Flying Blind
Authors note: I don't know when they move to the island, but in this story, they live on the island but don't have the Thunderbirds yet. Let me know what you think.
Summary: Scott and Virgil are on a simple plane ride. But it turns into a test of survival when their small plane is caught in wind turbulence. The plan is shaken violently, knocking Scott unconscious and leaving Virgil blind. With fuel running out fast, and Virgil drifting in and out of consciousness, will they land safely?
Chapter One
The Wind Strikes
Tracy one, a small by plane was climbing and turned upside down, making Fourteen year old Virgil Tracy smile, it was his third time flying the plane and this time his father wasn't with him, it was just him, his brother, and the open sky. As they continued to fly upside down Virgil turned a little to face Scott and said, "How is that teach?"
Eighteen year old Scott rolled his eyes at his younger brother from their upside down position and said, "Its terrific now put it back."
Virgil got a confused look on his face and said a little sheepishly, "How do you do that?"
Scott sighed and shook his head saying, "Do you mind if I help myself?" he grabbed the controls and pulled up, turning them right side up again.
"Let's see, John, dad, and Alan, all get to go help cheer on Gordon at the State School pool Olympics and I get to stay here and go flying with you; how did that happen?" Scott asked jokingly.
"Just lucky I guess," Virgil said with a smile, he was happy to let Scott fly for a while.
"Very funny Virg," Scott said with an eye roll.
Their twelve year old brother Gordon had been chosen to compete in the Olympics by his gym teacher; he was the youngest contestant to ever go to the Olympics from his school and he was very nervous; so nervous in fact he had asked that not all of his family come to the competition.
Virgil had volunteered to stay at home as long as he could spend some of the time on his flying lessons.
Gordon wanted his father to be there, so Jeff had had the two oldest boys, Scott and John, draw straws to see who would go to the competition with Gordon and who would do some flying lessons with Virgil. Scott had gotten the fly straw or in other words the short straw.
"Oh come on, you know you love flying with me," said Virgil as replaced his headset.
"I never said I didn't like flying with you, I just wish Gordon wasn't so nervous, his the best simmer in his whole school, he's going to do fine; I just wish we all could have gone to cheer him on," Scott said as he lower the plane a little.
"I wish he would have let us go too, but look on the bright side, you get to spend a whole day with me," Virgil said with a smile.
"And the bright side to that would be?" Scott asked with a grin.
"Scott Tracy!" Virgil yelled pretending to be insulted.
"I'm just joking Virg, you know I love spending the day with you, or anyone of you," Scott said referring to their other three brothers.
Virgil smiled and looked at his watch and let out a low whistle saying, "Oh wow, we've been up here for two hours already."
"Wow really? You know, we better start heading back, the wind is picking up pretty fast," Scott said as the plane shook a little.
"Oh just a little ways more before we turn around, please," Virgil bagged.
"Virg it took us two hours to get here, it will take us two hours to get back, you'll get plenty of time with the controls," Scott said with a small laugh.
Scott manned the controls for a half hour, and then handed it over to Virgil for a half an hour, then they switched to Scott yet again. About fifteen minutes later the wind started shaking the plan violently.
"What's going on?" Virgil asked rather loudly.
"The wind has picked up a lot, I think I'm going to be flying the rest of the way home buddy," Scott said as gripped the controls with all his might.
"Oh man but-," Virgil began just as the plane started to flip side to side.
"Scott stop, don't make it do that, I'm sorry I'll let you fly," Virgil said quickly.
"I'm not doing that Virg the wind is, I've never seen it this ruff," Scott said as he fought to keep the Tracy one in control.
"Do you think we can make it home?" Virgil asked who was starting to get scared.
"We're going to have to, there's no were else to land for another 100 miles except Tracy Island." Scott said as the wind hit even harder.
The small plane was rocking hard, and then, the hardest hit ever came, knocking into the tail of the plane full force. Scott was able to hit the autopilot just before both he and Virgil banged their heads hard, Scott hit the controls, Virgil hit the side window. Then for Scott and Virgil Tracy the world went black.
T.B.C