Thunderbirds: A Hood Over The World

Chapter 2: New York Disaster

Liberty Island, New York City.
(3rd Person POV)
smoke and fire blurred the skies of New York as Fireflash continued to sit in pieces on the grounds surrounding the now damaged Statue of Liberty. the NYDC had arrived at the scene of the crash but had little to no equipment good enough to free the passengers of the airliner, International Rescue was the last and only option to save the people inside the Statue head and inside the plane.

Though the NYDC couldn't do much, they however did what they could with what they had. The NYDC erected a exclusion zone around the island and began to put out the fires that currently surrounded major landing zones for International Rescue aircraft.
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Above North America.
(Scott's POV)
we had launched as soon as John had came through that Alan's plane had gone down near New York, we needed to hurry, I feared for the safety of my little brother and I know Gordon fear for Alan for more reasons,
"Thunderbird 2 from Thunderbird 1" I say activating the commlink
"Thunderbird 2 here" Virgil responds
"What's your ETA?" I ask
"at full power another 15 minutes maybe" Virgil answers
"F.A.B I'm increasing speed and should be there soon" I say
"F.A.B Thunderbird 2 out" Virgil says ending the transmition
The next think I need to do is call John, to see if there is an update on the situation,
"Base from Thunderbird 1" I say into the commlink
"Base here" John answers
"any updates?" I ask
"let me put you all on" John says and then everyone is added to the communications channel 
"what's up John?" Virgil ask
"yeah, any news?" Gordon asks
"I have a little, the NYDC have made our jobs a little easier, they've started putting out fires and have blocked off the Danger Zone from the public" John explains
"I'm sensing a but" Gordon says
"I'm trying to get in contact with Harrisin Russell Aircraft and they for the most part aren't responding" John explains and I frown
"keep trying, we need to know exactly what we are facing" I say as I see New York in the distance and the smoke from the crash " I'm nearing the Danger Zone" I say
"F.A.B Scott, make sure he's safe" John responds
"we shouldn't be to far out, Gordon's having a fit" Virgil says
"am not, i'm just worried about Alan" Gordon answers
"we'll be there as soon as we can, Thunderbird 2 out" Virgil says ending his side of the call
"i'll keep trying to contact Harrisin Russell and inform Lady P about the situation" John says
"alright, Thunderbird 1 out" I say ending the transition before initiation a three point landing sequence
Three Point Landing Sequence Engaged
The computer says as I extend the land gear, aiming for a clear spot of land near the plane.

Three Point Landing Completed
The computer says once I touch down, and I begin to exit Thunderbird 1, jumping out of my seat I make my way to the closest emergency worker,
"How bad is the situation?" I ask
"Not as bad as it was but people are still trapped inside and the island is giving way" an officer answers
"giving way?" I question
"a new subway tunnel from Jersey to Manhattan is underneath us, they were building a station on this island but the crash seems to have damaged the supports and the whole area is in danger of falling under" A fire official answers
"where's the big green Thunderbird?" another officer asks
"it's coming" I say and as if on que Thunderbird 2 descends below the clouds
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(Virgil's POV)
I descend below the clouds and New York is in perfect view, flying to a safe position above Liberty Island Gordon sits up and heads towards the pod elevator,
"Beginning landing Sequence" I say
"is that safe?" Gordon asks
"Brain's outfitted Thunderbird 2 with floatation bags, this counts as a test run, it should help with our rescues" I answer as I come to hover over the water " Activating Float Bags" I say pressing a blue button on the main console which deploys the bags
Float Bags Engaged
The computer announces as I slowly approach the shoreline of the island before beginning a vertical landing
"Gordon, prepare to launch the Thunderizer" I say
"F.A.B" he answers descending to the pod bay as I set Thunderbird 2 down in the water near the shoreline, Thunderbird 2 floating on the water before I lower the landing legs and raise the pod to the ground, locking it off. 
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(Gordon's POV)
descending to the pod bay and walking to the Thunderizer, I can feel Thunderbird 2 land and raise before I even head to the lever the lowers the pod bay door, arriving at the lever I pull it down opening the door before making my way to the cockpit of the Thunderizer. I press the engine start button and arm the cutting laser before pressing down on the accelerator,
"Thunderizer Is Go!" I say into the commlink as I drive out onto the island
"Gordon, head towards where the statue and the plane meet, we can cut a way through there" Scott says through the commlink as I make my way towards where he directs me to
'don't worry Alan, we'll get you out' are my only thoughts as I drive on
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Command and Control, Tracy Island.
(John's POV)
Warning! Unknown Signal Detected. Location: North Atlantic
The computer announces suddenly as I continue to try and get in contact with Harrisin Russell Aircraft, that is strange though as  there is nothing in the proximity of the signal, nothing but an abandoned oil rig and the sunken Pioneer freighter,
"Computer, continue to track signal" I say
Orders Acknowledged
The computer responds as I get back to the task at hand, getting the blueprint layout of FireFlash, but the sound of an incoming call interrupts me and as I look over I see its Lady Penelope,
"FAB 1 to Thunderbird 5" she says
"Thunderbird 5 here" I answer
"Alan's flight hasn't arrived yet and i'm getting worried" she says
"his plane went down over New York, it crash landed into Liberty Island and Thunderbird 1 and 2 are currently on the scene" I explain
"A FireFlash?" she questions
"I know, they aren't known for their sudden plummets to the earth" I say
"you suspect fowl play?" she asks
"what other alternative do we have, airport records say the plane was looked over in Sydney, Australia and given the all clear, same for it's records on it's last stop before L.A." I explain
"where was it's stop over before Los Angeles?" Lady P asks
"San Francisco" I answer
"I have a hunch, but their was a report about a break out from GDF Ultra - Security" she says
"you don't think?" I ask
"like I said it's only a hunch, but focus on the rescue, i'll call you if I have anything" she says
"alright, thank you" I say
"FAB 1 out" she says ending the call and I get back to the task at hand, we needed any information we could get and I wouldn't stop until I knew Alan was safe.
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Liberty Island, New York.
(Gordon's POV)
I drove the Thunderizer up to the section of Fireflash crushed and blocked by the debris from the Statue of Liberty, stopping in front of the wreckage I begin to fire up the cutting laser of the Thunderzier,
"activating cutting laser" I say over the commlinks
"F.A.B Gordon be careful" Scott responds as I begin to cut into the wreckage of the statue, emergency teams coming up and being on standby, ready to move the exact moment that an opening is available to them. Cutting through the statue was the simple part, the hard part would be if I need to cut an opening into the plane, it would be a difficult task to avoid the possible of hurting or even killing anyone on the other side.

A few minutes had passed and the cutting was going well, I was nearly through the remaining parts of the statue when my commlink comes to life,
"Base to Thunderizer, come in" I hear John say
"Gordon here" I answer
"stop cutting" John states
"Why? I'm nearly through" I question, there didn't seem to be anything wrong
"Fireflash's engines are powered by Thermal Nuclear Fusion Drives under the main fuselage, where you cutting right now has two connections to the right and left engines and since the statue has crushed that area, pressure has built up" John explains
"you not saying what I think you saying?" I ask stopping the cutting laser
"if you release that last piece of statue debris from where it is, then the whole area will become a nuclear hazard zone in seconds, the pressure will release in a massive explosion and the population of New York and Jersey City will be in danger then" John explains further
"so what do we do?" I ask
"New York Disaster Control are the closest people with Hazmat equipment equal to what we use, I'll contact Virgil and Scott and they'll bring our hazmat gear to you, I hate to say it but this rescue just got a whole lot more complicated" John says and he was right, with the current situation millions would die, for the first time in a long time there was nothing I could do and I hated it, all I could do was wait for hazmat gear to arrive.

TO BE CONTINUED...