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Author's Note: Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, here's a chapter as a present, for my lovely fan, you.
Virgil's P.O.V
I was scared.
Two of my brother's lives were hanging in the balance and I couldn't do any thing about it. I barely listened as Dad and John discussed their opinions. If we lifted the platform we would save Gordon but we risked Alan falling off in the process. But there was no safe way for anyone else to get down there. The trees were between us and the river bank so we couldn't just move over dry land and get Alan to hop off.
Suddenly, I realised that Thunderbird One, once we flew up a few feet, would be able to get beneath us and bring Alan inside. We could then lift the platform up. It was risky, but it might work.
Now, all I had to do was sell the idea to Dad.
Alan's P.O.V
Beep. Beep.
The beeping from my watch was the only thing keeping me awake. The cold was starting to get to me. That, and the fact that most of the water from the dam may have gone but some of it had stayed, causing the water level to rise to my neck. Some feat, as I was three feet above the old water level.
Beep. Beep.
The beeps weren't keeping me awake anymore. I couldn't hold on much longer…
Scott's P.O.V
'No way.'
'Why not Dad?' Virgil asked. 'It could save both Alan's and Gordon's lives!'
'And risk Scott's. And theirs if he misses.'
'I won't miss.' I added in.
'You can't be sure of that..'
'If it's what it takes to save them I'll do it.'
'…………All right Scott. You can do it.'
'F.A.B'
As I got Thunderbird One back into the air I wondered why it took Dad so long to agree to Virgil's idea. If it could save my brother's I'd do anything.
Jeff's P.O.V
As I gave permission for Scott to attempt Virgil's idea I wondered if he could pull it off.
'Dad?'
I looked over at my middle son. 'Yes Virgil?'
'Why did you not like my idea? I can't see anything wrong with it.'
He looked at me in the same way a six year old does when they want to know why something is the way it is.
'Because… I don't want to lose one son to save another.'
'But if it works, they'll all be safe.'
'And if it fails, we could be burring three Tracy's instead of two.'
'Scott won't fail.'
'We can only hope he doesn't.'
T.B.C….
Author's Note: Sorry it's so short people but I'm starting to fall asleep at the keyboard so I thought I'd better end the chapter before I get found on the computer and banned for the rest of the school holidays.
And yes, I know I said this would be finished by today but the real world caught up with me. So, between two projects, homework and a cruise (on which the internet access was so expensive I didn't bother to use it) I couldn't quite get around to typing and posting this. Sorry for that.
Now as always to thank my reviewers kat priestley, criminally charmed and spinkle22.
So anyway, please review. As it's my birthday today, a review form you guys would make an excellent present hint, hint;-)
