Chapter 3 - A prayer to anyone who will listen



"Well 3 out of 5 isn't that bad I suppose!"

"It would have been so much better to get them all though, and hit them right where it hurts. International Rescue may have the most developed advanced equipment and technology available, but like all things for the benefit of good, they are predictable, and deep down are only human. When danger to others occurs they always come to the rescue, and secondly and paramount for me they are a family. A close bonded family, but it seems the rescues are always carried out by the Tracy boys, and without knowing it each of them are International Rescues prime weakness, they protect each other, and will risk everything for each other."

"When the rocks tumbled down the mountain on to the eldest son of Jeff Tracy I don't think I have ever felt better, the thought of that son of a bit*h in pain fills my heart with warmth, and brings me closer to my destiny. I hope they burn in hell, and as for the other two brothers I will get them soon, very soon, just as the pain of losing 3 son's fills Jeff Tracy's heart and mind I will reveal the true reason and purpose of his son's death, to get what I want, and I will have it."

"As for the other two I will leave them of know to sweat and ache for the their brothers deaths but their time will come, as will Jeff Tracy's, but first I will murder each of his son's to fill him with the up most suffering before I let him die. I will have your technology International Rescue." The pleasurable thoughts of what had just happened re-played in his mind.

He looked up from his position around the other side of the mountainous peaks, where he had been hiding behind some rocks just as the rockslide suppressed 3 International Rescue members.

"I hope you suffer International Rescue" he had resisted the urge to laugh, but an evil smirk crossed his face as he turned to leave the mountains and said. "The Hood always gets his way International Rescue."



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Jeff couldn't seem to stop the tears but he had to, he had to help his boys. The last thing he had just done was ask Brains to go out to the danger zone in the Tracy jet, as he would be needed to help recover his boys whether alive or not. The last radio call he had heard was when the rocks fell, Jeff had heard his eldest scream to Virgil and Alan to get undercover, but next all Jeff heard was a scream from his second eldest. Right after that he had been physically sick of the thought of his children lying dead, but had forced himself to think that they were still alive. He had to be there for John and Gordon, as they needed him to be strong, so Jeff had returned to the lounge to his now quite frail mother and a distraught Tin Tin being comforted by Kyrano.

"Mother, it's going to be alright, the boys will be fine" Jeff said as he walked over to his mother and held her in his arms trying as much to comfort himself as grandma Tracy.

"Let me take you to your room, you need to rest" Jeff said softly.

"No, you need to call John and Gordon, I can look after myself son." She looked into her son's eyes and saw, for the first time since he was a child, a scared, terrified look reflected back at her.

As his mother left, Jeff walked over to call John and Gordon, but as he looked up he froze at a recognizable look of distress and agony in Tin Tin's face, remembering his deep pain of what she was experiencing now from his past.

"International Rescue to the Mole, come in John, Gordon" Jeff's voice lacked its steel as he spoke the words in to the radio.

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Meanwhile the sound of Jeff's voice seemed to echo around the mole as neither John or Gordon had done or said anything, but just stare at where they had last seen there eldest brother alive.

"John, John are you going to answer dad." Gordon's voice was scared, quiet and lost in the vastness of John's thoughts.

"John" Gordon yelled still getting no answer from him Gordon picked up the radio and spoke to base, leaving his older brother to remain in the shock of the image they had just experienced.

"Mole to base, . Dad?" Gordon cried.

"Its ok son, they will be alright but I need you to be strong, think you can do that son? Brains is on his way to help you. find.Scott, Virgil and Alan" Jeff only just finished his sentence, desperate to clear the barriers of worry.

"Yes I can be strong, I'll call you when we have news" Gordon whispered ending the call, while a tear ran down his face and he shuddered with horror.

"John we." Gordon turned to see his brother running through the hatch to were his brothers were buried.

"John wait!!" Gordon yelled as he ran after him.





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After what felt like hours John had managed to pull and scrape at the rocks giving no thought to that the rest of the load above him that could come towering down at any second, only to the thought of getting to his brothers filled his mind. Gordon had just gone to hand over the injured walkers from the mole to the mountain rescue crew, who now were getting more people out to the mountain to help International Rescue. Soon after Gordon returned with the digging equipment and thermal scanners, to help them locate heat signs, of which there was one very close.

"Scott, Scott can you hear me? We are really close." John shouted into the rock, which had created small potholes within the cave due to the rock caving in at irregular sections. John prayed all 3 of his brothers were in these pockets of safety surrounded by tonnes of solid rock, but whether they were or not the air wouldn't last long, they needed to be found soon, very soon.

"Scott, Scott, Gordon get a med kit" John ordered to his younger brother as he found an entrance to a small pothole protected only by the wall of the original cavern dipping in at the bottom.

"Oh god Scott" John automatically felt for a pulse, and then checked his brothers major bones for breaks before pulling him free from the rock.

"Scott, Is he ok John?" Gordon asked running up to the edge of the cave with a med kit, and bending over his dark haired brother to tend to the blood on Scott's head.

"Scott can you hear me?" John begged but was rewarded by a fluttering of Scott's lashes and a broken harsh breath of air pass from Scott's mouth.

"Oh god you're alive, I thought you had left us" Gordon broke down on his brother as Scott opened his cobalt eyes.

"J.J. John" Scott breathed.

"Scott its ok your safe there was a rockslide" John informed in.

Although in pain and bruised to the bone Scott showed clarity and understanding in his eyes as he sat up.

"I remember the rocks one hit my head and then." Scott stopped instantly and turned around to the look of misery on his brother's faces. To John he had seemed to resume his strength very quickly.

"Gordon, John where's Virgil and Alan?" For the first time ever Scott's voice to Gordon sounded fragile and emotional.

No response was required. Scott rushed unsteadily to his feet and tried, only to be pulled away by John, to rush back into the cave to where his brothers had been buried.

"No! Virgil.Alan." Scott screamed as best he could before he collapsed into John's arms.

"Please god not my little brothers" Scott begged to anyone who would listen for their safety.



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Sorry this may need a re-write, as I did it quite quickly as I wanted to know what was going to happen.

Also there are probably some mistakes, but you have to give me some credit I did save Scott (or John did) and he's safe, or at least for now!! But Virgil and Alan we shall have to see!

Open to any suggestion just put in a review what you what to happen. Thanks Star *