Growing up McGarrett

Danny

Danny's POV
I close Sam's door, now that she's asleep I can follow up with the team. I try all their numbers but get no one. Damn it I told them to keep me updated! I turn on the game and try to relax but my mind is racing. I should be out there, with them. I leave a number of messages on any voicemail I can get. Not knowing is driving me crazy. Damn Joe I shouldn't have let him talk me out of going. Needing an outlet for my adrenaline I pace the floor.
Finally my phone pings. A message from Joe - Package back on the island. Looks pretty damaged but still intact. Gonna get it fixed. See you there.

I sink suddenly into the couch, relief flooding my body. He's alive, which is good because it means I can kill him for what he's put us through! He's alive. Tears are flowing down my face. Come on Danny get it together! I shake it off and gather my head back to rational thinking. I've gotta get to the hospital. Sam! I've gotta tell Sam. I take the stairs two at a time and go into her room. As the light hits her bed I see that it's empty, she must be in the bathroom, at least she's already awake. I flick on the light and call her name, turning towards her bathroom I see the door is open and the room is dark. "Sam? You in there?." No answer. An unease building in my gut, I quickly go over and check. Nothing! I move quickly out to the landing calling her loudly. Returning to her room I notice that her window is fully open. Shit someone's taken her! I run downstairs and outside, brandishing my gun, clearing as I go. No signs of people or vehicles.

I get on my phone and call Chin, this time he answers.
Chin - "Danny, you on ...." I cut across him.
Me - "SHE'S GONE CHIN! I CAN'T FIND HER!"
Chin - "Calm down bruh. Who's gone?."
Me - "SAM! Sam's gone. I went to get her and her room is empty. I've searched the house, the beach, EVERYWHERE, and she's GONE!"
I hear Chin relaying what I'm saying.
Chin - "Danny, you're on speaker, when did you last see her?."
Me - "A couple hours ago, she was asleep in her bed and now she's not!"
My mind was spinning. What if Wo Fat's people took her? There were no signs of a struggle in her room or outside. No vehicle tracks. Whoever did this was a pro. My heart sank into my boots. A voice cut through my terror.
Kono - "Danny, it's Kono, does she have her cellphone?"
Wow I hadn't even thought of that. "I don't know, hang on".
I killed the call and hit my speed dial for Sam, quickly making my way back to her room. The line connected but there wasn't any noise in her room. I urgently searched anywhere I thought she might put it, redialling each time it rang out.

I called Chin and he answered immediately.
Me - "It's ringing out and I don't think it's here."
Kono - "Tracking it now, I've got it! I'm sending you the address and we're on the way".
By now I'm already in my car, my phone pings with the gps coordinates. Her phone is showing up only a few miles away. Please God let her still have it. I take off out of Steve's drive faster than he probably ever has. Light's and sirens going I follow the map, then slowly I realise that I know the address I'm headed to. How and why would she be there when she was asleep at home a few hours ago?! The cop part of my brain started to calm and then the father to a teenager part took over! I punched the speed dial.

Chin - "We're on our way, don't do anything till we get there."
Me - "You can stand down guys, it's a false alarm."
Kono - "What do y'mean Danny?"
Me - "That address you sent is where Sam's best friend lives. I doubt she's been kidnapped by her. I don't know what's going on and if she's not dead then I'm gonna kill her, but no need for you guys to witness it. Head back to the hospital, hopefully we won't be far behind you."
Chin - "Woah, that kid is a handful!"
Me  - "You have no idea!"

I ease off the throttle and kill the blues & twos. What on earth is she up to? I get to the gate and as I drive up to the house I see that there are a few black & whites there. A patrol officer has his pad out and is talking to a bunch of very guilty looking teens. I catch a few other kids in my rear view booking it out the gates. What the hell is going on here? I get out of my car and flash my shield at an approaching PO.
Me - "Detective Danny Williams, 5O"
PO - "Detective?! This is a bit below your pay grade, ain't it?"
Me - "That depends what this is, Officer ?"
PO - "James. Officer Jim James sir."
Me - "Jim James? Seriously?" My New Jersey sarcasm was screaming to get out!
James laughing - "Yep, sadistic parents what can I say?" "So dispatch didn't send you?"
Me - "No I came on a personal matter, what's the story here? Everyone ok?" Yet again I found myself begging a god I didn't really believe in that Sam was ok.
James - "High school party. Parents are away so the kid invited a few friends round. Looks like it got away from him, underage drinking and personal use drugs, usual story. Like I said, well below your pay grade."
Me - "You calling parents?"
James - "Not here long, trying to round up the rabbits first, my partner's inside with the host, we called a few others in to help with the notifications. Waking up parents and pissing them off in the middle of the night, is not my idea of Saturday night fun! Honestly most of them are seniors, I'd have been inclined to scare their asses and send them on their way, but we noticed a couple of much younger cuties in there so Harvey's getting to the bottom of that."

I rub my eyes and pinch my nose with my fingers, trying not to blow a fuse before I knew the whole story and not deck this guy for his idiotic choice of words.
James - "I say something that bothered you?"
Me - "Let's just say you have one less parent to wake up!"
James - "Oooo shit man I'm sorry, what's the kid's name?"
Me - "Samantha McGarrett."
He checks his notepad. - "Not one of mine, try inside" nudging his head in the direction of the open front door but I was already going that way.
Me - "Yep, she's one of those young cuties you were talking about." I shoot him a look that tells him I have his number as I leave him wide eyed and mouth open.

As I go into the house I see kids everywhere. They'd obviously been told to sit and it was hard to see any free space on the floor. I'd been to a few keggers in my time but this one was a blowout. Scanning the faces of the kids there was definitely booze involved and some other stuff too. I meandered my way through to the main living area, passing a few POs taking names & numbers. Then I saw her, sitting on a couch with Kimmy next to her and an older boy, who I assumed was the brother. They were all looking at their shoes while another officer was talking to them and writing in his notepad. Relief flooded my body, followed very closely by an anger chaser.

I took a deep breath and picked my way through the bodies. As I approached the officer turned in my direction and I saw him take in my shield.
Me, putting my hand out - "Detective Danny Williams, 5O". As I introduced myself 3 heads shot up in shock. I met Samantha's surprised look with a look of my own that said you are in deep shit!