AN: I don't own the Thunderbirds, Though Jessie Tracy is my own character. This is my first fic so please let me know what you think. Thanks and enjoy XD
"I'm singing in the rain, singing in the rain"
"Gordon I swear to God if you keep singing your not going to be giving Dad any grandchildren." Jessie growled through her helmet communicator. She heard her brother's laugh as they reapplied the mender to the dam wall.
"I'd like to see you try little sister, however if you have a request I'll be happy to take it." Gordon replied. She grinded her teeth
"How about 'Shut the fu-"
"Stop horsing around you two and finish the job." Scott ordered.
"Sir Yes Sir" Gordon mocked.
Jessie rolled her eyes as Scott began ripping into Gordon for his attitude. Suddenly she felt herself jerk in the air, she looked up at Thunderbird Two concerned. 'God I hate using these stupid wires'. Seeing nothing wrong she returned her attention to Gordon who was finishing up with the temporary seal for the leak in the dam.
"Think of the bright side Jessie, we're clean"
"No we're wet and stuck 100 feet in the air with a nice breeze, we're not getting clean Gordo we're getting pneumonia."
"See now your just being negative." Gordon said. Jessie was ignoring him when she felt her wire jerk again. Her gasp caught Gordon's attention.
"What's wrong?" He asked concerned. Jessie didn't answer still looking up, Gordon quickly shined his flashlight in that direction. He saw what the problem was immediately. Jessie's wire was beginning to unravel.
"Oh God. Virgil! Jessie's wire's unraveling you need to get us on the ground now!" Both Virgil and Scott's voice began to crowd over the radios making it impossible to hear what was going on. Jessie watched as her wire began to unravel more. She vaguely heard Gordon shouting at their brothers
"No fucking way. Shit!" Jessie jerked head to her brother seeing his horrified expression. She looked up seeing his wire unraveling as well.
"Virgil you got to get us on the –"
"God Damn it someone tell me what's-"
"I can't land the trees are too high-"
Jessie listened to her brothers arguing as her and Gordon's wires unraveled to one thin piece.
"Gordon" She screamed as her wire snapped. She could see Gordon's eye's widening in horror as he reached out for her; he caught a hold of her wrist. But just as she jerked to a stop Gordon's wire failed as well. Jessie could hear Scott and Virgil screaming both her and Gordon's names as she fell through the air. The fall seemed to last forever before she impacted the ground.
"NO!!!!!" Jessie screamed as she shot out of her bed only to collapse on the floor with a thud. She lay there in pain, trying to control her breathing as she became more alert of her surroundings. A nightmare, that's all it was, however her left side was letting her know there was more truth to it then she wanted to believe.
It had been a week since the "accident" as her family called it. No one on Tracy Island was handling the situation very well at all. Never had any of their equipment failed and Jeff Tracy was on a rampage to find out what could have caused the accident. Brains spent most of his time in the labs examining the broken wires and equipment trying to find answers for her father. Scott was in full mother hen mood and it seemed he was there every time she turned around. Virgil had been hiding from Jessie and Gordon, in fact the last time she saw Virgil was when she woke up in the Infirmary a day after the fall. John was calling her daily checking up on everyone while biting at the bit to come down to Earth for a while so he could help out. Gordon was stuck in his bed since he fractured his back and was ordered to complete bed rest for several weeks; the poor boy was bored to tears. Not that Jessie could say much she was having a hell of a time just trying to move around with both her left leg and wrist broken along with 6 of her ribs. However she pitied Kyrano and Ohana who had the fun job of trying to make sure everyone was eating and sleeping. That family needed a raise with all the tempers and harsh words they had to hear the last week. As for Alan, well no one was wanting to tell the rash blonde what had happened so as far as he knew everything was just fine at home, Jessie wondered when that shit would hit the fan. In all honesty life at the beautiful Tracy Island was getting tenser and tenser by the moment.
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Jessie brushed a lock of auburn hair away from Gordon's face. Today had been a good day, the pain had been bearable and it wasn't until nightfall that Gordon needed a pain reliever.
"Hey Half-pint." Scott greeted as he rested his hands on her shoulders, feeling the tense muscles.
"Hi Scott."
"How's he doing?" Jessie sighed and leaned against her eldest brother.
"Better. I just gave him some Vicodin so he's not feeling much." She answered.
"What about you? You should be resting too. Your leg won't heal if you keep using it." She gave him a small smile,
"I'm fine. Besides Gordon needs me here." Scott snorted causing Jessie to narrow her eyes.
"If Gordon knew you were hanging around his room watching him sleep instead of taking care of yourself he would be pissed." He argued.
"Regardless, my position in this organization is the medical officer. Gordon's care is my responsibility." She felt Scott tense up and walk around so he could face her. His dark blue eyes flashed with anger and annoyance.
"Well as your field commander in this organization let me remind you that even though you are the 'medical officer' that does not mean you put everyone else's health in front of yours! Do you understand me!?" Jessie pursed her lips and gave him a tight nod. Scott stared at her for a second before he reached down and scooped her up into his arms. Jessie yelped in surprise.
"Scott! Put me down!" She yelled as her brother carried her out of Gordon's room.
"Stop yelling in my ear, I can hear you just fine and no, I'm not going to put you down." Scott replied. He laughed as Jessie growled at his answer. Scott walked past his younger brother Virgil as he headed towards Jessie's bedroom. Raising an eyebrow at his siblings and shaking his head, Virgil went ahead of them and opened the door.
"Thanks Virgil. Now Gordon is out for the night, so it's your turn to get some rest." Scott said as he laid Jessie down on her bed. Jessie crossed her arms and glared at him. Scott returned the look for several minutes they just stared at each other.
"No" Scott sighed and sat down in the bed next to her.
"Why?" Jessie continued to glare at him.
"Talk to me Half-pint"
"I'm not tired-"
"Horseshit. Your eyes are bloodshot with bags under them and if you were standing up and I poked you, you would fall on your ass." Jessie looked at him slightly amused.
"Well yeah Scott, I have a broken leg, my balance is going to be off." She stated.
"Don't change the subject. You're afraid to fall asleep, why?"
"I'm not afraid of sleeping. I just don't want to. I'll sleep when I feel like it." She snapped once again defensive. Scott stretched out beside his sister, watching her carefully.
"You know…you never could hide anything from me." Jessie snorted before giving him a small smile. Scott gathered her up, holding Jessie close.
"That's because your nosy." She whispered. Scott ignored her
"Your having nightmares." He stated. He already knew the answer, but was slightly relieved when he felt her nod against his chest.
"Talking about it might help."
"I know" Scott gave her a reassuring squeeze.
"Talk to me sweetheart." Jessie grew quiet and gently played with the buttons in her eldest brothers shirt. Scott allowed her time to gather he thoughts.
"We fell…we should have died. Every medical text I have read state that at that height you're basically getting a body. But somehow Gordon and I…we should have died," She took a shaky breath
"I keep dreaming of it. I remember seeing Gordon's eye's widen in fear as the wires snapped, and him trying to reach for me. I remember hearing Virgil yell in the communicators and impacting the ground, Gordon's cry and…the pain," Jessie gave a sob, finally breaking down
" I remember thinking that the dam was going to break before help could arrive and how was anyone going to explain this to Alan or to Dad," She clung to Scott, who was holding her tightly, running his hand through her hair soothingly
"And I remember looking for Gordon, seeing him laying so still, his chest barely moving. I wanted to scream but all I could was pray and beg whatever deity that existed not to take him like they did Mom."
"Oh Sweetie-"
"-Please Scott I don't want to sleep. I don't want to see it anymore." Jessie begged as she looked up at him. A small cough caused both Scott and Jessie to look towards the sound. Virgil gave them a small smile.
"What if you didn't dream, Jess"
Jessie shook her head at the syringe in his hand as Virgil walked towards them.
"I need to be awake in case Gordon needs me, I have to take care of him."
"I'll look after Gordon, don't worry." Virgil replied as he injected her with the sedative.
"Who's going to take care of you?" she asked drowsily. Virgil's head snapped up, startled. Fighting the drug, Jessie stared at him.
"I will Jessie. You just sleep." Scott whispered. She gave him a weak nod before closing her eyes. He smiled at her lovingly before looking at his younger brother. Virgil just sat, staring at Jessie, holding her hand.
"Virgil?" Scott shifted allowing Jessie to lie on her own. He placed a hand on top of the younger boys. Virgil looked at him briefly before turning his attention back to their sister. But it only took that brief moment where their eyes met for Scott to understand what was going on.
"Oh Virgil, this is not your fault. Gordon and Jessie are fine." Virgil shook his head
"I dropped them Scott…I dropped them." Virgil's voice was tight with barely contained emotion. Scott sighed before giving his brother's shoulder a shake.
"You did not drop them. Their wires failed, that is not your fault."
"But why did the wires break, Scott. That has never happened before. Maybe something I did-" Scott shook his head.
"Stop it, Virg. I don't know what happened but your guilt isn't helping anyone and no one blames you. As for the wires, Brains is working on that?"
Frustrated Virgil stood up and quickly walked to the doorway only pausing briefly.
"I blame me," he whispered.
