Penny's Christmas Adventure

The search continues and more trouble

At the Police Station,

Malcolm and Rose were playing cards on Christmas Eve when their map screen turned on alerting them. Rose ran to the computer and turned it on to the map. She could not believe what she saw. "Emergency! Firefighter reported missing. Search and Rescue mission required." The map screen read out loud.

"PC Malcolm. We got to call Fireman Sam and let them know that we're heading out to find their missing firefighter. We're searching the town with him."

"Already did, Sergeant. He told me that one of their own is missing. I think it's Penny. Any ideas?"

"Hmm... You may be right. We better get going."

"I'll let them know that we're on our way."

"Copy that. I'll take the 4x4, you take the quad."

"Roger that, Sergeant."

Malcolm and Rose raced to their cars and drove off to meet with Sam to find Penny unaware of who else was missing. They drove off from the Police Station with blues and twos on and raced off to find Mercury with Sam. The sky was getting dark and the snow was blowing towards them. "PC Malcolm calling Mercury. Come in, Sam." Malcolm radioed.

"Hello, Malcolm. Sam here. Where are you?"

"We're on our way now to meet you. We heard that Penny hasn't turned up. Do you think she got caught in the snowstorm?"

"That might be the case. Let's check it out. I'll meet you outside the park."

"Sam. That's out by the Fire Station."

"I know... I'll meet you out by the lighthouse."

"Roger that. Sergeant. I'm heading for the lighthouse."

"Copy that, PC Malcolm. Stay safe out there."

"Understood, Sergeant."

Malcolm drove off to find Sam at the lighthouse. They knew that time was running out and then they had to get her home before Christmas morning. Malcolm drove through the town like a crime was in progress.

Out in the mountains,

Penny had tried digging Venus out of the snow and it was successful up until they needed a way out. She was getting everything loaded up in the back of Venus and got in the driver's seat. She fastened her seatbelt and the twins looked at her. "You two ready to go?" Penny asked.

"Yeah. I hope Uncle Sam finds us soon." James answered.

"Me too." Added Sarah.

"Don't worry, you two... We'll be on our way now."

Penny started the engine and then she looked at the snowplow she attached to Venus while digging out the tyres. They drove off back up the trail to find another way home towards Pontypandy. The snow was getting thick every time they made a path. Penny managed to get it clear enough for them to make it towards the old well. It wasn't long until the battery had stopped working for Venus. "Uh oh..." Penny said.

"What's happening now?" Sarah asked.

"Venus is broken down... I don't know how it happened. Not a problem... I'll find out what's happened and then we'll see what we can do. Ok?"

"Ok, Penny." The twins replied.

Back at the Fire Station,

Ellie was at the computer checking her emails from the Fire HQ in Cardiff in addition to the Home Office HQ in London. She was just writing a message to her HQ supervisor about the damage to Jupiter when the alert came through. Ellie activated the map screen. "Sarah and James Jones are missing in the snow. Last seen on Pontypandy Mountain. A Search and Rescue mission is required immediately." The map screen told her.