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Whilst Kayo relaxes, the groom to be rushes

Love Story Chapter 12: Bride and Tailor, a thunderbirds fanfic | FanFiction

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I was tagged by @fallenfurther and this is from my upcoming chapter from Love Story. It’s technically two sentences but I had to be generous so it made a little sense and had some tension.

Chapters 1 and 2 are on fanfiction already xxx

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Natasha followed the group down through the house leaving behind the sound of Thunderbird 1 being controlled by remote back to her launchpad, and soon found hardwood turn into lino under her feet, the infirmary was as big as the other rooms in the house but decorated in very basic colours. Her thoughts were interrupted by Kayo’s sudden yelp and her head whipped round to see the tall girl run over to one of the beds which Virgil and Gordon were standing beside.

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I tag @louthestarspeaker @wonderavian and @turtlefangirl15 and if you’ve been tagged already don’t worry about it and I won’t force you to do this either

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Chapter 15 from Tracy Tales by MusicalTB2 Chapter 15: Modulo de placer (M)

"We can't do any more searching tonight Virgil, it's too dark, not even the pod lights could find it."

"We're going to be in so much trouble, Brains will kill me when he finds out."

"You're the one who crashed it."

"I thought I could pilot it in the dark."

"Turns out you couldn't," Kayo grinned, "come on, it's getting cold, we'll shelter in the module and look for it tomorrow."

"It's not much warmer in there than it is out here."

"Virg, come on."

"Alright, alright," Virgil followed Kayo inside and the ramp closed behind them locking them inside Thunderbird 2.

"I have a way to make it warm in here."

Virgil smirked, "I'm sure you do, and I'll make it cosier."

Kayo watched him cross the module and grab a fleece from the supply compartment, "for after?"

"That's what I was thinking," he swung her into his arms and kissed her hard, she pushed him back against the wall without breaking the embrace and smiled under his lips as his fingers unzipped her suit down her chest and to her hips, she bit her bottom lip gently as her fingers unclipped his baldric, it fell to the floor with a thump.

"Where next?" Virgil asked brushing his lips against her cheek.

"Suit," she unzipped his suit down his front and his chest came into view, "not wearing a shirt this time?"

"I alternate," Virgil hoisted her up onto the med bed and she wrapped her ankles around his hips.

"How are you going to get out of this?"

Virgil smirked, "I guess I'll just have to let go of you," he pulled his boots off and removed the suit without hesitation, "well I'm done."

Kayo ran her fingers across his abs, "my my, someone has been working out lately."

Virgil grinned at her from her shorts to her sports bra, "as have you."

"You can fit two people on this bed right?"

"Well, we can try."

Kayo pulled him onto the bed on top of her and kissed him again, her hands ran down his body to his legs and she gasped as he did the same stopping to stroke her knees, "wait, wait."

"What's up?"

"You for a start," she smirked eyeing him from below up, "but have you turned the coms off?"

Virgil smirked and reached up to a button without needing to look, "I have now." Kayo laughed behind closed lips before kissing him again and remaining clothes quickly turned to bare skin, the module was feeling very hot now and Kayo looked up at Virgil poised above her.

"What is the fleece for then?"

"Sleeping," Virgil pulled out and stroked her cheek, "we can't tell anyone about this."

"Your brothers know about us," Kayo sat up and hopped off the bed to pick her shorts up off the floor of the module.

"They don't know about the stuff we get up to."

"They have a guess though, right?" Kayo looked round at him, "I mean it's pretty obvious."

Virgil pulled his shorts on, "I don't think they like to," he smirked, "makes them feel weird."

"Well too bad," she ran a hand through her hair, "I'm not giving you up."

"I don't want you to."

Kayo sighed, "as much as this is a module of pleasure now, can we move to the bedroom? The floor doesn't look too comfortable."

"It's only a single bed up there," Virgil mused.

"Even better," Kayo smiled then squeaked as he scooped her up into his arms pressing her against his chest, "are you just going to leave your clothes here?"

"Yep. We can clear up tomorrow morning."

Kayo smiled, "sounds good to me," she smiled as he eased his way up the steps with her, "I always forget how strong you are."

"You don't weigh anything sweetheart."

"Is that teasing or the truth?"

Virgil shrugged, "a bit of both," he put her down gently and opened the door to the bedroom, "I'm just going to check we're all locked up in the cockpit and I'll join you."

Kayo nodded, "don't take too long," she slipped into the room and turned the lights on, like most of the ship's interior, green shone back at her bordered by black lines, but the bed was pristine white and a vase decorated the small room holding shoots of lavender, his mother's favourite herb, she smiled and crawled onto the bed taking a deep breath of Virgil's scent he left in every room.

"Oh we're busted," Virgil walked into the room laughing.

"What, why?"

"John just called, and I answered like this," he looked down at his bare chest and shorts.

"Did you tell a lie?"

"No."

"Virg," she whined, "you could've said you were about to have a shower or something," she fell back onto the pillow hiding her face, the bed dipped closer to her before Virgil was beside her giving her puppy dog eyes, "knock it off!" She laughed and pushed him back playfully, "you know John is jealous of us, don't torture him."

"He had his chance and he didn't take it," Virgil stretched, "he wants to know if we found the drone, but we haven't. Scott is coming out tomorrow to help us."

"Scott!? Virgil, it takes him seconds, do not let me sleep in ok? The last thing I need is for him to see me half naked."

"You wear bikinis all the time by the pool?"

"This is different," she snuggled up beside him sighing happily, "was everything locked?"

"Oh yeah, anything tries to get in, they'll be in for a shock," he winked and Kayo groaned, "oh come on, that was funny."

"You're as bad as Gordon sometimes."

"Ouch, where did that come from?"

"Words are your enemy."

"Not all of the time, there have been moments when you've swooned because of my words," Virgil mused, "or when I sing to you."

"You don't have an instrument with you," Kayo yawned as she got further under the sheets, "if you pull out a piano, I'll eat the lavender."

"What about a keyboard?"

Kayo closed her eyes with a laugh, "how did I fall in love with someone like you, or just you to be exact?"

"Alright, I won't, let's get some sleep. Unless?"

"We made out in the module, I'm too tired now."

"Want a massage?"

Kayo opened one eye, "hmm, that doesn't sound like a bad idea."

Virgil turned on the heater as Kayo turned onto her stomach, "I wish we could have more missions like this," he said as he pressed his knuckles into her shoulder blades.

"Parking Thunderbird 2 somewhere in the wilderness and camping?" Kayo smirked towards the wall.

"No no, I mean us two in Thunderbird 2. You could always leave Shadow at home and come with me."

"I like my ship."

"Alright, just trying to be more of a boyfriend."

Kayo reached back for his hand, "and you're a wonderful boyfriend sweetheart."

Virgil smiled, "sleep time. I love you."

"I love you too," she yawned and pressed her cheek into the pillow feeling Virgil's lips kiss the back of her head, he turned the lights off and she fell asleep listening to the quiet hum of Thunderbird 2.

Dawn broke and Thunderbird 1 landed beside her sister, Scott leapt out and disarmed the behemoth, the module door opened and Scott walked up the ramp, clothes scattered the floor and he smirked. There was a shuffling of feet and he looked up as Virgil skidded through the door followed by Kayo who was wrapped in the fleece.

"Well well, had fun did we?" Scott asked, amused by their pink faces and he tutted at their uniforms on the floor.

Virgil hastily pulled his flight suit on, "you could've given us the heads up?"

"How could I? You turned the comms off."

Virgil closed his eyes with a sigh, "oh yes, so I did."

"Can you two both look away for a moment please? So I can get dressed," Kayo crossed her arms over the fleece and Virgil tugged Scott's arm, "thank you."

"We'll start the search," Virgil adjusted his baldric then followed Scott down the ramp of the module.

"You scored big last night then brother?" Scott asked, smirking when Virgil shoved him gently, "it's pretty obvious that you did."

"Searching led to sleeping."

"With a little love in between. I could've followed the trails of clothes to the bedroom."

"No you couldn't."

Kayo walked down the ramp fully clothed in her uniform and joined the boys, "you're here to help us find this drone, and nothing more."

"I wouldn't have thought the module was comfortable enough to make love in, but it looks like I stand corrected."

"Okay, that's enough," Kayo laughed and tackled him, he dodged her moves and Virgil got between them, "let me get him."

"We have a job to do."

Scott laughed, "that's that then."

"Scott, don't be childish," Virgil rolled his eyes, "the sooner we find that drone, the sooner we can go home."

Kayo walked past Scott and grinned, "if you really want know, it was great."

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Chapter 11 from Tracy Tales by MusicalTB2 Chapter 11: Crying

Kayo finds it extremely hard to hold her own emotions when her brothers cry or Virgil breaks down in front of her, she's so used to seeing them strong and being there for unhappy victims. When their mother died, she saw more tears than smiles for a long time and this was all repeated when Jeff disappeared. Eight years to the day and she found herself promising to keep a brother's secret from the others, but sometimes even controlling her own emotions were an impossibility.

“Hey, it's ok," she wrapped her arms tightly around Gordon, he was the joker of the family, the one whose smile could cheer up anyone, and to find him crying was worse than anything she had ever come across.

"He's gone Kayo, he can't be but he is. Eight years today."

"I know," she stroked her fingers down the back of his neck.

"Please don't tell my brothers about this, I never cry," he whispered unhappily.

"Now that's just not true," she rubbed his back and felt him shudder with sobs again.

"Both parents, now we're orphans."

Kayo felt tears come to her own eyes at Gordon's despair, "you've got Grandma, and she's not going anywhere," she turned to look at him and brushed the tears off his cheeks, "Jeff must've had a plan, he just ran out of time."

"He never runs out of time, that was the first mistake he's ever made," Gordon wept as he drew his legs up to his chest on the rock he was sitting on, "the Zero X blew up and we didn't get to say goodbye."

"I know little brother," she sighed sorrowfully as tears rolled down his cheeks, "I know it hurts, my dad is gone too, he's not dead but he still left me. I feel like I've lost a piece of myself."

Gordon nodded as he stared out at the ocean, "uh-huh," he ran a hand across his eyes, "I can't believe it's been eight years and we still don't know why that ship blew up."

"We'll find out," she hugged him again, "are you going to be ok?"

Gordon sighed, "yeah, I'll come back to the house soon," he felt her arms release from his sides and smiled, "thanks Kayo, I didn't know you could be soft."

"You're welcome," she walked back to the house and made her way to the room she shared with Virgil, which was his to begin with, she walked in and closed the door behind her sadly before sitting down on the bed, without knowing why, she found her eyes filling with tears which spilled over when she bowed her head, she didn't even notice when the door opened and warm arms encased her against red chequered plaid.

"Virgil?"

"Yeah."

"Thanks," Kayo sniffed as she rested her hand on his leg.

"What's wrong?"

"I can't say. I promised. But it made me think this, I don't have parents and if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have siblings either," she trailed off as sobs filled her throat, "I would've had to live with my uncle."

"What are you getting at?"

"I would rather be an orphan, than be with my uncle, Virgil. You guys have each other, I have no-one."

"You have me?" Virgil smiled.

"I wouldn't have ever met you, Virgil, not if I had never come to the island with my father, my uncle would have raised me and possibly turned me against International Rescue in the future."

"But Kayo, it didn't happen, and you're here with us. The alternative is a path you can ignore," he rocked her gently beside him as he pressed his head to hers, the top of his spiked hair brushing her forehead, "don't cry."

Kayo sighed beside him and a tear fell onto his jeans, "eight years."

Virgil nodded, "yeah, I know, but I'm not the one crying. Now which of my brothers is?"

Kayo looked round at him, "he said not to tell."

Virgil gazed into her eyes and hummed, "Gordon. Is he ok?"

"But how did you?" Kayo frowned as she wiped her eyes.

"I can tell it's not Scott or you wouldn't be crying, Alan would just come to one of us, John is in Thunderbird 5 so that leaves Gordon."

Kayo clutched his hands, "don't go and look for him, or he'll know I said something."

"FAB, but is he ok?"

"Apart from crying, yes, he just misses your dad."

"Like we all do."

"Are you ok?" Kayo asked as she reached up to twist Virgil's hair around her finger playfully.

Virgil jerked his head back, not even his girlfriend was allowed to play with the spike, "I just feel empty, but I have you which helps me get through it."

"Awh," Kayo sniffed, "I don't believe I do help."

"When was the last time I cried?"

Kayo smirked, "last week watching 'Inside Out' with me."

"That doesn't count," he poked her nose with the tip of his finger.

"Ok, well I can't think of a time then."

"That's because you give me the comfort I need. The same way Scott looks for it in me, John looks for it in Scott, Gordon goes for anyone and Alan goes to Gordon."

"That's like a game of rock, paper, scissors," she chuckled, "I go to whoever is willing to put up with me, I've never liked crying in front of boys."

"Oh sweetheart," Virgil wrapped his arms around her again and sat back on the bed, she curled up between his legs and he smiled, "want to get a drink?"

"I would, yeah," she reached up and kissed him hard smiling when she felt his hands tighten on her back, she sighed and broke the kiss, "I love you."

"You do?" Virgil pulled back grinning.

"Of course I do."

"You've just never said it like that before."

Kayo smiled seductively, "you love me right?"

"You bet I do," Virgil attacked her with kisses again and they wrapped their arms around each other.

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Chapter 7 from Tracy Tales by MusicalTB2

Chapter 7: Fears

The Tracys all share the same fear in the rescue business and that's losing each other, it's a dangerous job and each of them know that when they go out, they're putting their lives on the line and one of them might not make it home, but they still go knowing they're the best hope for those in danger. Everyone has a personal fear of something, for some it's loneliness, others the dark, clowns and sometimes much smaller things.

"Argh!" The scream was unusually shrill for the person it belonged to and Scott sprinted to the source, he skidded into the adjacent hangar and looked around with confusion.

"Scott, help!"

Gordon joined Scott and frowned, "I heard that scream from inside Thunderbird 4, what's going on?"

"Hopefully nothing serious," Scott ran inside the Thunderbird in question and looked up only to see the second eldest brother cowering on top of the Mole, "Virg?"

"It's disappeared, it was right here."

"What was?" Gordon asked looking down at the floor of the module.

"Scott, it's there!" Virgil yelped and Scott looked down to see a huge spider scuttle past him and run towards the pod.

"Woah, where did you bring that back from?" Scott moved sideways, "it's just a spider, Virg."

Virgil leapt from the pod and landed beside Scott, unfortunately not noticing the spider had fired a web at the same time and he screamed seeing it crawling on an invisible line towards him, "get it off me!"

Kayo ran into the module, "who's torturing my gem without me?"

Gordon rolled his eyes and took the spider into his hands cupping it between his palms so it couldn't escape, "oh Virgil, you are a picture."

"Keep that, thing, away from me," he grimaced and rubbed invisible webs off himself.

"What, this!" Gordon made to throw the spider at Virgil but his brother got there first and swiped his hands sway causing the aquanaut to loosen his grip, the spider fell to the floor and Virgil fled from the open module with an unmanly squeak.

Kayo laughed as she watched him sprint down the ramp, "put it outside Gordon, or Virgil will never come in here again."

Gordon rolled his eyes, "it's not even that big."

Scott shuddered slightly, "it's pretty big, I wouldn't touch it that's for sure."

"Are you scared too?" Gordon asked as he lowered it into a mug to take outside to the garden.

"No, I'm hesitant because it might be venomous."

"Spiders only attack if they're provoked, by the fuss Virgil was making I'm surprised it didn't nip him. See you later," Gordon walked out and Kayo sighed.

"I'll go and find Virgil," she smirked at Scott then went in search of the Thunderbird 2 pilot who was pacing in the shadow of his bird's nose cone, "it's gone, Gordon has taken it outside, maybe you'll run your ship over it on your next launch."

Virgil rubbed his arms, "ugh, I really hate them."

Kayo smiled at him then noticed the goosebumps on his neck, "awwh, you really are scared of spiders aren't you? Between you and me, I'm scared of moths you never know if you're going to find one in your room or not in the evening."

Virgil smiled, "spiders vs moths, I'll happily take the moths."

Kayo kissed him then stroked his cheek, "what were you doing anyway?"

"Just refuelling the Mole, I was connecting the pump and it crawled out of the cockpit," he closed his eyes, "I hate to believe it was with me the whole time on that mission," he shivered again and Kayo squeezed his hand.

"Get back there, you never know if we'll get called out again."

Virgil smiled and wrapped his hand around the back of her neck drawing her face up to his lips, he closed his eyes enjoying the smoothness of her lips against his own, scented only with a subtle taste of vanilla balm, his lips parted and he heard someone clear their throat behind them.

"When you two are done, I could use some help," Alan snorted.

Kayo rolled her eyes breaking the kiss reluctantly, "I promised Alan I would help him do an engine check on Thunderbird 3, sorry Virgil, I'll see you later."

Virgil watched her leave the side hangar and sighed as Scott came to stand beside him, "what's your fear Scott?"

Scott smiled, "I'm guessing your other fear is losing Kayo?"

"Mmm."

"It's always losing you guys on a mission, but since we're being open, I've never been a fan of bats, butterflies I can handle but bats are something else, they fly right at you when you don't want them to and can be vicious."

Virgil smirked, "that's a little more pathetic than mine, but at least we know that Gordon is scared of lizards."

"True, but don't prank him with lizards ok? Come on, I'll help you finish your maintenance run through."

"Thanks, and for seeing if I was alright earlier."

Scott chuckled, "we thought you had hurt yourself, that was some scream."

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If I was to post my fanfiction from my account, how would people like to view them? In full written out or as links?

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Thinking of starting a Thunderbirds fic with these words:

“Down to a tranquility unbroken by fickle dreams”

Please go ahead and do it too if you’d like, they’re not my words they were on the background of a bookmark

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A game of scrabble with the Tracy boys, no prompts just my own head :) part of my Tracy tales fanfiction

Gordon smirked as he brought a box over to the dining room table and Kayo raised an eyebrow, "nope before you say it, it's not that."

"Good, because the last time we played monopoly, Scott threw the hat piece into the pool."

Scott frowned, "Gordon was cheating and I had enough of being put in jail."

Virgil smiled, "what game of torture is this then?"

"Good old fashioned scrabble."

"I thought you were about to say snakes and ladders," Alan looked round at him from gazing out at the torrential rain, it didn't rain much on the island but when it did you got soaked after five seconds of being in it.

"We'll have to pair up," Gordon took out the four-word arrangers.

"Someone will have to be on their own Gordon, do the maths and take out three," Scott smirked, "I'll go solo."

Virgil looked at Kayo, "us against the terrible two?"

"FAB."

Alan grinned, "our words are going to be awesome!"

Scott picked out eight random letters, "no rude words, Gordon."

Gordon gasped, "never! We have a lady present."

Kayo kicked him hard under the table and smirked when he winced, "it's only what you deserve."

"Who wants to go first?" Virgil asked as he looked down at his letters quizzically.

"I'll put one down and then make us some drinks," Scott smiled putting down the word SOLO, "4 points."

"Not a great choice of letters there Scott?" Kayo asked as he stood up.

"They could've been better. Coffee anyone?"

Alan shook his head, "chocolate for me please."

"Mango smoothie please, it's in the fridge," Gordon replied pointing out a word to Alan.

Kayo smiled at Scott, "we'll have a coffee."

Scott nodded, "FAB. Don't look at my letters whilst I'm occupied."

Alan grinned, "put it down, Gordon."

"Will do," Gordon put down the word TONGUE, "13 points."

"Ohh nice," Virgil smirked, "that's put some pressure on us. Kayo, anything?"

"I'll think."

Scott returned with the drinks for his younger siblings, "just resting the coffee. Tongue. Really, guys?"

"Yeah, we're not cheating, honest."

"Okay, how about..." Kayo placed the letters down, "JEWEL. 19, Ha!"

"That's high scoring, nice one sweetheart," Virgil grinned at her.

Kayo high fived him, "always make sure to use the J," she looked out at the flooded patio, "I hate this rain."

Scott went back to finish the coffees, "I know, it should be going over soon, John is keeping an eye on it," he brought the three hot drinks over and sat back up on the stool swaying his feet to and fro as he pondered his next word, "that J is in the way. Uh, ok," he put down the word WOOL, "that counts right?"

Gordon shrugged, "as far as I know, that's a word. Oh, that makes it 21 adding to the jewel."

"My turn to put down a word," Alan grinned, "JOKE."

Gordon cheered as he did the maths, "yes! This puts us ahead with a triple! 55!"

Virgil grimaced, "I'm going to check your letters in a minute," he watched Gordon pick up four new letters.

"We're not cheating Virgil, man, what do you take us for?"

"Cheaters usually," Scott chuckled as he raised his coffee to his lips watching Virgil and Kayo brainstorm on a word choice.

"CIRCLE. That gives us 39 with double letter score and triple word," Virgil grinned, "Scott?"

Scott grimaced, "dammit. These are awful letters."

Virgil hopped off the stool and plugged his phone into their sound system, "to drown out the rain."

"Okay, I think I have a word," Scott placed the letters down doing the maths in his head, "LATEX, as in the material. 26 points."

"Good use of X," Kayo smiled, "Virg, which playlist is this?"

"My birthday one."

Suddenly lightning lit up the kitchen and Alan buried his head in his arms shaking with fear, Scott moved around the table and wrapped his arms around him as thunder rumbled through the room.

"It's alright," Scott hugged him tightly and Gordon smiled sympathetically, Alan's fear of storms originated from childhood after his mother died.

"Thanks, Scott," Alan whimpered and pressed his cheek against the soft fabric of his shirt.

"John, how is it looking?" Virgil activated the holo-image projector on the table.

"It doesn't look good you guys, but it's passing over quickly, are you okay?" John's gaze settled on Alan wrapped in Scott's arms.

"We'll be fine John, everything is shut upstairs and down here," Scott smiled then hushed Alan as another rumble of thunder shook the room.

"The Den?" Virgil suggested and Scott nodded, "come on guys, we'll finish the game after the storm passes."

John hung up and turned back to the globe, "that's some storm. No callouts, please," he said to himself.

The Den in actuality was just a study with no windows and full of cushions, it went by many names but all of them had settled on 'den' rather than the snug, Alan snuggled up in the corner and Scott sat down beside him, Gordon lounged lazily against a long cushion wrapped around his shoulders and Virgil got cosy between the throws holding his guitar, Kayo leaned against him looking across to Alan who was still trembling.

"It'll be over soon Alan," Scott soothed, "it's just a storm."

Virgil smiled as he played, "storms can't hurt you."

"They hurt mum," Alan whispered painfully and Scott pulled him close.

"Yes I know, but it won't happen to you, I won't let it."

Kayo rested her head against Virgil's, she hadn't been living with the Tracys when their mum died but she knew of the story and following heartbreak they went through every day ever since, "storms don't linger."

Alan looked up and nodded, "thanks, Kayo."

Scott gestured to Virgil for the guitar, "remember that song about raindrops?"

"From the 70s? That was such a long time ago, ancient," Virgil smirked, "of course you'd remember it, Scott."

Gordon buckled over laughing at Scott's frown, "he's got you there!"

Alan smirked, "good one."

"Ha-ha," Scott rolled his eyes, "but yes that one, it might cheer us up," he sat up and rested the guitar against his raised knee, "Raindrops keep falling on my head, and that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turning red, cos crying's not for me," he nudged Alan gently, "and I'm never gonna stop the rain by complaining, 'cause I'm free, there's no worrying me."

Virgil crossed his arms, "you skipped to the last verse."

"It's the only verse which mentions rain," Scott shrugged continuing to play the outro, "okay fine, a fun one."

Kayo sent a message to John as Scott began to play 'American Pie', 'is it still raining outside, we're in the den?'

John's reply was instant, 'afraid so, and the thunder is worse. Is Alan okay?'

'Scott is distracting him with songs.'

'Good. Will message again when it's calmed down outside.'

'FAB.' Kayo turned to Virgil with a smile and he kissed her forehead before stretching his legs out in front of himself watching Scott strumming the soundhole fast and rhythmically.

By the time the song was reaching the end, Kayo had received a message from John saying the lightning had passed over but she didn't want to interrupt the final verses, they were having too much fun singing and Alan had cheered up immensely as he rocked side to side beside Scott laughing, the final chords were stroked down the strings and she cleared her throat.

"Hey guys, John says the storm has passed."

Scott put the guitar down and got to his feet, "I'll check," he walked up the steps from the den leading up to the first floor, the sky was still grey but it was quiet, "he's right."

Alan ran up the steps, "let's carry on with scrabble, I only hope Max hasn't messed with the board."

Virgil laughed as he left the den with Kayo, "Max wouldn't do that."

"He painted me with a moustache, Virgil, that robot is as bad as Gordon."

Gordon gasped, "how very dare you, comparing me to a robot, I have feelings."

Scott shrugged as he led the way back to the kitchen, "so does Max."

The scrabble board was undisturbed and Kayo did the maths as Virgil went to make a bowl of popcorn for them all.

"Believe it or not, Scott has managed to get himself into the lead with 56, Virgil and I are in third place with 39 and Gordon, you and Alan are second with 55. The first one to 65?"

"Scott is halfway there," Alan complained.

"Hey, it could all go wrong for me here," Scott shrugged as he picked up some letters.

"First to 65 sounds good, we've got some storm clearing up to do," Virgil looked out to the patio where chairs had blown over.

"FAB, 65, whose turn is it?" Scott asked.

"It's ours," Alan grinned, "okay, let's do this word," he put down the letters, "MORE. Damn that's only 6, but it puts us ahead of you two."

Kayo smiled, "hit them where it hurts Virgil."

"With pleasure," Virgil put the bowl down and spelt out the word gleefully, "EGRETS, plus triple letter score, that gives us 72!"

Scott smiled with a face full of popcorn, "leads me into, this: ZAPS. 34 points and I win overall with 90!"

Gordon threw his pen down, "can't beat that. Z is a ten, and on double letter."

Kayo shook her head, "good game though, you're so competitive, Scott."

Scott smirked, "I usually lose actually."

"Storm clear up then," Alan sulked, "shotgun, not pool cleaning!"

"Shotgun!" Gordon yelped.

"Ditto!" Kayo grinned.

"Shot-" Virgil started.

"Gun-" Scott finished, "crud."

"You do use it the most, launching," Gordon got up from the table as Virgil tidied the scrabble game away.

Scott followed him outside, "true. Be careful out here guys, it's slippery," he watched as Gordon lost his footing and grabbed onto the table, "told you."