Chapter 7
Thrust no one
Virgil's point of view
210 more people rescued, another mission successfully completed! I pick up Gordon and we go back to base. We'll still hear about it tomorrow in the newspapers! You all know we have to remain anonymous, but International Rescue makes the headlines around the World. I save all the newspapers articles that I can get and in a language I can understand about our work.
-Hey kiddo! You took good care of this one!
Gordon just got in the cockpit. He was more calm than usual. He as obviously very tiered.
I said nothing. I knew that that one was tough on Gordo. It was obvious to everyone that Gordon had a crush on Molly as big as this huge, green TB2.
-"You did a great job, guys!"
Speaking of the devil!
-"Thanks, Gordie! I really was scared trapped in that airplane!"
-"You know that anyone of us would jump in fire for you!" Said my kid brother.
- "Now, lets get serious." said Molly.
What? What does she means?
--------Just a little glimpse from Cynthia's point of view.
For the past hours, I've seen more scary and evil things that some will see in a lifetime. I saw the mean guy that kidnapped me remote control a plane and make it crash in the sea. I knew right away that he was the guy that made the other plane crash the other day, when I sneaked in Thunderbird 1.
We're not in the same place that I woke up in now, we're in some other place underwater. A secret base or something.
The evil guy is in front of some computer. That's what he used to take control of the planes he hijacked. He also has a radio beside him.
I hear a voice, in the darkness of this place. It's a very familiar voice. Then, I see a woman comes out of darkness. She has a small microphone in her hands and speaks;
-"Now, let's get serious!"
She gives the microphone to the guy that says;
-You ran into the trap I set you just like I expected, punks! Now I am controlling that big plane of yours! I'll make it crash like I did with all the other planes!
--------- Now back to Virgil's point of view
-What, make this baby crash? Not with me behind the wheel!
As I try to take back control of Thunderbird 2, I hear Gordon yell;
-Molly,… Molly! You're not with that guy. Tell me you're not with to that son of a bitch! You' re not on his side, you cant be!
-Gordie, I' m MARRIED to that guy.
My younger brother's face gets as pale as a sheet of paper, as pale as a dead man's face. For my part, I thought I was a tough man, until I hear that;
-Don't' worry, Tracy, you'll be back to your home.
The stranger laughs after saying that. It cant be good!
Now Thunderbird 2 flies at a speed I never thought it could reach. We're not far away from the island now. I still struggle to regain control of my plane. As I thought radio today could only bring bad things, I hear a girl's voice behind. It's the girl we've been looking for. She's screaming her lungs out;
-THEY WANT TO MAKE YOU CRASH INTO THE BASE!!!
Oh my god! I don't' even have time to realize what she is saying that I see the island from close, from way too close.
*Thunderbird 2 crashes on a beach of the island. Both Gordon and Virgil lay unconscious after the crash. *
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Now John's point of view. Just seconds after the crash.
I finally fixed that gravity generator problem and I'm back on my two feets. The trouble is I had to cut the Cube.
You don't have a clue of what the Cube is, do you? It's simple. Radio beams cant' go through solid rock so it cant cross the Earth, so if Thunderbird 5 is geo-positional over pacific ocean, it can't directly catch a signal from the Atlantic or from Europe. To take care of that problem, we have 7 other auxiliary satellites around the Earth, forming a cube that catch signals within their reach and then send it to Thunderbird 5. You get it? fine!
When I can finally get through to base, I see Tin-Tin crying. My dad's not like his usual self either. Last time I seen him like that was…at my mother's funeral.
-What's going on? What have I missed?
NEXT WEEK, ON MISSION FIREFLASH;
HOW ARE THE GUYS TAKING MOLLY'S BETRAYAL?
WHO THE HELL IS THAT EVIL GUY AND WHAT EXACTLY IS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH MOLLY?
AND IF YOU READ SOMETHING THAT MAKES NO SENSE SO FAR IN THIS STORY, IT WILL ALL MAKE SENSE IN THE NEXT TWO CHAPTERS.
ALL NEXT WEEK!
A/N; Sorry for the delay. I should have post this last Thursday, but I've been at my mom's place ( I have no internet access there) for the March break . I'll take a break from these "one blue shot" stories I've been writing because I'm pissed off of depressing stories, no one's reading it and I'm out of ideas anyway. I also have this one to finish. Let me know if you liked "Mission Fireflash" so far. It's definitely not over.