A/N: This story came from one specific scene that flashed into my head. It's Danny whump, because what else would a proud member of the DWOCD write. The story is complete and I hope to post a chapter a day. A big thank you to my beta rewob17 for fixing my mistakes in record time. (less than a day for the whole story.) Any remaining mistakes are all mine.

Summary: When Grace accidentally finds a dead pig, no one realises what a deadly turn of events will follow.

Disclaimer: I don't own Hawaii Five-0 or its characters, but I do like to play with them.

Chapter One

"So, Danny, you can't tell me that you didn't enjoy spending the weekend hiking with me because I know for a fact that you did." Steve stated as he walked along the trail that led back to where his truck was parked. "I have never seen you so relaxed, or heard you laugh so much."

"A fact, huh? You know for a fact that I enjoyed myself?" Danny laughed as he caught hold of Grace who was walking along beside him. "Don't kid yourself, Steve, it wasn't you who made this weekend so special, it was this little Monkey." He gave her a hug and kissed her head before letting her go and turning to look at Steve who was behind them. "What?" Danny asked as he looked at Steve's face. He hadn't put names to Steve's faces in a while, but this one definitely said 'hurt'. "You thought it was you?"

Steve studied Danny for a couple of seconds then smiled. "Nice try, Danno, but I know you're messing with me. After all this time I can read your face just as well as you can read mine, and your face is telling me that you loved my company just as much as Grace's." Steve looked at Grace, "Isn't that right Grace."

"Yes, Uncle Steve, Danno told me that he was glad that you talked him into this trip, and so am I because I had a really good time." Grace ran back to Steve and gave him a hug. "I hope we can do this again. Maybe next time Auntie Kono and Uncle Chin can come with us?"

"We'll ask them next time, Gracie." Steve answered as he watched warily as Danny walked back to join them with a mischievous grin on his face.

"Hey, what's with all this hugging and why am I not getting any?" Danny laughed as he enveloped not only Grace but Steve as well in a hug. "You got me Super SEAL," he admitted, "You were a big part of why this was a great weekend."

Steve returned Danny's hug until Grace squealed, "Hey, you're squishing me." and pulled her self out from between the two men. But, as she stepped back her foot caught on a loose stone and Grace fell over backwards. She quickly rolled to her side to get up then froze as she stared into the bushes beside the trail.

"Grace, are you okay?" Danny asked anxiously as he released Steve and moved over to his daughter.

Grace pushed herself up and lunged at Danny putting her arms around his waist and holding on tightly. "There's something in the bushes Danno. I could see eyes staring at me."

Danny and Steve exchanged a look, and while Danny moved back a little with Grace still clinging to him, Steve moved forward toward the bushes. "Be careful, Uncle Steve." Grace whispered.

Steve bent down and picked up a fallen branch. Using it, he parted the bushes and frowned when he saw a Feral pig with a crossbow bolt protruding from its neck. The lack of deterioration and slight warmth of the body told Steve the pig hadn't been there very long. "Its okay, Grace, it's only a pig," Steve said as he moved closer to get a better look at the pig. Only then did he see the hand of a woman not far from the pig. Steve looked up and the new tension in his body along with the look on his face caused Danny to immediately lead Grace away.

"Grace, I want you to sit right here on this stump," Danny said as he gently pushed Grace down onto a large tree stump. "Neither Uncle Steve nor I want you to have to look at a dead pig, so promise me you'll stay right here?"

With a nod, Grace settled more comfortably onto the stump. "I'll wait here, Danno, I promise." Danny crossed back and stood beside the trail as Steve uncovered the rest of the woman's body. When Steve pulled the last bush away he realised the body of a man lay next to the woman. Both had been killed the same way, a crossbow bolt protruded from each body. From their clothing and the backpacks still with their bodies it was obvious that the two were tourists.

Steve scanned the area looking for anything out of place as an overwhelming need to protect Grace from this came over him. "Head down the trail with Grace, Danny. I'll stay here and call this in."

"Nope. Not going to happen." Danny stubbornly replied as he too looked around. "There's nothing you can do here, so you are coming with us. You don't seriously think that I'd leave you here by yourself do you? I know you won't stay put; you'll start tracking these guys on your own. With no gun or vest might I add. You're always telling me that I'm your backup, well you're my back up too. I need you to come with us. What if whoever did this is down the trail, huh? You are much better at this jungle stuff than I am. Once Grace is somewhere safe we can come back and look for them." As his rant wound down Danny waited, giving Steve time to process what he'd just said.

Grace sat on the stump watching her dad and uncle. She knew that something was really wrong just by their body language. "Can we go now, Danno? I don't want to be here anymore." Danny immediately turned and walked back to Grace putting his arms around her. "We'll leave as soon as Uncle Steve finishes his call." While Danny had been ranting, Steve had retrieved the IDs from the bodies. Father and daughter stood waiting while Steve called and spoke with Chin. When he was done Steve looked over and the argument he had planned died on his lips as he saw the frightened look on Grace's face, not to mention the worried look on Danny's face. If his going with them to the trail head took that look away from them both, then Steve knew that was what he'd do. Because getting Grace out of this area was something that Steve felt needed to be done sooner rather that later as he was sure the men who had shot the tourists, and the pig, were still somewhere in the area. "Okay Grace, let's get going." he said as he pulled some of the bushes back over the bodies and then stepped back onto the trail.

It took another hour for Steve, Danny and Grace to reach Steve's truck parked at the trail head. As they emerged from the forest Chin and Kono came to meet them. "How long have you guys been here?" Danny asked.

"About fifteen minutes," Chin replied. "We thought we'd wait for you so Kono can take Grace back to Rachel."

Danny turned and knelt down in front of Grace. "What do you say, Grace? You want to go with Kono? She'll take you home." Grace looked from Danny to Kono and back. Even at eleven years of age she knew that there was more wrong than just a dead pig. If her Danno needed her to go home where he knew she'd be safe, then she'd do that. "Okay, Danno, I'll go with Auntie Kono so that you, Uncle Steve and Uncle Chin can go catch those bad men who killed that pig and left it."

"That's my girl," Danny said as he gave Grace a hug. Steve came up next to them and also gave Grace a hug. "You look after Auntie Kono, Gracie. Make sure she stays out of trouble, okay?" Kono rolled her eyes at Steve's comment and held her hand out to Grace.

"So I guess Grace doesn't know about the bodies?" Chin queried as they watched Kono drive out of the parking lot.

"No. She only saw the pig." Danny answered. "But I think she suspects there's more wrong than that. So what did you find out about our two victims?" He said changing their focus.

"From the IDs Steve found I now know that they were a retired couple from Iowa here on a two-week vacation." As he spoke Chin pulled his vest and a pack from the truck of his vehicle. "I'd guess they were in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Steve and Danny moved to Steve's truck and retrieved their guns and vests from the lock box. They each strapped a backup weapon to their left ankle; Steve also checked his knife and then replaced it in his thigh holster.

"Do you know anything about poachers in this area? Because I'm pretty sure it's not hunting season for pigs right now." Steve asked.

"Yeah, I checked before we came up here. There have been reports of a group of bow hunters who don't recognise any authority, or the laws in Oahu, except their own. They think that they can hunt whatever they want out here." They were all now headed back up the trail towards the bodies. "Apparently they have a camp here somewhere, and tend to live off the land for the most part."

"Do you know how many are in the group?" questioned Danny as he walked between Steve and Chin.

"All the reports I read said there were three or four of them, but there could be more. HPD is sending out a group to retrieve the bodies and set up a command post in the parking lot. When Kono gets back she'll check on that and then bring some officers to help search."

"I want these guys caught, and soon." Danny said vehemently "That could have been us, Grace could have been hurt."

Steve stopped and turned to Danny. "Grace is fine, Danno. Kono will see her home safely. You can stop worrying about her now." Steve had moved to put his hand on Danny's shoulder giving it a reassuring squeeze. He'd known that Danny was concerned about Grace the whole way back because he had also been concerned. He was sure someone had watched them as they left the bodies, just like he was now sure that someone was still out there maybe even now watching them as they made their way back.

TBC