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Monday, March 26, 2068, noon, Tracy Island.
 
"FAB Four requesting permission to land," came the cockney tones of Parker.
 
Jeff grinned and turned to the radio behind him. "Permission granted, Fab Four. And welcome." Then he lifted his arm and activated his telecomm. "Dianne, Lady Penelope is here."
 
"Penelope? Wonderful! Thank you for telling me!" Dianne said. "I'll meet you at the hover cart! Dianne out."
 
Jeff smiled, then retrieved his crutches and headed out to the balcony. He looked down at the pool, where Gordon and Brandon were teaching Dominic the finer points of scuba diving. He knew that later there would be many more people there, splashing and relaxing, but right now, the pool was a classroom.
 
He hopped down the stairs, holding onto the rail with one hand and his crutches with another. Settling himself in the passenger seat, he waited for his wife. In less than a minute, she was pelting down the steps, and had flung herself into the driver's seat.
 
"I've got the kids finishing up their work before lunch. Kyrano's going to meet Parker in the hangar with the luggage float and I've told your mother to expect two more for lunch," she said breathlessly as she sped down the path to the airstrip. Jeff held onto his seat for dear life; his wife could fly Thunderbird Seven safely and with care, but the smaller hovercraft was a different story.
 
They made it to the bottom of the cliff in record time, just as Parker was unfastening the hatch to the dark pink jet and swinging open the steps to reveal Lady Penelope. Dianne came around to help Jeff with his crutches, then she hurried over to embrace the aristocrat, giving her a kiss on both cheeks.
 
"Penny! It's so good to see you!" she gushed.
 
"And to see you, too, Dianne," Penelope replied with a smile. Then their attention shifted as Jeff approached.
 
"Oh, my! Jeff, you look so very much better than you did last time I saw you," Penelope said as she embraced Jeff. "Just the cast on the foot now? How wonderful!"
 
Jeff gave Penelope a kiss on the cheek. "Yes, I'm finally healing. Another week or so and I should even have this off. Then some physical therapy and I should be good as new."
 
"Oh, I cannot tell you how relieved I am, Jeff!" Penelope said as Jeff and Dianne led her over to the hovercart. The three boarded the small craft, and Dianne began to pilot them back up to the villa.
 
"I'm afraid you'll have to stay in the Round House for a few days," Dianne said apologetically.  "One of our new recruits is in the guest room at the villa, waiting for her things to arrive from the mainland before moving into one of the apartments."
 
"I'm sure I shall be comfortable," Penelope said. "You will have to show me those new apartments. I am so intrigued by the thought that the Cliff House has been completely renovated."
 
"I'd be glad to show you around, Penny," Dianne said. "You'll have to meet some of our new folks. They're settling in really well."
 
"And Kat? How is my Kat doing?" Penelope asked.
 
"Brains is very pleased with her work," Jeff answered from where he sat in the back. "She's been making friends and was a big help in one of our more intensive rescues recently."
 
"Yes, I remember hearing about that," Penelope said. "I shall have to spend some time catching up on her news."
 
By this time, they were at the villa, and Emily was at the bottom of the steps, waiting.
 
"Lady Penelope! It's so nice to see you again!" she said, and she guided the aristocrat up the steps and into the coolness of the main house.

Post by Tikatu on 12/01/2005

Jeff heartbeat Dianne plain My IR:TNP OTP!

[Updated on: Sat, 28 July 2012 23:49]

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