Deep Dark Water
by Crystalquirt
[[[ I do not own anything to do with 'The Thunderbirds Are Go,' past or present. [Wish I did] but I just love this show and do not get to see new episodes very often. It is so awesome and great entertainment for all! This story is a work of Fan Fiction.
Writing and reading other writers fan fiction about The Thunderbird's Characters helps me fill the void between new episodes and I hope with constructive criticism, helps my writing improve. ]]]
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Rescue 1 and Ice Cream
"Wow, that was a rough rescue, but it didn't take very long," Alan complained.
"You sound like you would have wanted it to take longer," Virgil said.
"You're just disappointed that it didn't take longer, so you could put off your lessons longer." Scott teased Alan.
"I think it was nice to have a high rise fire rescue in New York City go so smoothly," Gordon said.
"Can we go home now please?" Virgil asked.
"On the way home, let's stop at a smoothie shop on the Florida Beach," Gordon suggested.
"I could go for a short delay as long as it gets me a peanut butter and chocolate smoothie," Virgil agreed.
"Guys," John interrupted, "I'm hearing you, but don't forget there's a storm coming into Florida."
"Yeah, but you said it wasn't a big bad storm, just a medium bad storm," Gordon complained.
"It's still a storm, and there will be near hurricane force winds." John corrected him.
"We have plenty of time to stop unless we get a call for rescue," Gordon said.
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Even in the strong wind, people near the beach screamed joyfully and pointed when Thunderbirds 1 and 2 landed in a field across the highway from the Smoothie shop.
The four brothers jogged from their planes, crossed the A1A highway and went down the embankment to the beach.
They came down right behind the Smoothie Shop. A small crowd of people followed them, although most people were dissuaded from following the famous brothers because the wind was blowing.
Many beachgoers were packing up and leaving the beach to get away from the oncoming storm.
Gordon went up to the Shop's window to order for his brothers. He realized too late that since he volunteered to order, he'd also volunteered to pay for all of them. "Oh man." Gordon groaned when he thought of it.
An older man in the Order Window said, "I was just getting ready to close before the storm hits, but what can I get for you heroic members of International Rescue?"
Gordon ordered smoothies that he knew each of his brothers would like best and a strawberry, chocolate and celery smoothie for himself. He dug money out of one of the waterproof pockets on his harness and held it up to the window.
"Oh no son, these are on the house!" the man shooed his money away and said, "No charge."
"Thank you, sir," Gordon grinned.
Gordon took the drinks in his arms and joined his brothers near a table, but no one was sitting down.
"Let's take the smoothies back to the ships," Virgil suggested.
"FAB, Virg," Gordon said as he handed him his smoothie.
Virgil, Alan, and Gordon turned to leave, but Scott didn't move. He was carefully watching something on the pier.
A long distance from the beach, a woman walked with a young girl. The little girl was pulling, wanting to go back out to the ocean and her mom reminded her that there was a storm coming. A gust of wind blew the woman's hat off, and she let go of her little girl's hand just for a moment, to grab her hat.
The little girl took off running, and in about thirty meters, the wind blew the child against the railing at the edge of the pier. Another gust hit, and she slipped under the lowest rail and into the water.
The little girl made a small plop in the raging waves below. The mother began screaming and running toward where the little girl fell.
"Thunderbirds Are Go!" Scott yelled over the wind, catching the others attention. "A little girl just got blown off the pier out there – Gordon - You're up!"
Before Scott got all of the words out, Gordon was running toward the ocean.
"I don't have my helmet! Oh well, no time, gotta go in without it!"
While he ran, sand stung his eyes, and he rubbed them only making his eyes burn more.
The oxygen hose around Gordon's chest fit perfectly in his mouth. He bit the opening that usually snapped into his helmet just before he dove into the waves.
The waves were beating on the shore with force, and the storm was there.
The little girl floundered in the waves just past the end of the pier. She was just a spot in the distance and hard to see, but Gordon spotted her just before he dove in and just before she went under the water's surface.
Swimming under the surface was easier and faster than fighting the waves above, and Gordon slipped through the water like a greased seal.
The girl's mother, instead of running for the beach and shelter she ran out farther on the pier, intending to jump in after her daughter. Scott and Alan caught up to the frantic mother and stopped her just in time.
"You can't hold me! Let me go! I have to . . . " The frightened mother cried and struggled to get away from Scott.
"Look out there – my brother has your daughter for you! He's bringing her back to the beach."
"Oh! You're from International Rescue, aren't you? Thank you - thank you!" The woman was crying.
Scott guided the woman back to the beach. Virgil waited for Gordon on the beach, still drinking his smoothie.
Gordon pulled the little girl along through the choppy waves and got to the beach quickly and carried her away from the waves. Virgil jogged next to Gordon to see if he could help.
The little girl was shivering when Gordon sat her down on the sand and kneeled beside her to quickly check her for injuries.
"You're just scared aren't you sweetie?" Gordon spoke softly as the little girl's mother came running up.
"I think she's okay - you should probably take her to see a doctor right away to be sure." Gordon said, but the woman was too emotional to respond verbally, so she nodded her head 'yes.'
The brothers stood around watching the reunion for a moment. Scott touched the woman's shoulder and yelled over the wind, "You better get to shelter!"
She agreed, and Scott carried the child and walked with the woman to the motel lobby just a short way from the smoothie shop. When they were safe, Scott jogged back to the Thunderbirds and joined his brothers.
"Lucky this didn't blow away." Gordon held up his smoothie.
"Yeah yeah, let's get home," Virgil said, messing up his blond brother's wet hair even more.
Scott and Alan ran for Thunderbird 1 and Gordon, and Virgil entered Thunderbird 2. They lifted off and made it home without incident.
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Rescue 3 and Forest Fire
Alan slept for only four hours when he got up and went with Brains on Thunderbird 3 to Thunderbird 5. They were going to help John on the installation of a new part of the communications array in the Command Module.
On Tracy Island, Virgil and Scott were having breakfast bagels with lochs and cream cheese at the dining room table. They didn't have any more sleep than Alan but were up with the sun anyway.
"Good morning all!" Gordon greeted them.
"You're eyes are red. You need to get more sleep, Gordo," Virgil said to him after only briefly looking at his brother. Scott was busy taking a second bagel.
"Thanks, Virg, you could use a little more beauty sleep yourself," rubbing his eyes, Gordon said, "Did you guys eat all the rest of the bagels?" he took the last bagel and started smearing cream cheese on it.
"There are more bagels in the kitchen. Seriously Gordon, are you feeling alright?" Scott asked.
"I'm fine, why?" Gordon spoke with his mouth full of bagel.
"I noticed that you've been rubbing your eyes and squinting in the light from the windows," Scott said.
Gordon explained, "A lot of sand blew in my eyes when we were on that Florida beach. It still feels like there are chunks of rock in my eyes."
"That was almost two days ago. Haven't you rinsed your eyes out? Or haven't you even taken a shower yet?"
"Yes – I had a shower yesterday AND this morning. Who do you think I am?" Gordon grinned at Scott.
Scott rolled his eyes and said, "Maybe you better let Brains check your eyes."
"I will, as soon as I have time," Gordon said.
"Make time," Scott said sternly.
The brothers ran with their bagels to the living area when John's hologram appeared.
"We have a situation," John stated.