It has been 48 long hours for five 0, and they have just booked Eric Riden from murder one I was working out to the car park when he rang. The ringtone told him that the cold was from home. The young voice on the other side was not the one he was expecting but it was more than welcome. "Pāpā i ka wā hea ʻoe i hoʻi mai ai i ka home?" (Dad when are you coming home?)
A small smile pulled out the commander's lips, opening the door to his truck he answered, "Ke hele nei au e ke keiki". (I am on my way kid)
youngest asked, "maikaʻi, hoʻohiki ʻoe e aʻo mai iaʻu i ka heʻenalu" (good, you promise to teach me surfing) excited young child yelp into the phone causing Steve to to pull the phone away from this ear. He could hear his son's excitement as he told his wife that he was on his way home, the kid couldn't wait for his lesson.
He hung up the phone and before getting you to this track he looked to where the black Camaro was driving away. He has invited Danny and his daughter to come over for a swim and relax. Steve already knew that the invitation was extended to the cousins at HQ by his wife. The last 48 hours have been a difficult time and being with the family would help to recharge and refresh for whatever the bad guys decide to throw at them next.
Steve walked into the house to find his older daughter sitting on the step staring at the spot where her grandfather was killed ten years ago today. She was now 16 going on 30 with a determination to serve her country as he and his wife had done. She had told the family last month that she had applied to the Academy with the help of Commander Wade and she was waiting to hear back from them.
he sat down on the step next, to her and asked, "He aha kou manaʻo e ke keiki?" (what's on your mind kid?)
She looked at him there in her eyes held sadness and wonder at the same time, a shaky smile at him and said, "Ua hoʻomanaʻo wale ʻia, he kamaʻilio mākou ma ʻaneʻi he ʻumi makahiki i hala. ʻO ka pule pō ma hope o nā mea a pau i lalo" (just got slam by memory, a conversation we had right here ten years ago. The night week after it all when down).
flashback
Ten years ago, six-year-old Momi Nani McGarrett was visiting her grandfather for the holidays. He had asked her what she wanted to be when she was all grown up. 6 year Momi told her grandfather in a matter of fact manner, "Maʻalahi kēlā, e ke kupuna kāne, e hele ana au i ke kula a lanakila i ka manawa o koʻu makuahine ma ke ala ala. A laila, e komo au i ka Navy a ma mua o koʻu mau mākua. ma hope iho e komo au i ka oihana makai a hoʻomaʻemaʻe i ka mokupuni a pau ka poʻe ʻino." (That's easy Grandpa, I'm going to the academy and beat Mum's time on the obstacle course. Then I'll join the Navy and outrank both my parents. afterwards, I'll join the police force and clean up the island until there are no more bad guys.)
Despite being born here, and living in Hawaii all his life John McGarrett hardly talked in the native language. It's not that he couldn't or wouldn't, he found it rude when everyone at the table could not understand. His wife was from the Mainland the locals referred to this as a haole. But it didn't stop his mother teaches her grandkids her beloved native language and it seemed that his son had passed this down to his kids, ensuring his grandmother's legacy lived on in the next generation.
Their conversation went nowhere fast as they were interrupted by a car pulling into the driveway, John could see two figures get out of the car, and knowing very well this couldn't be anything good, John instructed his granddaughter to hide and not to come out no matter what she heard. From day one she understood the dangerous nature of her parents' work, for her safety certain protocols were enforced upon her.
Recalling a story her father once told her about hide and seek with his sister when he was her age, ensured she would find an excellent place to hide out. Hiding in the hidden storage area in her father's old room, there was an old diary with her father's handwriting and a photo of her father and her aunt Mary all dressed up in costumes. her father was dressed in a police uniform, the badge clearly on his belt along with his side arm and Auntie Mary also dressed up like a princess, blue dress and a tiara on her head. Aunty Mary who she had never met because her old man had stated, that she was a kid herself and needed to grow up first.
She didn't know how long she was hiding when she heard a big bang, like a car backfiring, it was so loud and she had to cover her mouth with her hands to stop herself from screaming up loud out of sheer fear. She could hear her own heart beating in her ears. Despite her fear, she had absolute faith in her father's ability to find her.
She didn't know how long she was hiding in the storage area when she heard her father's voice calling her name, relief fluted through her she jumped up and ran towards his voice. "makuakāne" yelled and jumped into his arms. She wrapped her hands around his shoulders and buried her face in his neck.
After a long moment she pulled back putting water little hands on either side of Steve's cheeks bringing their foreheads together she said, "Aloha makua, ua hala au iā ʻoe." you're better (Hi father, I missed you.)
And before you could even respond she talked a million miles per hour in one breath, she stated, "elua mau kānaka ʻino, ʻo kekahi o lākou he pōkole e like me Māmā me nā aniani. Ua ʻōlelo ʻakaʻaka ʻo ia e like me ʻElua mau kānaka ʻino, ʻo kekahi o lākou he pōkole e like me Māmā me nā aniani. Ua ʻōlelo ʻakaʻaka ʻo ia e like me ka wā ʻo ʻAnakala G ʻaʻole makemake ʻo ia i kekahi akā ʻo ʻAnakala Sam a i ʻole kona haku e hoʻomaopopo iā ia. Ua kūʻai ʻo ia i laptop, a me nā mea ʻōlelo nui me ia." (There were two bad guys, one of them is short like Mom with glasses. He spoke funny like when Uncle G he didn't want anyone but Uncle Sam or his boss to understand him. He bought a laptop, and big speakers with him.) She takes a deep breath and continues, "Ua lōʻihi ka lōʻihi e like me ʻoe, ʻo ke kani a me ka irish e like me kaʻu hui keikikāne punahele. He ʻano ʻino ʻo ia, ʻo ia ka mea nāna i hōʻeha iā Pāpā, a laila nui ka ʻuā. He pā nui e like me ke kaʻa e hoʻi hope, makaʻu wau akā ʻike wau e hele mai ʻoe a loaʻa iaʻu." (The other one was tall like you, the sound and Irish like my favourite boy band. He was mean, he was the one who hurt Grandpa, and then there was a lot of yelling. A big bang like a car backfiring, I was scared but I knew you'd come and find me.)
After the case and funeral, Steve had made his childhood house his family's home base, and one night he found her sitting on the last step and staring at the spot where John McGarrett was killed. He had never heard his daughter sound so insecure about her future before. She wasn't sure that she had the strength to serve, just because she was scared when she witnessed Victor shooting her grandfather. Steve informed her as a matter of fact that she was strong enough because she was in McGarrett. "ʻʻAʻole wau e hele i ka lole ko, mālama koʻu makuakāne i nā mea, mai iaʻu a ua hāʻule ka pilina. Ua inaina au ia ia no na makahiki, a ua huhu au. Hoʻohiki wau iaʻu iho ʻaʻole wau e hana like i ka wā i lilo ai au i makua kāne i ka pō i hānau ʻia ai ʻoe. Ua uē au, akā ua aʻo koke wau ʻaʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke lawelawe, ʻoi aku ka luna maikaʻi inā hoʻokuʻu ʻoe i kou mau manaʻo. No laila ua aʻo au, e noho ma luna o lākou e hoʻokuke iā lākou i lalo, i loko o nā pahu liʻiliʻi a ʻaʻole maopopo iaʻu inā he mea maikaʻi kēlā. Akā, he mea pono. A laila hoʻohana wau i kēlā huhū a me ka makaʻu ma ke ʻano he Driving Force e hōʻoia i kaʻu hana maikaʻi loa e hoʻopau i kēlā me kēia misionari i ka maikaʻi o koʻu hiki. Ua ʻōlelo ʻo kupuna kāne ʻaʻole uē nā mākaʻi i hiki i ko lākou kūlanakauhale. Uku mākou i ke kumu kūʻai no ka lawelawe akā ʻo ke kumukūʻai āu e uku ai no ka hanohano. ʻO ke keiki 6 makahiki, loaʻa iā ʻoe ka manawa. ʻO nā lawelawe, ʻo ka mea āu e makemake ai e hana i kou wā ʻelemakule, ʻo ʻoe kaʻu kaikamahine i ʻoi aku ka ikaika." He took her into his arms and held her. (I'm not going to sugarcoat things. My father kept things hidden from me, and the relationship fell apart. I have held a grudge for years against him, and I was angry. I promise myself! I won't do the same thing when I became a father that night you were born. I've cried, but I learned pretty quickly that you can't serve and be a good officer if you let your emotions take over. So, I learned to sit on them and push them down into little boxes, and I don't know if that's a good thing. But it's a necessary thing. Then I use that anger and fear as a Driving Force to ensure I do my best to complete every mission to the best of my ability. Grandpa once said cops don't cry so that their city can. There is a price to pay for the service but it's the price that you, pay for the honour of service. The 6-year-old kid, you got time. Services, still what you want to do when you're older, you are my daughter you're more than strong enough.)
end of the flashback.
She handed him a letter she was in her hand, it was a letter of acceptance, she had been accepted to the early program at the academy starting in the fall. Ever since she could talk and walk, she has always said that she was going to go to the academy beat Catherine's time on the obstacle course, outrank both her parents and finally join the police force and clean up the island on the last ten that change to the fact that she was going to take over the her father's task force.
Overwhelmed with pride he just picked her up and swung her around laughing. Which caused the rest of the family and the guest at the front door to ask what was the joyful occasion. Momi informed them, "I got accepted into the Academy and I started in the fall." a face-splitting smile pulled down her lips and she continued, "Phase 1 get accepted into the academy complete." They celebrated this achievement and all knew, it was just phase one of four on her life gold.