After mending the shattering dam in India, Mr Tracy, accompanied by Virgil in Thunderbird 2, took off for England. Leaving Virgil to mind Thunderbird 2, Jeff went to ring the bell. After a few minutes, Parker appeared.
"Hi Parker, is Lady Penelope ready?" asked Jeff.
"Mr Tracy sir" smiled Parker. "Milady is just finishing packing. Please follow me" he turned and walked inside with Jeff following.
"But it's been over three hours!" laughed Jeff.
"Well, you know milady. She's very thorough" he smiled. As Jeff walked into the room, he noticed the mountains of clothes, lined up neatly along the walls. The second thing he noticed was Lady Penelope piling clothes into a suitcase. The last thing he noticed was the massive pile of pink, fluffy suitcases in the middle of the room.
"I see you've packed everything but the kitchen sink" he laughed.
"Jeff!" she smiled as she looked up. "Well, I didn't think I needed one. I thought you had several but I can always pack my travel one if you wish"
"Sharp as ever" he grinned.
"What took you so long?" she asked cheekily.
"Oh, you know; the usual. Big Dam in India was cracking, about to flood a city. Though it looks like I got here just in time" he laughed.
"I'm almost done" she said in defence.
"How many suitcases do you need?" he asked, slightly bewildered.
"Well" she started. Jeff cringed, 'bad question' his mind screamed. "That one is for shoes, the big ones for dresses, oh, so is that one there" she smiled, indicating one of the pink suitcases to the side. "Then that ones for skirts, that ones tops, that ones shorts, that big ones full of swimming gear and a few towels, and that ones…" she paused slightly. "You don't need to know what's in there" she grinned slyly pointing to a small case in the middle.
"Oh" he said quietly, eyebrows raised.
"Then there's the two carry cases in the bathroom containing, you know, girly products, like make-up" she smiled.
"That's it? You're losing your touch, Penny!" He laughed.
"Not quite, there's a bag in my bedroom full of books and CDs. Then there's the one in the hallway full of gadgets I may need, and finally, is the big trunk outside, full of anything else I could think of.
"I take it back, you've outdone yourself again!" he grinned.
"Thanks" she smiled.
"Now, please tell me that's it!" he begged. "Anything else and we won't have enough room for it, even on Thunderbird 2!" he grinned.
"That's it" she smiled kindly. "You can help Parker load it now"
Jeff gulped. "Thanks" he sighed dramatically.
"Well, you're so gentlemanly Jeff; I knew that you'd want to help me. So I told Parker not to take the bags outside until you'd arrived. Especially for you!" she grinned seeing the helpless look on his face. 'Oh yes, this is going to be fun!' she thought. Jeff just nodded and went about finding all the bags she'd listed.