Mudslide
Me: Heya all, i hope you enjoyed the last chapter of Mudslide. Just a few chapters and then Virgil will be back with his family ;)
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Chapter 7: Operation Mudslide
The next day has broken out. The centre of the village still stood like it was yesterday. Only that it was quiet and sleepy people started to awake to jump into their morning jobs.
Jessica sat alone at the table, eating her breakfast. Her grandpa had leave early because he had to help a pregnant women in the village, who wanted to give birth to her child at her home. In her village it was normal that a women would give birth to her child in her own house.
Jessica took a slip from her coffee when Virgil came down in his clothes, from yesterday. "Good morning sleepyhead." Said Jessica cheerfully.
"Morning." Mumbled Virgil while getting himself a cup of coffee.
"Your really aren't a morning person, aren't you ?" said Jessica with a smile while following Virgil movements with her eyes.
Virgil gave a little smile over his lips before taking a slip of his coffee and said "Neither would you if you were called out in of the middle of the night to rescue somebody at the other side of the world ?"
"Yeah, but I bet you've never been a morning person when you were young." Smiled Jessica.
Virgil smiled and took a bite out his slice of bread. There was a moment of silence when Virgil asked Jessica; "So what are you going to do today ?"
"Don't know." Said Jessica while taking another sip of her coffee. "Besides, how are you ? Feeling better then yesterday?"
"Better then yesterday." Said Virgil while rubbing his ribs.
Jessica smiled when Tommy stormed inside. "Morning fella's" said Tommy with a bright smile on his face.
"Morning Tommy, how are you ?" replied Virgil for Jessica and him.
"Good, you ? I hope you two didn't plan anything for today." Said Tommy still with a smile. Jessica and Virgil looked at each other and then shook their heads at Tommy.
"No, not really, why ?" said Jessica while crossing her arms.
"Well, up in the hills I've found a gap and I want to check it out, but my big bro doesn't want to go and my dad is away. So I was thinking if you guys would come with me. Please say yes, I'm not allowed to go alone on the hill." Said Tommy with a cute face that all kids would use if they want something from their parents.
"Well we didn't have any ideas for today, so I think I can go with you, if that's okay with Jessica." Said Virgil while looking at Jessica.
"Hey, you don't need my permission to hang around where you want too." She said. "You're not a prisoner here you know. Besides, I'm coming with you guys, I don't want to hang around here all day."
"Okay, then let me get dressed and then we'll go." Smiled Virgil and went back upstairs to get dressed.
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After a while, Tommy, Virgil and Jessica were going up to the hill. Jessica had written a note to her grandfather, that she and Virgil were going to the hill with Tommy. While they were walking they were talking and laughing about everything.
"Hey Virgil, I don't know if you're allowed to tell us, but where do you guys live and how many members do you have on your team ?" asked Jessica after a while when they where talking about the village and then the world around them.
"Well, all I can say it that we live on a island and there are five of us in the team, well if you count Brains and Tin-Tin with it, seven." Told Virgil and looked at Jessica.
"Seven ? Wow who are they ? Are they your friends or people who just joined ?" asked Tommy amazed.
"No, four of them are my brothers. Tin-Tin and Brains are just friends who came to live with us." Smiled Virgil to Tommy.
"You got five brothers ? Cool ! What are they called ? What Thunderbirds do you and your brothers fly ?" said Tommy.
Virgil bet that Tommy was now jumping out of his skin to know all about International Rescue.
"Scott's the eldest, he flies Thunderbird 1, John is the second eldest, his 'bird is Thunderbird 5, but when he's down at earth he joins me when I need some help at the danger zone. Then there's me, the middle kid of the family, I fly Thunderbird 2 and I ride most of the pod vehicles. Then we have Gordon, he's the second youngest, he pilots Thunderbird 4 and then we have the youngest, Alan, he is the pilot of Thunderbird 3, Scott sometimes joins him when he needs to switch with John on Thunderbird 5." said Virgil to Tommy.
"Wow…" said Tommy while staring at Virgil.
Virgil smiled at Tommy and they talked International Rescue for a while when they finely came to the gap.
"Wow…" said Jessica while looking into the gab. "That is one big gap. How did you find it ?"
"Well, some kids teased me when we where on the hill and I felt into it." Said Tommy while looking at the two adults. "So we going into it ?"
"Sure." Said Virgil. "I'll go first."
Virgil jumped into the gap. Lucky is wasn't that high and didn't hurt his still sprained foot when he landed on the ground. "Okay, guys, come on." He said and held his hands out to take Tommy.
Tommy jumped down into Virgil's arms and watched how Virgil helped Jessica. "Come on Jessica." Said Virgil holding his arms out for her. Jessica jumped down, but she was a bit too heavy for Virgil to hold her with his sprayed foot. They both felt on the ground. Jessica on top of Virgil. They both started to blush. "Sorry." Mumbled Jessica. She went off Virgil and held a hand out to him. Virgil grabbed it and was pulled back up by Jessica.
"You okay ?" asked Jessica while checking over Virgil.
"Yeah." Said Virgil when he came a bit closer to Jessica.
"Are you two love birds done yet ?" asked a child voice suddenly. Jessica and Virgil looked down at Tommy who had a face on of 'Go somewhere else love birds !'
"Okay, let's go." Said Virgil taking his flashlight out and walked with the others into some tunnels.
The tunnels were long and it looked there wasn't an end coming, when finely they came into a room where almost everywhere machines stood.
"Wow !" said Jessica and Tommy at the same time while looking around amazed.
"What are they for ?" asked Tommy while looking at Virgil.
"Don't know." Said Virgil who was looking around. Suddenly there came some voices out of the tunnel. "Quick ! We need to hide !"
Virgil, Jessica and Tommy ran to a ladder that was there in the room. "Come on ! Go Tommy." Said Jessica, who let Tommy go first. When Tommy was upstairs, Jessica and Virgil wanted to go to when suddenly two men grabbed them from behind.
"Let me go !" yelled a struggling Jessica, but the guard was too strong for her.
Tommy went flying on the ground when the guards grabbed Virgil and Jessica. "Come here with them." Hears Tommy. Tommy looked up and saw Philip standing there with some other guards next to him on each side.
"Philip ! So that's why your acting weird lately !" said Jessica angry.
"Yes Jessica. Who do you think who was behind those mudslides ?" said Philip with a grin.
"You bastard ! Do you know how many people died because of you !" yelled Virgil angryily.
"Now, now, Virgil we aren't going to throw dirty words around, now ?" said a familiar voice.
Virgil looked up and saw a person dressed in Malaysian clothes. "You !" said Virgil angryily when he saw the hood.
The hood smiled down at Virgil. "Hello, Virgil. It's nice to see you too." He said walking to the machines and looking at them.
"What the hell do you want hood !" said Virgil. "Why are those machines for !"
"I knew you would ask that, Virgil. Your're so much like your father, always demanding what to do or asking questions." Said the hood while turning back to Virgil.
"These machines are the ones who make these mudslides. They do a really good job." Smiled the hood at him.
"You bastard! You really don't care how many people die for your selfish mind !" yelled Virgil angryily.
The hood smiled. He loved to see people like Virgil getting angry like that. "Philip, start the machines again. I think there could be another mudslide down to the village." Said the hood while looking at Virgil.
"Yes, master." Said Philip who turned to the machines and started them up.
"Take our prisoners away. They know enough already." Said the hood and watched Virgil and Jessica.
Tommy, who still was laying on the ground looked shocked. 'Their gonna let the mudslide down on the village !' thought Tommy. Tommy crawled away and followed the guards who had Virgil and Jessica in their grip.
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"What are we going to do now, Virgil ? said Jessica with a worried face. She didn't like the idea that her village would be destroyed by a mudslide who was controlled by maniacs.
Virgil sighed. "We need to get out of here and warn the others."
"But how ? How can we do that ? Non of us can get through these bars." Said Jessica.
"But I can." Said a voice suddenly. Jessica and Virgil looked up and saw Tommy sitting.
"Glad to see you, kid." Smiled Virgil at Tommy while Tommy jumped down on the cage where they where in and opened the door for them.
"Your welcome. Smiled Tommy. "So what's the plan ? Are we going to them and kick their ass ?" Tommy made some movement like he was boxing against something in front of him.
"No, we aren't. There are too much of them." Said Virgil while looking around in the room. Virgil was thinking and suddenly he got it.
"I have it ! Tommy, go to the village and warn everyone. Me and Jessica are going to try to stop the machines." Said Virgil while looking at them. They both nodded. "Okay, let's do it then."
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Me: How do you like that ? pretty cool ha ? Well, keep reading for the next chapter of mudslide !