The Tracy Women Part 1 Maddie

Disclaimer: The Thunderbirds are not mine but Maddie is though.

Thanks for all the reviews. I know some people hate cliff hangers but I want to entice you all to keep reading. It was a little obvious but I have a new story ready to go when this is done and it centers around John so I hope you will all read it. It will follow on from this story.

Chapter 9: The Trap and a Rescue

"Thunderbird 1 to Thunderbird 2. Come in Virge."

"Go ahead Scott," said Virgil.

"What is your E.T.A?" he asked.

"Three minutes. How does it look Scott?"

"Bad. It's a good job you have Maddie with you. They really need her."

"Ok. Will be landing in one minute. Is it ok to land beside Thunderbird 1?"

"Yes. See you soon."

"FAB."

Thunderbird 2 landed easily and they all left the ship. Maddie headed in the direction of the make shift hospital and soon got involved. They were all glad for the extra help and never even questioned where she came from.

Virgil and Alan had finally got close enough to get the men out. Virgil was about to go in when Maddie came over.

"Hi International Rescue," she said pretending she didn't know them.

"Hi there," said Virgil.

"I have been told that one of the men down there is really hurt. Would you like a Dr on board when you go down?"

"Might be a good idea Virge. We don't know if anyone else is hurt. We could use the extra help. The building is secure," said Alan.

"Ok but stick with us miss," said Virgil.

"It's Dr but please call me Maddie. I wont leave your side sir," she said grinning at Virgil.

"Please call me Virgil. Right let's go," he said.

"Mobile Control to Virgil," said Scott.

"Go ahead Scott. We are now going in to get the men out. We are taking Maddie with us as they are hurt," replied Virgil.

"What who made that decision?" said Scott angrily.

"I did. They may need me," she said appearing on the screen in front of Scott.

"Do I have a choice in this?"

"No," she said grinning and Virgil ended the communication. They all headed into the building.

Virgil, Alan and Maddie arrived at the room where the men had been trapped. Using the firefly Alan had cleared the rubble so they could get in. They found one man out cold in the floor but the rest appeared to be ok. Maddie went over to check the fallen man who was being looked after by two others. Alan escorted the others out of the building and then came back for the other three.

"Are we ready to go Virge," he said walking in. Virgil was helping Maddie pull the injured man upright. He walked over and took over from Maddie.

"Yes we are Alan. Come on let's get you all out of here," said Virgil looking to the two men who were now standing up. Maddie walked over to them to see if they were hurt.

"Not so fast International Rescue," said one.

"Don't you guys want to get out of here?" asked Alan. One of the men suddenly grabbed Maddie and pulled out his gun. He aimed the gun at her head. Virgil stood up and went to go over. The other man pulled out his gun and pointed it towards him.

"One more move and you both die," he said.

"What do you want?" asked Alan still holding up the injured man.

"Your friend and this pretty little Dr. They are going to be my hostages. You and him can leave," said the man with Maddie.

"I'm not going to leave my friend here with you," said Alan indignantly.

"Yes you are if you don't I will kill this little lady here. Now you are to leave with him and not return. Tell your friends to stay away from the entrance and we shall contact you shortly. Now leave before my finger starts to twitch on this trigger," he said grinning. Maddie took a deep breath and tried to remain calm. Alan glanced at Virgil who nodded at him to leave. He slowly headed out.

Scott glanced at his watch again. It had been a while since Alan had gone back in to get the last three workers. He glanced at the entrance they had made and saw Alan come out with one man.

"Where are the others Al?" he asked.

"Still in there Scott. The two men are holding Maddie and Virgil hostage," he said as the paramedics rushed over to take the man away. The police chief arrived.

"Is everyone out now?" he asked.

"No. The two that are left are holding our colleague and the Dr hostage," said Scott.

"Oh god I'm sorry," he said. The foreman walked over.

"The two men are Joe and Lucas Donovan. They have worked here for 5 years and were being laid off today. We believe they started the fire," he said.

"Is that why they are holding these people hostage because they were laid off," said Scott angrily.

"I would say so. They believe they have been unfairly treated and they want compensation. The company has offered them the usual amount but they want more," he explained.

"But why hold our man up and the Dr?" asked Alan.

"They probably think they will make ideal bargaining tools. How could we refuse their demands if innocent people are involved. I'm sorry it was your friend they have. What do they want?" he asked feeling worried.

"Nothing yet. They have made no demands so far. Are they dangerous?" asked Alan.

"Yes," he said quietly.

"Why the hell were we not warned about this," yelled Scott.

"I'm sorry. We had no idea they would try anything like this," said the foreman feeling sick to his stomach. If his men hurt their friend or the Dr he would never be able to deal with the fall out.

"Virgil to Mobile Control," said a voice.

"Go ahead Virgil," said Scott gesturing at the others to be silent. Alan came and stood beside him.

"The two men in here want three million in non sequential bills. This must be delivered to the entrance and left. They then want a car out of here and your assurance that they will not be followed," he said. Scott could see that Virgil was worried.

"Ok. How long do we have?"

"One hour or we die," said Virgil and then the communication finished.

"What do we do now?" asked Alan.

"Contact base," said Scott.

"I will arrange the money," said the foreman and he raced off. Alan looked to Scott and knew he was dreading calling his father to tell him his son had been taken hostage.

Meanwhile back in the fallen down building Virgil was trying to find a way to escape. The man who had hold of Maddie had forced her to the floor and he now stood over her.

"You are a pretty little thing. I could have some real fun with you," said the one who was named Joe.

"I don't think so," replied Maddie backing away to wall. She felt really scared now. This man could easily rape her before he killed her. She suddnely realized that she didn't see herself getting out of this alive. She looked over to Virgil. He gave her a slight smile then indicated at his watch. Maddie guessed what he was getting at. The men had no idea she had a communicator on. She waited till Joe turned away and she quickly turned the watch on. She made sure it could only transmit and then lowered her arm.

"Why don't you let her go. You have me. You don't need her too," said Virgil.

"Oh yes we do. This way they will have to pay up. Imagine the press speculation if she died. The company would go under for sure," said Lucas laughing.

Up on Thunderbird 5. John had picked up on Maddie's communicator. He had been relaying all the information down to base. He was worried now. These two men really wanted their bosses to suffer and John had a feeling they wouldn't let them live when this was over.

"Base to Thunderbird 5."

"Go ahead Dad. Does Scott have a plan?" he asked knowing that Scott would have thought of something.

"Yes he does. Let me just conference you all in," said his father pressing some buttons. Scott's image appeared on the screen.

"Right. Alan and I are going to try and get into the tunnel and see if there is some way of taking them down before the hour is up," said Scott.

"Is that a good idea Scott. What if you startle them and they shoot Virgil or Maddie," said John.

"I don't see another way. I am hoping we can get Virgil involved. Then it will be three against two."

"Well you and Virgil can usually communicate without talking anyway," said John. He knew that Virgil and Scott worked so well together because they could read each other. Scott would be thinking about using the Mole and Virgil would turn up in it.

"Yeah. Lets hope he is paying attention. Well we are off. See you soon. We will maintain radio silence in case they hear us."

"Good luck Scott and be careful," said Jeff and Scott disappeared. He put his head into his hands and prayed that his eldest son could save them before things got out of hand.

Virgil kept glancing at the entrance hoping Scott would try a rescue attempt. Neither of the men was looking at the entrance. He looked over at Maddie. He was amazed at how calm she seemed. Deep down he knew it was just an act. If he looked into her eyes he could see the fear in them and longed to go over and wrap his arms around her. He should never have let her come down here. If anything happened to her it would be his fault. He looked back to the entrance to see Scott. He had just known instinctivly that he was there. John was always saying they could talk without saying a word. Joe still had his gun pointed at Maddie but Lucas was sitting on the floor not paying much attention. Virgil suddenly saw that Lucas had been injured when the factory blew up. This could work in his favour. He looked over to Scott and nodded.

Maddie glanced at Virgil and saw him looking to the door. Joe was playing with his gun so she followed Virgil's eyes to the entrance. She saw Scott and Alan standing with their guns raised. She knew she had to do something to help and she knew what she could do. Keep Joe's attention on her so they could get him.

"So why are you doing this?" she asked.

"We deserve better then a measly five thousand. This company has screwed us over long enough," he replied. Virgil approached Lucas who was clutching his head. It wouldn't take much to knock him out.

"So what do you. I mean did you do here?" she asked glad that he was concentrating on her.

"I was the floor supervisor," he said proudly. He was enjoying talking to the pretty Dr. She had a beautiful face and a hot body.

Virgil moved in behind Lucas and Scott and Alan approached Joe. Maddie tried not to watch them. She didn't want to make Joe look round.

"Must have been a hard job," she said preparing for the worst.

Scott pulled out a tranquilizing gun and shot Joe. He yelled out and then fell to the floor. Lucas turned round and Virgil grabbed him. Scott moved over to help him. Alan helped Maddie up. She was shaking now. She smiled at him.

"It's good to see you," she said.

"You too," he replied and they walked over to the others. No one spotted Joe move to grab his gun. He knelt up and fired straight at Virgil. He fell to the floor. Maddie screamed and dropped to his side. Scott turned and fired at Joe shooting the gun out of his hand. He then grabbed him. The police came racing in and took the two men away. Scott went back over to Virgil who was moaning.

"We have to get him to hospital," said Maddie. The paramedics came running in and got Virgil onto a stretcher. Maddie stayed by his side holding his hand.

"Maddie go with him. We will get the birds and follow you ok," said Scott knowing they had to make sure Thunderbirds 1 and 2 were safe.

"Mads," groaned Virgil.

"I'm here," she said sofly.

"Tell them all I love them."

"You can tell them when you recover."

"I don't think so," he replied faintly. Maddie could feel his breathing becoming shallower and she knew she was losing him.

"No you cant leave me. I need you. I love you," she said and burst into tears.

"I love you too," he whispered back and then his eyes closed.

"Nooo," she cried.

Maddie's communicator was on so everyone on Tracy Island heard her heartfelt plea. Scott pulled Alan onwards back to Thunderbird 2. He wanted to get to the hospital as soon as possible. Alan had tears streaming down his face but he followed Scott.

John in Thunderbird 5 dropped his head. He had heard it all too. He sent out a silent prayer to God to save his brother. On the island they were all doing the same.

Authors note: Sorry about the cliff hanger but the chapter would be massive if I carried on. I have uploaded the next chapter with this so you don't have to wait to find out what happens next. Please keep reading and reviewing.