k OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE TRACY ISLAND CHRONICLES JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2011 ATTACK OF THE NEW STORIES ON a great big HELLO from ALLIGATORS NED COOK! EPISODE SYNOPSIS #24 Day seventeen, and I'm down to my last TIC! can of beans... WWW.TRACYISLANDCHRONICLES.COM lee I haven’t seen another human for days. Tropical birds screech uneasily as a river boat CATHRL’S STORY: Gordon doesn't come anymore. Instead, slides past a group of watchful alligators – my supplies float in tied to the bottom of a alligators larger than normal according to one GENESIS big old balloon thing. The rope they're Mr Blackmore, who’s itching to take a big "You can talk to him, if you like," the nurse using is a bit dodgy though -- the last box white hunter potshot at them. Blackmore, was telling him. "It's a good idea, really. You of beans broke away. I can see them sitting and his moustachioed river pilot, Culp, are on don't have to be horrified." at the bottom of the grotto, and I'd their way to a secret rendezvous somewhere He got his face back under control. "I'm sure probably only have to hold my breath for a in the bayous, but an isolated southern it is. I was just thinking it's unusual for Gordon minute to get them, but holding my breath backwoods is an unlikely place to put a to be the quiet one." isn't one of my strong points... just ask my mansion. However somebody did put a mother. Not to mention that whole Empire mansion there, and scientists McGill and State fiasco has kinda put me off diving in LMC’S STORY: caves... Orchard have taken it over in order to DADDY’S CHRISTMAS WISH experiment on a rapid growth hormone – Yesterday while I was digging around for "Are you…Santa?" she squeaked. Theramine – they’ve distilled from swamp some oysters, I found a message scratched plants and are hoping to use in food over and its occupants sinking into the murk. He rose to his feet, giving her a "Ho ho ho!" as into the cave wall. 'Casey was here' it said, Blackmore is saved, but Culp sinks down to a his belly shook. His eyes twinkled as touched and it was signed with a frowny-face. It production. It’s the murky green Theramine the side of his nose. "You've caught me!" that Blackmore has come to look at, along watery grave. made me wonder how many other people Melinda squealed with delight and gave a the Tracys have lured down here using Tin- with some sizeably modified rabbits. In scenes that must surely have scared the running jump. He caught her easily and they pants off us as children, the alligators crawl Tin as bait. As soon as I get outta here I'll On Tracy Island, Virgil and Alan are off in enveloped each other in a hug. "Oh, Santa, I be having words with that young lady! Thunderbird Two to fix an aerial mast on the out of the river and become intent on smashing knew I'd catch you this year. I just knew it." far side of the island. Communications with the mansion down – it seems their sense of So, here I am. Languishing. I’m down to Thunderbird Five are down – meaning smell has improved along with their size, and my last candle, my feet are wrinkling, and International Rescue is out of operation – and they can scent the tasty morsels within. The LEE’S STORY: I'm using the balloon thing as a blanket and it’s hoped that repairs on the mast will solve terrified occupants quickly call for help by going DUTY CALL to write this journal on. I made some ink the problem. Alan saves the day by replacing straight to the top of the rescue service chain out of pounded seaweed and spit, and I've – International Rescue of course, who literally I had met Jeff Tracy only once, over lunch at sharpened a rock to use as a stylus. I’m some corroded junction plates, and soon the Nassau Yacht Club one of those bright enough Jeff and John are once again looking can’t believe their ears. In a rare tactical move, hot days when the sky burns blue and the sure I’ll get a book deal when I get out -- I’ll blankly at each other over the airwaves. Jeff despatches all four of his ground crew to glare from the water makes spots dance call it ‘Mamba of Death,’ or ‘Flippers of assist, but it may be too late as the mansion is Doom,’ or ‘Not Dead, Ned,’ or something. Just in time, because back at the bayou a before your eyes. Tracy had brought his beginning to crumble. assistant, Miss Kyrano, with him -- at least I bet I’ll make the New York Times storm is building and tensions are running high bestseller list! in the spooky mansion. Seems the swarthy In either a moment of sheer stupidity or that's how he had introduced her, and absolute bravery, Scott enters the besieged wearing an expression that dared me to Culp knows exactly what’s going on in the lab, But you know what stings? The deadline mansion via the laboratory window, which doubt him. and he plans to steal the Theramine for his for my meeting with Matt Zimmerman has means he gets to share the terror as opposed been and gone, and I just know the own nefarious purposes. As the storm builds to saving the day. And terror it surely is, as Have you read a work of Management (you know, those women in and the mansion lights flicker, Culp sneaks the walls begin caving in and the shrieking of high heels on the 42nd floor) will have sent into the lab and transfers the drug into a phial Thunderbirds fanfiction the alligators gets louder and louder. that you think should be somebody else to interview him. Oh, the – accidentally knocking some of the However Scott quickly wangles out of the included on the Tracy injustice! It should have been meeeee!!!! Theramine into the sink. He quickly washes it housekeeper that a secret escape route leads Island Chronicles? down the drain, but plumbing being what it is from the mansion to the river, and just as they Contact our selection in a swamp, the drain leads straight into the begin the search for it, the secret door slides panel via email river system where the already over-large open and Culp emerges. He’s not dead after and let us know! alligators are lurking with sinister intent. all, but, to make up for it, he’s wet and he’s [email protected] THIS ISSUE: The storm clears and Blackmore, having armed, shooting Scott’s gun out of his hand Hello from Ned Cook....................1 drooled over the Theramine, is being shuttled and threatening to let loose with more Episode Synopsis..........................1 back down the river by the duplicitous Culp. Theramine. Mr Bondson opens his Briefcase...2 Unfortunately, this is where the trouble Meanwhile, Virgil, Gordon and Alan have Dear John.......................................2 begins. The alligators, having swum merrily arrived and drive the alligators away from the PennySpy’s Episode Guide...........3 through the Theramine cloud that leaked out house by using TB2’s jets. Alan and Gordon load Interview: MATT ZIMMERMAN...7 of the drain all night, have not only grown to the tranquilizer guns and manage to subdue incredible size, but have also developed a keen two of the alligators, but the third one has Thunderbirds: The Comic ..........11 hankering for human flesh. A terrifying scene headed back to the mansion for lunch. Alan Lessons in Beta Reading.............12 ensues as the boat comes under attack before gets the brilliant idea of using himself as bait, Sam’s Poolside Pointers.............13 the horrified gaze of the scientists and their and despite Virgil and Gordon’s admonitions housekeeper, who were still standing on the to do no such thing, hikes off on his hoverbike. pier waving bye-bye when it happened. Guns Smelling fresh young meat, the alligator takes are raised but it’s all too late, the boat flipping the bait and trails off after Alan, who, unfortunately, is so busy watching the beast If you’re interested in THUNDERBIRDS STAFF: behind him that he fails to watch where he’s and all things Tracy Island, how about Contributing Editor - going and ends up off the bike and on his butt joining the TIWF Yahoo! Group? It's fast, Samantha Winchester with an alligator bearing down on him. But no easy and FREE! GO TO: fear, as sharp-shooting Gordon is on the case Contributing Editor - GillyLee and takes the alligator out with one shot. www.tracyislandchronicles.com/ Format & Contributing Editor - Lee Back in the mansion, Culp has decided he wants tiwf/tiwf.html Original Concept - LMC TB2 to clear the way for his escape along the river, but Virgil and Gordon hatch a plan to use TB4 to prevent the villain’s escape and retrieve TRACY ISLAND CHRONICLES the Theramine. They needn’t have worried though, as a fourth enlarged alligator was CONTACT lurking beneath the swamp, and this time it [email protected] takes Culp down to his doom. Arriving back at Base after a job well done, our heroes discover that Tin-Tin has returned from her shopping trip (hey, she has to do something with that fabulous salary, right?), and Tin-Tin confesses she’s bought Alan an early gift for his birthday.