McDanno - Camp 5O

Chapter 1: Knives?!

"And then Steve showed us how to throw knives!" Grace continued enthusiastically as she began making throwing gestures from the passenger side.

"THROW- sorry monkey did you just say what I think you said? Throw knives! What kind of a neanderthal teaches students how to throw knives at a summer camp. I mean what this STEVE, what gives him the right to endanger you kids!!" Danny had been on the edge of his seat the whole car ride back, hands white from their death grip on the steering wheel. He'd tried, he really had, to not interrupt his precious little girl while she told him what she'd done at camp for the past month, but it was too much. This Mr. Steve had totally abused his rights as a camp counselor. She was supposed to go and learn how to do arts and crafts and maybe, just maybe, a little nature survivor skills, like how to know which way the sun is facing. He did not send her there to go through boot camp with this Steve dude and learn how to gut a fish or kill a boar for crying out loud!

"Uhhh... Danno, what are you doing?" Grace asked when Danny abruptly made a u-turn.

"I'm going to give this Steven character a piece of mind. You're kids, not soldiers! This was supposed to be a fun camp, not a how to be the next Macgyver training camp!" Danny shouted out the window at a passing car.

"Danno, no it's fine. Steve always had our safety as his number one concern!" Grace helplessly assured him.

"Steve. Why are you calling him that? Steve." He said it in a tone of disgust that matched his face. "And don't defend him, Gracie! I could probably have him arrested for false advertisement and child abuse. WHY DID HE THINK THIS WAS OKAY. I mean C'mon!!" He said growing in anger, as he usually did when it came to things concerning his daughter's safety.

"Danno I'm fine! All the girls were. He's a Seal, he knows what he's doing." Grace tried again.

"A seal??" Danny said eyes squinting. "What do you mean a 'seal' like what he claps his hands when you give him treats? Is that it?" His hands imitating a dumb seal clapping.

"No, like a Navy Seal, military....he's a cop kind of...like you Danno"

"No honey, you see, I have been trained to follow codes and procedures, he's probably only been trained-" he stopped before he could say 'kill', he didn't, after all, want to leave his daughter emotionally scarred. "His training dealt more with how to beat your opponent no matter what, cops we do it by the book you see. And besides his being a Seal does not make anything better, that doesn't mean he has previous experience with children, just adults!!" He said opting not to say any more, but resolute on not ever again letting Rachel pick a summer camp for Gracie without checking it with him first.

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"Okay, c'mon sweetie, your gonna show me where this super Seal is," Danny said parking the car in front of the camp.

"Dad, what are you gonna do?" She said, leading the way to the main office.

"What am I gonna do? I'm gonna have a nice little talk with this animal, come on." He said as he opened the door into the lobby, "okay stay here, she can stay here right? You'll keep an eye on her?" He asked looking back at the receptionist as he led Gracie towards a series of chairs. "Okay stay here, I'll be right back."

"Danno" Gracie whined reaching out for Danny's hand, "be nice?"

This Steven had them all wrapped around his little finger! Danny couldn't believe it.

"I'm always nice" he smiled back as he walked to the receptionist to find where this Steve's office was. 

A/N: Hey everyone, first McDanno fic. Please let me know what you think, all comments are much appreciated, thank you for reading!