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Tracy Island,  March 24th, noon

"Kat!" Brains called down the table to his young assistant.

She looked up from talking with Nikki about the latest films. "Yes, Bo...." She glanced at Scott. "Brains?" she replied.

"I intend to start doing a complete overhaul of all the auxiliary vehicles, which will help you to build up your knowledge of them. We will start when we have finished lunch."

Kat smiled. It's so good to be actually doing some work on the vehicles.

They left the dining room and headed for the monorail to take them to the hangars containing the auxiliaries.

"Kat, were you going to call me 'Boss'?" 

Kat grinned. "Yes, it sort of felt right. Of course, Mr. Tracy is the big Boss.  But it's better than being called 'guv' which was the name my first employer was known to his workforce.  'Oi, Guv, wotcha you want doing wiv this old car?'" She mimicked a cockney accent.

Brains laughed. "Hey, not bad."

Once down in the hangar, Kat asked, "Okay, what are we starting with?"

"Let's take a look at the Hover Jets." These were parked in the far end of the hangar.  Brains led the way.  He started one up, and sitting on it, gently moved around, on a cushion of air.  "Looks like this one is okay. Let's check the others."

Kat gingerly sat on one, and copied Brains. "Oh er, this is not as easy as it looks.  How do the Tracys manage?"  She brought the Hover Jet down to a bumpy landing.

"I don't think that one is functioning as it should," Brains said, pushing his glasses back onto his nose.  "No, look here. Some of the outlets where the air comes from are malfunctioning, causing the hover jet to move unevenly." He looked underneath, and made some adjustments. "There, Kat, try it again." 

Kat again sat on the jet, but this time it lifted off the ground and went along smoothly.

"Kat," Brains, said, "I have a check sheet of everything that needs doing to all the auxiliary vehicles.  In time I hope that you will take over and work on these vehicles as a matter of course, freeing me to do other things."

"Oh, Brains!" Kat flushed with pride. "You really mean that I shall be in control of the Thunderbirds and their auxiliary equipment?"

"Well, maybe not the Thunderbirds themselves, but likely the auxiliary vehicles. It will be a very important job."

Kat thought about what Brains was saying.  True, I enjoyed being a part of the last rescue, even though it was very traumatic for me. But to be in charge of the TBs and the other pieces of equipment...to know that it would be me who  ensured that, whatever and whenever equipment was needed, everything was ready and in order... how exciting!

Suddenly Brains voice brought her back to the present. "Some responsibility, isn't it?" he said, smiling at her faraway expression.

"Yes, Brains," Kat almost whispered back.  "And I won't let Mr. Tracy or his sons down."

Brains nodded and smiled wider. "I know you won't."

"Hey, Brains, is that part of IR equipment?" she asked as she pointed to a very colourful Hover Jet, set aside from the rest.

Brains laughed, "That belongs to young Alex; he was given it as a birthday present.  He painted it himself, so that it would not used along with the other Hover Jets."

"There's little chance of that." Kat laughed. "I can't see Scott or Virgil using it."

Brains chuckled. "Neither can I. In any case, you'd better check it over, too. It would fall under your purview as being a household vehicle."

However, the Hover Jet appeared in good order.

"Now, let's have a look at the Jet Air Transporter," Brains said.  "This enables people being rescued from a height to fall onto jets of air, and so enable them to be safely brought down."

Kat looked on as Brains went over the equipment, tightening bolts and greasing some parts.

Brains then started it, and there was an upward thrust of air, it looked to be working okay. "Would you like to try it?"

Kat looked at Brains and laughed, "Is this part of the training to test drive the equipment?"

"Well, you need to know how it works, so you'll know if your repairs were successful or not."

"Okay, Brains," Kat said, climbing up a ladder to a walkway halfway up the hangar wall.

Brains manoeuvred the vehicle until it was underneath where Kat was standing.  "Okay?"

"Ready when you are, Boss," came Kat's voice from above him.

"Okay, jump!" 

Well, here I go! Kat thought as she gingerly jumped off the walkway and, to her surprise, was caught in an upward rush of air then gently brought down to the ground. "Wow, Brains, that is some equipment!"

"Yes, it is! I have a manual here for you to study. Go ahead and look this one over, then work on the Booster Mortar as well. They both probably need a going over so they'll be in tip-top shape for the next rescue." He handed her a thick book. "Easier to study from a hard paper copy than an electronic one, I always think."

Kat glanced down at the thick, grease-stained book in her hands. "If you insist..."

Brains raised an eyebrow and a faint smile played about his lips. "I certainly do."

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