A/N: How would this happen, I wonder. You probably do, too. Read to find out! I don't own the Thunderbirds, they belong to the Andersons and iTV Studios.


John was floating through the ring on Thunderbird 5, and rather bored. It had been a while since the last rescue, and he had nothing to do. He wasn't willing to come down yet, as it hadn't been a full day, but, he thought to himself, he really wanted to. EOS noticed. "John, I have noticed you have been staring at one specific point on the planet when it comes into view. Analysis predicts it to be Tracy Island. What is the reason for this?" John shrugged. "Same reason as always, EOS. It's been boring without major calls, but I haven't hit the 24 hour mark." EOS's lights flared one by one, as if she were rolling her eyes. John let out a chuckle, and EOS then said, "Why have it be 24 hours? Why not make the period shorter?" John gave her an 'are you serious' look before explaining, "Well, 12 hours just seems too short. I mean, the time difference between me and them is 12 hours by itself, so…" But then he heard a voice coming in from the comms hub. It sounded like Alan. "What is it, John?" John drifted over to respond, when EOS stopped him, before running into the comms hub to talk to Alan. A few minutes later, a claw grabbed him and dragged him to the space elevator, before it rapidly started descending. John, who had been too stunned to say anything, blurted out, "What the hell, EOS?" EOS replied, "I thought some time down on Earth would do you some good. Don't worry, I'll monitor situations for you. John groaned. "EOS, it hasn't been 24 hours…" EOS giggled. "Not for you, maybe. But for them, it most certainly has, by your frame of reference!" John's jaw dropped. "That's not how it works." EOS continued. "For you, maybe. But it was reason enough for them. And so down you go."

Back on Earth…

"Alright, who had the bright idea of forcing me out of Thunderbird 5?" John asked as he came into the lounge. EOS appeared. "I did, silly! And you are not allowed to head back up until we have an actual emergency call. Understood?" John hung his head. "Yes, EOS." With that, his brothers decided to pull him into a massive hug, while shouting, "WELCOME BACK, JOHN!" With that, John relented, and he said, "It really does feel good to be home."


A/N: Alright, this is probably the only one that's relatively peaceful. All the other ones are going to be crazy.