Steve and Catherine were waiting at the emergency exit for about 10 minutes now. Steve was getting frustrated fast and was ready to deform Hassan face if he were to get a chance.

"Steve, what's the plan?"

"I don't have a plan, Cath." He sighed. "Not before I find out what he plans on doing with us."

"If he wants to kill us?" Catherine shook her head. "No, he would've done it by now, right?"

"Yes. It's not that. I guess it's one of his sick games. If we play our cards right we might stop him."

An ambulance could be heard in the distance. Soon enough the medical vehicle parked just a meter in front of the couple. The back door opened and Hassan showed up.

"Get inside. Now!"

After a look of confirmation between the two they got inside. Hassan tied Catherine to the wheelchair and Steve to its back.

"What are you planning, Hassan?" He asked. "You can't leave the town. No one will let you."

"Well, it's not like I was planning to. But I could if I wanted to."

"What then?"

"You ask too many questions!" Hassan hit him. "Here I ask the questions."

Hassan looked at the dead glares Steve and Cath gave him and laughed.

"How is it to be on the other side, ha?"

-H50-

Danny was ready to collapse, literally. He hadn't slept from who-knows how much time. He had a headache and his ribs hurt. And now that.

The Governor was in critical condition. He had lost too much blood and his heart had suffered an injury from the bullet. The doctors weren't telling a thing but the expression each and every of them had suggested for trouble.

He looked around the waiting room. It was full of people expecting some light over their injured friend's condition. The hospital was overloaded. Doctors were dealing with injures as simple as scratches and as complicated as gunshot wounds. Who would've known that the power cut would've induced so much chaos.

Then, Danny noticed something. From the waiting room he could see the entrance of the hospital and basically every new patient that came. And he just saw someone he knew quite well.

"Chin!" He yelled while running to his friend. "What happened?"

"Just a scratch." Chin looked at his bleeding arm. "Hughes took a gun out and shot me. I was disorientated enough for him to run away. Rookie mistake, I know, but the guy was convincing."

"Don't blame yourself, Chin. We are all tired."

"Couz'!" Kono came through the door. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, yes. I am fine." He held up his now bandaged arm.

"Now, I have a suggestion you two just can't thumb down."

Both Chin and Kono turned at Danny with a questioning look.

"Let's go take some coffee and check on Steve and Cath."

-H50-

Not even five minutes later a super worried looking nurse ran into the cafeteria.

"Detective Williams, we have a problem!"

Danny's hair bristled. Was it for the Governor? Was he..?

"Yeah?"

"It's about Lieutenant Catherine Rollins. She is not in her room and no one has seen her."

"What?!"

"She is not in her room and her crutches are there. She can't go anywhere without them."

"A nurse may have taken her for some tests." Kono tried to think logically.

"No, Lieutenant Rollins doesn't have any appointed tests for 1:15 am."

"And what about Commander McGarrett?" Danny asked. "Have you seen him? He must've been here. She is probably with him somewhere."

The nurse just got confused so Danny decided to work on his own. "Okay, Chin, Kono let's search around."

"Okay."

-H50-

It was already more than an hour since Steve and Catherine were in the ambulance. It was crazy actually. Steve was ready to think they were just driving in a circle. Hassan has disappeared quite some time ago, also.

"Hey, Cath?" Steve whispered.

"Yes?"

"Can you see how many people are in here?"

"I see only the driver seat. It's a man driving but I can't recognize him." She sighed. "Where is he taking us? It feels like we were driving with hours"

"It was just 68 minutes."

"Did you count them?" She giggled.

"Yeah." He smirked, though that she couldn't see. "Time passes quickly if you have something to do."

"I know."

"Do you remember that mission in Iraq?" He asked simply.

Catherine had to smile at that. "The one when we counted all the minutes we spent in the open?"

"Exactly. How many did you count? I reached 3 hours 26 minutes."

"I did around 2:30."

"I guess you aren't a multitasker." He laughed.

"Sorry, Sailor. I can't fight for my life and count in the same time. I'm not as perfect as you."

"Oh, you are more than perfect, Cath."

"What?" She was surprised from Steve's sudden emotion.

"You are more than perfect. I realized it in the past year. I'm just happy that I got to see you again, although things didn't go as planned. Cath, I want you to know that-"

"Don't Steve. You will tell me that later, when we get home." She didn't even notice the tear running down her cheek.

"Yeah. I don't know what happened. I was never the emotional and romantic type."

"Oh, don't worry. You are romantic enough when you want it." Cath laughed, though she wasn't really feeling like it.

What if Hassan actually killed them? She was trained for that kind of stuff but that didn't mean she could bear them.


After some more silent minutes the ambulance finally stopped. Hassan got out of the vehicle and opened the back door.

"Out." He ordered after untying the two.

"What is this place?" Catherine asked once they were out.


Did you enjoy the little talk Steve and Cath had? I hope you did! Seriously, let me know, because I'm not exactly good with these romantic things :D Anyway, I'll see you soon.