Title: Thunderbirds are Go Drinking Game #1 – Take a shot each time Parker complains about Sherbet.
Rating: K
Summary: Parker never really liked dogs.
Notes: The drinking game idea came from seeing Scott nearly getting killed on a rescue again in TAG (Take a shot every time Scott nearly gets himself killed or badly hurt), but you could also turn other common themes into a drinking game idea – Grandma's cooking issues, Parker's dislike of Sherbet and/or Gordon, I know there's more, but those were first ideas that came to my head and Parker's dislike for Sherbet the first to form into a short story.
Disclaimer: I don't own it, I'm just playing with some ideas the show inspired.
Thunderbirds are Go Drinking Game #1 – Take a shot each time Parker complains about Sherbet.
Parker would never openly admit it to Lady Penelope, but he never really liked dogs.
It comes from his miss-spent youth, when on more than one occasion he had experienced the sensation of an irate mutts teeth in his derriere.
When the Lady was given Sherbet – a gift from the Tracy's, although which Tracy that actually came up with the idea to give her Ladyship a dog was unknown (Parker suspected it was the blond water-loving menace – the dog was given to the Lady not long after a story of him losing the seat of his pants to a dog in an allegedly botched heist) – Parker nearly pitched a fit.
Parker was assured by Jeff Tracy, of all people, that a pug was not considered to be a dangerous dog and would be a great companion for her Ladyship.
Considering what Jeff and his sons did as a day job, Parker should have known that Jeff's definition of dangerous probably didn't match his.
Oh Sherbet was a great companion for her Ladyship and when out in public he was the model of (mostly) good doggy behaviour. But if Sherbet decided he didn't like you he turned into a little menace and unfortunately for Parker, Sherbet hadn't quite made up his mind about him, and to add insult to injury the mutt nearly ripped his arm off when he tried to warn the squid away from his Ladyship when one of its tentacles got a little too close to her the last time it came to the manor for a visit.
It was like the little devil knew Parker had issues with dogs and it probably wasn't helped by the fact that Parker rarely showed any real affection for the dog.
Over time Parker learned to live the dog – but that didn't stop him from complaining every time the little blighter tore into his pant legs or bit his fingers.
Notes: Feel free to tell me what you think.