It was night time when Kayo returned to the house, everyone had gone to bed and John was back up in Thunderbird 5, crickets chirped in the darkness around the pool area but the main rooms of the villa were silent. Kayo padded softly down the corridor of bedrooms passing each one wordlessly until she approached the room she shared with Scott, she heard faint laughter coming from Virgil and Elle's room and sighed as she opened the door. Scott sat reading on the bed and looked up as the door shut, he smiled at his girlfriend and moved across the bed to make space for her.

"Sorry I didn't come back earlier, I needed some time to myself."

"You don't have to hide from me Kayo."

Kayo smiled as she morphed into her own unique skin, "you're the only one I feel comfortable appearing like this to."

Scott held his hand out to her and she took it gratefully as she sat down on the bed with him, "I know you showed Elle, did she freak out?"

"She didn't."

"Then neither would anyone else sweetheart, how do you think she felt when I turned her into a vampire?"

"Pretty pissed off that it wasn't Virgil I imagine."

Scott chuckled as he rubbed his hands down her arms, "he wishes he was that cool. You shouldn't be upset about your ability, you're beautiful."

"You're saying that because you have to."

"Kayo, everything I ever say to you is the truth."

Kayo sighed as she pushed his hands off her, "you're just so lucky to have had your powers passed down to you by your parents. My uncle injected mine into me."

Scott moved to the balcony in a blurred movement, "she wasn't always happy to have them, she was a sorceress, she could put powers into people."

"What?"

Scott looked back at her, his eyes black in the darkness, "it was a gift but not one she always enjoyed having, she wanted her and dad's love to be eternal so she made a spell for them both to be immortal."

Kayo crossed her legs under her as Scott sighed, "and then?"

Scott smiled, "they had us. Mum made dad into a vampire and that transferred into me, I was given the power to not burn in the sun and have healing powers instead of poison, however, as I got older, I discovered I could choose if I wanted to change people or not. Virgil was next, and he was born just a normal little boy until about five, when one day, mum saw him in the garden interacting with birds and looking after them," he laughed, "he thought he could fly once which didn't end well, so mum gave him the power to transform into the Thunderbird. John was shy all the way through childhood and kept himself in the dark and fixated with stars, so that was easy for mum."

"Wait, did your dad have any say in this?"

"Of course, he would always talk to her about what gifts she was giving to us. Gordon was obvious and they didn't hesitate to give him the ability to go underwater, and well, Alan…"

Kayo noticed Scott's expression change, "and Alan?"

Scott sat back on the bed, "mum was getting weak, dad was worried about her, she was tempted not to give Alan a power because she had used so much of her magic. Alan is actually the most gifted out of all of us, he can change at will to any animal you can think of."

"Is that bad? Is Alan ok?"

"Yes, he's fine don't worry, only, when we went on our holiday to the Alps, she still hadn't given him his power, he never stood still and was so jealous of our gifts he didn't know what he wanted to be. Mum gave him the power of an animagus temporarily until she could think of something better, but then the avalanche buried her and he never got to thank her nor did she ever get to see him use the gift properly. Dad tried everything with his power to save her but ended up losing his because of the love spell."

"Oh Scott, I never even knew," she wrapped her arms around him as his body shook, "I'm sorry."

Scott wiped the tears from his eyes and sighed, "he loved her so much, and now he's gone too. At least they're reunited in death."

"You truly believe your father is gone?"

"There's no other alternative, I could always read my father's mind with my gift because we were the same, but once his powers were gone, I lost sight of him, and now I'm completely blind. If it wasn't for our mum, we wouldn't have anything to connect us to our parents now."

Kayo nodded, "I wish my powers connected me, but my uncle made me to be a weapon of stealth, I am extremely agile and when I was young, I wasn't afraid to kill without thought. When I moved here, your father helped me control my emotions and use my powers of morphing for good. I want to use my powers on missions but I can't be myself."

"Why not?"

"Because there is a high chance that I could be arrested," Kayo lay back on the pillow with a sigh, "it's that or captured for research."

Scott looked down on her sympathetically, "I would never allow that to happen."

Kayo stroked the tear line running down his cheek, "but I wouldn't want you getting hurt."

"They couldn't hurt me."

"I know, but I don't want to risk it," her lips were stopped by Scott's and she closed her eyes as she twisted her blue fingers into his hair, he stripped before she had even blinked and laughed softly as he caressed her.

Across the hallway, Elle and Virgil were in the same position, Virgil had transformed completely and Elle was tucked into his wings, her head resting in the crook of his neck, she stroked his feathered body over his chest as they kissed on the large bed which took up most of the space in the room amongst the artist's treasured belongings.

"This is the part of you I love the most," Elle mused as she rubbed her cheek against his plumage.

"I thought you loved my music more?"

"Meh, you can do that whenever," she pulled her long hair over her shoulder and smiled as his clawed hands caressed her gently, "I love your transformation too much."

"Do you not like being a vampire? Scott and Kayo are alright together."

"I love being a vampire, it's just, I don't want to hurt you when you're not like this."

"You wouldn't hurt me, I know you wouldn't."

"You can't be sure," Elle whispered sadly.

"Then let's do it," Virgil grinned as he sat up.

Elle felt the feathered body become skin and looked up at her now naked husband, "are you absolutely sure?"

Virgil kissed her then stroked her hair back, "yes, very sure."

Elle smiled as she looked at the bedside table, "after you then."

Virgil smiled, "FAB."

Elle lay back in Virgil's arms as he massaged her shoulders on the bed, the bedside lamp was on the floor and the couple were tangled in the bed sheets, frames had fallen off the wall from Virgil's wings hitting them during their make out but now they rested behind his back balancing him with Elle, she laughed and Virgil kissed her neck.

"I hurt you didn't I?" Elle asked as she stroked his cheek.

"I have a couple of bites, but you didn't hurt me."

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bite you."

"They've healed already, I'm more embarrassed about the damage."

"Meh, who cares about the damage?"

"I do, it was my fault."

"We'll clear up in the morning," Elle sighed, "Virgil, have you ever not wanted your powers?"

"I was born with them basically, that's what I've always been told. Why?"

"I just wondered if you had a choice."

"My parents spoke to me and apparently I told them I loved birds, the next thing I knew, I could fly if I wanted to and I could transform at will. It was difficult at school and I had to be careful, that was the worst part," Virgil turned Elle's face to look at him, "are you regretting your choice?"

"No, oh no I'm fine with who I am. I've just never asked any of you why you're what you are. I'm glad I didn't have to go through education with my powers. Did Scott find it hard?"

"I think so, he hated his form to at first, he and dad got into arguments about it too."

Elle got dressed into a pair of shorts and a strap top as she listened to the story, "arguments?"

Virgil nodded as he folded his wings back into his body wincing slightly, "our dad was a vampire, he instantly gave Scott the same ability, and he wasn't happy."

Elle tossed him his shorts, "but why? Our powers are nothing to be guilty about."

"He thought of himself as a monster, one who could only bring pain to others. It was Kayo who saved him eventually, our mum tried to cheer him up but when she died Scott lost his support."

Elle smiled as she got under the covers, "how did Kayo save him then?"

"She told him he wasn't a monster and he began to relax, he began going on more missions too."

"Poor Scott."

"He's alright now, but it wasn't an easy childhood."

Elle nodded with a yawn, "what time is it?"

"1 am."

"Hmm, I'm going to turn in, you never know when a call might come."

Virgil turned the dimmer switch off, "goodnight sweetheart."

"Goodnight Virgil," Elle kissed his cheek, "well done today, or rather yesterday."

"And you Elle."

As night time continued on the island, the Chaos Crew got to work in broad daylight on their trap to catch IR, Fuse watched Havoc curiously then pushed himself off the wall he was leaning against.

"Ok sis, how do we even know this will bring out the rats?"

Havoc smiled, "it will, trust me. I've planted a recording of myself crying out for help, those acting classes weren't for nothing thank you Fuse, and as soon as they step into this cave they're trapped and we can get the main crafts."

Fuse nodded, "what about the Thunderbird 4 pilot?"

"Hopefully he'll come, because you need to trap him underwater."

"I'll take the cruiser down, I can fly her."

"Be careful with her."

"Where's the boss then?"

"He'll be in space, he's going to handle Thunderbird 3."

Fuse laughed, "sounds like a plan."

"This has to work."

"But what about their head of security? The niece?"

Havoc frowned, "we shoot her down, just one shot. We need to take down the others first, once she realises they're gone, she won't be focussed. Get into position, I've got the bike."

"You've got it sis, don't worry."

"I never do," Havoc pushed him towards the cruiser and waited for it to dive into the water, she checked the bomb strapped to the recorder then hit play, "and, action."

John sat back against his pillow in the quiet of Thunderbird 5 reading, he smiled as he looked down at the Earth then heard a voice from the comms room, "here we go, damn, the middle of the night too," he got up and flew to the centre of his station, "International Rescue receiving you. Oh, it's just a recording, EOS, record it please?"

"Of course John."

"International Rescue, I'm trapped in a cave off the Galápagos Islands, I sailed here and my boat was destroyed. The tide will be coming in soon, please hurry."

John frowned, "the Galápagos?"

"That doesn't sound like the truth," EOS squeaked softly.

"We have a strict policy of prank calls EOS, no-one would dare."

EOS' monitor nodded, "if you're sure John?"

"I am," John alerted the house alarm and called into the empty dark lounge.

Scott woke up in shock making Kayo jump, "a call at 3 am, I hate these."

Kayo yawned, "I'm not ready to function," she got up and wrapped a gown around herself, "let's go."

The lounge slowly filled up with residents and John looked down at them sympathetically as yawns and sleepy eyes met his gaze.

"I'm sorry everyone, it's one of those calls."

"Just tell us where we're needed," Scott rubbed his eyes sleepily.

"Ok, the Galápagos Islands. Fernandina, the cove on the east side."

Virgil frowned, "Are you sure John? That's a crazy location for someone to be in."

"A call is a call, Virgil. She's trapped in a cave there, her boat was destroyed."

Scott nodded, "alright. Virgil, Gordon, let's go."

Virgil held Elle's hands in his as he kissed her, "I'll be back."

"You better be, I'll be keeping an eye on you."

"Thank you, my love," Virgil bumped his forehead against hers then stood up, he ran to the portrait and disappeared from the lounge as Scott walked up to the lamps.

Kayo walked over to sit next to Elle, "this seems suspicious, I think I'll follow them."

"Don't worry Kayo, I think they'll be fine."

Alan looked up at John, "anything for me?"

"Not at the moment."

Elle yawned, "I'll go and put some coffee on."

"I'll join you," Kayo stood up and followed her downstairs as Thunderbird 1 roared up from under the retracted pool.

John disconnected the call to the lounge as another one came in, a man appeared with a thick beard and black hair, "our shuttle has been hit by a meteor, we need help."

"Any major injuries?"

"No, just outer hull damage, we can't get out to fix it."

"Alright, hang in there, we'll send someone up."

"Thank you International Rescue."

"IR, we have another one...Alan wake up!"

"Woah, ok ok, it's 3 am John, give me a break."

"Turns out you're needed, meteor strike to a vessel outside of the Earth's atmosphere."

"I'm on it, solo mission?"

"It's up to you. Think you'll need help?"

"Shouldn't do, Thunderbird 3 is go."

Elle and Kayo walked back to the lounge as Alan left, he waved and they sulked slightly.

"Ah well, slumber party Kayo."

Kayo chuckled, "it's tempting to get some extra sleep, but this mission just doesn't sit well with me. I want to monitor it."

"Mind if I join you?"

"Of course not," she smiled as she sat at the desk and Elle pulled a chair over beside her.

Thunderbird 1 touched down on a ledge above the cave and Scott jet packed down as Thunderbird 2 circled to land on the beach above the tide line, "Virgil, I've found the cave entrance."

"Ok I'm coming down, do I need anything?"

"Just yourself will do," Scott smiled, "I'm going in."

Havoc watched the two pilots enter the cave and smirked, "part 2 commences. Fuse, are you in position?"

"You bet, Thunderbird 4 has just come into view."

"Alright stand by, the bomb should go off in about two minutes. I'm moving towards Thunderbird 1 and 2."

"Good luck sis."

Virgil shone his torch around, "there's no-one here bro, I think we should go."

"The call was real, there's someone here, maybe she's passed out."

"Hmm, I don't think so."

Scott walked around the side of a rock, "this doesn't make sense."

Virgil heard a beep suddenly and saw a flash, he launched himself into his brother and the bomb went off, smoke billowed out of the cave and the brothers found themselves trapped by a wall of rocks and soil from above, "you ok?"

"Yeah, I think so. Thank you, Virgil, but we've got to get out of here before the tide comes in. We need to call Gordon."

Virgil nodded as he sat against the cave wall, "Gordon? Come in Thunderbird 4?"

Scott frowned, "where is he?"

"My comms are down, I can't get through to him. John? Thunderbird 5, come in?"

"Virgil, if we can't get through to anyone, we could die."

Virgil nodded, "there's always a way out, we have to keep trying."

Fuse locked a missile onto Thunderbird 4, "hey Havoc, am I killing him or just the other alternative?"

Havoc smiled as she hacked into Thunderbird 1, "lure him out first, we want Thunderbird 4 in one piece."

"Alright, let me know when you have control of Thunderbird 1."

"That shouldn't take too long."

John called down to the lounge, "Elle, Kayo, I can't get through to Virgil or Scott."

Kayo frowned, "what's happened?"

"I don't know, but Thunderbird 1 has just taken off, I've done a scan and Scott isn't piloting her."

"What?"

"Thunderbird 2 has taken off now too," John scanned the ship, "neither Gordon or Virgil is on board."

"That's it, I'm flying out there," Kayo stood up from the desk but Elle grabbed her arm.

"It could be a trap Kayo, if you're going then I'm coming too."

"Hold it, Alan is calling us," John pulled up the call.

Alan's portrait lit up and he came into view with the bearded man, the three Tracys gasped and Kayo narrowed her eyes, "uncle."

"Tanusha, we meet again."

"Let him go."

"But of course, but I just thought you should know, Thunderbird 1 and 2 are no longer yours and Thunderbird 4 has just been captured. I suggest you do exactly what I say from now on."

Elle growled, "what have you done to Scott and Virgil?"

"I have done nothing, my accomplices, however, have everything under control. Your crafts are on their way to my office at this very moment."

"What are you going to do with my brother?" John asked as his black wings emerged and his eyes glowed red.

"Powers huh? Well well, this is interesting. Oh, I am going to leave him in this ship as I take Thunderbird 3 with me," he pushed Alan away suddenly and disconnected.

"Alan?!" John shouted, "I'm going across with the exo-suit."

Kayo's eyes flashed yellow angrily and she morphed into her blue form, John gasped and she looked up at him, "I'll explain later, I'm going out there to find Scott and Virgil."

Elle transformed into a vampire, "let's go."

"Alright Elle, but be prepared for anything."

Thunderbird Shadow took off and Elle got into her personal jet following close behind, they went to full speed and John tracked them in Thunderbird 5.

"Now I can understand why we lost the feed of the mission," Elle sighed, "if anything has happened to Virgil, I'll never forgive myself."

Meanwhile, Gordon was trying desperately to move the rocks from the cave where his brothers were trapped inside, a deep cut grazed his cheek but he continued to scratch at the mud hoping to hear anything from inside.

"Can't you create a storm in here Virgil?"

"I can't stand up, let alone spread my wings, I'm sorry," Virgil sniffed, "what if we never get out of here?"

Scott rubbed his shoulder, "we'll get out of here. I'm going to see if I can move anything, I'll have to transform."

The Chaos Cruiser landed at the Hood's lair and Havoc stepped out of Thunderbird 1 as she spotted Thunderbird 3 land round the back, Fuse got out of the cruiser and smirked.

"I can't believe we did it."

"The autopilot is ours too, they won't be getting their crafts back without a fight."

The Hood walked over with a smirk painted on his face, "congratulations, I couldn't be more proud of my team today, the birds are mine, let's get to work."

Fuse laughed, "I can't wait to take these for a ride."

Kayo and Elle landed on the beach, the tide was up to the cave and they spotted Gordon whacking his tail into the rocks, they dived in and Kayo transformed into a mermaid to help her brother.

"Gordon, what happened?"

"Three words, The Chaos Crew," Gordon grimaced, "they took the moment I was out of Thunderbird 4 to take it over and steal her."

"Yeah, the Hood has Alan and Thunderbird 3."

Gordon's eyes widened, "captured?"

"It's alright, John's going to get him, we have to get our eldest out of there. I'll use the grabs on Shadow. Elle, could you help me out?"

Elle nodded as she wiped away tears, "of course. Stand back, Gordon."

The jets hovered above the water and fired grapple lines to latch onto the rocks in front of the cave, they pulled them back and the boulders fell away, Gordon dived down and went into the cave which began to fill with water, he grabbed his brother's wrists with a grin and dragged them out as they held their breaths. Thunderbird Shadow and Tiger landed and Elle leapt out to run over to Virgil, she threw her arms around him and cried as he held her tightly.

"Elle, where's Thunderbird 2?"

"They've taken her, the Chaos Crew are involved and The Hood has all of our main ships."

Scott punched a rock breaking it in half, "our ships are gone?!"

Kayo climbed out of Shadow not transforming from her blue body, she turned round to see Gordon and Virgil staring wide mouthed at her, "oh god."

Scott grabbed her gently and wrapped his arms around her, "Kayo, are you ok?"

"I should be asking you. I'm sorry we didn't get here sooner, I could've stopped them."

"I'm just glad to see you, and as yourself," Scott stroked her scales on her arms gently.

"Kayo, is this your true form?" Virgil asked as he wrapped a hand around Elle's waist.

Kayo nodded, "yes, but this isn't the place to explain it, we need to stop my uncle."

"Kayo is right. Elle, us two will transform and fly to that lair. Kayo, Gordon and Virgil, meet us there."

"I'll fly there," Virgil shook and transformed into his bird form.

"Gordon, you can take my jet, please don't crash her," Elle grinned as she stood with Scott.

"Thunderbirds are go," Scott smiled as he changed into a bat with Elle and the jets took off following them as Virgil flew high above them.