Family matters
Ages at start of story:
Scott: 28
John 26
G: 25
Virgil: 25
Evie: 25
Gordon: 23
Alan: 19
Chapter 1
Thunderbird 1 landed with precision, around 100 ft away from the burning building.
"Nice landing. You're getting better at this." Scott commented as he and his co-pilot, G Callen, lifted their harnesses and grabbed their helmets.
"Well, I have got you and Evie throwing me in the simulator every day." G laughed, making sure the 'bird was shut down before pulling on his helmet.
"Can you two focus?" John asked through their comms. "And G, remember the code names. You know what Red Arrow did last time." The last time Jeff heard G forget the code names, he had him cleaning the 'birds for a month.
"Don't remind me." He said as he and Scott left the 'bird, only to be met by the fire chief.
"Boy are we glad to see you. I'm Chief Briggs." He said, holding out his hand to shake theirs.
"I'm Fly-boy. And this is G." Scott replied, shaking his hand. "What's the situation?"
"The fire has reached the 4th floor, leaving only the top floors with no flames, but I imagine that will change very soon." Briggs replied as they started to walk towards the building.
"Anyone still in there?" G asked, looking up at the building.
"There is a family of 4 on the top floor, and we think there is a man on either the 3rd or 2nd floor." Briggs said, making Scott frown.
"You think? You don't know for sure?" He asked.
"The other residents haven't seen him since the fire started, but CCTV has him entering the building 20 minutes before the flames started. He is unaccounted for." He replied, making G frown.
"Ok. Let us contact our team and we can decide the best course of action." Scott said, pulling G a couple of metres away from the firemen. "Fly-boy to base. What's Thunderbird 2's status?"
"They are 5 minutes out. They had to make a slight detour." Evie's voice replied through their comms, making Scott and G share a look. They both knew how much she disliked command and control.
"What sort of detour?" Scott asked.
"The kind that makes sure they don't fly over an army training site while they are testing their new fighter jets." She replied. "What's the situation there?"
"4 trapped on the top floor, a possible victim on the 3rd or 2nd." G said, looking back at the building.
"They can't be more specific than that?" John asked, making them realise that he was still listening to the transmission.
"Not until they find this guy. I thought you were supposed to be on Thunderbird 3 by now?" Scott said, pulling his compact tablet out of his flight suit and pressing some buttons, pulling up the buildings schematics.
"I was. Speed decided to take a wrong turn." John replied, the bitterness is his voice heard.
"How can you take a wrong turn in space?" Gordon asked, making them sigh.
"It is surprisingly easy." Tintin's voice rang out, making Evie frown.
"What is this? A chat room?" She asked, making Scott and G have to fight to hide a laugh.
"Tintin, get back to the other channel. Gordon, is there something you would like to say?" John asked, knowing if he didn't say anything, Evie would end up turning their signals off.
"I was just going to say that we are approaching the danger zone now. And Virgil says that he wants this finished soon." Gordon said.
"Right. Once you guys get here, Virgil, I want you to lower Gordon and Brains Jr into the building from the roof so they can get the family, then drop the firefly and fire equipment so that we can go find that man. Sound good?" Scott asked as He and G made their way back to Briggs to tell him the plan.
"FAB." They all replied.
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"Nice work out there G." Scott said as they got out of their seats. They had found the man quickly and got the family out before using the missiles from 1 to put out the fire, then having to use the firefly to move all of the burning debris away from the other buildings.
"You too Scott." He replied as they waited for Virgil, Gordon and Fermat to exit Thunderbird 2.
"You need a code name." Gordon said as they started to walk towards the lifts.
"Really? G isn't enough of a code name?" He asked.
"Well, considering the whole world knows that a man named G is married to, and about to have a baby with, Evie, it might be a bit of a giveaway." Virgil commented. They got into their lifts and made their way to command and control, seeing Evie in the chair behind the desk.
"Hey, what about Guns?" Gordon said, making Evie turn to face them with a frown. "You know, because he still carries his gun and that way it will make sense if we slip up and call him G."
"What's this?" Evie asked, trying to stand up.
"My code name." G said, jumping onto the raised platform and helping her out of the chair before giving her a quick kiss. "How are you feeling?" He asked, smiling at her.
"I feel like a whale." She replied, receiving a snort from Gordon.
"A whale doesn't even cover it." Gordon said before freezing, seeing the look on Evie's face. "Did I say that? What I meant was… Um… Well…" He didn't finish before he ran out of the room. Evie was 8 months pregnant and her bump was definitely showing. Everyone, especially the Tracy boys, were being careful what they said around Evie, as her messed up hormones were messing with her powers.
"You ready for your ultra sound Evie?" Virgil asked, making her frown.
"I had one last week. Don't you think you're going a little overboard with this?" She asked, crossing her arms.
"Not at all. I've never had to deliver a baby before, and I want to make sure nothing is wrong." He replied, looking nervous.
"First, you are not delivering my baby. I am giving birth in a hospital, with a doctor and lots and lots of drugs. And second, stop worrying. That's G's job." She said before walking out of the room.
"Where are you going?" G shouted after her.
"To get some chocolate!" She shouted back.
"Latest c-c-craving?" Fermat asked, smiling at G.
"Yep. I can't wait until all these cravings are gone." He said as they all walked out of the room.
"I have to ask, how did you get her to wear the maternity clothes?" Scott asked. Evie had been refusing to wear maternity clothes until she was 7 months along. Even now, G still had trouble getting her to wear them.
"I hid all of the bigger clothes that she was wearing before." He replied, making them laugh. Their laughter was cut short when John and Alan ran up the stairs to meet them.
"We have a problem." John said, the look on his face making the boys worry.
"What is it?" Scott asked. Alan pushed them back into Jeff's office and shut the door, checking the cameras to make sure that Evie was in the kitchen with Onaha before bringing up a video chat with Tintin on 5.
"It's the Hood." Tintin said, making G frown.
"What has he done now?" Virgil asked.
"It's not what he's done. It's what he is about to do." Tintin said. "G's friend, Arkady Kolcheck, sent a message to G's secure account while you were on the rescue. He said he had information about the Hood's plans."
"First of all, Arkady isn't my friend. Just an informant who is also a pain in the ass." G said. "What is his information?"
"That's why we're in here." Alan said. "He wants you to call him so that he can tell you the information."
"Alright. Let's ditch the flight suits first, and get Gordon." Virgil said, walking towards the door.
"S-should we get Evie?" Fermat asked, knowing how angry she would be if no one told her.
"No." G said immediately, getting looks from his family. "Don't look at me like that. I know full well what she is like when she is left out of the loop. But this is the Hood we are talking about, and she is 8 months pregnant. I don't want to put her under any stress." Scott gave him a smile before putting his hand on his shoulder.
"Alright. We won't tell her. But we should tell Dad." He replied.
"I've already left a message on his phone. He turned it off for his meeting." Tintin replied.
"Can't you just use the emergency one?" Alan asked.
"That phone is only to be used if one of us is injured, killed, or if Evie has gone into labour." Virgil replied with a smile. 10 minutes later, they were all back in the office, wearing normal clothes and dragging Gordon with them.
"Alright, let's see what this is all about." G said, sitting at the desk and making the video call to Arkady. After the 3rd ring, Arkady picked up, not looking happy.
"Callen. Do you know how dangerous this is? Anyone can hack into your signal and see this call." He said, his thick Russian accent emphasising his every word.
"Nice to see you too Arkady. Don't worry, this signal is secure." G replied. "What is this information?"
"That man you've been asking about, the Hood. I heard some rumours that might interest you." Arkady said, making G lean forward.
"What rumours?" He asked.
"This is to stay between us, Callen. I don't want your wife turning up on my doorstep." Arkady said, making G smirk.
"Don't worry, she isn't going to be leaving the Island anytime soon. Now, what are the rumours?" He asked again, making the Tracy boys and Fermat lean closer to the desk, and Tintin lean forward in her chair.
"Apparently, and I am not saying this is true, the Hood is taking refuge with an American woman until the time is right." Arkady said, making G roll his eyes.
"You told me this last time. Do you know what he is planning?" G asked, his patience running out.
"This is why I called you, my friend." Arkady said, making G frown. "I have heard things. Whispers. They are all different rumours about the Hood, but they all say the same thing. He is after something."
"What?" G asked, leaning forward.
"I wish this is not true my friend." Arkady said, genuine regret on his face. "He is after your baby." The room froze. Gordon looked at his brother-in-law to see that he had stopped breathing.
"My baby?" G whispered, his eyes wide.
"Yes. I am sorry my friend." Arkady said.
"What does he want with my child? My unborn child?" G asked, his voice rising.
"Apparently, he holds as big of a grudge for your wife as he does for International Rescue. He wants to kill what is precious to her. I am afraid that that might include you, as well as your child." He said. "I wish I had more information for you."
"What do you get out of this?" G asked.
"I get nothing! Let's just say we are even for you saving my life." He said, making G smirk.
"Which time?" He asked, making Arkady frown. They ended the call and G leant back in the chair, his hands over his face.
"He can't get to your baby, G. We won't let him." Scott said, putting his arms around G's shoulders. G looked up at him, before looking around the room at everyone he considered family.
"I want someone with Evie at all times. I can't risk him doing anything." G said, looking at his brothers-in-law with sad eyes.
"Trust me, Evie and the baby are going to be the safest people in the world." Virgil said, determination swimming in all of their eyes.
Here you go guys. The new story! Sorry it took me a while to update. I've been really busy with going back to college and applying for University. Hopefully I'll get the next chapter uploaded next week!
Emma