Thunderbirds Are Go One Shots

Blind Date

Requested by GeneralAhsokaTano
Warning: Mild swearing at the very end.
"I think you should try blind dating."
Gordon nearly choked on his celery stick at Virgil's blunt statement and Alan sniggered. The three brothers were sat in the lounge during one of those rare days where there were very little rescues and the heroes were taking full advantage of the free time. Virgil was playing the piano, Gordon was binge watching "Into the Unknown" and Alan was playing a video game. Buddy and Ellie's monster hunting commentary was accompanied by Mozart music and punctuated by zombie growls. Quite a chaotic mixture.
Virgil shrugged, not taking his eyes off the music sheet. "I'm just saying. You need to get out more. How many friends have you actually got, apart from us and the people we've rescued?" He took Gordon's silence as an answer. "Exactly. You, my friend, need to get out more."
"Oh, so what are you saying? I'm a loner?"
"He's got a point." Alan smirked jokingly and nodded to the holo-projection of Into the Unknown. "You've seen this episode at least 7 times."
"Oh says you. What's that show you keep watching? The one with the blue police box?"
"Doctor Who! And it's not just any old police box, it's the TARDIS!" Alan looked scandalised.
"Anyway!" Virgil cut across before the arguement could escalate any further. "Gordon, you're not a loner. Alan, stop teasing him. My point is, you haven't been on a date in years. Just let us set you up with someone. It'll be fine. Trust us."
Gordon made a face. "Not sure I do."
Kayo appeared out of nowhere and settled down on the couch, making Alan jump. "Where did you come from?" He asked.
She ignored him and turned to Gordon. "Come on. Try it! What's the worst that can happen?"
He raised an eyebrow. "Well, you guys are involved, so the risk is quite high."
"I'll cut off your celery stick supply."
"You can't do that! How can she do that?" Gordon asked, horrified.
Alan shrugged. "It's Kayo, man. I wouldn't put it past her."
Gordon glanced about in alarm. "This is blackmail!"
The rest of the group shrugged.
He sighed. "Fine, whatever."
Kayo smirked and Alan highfived her. As soon as Gordon left, Virgil turned to her. "I take it she agreed?"
Kayo shrugged. "Eventually. With a lot of persuasion."
Alan stepped back in alarm. "You didn't blackmail her too, did you?"
~~~
It was a few weeks later and Gordon was sat in very posh restaurant somewhere in London. He fidgeted with his tie. This was a bad idea. Why had he agreed to this again? Oh, right, Kayo'd threatened his celery sticks. How would she have done that anyway? He wondered vaguely if he should just ditch this whole thing, go to the nearest shop and stock up on celery sticks. Just in case. He immediately disimissed the thought. Scott would flip if he filled Thunderbird 1 with celery. His train of thought was interrupted as a familiar face walked theough the door. Of course it was. Who else would they have set him up with? He made a mental note to punch his brothers after this inevitably went pear-shaped and ruined his tentative friendship with his longtime crush.
"Lady Penelope?"
"Gordon? What are you doing here?" Lady Peneolpe was wearing a gold sparkly dress and Gordon was trying not to turn into a spluttering mess. (A/N: Hey that rhymes!)
"Virgil, Alan and Kayo made me come here."
"That's odd. Kayo told me to come here too."
"Really? Did she blackmail you too?" Gordon asked excitedly. Lady Penelope shot him a puzzled look. Apparently not. He deflated.
They fell into an awkward silence that was eventually interrupted by Lady Peneolpe. "Ah well, might as well make the most of it." She sat down gracefully opposite Gordon and reached for a glass of champagne.
Gordon shrugged and did the same. Free food with his crush? What's not to like?
Unbeknownst to them, on an island in the mid-Pacific, an entire family was gathered around a hologram watching the whole exchange through a carefully concealed bowtie-camera. Stalker-ish? Probably.
~~~
It was a few hours later, and all previous tension was gone.
"I was attacked by a shark once. Well, not so much a shark as a really big fish, and not so much attacked as looked at menacingly, but my point still stands. And my point is...my point is... dolphins. That's my point." (A/N: This was meant to be a Skulduggery Pleasant reference but I got carried away and it ended up being Good Omens as well.)
Lady Peneolope laughed. "You're an idiot."
Gordon grinned. "So you've said."
Penny (I'm calling her Penny now beacause I'm want to) took another sip of her drink and paused. She seemed to be about to say something but then decided against it. Gordon saw this and frowned. "What's wrong?"
Penny's expression stiffened as she realised she'd been caught out. She decided to just say it, get it over with. "Is this a date?"
Gordon froze, all joking gone. Was she implying what he hoped she was? "If you want it to be?"
She nodded slowly. "I want it to be."
"Me too." He smiled dizzily. Was this really happening?
The moment was interrupted by a sudden cheering from seemingly nowhere. The pair jumped and looked around. "What the hell is that?" Slowly, their eyes settled on the bowtie.
"Damnit, Brains, where's the mute button on this thing?" Grandma's voice projected out of the inconspicuous looking clothing item. There was a scuffling noise, then the sound cut off. Silence.
"Did they set this whole thing up? Bastards!" Penny looked outraged.
Gordon gaped at her. "Did Lady Peneolpe Creighton-Ward just call someone a 'bastard'?"
They both dissolved into laughter.

Not sure about the ending but I really just want to get this up as soon as possible. It made sense in my head. I might edit it again at some point.
Really sorry this took so long for me to post, I did a whole other version of this with Lady Penelope, Kayo and Ridley O'Bannon at the start but then scrapped it and did this instead. Hope it's ok.
Haven't watched Thunderbirds in ages so sorry if it's OOC.
Trying to get back into the habit of writing again. Fingers crossed won't take me so long to write the next one.
Ciao!