Wow, 20 reviews! I'm shocked! Thanks to everyone who reviewed, as I always say, it means a lot, without your reviews all I get is comments from my brother telling me about all my spelling mistakes! Anyway, in a lot of the reviews some people have said about them going on a rescue, an idea which has been stuck in my head for about a week now, but I'm afraid my Thunderbirds knowledge doesn't permit me to able to pull that one off, I've only ever watched the movie. However, from reading other fanfics I'm picking up on the gist of it all, so I might try and do a rescue in a future fanfic, so watch this space! Anyway, on with the next chapter...
"So where exactly are we going Alan?" Gordon asked, following his younger brother who had now started to run.
"Down to the beach, where Tin-Tin and Fermat are. If anyone can convince Brains to take a break Fermat can" Alan replied, slightly out of breath.
"Right...okay then" Gordon said, deep in thought. Alan may be smart when it comes to tricking people, but Gordon was the king of practical jokes, and these next couple of weeks were his chance to shine.
Alan came to a stop suddenly, and he turned round to Gordon. "Is my hair okay?" he asked.
"What? Oh...you wanna look good for Tin-Tin right? It looks fine squirt" Gordon replied with a smirk on his last word.
Alan frowned. "You're only 13 months older than me...you haven't got the authority to call me squirt" he said and carried on walking.
Gordon sighed to himself and followed, getting a bit fed up of being the follower. He noticed Alan's pace quicken as Tin-Tin and Fermat were in sight, and then something popped into his head.
"Hey Alan! Gordon!" Tin-Tin waved, nudging Fermat.
"Heheh...hey there" Alan replied, and broke into a run.
Gordon sped up to keep the distance, and just as Alan reached the edge of the beach he stuck his foot out in front of Alan's right, sending him flying face first into the sand. Alan quickly got himself back up again, spitting the sand out of his mouth and brushing the sand off his jeans with his hands. He turned round and glared at the culprit, who returned the gesture with a smirk. "Sorry, it was a twitch" he said before bursting out into a fit of laughter.
Fermat was trying to conceal his pleasure while Tin-Tin giggled into her hands. "Nice hair Alan" she said and then squealed as a handful of sand came flying towards her.
"Now now Alan...let's not get stressed out" Gordon teased after he had composed himself.
"Shut it Gordo" Alan growled and turned to Fermat. "Anyway, as I was ABOUT to say before I was RUDELY interrupted...we need your help"
Fermat stepped back with his arms in the air as if someone had just pointed a gun at him. "N-no way Alan...I'm not getting involved in any p-plans"
"Aw come on Fermat, all we need you to do is convince your Dad to take a break from here" Gordon joined in, only to be pushed away by Alan. "Oh fine...I know when I'm not wanted. Come on Tin-Tin, let's frolic on the beach" Gordon grinned and dragged Tin-Tin off.
"Sometimes I wish Scott were here..." Alan muttered to himself as he watched Tin-Tin being forced to skip along the beach by Gordon. "Anyway, please Fermat? I'll make it worth your while"
"Tell you what, I'll c-convince my Dad as long as I c-can go with him" Fermat said with a worried look.
"Why?" Alan asked, confused.
"Because the l-last time you and your b-brothers were left here by yourselves, you all got into t-trouble and so did I. Plus, it would be nice to have a trip to the mainland..." Fermat thought out loud.
"Aw thanks Fermat, you're a star!" Alan cheered, high-fiving him.
"Anytime Alan" Fermat said painfully, looking at his bright red hand. Alan was pretty strong when he was excited.
"Woohoo!" Gordon cheered from a little while away. He'd caught onto what Fermat had decided from the high-five.
Later that evening, just before dinner, John was with Alan in Alan's room helping him out with his science coursework he had been given to finish over the holiday. Scott had already tried to help, but got frustrated and had thrown the pen he was holding out of the window, which had nearly hit Virgil who was catching a tan by the pool. John was just explaining the collision theory of particles when Fermat came in.
"Oh err Alan? Can I err...t-talk to you a s-second?" he asked nervously when he saw John look up at him.
"Sure. John I'll be back in a minute" Alan said, standing up.
"Okay kiddo" John replied and looked through Alan's science book, squinting as he tried to read his bad handwriting.
"So? What happened?" Alan asked, both nervous and excited.
"Me and my D-dad are going to B-birmingham tomorrow morning for a short h-holiday" Fermat said smiling, knowing that Alan would be pleased.
"Fermat dude you're the greatest!" Alan said, trying to keep his voice down.
"I know. Y-you can thank me l-later" Fermat grinned. "I'll see you at dinner"
"Bye!" Alan waved, and then punched the air. "This half term is going to be the best ever," he said aloud to himself.
Oops! Sorry I was kind of planning on having a bit more happen than that in this chapter...but I kind of blabbed on with the beach scene. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it, and please review!