New Story! I know, I need to finish Hana Ma'alea Make Loa, but this idea just kinda hit me. Hope this works since I'm not entirely sure where this is going. Guess we'll find out together.

The call came in late, or early depending on how you looked at it. Five-0 stumbled tiredly to the scene. As much as they wanted to say 'screw it' and got back to bed, when the governor calls you at two a.m. and says it's urgent, you do as you're told. They were still half asleep when they exited their vehicles at the gas station where the body was found. However, as soon as they saw the huge tent erected around the building and the people id Hazmat suits walking around, they were instantly awake.

"Not again…" Danny said, now alert and a bit afraid. Not for himself, but for Grace. He shared a knowing look with Chin and Kono.

"What do you mean, 'Not again'?" Steve asked.

"That's right, you were off in Japan when this happened last time."

"What happened? Is this connected?" Steve asked.

"I doubt it's connected. Last time, it was a genetically engineered strain of small pox. People were being dosed up through depression meds. We worked with your friends in L.A. to stop this guy, Dracule Comescu, who was going to sell the virus. We got him and put an end to it so I doubt this is related. Oh, and Sam Hanna says he hasn't forgotten about owing you that steak dinner, but you have to go out there to collect." Steve stared at him, stunned.

"What the hell did you all do while I was gone?!"

"Oh, you know…" Chin gave him a dry smile.

"Saved the world from death by smallpox, killed one of interpol's most wanted,took down a notorious serial killer, found out who murdered Max's birth mother…nothin' big." Kono finished with a smile.

"Remind me to never leave again." Steve said, still trying to pick his jaw off the grass.

"You never listen to us anyway, Cowboy." Danny smirked, walking towards Duke. "What've we got?"

"Looks like something nasty. According to the guy at the counter, our dead guy was pretty sick. Clerk said he came stumbling in, rambling on about things that didn't make sense. He said the guy had facial ulcerations and he looked awful. Our vic dropped dead and the clerk was too scared to check for a pulse. Good thing, too. According to CDC, they don't know what this is, but it looks contagious. We've got the clerk quarantined. He was the only one in there besides our dead guy. Max is in there now." Duke finished. Max walked out just as Duke wrapped up. He was helped out of his Hazmat suit and walked over to them. He walked a little stiffly, but Steve was glad to see no cane anymore.

"Hey buddy. You're lookin' good! Just your own two legs now!" Max smiled his quirky smile.

"Thank you, Commander. My wound is healing quite nicely. Now, on to the victim in the gas station. Unfortunately, the body has to be incinerated, per CDC protocol. However, I was able to take samples and photographs. From what I can tell, the victim died of some sort of disease belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family."

"The what?" Danny asked.

"It means the disease is similar to that of Yersinia Pestis, or the bacteria that cause the bubonic plague."

"Whoa whoa whoa. Plague? Are you telling me that the friggin' black death is in Hawaii?" Danny asked, stunned.

"Not precisely, no. The ulcerations were covering the victim's entire body, not centralized around the lymph nodes like it would with bubonic plague. Since it is incredibly unlikely that this occurred naturally, I believe this may be an engineered form of the bacteria."

"And it's just been released on the island." Steve said, feeling dread drop onto his stomach. "We have no idea how many people this guy infected before he died."

"So, the entire island could be like him in a matter of days?" Kono asked.

"And it could spread to the mainland." Chin added. "We need to stop all travel on and off the island now."

"I agree. I'm not one for starting panic, but this can't get out. Kono, I need you to coordinate with CDC to see what this is and if there's a cure or a vaccine. Chin, talk to Denning and get all airports closed and all boats docked. Use coast guard if you have to. Danny, you and I will follow up on our vic." Steve lowered his voice. "Do you need to get Rachel and Grace out before the airports close?"

"No, they're in England visiting Rachel's mother." They both breathed a sigh of relief, then set off to their cars, fear gripping their hearts.

Wow, I really loaded you up with the medical jargon there. I understand this stuff, but I'm not sure if you guys will. Sorry! You can look it up maybe if you need details. I know this was a sort chapter, but the others will be longer. Leave me a review and tell me what you think!