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The two teens on the small sofa were visibly shaking after the Tracy's revealed their side of the story to them. TinTin had tears strolling down her face and Fermat's eyes were glassy. Scott noticed the kids discomfort and put an arm round them both. Jeff sighed. It hurt to recollect those hurting memories.
"Why?" Fermat spoke up, his voice wavering. "Wh...Why would so...someone want to ki...ki...abduct Alan Mr Tr...Tracy?" The young teen asked. Jeff shook his head, attempting not to succumb to tears himself. He sat down in front of the two and Virgil and Scott joined him
"Revenge." He whispered. "Guys like Aidan, are driven by this sort of thing, but we're not gonna let him get away smoke free now are we?" He asked in a determined voice. TinTin sniffled and held her head up.
"Cause we're the thunderbirds. And we're gonna save him!" She exclaimed. Virgil stood up beside them and stood up heading to the computer.
"Virge?" Scott questioned. Virgil just kept walking to the super computer.
"Alan's watch could be useful to us." He said simply, ignoring Scott. Jeff walked over to his middle son and put a hand on his shoulder,
"What do you mean Virgil, is their another device we don't know about?" He asked, eager to find out if they were one more step closer. Virgil sadly though shook his head.
There may well be..." He turned to Fermat. "Hey Fermat, did you and your dad finish that you were working on the other week." Fermat thought for a moment.
"What the radioactive transmitter?" Virgil nodded. "Yeah we finished it yesterday." Virgil smiled and nearly jumped in excitement. Scott held up a hand
"Whoa, genius crew, fancy shedding a little light on the situation for the rest of us?" He said indicating to himself, his father and TinTin. Virgil blushed and walked over to the computer again pressing a few buttons and a blue print design came up on the screen.
"This is the design Fermat and Brains have been working on these past few weeks. It's a radioactive transmitter device that can pick up radioactive radio signals within a 30 mile radius. Such signals like these are only available in selected appliances, including our watches." He rolled up his shirt sleeve to emphasise on his own watch. "A while ago, Alan mentioned to me that they'd started using a new technology in schools that picked up when radio and phone signals were being used in the classroom. I didn't realise how important that was until Fermat mentioned that it would detect the boy's watches." The small group looked to the young HackenBacker for confirmation.
"That's right, if they picked up on our radio's they would be suspicious as to why we have thunderbirds watches. So me, Alan and Virgil worked with my Dad to develop the watches so that normal radio waves couldn't be picked up. We eventually developed a type of radioactive goo that we placed in the watches when you were all in the shower. "Scott looked proudly at the little Genius.
"Way to go Fermat... hey wait a minute." He glared at the two. I always keep my watch next the shower, did one of you little Perverts come in and get it while I was butt Naked." The kids stifled a laugh and Jeff lightly coughed. "Dad?" He turned to his blushing father.
"Well... they asked nicely... and ... you don't exactly have anything I haven't seen before Scooter." Scott blushed crimson red and sunk back into the sofa whilst Virgil, TinTin and Fermat burst out laughing. Virgil eventually gained his composure
"Anyway... after all that was happening with the hood, the two decided to extend it further and fitted this goo into our machines and thunderbirds as well. Meaning that we also can't be detected as easily as people think. But recently, Brains and Fermat were in the lab and were working on this new device." He let Fermat finish off
"Thanks Virgil, b... basically with w...what Hap...hap... occurred on Thunderbird f...five, we realised that... there needed to be... be a way to ke...kee... maintain communication with... the goo... even in the di...dir..worst of circumstances, m...meaning like if we're underground or in sp...space, you you'll be...un...unable to get a sig...signal. But we developed the radio...radioactive trans...mitter to work as a nav...navigation device to find each other if ra...rad...communication doesn't work. Un...for...fortunately it's limited to only th...thirty miles, but, it's... a start." He finished taking a breath from his inhaler after talking so much. Jeff produced a smile on his face.
"That's fantastic boys, it just might work." He looked to the door where John had just appeared. "Is he ok, John?" He asked his blond child. John nodded and sat down next to TinTin.
"Fish is exhausted, but otherwise, I think he'll be alright. Or at least he will be when we get Alan back." Jeff nodded and got into Commander mode.
"Okay then. Scott, John..." He looked at the boy's in question. "You boys take Fermat with you in TB1 and start testing out that transmitter, if you find anything let us know." He then turned to TinTin. "TinTin... me, you and Virgil will wait here and try to keep contact with Alan, if he calls again, it'll do us no good if he can't hear us. When Gordon wakes, I'll send him and Brains out in TB4 to test that thing under water... That's okay isn't it Fermat?" He asked facing the boy.
"I...I...We haven't te...tested it underwat...water yet. But... I can ask my d...d...father to make a plastic co...coating to protect it from d...da...damage." The boy then turned to call his father. But before anyone had a chance to do anything a voice came over the com.
"Hello, is anyone there?" Alan's voice asked. Scott and Jeff breathed sighs of relieve at hearing Alan's voice. Jeff walked over to the control panel
"Yeah baby, we're here. Fermat and TinTin too." He heard Alan breath a shaky sigh. "You okay?" He asked. He heard Alan scoff on the other end
"Yeah just peachy, I'm locked in a cell with a physco killer holding me hostage. Yeah just fine!" Jeff held his anger in check. He knew it wasn't Alan's fault he was caught up in all this.
"I'm sorry Allie, but hey I've got some good news." He said, his voice perking up a little.
"What, did you finally get Gordy out the pool?" The teen joked, trying to keep himself sane. John laughed from the sofa.
"Yeah right Kid, the day that happens, the world's gonna end." He retorted. He heard Alan take another breath
"Yeah well it feels like that at the moment, so it could have been a guess." Alan replied sadly. Jeff stepped in, trying to stop a bad mood from standing.
"Allie, listen closely." He waited a moment. "You remember one thing in your head kiddo. We are both the Thunderbirds AND Tracy's. This psychopath is goin' down. We are coming for you... you hear me we WILL come for you. TB1 is getting prepared to leave as we speak." As he said this, Scott, John and Fermat stood up and headed over to the launch pad.
"We'll find him Dad." Scott vowed. John and Fermat nodded their approval and the three disappeared towards thunderbird 1. Jeff turned back to the screen this time TinTin accompanied them
"I don't know whether you heard that or not Allie, but Scott, John and Fermat are gonna head out in TB1, and they will find you." He practically shouted at the end. TinTin stepped forward.
"Alan can you hear me?" She said quietly. Alan took another shaky breath; Virgil guessed he may have damaged his lungs from being cooped up in the cell and was worried about him.
"Hey Tin, yeah I...I can hear you great." The teen responded happily or at least as happily as he could. TinTin smiled.
"Alan no matter what happens; I want you to know that we're all here for you... we all love you... I love you." She finished quietly, silently debating whether or not she wanted Alan to hear the last bit.
"I love you too Tin." Came the sad reply. TinTin gave a watery smile. "All of you... I love you all. I'm gonna be strong. You're right dad, we are the thunderbirds." He said more confidently than he felt. "I'm counting on you guys. Please hurry." And with that Alan cut the connection. Virgil walked over to TinTin who now had tears rolling down her face.
"Aw TinTin." He cooed, wrapping his arms round her in a hug. "He's gonna be fine... we're gonna get him back, and then you two can do whatever it is you to do nowadays." The young Malaysian sniffed and scrubbed at her face.
"You're right." She sniffed again "I'm gonna go find my parent's, they're gonna want to know about this. And then I'll help Brains." Virgil gave her a little push towards the door.
"Go on, we'll be here if you need us." And with the young teen wandered off towards her parents room. Virgil stood next to his father. "We are gonna find him, aren't we dad." The young musician questioned. Jeff put an arm round his middle son. Virgil leaned into the touch. Accepting comfort from his father to release his dark thoughts. Jeff lightly pressed against the top of Virgil's head.
"He's gonna be fine"
And that my friends is chapter 10. See I'm getting somewhere no, things are starting to come together. As I promised ages ago, I'll put a few more speech quotes on my page to give you an idea of where this is going. And sorry if anyone seems a bit OCC but think about it, Allie's there baby so there bound to be like this