Friends in high places!
Scott lay on his bed and was remembering the day he left the airforce base for international rescue!
They were the top two pilots and Scott Tracey was now leaving to help out at home or something that was big as he was a top pilot and you could see he enjoyed his job! But Tommy Pearl his roommate and close friend didn't really mind, as he would now be 'number one!' Tommy was always in Scott's shadow and it was not just because Scott was taller, it was because Scott had a personality that overwhelmed you when you met him! Tommy was slightly shorter than Scott was, with dark brown hair and a small scar by his eye that he got from a bar brawl he and Scott got into one time! They both would say the other guy's started it and that they stopped it!
Scott even remembered the first words Tommy said to him 'Tracey isn't that a girls name?' to which Scott would reply 'Pearl isn't that what girls wear?' and that's when they knew they would be great mates!
Jeff Tracey walked along the corridor of the airforce barracks and stopped at a room, just as he was about to knock on the door, it flung wide open. Scott had been standing looking through the peephole waiting to surprise his dad since he saw the car pull up!
"Hey Dad!" Said Scott with a smile on his face!
"Scott, you do this every time and yet you're not bored of doing it yet, are you?" said Jeff and he turned to Scott's roommate and added "Nice to see you again Tommy!"
"Hi Mr Tracey how are you doing today?" He Replied, Tommy was Scott's room mate and best bud when it came to the airforce.
"I'm fine thank you Tommy! How are you?" replied Jeff talking to what was now a familiar face to him.
"I'm top of the world now that I'm top of the list Mr Tracey!" He said with a mile wide smile on his face that made Jeff smile back.
"Now that I'm gone Tommy! You are gonna have to make sure you don't get into any trouble as I will not be there to get you out of it!" Scott said looking at Tommy straight in the eye!
"Like what? You always held me back I can be free again!" he replied to his chaperone like friend.
"Exactly!" Replied Scott as he picked up the luggage his father could not handle and left the room never to be seen or heard of for a long time!
"Scott, Sc-o-tt, SCOTT!"
Scott looked up to see Alan standing at his door!
"What?" He replied as he came back to reality.
"Dinner you dope! I'm surprised you didn't smell it, you usually beat me to the table!" Alan said and looked straight at his brother and then headed toward the kitchen when he saw his brother had started to move.
Scott slowly gathered himself together and headed to the kitchen he looked at his father, and his brothers Gordon, Virgil and Alan! John was up on Thunderbird 5 so was not joining them for dinner today.
"You alright son?" Said Jeff to his eldest son.
"Yes Dad just Thinking about the airforce and wandering what Pearl is up to!" He replied to his dad.
"Knowing Tommy he would be up to no good!" said Jeff as he sat down at the table on which the dinner had been neatly laid.
They all sat down to a nice Sunday roast, with Yorkshire puddings, carrots, Swede, mashed potato's, peas, Brussels sprouts and of course beef!
Gordon went straight for the Brussels, he wanted to get them out the way with first and enjoy the rest of the meal. Virgil went for the Yorkshire puddings first, as he liked them still crispy not soaked in gravy. Alan rushed in and was scoffing down a bit of everything! Jeff slowly tucked into the meat and took his time at eating, While Scott was starting to cut up his food into sizeable portions so he could mix and match the tastes.
"Alan slow down or you'll get indigestion!" said Jeff just before putting some food into his mouth.
"He's frightened the alarm will go of and we'll get called away while he's eating!" said Gordon with a piece food in his mouth.
Scott had only just started to eat. "Enjoy your food Alan don't rush it or you'll regret it later!" he told his brother.
'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP' 'BEEP'
They all got up and rushed to see where they had been sent to this time!
"See there is a method to my madness!" exclaimed Alan, as they had to leave most of their dinner behind.
They arrived at the scene of a heavily damaged passenger ship in the middle of the ocean.
Thunderbirds 1, 2 with 4 and the rescue platform were sent and John monitored the situation from Thunderbird 5.
"Be careful down there!" Said John's voice over the radio "They said they hit something in the mayday message but looking at their position I think something hit them!" He finished.
Not only were the thunderbirds on the scene but the Navy sent a ship out in case the passenger ship was too heavily damaged! Scott could see it coming in the distance along with a couple of air force fighter jets!
Alan went into Thunderbird 4 and was dropped into the water to take a look at the damage, he manoeuvred round to the damaged side and could see a huge hole and started to relay what he saw back to his family!
"Alan we are going to have to stop using our names while the Navy are here, as they will be on the same communication line as us!" Said Jeff before his son had a chance to begin.
"There is a hole in the side of the ship! I guess by the looks of it something was rammed into the side, either that or a drill or something that could be used under water!" He said.
"How bad is the damage?" Scott asked.
"Wait a minute I am just manoeuvring round to see into the hole itself!" said Alan as he moved Thunderbird 4 round. "OH MY GOOD GOD!" He exclaimed.
"What is it?" Came from Jeff, John and Scott.
"I can see right through to the other side!" He said disbelieving his very own eyes.
"What could do something like that?" Said John
"A torpedo!" This came not from one of the Thunderbirds but from one of the fighter Pilots who had just arrived on the scene.
"Thunderbird 1 scout the area and look out in case what ever did this is still here, Thunderbird 5 use the thermal imaging system and see if you can spot anything hiding that could do this! Thunderbird 4 prepare to be picked up I don't want you in the water in harms way!" The orders came from Jeff trying to cover all the angles of the situation.
"F.A.B!" This came from John and Scott but no reply came from Alan.
"Thunderbird 4!" Yelled Jeff worrying and wandering why his youngest had not answered his call. "Thunderbird 5 what do you see?" Thinking maybe John could see if Alan was all right.
"I see him!" Came over the radio from John with a slight pause. "BUT HE'S NOT ALONE!"
Stay tuned chapter two is on its way!