Chapter 29- Hostage

A/N I would just like to thank Lilidelafield who gave me a splash of inspiration when it came to this chapter and the next few that follow.


The rest of the Tracy family went to London to watch Violet race in the 50m butterfly and she had also been asked to carry the flag for Team USA, but she turned it down as she believed that she is weak after what her last coach did to her.

Violet was scared but looking forward to swimming for her Country and was glad that her Grandad had shut down work for a few days but she we still worried about her mum, but Scott had reassured her that she is alright.

As the Tracy's approached Violet who was talking to someone "My dad used to work in the air force and now works for my grandad. Most of my uncles used to work for in the military." Scott sneaked up behind Violet.

"Guess who."

"Dad. You made it then with work."

"Of course, we were going to make it. Are you going to introduce me to your friends."

"Dad I would like you to meet Clara Baker and Amy Smith they also qualified on team USA as well although we tried out for the same event they are more front crawl and breaststroke."

"It is lovely to meet you both. Violet, your mother and I would like to have a family meal tonight with you, that is if you are not busy."

"I should be able to dad but I will have to see what coach says, as he might want to stay here."

"Alright we can see what coach has to say." Both Scott and Violet looked and smiled at each other knowing full well that Violet's coach is Scott's brother Gordon which makes family stuff so much easier to deal with.

"You coming Violet. I believe your coach is waiting for you in the gym and I wouldn't want to see him angry."

"Na, my coach is fine the worse he is going to do is throw me in the pool or pull a prank on me."

"How do you know this?"

"After I didn't get on with my last coach, my new coach made it his duty to train me and get me to here. My coach is one of my uncles and he is also a gold medallist himself in the 50m butterfly."

"Your last name is Tracy right?"

"Yes." Violet answered worried where this was going.

"Is your uncle torpedo Tracy?"

"That is one name he had. But I believe the name you are looking for is Gordon Tracy. Come on we better head to the gym."

With that the girls headed back to change to use the gym and took their athletes pass with them, in case they got stop at least the security would know who they were.

They worked out all afternoon until it was late afternoon. "Um... Coach my family has asked if I could have dinner out with them tonight. I was wondering if I could go?"

"Go and have a shower and then I will let you know." Gordon smiled at Violet "Wear one of your dresses." Gordon whispered in Violet's ear.

"FAB coach."

Violet went to get showered and changed, just as she was finishing doing her hair there was a knock at the door "Hang on". Violet went to the door and saw it was Gordon all dressed up ready to go out. "Gordon my heats are tomorrow and I really don't want to be out to long so that I can rest and be ready for tomorrow."

"I know well after we have had dinner we will come straight back to the village and rest alright?"

"Yes now come on slow coach. No pun intended."

The Tracy family sat at a restaurant in London called The Ritz. Lady Penelope had booked for the Tracy family to have dinner here the night before Violet was due to race in her heat.

They all had a lovely night but Violet and Gordon said their goodbyes and headed back to the athletes village and the rest of the Tracy's made their way back to Lady Penelope's on the outskirts of London as they were only staying for 1 night.

It was the day of Violet's heat, it was 7am and Violet was still asleep until Gordon set off her alarm off. Violet got up had a light breakfast and went to meet her coach. "Right Violet we are going to head to the pool for warm up in hour and half and then in two hours it will be race time.

"I know I am not going to be able to see my family now until after the race but can you call them and let them know I love them."

"Sure thing. When you are getting changed I will call them. Who do you want me to call."

"Call dad please, otherwise he will go 'Smother Hen' on me."

Violet got changed into her training kit and left her new swimsuit in her bag for her races. Gordon rang his brother "Hey bro, your daughter wanted me to pass on a message that she loves you."

"Gordo what else did she say?"

"That I had better phone you otherwise you would go 'Smother Hen' on her."

"Ah, wish her luck, but don't tell her that we will be watching."

Violet had finished her warm up session and was preparing to go to the gym just for an hour then she would have to spend an hour getting ready for her race and getting into the zone so to speak. She had to impress her whole family and her boyfriend who had come to watch her with his family.

Violet was in the waiting room ready to be called to take her place on the world stage. There was other girls from her school swimming but none of them thought to speak to her to see how she was. Then one of her old training partners came up to her. "Violet Tracy."

"How are you doing Sarah?"

"I am well now that I have a new coach the old coach got fired but no one knows why."

"I know the reason why he got fired."

"Why?"

"I ... I can't tell you sorry."

Next thing that both the girls knew was there were men shouting and had guns in their hands. Violet hit her emergency button on her watch as she had not taken it off yet, which sent an alarm to Scott's watch and Thunderbird 5 but as no one was on 5 Scott would have to deal with it.

Scott's watch went off which worried him and then he heard shouting realising Violet was in the middle of a hostage crisis at the Youth Olympics.

"Dad, Violet has sounded her emergency alarm on her watch."

"Scott we can't do anything unless International Rescue is called."

"Dad we haven't been in contact with Gordon as well. I am NOT going to sit around whilst my brother and my daughter are in a middle of a hostage crisis."

"I am sure International Rescue will get a call shortly, but don't forget if you find Gordon or Violet you can't give us away."

"Dad I know what I am doing."