April 2034
As Lucy lay unconscious on the cold metal platform the hood ordered his men to take her to med bay, he looked at his screen and watched the TV21 rise into the air and disappear into the night sky. He brought his clenched fist down hard on the desk, "Dam you Tracy, you'll pay" he went into a rage smashing objects on his desk, when he finally stopped his office looked like a cyclone had torn through the building and then, he remembered Lucy. He lifted a microphone and pressed the interface button, "This is your leader, all personnel will evacuate this base and proceed to destination Delta, and coordinates will be giving but your department heads this base will destruct in exactly 180 mins. All members of section Alpha report to meeting room two" and the transmission ended.
Dr Hackenbacker was in a bad way, Jeff had stopped the bleeding but he knew he had to get Hackenbacker help as soon as possible. He placed a security strap around Hackenbacker and took his place at the cockpit, checking the system he knew he was out of range to use the communication device, it was a temporary system and was due to be replaced. He sat back on the seat and thought of Lucy.
The hood was sitting in the meeting room two, the base would self-destruct in 140 mins as the alpha team entered, 3 Ladies and 1 strange masked man quickly took their seats, he turned to the ladies "it seems we have been betrayed, by those we considered friends forcing me to initiate the Delta program, each of you were giving substantial sums of money and instructions, have you completed your work?" The Hood smiled.
The ladies, his commanders informed him Delta Base was fully operational. He then turned to the man with the mask a strange looking Gothic gas mask, "Ladies let me introduce you the most incredible engineer I have ever met, he is the Mechanic!"
The generals looked stunned while he may indeed be an engineer, he was the most accomplished assassin in the world and had a reputation of fulfilling a contract even if the person who hired him changed their minds.
"Now each one of you have in front of you a laptop and an account number, transfer all the remaining funds into that account. The three generals completed their task 80mins till self-destruct a computerised voce said through the base. The Hood smiled at the mechanic I hope everything is in order"? He said. The mechanic opened his laptop and checked the account number 18 million pounds had been transferred, as he closed the lid to his laptop three shots were fired, the generals died were they sat three clean shots to the head. The hood stood up "Now we must go but before we do my friend I have a little task for you, something you will enjoy because it involves a large machine" the mechanic nodded placing his gun in his holster.
The hood lead the mechanic to an adjoining room, it was full of high level technology, "I want you to crash the TV21, kill those who would steal from me." the mechanic nodded then started the computer in front of him.
Jeff entered new coordinates and the TV21 change direction, Dr Hackenbacker coughed and nodded at Jeff before slipping into a deep sleep. Jeff checked the communication device still no signal, the auto pilot had changed direction to the entered coordinates as Jeff sat back and closed his eyes, Beep, beep, beep! The alarm went off Jeff was confused as the TV21 started on a downward spiral, the controls did not respond, he turned to Dr Hackenbacker but he had slipped into an unconscious state, he worked franticly at the controls but nothing happened and the he heard it, someone laughing, the screen in front of him burst into life and there in front of him the image of the hood with a man in a strange mask. " Hello Jeff, just so you know my friend here installed his own software into the guidance system and oh yes on board is a EMP device which of course I am about to use," the Hood erupted into laughter, " Lucy is still alive but, not for much longer. You dare betray me? take what was mine." The Hood pressed the EMP button and all electronics no longer worked. Jeff acted quickly and pulled his friend to the cockpit seat, he pulled a manual lever and the canopy of the cockpit opened, he pulled a second lever on the chair, and the compressed air under the chair propelled the seat out of the cockpit and deployed a parachute. Jeff held onto Dr Hackenbacker as the floated downward to the open sea below. Jeff watched as the TV21 cockpit closed as it plummeted down into the sea, as the great silver rocket disappeared.
July 2059
Alan walked in a daze down towards the hangers where the great Thunderbird were kept, what had he just seen on the news? That wasn't his brothers he thought "A-Alan?" Brains said looking out the door of his workshop "A-are you alright?" he asked as Alan looked pale, "Oh, yes, yes it's nothing I'm just a bit tired" Alan replied. "I've just made some coc…coa..hot chocolate, I will pour you some it will help you relax, I know what boys are like at your age, always running around and p..p..playing games till ..La..late in the morning "We need to get you that drink the scientist said leading the teenager to kitchen. Alan sat down at the counter while Brains poured the Hot chocolate, what Alan didn't see was Dr Hackenbacker putting something in the chocolate a sedative. Alan thanked "Brains, there is something weird going on!" the teen said "I watched the news…Scott opened fire on innocent people?" he said, he took a drink of the warm comforting liquid, "Brains we need to do something" he said the room began to spin Dr Hackenbacker watched at the fast acting sedative worked and Alan slumped forward into his hands.
Alan found himself in the thunderbirds hanger, There was a mist all around him "hello," he shouted, "is anyone there, he could see figures in the mist moving towards him, he began to run, something was blocking the exit as mist spun around him, "the stairs" he almost shouted, he began moving as fast as he could but a figure began to chase him he began to breath hard the figure was gaining ground, just as he reached the top of the metal stair case he stopped suddenly realising there was just empty space below him, thunderbird3 was on a mission, as he turned, the figure also reached the top, Alan tumbled backwards and began to fall as the figure grabbed hold of his arm, Alan found himself dangling in mid-air 30 feet from the ground, as he turned to face the person holding him he saw it was his father! "Dad?" but his father never spoke "Dad" The figures eyes turned black its breathing was heavy "I am your Father" as his father let go of his arm. Alan fell into the abyss, he woke with a jerk and lay on his bed "Oh My God, what a dream" as he sat up his TV was on, Darth Vader was holding his hand out to Luke Skywalker. Alan reach for the controls and switched the TV of, he felt confused as he looked around his room, there on the bedside cabinet a mug with remains of coco and a few cookies? He lay back down and began to recall his day and soon fell into a deep unrestful sleep. Brains watched Alan on his monitor hoping he would think he was just dreaming.
