Fonziebirds: Day After Tomorrow 2

[Race's Girl]

Chapter 1- Half A Heartbeat

"It seems the clean up efforts over the last three months are astounding. With the help of the Thunderbirds it seems that every ones either been saved, or found. They truly are incredible," said ace reporter Lisa Tuscadero as she walked passed a few broken down buildings in Seattle. Her fur coat tucked tightly around her shoulders as she grasped the microphone tightly. Snow fell around her as she spoke. "I myself being saved by there youngest operative who shall remain nameless. I should show my gratitude for him. Thank you...so much. Back to you, Trudy." Lisa's face disappeared as the ancherwoman in the studio began to talk about thefts of abandon areas.

Gina Delvecchio blushed deeply as she watched the TV.

"What do you know, Ralph. We have our own little hero right here." Richard Gordon 'Richie' Tracy said hugging Gina who blushed twice as much.

"Oh, come on, guys, leave him alone." Charles Alan a.k.a 'Chachi' said even though he smiled just as much as Richie was.

"Come on, Chachi, you know it's true." Richie laughed.

"Knock it off, Rich." Warren Scott a.k.a 'Potsie' said as he walked in holding an arm load of paper bags no doubt filled with food. The Tracy Villa hadn't seen power in over 4 months now. Marion Kyrano was having to do every bit of the cooking on her own as well as doing the cleaning and fixing up the gardens.

"Aww, you're a party pooper, Potsie." Richie said as he pouted and looked into the bag.

"You know...I'd kill for real food. These sandwiches are...well...boring." Richie announced.

"Okay...you go tell Marion that...and tell me if you leave the kitchen alive." Potsie said with a smirk.

"Good point." Richie said as he looked back into the bag and pulled out ham and cheese.

"Dad's thinking of BBQing tonight, guys. So we won't have to wait long for a change." Chachi announced which promptly received a cheer. Howard Jefferson walked in just about then.

"I didn't know you cared." Howard said. The boys laughed as Potsie handed the brown bag to Howard.

"Uh...pass." he said handing it to Gina who smiled and pulled out the uneaten sandwich.

"Each, Mr Tracy." Marion said as she walked in. Howard cringed.

"I've...already eaten, Marion." He lied. Marion narrowed her eyes.

"Okay." Marion said and watched Howard receive the sandwich from Gina who sported a soft smile. She liked Marion, everyone seemed equally afraid of her. But respected her a great deal. She wished she had a chance to know her own grandparents.

"Oh, Ralph, how's your eye doing, Dear?" Marion asked as she began to fuss over Ralph again.

"It's fine, Marion. grams." He said and turned away. He was embarrassed by it.

"I'm sure it's irritating though, isn't it." asked Marion.

"Yes, Marion." Ralph replied.

"Poor dear." Marion said as she hugged Ralph. Everyone seemed to snicker about it.

Arthur John a.k.a 'The Fonz' or 'Fonzie' sat back in Fonziebird 5 watching the maps. "Another forest fire. Probably more punk kids." he said and began to watch it. The map he had just looked over began to change color. He never even noticed.

Laura Elizabeth 'Lori Beth' Crieghton-Ward walked through the streets of Milwaukee. Behind her, Tom Parker walked with bags over both arms.

"I think that's enough shopping for today, Tom. Let's get back to the cadillac." Lori Beth announced as she saw clouds begin to grow dark. Lighting streaked the sky.

"Looks like we're in for a storm, Lori." Tom announced right before he began to drive.

"It looks like it, Tom." Lori Beth said as she began to go through her palm pilot. Tom, however, screeched to a halt right before going over the Milwaukee Bridge. The bridge was hanging from a few more lines. People screaming as there cars fell into the river.

"Oh no..." Lori Beth yelled as she stood up watching. To stunned to do anything but watch. Tom had to grab her hand and seat her down before turning around and racing through the streets as a tornado ripped through Milwaukee.

"We can't out run this thing, Lori." Tom yelled just as FONZ1 was lifted off it's wheels and thrown.

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Chapter 2- Fonziebirds are Go!

"This just in," Lisa Tuscareo said as she picked up a paper from a woman who had just ran from the news van beside her. "It seems that a huge thunderstorm has hit Milwaukee a stream of..." She looked at the woman.

"Is this right?" Lisa checked. The woman just nodded.

"A stream of tornados has ripped through the center swallowing up the bridge and killing thousand. The Mayor is thought to be dead." She looked all of the sudden tired.

"Back..." She paused for a second.

"Back to you, Trudy."

The TV went black as the boys sat or stood there watching the TV as if it has just stood up and walked around. Potsie said it first.

"Lori Beth." His voice was a little more then a whisper. Howard stood up.

"Potsie, get into Fonziebird 1. I want you there as fast as those engines will allow. Take Al with you, I'm sure the summet will need him there." Howard said and then, he turned to Ralph and Richie.

"I'm sure there are going to be people trapped in there cars at the bottom of the river. Ralph, I'm sure Fonziebird 4 will be needed. Also the firefly should be needed for the city." he said before turning to his youngest.

"Son, I'm going to need you here just incase this storm gets worse and heads someplace new. Alright?" Howard said, Chachi nodded as Joanie Kyrano joined the throng. Howard was sure she was listening from the kitchen where her mother would be cleaning.

"Joanie, Gina, keep him company. Fonziebirds are Go!" Howard yelled and everyone ran to there portraits and disappeared behind them.

Fonzie rubbed his eyes as he looked at the map. The storm came out of no where. "Not again...no no no...whoa," Fonzie said as he tried to contact home. He suppose none of the electronics were working. Which meant the telecoms weren't recharged yet. "Damn it. Dad...you're on your own this time." Fonzie sighed as he sat there to watch. Alone and unable to help. He felt...useless.

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Chapter 3- Balancing Above All Else

Al slowly walked up the long hall toward the meeting room. Once again he would have to stand in front of a group of people and explain why International Rescue can't battle mother natures. He hated to feel so helpless. He was the greatest mind of his time. He was sure there were a lot more smart people out there then he'd like to have hoped. But he'd suddenly wished that some of them would take his place. He walked into the room and suddenly his throat went dry.

"Ah, here you are Professor." said the voice of the mayor of Milawkee.

"Sorry, Mayor O'Hara." Al said. He so hated to speak in front of people. Especially when half of them knew that you were nervous.

"Well hurry up, Man. What the hell's going on here." a man with brown hair and hazel eyes, who was Mayor O'Hara's deputy Martin LaRue, yelled out.

"Well, if me and my assistant's thinking is right," Al said pointing out that his assistant was none other then his niece Gina. "Then I believe the planet's trying to right itself and we're going to have to wait it out."

"Which means...what?" asked Mayor O'Hara.

"It means the center of the earth has yet to...um..." Al said as he started to see peoples faces grow mad." Um...the uh...center of the earth isn't going as fast as it should. Which is causing some storms."

"So all we can do is wait this thing out...we can't...do anything?" Deputy Mayor LaRue asked.

"No...we can't." Al said.

"Well what are the Fonziebirds doing then?" asked Mayor O'Hara.

"Doing what we're suppose to...saving lives." said Al.

Lori Beth felt a hand on her cheek as she looked up.

"Lori?!" Tom said despite the fact that his voice was nothing more then a whisper.

"Tom?" Lori Beth asked and slowly looked forward. Lori Beth gasped as she saw that FONZ1 was thrown through a building window and a huge crack spider webbed above her. She slowly sat up and Tom stopped her.

"Don't...move," He whispered as the car teetered back and forth. It stopped after a few seconds. "We'll fall."

"Oh no," said Lori Beth. "Tom, how close are the guys?"

"I dunno, Lori," said Tom in his usual Brooklyn accent. "The communications systems are down."

"Oh damn." said Lori Beth as she knew all dignity lost as her head hurt.

Howard landed Fonziebird 2 near the river where he let Ralph out in Firefly. Then, he picked up Fonziebird 2 and launched Richie in Fonziebird 4 into the river.

"Keep in contact." Howard announced as Potsie put up mobile control in Pfhister Park.

"Testing...dad, do you read me?" asked Potsie.

"Yes, Potsie, it looks like Al fixed this thing." he said with a smile.

"Its good to be rescuing people again," said Potsie. "Let's get to work."

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Chapter 4- The Edge

Tom held Lori Beth close as FONZ1 rocked back and forth in the savage winds, produced by a second tornado. This tornado seemed to follow down the streets. Lori Beth screamed as FONZ1 rocked back and forth. Tom felt FONZ1 being lifted off the floor of the ruined building and to there surprise it was pushed farther into the building. The force pushed Lori Beth and Tom into the back seat. Tom's head collided with the back window. He moaned and held his head.

"Tom...?" Lori Beth asked shaking him. "Tom, wake up. It's headed right towards us." Lori Beth felt her breath catch in her throat and she gasped as the roof was torn from its foundation. She closed her eyes expecting to be next.

"Hang on, Lori Beth." Potsie's voice broke through the whistling sound the tornado produced. Lori Beth's eyes shot opened and into the eyes of Potsie in the cockpit of Fonziebird 1. She didn't know that Fonziebird 1 had that much power. She'd have to ask Potsie about this one. At least after she stopped shaking.

"Have you got her, Potsie?" Howard's voice crackled over the sound system.

"Yeah, Dad. I found her above her favorite store. Cashman's." Potsie laughed. Howard chuckled.

"Well, I think she'll respect that store somewhat afterwards." Howard smiled as Potsie bought Lori Beth toward Pfhister Park where Howard held Mobile control.

Chachi sat back in 'the captain's chair' as he listened to his radio. His head bobbing up and down to the beat in his ears. Every so often, his lips would move to the music.

Gina's eyes were glued to the TV. Her favorite show the Twilight Zone was on. They normally did a load of mysterious stuff than the experiments her uncle had done...and had gotten a bit weird. But it was good science none the less.

Joanie toyed around with the piano in the corner. It was brand new. Ralph had wanted it placed in the lounge. Simply because it wouldn't fit anywhere else. The large white piano sat in the corner next to Ralph's portrait.

The soft melody Joanie fumbled through reached Marion's ears as she swept the hallway.

"You're getting better, Joanie. Ralph must still be teaching you?" Marion asked. Joanie nodded.

"Yes, Mom." Joanie said and messed up making Marion cringe.

"Keep working on it, Dear." Marion said as she slowly walked out the door just as Fonzie's voice yelled through the wristwatch on Chachi's arm.

"Chach...!" Fonzie yelled sounding extatic.

"What...?" Chachi yelled back into the watch clearly having been startled.

"There's tornados in Milwaukee, a forest fire from lightning lighting strikin' dry grass in London and an hurricane that's gettin' pretty close to Germany." Fonzie said reading off his clipboard. Chachi blinked.

"Holy cow...why aren't you telling this to Dad?" asked Chachi.

"Cause I can't reach him." said Fonzie.

"Sounds like the communicator between zones are still broken," Gina said as she bit her bottom lip trying to figure out what it could have been. "Chachi, see if you can reach your dad from here." At that, Gina reaching over Chachi's shoulder turning the radio off.

"Dad...Dad...?" Chachi called through the link.

"What is it, Chachi. I'm a bit busy," Howard said. "If you want to order pizza, fine. Ask Marion for the number."

"No, its not that, Dad," Chachi began. "Fonzie's just contacted us and told us of a stream of..."

The Candy Man smiled as he watched Sticky working. Suddenly, the alarm above them beeping wildly as a rocket was set to launch. He was beyond reason. Howard Tracy had ruined his life three times. Each time taking away a bit of himself. Now, the Candy Man wanted to really hurt him...just like Howard had done countless times to him. The rocket aimed for Tracy Island and fired.

"While Howard's away, I'll take away each son...one by one. No matter how long it takes." The Candy Man laughed.

Red lights and alarms wailed all around Fonzie. Fonzie gasped and he looked at the radar to his left.

"Tracy Island your under attack get to the bunkers immediately." Fonzie yelled hoping Chachi heard his desperate cry.

"...accidents going on Seattle and off the coast of Europe." Chachi's voice said.

"Alright, Cha..." Howard's voice replied.

"Tracy Island, you're under attack, get to the bunkers pronto." Fonzie's voice yelled as Howard heard it over his communicator in Pfhister Park.

"Run..." Howard yelled. The picture disappeared into static. "Chachi...Chachi, answer me, Son... CHACHI."

[Race's Girl]

Chapter 5- No Air to Breathe

Howard was panicked, he looked around the area and spoted Potsie was on his feet trying to see if he could bandage up someones wounds. He apparently didn't hear the broadcast.

"Fonzie...Fonzie?" Howard called into the reciver. Static, nothing but static.

Gina slowly rolled over throwing the stray pieces of glass, dirt and dust off herself. A huge piece of wood had caught her leg and blood stained her rolled-up blue jeans.

"Uncle Al's gonna...kill me." Gina said and lay back again.

"Joanie!...Chachi?" she called, her voice sounded higher then she felt. A huge headache was coming on and what was worse, she was seeing double.

"Gina?" Joanie's voice seemed cracked like she was crying. Gina groaned as she stood up having pulled his hopefully not broken leg from what Gina noticed was piece of the roof.

"Here..." she said and saw Joanie who had pushed herself against the portraits. She was half sitting, half laying in Richie's portrait.

"You okay?" Gina asked knealing down taking her hand to help her up. A gash above her left eye.

"Yeah, I just hit my head." Joanie said and gasped looking forward. Chachi lay under the 'captain's chair', a piece of wood had fallin on top of him. The only thing shown was a hand and the top of his head.

"Come on, we've got to get this thing off of him." Joanie said as she ran over to him. She gasped as Chachi yelled with pain. The piece of wood was longer then she thought. She had accidently stood on it.

"Oh, Chach...I'm so sorry." Joanie said cradling his head as best she could against the wood and the desk.

"Chach...can you hear me?" Gina asked touching his hand.

"Yeah." Chachi said realizing that his voice was low and almost unaudible.

"Chachi...where does it hurt?" Gina asked Chachi opened his eyes and looked up at them both.

"I...can hardly...breath." Chachi said and Gina looked at Joanie who quickly got into a possition to try and move Chachi. They lifted as hard as they could. Joanie squeaked as a second set of hands began to lift the board. Joanie smiled as she saw Marion and then, she pulled Chachi out from under the board as soon as there was room enough.

The person Potsie was bandaging up was Tom. Tom's forehead was still bleeding. Lori Beth looked at Tom and sighed with relief as she saw Tom's eyes flutter open after the rubbing alcohol was applied. He winced and looked around.

"Oh good...we're out of the building. I'm sorry, Lori. That tornado came outta nowhere." said Tom.

"Oh, Tom, that wasn't your fault," said Lori Beth patting his hand. "The weather's been terriblly unpredicibly late."

Potsie smiled at Tom and stepped back.

"There we go, Tom, good as new." Potsie said and washed his hands with some antibacterial hand cream.

"Thanks, Pots." Tom said as he sat up.

"Oh no you don't, Tom. You're gonna lay there til an ambulance is able to come pick you up." Lori Beth said and pushed him back down.

"Please, Lori." Tom pleaded with her.

"Stay there, Tom." Lori Beth said with her prize winning smile. Potsie smiled.

"Kinda reminds me of my younger brothers." Potsie said and laughed.

Al smiled as he looked at an Italian-American woman who showed him a chart and said "You mean you created this vehicle to travel to the center of the earth and set off charges to..."

"Make the world go back to spinning the way it was." the Italian-American woman said and smiled. Al looked back down at the craft and smiled.

"You know...I work for Howard Tracy...I could tell him right away and he can have his uh...employees start work on it." Al smiled and then frowned as the woman frowned too. "Who's going to pilot that craft then?"

"That's the bad part," said the Italian-American woman. "I don't know. I was going to see if I can get in touch with those Thunderbird people and see if they had someone who can pilot it. I mean they're the best of the best right?"

"R-Right." Al stuttered and blushed.

[Race's Girl]

Chapter 6- Out of the Frying Pan

Al leaned over some skimmatics as he worked. His low chatter echoed through the almost empty conferance room. The woman on the other side leaned over too. Every so often, an eraser would come into place and a new piece would be added.

"We must to do something about that Delvecchio fellow." a man with a British accient whispered to an elderly councel woman.

"He's going to be taken care of shortly, Heimer. Just be patient. I've got someone working him right now." the elderly woman said as she smiled at the man and slowly walked out.

Back on Tracy Island, Marion carried Chachi to the sand and watched as the house burned. Chachi's breathing came in gasps. Out the corner of his mouth blood began to dry.

"Cracked rib," Gina said. "Lay him on his stomach."

At Gina's order, Marion did as she was told.

"What are we gonna do now?" asked Gina.

"You'll do nothing." said a voice as Joanie gasped and felt someone grab her from behind and felt a blindfold going over her eyes.

"Let her go!" Marion yelled as he charged forward trying to get at the man behind Joanie.

"Mom, no!" Joanie yelled. She knew her mother could fight but she wasn't as young as she used to be. She felt herself being forcefully knocked to the sand near someone. She didn't know who.

"Weither or not you want it, you're coming with me." the Candy Man's voice boomed.

"Looks like the tornados have stopped, Dad." Potsie said and pulled one section of Mobile Control up off the ground. Potsie blinked as he saw someone he didn't know at all help him pick the other side up. Usually, he had to struggle to get it back on Fonziebird One.

"Um...hi." Potsie said confused.

"You helped us countless times." the man said and smiled. "It's not much...but the least we can do is help you put your equipment back onto your craft."

A few seconds later, the man heaved the machine into the bay in Fonziebird One's belly.

"Thanks." Potsie said blushing deeply. No one had ever helped him aside from the team.

"Hey, Potsie...hurry up with that equipment, Al wants our help." Ralph yelled to him as he ran away from a now parked Fonziebird 2. Potsie nodded and turned around to place the second piece into Fonziebird One and blinked as he saw two people placing it in for him.

"Thanks...I mean it really." Potsie said shaking the man's hand.

"If you Fonziebird kids ever need help...you've got a lot of people backing you up." the man said and walked off waving to a very stunned Ralph.

"Wow...we made a pretty big impact, huh?" Ralph asked and watched as Potsie shrugged and looked around.

"Have you picked up Fonziebird 4?" Potsie asked and at that, Ralph nodded.

"Yup, loaded up and ready to go." said Ralph.

"Okay, let's go. Dad, come on!" Potsie said as he looked up into Fonziebird One. Howard sat down at the councel looking over it.

"What's going on, Dad?" asked Potsie.

"Someone's attacked the Island." replied Howard.

"Take Fonziebird One, Dad, I'll go in Fonziebird Two." Potsie said racing toward Fonziebird Two waving his arms

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Chapter 7- Manasury

Lisa Tuscadero stood at the face of the destroyed city hall. Her cameraman looking on in awe as the tornadoes just disappeared.

"As you can see...Frank...Frank, I'm right here...there you go." Lisa said as the cameraman named Frank stood before her his camera had slipped forward in his awe struck state. He corrected himself as he regained compossure.

"Sorry..." he said and continued taping.

"As you can see behind me, City Hall has been destroyed and the Mayor has been rushed to the hospital as we speak. His condition I'm told is very serious. As for the deputy mayor and the rest of the staff, I'm not certain if they were taken before we had arrived or if they're still trapped within what used to be a grand building." Lisa said and stopped and turned a bit listening to her earpiece.

"I'm told..." Lisa said looking amazed for a second. A smile crossed her lips as she looked back up at the camera.

"Latest news. The Fonziebirds have a plan of action."

Al smiled as he looked at Potsie and Ralph who had arrived moments before having heard the man standing in front of them once already and both looked dumbfounded.

"You say...you want us to pilot some machine...kinda like the mole...to the center of the earth...drop a few nukes...and get going?" Potsie asked. Ralph hadn't spoken a word.

"Yes." Al said and looked at the woman next to him.

"You're both crazy." Ralph finally piped up.

"Ralph, Ralph, Ralph, have I ever steared you wrong before?" Al asked. Ralph sighed and shook his head.

"No you haven't...but I." Ralph began.

"Okay, then it's settled. In three days time, we'll get going. In the meantime, we need some serious building powers. Know anyone who builds?" the woman asked as she and Al just walked off.

The Candy Man smiled down at the teenagers in front of him. Gina and Chachi. They were both still unconcious...or so it seemed. The instrument on their heads made sure they stayed asleep. Joanie hung from the ceiling. Her mother was in an nearby room being heavily questioned by Eugene. Sticky was in his workshop building yet another bomb. A bomb meant for another place. Another bout of venguence. A backup plan of sorts. He lifted the helmets off Gina and Chachi's heads.

"I want the codes to your fathers vault in New York, Charles...and you're going to help me get it. Do exactly as I say...and your girlfriend won't be harmed." the Candy Man said smiling as Chachi glared at him. The Candy Man's eyes glew red and Joanie began to scream as electricity ran through the chains that held her.

[Race's Girl]

Chapter 8- One Week Later

Jody looked down from the platform. Al walked up and down the Mole mumbling to himself. Sometimes, he would stop and write something down on a small clip pad hiden in his chest pocket. Jody shook her head. She liked the man but he was to much of a workaholic. When she had asked him if he wanted to go out for some coffee, he just shrugged. She shook her head and turned away just as something beeped on Al's wrist. She peaked over the railing and blinked as he raised his wrist to his face.

"There you are...I've been trying to get hold of you for damned near four days now, Al.." Jeffs voice boomed in the huge room laden with the Mole and other equipment for the pods.

"Sorry, Howard, I've been he..." Al said before he was cut off.

"Gina's been kidnapped." Howard spat out before Al could go into his long winded explinations of how...once again...that he was ignoring his telecom.

"What...?" asked Al horrified.

"Have you not noticed that Chachi, Joanie and Gina haven't come down to get you for meals or much less to see you?" Howard asked. Al shook his head.

"I thought either they were to busy with schoolwork or Marion kept them busy. Its not the first time, Mr Tracy." Al said as Howard sighed.

"Whatever just get finished fast...and get to New York. I'll pick you up there." Howard spat and his face disappeared from the screen.

"Anything wrong?" Jody asked. Al looked up and ran toward Fonziebird 6. It wasn't fast but it was all he had since the boys were over in Milwaukee helping them dig a subway train from a subway station.

"I've got to go save my niece," Al said. "Carry on without me."

Gina, Chachi and Joanie were asleep. Curled up in a ball together like a group of newborn kittens demanding the curl for warmth and protection. No one could see where one ended and one began. Marion stood on one side of the door. A sentury of sorts. She had already battled off two different guards in means to protect the kids from harm. The sun was peaking over the window causing the small room to turn orange. Marion sighed and said "We must escape but I've got to think of something. but if I dont stay where I am, Chachi'll protect the girls." At this last statement, she looked at Chachi and smiled and then, she walked over to Chachi and shook him awake.

"I'll cause a distraction. You run with Gina and Joanie." Marion said and Chachi looked up at her sleepily.

"But what about you?" Marion asked and looked at Gina who yawned and rolled over took a sniff of Chachi's foot and began to cough.

"Oh man, that's awful." Gina said as Joanie giggled. The burn marks from the electrical shock still marked her wrists. Parks were even bubbling up.

"Take care of them, Chachi." Marion said as she ran out.

Howard steadily steared Fonziebird 3 into the docking procedure. Richie pushed a few buttons and nodded to his father as the soft click echoed through the silent craft.

"What are you gonna do, Dad?" asked Richie.

"I'm hoping I can track them through there telecoms with Fonziebird 5's long range scanners." Howard said and climbed into the space satalite.