When he reached Joey's room he could hear Grace talking. He stepped inside and Grace immediately flew out of her seat.

"Danno, where were you?" Grace asked.

"I was downstairs, monkey." He looked at Joey and sat on the chair previously vacated by his daughter. Jamie was lying next to Joey, asleep.

"And?" Joey asked. He was anxious to hear about Jared.

"We found him and he's currently being treated for hypothermia." Danny said.

"How bad?" And with that he tried to get up. Only to be stopped by Danny's hand on his shoulder.

"Stop. You are in no condition, okay? He was suffering from severe hypothermia when they brought him in. Unconscious and un-responsive. His temperature is up to 85 and he woke up. At first he didn't know where he was, I reassured him that he was safe. He asked about Jamie and he was sleeping when we last saw him. Chin is staying with him." Joey was relieved. His eyes filled with tears as he looked at Danny and Kono.

"Thank you." Joey's voice was shaky and filled with emotion.

"No problem, brah. We're ohana." Kono said. Kono gave Joey a hug, mindful of the injuries.

"Where's Steve?" Joey looked around. He knew where Chin was. Danny and Kono were here but no one had mentioned him. Danny and Kono shared a look.

"What's wrong?" Joey asked. The uncertainty in his voice made Grace look up.

"What's wrong with uncle Steve?" Grace asked. And Danny knew he had to answer that question. He could lie and say that everything was fine. And tempting as it may sound he knew that Grace would find out eventually. The kid had enough issues to last a lifetime and he didn't want to add more crap to that.

"Uncle Steve was hurt by a bad guy but he's okay. The doctor said he had to stay the night but he also said that he would be fine." Hoping that his daughter would be okay with that answer but also knew that he had to elaborate more for Joey's sake.

"He took one to the abdomen. It's not that bad but he did lose a lot of blood so they want to keep him here for the night." Danny explained to Joey. Joey nodded and Danny could see his eyes starting to droop.

"Sorry." Joey said. He was still on the heavy pain medication. His main priority was his boys and now that both were safe, he couldn't fight the pull of the medication anymore.

"You've got nothing to be sorry for." Danny said to Joey. Jamie opened his eyes. He tensed immediately and Joey squeezed his shoulder, he visibly relaxed. He slowly looked around.

"Daddy?" Jamie slurred.

"Yeah, you're safe. Daddy's here." Jamie blinked a couple of times.

"Jared?" Jamie whispered.

"He's safe buddy. Just like you." Joey whispered softly. Jamie closed his eyes and drifted off again. Joey's fell shut as well.

"Is he okay?" Grace asked her father. She was really worried about Jamie. Danno had explained that he had a concussion but she was still worried about her friend.

"He will be monkey." Joey did his best to keep his eyes open but he was losing this fight as well. There were so many things he wanted to know. The nurses kept coming in every hour checking on Jamie and inadvertently Joey as well.

"Sleep Joey. Everyone is safe. Focus on getting better." Danny told him and that was it. He closed his eyes and his breathing evened out. That infection had taken a lot out of him and he wasn't there yet. Danny knew it was hard.

"Come on, monkey. It's time to go home. We'll be back tomorrow, okay?" But Grace shook her head.

"But Danno I want to see Jared and uncle Steve." And he should've known.

"Okay, but after that we are going home and you are going to sleep, okay?" Grace smiled, still not the usual Grace smile but Danny took it, and nodded. Danny looked at Kono, who was sitting next to Joey.

"Are you going to stay here?" He asked Kono.

"Yeah, just a little bit longer." She said to Danny. But Danny knew she would stay the night. She gave Grace a hug and Danny a peck on the cheek.

Danny left with Grace. When they reached the PICU there was this whole flurry of activity. The closer they got to Jared's room the bigger the pit in Danny's stomach got. He could hear Jared scream.

"Grace stay here." He got closer to Jared's room.

"No, no, get away from me. HELP, somebody help me!" Jared yelled.

"No one is going to hurt you." Someone else said. When Danny entered the room he couldn't believe his eyes. There was one male nurse in the room holding his nose while his hands were covered in blood. Danny hadn't spotted Chin yet. Another nurse stepped forward with a syringe in her hand. Danny knew he had to interfere.

"Jared, buddy what's going on?" Danny asked as he stepped forward.

"Uncle Danny, please help me? They are trying to hurt me. I want to see my dad and Jamie." Jared pleaded.

"It's going to be okay, buddy." Danny held out his arms and Jared nearly jumped in his arms. One of the nurses stepped forward and Danny glared at her.

"Leave the room." Everyone cleared the room. He could feel the trembles running through Jared's body.

"It's okay buddy. Calm down." He kept rubbing circles on Jared's back and he could feel Jared relax. "You want to tell me what happened?" Danny asked.

"He sounded like one of them. I got scared and I kicked him. And then they tried to hurt me, I think." Jared voice was trembling. Grace and Chin came into the room.

"What happened?" Chin immediately asked.

"He panicked and kicked one of the nurses." Chin couldn't hide the grin that spread across his face. For a minute there Danny thought he had fallen asleep.

"I didn't mean to hurt anyone." Jared said.

"It's okay buddy. We know you didn't mean to hurt anyone." Danny spoke softly to Jared.

"Can I please see my dad and Jamie, uncle Danny?" Jared had tears spilling from the corners of his eyes.

"Sure you can but the doctor is going to check you over, okay?" Danny explained. Jared nodded and lifted his head from Danny's shoulder. He looked around the room. And his eyes landed on Grace.

"Hi Grace." Jared gave Grace a lopsided smile.

"Hi Jared, are you okay?" Grace asked with a slight frown on her face.

"Yeah, it's not your fault." He said as he tried to bury himself deeper into Danny's arms. He felt safe and warm. He shivered again more from the warmth he was receiving from Danny than the cold.

"But they were after me."

"Yeah, but they did it in our house. Of course we had to protect you." Jared said with commitment. Chin and Danny laughed. The doctor came in.

"What happened? I got paged a million times and when I arrive I see one of my nurses with a bloody nose. And then someone tells me that one of patients did this. Imagine my surprise, since all my patients are children." The doctor said.

"How is he doing?" Danny asked.

"He's got a broken nose but he will be fine." The doctor said.

"I'm sorry I kicked him but he sounded like one of them and I got scared. I didn't mean to hurt him." Jared said as he shivered again. Danny felt it and reached for a blanket. He then noticed that Jared was also bleeding from his arm.

"He ripped out his IV." He knew the doctor saw it as well.

"I'll get him cleaned up and then I'll check him over." She cleaned his arm and bandaged it. Then she checked his temperature.

"So, what's the verdict?" Chin asked.

"His temperature is up to 93F. Still a bit too low if you ask me."

"Can I see my dad, now?" Jared asked. The doctor thought long and hard.

"Yes you can. But no more than an hour." Jared nodded. The doctor knew she had to tread lightly. This was a traumatized kid. She went out of the room and came back with a wheelchair. Danny put him the chair. He wrapped the blanket a bit tighter on Jared's body. Chin was pushing the wheelchair and Grace was holding on to the wheelchair. They reached Joey's room. Jamie was sleeping peacefully and Joey not so. He was tossing his head. He still had a fever. The red blush on his cheek and his pale complexion were evidence of that. The moment they entered the room he opened his eyes. He looked at the people in the door opening.

"Jared?" Jared was already out of the wheelchair and he ran to Joey.

"Daddy!" He carefully climbed on the bed and buried himself in his father's arms. Joey hissed as Jared came in touch with his wounds but he said nothing. He held his boy tightly.

"I'm sorry I couldn't protect you. I love you." Joey said. Jared was crying.

"I was so scared and I thought you were dead." Jared said between sobs. He held his father tighter and all the fear and stress of the past days came pouring out.

"It's going to be okay. You're safe now." Joey said. The commotion woke up Jamie. Bleary eyed and confused he looked at his twin brother.

"Jared? Where are we?" Jamie asked. Jared couldn't talk. He just held his father tight and cried.

"You're safe. Go back to sleep." Joey said as he put his arm around his other son. Jared's sobbing eventually died down. Jared relaxed into his father's strong embrace and soon enough he was drifting as well. Joey kept muttering reassurances to his son until he knew for sure that his boy was asleep. Joey just laid there with a small smile on his face. He looked at Chin, Danny and Grace. He was happy but he wanted to know so many things. So many questions were going through his head and he wanted to ask them, he just didn't know how.

"You okay?" Chin asked him.

"Yeah, 've got ev'thin' I need right he." Joey said weakly. The adrenaline already left his system and so was the rest of his strength.

"Rest brah." Chin said. Kono walked into the room with a cup of coffee.

"Hey, how's he doing?" She asked Chin. Joey was also drifting along with his kids.

"He broke a nurse's nose. He kinda freaked out when one of the nurses tried to change the heat packs. He kicked him in the nose." Danny said.

"Whoa, seriously?" Kono asked.

"Yeah, he gave every nurse a run for their money. It wasn't until Danny came along that he finally calmed down." Chin said.

"Wha?" Came a sleepy voice from the bed.

"Joey, it's okay. He got spooked. One of the nurses is Hispanic. Jared panicked but it's okay." Danny tried to reassure him.

"Whe' we' yu?" His words were heavily slurred and he was fighting the painkillers tooth and nail because this was too important. He needed to know.

"Joey, it's okay. Sleep. When you wake up we'll tell you all about it." Danny tried.

"No, have to." And that was it. Joey was out like a light but they could all see that he wasn't happy about it.

"Listen, I'm going to swing by Steve and then we're going home. I suggest you get some rest as well."

"I'll go with you." Chin said. And Danny knew that the cousins would be staying here and if he didn't have to take care of Grace, he would've stayed as well. But his daughter was his priority and he hoped that now that the boys were safe and reunited with their father, Grace would finally be able to get some undisrupted sleep.

"Bye Grace, make sure you get some rest." Kono said as she hugged her.

"Call me if anything happens." Danny said. Together Danny and Grace went to Steve. His partner was sleeping when they entered. He had told Grace not to wake him but she practically begged him to give him a hug. So he agreed but even after the hug Steve did not stir. So they left just as soon as they came.

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Joey was restless. He woke up again. Brain fuzzy and thoughts all over the place. He looked at Kono.

"What?" Kono asked him.

"Need up?" His words were still slurred and he knew his temperature was up again. And not because of the extra body heat he was given from being sandwiched between his sons.

"Sorry brah but I can call the doctor?"

"Yeah, really need'up." Kono nodded and walked out of the room in search of the doctor. Joey looked at his sons. They were both asleep. He was happy that they were both safe now. Jamie was still suffering from the concussion. He was confused and disoriented but Jared seemed to be doing a bit better. His temperature finally back to normal. An occasional shiver ran through his body. But they weren't taking any chances. So when they would check on Jamie they would check on Jared as well. Now Joey was the one shivering. He really needed to see Steve, he had this nagging feeling. It was stupid really because Chin was keeping an eye on him but he just couldn't get rid of that feeling.

Kono was looking for the doctor. She recognized Joey's look. He was worried. And so was she. Just like Joey she had a feeling. The feeling you get when you know something isn't over and that was the reason she was looking for the doctor. Joey wouldn't rest until he did what he needed to do. He would probably ask to go and see Steve. She found the doctor in the doctor's lounge.

"Doc, Joey wants to see you." The doctor frowned and looked at his watch.

"He's supposed to be sleeping. Let's go and see what he wants. But judging by that look on your face, I'll probably won't like what he wants." Kono smiled.

"Probably not." Kono said as she followed the doctor back to Joey's room. Little did they know that the threat was already much closer than they could've imagined.

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Sounds ominous...I hope you liked the reunion between Jared and Joey.

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