Chapter 37- Boys in Blue
Disclaimer- The Thunderbirds are not mine.
These are also not mine:
Bruce 'Hoppo' Hopkins
Rod 'Kerrbox/Box' Kerr
Trent 'Maxi' Maxwell
Anthony 'Harris' Carroll
Chris 'Chappo' Chapman
Harrison 'Hutz' Reid
Michael 'Black Cloud/Mouse' Jenkinson
Please if you are going to the beach during this Summer time listen to what the Lifeguards tell you and swim between the red and yellow flags this is the safes place to swim.
It was coming up to the girls 16th birthday both Violet and Lucy wanting to explore Australia and with everything they have been through so far this year. "Hey sis, where do you want to go for our birthday?"
At that point both Scott and Emily was walking pass the girls but decided to stop and listen to the conversation that the girls were having " I would love to go to Australia to the world famous Bondi beach." Violet stopped for a few seconds thinking if she should tell Lucy why she wants to go there. "Lucy, please don't tell mum and dad, but if I didn't join International Rescue I would want to work on Bondi beach saving people from the ocean." Lucy was shocked to think that her sister didn't want to work for the family with International Rescue but working on the beach helping people that way. As Scott and Emily heard that they left and headed to go and talk to Jeff about what to do for the girls birthday.
"Hey dad can we talk to you?"
Jeff looked up from the paperwork that he was doing to see his oldest and wife stood in front of him. "What's the problem?"
"We over heard Lucy and Violet talking about what they want to do for their birthday and something Violet said made us realise that Violet didn't want to become part of International Rescue she would prefer to work down on Bondi beach in Australia saving lives down there, if it is alright we you we are going to take the girls to Australia for their birthday we can see the sights and go to the beach plus I am not far away if I am needed for work as well."
"Wow. Violet was all planned out if she didn't join the Thunderbirds and having a break from it all after wining a gold medal at the Youth Olympics will do your family good especially after she tried to take her own life a couple of months back." Scott and Emily cleared it with Jeff and booked the hotel on the seaside at Bondi which would please Violet and seeing the Sydney opera house would please Lucy and seeing a new country would please both of them. It was like a week before their birthday "Hey dad, me and Violet have decided that we don't want to do anything for our birthday, you need to work more than spend time with us!" with that Lucy left the room was he really spending more time out than with his own family.
It was the day that Scott and Emily would take the girls away for their birthday. Scott had it all planned out all out and Emily was happy with it. She packed the girls cases and hide them away on Lady Lucy for the trip Emily sent the girls to bed after a long day it was around 4am when Scott and Emily took the girls down to Lady Lucy with the cots out so that they could still sleep and took off heading to Australia for their birthday. Violet woke up around 6am she was moving but she remembered falling asleep in her own bed. She went over to her sister to check she was alright "Hey sis. Wake up?"
"Um, Violet why are we moving it is not just me."
"No Lucy we are moving. Come on" Lucy and Violet headed up to the cockpit where Scott and Emily "Um, dad where are we going?"
"Taking you on holiday and we are not telling you where we are going. Now go and strap in as we are about to land." The two girls went back to strap in for landing.
"Ok dad we are strapped in so you can start coming down to land."
"Thank you girls"
Scott brought the plane down and stored it away in the hanger for the week but the girls thought they were here for a few days. Emily took one car and Scott took the other car as he had an important meeting. "I will meet you at the hotel"
"Dad why will you meet us at the hotel?"
"Darling, I have an important meeting, but that is the only meeting I will have."
"Dad please!"
Scott left to go Bondi beach to speak to Bruce Hopkins the head lifeguard about seeing if Violet could shadow the lifeguards for a day or two. "Mr Tracy. What do I owe the pleasure?"
"One of my daughters would like to work down here if she didn't join the family business she has had a hard year but also had many achievements like the gold medal in the youth Olympics as well as saving half a dorm block after a fire that hit her school and she is willing to learn. What would be nice if she could join you guys on 25th July as that is her birthday."
"Mr Tracy, if you and your family come down here in the next day we could meet her and see what she is like, but more or likely we will allow her to work with us for a couple of days."
"Thank you, Sir"
Scott made his way back to the hotel to meet up with his family in the café that as at the bottom of the hotel. Scott nodded at Emily and with that Emily smiled and she knew what that meant. "Girls, what would you like to do tomorrow?"
"I don't know dad."
"Would you like to go to the beach tomorrow?"
Lucy and Violet were not bother where they went, this was concerning Scott and Emily how the girls were acting. Once they finished at the café they left and went out to explore the seaside. It was 9pm before they made their way back to the hotel for the night, the next thing they knew it was 7:30am and Scott woke and went to make himself a coffee and got ready for the day. Scott heard someone go into the bathroom and was being sick "You alright in there?"
"Scott is that you?"
"Yer, Emily it's me" Emily unlocked the bathroom door to allow Scott in. Scott looking after his pregnant wife who was now 4 months pregnant with the newest Tracy. It was a good 5 more minutes before Scott and Emily came out of the bathroom, by that time the girls were wake, dressed and had breakfast. "Ok so we are going down to the beach today if that is alright with you. Um, Emily do you want to stay here or come with us?"
"I think I am going to stay here for a while longer and walk down and meet you."
"Mum what's wrong?"
"Something I ate last night isn't agreeing with me and I am not feeling great."
Scott, Lucy and Violet made their way down to the beach, but when Violet realised where she was "OMG. Dad did you really bring us to Australia?"
"Yes and I guess you realised which beach you are heading to?"
"Yes the world famous Bondi Beach"
Scott and the girls made their way onto the beach when Scott saw Hoppo out the corner of his eye. "Girls I need you to wait there. I will also leave my phone in case you mother phones. I just need to go and speak to someone a minute."
"Ok dad. That wouldn't have to be one of the Lifeguards in blue. You know the head lifeguard Hoppo?"
Scott looked at Violet as if she had done wrong but she knew not to bother her father when he was like this. As the girls were sorting their stuff out Scott phone rang it was Jeff. "Hey Grandad."
"Oh hello Lucy. Why are you answer Scott's phone?"
"Dad went to talk to someone and mum is back at the hotel as is wasn't feeling very well. Grandad I know I shouldn't ask..."
"What's wrong Lucy."
"Canyoucallmumtochecksheisalright?"
"Lucy I didn't understand a word of that."
"Can you call mum to check she is alright"
"Lucy you know I can. You don't want your dad to worrying about 100 and 1 things?"
"Thank you Grandad. Speak to you later" Scott walked back over to the girls with someone in a blue uniform behind him.
"Hello Girls. I am looking for someone who is called Violet."
"That will be me Sir."
"Sir, sounds to formal my name is Bruce Hopkins but everyone calls my Hoppo."
"Bondi Central to Hoppo come in"
"Hoppo here"
"Hutz needs back up in backpackers and you are the nearest."
When Violet heard that she grabbed her surf board and went out this is where she wanted to be and Hoppo could see this. "Tower did you see that girl go out on the surf board?"
"Yer what is she doing?"
"She will be our new trainee in a couple of days. I am going out as well."
By the time Hoppo got out there Violet and Hutz were coming back in with their patients. Hoppo looked at Hutz and he nodded and then looked back at Scott who was sat on the sand with his other daughter and smiled. This is what his daughter wanted to do and he wasn't going to stop her. Emily walked down to the beach just as Violet was coming back in.
"Scott what is she doing?"
"Violet is doing what she has always wanted to do save people. I was just talking to Mr Hopkins and one of the lifeguards needed back up but before I could stop her Violet went out."
"Don't worry Mrs Tracy Hutz is one of the most experienced lifeguards on the service and I was here ready to go in as well." Violet walked over to her family with a huge smile on her face but then she saw her mum and her smile went upside down. Hoppo left the family and went over to speak to Hutz about that rescue. The lifeguards seemed to be happy about the way the rescue went, but what they didn't realise is that the they have to world famous International Rescue on their beach and they were trained in everything from sky rescues to deep water rescues.