Hi guys, thanks for the new followers and reviews. So here's another chapter for you guys.

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Joey was finally rousing. Dazed, confused and still thinking about the threat to the kids. He tried to get up but Steve was holding him down.

"No, the kids." He wrestled out of Steve's grasp and tried to get up. The world was spinning and he fell backwards. He tried to get up again. He pushed Steve away. Where he got the strength no one knows but he got up. He staggered to the kids' room. Danny was still holding Grace.

"I have to protect Grace." Joey said. Danny looked at Steve and then Joey. Steve moved closer to Joey, noticing the tremors coursing to Joey's body. He placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It's okay Joey." Confused eyes looked at Steve.

"Steve, we have to protect Grace." Joey was tired and wanted nothing more than to sleep but he needed to protect the kids. He closed his eyes. Steve tightened his grip on Joey.

"Stay awake, Joey." He was amazed that he was still standing. Joey looked at Steve. He furrowed his brow. What was Steve doing here? And then it all came back to him. He ran to the "secret" room. Swaying dangerously. He went inside but the room was empty.

"No, boys? Where are they?" He walked back to their room. "Where are my sons?" Grace lifted her face from the crook of Joey's neck. She finally calmed down a bit. She whispered in Danny's ear. Danny's eyes went wide and it confirmed what he thought.

"Steve." Steve looked at Danny, Danny shook his head and Steve knew what it meant.

"Joey, they're not here. But we'll find them." Steve told Joey. He had no idea how the concussed man would react. He figured two things could happen;

1. He would freak out and tear the place apart.

2. He would become withdrawn and blame himself

But neither happened. Instead he looked at Grace and Danny. He staggered towards them, fell to his knee and said;

"I kept her safe Danny. They were after her. We need to protect her." He looked at Grace, vision doubling, graying around the edges. Black spots invading his sight. He succumbed to the darkness again. The paramedics rushed to his side. One was starting an IV and the other was covering the wounds. They loaded him onto the gurney and wheeled him to the ambulance. Danny and Grace were led to the second ambulance. Steve stayed behind.

CSU was thoroughly going through the place. He walked to Duke.

"Duke, put a MAILE-AMBER ALERT out on the boys. Get more officers down here and have them go door to door. I want to know what people heard or saw." He was angry. Someone went after Grace but took the boys instead. Kono walked towards him.

"What did you find?" Steve asked Kono.

"I found tire threads. I sent it too Fong. My guess is a van. I also found footprints and blood. Joey must've hit one of them." Chin came downstairs.

"Steve, go to the hospital. Check on Grace and Joey. Joey said that they were after Grace. Maybe they'll try again. We should place them under protective custody." Chin said but Steve knew his partner. He would want to tackle the problem head on. When it comes to Grace, Danny doesn't mess around.

"Keep me posted. I told Duke to send officers to go door to door." Chin and Kono nodded.

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Grace was still clinging to Danny. She was trembling and silently crying. Small tremors ran through her body. Someone took her friends but they were after her. And now Joey was hurt. That thought made her sad again and she started crying louder again. Danny held his daughter close. He was rubbing small circles on her back and muttering reassurances.

"Shhh monkey. It's going to be alright. We're going to find them and the men who did this. Shhh." Grace calmed down again. She looked at her father. He wiped the tears from her eyes. He kissed her forehead.

"Talk to me monkey." Grace looked at Danno. She swallowed a couple of times.

"I-i-i-it's m-m-my f-f-fault." Grace stuttered.

"No monkey. It's not your fault. And I know Joey doesn't feel that way and neither will Jamie and Jared." She nodded but didn't really believe Danno. They arrived at the hospital and Grace refused to let go of Danny. He carried her to one of the exams room. He caught a glance of Joey when they rushed him into one of the rooms. A nurse and doctor checked her over. The doctor said she was suffering from shock. Grace also had a headache. She still refused to let go of Danny. He was her lifeline and she needed him.

Danny looked at his daughter. He was boiling. He wanted to kill whoever did this. She wasn't dealing with the situation right now. She was withdrawn and tears were still falling from her eyes. She also held his shirt so tight, that Danny thought she might rip the buttons of his shirt. So the shock part he already expected. He wanted to get her home and tuck her in. He could also see that she had a headache on her face. They had given her children's Tylenol and a cup of tea. She was then released. He carried her to the waiting room and they sat down. Grace buried her face his chest.

Steve walked into the ER. He immediately spotted Danny and Grace.

"Danny, how's she doing?"

"Shock and a headache." Steve looked at Grace. His niece had her face buried in her father's chest.

"Listen, I want you to take Grace and go to my place. We've got officers patrolling the area. We placed her under protective custody." Danny nodded. Grace needed to rest. He wanted to get up but was stopped by his daughter's voice.

"No daddy." Her voice was soft.

"Grace?"

"I want to see Joey." Danny looked at his daughter. She was squinting a bit. A sign that she still had a headache but she was determined. Danny looked at Steve. Unsure of what to do. Steve nodded.

"Okay monkey, we'll wait for Joey." Grace buried herself in Danny's chest again. Steve was worried about her. She didn't act like the Grace he's come to know and love and that made him even more angrier.

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Joey woke up with a killer headache, a throbbing arm and his belly was tender. He was so disoriented that it took him a lot longer to recognize the clean crisp room, the smell of anti-septic's and the beeping sound.

"Wha?" Was all he could utter. The headache was too intense. He closed his eyes again. He tried to turn but his belly and arm both protested to that ministration. What happened? And then it hit him.

"Jamie, Jared." He tried to get up but was stopped by a hand on his chest.

"Detective, lie down." An unfamiliar voice said.

"No, I have to find my kids." He swung his legs over the side of the bed. A wave of dizziness hit him hard. The vertigo so bad that he thought he wouldn't be able to stay upright for much longer. Somehow he didn't end up on the floor. When he opened his eyes again, he was on the bed again. He looked around and saw a few familiar faces.

Danny, Steve, Chin and Kono were all looking at him.

"What happened?"

"You decided to leave but your body decided against it." Danny said.

"Why?"

"Why what?" Danny asked.

"Why am I in the hospital?" Joey asked. He felt like he should know but he couldn't remember. Danny looked at Steve, Chin and Kono. Joey noticed it.

"What? What happened?" Joey demanded to know. He spotted Grace and suddenly the memory of Jamie, Jared and the shootout flooded his memory. He started to get up again.

"Joey stop!" Steve ordered him. Joey looked at Steve. Eyes full of hurt and guilt.

"You don't understand. I-I-I have to find them." He looked at Danny for support.

"We will buddy. You have to take it easy." Who was Danny kidding? When Grace was taken he did everything to get her back.

"Is Grace okay?" He had seen her but so far she hadn't looked at him. And that caused the floodgates to open again. She was crying and Danny was trying his best to console his twelve-year-old daughter. Joey looked at Danny, hoping he would fill him in and then he heard it.

"I'm sorry." Grace whispered. At first Joey was confused and then it clicked. And it tore at his heart to hear a twelve-year-old think that it was her fault.

"Grace? Could you please look at me?" Grace slowly lifted her gaze. Joey motioned for her to sit next to him. Hesitantly Grace did what Joey asked. She didn't know what to expect.

"Now you listen to me and listen carefully Grace Williams." Grace gazed at Joey unsure of what he would say.

"This is not your fault. What happened back there was anything but your fault." This was not what Grace expected to hear.

"But they were after me." Came her soft, half sobbed reply.

"No, Grace. It's not your fault unless you paid them to kidnap you." Joey said with a smile on his face. He hoped that she would believe him. It was true. He didn't blame her but he sure as hell was going to find the people responsible. They would pay for messing with his family. She looked at him, eyes wide. Shocked that Joey made a joke when Jamie and Jared were out there. But then she let the words sink in. He didn't blame her. She wiped the tears from her face and a small smile appeared on her face. Joey smiled back, message delivered. Grace gave him a hug.

"We'll find them Uncle Joey." Uncle Joey? Since when did he become uncle Joey, Joey thought. But he was too spent to say anything. His thoughts were allover the place. They didn't add up and he couldn't make sense of most of his memories. He closed his eyes, hoping to put things in order and filter what was real and what wasn't. His head was pounding, his arm throbbing but nothing compared to the pain he was feeling in his heart. He sighed and the combination of pain, painkillers and exhaustion finally pulled him under.

Danny looked at his daughter. Looks like their Ohana had expanded some more. He saw Joey close his eyes, that telltale frown on his face.

"Alright monkey." Danny said. And Grace climbed down from the bed and straight into Danny's arms. She put her head on his shoulder, her face buried in the crook of his neck. She was beyond exhaustion and just like Joey she let out a sigh and fell asleep.

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