Epilogue-Into the Rush
Into your head, into your mind
out of your soul, race through your veins
You can't escape, you can't escape.
Into your life, into your dreams,
Out of the dark, so light again.
You can't explain, you can't explain.
Can You feel it, can you feel it,
Rushin' through your hair,
Rushin' through your head,
Can you feel it, can you feel it,
Don't let nobody tell you, your life is over,
Be every color that you are,
Into the rush now,
You don't have to know how,
Know it all before you'll try.
Rush by Aly & A.J.
November 24th, 2024
"Smells great, Onaha."
"Thank you, Alan," the Malaysian women replied as Alan passed through the kitchen was full of the scents of the women's great cooking as she prepared the food for Thanksgiving dinner. Alan resisted temptation to try and taste something and made his way up the staircase to the hall containing the bedrooms. It had been two months since the events of Egypt and his ankle had healed up nicely, only a pale little scar serving as a reminder to the snakebite.
He made his way down the hall and stopped by his sister's bedroom door. Though she occasionally started ranting in Egyptian, she and the rest of the family had completely adjusted to the changes that had come about after her death and resurrection. She had kept in correspondence with Kaphiri and was planning on joining him at Amarna the next spring, seeing as the Medjai was still a noted Egyptologist. It had taken a lot of convincing for her to be able to go, telling her father and brothers that Egypt was in her blood and she couldn't just ignore that.
He knocked on her closed door. "Come in!" she called in reply. Alan turned the knob and pushed the door open, stepping into the room. She sat at her desk, working on her laptop. Nefertiti lie on the desk next to the computer. She looked up as he entered the room and grinned at him. "Hey Al."
"Hey Evie," he replied, making his was over to her to see what she was working on. It was just after her finally convincing the family to let her return to Egypt that Kaphiri began sending her pictures to translate and maps of the city for her to look at, knowing that she could help uncover previously unknown locations. However, that was not what was currently on the computer screen. He read the fancy script on the screen before a huge grin exploded onto his face.
"Is that what I think it is?" he asked, gesturing to the image on the screen that was currently in the process of being printed.
Evelyn looked over her shoulder at him and nodded, a large grin of her own on her face. "Yep. He finally proposed," she replied, pulling the paper of the printer next to her computer. "The date is set for January 14th."
"Good for them," he commented, using his arm to prop him up as he leaned against her desk.
Evelyn then closed her laptop and turned her chair to face him. "What's up?"
"Three is about to come in and Lady P will land in about twenty minutes," he replied. She grinned and stood from her chair, rubbing Nefertiti's head as Alan pushed himself away from her desk and started heading for the door. She quickly followed him out the door, doubling back to grab the paper before hurrying out into the hallway, closing the door behind her.
The two quickly walked down the hall, heading for their father's office. They entered to room to see their father manning Command and Control as Thunderbird Three prepared to land. Scott stood beside him, watching the monitors over his father's shoulder. They both looked up as Alan and Evelyn entered the room.
"Hey," Evelyn greeted with a grin as she and Alan walked over to stand behind their father. "Take a look at this," she said, handing the printed invitation to Jeff and Scott leaned over his shoulder to read it. Evelyn glanced over at Alan, who grinned at her as they waited for the two elder Tracy's to finish reading the invitation.
Scott started laughed after a moment. "So he finally asked her," he stated, looking up at his younger siblings. "About time."
Evelyn nodded as Alan laughed beside her. "Yep."
"Good for them," Jeff commented, a small smile on his face as he handed the invitation back to Evelyn before turning back to the monitor. He watched as the read-outs on the screen changed as Thunderbird Three was secured once more in its silo beneath the library. Jeff pushed a few keys and the screen changed to show Gordon sitting in Thunderbird Three.
"Hey guys," he greeted. "Virge and I got space case with us n-OW! Hey!" Gordon began to rub the back of his head where John had smacked him.
Jeff chuckled and shook his head as Virgil and John came in to view behind Gordon. "Just run the post-flight checks and get up here. They land in about fifteen minutes."
"F.A.B, dad," he replied before the screen changed back to show the current read-outs of the red rocket.
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... …
Five minutes after Thunderbird Three had landed found the three Tracy's stepping out of the lifts and into Command and Control. While Evelyn went over and hugged her twin, Alan walked over and hugged John. As John released his hold on the younger blond, he glanced over at the twins to see them grinning at him. He raised an eyebrow. What are those two up too?
"Hey John," Jeff greeted, pulling his second eldest into a tight hug. He then pulled back and gripped the blond's forearms. "Good to have you home, John."
"Good to be home," he replied. "Anyone been banned from the kitchen yet?"
Jeff laughed and released his arms. "Surprisingly no." He then glanced over at the twins before looking over at where Virgil stood talking to Scott. "You boys go get changed. They should be landing in about ten minutes."
With a chorus of 'F.A.B's, John, Virgil, and Gordon walked out of Command and Control as it once more began to change onto their father's office. Evelyn walked beside her twin, the two of them talking quietly. Virgil sped up to walk beside John and glanced back at the two. "They're up to something."
John glanced back up them. They spotted him looking at him and immediately slapped innocent grins on their faces. John sighed and looked over at Virgil beside him. "I think this Thanksgiving just got a bit more interesting," he said, stopping at his bedroom door.
"You got that right," Virgil replied as he stopped before his own bedroom door and glanced back at the twins standing before Gordon's bedroom door. Virgil groaned before pushing open is bedroom door and stepping into the room.
John stood in his doorway watching the twins for a little longer. Evelyn nodded in reply to something Gordon said before he grinned and disappeared into his room. As the door closed behind him, Evelyn turned around and caught site of John. She smiled and walked over to him, pulling her older brother into a tight hug. He wrapped his arms around his sister and looked down at her. "Whatever you two are up to, please tell me I'm exempt."
She removed her arms from around him before stepping back and smirking at him. "Maybe," she responded, moving back towards her own bedroom door. "Maybe not. You'll just have to wait and see."
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... …
Not long after John, Virgil, and Gordon had changed, the entire Tracy family off to the side of the runway as they watched FAB 1 land. The shinning pink car finally came to a few yards before them, it's bright pink paint gleaming in the late afternoon sun. Not long after the engine died down, the driver's door opened and Parker stepped out of the car.
"Hey, Parker," Jeff greeted as he stepped onto the runway and walked towards the car the rest of his family not far behind him.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Tracy," he replied as he moved down the length of the car to open the passenger door. Once the door was open, Lady Penelope stepped out of the car and smiled at the Tracys. Jeff stepped forward and gave the good family friend a quick hug as Parker pulled a wheelchair out of FAB 1.
"Good to see you, Penny," he greeted as he released the blond. "And thank you for bringing him."
Penelope laughed softly. "It was no problem at all," she responded. "Besides, I am always looking for an excuse to visit paradise."
Once the wheelchair was set up beside the car, Evelyn and John hurried forward, passing their father and Lady Penelope to help their grandfather out of the car. Once he was comfortably in the chair, Alex grinned at the two Tracy's before him. "John, Evelyn," he said with a grin. "Good to see you again."
John smiled as Alex wheeled the chair away from FAB 1. "Good to see you too, Alex."
Alex then looked towards Jeff and extended his hand towards the Tracy patriarch. "Jeff," he greeted as Jeff took the extended hand. "Long time no see."
"Alex," Jeff nodded slightly, a sad smile on his lips. "It has been a while."
Alex released his hand and turned his chair slightly to face the rest of the Tracy family where they stood a few feet away. "Now," he clapped his hands together and grinned. "Let's see if I can recognize you kids."
He pressed the tips of his fingers together as his pale blue eyes scanned over the faces that had yet to greet him. Jeff, Penelope, Parker, John, and Evelyn stood just behind him, grinning at the hundred year old's energy and enthusiasm. Alex scanned them for a few more seconds before his eyes settled on where Alan stood between Gordon and Scott. "You have to be Alan," he stated. "Even after not seeing you for fourteen years, I can still recognize those blue eyes and that sweet little grin of yours anywhere."
Alan's cheeks turned slightly pink and he looked down. Gordon laughed beside him and Scott wrapped an arm around his shoulders. Alex then pointed at Gordon. "And I'll recognize that cheeky grin anywhere. Gordon, the little prankster," he commented as Gordon grinned proudly. "A kid after my own heart."
He then shifted his gaze to where Scott had his arm around Alan's shoulder, Virgil standing beside him. "And then we've got mini Mozart and flyboy," he said, pointed at the two of them before pressing the tips of his fingers together once more. "You two are the ones that look most like your father, though you," he pointed at Virgil. "You have Ruth's eyes."
"You remember what color eyes my mother had?" Jeff asked him, surprised that the man had remembered that fourteen years after the women's death, and having only seen her face-to-face several times before that.
Alex glanced over her shoulder at him. "Boy, I may be a hundred, but my memory ain't that bad."
Scott, Virgil, and John tried to keep straight faces at their father's expression, while Gordon, Evelyn and Alan laughed loudly, not even trying to stifle it. Lady Penelope lifted a hand to her mouth to cover a cough, though the corners of her mouth were turned upwards.
Alex grinned at his laughing grandchildren, glancing at them for a moment before looking at Jeff. "Now, enough chit-chat. I don't know about all of you, but I am getting hungry," he told them, putting his hands down at the sides of his chair, ready to roll himself in the direction he was directed. "And I am most eager to meet the other occupants of the island, especially a certain young lady that has snagged little Alan."
Alan blushed once more and looked over at Evelyn as the group began to make their way down the runway and into the hangar. "You told him?"
Evelyn nodded eagerly and grinned brightly at her younger brother. "Yup."
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... …
Several hours after dinner found Alex sitting in the movie room, watching Alan, Tin-Tin, and Fermat play video games. The hundred year old was just as into the game as the teens, cheering on his grandson as he fought to get his car in front of Fermat's. Ales looked away from the screen when he sensed movement in the doorway and saw Jeff leaning against the door frame, smiling fondly at the teens.
He looked towards Alex and nodded in greeting. Alex returned the grin with a smile before looking back towards the screen, watching as Alan's car finally got in front of Fermat's, only to get cut off by Tin-Tin.
"Hey!" he exclaimed, looking over at his girlfriend beside him.
Tin-Tin grinned at him. "All's fair and love and war Alan," she replied before leaning over and kissing him on the cheek. Alan's cheeks turned slightly pink, the corners of his mouth turning upwards.
"Winner! Winner!"
Both of them turned towards the screen to the sound of Jeff and Alex's laughter. On the screen, it showed that the race had ended, Fermat having passed them both up while they were distracted with each other. Alan and Tin-Tin both looked over at Fermat where he sat on the other side of Tin-Tin. He pushed his glasses further up his nose and grinned sheepishly at them.
"GORDON COOPER TRACY! EVELYN NICOLE TRACY!"
All those in the room looked towards the doorway at the sound of Scott's furious yell, Jeff's head peaking out into the hallway, an eyebrow raised. The door just behind him opened and Virgil poked his head out of the music room. He spotted his father was walked over to where he stood in the doorway. "What did they do?"
"Don't know yet," Jeff responded. They watched as Scott ran down the stairs, heading for the ground floor not even noticing his father watching him. A few seconds later John came walking down the stairs, fighting to keep a straight face. Alan, Fermat, and Tin-Tin forgot about their came and walked over to the doorway, Alex in his chair just ahead of them.
"John!" Jeff called. His second eldest spotted his father and Virgil standing in the doorway to the movie room, Alex, Alan, Fermat, and Tin-Tin in the doorway behind them. "What did they do?"
"Pink," he stated as he stopped a few feet from them. "Scott went into his room and found everything pink."
"Everything?" Alan asked, holding back his laughter.
John nodded. "Everything. The furniture, the walls, his clothes, anything that was out in the open. Though looks like it's only a powder coating," he replied. He then shook his head, chuckling. "I knew those two were up to something."
"Though that explains the looks they were exchanging during dinner," Alex commented, laughed at what his grandchildren had done. "This has defiantly been the most eventful Thanksgiving since I was a kid."
... ... ... ... ...
Gordon and Evelyn had been sitting, dangling their feet in the pool as they watched the sunset when they heard Scott's yell. The glanced towards each other and grinned as they pulled their feet out of the water.
"I think he found it," Evelyn commented as she and Gordon began to pull on sandals.
Gordon laughed. "I'm pretty sure he has," he replied. Once his sandals were on his feet, he stood up and looked towards his twin. "And he's probably on his way down here so we should get going."
Evelyn stood and they both began to jog towards the main path to the beach. "Take the main and then come back up one of the smaller ones?"
"Yep," Gordon replied as they full out began to run down the path, neither one of them glancing back to see if their eldest brother had emerged from the house yet.
"Hey Gordon?" Evelyn glanced over at her twin after a few minutes of running.
He looked over at her with a raised eyebrow. "What?"
"Happy Birthday," she grinned.
Pinkranger888- XD I'm glad you liked that. Yes I am. I have a few more in mind. Though I have to do two stories set prior to Never Far Behind to set up for the sequel to this. Aww, I'm glad you like them! –huggles-
Little Miss Bump- I'm glad you liked that part. I wasn't sure if I was going to pull it off believably since I have no experience in the romance department whatsoever to reference. XD And no she is not. Yep, things are starting to get back to normal. XD
Okay, so that is the end of Into the Rush. I hope you all enjoyed it. I know I enjoyed writing it. A huge thank you to all those how reviewed! Expecially the two I responded to above. love you guys! And I do have other Thunderbirds stories planned, but it will probably be a while. I have a few new ones in the works and I have to work on the stories that had been put on hold due to no muse for them while writing this. But you guys will defiantly see me again! See ya later!
~Lee~