Disclaimer: No I don't own the Thunderbirds, but I wish I did!

'Be careful Kate. Remember what Mum said about flash floods.'

'I know! But I have to get these leaves. If I don't I won't be able to do my art homework.'

'But, do you have to get them in the middle of a storm? And from the edge of a creek?'

'It's not even raining.'

'It's sprinkling!'

'And?'

'And it might get heavier!'

'What ever! Just listen to your radio and leave me alone!'

'I can't 'just listen to my radio'; it's broken!'

'Oh well then, why did you bring it?'

'Because… oh never mind!'

Watching his 12 year old sister, Henry Jomes sat down on the edge of the road. Why did Kate insist on getting those leaves? It had been raining all week and even though it had stopped there was still some areas of the community that were worried that the flood waters that had only just started to subside would come back if it so much as poured.

'Hurry up, will ya! Mum's probably got heaps of things for us to do.'

'All right! I'm coming!'

Kate hurried over to her brother as it suddenly started pouring.

'Come on Kate! We need to get off the road!'

Just then a car came down the street.

'Watch out Henry!'

To avoid the car the two kids jumped aside, right into the suddenly 6 foot deep creek that Kate had been standing by, to collect her leaves. They were slept away.

The driver of the stopped and got out. What happened to the two kids he saw? But the only sign of the kids was a broken radio left where Henry dropped it.

Meanwhile on Tracy Island, the boys, minus John who was up on Thunderbird Five, was enjoying themselves in and around the pool. Well, almost everyone.

'ALAN!'

'Oh, Crap! See ya!'

As Alan took off down towards the beach, the rest of the Tracys watched with interest as Scott came running out of the house, his hair a unique shade of blue.

'Like the new hair colour, Scott.'

'Shut up, Gordon.'

Just then the emergency alarm went off.

'Scott, you can kill Alan later. Now we've someone to save!' Virgil said.

At Command and Control, Jeff and Brains were busy getting the situation from John.

'Hey, Dad. What's happened?'

'Flash Flooding in Australia. We got a rescue call from emergency operatives in a city about 51 miles south of Sydney. Two kids were washed away by flood waters. They managed to grab some tree braches and someone heard their calls for help. But no one can get close enough to them so they called us.' John said as everyone headed for their portraits.

'I asked Dad, but hey you'll do.'

'Thunderbirds are Go!'

'Why me?'

'Don't ask me! I didn't pick this!'

'Who did?'

'Dad.'

'He would.' Said Alan, five minutes later aboard Thunderbird One.

'So you don't want to know how to fly Thunderbird One?'

'I do, but I would like to learn when it's pilot doesn't want to kill me.'

'Thunderbird Two to Thunderbird One. Come in Scott'.

'What's up Dad?'

'We're taking off now. What's your E.T.A?'

'Umm… 30 minutes'.

'F.A.B. And Scott?'

'Yeah, Dad?'

'Don't kill your brother. Wait till we get home for that.'

'F.A.B.'

'So, Scott where exactly are we going?'

'Don't know. Just know it's 51 miles south of Sydney.'

'Thunderbird One to Hey! Don't touch that!

Up in Thunderbird Five John was talking to the rescue crews in the area when he heard

'Thunderbird One to Hey! Don't touch that!'

'Thunderbird Five to Thunderbird One. Who do you want Scott?'

'No one. The Sprout just touched something he wasn't supposed to.'

'Did not! I just wanted to ask John where the hell we're going!'

'Wollongong.'

'Where?'

'Where?'

'A town 51 miles or 80km south of Sydney.'

'F.A.B. John'

Who's idea was it to put those two together mused John as he went back to getting information on the exact location of the kids. They'll kill each other!

'Hold on Kate! Hold on!'

'Henry, I can't. I'm too tired.'

'Just hang on, the Thunderbirds are coming!'

'Says who?'

'The people who have been yelling at us.'

'Why would they come for us?'

'Because they are the Thunderbirds! Now please hold on!'

'Okay, but for how much longer?'

'Not much longer, Kate. Not much.' Said Henry, adding a 'I hope' under his breath.

T.B.C...

Authors Note: And so ends the first chapter of my first Thunderbirds story. What do you think of it? Review and let me know! And before you ask, yes Wollongong is an actual town in the exact place I said it was. And with the amount of rain it's been having i'm surpised it hasn't flooded!

But anyway please review!