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Title: Replacements
Rating: T
Summary: Virgil gives Alan a bit of trouble, when he tries to replace something for Kayo.
Notes: This story ties in with Security Blanket. I thought about having Scott being the one giving Alan trouble, but thinking about it, if Scott was to push Alan for answers about something Alan would probably tell him everything, with next to no resistance. With Virgil on other hand… I'm sorry, I always seem to write Virgil with the case of the grumps (but there is always a reason for it ;) ), for some reason.
Disclaimer: I don't own Thunderbirds

Replacements

"Gordon! If this is your idea of a joke it's not funny!" Virgil roared at his younger brother, while holding up the two devices that he held in his hand. "Planning to prank Scott and John and having Alan take the rap for it, are you?"

"While that doesn't sound like a bad idea," Gordon replied. "I did not order those, heck, I 'borrowed' the original one from Alan, so why don't you ask him?"

Virgil spun on his youngest brother, "So what do you need these for then, Alan?" he asked.

Alan cursed silently, he had meant to get to the supplies before Virgil got a look at them, but a rescue had got in the way of him getting to those devices, which were for Kayo so she could peacefully sleep at night. But thanks to Gordon using the spare device he had in a prank against Virgil, which Alan would have considered brilliant, if Gordon hadn't taken Kayo's spare device. Virgil was now on the warpath of stopping things that could be used in pranks from getting into the hands of his younger brothers. "I don't want to use those for pranks, Virgil," Alan answered. "Nor was the original meant for one – I didn't give the thing to Gordon."

"Then what do you need these things for?" Virgil asked, "Last time I checked we don't have a puppy."

"It's none of your business, Virgil," Alan replied. "I just need to have them, so if you could just pass them to me-"

"Nope, no way, Alan," Virgil cut Alan off. "I can't let you have these without knowing what you are going to do with them."

Alan cursed again, if he couldn't get at least one of those devices away from Virgil, Kayo was going to have to spend the night with him again (not that this was a bad thing, mind, he loved it when she spent the night) and parts of him were making it painfully aware that that he wanted to do more than just share a bed with her, more like actually 'sleep' with her, and that's what scared him.

He was scared that she would run a mile, when he admitted that he wanted more than just a friendship with her, even more than sibling relationship, that the thought of her not being there, terrified him.

He was also scared of what would happen if she didn't run – somehow he always got a vision of John scraping what was left of Scott off the exterior hull of Thunderbird 5, whenever he thought about that.

He also wanted to get those devices to Kayo, so if she did choose to sleep with him, for whatever reason, it was because she wanted to be with him, not just because she couldn't sleep.

"Well?" Virgil asked.

In a burst of bravery or stupidity, Alan snatched the devices out of Virgil's hands and bolted out of the hanger, with Gordon cheering him on.

Knowing that he couldn't hang on to the devices forever, Alan hid them in the last place Virgil would (should) dream of looking, and called Kayo to tell her where to find them because there would be no way in hell he was going to be able retrieve them.

"Thunderbird Five could you give me Alan's current location?" Virgil asked his space dwelling brother.

"That's cheating you know." Gordon said from beside him.

"He's in the kitchen." John answered.

"Has he got a package with him?"

"No, why do you want to know, Virgil?" John asked.

"Can you find out where he left the package?"

"I see where you're going with this," Gordon commented. "You're going to take back the package when he's not looking."

"You're going to have to ask Kayo first," John cut in. "He left it in her quarters."

Virgil cursed, then he remembered Kayo was not on the island at the moment, "John, where is Kayo at the moment?" he asked.

"You're not seriously going to try and take something out of Kayo's room without her knowing, are you?" Gordon asked.

"She is going to be spending about another hour away from the island." John answered, "And if you are going to try to do what Gordon asked, I know nothing, I seen nothing, I heard nothing. In fact, I never spoke to you today, Thunderbird Five out."

"I think I'm going to go and clean out Thunderbird Four, it's been nice knowing you, bro." Gordon then left Virgil to tempt his fate.

When Scott and Grandma (Ruth) Tracy returned from a quick trip to the mainland, they found Virgil in the den holding an ice pack over one eye, while glaring at Alan and Kayo out of the other. Gordon was sitting across the room fighting the urge to laugh.

"I put them there because I didn't think you would be stupid enough to go after them in there." Alan was telling Virgil, "Guess I was wrong."

"What the!?" Scott sputtered, when he saw Virgil's face. "WHAT HAPPENED!?"

"I caught Virgil going through my underwear drawer." Kayo answered.

Scott spun and looked at Kayo, then turned and gave Virgil a look of 'Are you insane?'

"Only because I was trying to find the pranking materials the Sprout hid in there." Virgil replied.

"And I told you, those things were not for pranks," Alan fired back. "Besides I told Kayo I put them there and why I did it, as soon as I left her room."

Scott face palmed, "Alan, were those things for pranks or for anything that could be used to drive us insane?" he asked his younger brother directly.

"No, they weren't, Scott," Alan answered. "I swear it."

"So are you going to tell us what you do use them for?" Gordon asked.

If looks could kill, the glares Alan and Kayo shot Gordon would have killed him, twice over, "It's none of your business, Gordon," Alan snapped at him. "Besides, it was your prank that caused this problem, in the first place."

"My prank!?" Gordon fired back, "What is so important about a puppy comforter?"

Before anyone could respond, John cut in, "International Rescue, we have a situation, I am going to need Thunderbirds One, Two and Four."

"Virgil, are you okay to fly?" Scott asked his bruised brother.

"I've flown feeling a lot worse than this Scott." Virgil answered.

"I only hit Virgil hard enough to stop him from even thinking about going in my quarters without asking or informing me," Kayo added. "I didn't want him out of commission."

"Okay then, Alan, Kayo, I want you two to stay in reserve," Scott ordered. "Thunderbirds are go!"

After the older brothers left, Kayo turned to look at Alan, "Sorry for putting you at odds with your brothers." She said softly.

"Don't be," Alan replied. "Virgil was just paranoid that Gordon or I was going to try and start a prank war – again – he should have known not to go in there." Alan sighed, and looked at the floor, "I hope there isn't going to be any problems with those things anytime soon – I'm not going to be able to replace them until Virgil forgets about it or we are going to have to at least tell Scott what's going on."

"I could order them in, if you need them, Kayo." Ruth suggested.

"No offence, Grandma Tracy, but the reason why we agreed to let Alan order them is not to raise eyebrows with the others," Kayo sighed. "I will tell Scott if it becomes an issue again, Alan, this is not something to go to war with your brothers about."

Alan looked up at Kayo and pulled her into a hug. "Hey, it's okay," he said. "I've got your back."

Kayo smiled and snorted softly into Alan's chest, before looking up at his face, "I know." She replied.

Alan blushed.