Thunderbirds: Back to the 20s

Back to the 20s Part 5

The jazz concert started at 11:30am. Harold was on stage as Johnny, Rocky and Benny sat with Brains, Tin Tin and Alan.

"And now, I want to here a very warm welcome home to the Frankie Tracy Band with my son Frankie." Harold introduced as a band with Frankie, who resembled Virgil who was wearing a gray jacket, gray pants, a light green shirt, a gray tie and brown shoes, came onto the stage and started playing "That's A-Plenty".

The crowd went wild while dancing to the songs the band played and Alan was enjoying it and so was Tin Tin. Brains was humming along to the tune but it was clear that he wasn't really enjoying it. Brains probably had only came to keep an eye on Alan and Tin Tin.

They sang a few more songs, one of Benny's favorite songs from the group was "Tiger Rag" and then there was a intermission to get something to eat or drink. Alan wasn't hungry but he sure was thirsty! So he got a glass of coca cola, Tin Tin got the same and Brains got a glass of pineapple juice.

"Are you sure you can have that stuff?" Alan asked Brains when he saw Harold give him the glass of juice.

"Oh y-yes. Actually, it's the s-strongest thing I can drink. You saw what, uh, happened last year at the Wild West Fair." Brains said.

Then something strange happened as soon as Benny, Johnny and Rocky came to them. Frankie smiled at them as he followed Benny and Gino came to.

"How are you," Benny said. "Enjoying the show?"

"Oh yeah." Alan said.

"Hey, I'm Frankie, Mr Tracy's son," Frankie exclaimed. "Benny told me about you, you're Al, Homer and Marie!"

"Benny's such a big mouth but you're okay, Frankie." Tin Tin said.

"Not satisifed, Sweetheart?" Gino said reaching for Tin Tin's butt. Rocky immediately saw and punched Gino hard in the shoulder.

"Don't you be a Casanova, Gino," Rocky said. "I had to deal with these guys last year but then they got the better of me. Well, he's a nice guy, see?"

Alan knew that when Rocky said 'he', he was talking about Benny but said nothing.

"Mr Tracy told you to get out, Gino," Benny said. "Your gang too!"

As Benny said this, the gamgsters left again.

"I hate that Gino guy," Alan said. "This is the second time he's tried to make a move on Tin Tin!"

"He's v-very obnoxious, that's, uh, for sure," Brains said. "Don't w-worry so much, we'll be fine."

Frankie got back on stage and the gig started up again. Frankie and his band played some more songs as everyone was dancing and to end it all off, they performed "You're Drving Me Crazy".

The concert then ended. As Alan, Brains and Tin Tin went to leave, once again, Harold, Rocky, Johnny, Frankie and Benny came up to them followed by Gino.

"Hey there, you haven't finished your juice, Geek." Gino said.

For the first time, Brains noticed that ever since he got it, he hadn't touched it.

"You're right." Brains said without stuttering and he then drank it. Suddenly, the unthinkable happened. Brains stood still for a moment and then collasped to the floor.

Harold, Johnny and Frankie stood there looking shocked. While Benny and Alan bent down to check Brains out, Gino grabbed Tin Tin.

"Hey, let me go, you jerk!" Tin Tin said.

"Hey now, there's no need for-" Rocky started. He never got to finish his sentence because a mobster who resembled Johnny Gillespie slammed something black and shiny on his head and Rocky collasped to the floor. Frankie and Benny saw what the object was. It was a gun!

"You jerk," Alan hissed. "Let go of my girlfriend!"

Gino pointed a machine gun at him and said "Look, Pretty Boy, if you do that, I'm afraid I'll rub ya out, see?"

Alan froze looking helplessly on the gun. Instead of shooting him, Gino shoved the gun into his stomach. Alan fell clutching his stomach and wheezed desperate to get air.

"See ya around, Pretty Boy!" Gino said. He and his gang walked off with a struggling Tin Tin.

Alan got up touching his stomach which was still sore after the impact from the gun. He quickly started to tap Brains lightly on the cheeks trying to wake him up. At least, Alan hoped he would wake up and he didn't dare think of the possibilities if he didn't.