A/N: Alright, here it is, the last chapter! This one took a lot out of me, and now I feel strangely lost. I've been working on this for so long, then before it the Haunted duo. My muse would not shut up for this chapter, that's why it's so long. (well okay I've written longer chapters but these were supposed to be short chapters with quicker updates...remember?) The medical portions is most likely completely wrong, so if you actually know what the numbers should really be just pretend that they are those right numbers. LOL! I have no idea what will come next, but I am looking forward to it! See you all soon hopefully, and keep writing! - Lauren
Chapter Ten: Alan's Free Fall
"Oh crap!" Alan yelled as he fell. This was by far the worst rescue he had ever been on as a Thunderbird. This was supposed to be a simple mission, well as simple as they ever got anyways, but it seemed history was doomed to repeat itself even if the lessons had been learned. It was official, Alan now hated yellow cars.
Alan had been fifty feet in the air, standing on the top of a power tower. Two children had climbed to the top only to find that the latter had broken behind them and they could not get off. Local authority's had been called first but none of the local fire trucks had latter's that went up that high. It was quickly determined that International Rescue would get to the kids quicker then getting a latter truck to the town. The only reason the small town had felt pressed to get the kids down ASAP was that a wind storm was on it's way.
Alan had just watched as both kids were pulled into Thunderbird Two before making sure his harness was secure so that he could hook himself back to Two when the line came back down. The line was almost to him when the sound of screeching was heard on the ground. Alan looked over the edge of the tower just in time to see a yellow car begin to flip coming right at the tower. Alan heard the town scream in horror as he looked up just in time to grab the line. The car hit the tower and before Alan could attach himself to the line he was in the air holding tight to the swinging line. The sound of a loud pop was heard from above before the line began to drop rapidly. Alan only had time to gasp as he felt his stomach remain above him as he fell. The line suddenly went tight but Alan did not, his hand split open from his attempt to keep holding on to the rope.
"Oh crap!"
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"Alan what's going on? Why didn't you unload all of the victims?" Tin Tin asked as they got into Thunderbird One after the fire rescue.
"One of the families we rescued was my brothers." Alan whispered.
"What?!? Are they alright?You didn't tell them who you were did you?" Tin Tin asked.
"They are a little shaken up but fine. They figured me out fairly quickly." Alan told his wife quietly as he got the bird into the air. Tin Tin froze and looked at Alan in horror.
"You DO remember what happened when Mr Tracy found out you knew before they told you don't you?" Tin Tin asked.
"Of course I remember! He knows my voice, Tin. That and Gordon called me by my name before I could stop him" Alan tried to remain calm, why was she jumping on him?
"That's not the point, this is a secret organization! We can't just let people in on these things!"
"These are not just people, this is our family! Quite frankly, I'm not just a little relieved. I hated lieing to my brother!" Alan yelled back.
"I just don't understand how you could have let this happen!" Tin Tin yelled turning slightly red. Alan paused for a moment, this was very unlike Tin Tin. She was normally the peace keeper in his life...Alan's eyes grew wide.
"Are you pregnant?" Alan asked wide eyed. Tin Tin stood up to slap him before stopping at the last minute, a look of shock on her face. She looked at Alan in the face with wide eyes as she began to count backwards and look for clues.
"Oh..."Tin Tin sat back down her hands over her stomach. Alan turned to look at her in just as much shock before he found himself light headed. Alan quickly looked for a place to land and did so, shutting off the engines they just sat there in an awed silence.
"Thunderbird Five to Thunderbird One." Johns voice came over the speaker system. It took a moment for Alan's shaky hands to hit the right button.
"Thunderbird One." Alan whispered.
"Are you two alright, sensors show you landed and engines off."
"Were fine, just...give us few minutes." Alan whispered back.
"Alright, but I want to know what's going on as soon as you're back in the air." John stated. Alan looked over at Tin Tin who only nodded. They sat silently for a good ten minutes before Alan silently got them back into the air.
"Thunderbird Five to Thunderbird One." John spoke again softly.
"I may...I may be pregnant." Tin Tin spoke. Johns eyes grew wide.
"Oh!"
"Yeah, do you mind if we found out for sure before you tell anyone?" Alan asked. John nodded.
"What should I tell the family as to why you stopped." John asked.
"Just tell them that Alan and I needed to talk in privacy for a few minutes before coming home." Tin Tin smiled.
"Will do. Thunderbird Five out."
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Alan felt the sharp pain of hitting the ground only for a moment before everything went black.
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Kelly Thornton held her children tightly against her as she listened to her husband and brother in law yell at each other from the next room. She hated yelling, that was most likely why she became a comedian. She would find humor in this situation later, no doubt. You know, apartment burning down, brother in law has been lying for years...
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"Twenty-five year old male, fell from tower, pulse 132, BP 100 over 72, Resp zero had to intubate at the scene." The young paramedic yelled as he rolled the International Rescuer into the ER of the local hospital. Other members of the team ran behind him.
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"When I placed you on this team it was with a clear understanding that this was a SECRET organization! What were you thinking?!?" Jeff yelled.
"I..."
"Then to top it off, you land Thunderbird One in an open field without landing permission for twenty minutes to talk? That is NOT what the birds are for!" Jeff's face had never been more red.
"Look, Mr Tracy..." Alan tried again.
"No! Maybe this was a bad idea..."
"Yeah..." Alan sighed his own anger growing. "Your right this was a bad decision on my part. You shouldn't mix family with business. I will remain on the team for the rest of the month, consider this my two weeks notice." Alan yelled before stomping out. Tin Tin was sobbing as she followed from her spot beside the door. She paused for a moment before turning around and looking into the office where Jeff was still standing in the same spot he had been in before this time looking not just a little shocked.
"Mr Tracy, I too will be giving my two weeks notice. I'm sorry." She stated before following her husband who had stopped to wait for her.
"You didn't have to do that honey." Alan whispered to her.
"I'm with you, my Alan." Was all she had to say. Alan nodded and headed for their rooms, they would need to arrange new jobs and a place to live. Tin Tin quickly pulled up their resumes and the couple discussed aerospace centers in the world that was near good hospitals or clinics. They chose their top five choices before quickly sending off their resumes. That done the couple began to plan out what needed to be done before the move. First and foremost they needed to go to the mainland.
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"Massive head trauma, inner-cranial bleeding. Crack in the lower vertebrae, both arms and leg broken and he is in renal failure!" The doctor shouted at his staff as the information appeared on the screen to his left. "Let's get to work people, I'm red lining him to the OR, now people!
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Tin Tin stared at the three pregnancy tests in her hand all of which said the same thing.
"Well, I supposed I should go to the doctor now." Tin Tin giggled. Alan hugged her, a grin on his face. They were starting a family! The doctor saw them three hours later and the couple got to see there first child on a 3D image.
"Wow..." The couple stated in aw.
The couple took home a large bottle of prenatal vitamins, a list of instructions and the pictures from the scanner.
The couple grabbed a bunch of boxes from a moving company for packing before the two headed back to the island. Kryno, who had been off the island when the whole fight had happened met them at the air-strip on the Island looking worried.
"What has happened?" He asked the couple.
"We shall talk in your quarters, father." Tin Tin told her father. They walked in silence to Krynos quarters only speaking after the door had been shut.
"I had a bit of a fight with Jeff." Alan started.
"Alan was being completely reasonable, father; but Mr. Tracy refused to listen." Tin Tin continued.
"In the end he basically told me that it was a mistake to bring me on. I put in my two weeks notice."
"And I will stay with my husband, so I did as well." Kryno only nodded.
"Tell me my children, what happened?" The two told there story up until they landed in the field.
"Why would you stop to talk in a field when you could have talked at home?"
"We had discovered...something. We were both in a bit of shock and I did not feel like it would be safe for me to continue to fly at the moment." Alan said. Kryno looked on to his daughter in confusion.
"Father, we discovered that I might be pregnant." Tin Tin stated. Kryno's eyes grew wide.
"We just got back from the mainland...would you like the see your grandchild's first picture?" Alan grinned as he handed over his own copy. Kryno was speechless as he took the picture from Alan's hands.
"A...baby..."
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International Rescue sat in the waiting room of the ICU at the large and only hospital in the area. Alan had come out of surgery only minutes ago and now they were waiting for Alan to be settled into his own glass room. They were also waiting for the doctor to come out and tell them the verdict.
Tin Tin sat leaning against her father staring at the door with worried eyes. She couldn't cry any more, now dark circles could be seen under her eyes. Every once in awhile you would hear her sniffle as she rubbed her stomach in circles.
The group was startled by the door opening. A tall man in a white lab coat stepped in and looked around.
"You are here for the the International Rescuer?" The man asked tiredly.
"Yes, how is he?" Jeff asked.
"He is in critical condition. The head injury has left him in a coma. He is currently completely immobile with both arms and legs broken. We are going to keep him out of a cast for the time being so that his wounds can heel, when they have we will most likely place him in a body cast. We were worried about a spinal injury but remarkably there was only a strain to the spine, with rest that should not be a problem. Back to the coma, we are hoping that once the pressure in his brain is completely relieved that he will wake up. However we can not say anything for sure. When he was brought in he was unable to breath on his own, that has improved however and we hope to take the intubation tube out within the next day or so." The doctor spoke calmly.
"May I see him, please?" Tin Tin asked.
"I will only be allowing family in." The doctor stated.
"He is my husband." Tin Tin whispered, rubbing her stomach a little faster.
"Then of course. Is you stomach bothering you?" The doctor asked curiously.
"Oh no, the baby is just upset it seems. I don't blame it." Tin Tin stated. Loud gasps were heard from behind her as she was led to Alan's room.
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Alan knew he was waking up, he had been asleep for awhile, he could feel it. But every time he got close to the surface he felt as if he was being dragged back down into the oblivion. There was pain on the surface, not just the physical kind. He could not stay asleep forever and a lovely voice was talking to him.
"You have to wake up soon, honey. The babies are going to need there daddy!" Tin Tin's voice spoke.
Alan listened trying to make since of what he was hearing. Tin Tin...babies...wait babies?!? Alan opened his eyes.
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"Push!" The doctor stated from the end of Tin Tin's bed. Alan sat in a wheelchair beside her having just had his leg cast's taken off not two days ago. His arm casts had come off three months ago so he could move them fine. He could barely move his legs however, he was about to start physical therapy for that.
"Come on honey." Alan grinned. Tin Tin merely glared at Alan as she pushed their first child out.
"It's a girl!" The doctor exclaimed. Alan looked at the baby in shock as a nurse helped him cut the umbilical cord. She was the smallest person he had ever seen, who knew she could wail that loudly. She must get it from her mother, he thought; but did not dare say it aloud.
"Your second is on it's way now, time to push again." The doctor smiled. Tin Tin looked as if she was mentally tearing off his head and was planning to use it to bowl with. Alan watched as his daughter was cleaned up then brought to him. Alan held her in his arms until another wail caught his attention. He looked up to see another baby girl shivering in shock. Alan held his daughter in one hand and cut the umbilical cord with his other. The new nurse took his first daughter from Alan's arms and placed her in Tin Tin's as she began to sob at the miracle before her. His second daughter born three minutes after his first was now placed in his arms. Two pink hospital bands were placed on his right wrist as well as Tin Tin's. Then one was placed on each of his daughters. Alan looked up at Tin Tin just as she did the same with Alan.
"They need a name." Tin Tin whispered. They had honestly thought the twins were going to be boy's so girls names were only lightly discussed. Tin Tin looked down at the sleeping bundle in her arms.
"Lucy." She whispered. Alan smiled.
"Jeff will love that." He looked down at the bundle wide awake in his arms. She was staring at his face wide eyed. Alan grinned at his daughter and waiting for a name to come.
"Dawn." Alan stated. Tin Tin looked up and nodded. The name had never come up, but it felt right. The doctor quickly filled in the blanks on the birth certificate. A nurse grabbed a permanent marker and wrote there names on all of the wrist bands as well as the signs on the babies beds.
"Can I take them to see the family?" Alan asked a nearby nurse. She smiled before taking the infant from Tin Tin who was about to fall asleep and handing her to Alan. She then got behind Alan and pushed his wheelchair out to the waiting room. The small crowed stood up at the sight of him.
"Jeff, Kryno, I would like you to meet your new granddaughters, Lucy and Dawn." Alan grinned as the infants were quickly but gently snatched out of Alan's hands to be passed around the family.
"Girls!" Scott exclaimed.
"Lucy..." Jeff smiled as he looked down at the baby in his arms.
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Alan sat back in exhaustion. He had just finished a rescue while his seven month old children sat in the other room screaming for attention. Tin Tin, who was doing her best to keep them calm, at least while Alan was taking this call looked exhausted.
"Tell me again why we did not stay resigned from International Rescue?" Tin Tin asked as she walked out with Dawn in her arms being fed.
"We are only working on the Space Station for a month every three months." Alan reminded her. Any other time they had there own apartment on the island but spent most of their time out in needy locations so that Tin Tin could use her medical skills in the places she felt needed her the most. The first month Alan had come up to Five alone after the babies were born, it had been torture. He had called down at every chance to talk and see his wife and children. This was the first time the kids were deemed old enough for space travel and they had come up as a family. Alan smiled, he was content.
The End