Naomi had heard of the hydrofoil accident that nearly cost Gordon Tracy his life. She hadn't been in his life back then, but she still remembered breaking down in tears on her couch when the news displayed the wreck and the photo of Gordon looking spiffing in his WASP issued uniform even with his cheeky grin. She still remembered needing to take the day off work the following day to process. Scott remembered being in New York visiting the aerodynamics division in the Tracy Enterprises when he got the phone call from his dad. He clearly remembered his dad's first words. It's Gordon. Solemn. On the verge of tears. Heart shattering. Scott quickly left. He was the closest. And Scott had to be there when Gordon woke up. John had heard the mayday calls from Thunderbird 5 but it was too late for International Rescue to intervene. The hydrofoil had already been destroyed. John put everything else on the back burner and just listened. It was all he could do. Just float in space and listen. He'd heard the rescuers call for an immediate medivac – someone had been found alive. Barely. John doesn't remember much after that. He doesn't remember the three separate times that his dad tried to get in contact with him. All John can recall is the deep need for the rescued to be Gordon. Virgil was the only brother on Tracy Island when Jeff Tracy got the call. Virgil remembered it being a calm day rescue wise. Which was good because neither Virgil nor Jeff liked only having two field members on the island. Virgil remember the knock on his bedroom door. It was only one rap. Enough to dislodge him from his concentration. Virgil remembers wanting to give a stern talking to whoever had knocked. But as he looked in his father's eyes, Virgil dropped his pencil. He was pretty sure that the point snapped but a lot of what followed was blurred by emotions. Alan was pulled out of Science early. It was odd. Nothing had gone wrong and Alan was 87% certain he hadn't done anything stupid. The headmaster looked sombre when Alan entered. Alan had only ever seen the headmaster angry or the pinnacle of emotionless. He was the one to break the news to Alan that Gordon was in a coma. Gordon was Alan's closest brother. Scott and John were his heroes. Virgil was the one he'd always go to for advice. Gordon was just more. Gordon was the one who knew how to make him laugh. Gordon was the one who knew how to get in trouble and then somehow escape the punishment. Gordon was the one who'd shown him a lot about the world growing up. Alan didn't know what to do. The headmaster told him to pack his bags. The headmaster had arranged a car to the airport where he would wait for one of the Tracy planes to arrive. Gordon doesn't remember the crash at all. He's pretty sure that, from what he'd been told about the crash, he was high on adrenaline right up until he was rescued. He's also pretty sure that it wasn't just him alive. But he can never be sure. Gordon has woken up to nightmares about the crash and his dead crew mates more times than he'd like to admit to himself and to his family. What Gordon does know for certain is the pain and the lack of pain. It was frightening when he was told he'd never would walk again. But it explained why he couldn't feel anything past his hips. His brothers had taken turns to be with him. Gordon asked Scott about his time in the Air Force – surely Scott knew some miracle stories about people recovering. He didn't but it did make Gordon feel better hearing about how Scott and his squadron had been grounded after members in the squadron had gotten mumps. John sat there. Then he spoke about how he heard the mayday calls in Thunderbird 5. He spoke about how no matter how rich their family was and how fast International Rescue was, John couldn't do anything. And then John broke down crying. Gordon had never seen John crack. And it caused him to cry with John. When Virgil came to visit, Virgil just pulled his immediate younger brother into a hug. Virgil gave the best hugs in the family. Maybe it was because he was the middle child. Maybe it was because he was ultimately the strongest of the five brothers which made you feel five times more safer. The two brothers stayed that way for a long time before Virgil let go. Alan just sat there. It was quiet. It was awkward. Gordon didn't know what to say to comfort his brother. Alan didn't know what to do. Eventually, Gordon found out how to ease his brothers. Gordon told Scott his fears. Gordon forgave John for doing nothing because it was entirely out of John's hand what happened. Gordon thanked Virgil. Gordon apologised to Alan. And that's when the healing processed started.

Even now, almost three years on, the Tracy family was scarred by the hydrofoil crash. Together with the families of the other WASP cadets and Instructors, they were able to get the accident report, and all other documents pertaining to the crash, public giving closure to the families and to Gordon who needed to know the truth. Gordon had agreed to release some of his medical records to go with the report. Everyone involved with the project got a copy of the documents two days before the public got it, giving time for the families to prepare. To give Gordon time to prepare. Gordon, along with Naomi and Scott, were flying to New York the day before the public release so that Gordon could give an interview. Gordon was not looking forward to this but as the only survivor, Gordon felt he had no choice. Someone had to speak up about the findings.

"He's not ready for this," Jeff said as he looked at his fourth son leaning on the balcony as he looked at the sea.

"I don't think anyone is truly ready for this Dad," Scott said, "There is so much that could be revealed in this report. Every single family is afraid that their someone was the cause. Was it one of the navigators who purposely put the hydrofoil off course? Was it one of the pilots who did? We don't know,"

"We will soon,"

"I just hope none of the families are ashamed by the report,"

John read his copy of the accident report with a strong cup of coffee in Thunderbird 5. He'd put the 'bird on automatic relay back to Tracy Island, knowing it would be better to have an alert go off in a crowd of people rather than just him. Alan, home for the summer holidays, decided he didn't want to read the report knowing full well that he could easily get the summed-up version later. He gave Naomi his tablet to read the report, knowing she would be going nuts not reading it. She sat at the breakfast bar, the bench covered by paper notes, highlighters and her laptop. She was looking for any loopholes and legal stuff. Scott, Jeff and Gordon sat around a coffee table; a bottle of Scotch and three glasses in the centre. Virgil sat on the couch as he flipped through the report. His eyes picking up all the mechanical information. Brains and the Kyrano family didn't go to the main villa. The Tracy family needed to be alone. At 5pm, the family convened in the control centre. John was present by hologram. Naomi had notes with her, ready to share her findings. Jeff and Virgil knew that the other knew what they knew regarding the hydrofoil. Scott had already drunken to glasses of scotch. Gordon had been tempted to join his oldest brother but knew he needed to be sober for the conversation. Alan was ready to listen to the summary.

"So…" Gordon started.

"It was a mechanical failure," Scott finished "100% not any of the cadet crews' fault,"

"Yeah," Gordon agreed.

"That being said, the experienced engineer instructors should have noticed the fault," Jeff said.

"Actually, the engineering instructors weren't as experienced as they usually are. They were barely older than John," Naomi said, "Not that age should have anything to do with experience, but the report does say that out of the five instructors, only one of them had been on active duty and the other four had worked for only five years all together,"

"Plus, the tail flap was never meant to be that severely tampered with. Anyone that inexperienced would not think to double check and even if they did do a double check, the tampering must have happened after it," Virgil added.

"That's great," Gordon scoffed "There's no security footage in the engine rooms. You'd never know who did,"

"True," Scott agreed "But we can be 80% certain that it wasn't any of the cadets – you weren't allowed in the engine room until well after the foil left port. The person who damaged the tail flap had to have done it before the foil left otherwise their plan would have never worked out for them"

"Whoever did this, when they're found can be given a trail in martial court of law but can be given a trial in an everyday court should there be any reason for it," Naomi said, "There's 24 possible charges of murder, 1 charge of attempted murder and most probably a sabotage charge as well to be given should we decide,"

"They must have been very good with computers. The navigation box is almost as complicated as the one we use of Five. I dread the days I have to do maintenance on it," John provided the next point of conversation.

"Therefore, it's likely that none of the cadets did it because none of them have any notes in their personal files indicating that they have the skill level required," Naomi concluded.

"And what about the mayday call? I wasn't the one who made it," Gordon said "There was someone else alive on the foil. And they died," This was what John was afraid of. Weeks after the hydrofoil crash, he'd toiled through the audio file of the mayday call trying to match it to any of Gordon's recent files. There just weren't any matches. But John had kept denying it to himself. With the release of the report, John had no choice but to admit there had been one other initial survivor. John also knew that if he was beating himself up about that survivor, the personal beat down for Gordon was much worse.

"At least they were alive," Naomi said, "If they hadn't made the call, I don't think you would have been in a position to make it when you did wake up. You would be dead," Naomi had said the one thing that everyone in the room was thinking. Gordon would be dead. He should have died. But he wasn't. And it made the silence thicker.

"I'm going for a walk," Gordon said. He got up and left the room. Scott started to get up but Virgil grabbed his shoulder.

"He needs some space Scott. Right now, none us are in the right position to have a heart to heart with him," Scott sat back down knowing the middle Tracy brother was right.

Two days later Naomi, Scott and Gordon were in New York. They were there to meet with some of the other families to give an interview about the report. There were only two other people being interviewed besides Scott and Gordon; a young woman in her late 20s who had known Max Singer and Aspen Bartleet and the father of Jack Evans. The four had agreed to meet at the studio. Naomi drove the car as she was going to get her wedding dress but would be back in time for end second half of the interview. Gordon was nervous about meeting his crewmates families. Did they resent him for being alive when their boy was dead? Scott was just as nervous but for a different reason. The Tracy family was powerful. Their name was a brand. Their money was worth everything and nothing at the same time. Scott knew that the media was cruel. He knew that one wrong misstep was going to cost the family. They'd gone from a simple family to basically royalty in the eyes of the public. And everything now mattered. Look good. Say the right things. And whatever you do, don't make a fool out of yourself. It was matter of reputation that Tracy Enterprises could secretly fund International Rescue. One false move and suddenly, International Rescue may find themselves unable to launch Thunderbird 2. There's only so much that one can do in these situations. Slowly over the years the oldest three brothers and their father had crafted their media personalities. Jeff, the caring father but strong CEO. Scott, the most responsible but known for his tenancy to have the loudest laugh on set when something funny was said. John the aloof brother; straight to the point whenever he gave a rare interview. Virgil – kind, loving, poetic. Knew when to be played by the hosts and when to play the hosts. Gordon had started to have a form his own personality after the Olympics; flirty, openminded and charming. Scott wasn't sure that person Gordon was on stage would last during today's interview. He wasn't sure his own would either. Naomi dropped the brothers off at the set, promising to be in the wings by the end of the shoot. She gave a comforting hug to Gordon and Scott before getting back into the car and driving to the airport to pick up her dress. An assistant meet Gordon and Scott and showed them to the makeup area where they would be touched up so that the set lights would cause their skin complexion to look pale. Scott needed more than Gordon due to his light skin tone. This was where they meet Ashley Jameson, the friend, and Connor Jacks, the father. There were hugs given. Connor had given Gordon a long and tight bear hug. It was reassuring for Gordon. Then the four were ushered onto the set. There were three two seater couches forming a semi-circle around a coffee table. The hosts were going to be seated in the one to the viewer's left, the Tracy brothers in the centre and Ashley and Connor on the right. There were quick last-minute touch ups as everyone took their place. The Interview was a live one; millions of Americans would be watching with billions around the world streaming.

"In 3. 2. 1," The director counted down.

"Good Morning America!" The male host started "I'm Harry Hines"

"And I'm Freya Burnell," the female host introduced herself "Today is the day of the public release of the accident report of the WASP hydrofoil where 24 men and women lost their lives. Families of the decease and the one survivor had called for an investigation and this is the result of it,"

"Today in the studio with have with us Ashley Jameson and Connor Jacks as well as the survivor Gordon Tracy and Gordon's older brother Scott," Harry said "Thank you coming in today. We know this must have been a trying time for you and the rest of the families,"

"Thanks Harry," Ashley jumped right in "It was a very hard getting the report but it brings closure for those who lost someone and it also identifies problems and issues that we hope will be fixed so this tragedy doesn't happen again,"

"So, Harry and I have read the report and we have to ask, what are you going to do now? The possibility that one of the experienced crew members caused the crash is very high," Ashley, Connor and Scott exchanged brief looks before Scott spoke up.

"One of my other brother's fiancée studied criminal law at college and she said the possibility that if it was one of the crewmen and they were still alive, they could face 24 murder charges, a charge for attempted murder and maybe even some sabotage charges,"

"It's very obvious in the report that there is enough evidence to know it was intentional so hopefully it means that we could have had a conviction," Ashley continued.

"What about you Gordon? Being the only survivor of the crash, this report must have been hard," Harry asked. Gordon looked at him dead in the eye.

"I've read the report more times than I'd like to. It was hard. But according to the report I didn't start out being the only survivor. I'm thankful for the person who sent out the mayday. I probably would have died and missed out on so much without it. I also am sorry for the families who see my face and wonder what their sons, daughters, brothers or sisters would have done and seen," Gordon said "I'm about to be a groomsman at my brother's wedding. One of my closer crew mates, Le Roy Carter had come back from leave and announced he was getting married. He never got the chance to say I do. A lot won't get that chance. But now, knowing exactly what happened it's slightly helped the guilt," Scott put an arm around Gordon's shoulder.

"What else would you like the report to do?" Freya asked. She looked uncomfortable.

"The report has pointed out some flaws in the machine which we as the representatives of the family hope that can be fixed or prevented," Ashley replied.

"I know personally, my family hopes that WASP and other defence groups like the Air Force, Navy and Army will take aboard the recommendations for security," Scott also answered.

"Well thank you for coming in today. We hope that your wishes for the report do happen," Harry said, "I'm Harry Hines,"

"And I'm Freya Burnell and this was Good Morning America!"

"And we're off," The director called. Freya and Harry quickly got up and their smiles dropped. They rushed off the stage, leaving the two Tracy brothers and Ashley and Connor alone. They too were soon kicked off the stage and onto the wings. Naomi was waiting for them. She pulled Gordon into a silent hug. They just hugged for a few minutes.

"You were brave," She whispered as they let go. The hugs didn't stop there. Ashley grabbed Gordon's shoulders to turn him around.

"I'm sorry," She said as she pulled him into a hug.

"Let's go to lunch together – we'll talk more," Connor said as the two disengaged the hug.

"Good idea," Scott agreed.

It was one of her days off that the interview happened. Stassia, who was often interested in the affairs of the world, watched it on her laptop. She knew Gordon was going to be on the interview. He'd texted her the night before saying he was a little nervous about it. She had spent most of the night texting back forward about the interview. Stassia just didn't realise just how emotional the situation was for Gordon. She quickly sent him a text saying she was proud of him. Gordon texted back a quick thanks. Stassia made a quick note to text him that night for a better rundown on his feelings.

Cameron watched the interview. Gordon Tracy hadn't done much talking. The only time that he did was just talking about the guilt he felt. It almost made Cameron feel guilty about killing everyone else. Almost. His bug had also picked up a change of location from the dress shop in LA to an airport in New York. It heard a voice that the computer recognised as Naomi Winchester. She was taking it back to the island that her fiancé's family owned. Cameron's and The Voice's plans were going just as they had planned.

Gordon had decided to stay a few days in New York while Scott and Naomi headed back to Tracy Island. Naomi had slipped him some paper with a few numbers on it. Gordon could easily guess who they were for; one with a Kansas area code was more than likely Naomi's old psychiatrist from when she was younger and the one with a Washington DC area code for someone Naomi used to work with. Stassia had a few numbers she also wanted to give Gordon when he was ready for it. Gordon knew it was for the best that he talked to someone. He knew what could possibly happen. His Dad probably wanted the next set of physicals to include a psych eval. He'd be ready for it. Eventually. Gordon's phone vibrated. It was from Stassia.

You want to go for hot chocolate?

Gordon smiled. Stassia always knew exactly what to say at the right time.