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From: TracyFan4Ever Sent: 7/2/2006 7:51 PM
***Wednesday, July 18, 2068, 1 p.m., the Danger Zone. (5 p.m. on Tracy Island)***
Callie slept on one of the beds in Thunderbird Two's crew quarters. Her sleep was very uneasy, as she was unable to shake off the memory of the Hood's glowing eyes. Why me? Why did he get to me?
Waking up and running a hand through her hair, she pulled herself out of the bed and put her boots back on. Slowly walking out of the quarters, she decided to join Virgil in the cockpit. I hope he's had any type of luck in breaking the jam. The guys back home are probably worried sick right now.
Virgil heard her approach and turned to give her a weary smile. "How do you feel, Callie?"
Taking the seat next to him, she answered, "To be honest, I've seen better days. I can't get those eyes out of my mind. The Hood sure had easy pickings with me."
Virgil nodded. "That was how Tin-Tin felt after her run-in with the Hood. Brains, too. But, like Dianne said, we're out in the middle of nowhere. Who could anticipate his appearance here?" He snorted a laugh. "In fact, Brains and Tin-Tin were also out in the middle of nowhere." He smiled at her. "Don't go beating yourself up over it, Callie. There's no way you could have anticipated him, and - from what I understand - no way you could have stopped him, either."
"I know, but I can't shake it. I don't even know what he was after." She looked straight at him. "Virgil, was there any clue as to what he wanted from me?"
Virgil looked away for a moment, then sighed and looked back at her, catching her eye. "Yeah, there was. Dom says he was asking for names and you were going over code names aloud." He took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I know that sounds bad, but if code names were the only things you gave him, it's not going to be a big deal. We can always change our code names if necessary. And it's not like he had a lot of time to do much more than ask that."
Callie sighed. "Thank goodness he didn't get what he really wanted." Looking at the communications console, she asked, "Are you having any luck getting past the jam yet?"
Virgil shook his head. "No, not yet, but I'm going to keep trying." He winced a bit as he changed position. "Ugh. This leg still aches. Not as bad as it did at first, but still, I almost wish I had another local for it." He grinned wryly at her. "Don't you go telling my stepmother I said that now!"
Callie put up her hands and giggled, saying, "Don't worry, Virgil, my lips are sealed. I won't say anything about it." After putting her hands back down, she said, "Is there anything I can do to help up here?"
"Well, yes," he said, blushing a little. "Can you keep trying to raise Five while I... ahem... hobble off to the loo?"
"Sure, I'll give it my best shot. Now go to the little boys' room before you have an accident." She couldn't help but laugh.
"F-A-B," he said, levering himself to his feet and limping off in the direction of the crew's quarters.
She turned to the console and pressed some buttons in any attempt to get through to Alan on the space station. "Thunderbird Five from Thunderbird Two. Do you copy? Repeat, Thunderbird Five, this is Thunderbird Two. Can you read me?" Only static came from the speakers.
Sitting back and sighing in defeat, Callie looked out the window, her thoughts away from the current rescue. Her experience with the Hood made her think back to her argument with Kat more than a week earlier. I've waited too long, she thought. It's been nine days since we argued. If I don't forgive her now, she'll probably go on thinking I won't do it at all.
At that moment, she made an important decision for herself. As soon as I'm back on the island, I will go to Kat and tell her I forgive her. My run-in with this Hood character has made me realize life is too short. I can't carry the grudge forever. We've had enough time to calm our tempers, so I'll be straight with her. I will make it clear, though, that I won't forget it, either. Things will remain cool between us for a while, but we'll both live. I hope we'll be good friends again someday.
Returning from his bathroom trip, Virgil limped back into the cockpit and noticed her staring outside. "Callie, are you okay?"
"Huh?" she said as she snapped back to reality. "Uh, yeah, Virgil, I'm fine. How are you feeling?"
"About a pound lighter." Taking his seat back from her while she switched to the seat next to him, he asked, "Any luck reaching Alan yet?"
"Unfortunately, no. I'm still getting nothing but jammed signal."
He rubbed his head. "As long as we can't get through to base or Five, we've got quite a challenge."
"Yeah, but how will your father react when he finds out about my encounter with the Hood?"
"We'll just have to wait and see when we get back," he answered straightly.
She felt sleepy again. "I'm gonna head back for a nap again."
"Go ahead, Callie. I'll continue trying to contact Alan."
As she walked from the cockpit and back to the crew's quarters, her thoughts about the Hood were replaced with forgiving Kat. "Remember," she whispered to herself, "forgive Kat upon returning to the island."
******Time to Reflect by TracyFan4Ever and Tikatu.******
98% pure evil...and loving every minute of it.
 
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