June 2059
The rescuers exhausted, continued to work until help arrived, the US Government immediately deployed the army and medical aid, international aid was on route with medical personnel. Scott and Virgil headed back to the thunderbirds exhausted when a message flashed on the wrist comms of Scott and Virgil, it was Brains "hey Brains what's up" Scott could barely speak. "I'm he. ..Heading out to Nevada, have things to check on the communications r..r.. relays, they seem to be breaking down, I shall…" the line went dead, all Scott could hear was static. Scott looked at Virgil "that's odd, the wrist communicators aren't connected to the comms relay?"
The victims of the earthquake, where being air lifted to safety others sat in groups waiting on their turn, families huddled together crying for their loss, people were in shock, those caught in the disaster cried for lost loved ones, no matter where people looked devastation was all around them.
March 2048
Jeff had locked himself away in his office working, working so much he lost track of the days. Scott had started looking after his brothers, he knew his fathers plan, so did Virgil, john and Gordon however, Alan was too young to know what was going on. The brothers where willing to help their father, each made a promise, Alan was never to know what they were doing.
As Alan grew he became close to his brothers, Alan was young when his mother died, he didn't understand why his father shut himself away and while his brothers were great, he felt an emptiness in his heart, no matter what his family did. Alan grew up with lots of love, but his heart felt heavy when he looked at the picture by his bed, the woman holding a baby, always made him want to cry but he always fought back the tears.
March 2054
Jeff sat in his office sipping his hot coffee when the phone rang, "Hello" Jeff said" "Jeff Tracy my name is Elizabeth, I don't have much time, I have a message from Lucy" Jeff was startled "What!?"
"Shut up and listen" the voice said, "Lucy is alive. She needs to see you at the place you first met, you must not tell anyone" Jeff interrupted "Listen you I don't know what your game is but," Elizabeth stopped him "that is the message, do what you like". The line went dead.
Jeff tried to trace the call to no avail, he sat back in his chair and looked at the phone, "could it be true after all this time," Jeff hit the intercom "Scott, Virgil, Gordon, Brains to my office now."
Jeff stood in the crisp white snow of the Matterhorn Ski Resort, he stood on the edge of a sheer drop looking at the mountain range, he remembered this is where Lucy threw the snowball at him, this beautiful women stood in front of him and introduce herself by throwing a snowball at him, he remembered laughing "hello I'm Lucy," He stood transfixed, "Oh dear, I must have hit you to hard," "No" he blurted out "I'm Jeff," she turned and said "well Jeff, if your going to take me to dinner we better hurry".
Jeff rubbed his hands together and thought 'I'm here where are you Lucy?' as he looked up at the peak of the Matterhorn he remembered how much Lucy loved Switzerland she always said the snow made you feel the sins of the world had been washed away. He closed his eyes as more snow fell and the cold wind hit his face, he never heard the footsteps of the hooded figure approach him from behind, Jeff stood with his back to the hooded figure he never saw them raise the silver revolver as the finger squeezed the trigger.
