Authors Notes: Well...its all over. Howed ya like it?
Chapter 14
Up, Up, and away
A short grown echoed through TB2 hanger as Fermat, and Jeff worked on the busted engine. Virgil looked over at Gordon. Gordons hand rested on his forehead.
"Oh...man. Did someone catch the number of that mach truck?" Gordon looked around feeling Virgils hand on his.
"We crashed Thunderbird 2." Virgil announced to his brother who just retorted with another soft groan. "I'll get you something to munch on, we still have some tea. Do you want some?" Virgil asked as he picked up a nutria-bar.
"Sure couldn't hurt. Do we have any meds? I've got a headache the size of Canada." Gordon looked up hopefully. Virgil just nodded as he turned. That was when Gordon seen Virgils eye. He cringed and pulled his brother back and turned his head to see the eye better.
"Virgil man that don't look to good." His use of grammar shot because of the pain.
"Yeah. My eyes laying around here somewhere. Oh well something else to complain about right Gords?" Virgil chuckled the pain from the hole that used to hold his eye had subsided days ago.
"How long have I been out?" Gordon asked as he looked around seeing TinTin laying not to far away sipping on some tea.
"Just under a week. Fermat found us in one of the news helijet. He then went off to find Alan, Scott, and TinTin. Dads working with him on the engine." Virgil sighed and looked at Gordon.
"Moms looking out for us isn't she Virge?" The question surprised him and he turned to see Alan sitting up looking at him.
"Yeah kiddo. I think she is." Virgil smiled as he pored Gordon some tea just as he heard the engines whine and come to life.
"That's it Fermat right there hold the pin right there let me weld it!" He heard his father yell over the engine.
4 hours later
Brains pulled his shirt on and looked up at Parker who stood by the door. He smiled, the old man was beginning to go bald. Penny knocked on the door.
"Brains aren't you finished changing your cloths yet?" Penny yelled to him and Brains laughed.
"Y-Yes Lady Penelope." Parker opened the door as Brains pulled on his shoes and tied them.
" The cabs down in the lot boys shall we get ourselves out of here before another tornado hits?" Penny asked in her all to official commanding way. Brains looked at her and laughed.
"Theres uh...been so much going on Lady Penelope. It'll be good just to see everyone smile again." Brains commented and walked out the door pulling his lab coat on as he went. He limped into the elevator and held it open for Parker and Penny. Parker however didn't seem to like the idea of someone holding the door open for him so took his place and pushed the button for the ground floor.
"So where will everyone be going?" Brains didn't know much since he had been sitting in the hospital bed.
"I've heard talk about everyone heading toward Mexico. I believe we'll head there too." Penny said as the elevator door opened and they filed out Penny first. They made there way toward the cab just as Mullion grabbed Penny and flung her sideways onto the pavement. Brains and Parker began to advance on him as Mullion pulled out a gun and aimed it at Penny.
"Your both coming with me." He said in his gruff voice. Just as he was about to pull the trigger an roar came from above and the battered Thunderbird 2 landed near by. Brains took the opportunity as a diversion and grabbed the gun and elbowed Mullion in the face. Mullion crumbled to the ground. Penny and Parker both looked at him bewildered.
"L-Learned it watching the boys rough house." Brains announced just as Jeff ran up. Fermat behind him, Brains smile disappeared as tears took his eyes. He ran over and picked his son up embracing him lovingly.
"I-I thought I had lost you son." Brains said as he kissed his sons cheek and held him tightly.
"I thought I had lost you dad." Fermat said and smiled. " I fixed Thunderbird 2 with Jeffs help. He doesn't know much." Fermat jested as Jeff laughed.
"He's quiet the little mechanic, and hero. He saved everyone of us. Now come on...lets get everyone in Thunderbird 2 and get to Mexico." Jeff said as he called toward one of the nurses, as she seen the uniform she smiled widely.
"Have you come to save us? We can't get everyone out." Jeff nodded to the nurse and began helping her push as many stretchers as he could into Thunderbird 2s pod bay. He didn't care how many trips it took he would get them all. They needed them, this was why International Rescue was made. That was how he operated. When they were called they would come.
The End.