From the following prompt from givethispromptatry on Tumblr:
"So... what happened?"
"Comendered a pirate ship and got a sunburn. Now I have a hit out on me and my shoulders hurt. All in all, not a very fun day."
John's eyebrow barely moved, but Gordon saw it and pouted.
'Come on, John. Please?'
'I don't know, Gordon. You know that the 'birds are not for recreational use.'
'This isn't!'
John looked at his aquanaut brother. Gordon was astride the upturned keel of a small lifeboat. His usual shorts were torn and tatty and his beloved Hawaiian shirt was now a mere scrap of cotton tied around his head. His shoes were missing and his shoulders were burnt raw.
Gordon had set off in his boat three days ago for a five-day holiday. No one had been surprised when he hadn't checked in the second day, it wasn't unheard of for Gordon to get lost in the sea.
'John, I need a favour.'
'Uh huh.'
'A small favour.'
'I'll add it to the list, shall I? What do you want?'
'I need rescuing.'
'And?'
'Please don't tell Scott.'
'And?'
'And don't tell Virgil.'
'So…what happened?'
'Oh, you know, typical stuff.'
'Gordon!'
'Commandeered a pirate ship and got a sunburn. Now I have a hit out on me and my shoulders hurt. All in all, not a very fun day.'
'So, you're right. Typical stuff.'
The roar of Thunderbird One overhead caused Gordon to look up.
'Oh, man, John! You suck!'
John merely laughed and blinked out to be replaced by both Scott and Virgil. Their holograms showed identically folded arms and straight faces.
Gordon put on his biggest grin and waved.
'Hey guys!'