Chapter 11: The Fun Begins

When Scott finished cutting through everybody's binds they agreed that they had to stop the Hood before he left the island and to do that they had to get by Christine. The group turned around at once to face her. She got ready in a fighting stance and jumped her.

They finally managed to tie Christine up, but not without her landing a few punches and kicks. Alan was sporting a bruised cheek while Gordon was getting the beginnings of a black eye. Jeff had a bruised jaw and Scott had a split lip. Brains was the only fortunate one with just a crack glasses lens. They rushed down to the hangar bay just as Thunderbird 3 was landing.

John landed Thunderbird 3 hoping that his quick harebrained plan works. He shut it down as fast as he could and he went to the weapons locker. There he grabbed a tranquilizer gun, about forty tranquilizer darts and about half a dozen stun grenades.

As John exited the craft he glanced in the hangar to see the Hood's men staring in surprise at Thunderbird 3 landing, he counted at least twenty. This was his chance; he started throwing the stun grenades at the men. As the grenades exploded the men were trying to find cover while the others were getting caught in the blasts falling to the ground unconscious. He counted ten down, so there shouldn't be that many left.

He loaded the tranquilizer gun and aimed it at some of the men who were still scrambling through the chaos. 'Three down about seven to go' he thought to himself. He glanced up to see movement at the entrance and was relieved to see his father, Brains and his brothers all in one piece. He saw Virgil drop down from the ventilation shaft and they started for Thunderbird 2. Some of the guards who weren't as close to the grenade blasts started to regain consciousness and then all hell broke loose.

The Hood exited Thunderbird 2 and saw a huge brawl in front of him. His eyes changed and Jeff, Alan, and John were thrown across the hangar. They all recovered and continued the brawl.

Gordon was almost to the Hood ready to throw a nice punch to his face. The Hood's eyes changed and Gordon was thrown up against the Firefly.

Virgil knocked a guard out with a pipe he found and ran towards Gordon who was unmoving. "Gordon come on wake up"

Gordon's eyes snapped open, when they made eye contact Virgil knew his brother was going to be fine. Then Gordon's eyes went huge as a tool box flew at them. Virgil shielded Gordon from the toolbox which hit him right in the back. Virgil fell to the ground.

"Virgil!" yelled Gordon.

Ever so slowly Virgil got up "I'm okay" stumbling a little trying to stand. Gordon helped him up and a guard came towards them. Gordon spun around and kicked the guard right in the knee, breaking it. The guard hit the ground screaming.

John finished off a guard and turned to see Alan being choked by a guard almost as big as Mullion. He ran over and tapped the guard on the shoulder "excuse me" he said. The guard turned around and was greeted with a fist to the nose. The guard dropped a very blue Alan clutching his nose.

Alan recovered fast and kicked the guy in the groin smiling "Thanks John"

"Alan just remind me never to make you mad" and they grinned.

The Hood was furious that his trained me were losing. When he thought that all hope of getting away was gone he looked up to see Christine entering the hangar. He smiled and gave her his last orders 'kill Scott Tracy'.

Scott took down two guards when Christine attacked. She ran up to him and kicked him right in the stomach. He stumbled to the ground as all of the air left his lungs. Before he could even recuperate she picked him up by his collar and punched him in the face.

Instead of fighting back he could try to talk to her and help her fight the Hood's control. "Christine it's me Scott" he gasped as she hit his ribs. "You have to snap out of this. You're stronger than the Hood"

She hesitated for a split second then continued with her assault. Scott was able to block most of them, but he was starting to tire. He thought maybe a memory would help her.

"Christine…remember when we were little and I sprained my ankle?" he asked. "I wanted to be left alone…" he dodged a kick "…and you kept on insisting that I do something …" she landed a punch "…so you made me play all of the board games you could find in the house…" he blocked a fist "…I acted annoyed and said that you should go play with the others the entire time…" stumbled from a kick "…I never told you, but I really had fun that day." She stopped and her eyes got that familiar sparkle back again, but the Hood unfortunately got control over her again.

Scott, being frustrated that it might be impossible to break the Hood's control finally decided it was time to fight back "I'm sorry Christine." He landed a couple of punches. She fell back into some crates but jumped right back into a fighting stance not even fazed. Scott groaned in disappointment now knowing that this wasn't going to be an easy fight.

Jeff and the rest of the boys finished off the men and were tying them up when the fight between Scott and Christine started. They saw that she was really doing a number on Scott. They heard him talking to her and she stopped her assault, but just for a second.

Then all of a sudden Scott started to fight back. Christine grabbed the pipe that Virgil found and swung it at Scott. Scott grabbed it in mid swing and punched her in the stomach. When Christine staggered Scott seized the pipe from her grasp and threw it away. She regained her balance and kicked Scott who blocked it, but anticipating the move Christine spun around and hit Scott in the ribs.

Scott gasped as he was punched in the same spot of ribs that Mullion had hit earlier and fell to the ground with Christine looming over.

"Stop toying with him and finish him off, now!" commanded the Hood enjoying this far too much. The Hood knew that the Tracy's would be devastated if the eldest was killed.

Jeff turned in horror to see Christine pull out her pistol and point it at Scott. Scott said something to her that Jeff couldn't hear and then the pistol went off.

(TBC)

Author's Notes

Don't you just love cliffhangers!