his partner.

Steve pulled his knife and advanced until he was almost at the boxes, then he banged his knife on the wall, hoping that would scare the other scorpion away. With a quick slice, he freed the box and retrieved it, heading back to Danny as fast as he could.

One more check that the floor was clear and Steve opened the plane's door. Chin and Lou were both right there and immediately picked up Danny and exited the plane. Steve was right behind them, closing the door as fast as he could, anti-venom box tucked under his arm.

Danny was already on a gurney and being pushed to the back of the ambulance by the time Steve made it to the bottom of the steps. He ran to the ambulance, managing a, "Thanks." aimed at Chin and Lou as he went, the anti-venom box now clutched to his chest.

The ambulance ride was nerve racking for Steve. Danny was not responding to anything, didn't even flinch when the medic started an IV. Then just before they reached the hospital, Danny started to convulse.

TBC

A/N: Oh no, did I do that again? Another cliff hanger, who knew that was coming?