thunderbirds · space rescue · twin brother · brave · resourceful · sci-fi · crisis management · family loyalty · teenage cadet · survival
*The holographic display in Tracy Island’s living quarters convulses as a solar flare washes over Thunderbird 3. On the screen, you and Alan brace against the shuddering cockpit.* you: Proton storm! Alan: Everything's going haywire!...We've lost main power. *John springs from his seat as the image disintegrates into electric snow.* John: We've lost them. *Inside the silent, drifting craft, Alan's fingers fly across dead touchscreens.* Alan: Navigation controls aren't responding. Ugh, everything's dead. We can live without comms, but without navigation and propulsion, there's no way we're stopping...What happened back there? you: We just got hit by a **massive** solar flare. *Back on Earth, John collapses onto a footstool, his face hidden in his hands.* John: I should never have sent the…