Last chapter from the storyline here! It was kinda sad writing it but I had to :D Anyway, I hope that you will enjoy it.
"Okay we are almost there." Danny stated.
Right now he dreamed of having a Steve on the driver's seat. He would have shortened their trip by 10 minutes at least.
"Danny! Turn right here and we will be there for a minute." Kono was looking at the GPS of her phone.
Around ten minutes ago the helicopter team called. They have spotted the cabin and were now searching for Steve and Catherine. The problem was a team got down to take a closer look at the cabin and it had been empty. No trace of anyone. That's why Chin, Kono and Danny were trying to get there as soon as possible.
Danny took the right turn, as smooth as a drunken kid would, and the car continued on a muddy road..
Luckily, Kono was good with maps and in under a minute they were in front of the cabin. A team of four policemen, one of them Duke, were waiting there.
"Danny." Duke greeted. "We got a call from the team above. They have spotted Hassan and Catherine."
"What about Steve?" Danny asked.
"They haven't spotted him yet. We better go now."
With a nod from Danny's side the two teams went into the forest, guns before them.
-H50-
Steve was walking slowly and silently towards Hassan. He was surprised that he took the bait. From all the calls he got it seemed that Omar Hassan was a man that knew a lot of things. It seemed that he had been studying Steve and the taskforce. It seemed that he knew every single detail and was always a few steps in front of them.
Was he now? It was a cheap trick he and Catherine were using, yes. But sometimes the easiest things worked better.
Steve knew that he can't be sure if he was indeed surprising Hassan or if he was going into a trap. So he was just praying to God and was hoping that his training will save him.
When he was close enough to Hassan, McGarrett put his hands around his neck, leaving him just enough oxygen to stay alive. Steve turned Hassan, so that their faces were just a few centimeters away from each other, and hit him as hard as he could.
Realizing that this was a great way to get his anger out, he continued to hit Hassan until the guy was lying on the ground, his nose and mouth bloody. But it didn't stop then. Steve felt all the hatred stored inside his body make him hurt Hassan more.
He kneeled next to him and continued his punching rendering it with a kick, from time to time.
"Stop it Steve!" The yells of Catherine weren't reaching his mind.
He didn't know how much time did that state of his last but he suddenly found himself being pulled away from Hassan.
Who was that? He asked himself. It couldn't been Catherine. No. It was someone stronger than her. A man, definitely.
"Steve. Steve!" The voice sounded familiar yet so far away from him.
He managed a slight turn of his head and saw the man holding him.
Danny.
Slowly his mind cleared up and he gained control over his body. He looked around and saw his teammates, Catherine, Duke and some other people, as well as a helicopter.
"You alright, boss?" Kono asked.
"Yeah. I'm fine."
-H50-
Once again, in just 3 days, the five-0 team were in a rescue chopper. This time, though, everyone was silent. Hassan was in another helicopter, under high guard. They were going to transport him in the maximum security prison and interrogate him then.
Steve couldn't really comprehend the situation. The only thing he was thinking about was sleep, as egoistic as it may sound. He couldn't even remember when was the last time he slept. Yeah, he would definitely sleep once he gets out of this thing.
The ringing of Danny's phone broke the silence and everyone's thoughts.
"Detective Williams." He answered.
A few seconds passed and he wasn't showing anything away. He was listening carefully to what seemed every word said to him.
The conversation lasted no more than 1 minute and Danny hadn't even made a sound during that time. He finally spoke, when his phone was back in its place.
"The Governor is dead."
Shocked eyes stared at Danny. Suddenly, the helicopter became quieter than a graveyard. No one dared to breathe, let alone talk.
"He couldn't survive the operations." Danny spoke first, something that became usual for him these weeks.
"And what now?" Kono dared to ask.
"I guess they will have someone to take his post until elections."
Everyone nodded in response to Danny's statement. And that was the last thing anyone did before they landed in Hawaii.
-H50-
Steve watched how Catherine fell asleep on the hospital bed. He couldn't help but envy her a bit. Well a lot. Sleep was still the only thing he wanted to do.
Danny knocked gently on the door and gestured to Steve to come.
With a nod Steve kissed Catherine on the forehead and went out.
"What is it?" He took the offered cup of coffee with a warm smile.
"The new Governor wants to talk with us." Danny said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Can't he wait until tomorrow? And I'm surprised how fast they were with the appointment."
"Apparently it's really urgent. He has some plan to help Hawaii recover faster and needs us right now." Kono stated ironically.
"Interesting."
-H50-
Thomas Ghal, or the new Governor of the state Hawaii, was looking at the five-0 team indifferently. He was bald, whiter than a ghost and fleshy.
"You are Commander Steve McGarrett, right?" He finally said looking at Steve.
"Yes."
"That's great." Ghal stood up. He wasn't very tall, either. "Gentlemen, I summoned you here to discuss something important. Sergeant Duke Lukela told me everything he knew about your work. And I'm not talking about this case only. I have heard about your great achievements too."
He looked at the confused members.
"But your job costs a lot. And right now Hawaii has some financial problems."
"Wait. What do you mean?" Steve asked, taking one step forward.
"I mean that 5-0 should take some brake. Until Hawaii is back in rhythm."
An unexpected ending, isn't it? I thought that the story needs quite different ending and came up with that :D I really hope that you are not too mad at me. I'll see you later for our last chapter. Bye~