1. Rescue

John monitored the transmissions of the giant blue marble floating beneath him. There was one in particular that caught his attention, he singled it out on his display. It was an audio only broadcast, a man's voice pleaded desperately over the communication.

"Please if anyone can hear me, we're trapped and need help!"

John radioed his reply, "This is International Rescue, what is your situation?"

A huge sigh of relief was evident in the man's reply, "Thank goodness, my family, there was an avalanche and we were caught in it and we fell. My wife, she's hurt badly please help us!"

John tinkered with his display to show the reports coming in from the avalanche. Fortunately it had been relatively small, which was a blessing given that it was peak season and there were many skiers on the mountainside. From the early reports John was getting it seemed there were a number of skiers stranded on the ski lift system and several caught up in the flow, the normal rescue services would be able to handle the bulk of the operation but that family was going to need their assistance.

"I have your location," he confirmed with the man on the radio. "Help is on the way."

John hesitated as he went to contact Tracy Island. He wasn't sure how Scott and Virgil would react to this, but a family was in danger, and this is what they do.

"Tracy Island, this is Thunderbird 5, we have a situation."

[5-4-3-2-1-Thunderbirds are go!]