#TAGSeason1

[madilayn]

Jeff Tracy

Now I have your attention....

Lee Majors has given an interview saying he will be playing CAPTAIN Jeff Tracy.  

Which is odd.  Mostly because in “Up From The Depths”, the TV 21 clearly shows Col. Jeff Tracy on the nose, and the characters refer to him as a Colonel.   Many of us thought it was a misspeak on Lee Majors’ part. But what if it’s not.

The trailer clip shows the Zero X and what seems like security camera footage of somebody climbing over it.  

So - what if this is security camera footage of a much younger Jeff Tracy - when he was still Captain Jeff Tracy.  Before International Rescue.  Before he was a billionaire industrialist.  But on a mission that started him thinking of International Rescue.   Of course, what I REALLY want is a flashback to Jeff and Lucy and their very young family!!!

[thunderbirdscolonelcasey]

Colonel Casey’s Diary

Happy Birthday to Jeff Tracy.  A fine man who gave the world International Rescue. 

Now if he would just make his whereabouts known then I know several people who would be overjoyed!

[crimsonreach]

Inktober Day 19 - Cloud

A rescue in the clouds is definitely a job for International Rescue

This is what happens when you try to save a drawing you’re not overly happy with by adding colour as a kind of distraction... not tooooo sure idea that worked overly well.... oh well

That opening scene in the very first Thunderbirds Are Go episode where Thunderbird 2 breaks through the cloud was super cool and even though i don’t think i really captured the “cloud” part very well here it still served as the inspiration for this prompt

reference:

[madilayn]

@gordoncoopertracy

Today’s adventure

[madilayn]

Wallowing in a Sea of Pen & Ink

It’s taken us 3.5 seasons...

but we finally got to see Gordon’s full suit up and TB 4 launch.  And it was worth waiting for!

Obviously Gordon pilots TB4 to whee it can be taken in by the POD when it travels in TB2.

Thank you fore finally giving us this!!!!!

What a return!  It was worth the 20 minutes of set up time to get back into the ITV online watching after so long!!!!!!!

And we set sail on a fun Gordon episode, where we get to see him be adorkable and his magnificent competent rescue self.  

Highlights for me were when he got treated to some mothrly smackdown (twice).  And ALL THE PENNY CONCERN for him!  

I really love Penny’s new outfit.  I wish they would give the boys some new outfits as well.  

Love what Penny’s done with her oil rig!  Looks like it’s been given an upgrade courtesy of International Rescue/Tracy Industries.  It’s definitely IR tech that she’s using!  

Sherbert looked so cute in his little life jacket.  And “International Rescue’s Secret Weapon” (Parker)

I wonder just WHO got Lady Penelope so much into ocean conservation?  Hmmmmm

And poor Gordon and the icy cold neutralising spray...  Brains surely is a sadistic bastard.  

BUT - oh god.  ALL THE PEN AND INK.   Penny not admitting anything in words.  But Sherbert certainly shows wjho his mummy’s favourite is.  

Who’s daddy, Sherbert?

I am really lookng forward to the rest of the series!!

[crimsonreach]

Inktober Day 17 - Graceful

Penny is the queen of graceful and well-placed roundhouse kicks

I really had to fit Penny into these prompts somewhere - though it was a toss up between her and Kayo for this one. The scene in The Hexpert where Penny kicks the vault door to get it open won out in this case though - especially given that The Hexpert is probably one of my favourite episodes from the first season.

Not sure i necessarily did her justice here but i think it came out okay - i wish i’d been a little more careful with my crosshatching though, particularly around her face...

reference:

[writerpyre]

Okay, Man from TB5 is my new favourite episode.

Basically my Bound John in every single way, from the social anxiety and overanalysis down to his general dislike of most human interaction outside of his job and his family, and the 2004 film references, oh my good God, the Parker Haymaker, and John, being absolutely freaking kickarse, and photon-scrambling technology, just automatically making reference to the old TB episodes… I knew that certain TAG episodes like Legacy specifically, have made reference to older Thunderbirds meta and that the writers are fans, but this one just takes the cake!!!!! I’m so looking forward to seeing Home on the Range next week, the writers have definitely upped the ante this season! Wow!

I loved the cheeky bratlingness of one EOS Tracy, Alan referring to Thunderbird Three as ‘the rocket’, and John’s retort of replacing her codes with desktop calculator or whatever nonsense if she didn’t let them in was absolutely brilliant, not to mention Gordon’s indignant reaction to John being invited to be Penny’s chaperone instead of him, priceless. More than a little bummed that there was not really any Virgil this episode, but wow; I got such a 2004 film vibe here, aaaaaaaaah.

I can’t get over how much TAG fits with Boundverse, and how much Boundverse evolves with each subsequent TAG episode! In and of themselves, I am so excited.

[thunderbirdscolonelcasey]

In Gordon's defence, he thought it was coral.

When your idiot brothers decide they want to hug a cactus and get themselves stuck.

@vosuth

[madilayn]

Sailing Sailing Over the Bounding Main.....

I am POSITIVE that there is more meaning to this sea shanty that Braman is singing in SOS parts 1 & 2.  

Here is information on it and a YouTube clip of the full song, with lyrics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing,_Sailing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w45-QNxagc

[writerpyre]

Tidal Force

Chapter 1/? ~ Rating T for some language.

Fandom: Thunderbirds/Thunderbirds Are Go. Word Count: 2, 266.

Gordon had said to John that he was okay when he woke up from the knock to his head after the seaquake. Because he technically had been at the time, and he’d had a job to do. Gordon was grimly pleased for the fact that he'd not done himself any real damage, but that didn't mean that he wasn't still in pain. ~ Counterplot to TAG ep 'Ring of Fire' Pt 2.

Gordon had said to John that he was okay when he woke up from the knock to his head after the seaquake. Because he technically had been at the time, and he’d had a job to do. Sure, he'd smacked his skull pretty hard against the steering column, so of course, he was going to be sore, but he had been able to get into the station and rescue the three members of the Minerva crew with ease.

However, what Gordon hadn't told John was that when the station had tipped, he had too; the momentum slamming him forcibly into an outward-jutting corner of the interior wall, first his spine and then the back of his head cracking sharply against it as the increased gravity had taken hold.

Thankful for his pressure suit and the added advantage of his breathing gear and his helmet in protecting him, Gordon was grimly pleased for the fact that he'd not done himself any real damage, but that didn't mean that he wasn't still in pain. That was especially true now, after having swum hard with that last crew member back to his sub in order to detach Thunderbird Four from the station; allowing Scott and Virgil to let go of the structure so it wouldn't drag them under too.

He'd managed not to show the discomfort he was in as he carried the transponder beacon into the lounge after they'd returned home; his head aching properly and his back stiff and sore, even after having absorbed a lot of the impact through the special material of his suit. However, he’d been unable to bring himself to sit on one of the couches, preferring to stand up until now, much as it was making his ankles throb.

He sees John's hologram give him a funny look as he finally makes do with one of the four leather armchairs in the sunken pit that forms Command and Control, but Gordon just shakes his head and positions himself further forward than he'd normally do, his elbows propped on his knees in order to surreptitiously stretch out his spine before settling back with a hidden wince.

Part of it, he knows -- as he listens to Scott vent about the Hood's obvious involvement in the manufactured earthquakes issue -- is to do with the fact that he's taken his uniform off and changed back into his civvies. The material - specially-designed and created by Brains, with the knowledge of Gordon's repaired body in mind - was intended to be both (obviously) waterproof and protect him against the pressure of the depths, but also to support the weaker parts of Gordon's skeleton, where his legs are prone to seizing around the knees and ankles, and his lumbar region has the unfortunate tendency of letting off blasts of nerve pain at the most inopportune of times.

That isn't to say that Gordon was impaired or disabled by his accident, in any sense of the word, just that his body has some issues in times of high stress, and that some extra tweaking of International Rescue's standard uniform was needed to compensate for that. And now he's taken that additional support off, his body is obviously complaining a lot louder than it would be were he still wearing it.

"So what do you suggest, Colonel Casey?" Virgil asks roughly, as their father's former Air Force colleague stares impassively around at them all. "We sit around and do nothing?"  Gordon can see the slow-burning anger that Virgil has been harbouring since their father's disappearance rise to the forefront, and he bites his lip, remembering all too well that terrible day... Even now, all this time later, it still hurts.

"You'll do what International Rescue does best, Virgil - help people in trouble." She says sternly, like that's not stating the obvious. "We'll bring him to justice."

Without another word, Colonel Casey vanishes with nary a chirp of disconnection or even a ‘goodbye’, and Gordon looks wearily at Scott, raising an eyebrow as he pushes himself upright in the seat, bracing his hands on his knees. "They don't stand a chance, do they?"

Scott gets up in response; his face determined. "If these devices are causing earthquakes, we'll find a way to shut them down!" He clenches his fists, and Gordon shares a glance with his grandmother, who has her brows furrowed, she too is watching Scott in concern.

"We still don't even know what we're dealing with here!" Virgil points out in frustration. Apparently Scott's speech has as much effect in calming his psy-twin brother as the rest of them, i.e, none at all. Next to Virgil on the other side of the pit, Brains looks worried, Gordon notes. The thought alone makes him nervous.

"I can give you a pretty good idea." John suggests, looking between the six of them. Grandma sits silently, watching them interact, as Scott settles back into his seat, and Gordon shoots a look at him that his eldest sibling mirrors. This is concerning.  "Seismic activity has been steadily growing since the first 'quake, and it's spreading north along the Pacific plate." John points to all the areas along the bottom of the Ring of Fire where the trouble is occurring, and Gordon feels his gut sink. "This is a global catastrophe in the making."

"D'you feel that?" Scott looks around at them as the lounge shakes slightly beneath them. Gordon clutches the sides of his seat as his left knee lets out a hot spasm with the unexpected movement. "It's another 'quake."

Gordon nods, feeling his lips compress. Too right he felt that; it sent pain firing right up into his spine, that did, and the damn chair is cushioned for heavens' sakes!

"I'm receiving hundreds of distress calls from along the Southern Pacific Rim." John reports suddenly, and as his brother turns his head to look at his holographic display, Gordon's attention is caught by Scott's head nodding sharply, tensing for movement.

 John turns his globe, replicated on the glass table in the centre of the circle of couches, zooming in on what Gordon knows is the brightest-glowing coordinates, indicating the greatest danger imposed on the cities in those locations; images and symbols popping up that dazzle Gordon's aching head just a bit more than he is comfortable with. Ibuprofen, he decides briskly, as soon as he can get his hands on it...

"Just tell us where you need us, Thunderbird Five." Scott orders.

"Oh, my!" Brains exclaims suddenly, having been silent almost since Gordon had brought the transponder back. He assumes that the scientist has at least been visually analysing the beacon until he can get his hands on it properly. "The solar collector in Taiwan has f-fallen out of alignment!" The engineer waves his hand over a red-flashing icon, and Kayo and the six Tracys lean forward for a closer look as the image suddenly blows up to ten times its initial size.

"Is that an actual emergency, Brains?" Scott asks, sceptical; blue eyes narrowed, fingers clenching on his knees. Just like Dad's used to do... Gordon thinks sadly.

"Here's how it was before." The engineer begins, standing up and moving forward, and what looks to Gordon like a massive satellite dish, looking as though it’s from the 1990s suddenly pops up out of nowhere. "Thousands of individually controlled mirrors concentrate the sun's rays into a frighteningly p-powerful beam."

"We're talking heat so intense, you get the same kind of hydrogen fusion that fuels a star." John adds, his face grim.

"This is the collector now." Brains gestures at the holo-display, and a terrain map with a minimised dish suddenly replaces the larger schematic.  "When the sun comes up, those rays will be aiming d-directly at the city of Taipei." As the engineer moves to the side so they can all see, a ray - clearly meant to serve as an imitation of the hydrogen fusion event John mentioned before - shoots across the frame, towards the city that Gordon can see in the right hand corner of the hologram. Immediately, warning icons that are indicative of any number of potential emergency situations pop up, and Gordon finds himself breaking out into a cold sweat. Shit.

"Sounds like we need to move that reflector!" Virgil concludes, leaning forward, dark eyes concerned.

"Gordon, I'm picking up a distress call from a fishing trawler taking on water." John turns suddenly to him, and even through his throbbing head, and his concern over the possible disaster unfolding in Taiwan, Gordon nods, knowing that he's needed elsewhere, regardless of his own thoughts and feelings on the situation, not to mention his aching body. "Tell them I'm on my way!" He pushes himself carefully to his feet, before gritting his teeth as a flare of pain arcs up his left leg, making him flinch. Dammit!

"All right, then. Time to gear up." Scott commands from behind him, and Gordon bites back his discomfort as he forces himself to walk normally. No letting the team down, there'll be time to have a rest afterwards. He'll have earned it by then, he's sure.

"Yes, let's do this!" Alan says enthusiastically, and Gordon hides a grin as his youngest sibling literally makes the floor vibrate in his excitement, seeing the teenager punching the air out of the corner of his eye.

"Sorry, Alan." Their eldest sibling says in apology, passing Gordon quickly. "We need to keep you and Thunderbird Three in reserve." Reaching the rotating platform that will take him across to Thunderbird One, Scott pulls down his twin lamps as Gordon moves carefully up the stairs and heads around the pit in the opposite direction, towards the hidden elevator that will lead him to the main silo where he'll collect Thunderbird Four.

"In case the TV goes out..." Alan mumbles. "I get it."

Gordon feels a passing pang of sympathy for Alan as he places his handprint on the recognition strip that will give him access to the elevator to the silos, but it's gone just as quickly as it came, as the concealed doors open and he steps inside, raising his watch to connect himself to John in Thunderbird Five. His brother's hologram pops up, though he's not actually looking at Gordon, and John spares him a glance from where he's feeding coordinates and uploading what Gordon presumes is the specs for the collector to Scott and Virgil, as the elevator begins its long descent.

"The trawler is a light thirty-footer, Gordon." John addresses him swiftly, his blue eyes - green at most times in the overhead lights of Thunderbird Five due to the contacts he wears for short-sightedness - flickering to meet his with a look of concentration as his fingers skitter across his holoscreens. "There's a crew of four, and the trawler's net has caught on some submerged rocks that weren't picked up by their onboard scanners. They've got a slow leak, and there is only one reported injury - the skipper has cut his hand - but the laceration isn't too deep, and they’ve applied basic First Aid, so it appears that it's just going to be a pick up of the four of them and drop off at the nearest main docking rig; Auckland, New Zealand. I've sent the coordinates to 'Four's navigation system. They're not in danger yet, according to their captain, but they'll be sunk by the time the authorities can get someone from conventional sea rescue out to them. You should be there within the next forty minutes at top speed. I'll let you know if anything with their situation changes."

"FAB, John." Gordon returns, meeting his brother's gaze levelly. "I'll keep you apprised of what's going on. Thunderbird Four out."

As the doors open and his brother’s hologram blinks out, Gordon heads determinedly towards the silo, relieved that this mission looks like it’s going to be a relatively cut-and-dry one. Or so he hopes...

Many thanks to both @libertybright for her invaluable plotting skills, and to @kellyfhaycock for her encouragement, you both have such unwavering faith in me. <3

I’m not really sure when I’m going to get to the next chapter of this, or any of my other WIPs, but rest assured it will be as soon as I possibly can. Life is hard and extremely stressful at the moment, and I know that I’m leaving you guys with yet another beginning to a story, but as always; thank you for reading. Your support means the world. 

You can find me on fanfic.net and Ao3 too!!

[madilayn]

This has episodes 10 & 11 from S3 on it.  

[madilayn]

Look st that determined face! And that happy TB4 noise!!! I love the contrast we get between Gordon the second youngest Tracy boy and practical joker; and Gordon the professional rescuer

BONUS!!!!!

Happy sub noise!

[writerpyre]

Me: *Watches 'The Martian' and thoroughly enjoys it*

Jeff and John Tracy: *How can we possibly stick our collective noses in and make ourselves thoroughly invested in making it fit in the TAG Universe-compliant timeline Pyre has set up?*

Me: *Glares* "You guys, do you have to make my Boundverse any more complicated?"

Jeff and John Tracy: *In unison* "Yes."

[madilayn]

This is great news.  It means that this will be reviewed by the Lego team with a view to being put into production.   

[writerpyre]

Not that it’s working exactly, but have a greyscale, 3/5 Tracy boys drawing dump, with glasses!John, Virgil-with-random-zip-jacket and weird-angled-head!Alan from Good Friday, because I’m trying to get my free-hand drawing skills better...

[madilayn]

What do you get when you mix Thunderbirds Are Go with Emergency! (again)