Thunder van
There was a hard knock on the door, and the door opened.
"Hey Scott, you can come in and have a seat," Holly said pointing him to seat and wrapped the cape round his neck.
Scott ran a hand through his hair, "Can you do a summer cut, but keep the back long?"
Holly combed out his hair and said, "I'll do a number 3 on the sides, I'll keep the back long like you said."
Scott didn't want his haircut he only came because Kayo suggested it when they made a deal, which is why he wanted to keep the back long.
"Are you sure you want to keep it long? It's nearly summer and especially being on a island it will feel good,"
"Yeah, I'm not a fan of short haircuts,"
"So tell me how you met Kayo then," Holly asked as she was cleaning the clippers.
"You're doing this to keep my mind off of things aren't you?"
"Yes I am."
Holly spun the chair away from the mirror and pushed his head down bringing the clippers three quarters of the way at the side of his head.
Scott squinted his face as the clippers went close to his skin.
"Not a fan of the razor," Scott shook his head.
Scott lifted his head a little, "Well, Kayo came onto the island just a few years after mum died when Dad hired her father as a housekeeper.."
"So I'm guessing you became friends straightaway,"
"No we didn't, it was hard at first having a girl on the island, Alan got attached to her straightaway but Kayo didn't really see anything in him, so that's why she dated me instead,"
"That's cute. Did your brothers ever find out about the thunder van?"
Scott caught Kayo at the door peering over at him before he could answer the question.
Kayo walked into the room sitting behind Scott. Kayo had instructed him to get close to go close to a buzz cut. But he ignored what Kayo said and just made it short.
Kayo looked at Holly and said, "Not short enough." " The top is too bushy. Sorry Scott but a deal was made, take 2 inches off the top and take the sides down to zero."
Scott glared into Holly's eyes in sorrow. He didn't want Holly or himself to argue with Kayo otherwise it could be worse.
So she got the clippers out again, took the guard off chucking it back in her suitcase on the bed and positioned his head.
Holly whispered, "I'm sorry" into Scott's ear. Scott looked up at her and smiled.
"How high do you want the zero?" Holly asked Kayo.
She quickly sectioned the longest bits of hair. "Half way or until you reach his parting as it getting hot out here,"
Suddenly, clumps of dark hair started falling into Scott's lap, he wasn't facing the mirror so he couldn't see how short it was. She grabbed a large comb and began combing over the razor.
Scott didn't realise how much skin would show after she zeroed the sides short enough to see the bare skin. Scott ran his finger across his skin just below his hair line and screeched.
"The bangs Kayo?" Holly said as she swapped the clippers to the scissors.
Kayo followed Holly to the front of Scott's hair, combing front the bangs, "About there,"
Holly cut where Kayo showed her which was just below his forehead. He felt the cold scissors touch his forehead, in distress he was trying not to grab Kayo's leg.
"Don't worry Scott, you'll still be able to gel it," Kayo said with smile.
"Alan was right, you do look better short haired." Holly laughed. "You'll defiantly feel the breeze today."
Holly spun Scott around to show Kayo. She took one look at Scott then Holly.
Kayo started playing with Scott's top bit of hair where he would usually gel it then ran her fingers round the sides, making Scott shiver, "I love it. It's still long enough to style."
"Yeah me too," Scott said staring down at the floor full of his hair where as inside he regretted making the deal.
"Just clean the neck up and Scott I'll meet you outside when you're done," Kayo shut the door behind her.
Scott was relived she was gone, he tried to relax but knowing that he got worse than he came for his frustration grew but tried not to show it.
"Shall we get back to what we were talking about before your girlfriend came in?"
"Uh yeah, I told Virgil, John and Gordon but Alan is a little too young to know,"
Holly ran the shaver down Scott's neck scraping up and down getting rid of the loose hairs then back and forth, "Scott he's 14 now, he should know, I'm surprised your dad hasn't told him,"
"I know I've tried to persuade dad to tell him but he won't,"
"Is Kayo always like that?" Holly said, trying to change the topic again.
"She's can be very controlling at times if she doesn't like something. Can you tell Alan, Holly?"
"I would have to get your dads permission first before I tell him.."
"My permission to do what?"
"You haven't told Alan about the thunder van yet have you?" Holly gave Jeff the death stare.
Jeff looked uncomfortable and tried to scuff his shoe.
"Family meeting time people, that includes you too Holly" Jeff announced as Scott slouched up as Holly took the cape from Scott's neck.
"Sorry about this," Holly whispered to Scott.
Everyone went into the lounge,
"What do you want Dad, are you going to tell us about a time you were mad at us today?" Alan questioned his father.
"Alan, there is something I need to tell you, that me, your brothers and apparently Holly have kept from you for a long time,"
Everyone took a deep breath and hoped for the best.
"When you were little, I highered someone to build something as a gift for when we started INR," Jeff emphasised in a soft voice.
"What was it?"
"We called it the thunder van,"John voiced.
"Can I see it?" Alan stood up excitedly.
"Follow me" Jeff implied as the boys, Holly and Kayo followed them.
Jeff brought the boys to the hanger, and a door opened.
"Wow,"
There was a turquoise colour van with green strips, orange wing Mirrors and velvet red chairs inside.
"Its's a self driving fully automated van, it has a rocket power mode and distress button in case anyone got lost in it,"
Alan stared at the van walking round it to get a good view.
"So what do you think?" Gordon asked.
"It's dusty, but the colours are nice and bright and the gadgets on it are cool," Alan laughed trying to cheer everyone up.
"I remember when we always had to stick a chicken sign over the TB sign on the van so people wouldn't recognise us," Scott mentioned with everyone laughing.
"It always used to annoy dad when customers asked why we didn't sell chicken wings even though the sign showed a chicken," Gordon laughed.
"Yeah that was my favourite bit of the journeys," Scott said. "I remember the time when it was just me and Virgil in the van, I went to use the restroom and a customer asked Virgil a personal question which we weren't allowed to answer so the customer beat up Virgil,"
Scott received a glare from Virgil like he wanted to beat him up.
"I ended up in hospital because of that man Scott!"
Virgil just walked out sulking.
"Come on Virg,"
"I'll find him," Jeff said
Jeff went to Virgil's bedroom and found him upset, wrapped in a blanket on top of his bed.
"Son, are you okay?"
"No! Scott just embarrassed me in front of everyone including Holly and Kayo,"
"Like they really care."
There was a soft knock on the door to where Scott stood and Jeff left the 2 older brothers in the bedroom by themselves.
"What do you want?"
"Did you not tell Gordon or Alan about any of it?"
"No, but you, dad and John know and that's it,"
Back at the hanger.
Alan stood next to the thunder van with a giant smile on his face.
"So can I go for a ride?" Alan asked everyone who was stood in the hanger.
"Sorry Alan, I never got taught how to drive it," John said looking at Alan.
"Me neither" Kayo said
"I can take you Alan,"
"You have a license Gordo?"
"No I don't but how hard can it be? Just press a pedal to go,"
"Gordon!" John shouted.
"What I like to spend time alone with my baby brother sometimes,"
"Naah it's fine I'm sure Dad will take me."
Jeff stood up to where Alan was sat next to him with a massive smile on his face
"No, Alan I'm not driving you, I'm busy,"
"Fine, I'll ask Gordon, at least he offered,"
"Alan, if you dare to go out with him behind my back I'll ground you,"
"Fine, I'll be gaming if you need me," Alan said rolling his eyes.
Alan went past all the bedrooms to try to find someone to game with, but stopped at the spare bedroom where Holly was packing.
Holly was packing her things away as she wasn't needed anymore.
"Hey Holly, you finished already you've only been here for two hours,"
"Alan sit,"
Alan sat on the bed next to her, "After I mentioned the thunder van to your father he took a slight twist in his attitude then he asked me to leave so that's what I'm doing,"
"Did you want to play a game before you leave?,"
"I can't, he wants me out by 2pm,"
"Ok, I'll be here if you need me," Alan said walking out the door.
"Alan, you want a ride in the van, meet me in the hanger at 3pm,"
Alan smiled as he knew his life could change.
1 hour later Holly stood waiting in the hanger
"Are you ready to go?" Holly asked
"Yeah, I'm so excited,"
Holly and Alan both got into the van and she started the engine.
"Just say where you want to go and it will drive us there,"
"Thunder van take us to the blue moon," Alan said as the van started driving itself.
"It will probably take us two days to get there so get comfortable,"
Alan put on cyclone attack to watch while they were driving.
"Won't my dad or brothers notice I'm gone?," Alan asked leaning back in the seat.
"Trust me they have more important things to worry about."
Suddenly a hologram of John showed up in front of them.
"What are you two up too?"
"Um were just taking a ride in the Thunder van,"
"Alan, I thought dad said you couldn't go,"
"John can you cover for us please, he didn't even know about the van till this morning it's a once in a lifetime experience," Holly said.
"Holly! I thought Gordon was with you Alan because I haven't seen him all day,"
"No bro, we're going to the blue moon,"
"I'll keep a track on you both, be careful I don't want you getting in danger when we're not around Alan,"
"Yes mother," Alan joked.
"Don't mock me please Al, at least have some respect,"
"Sorry John, I will."
A couple days past and on the island everyone looked worried.
Jeff came walking into the lounge area.
"Has anyone seen Alan, I called him this morning for a meeting but he didn't turn up,"
"I'll check his bedroom," Gordon said.
Gordon went to check Alans bedroom, but he wasn't in there.
"He's not in there, I've checked everyone bedroom and medic bay and he's not there either,"
"He couldn't of gone far, he doesn't know how to fly or take a pod," Kayo said.
Gordon sat down at the table next to table, "Usually he tells me everything"
"Everything?" Kayo said puzzled.
"Yeah like the time Scott gave a plush TB1 to Alan when he was younger and told no one because he was too embarrassed and remember the ballerina costume at Halloween."
Jeff paced himself into the hanger, and everyone followed him except Gordon.
Gordon opened his com and rung John.
"What do you know John?"
"I know the same as you do Gordon," John said.
"Alan is in the thunder van with Holly heading to the blue moon they will be back by tonight, that's all you had to say John," EOS said interrupting.
"EOS!"
Back in the hanger Jeff pressed the button to lift the door to where the thudervan usually sits.
"I think I have a good idea where Alan is," Jeff said angrily.
Gordon came sprinting in, "EOS just said that Alan has gone to the blue moon in the thunder van with Holly, apparently they went couple days ago,"
"What!, I knew that girl was up to trouble,"
"She's really not that bad Dad," Virgil said
"Just because she gives you all good haircuts doesn't always mean she is good," Jeff shouted.
Back in the thunder van.
"Want to hear a secret," Holly said
"Are you flirting with me!"
"No Alan, come here and I'll tell you" Alan put his cheek to her ear, and she kissed it.
Alan blushed the same colour as TB3.
"You have a crush on me,"
"Yeah but I couldn't tell your dad, because he already kicked me out once. So keep it between me and you."
Alan went in for a kiss, but a security guy popped his head through the window of the van.
"Ahem, ID please miss,"
"Uh sorry I don't have mine, Alan do you have yours,"
"I'm 14, I only carry a library card,"
"Sorry Alan, looks like we're going back home," Holly said sadly.
They turned the van back facing the way they came.
"Sorry Alan, I guessed this trip hasn't gone how you were hoping for,"
"Well at least I got a kiss from you and we got close enough to the blue moon,"
"Yeah sure it was beautiful."