Katie and Virgil's Terabithia

Summary: After another tragedy happens to the Tracy family, Virgil feels alone, even with all of his brothers he's missing the one sibling that he's lost. When a girl Virgil's age moves into the farm house across the path they make a connection that Virgil would have never dreamed of. If you haven't guessed already, this is a Thunderbirds/Bridge to Terabithia crossover.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Thunderbirds or Bridge to Terabithia sadly they belong to others.

Chapter one

The Death of a Sibling

Eleven year old Virgil Tracy grabbed the rope that hung in a tree above a creek in the back of their field, he handed the knotted rope to his twin sister.

"Here Katie, you go first," Virgil said with a smile.

"Great," Katie said as she climbed up on the fallen tree on the side of the bank, she jumped off the tree and pulled herself up onto the knot as she swung across the creek. As she landed on the other side of the creek she tossed the rope back to Virgil who followed her.

As Virgil got ready to jump Katie made her way to the small path on that side of the creek.

"I'll race you to the fortress," Virgil said as he joined his sister on the path.

"Alright, but be careful we don't want to be caught by the evil gate keeper," Katie said with a laugh as she began to run.

Virgil laughed and ran after her, of course they were the only ones out there, their fortress was an old tree house they had rebuild shortly after moving to this farm after their mother died. The evil gate keeper was just a figment of their imaginations. They had two older brothers and two younger brothers, but none of them knew about their fortress. Sure they knew about the rope swing all six of them had used it, but the other side of the creek only Virgil and Katie had explored in the past three years, it was their hide out their place for just them, a place where their imaginations could just sore.

"Is it safe to approach the fortress sir Virgil?" Katie hissed as they neared the tree house, it was part of the game they would always play back here.

"Yes it is Lady Katie, only Terabithian soldiers are here to greet us today," Virgil said seeing dragon flies hovering near by.

The tree house wasn't very big, but they had put a swing underneath it had draped the top of it with a tarp and brought snacks to store there. They even had a name for their magical land, Terabithia.

"It's quiet today, not like yesterday when we had to fight that troll," Katie said as she swung on the swing.

"Yeah, it's nice to just sit and talk in Terabithia too we don't always have to fight," Virgil said with a smile as he bit into an apple.

"We don't always fight, but you're right it is nice to talk, so how do you think you did on that history test today?" Katie asked with a smile.

"I think I did pretty good, how about you?" Virgil asked as he began to push Katie's swing a little.

"Yeah I think I did okay," Katie said as she pushed off the ground again.

They stayed there for hours just enjoying each others company and fighting the enemies of Terabithia.

Suddenly the whole sky broke out in a big spring shower drenching the twins in seconds, making them realized how late it was.

"We should probably head back to the house," Katie said as she got off the swing once again.

Virgil nodded in agreement and they headed back for the rope swing. They had seen a lot of rain during the season and the creek was running high and fast. As Katie swung back over her feet nearly touched the water, she swung the rope back to Virgil and as he swung, his feet did touch the water as he came up on the other side.

"Goodnight Terabithia," the twins said as they walked back through the field to their house.

When they walked into the house their brothers and their father were getting ready to sit down to dinner.

"There you two are, where have you been? You're soaked," their father said with a stern look.

"We went down to the creek, and the rope swing," Virgil began.

"Then we got caught in the rain," Katie finished.

"I can see that young lady," Jeff said with a soft smile the other four boys laughed.

"We're going to go dry off real quick, we'll be right back," Virgil said as he grabbed Katie's arm.

"Alright, but don't take to long your dinner will get cold," Jeff said as he sat down beside Scott his oldest.

Katie finished changing first and went and stood at Virgil's door talking through it.

"So, more time in Terabithia tomorrow as usual?" Katie asked as Virgil's door opened.

"I can't tomorrow Kate, I have to go to the art museum with my class, remember they're interested in some of my art," Virgil said as he dried his hair.

"Oh yeah I forgot about that, oh well I'll just go swing on the rope with Scott or John tomorrow, and we can go the next day," Katie said with a smile.

"Okay, but remember Scott and John don't get told anything about Terabithia, it's our place," Virgil said looking serious.

"Of course not, Terabithia is ours and only ours," Katie said with a smile.

With that the two linked arms and walked down to dinner.

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The next day, Virgil is just getting home from the art museum…….

"Thanks, for the ride Mrs. Nelson," Virgil said as he closed the door to his friend mom's SUV. As usual the dog a terrier mix came running out to greet him.

"Hi there P.T. where's the rest of the bunch are they in the house?" Virgil asked as he picked the dog up and opened the screen door.

Virgil was not prepared for what hit him, a five year old and a nine year old rushed at him tears rolling down their cheeks, they held him so tightly his hands began to go numb.

Virgil looked down on Alan and Gordon as they crushed him, he had no idea what was going on. He looked over to another corner and saw Scott and John sitting on the floor hugging each other crying. Virgil's breath ran cold, if Scott and John were crying he knew something was definitely wrong. He searched the room franticly for the one sibling who was missing, she wasn't there and their father was missing too.

Virgil moved to the back door as soon as his brothers released him, Scott and John tried to get up to keep him from looking out the window but they were to late. Virgil saw the police lights flashing he ran out back as fast as his legs would go, he saw his father talking with one of the police officers and ran up to him.

"Dad, what happened where is Katie?" Virgil asked nearly screaming.

Jeff didn't answer right away he just pulled Virgil into a hug and held him for a minute before pulling him away and looking him in the eye and telling him what had happened.

"Virgil, Katie's- dead, all your older brothers were busy today, and Katie took Gordon with her to the rope swing. Virgil the rope broke and Katie hit her head on the bank when she fell, Gordon ran as fast as he could to get Scott, but—by the time—Scott reached her, she—she had already drowned," Jeff said as fresh tears rolled down his own cheeks.

"No, you're lying, Katie's not dead. She can't be!" Virgil screamed as he tried to get free of his dad's arms.

"Virgil please," Jeff bagged he knew how Virgil was feeling but he couldn't bear to see him like this.

"No, she's not dead, she's not dead!" Virgil screamed as he broke free from his father and started running, he didn't know where he was going all he knew was that he had to get away he just had to run.

T.B.C.

Author's note: Okay what do you think, should I keep going? Pretty please R&R