AN – well I'm back hopefully not the last time before christmas however you never know what's around the corner. Here are two chapters for you all to enjoy with one almost finished. Please ignore all mistakes they are whiskey induced because my muse decided that alcohol helps with inspiration and I couldn't stop writing. I have just taken a 5 minute pause to upload these between scenes in the currently under construction latest chapter.

Anyway enough drunken babbling enjoy

I do not own anything except the idea of joining both Arrow and Thunderbirds together in a turmoil of happyness and dangerous rescues

CHAPTER 32

As John started to access the Arrow's computers he heard footsteps in the distance, by the time the footsteps stopped on the flight deck John had free reign over the computers and he sent a silent thanks to Felicity for the back door.

He felt someone behind him and turned to see green leather. "Are you in?" Oliver asked.

"Yes." John answered bluntly.

"Good, find the tracker program and activate one called glass." Oliver instructed.

John did as he was told finding the tracker easily, there had been an attempt at hiding it but it was like placing a tissue over a book to keep it hidden. He was amazed Felicity hadn't uncovered it yet.

He waited while the system did its thing. "Where did you hide a tracker that she wouldn't notice?" John asked curious as he was sure with her cyber merging she would know it was there.

"One in the frame of her glasses." Oliver answered.

John turned slightly to see Oliver. "Do I even want to know how you got her glasses?"

Oliver met his eyes and answered. "I took them one night when she was sleeping just after she started helping unofficially for me as a precaution. She changes her shoes too often to bug all of them and if someone's taken her for her skills or to threaten me they would over look her glasses easily. I'm surprised you don't have something on her."

"We did but she knew it was there he probably had her remove it." John answered coldly and returned to the computer screen.

The speakers started to talk, "Thunderbird 2 come in."

Virgil moved up to the pilot seat and sat down switching the comm. to his earpiece. "Thunderbird 2 receiving over."

"I'm calling it on this operation and we have some business to deal with what's your location?"

"We are at the oil plant." Virgil replied.

"Rendezvous with Mobile Control and pick us up there."

"FAB."

"Let Thunderbird 1 know, over."

"Understood ETA to Mobile Control five minutes." Virgil finished and turned to the others.

"Scott we are finished here Father's called it. He wants us over at Mobile Control." He made sure to look him dead in the eyes trying to convey a further message that he didn't want to voice.

Scott nodded. "I'll go ahead. Anyone want to come in 1?" He asked facing Laurel and smiling.

"Sure." Laurel brightened.

"I'll come with you." Sara agreed not wanting her sister out of her sight."

"Alright then follow me." Scott started moving off the flight deck. "John let Father know you're on 2." He called over his shoulder, he tried to hide the sudden feeling of something being terribly wrong.

PAUSE

Ten minutes later saw Thunderbird 1 and 2 hovering at 70,000ft above Starling City. Both craft had an open video link to each other and a further link to Brains back at Command and Control.

Introductions had been made between Jeff, Alan, Gordon, Tin-Tin, Fermat, Brains, Oliver, Sara, Laurel, Roy and Diggle.

Scott and Virgil had been extremely surprised at the lack of protest from their Father with so many newcomers being privy to their identity and onboard their 'birds, something was seriously wrong.

When the ruckus died down from the introductions Jeff squared his shoulders and started to explain what was going on. "We have a situation, one of our own is in danger." Jeff started he looked across the faces watching him on the flight deck of Thunderbird 2. John was expressionless watching the computer screens, Virgil looked worried, Gordon was still green looking and, Alan almost matched Gordon. Oliver face looked angry, his teammate Diggle looked concerned and Roy looked worried. Jeff couldn't really see the faces of those on the video links but he guessed they would be similar.

"An old adversary calling himself the Hood has taken Felicity, his demands are as always the Thunderbirds." Jeff felt his shoulders sag slightly under the weight of the decision he was coming to at the moment. Felicity had defended them as she was supposed but Jeff had never imagined it to be as terrible a cost as she was paying, the images of what the Hood had done replaying in his mind.

Scott's outraged cry brought his attention back to the room, "You CAN'T hand them over!"

Jeff hesitated a moment Scott had seen right through him, how could he justify his actions and protect his oldest blonde son from seeing what he had. There were arguments now about the flight deck and across the video link between Scott, Virgil, Alan, Oliver Diggle and Roy.

It was Gordon that brought the room to silence. "We have to even if we trick him to think he's going to get them Felicity's life is on the line."

This brought John into the conversation, he looked frightened something Jeff was not used to seeing. Jeff couldn't let Gordon be the one to reveal what they had both seen. "His bargain is we hand over the 'Birds for her life. He is not acting lightly on that demand."

"We beat him before." Scott argued.

"Yeah!" Alan cheered.

"We almost paid the price, John and 5 took the worst of it but we all know the risks and agree to pay them. Felicity should not." Jeff argued.

"She signed up Father, she knows the risks. If she was here now she wouldn't let you do this." John argued he hated to admit it but it was the truth. As soon as he got an exact location on her tracker they could swoop in and rescue her she will be fine and so will they.

"He's right that's Felicity to the core." Diggle agreed nodding towards John.

"He sent a video." Gordon blabbed and Jeff felt himself cringe he was busted.

"What kind of video?" Oliver and John asked almost in unison.

"I don't think…" Jeff started to argue.

"We need all the details on the table to make a plan that will get her back." Oliver stepped towards Jeff his voice dropping into the Arrow's low threatening tones.

"Hey back off!" Virgil squared up to Oliver he didn't like the way things were progressing.

"It's alright Virgil. Brain's can you replay the whole call?" Jeff asked his eyes dropping to the floor.

The entire room focused their attention towards the screens on the control panels, one flickered and a male voice drawled into the room. "International Rescue are you listening?" It started.

Jeff listed his eyes and watched his son's, he didn't know which to worry over more all had been through so much because of the Hood but John now had to deal with hearing Felicity in trouble protecting him – them – from this mad man.

Movement caught his attention and he turned fully to see John clutching at his uniform at his chest. He made to move but stopped when Gordon, Alan and Virgil shuffled towards him to surround him. The bond his boys had was truly remarkable to witness.

"Do your worst Hood they will never give into your demands. Ever wonder why you keep failing?" Felicity challenge sounded over the speakers, a chuckle came from Diggle and Roy while Alan cheered her on. "Go Felicity you tell him."

The call continued and soon they were at the point of the gunshot. Jeff felt his feet moving and he joined his sons things were going to get much harder he knew it. Felicity's screams of pain sounded worse this time to Jeff and he watched John carefully placing a hand on his shoulder and the other on Alan's hoping to provide some support for them both.

Silence once more descended before Jeff's voice started to protest at the Hood's actions. Then Felicity returned. "Don't do anything." She instructed.

The screen then came to life with a picture of Felicity stood in a cell with her hands clutching her side and red blood staining her clothes. "Maybe some more convincing Jeff, I was not exaggerating I will kill her. Hold your breath." The Hood's angry voice came through the speakers.

Felicity on the screen was completely still and Jeff took his eyes away he could already see her from the first time so he watched his sons. John suddenly started to drop and he went to grab him along with Gordon and Virgil who grabbed his arms, a strangled "City." Erupted from him and Jeff knew it was almost over.

John had kept his eyes fixed on the screen expecting a video from the start but when the voices started he found he couldn't move his eyes he was listening so intently. Subconsciously his hand wandered to the locket under his uniform he felt a little calmer with the feeling of the bump under his fingers. Then his bothers crowded around him and he felt their strength keeping him there helping him through this.

When he heard her challenge the Hood her felt his heart swell a little with pride, his girl was protecting him and his family. Then her screams of pain came through and he felt his heart break all over again, his mind kept replaying his cries through the comm. just after Thunderbird 5 had been hit with the missile. Something hot a wet slid down his cheek and he clenched his teeth together keeping himself quiet, he wanted to hear everything. A heavy weight fell on his shoulder, a hand and it drove away some of the memories he thought he had overcome.

The black screen John had been staring into so intently burst into colour and his City was right there but alarm bells started to go off and listening to his instincts his eyes scanned her and found her hands clutching her side with blood red staining surrounding her hands. She was hurt and alone but she was still protecting him, he felt a rush of guilt if he hadn't brought her into his world she wouldn't be there right now.

The Hood's instruction reached his ears and he watched the screen, if he didn't know better he would have mistaken it for a picture than a video, Felicity was so still for ages. Suddenly she swayed and fell to the ground her eyes closed, his knees gave way he couldn't stop it and he couldn't take his eyes of his City.

There was no thud or pain as he had expected. The screen had gone black once more and his mind started to return to the present. There was lots of talking – no arguing – about whose fault it was. John knew there wasn't time to argue now. He took his own weight on his legs again and realized his brothers had been supporting him.

"STOP!" He cried out.

Silence followed quickly and all eyes on the screen and in the room faced him.

"If you want to keep going around in circles playing the blame game when Felicity needs us then fine, if you need someone to blame so you can move on then blame me." Protests at his comment came from all around but he didn't listen just held up his hand and continued. "We are wasting time and we need a plan, the tracker should have a precise location any minute now."

"Did you get the location of the Hood's call?" Oliver asked, if John wanted to take the blame he was willing to give it but Felicity needed saving and John was the best tech he had at the moment so he would just move past until later.

"Y-y-yes." A voice replied, Brains, Oliver remembered the name.

"It smells like a trap." Diggle commented.

"So we need to outplay him." Oliver added.

"Why not make him think we are going to hand over everything?" Gordon suggested. "Just until we get Felicity and the authority's can catch him again."

"Are you insane?" Scott argued.

"No he's right." Laurel interjected. "I can call in some favors make sure this guy gets what's coming to him and keep you out of it."

"He also doesn't know we have the Starling City Team Arrow on our side." Alan added.

"We don't call ourselves that." Oliver objected.

"Felicity does." Alan replied and Roy sniggered.

Oliver sighed and rolled his eyes. "We need to know if the location the Hood gave you and where Felicity is are the same."

"Brains send me what you have." John ordered before turning to Virgil and then Gordon, "Thanks."

"Always got your back." Virgil replied.

"Never gonna let you fall bro." Gordon said clapping him on the back.

John moved and sat in the co pilot seat and started to work on the computer screens.

"We have a location north-east of the City about fifty miles out on the tracker. Satellite shows the area to be fields and woodland patches, there should be space enough to land. The call trace location is different it's the opposite side of the city the satellite shows that area to be more desert like." John announced.

"Best plan is splitting into two groups." Oliver started to prepare.

"Agreed, Virgil and 2 need to go to Felicity's location we know she's hurt." Scott interrupted.

"So you need to go to the meet location and try to stall the Hood until the authorities arrive. How many can your plane hold?" Oliver asked.

"We are at maximum cockpit capacity and if you want to swap around it'll cost us more time." Scott replied.

"Better to take a few more minutes and be prepared. I think you should take Roy and some more of your own." Oliver suggested.

"If we take to many he will know something is up." Scott argued.

"I'll go with Scott, if he has me there I can keep him talking as a distraction."

"Fine so Roy and Jeff to transfer and go to the Hoods meet location, we are detaining understand Sara?" Oliver ordered.

"Yes." Sara replied.

"Laurel get on to your contacts and see what you can arrange." He continued.

"I've sent the co-ordinates to Thunderbird 1." John added.

"Received John."

"Brains find a quiet location for us to land and get ready." Jeff ordered.

"FAB"

AN – Okay I really hope this was alright and yet another cliff hanger. Please leave a review as a Christmas present. I have know idea if there will be another chapter before