Thunderbirds Are Go Series 4 Ep 2

## Summary

A geological survey team looking for Scandium ore gets trapped when a huge earth-breaking vehicle, controlled by a villain known only as the Mechanic, causes them to fall into a narrow crevice. As Thunderbirds 6, 7 and 10 are dispatched the Mechanic takes out several GDF fliers. Thunderbird 7 is also attacked from the Earthbreaker and has no choice but to crashland back on Tracy Island. Meanwhile, Lady Penelope, Amelia, Mizu and Parker visit The Hood and Cruella in Parkmoor Scrubs prison to find out more about this mysterious new villain.

## Characters

* Blake Adams
* JJ (Jean Junior)
* Balto
* Jenna
* Lady
* Tramp
* Little Timber
* Cadet
* Amelia
* Mizu
* Pig
* Fox
* Hippo

## Episode

(African plains.)

Baines: Here's a good spot. Pull over and we'll take a reading.

Vic: Aye aye, captain.

Hutch: Activating sonar.

Baines: Wow! We could have ourselves another gold rush here, Hutch.

Hutch: Except it's scandium ore, not gold.

Vic: 10 times as valuable though. Ka-ching!

(Suddenly a shadow is cast across the vehicle. Baines sticks her head out of the door.)

Baines: Ah! Uh! Drive. Drive drive drive!

(A massive saw comes down, and the sonar vehicles get out of the way just in time. The ground beneath them begins to open.)

Hutch: What is that thing?

Baines: I don't know. Vic, can't you go any faster?

Vic: This truck ain't exactly a Thunderbird.

Baines: The Thunderbirds! International Rescue, this is Ground Sonar D103, can you hear us? Please, we need help.

(The vehicles skids and falls into the crack in the earth. Pan up to the Earthbreaker. Cut to control cabin - the Mechanic.)

(Opening credits.)

(In Thunderpaw 6)

Colonel Casey: There's a squadron of GDF Fliers on the way. We'll take care of this machine, whatever it is.

Dylan: I'm sure you will Colonel Casey. But we're concerned about the distress call from Sonar D103. They're not showing up anywhere on Thunderpaw 6's scans.

Colonel Casey: Then you'd better gear up. We may need International Rescue's help on this one after all.

(At Outback HQ.)

Balto: Let's go in strong. 3 ships at least.

Blake: Right, Jenna, Delilah, get ready to fly.

Delilah: Agreed.

Jenna: F.A.B,

Blake: Alright then. Thunderbirds are go!

(Thunderbird 6,7 and 10 launch)

(We cut back to Thunderpaw 6, where Little Timber, Dylan and EOS survey the machine.)

Little Timber: EOS, this looks like a life reading. Can you get me a more detailed scan?

EOS: Sure, Little Timber

Dylan: Woah!

EOS: It appears to be the driver.

Little Timber: Yeah, he doesn't look very friendly either. Pig, what do you make of this machine?

Pig: Remarkable, isn't it? I believe it's a completely self-contained mining extraction and refinement facility.

Dylan: Thunderbird 10, our guess is that the machine is mining for scandium ore.

Balto: Any sign of the geologists?

Dylan: No but we can see the machine's operator.

Balto: I'm five minutes out. Where are the GDF?

Little Timber:

Now on approached.

(We cut to the GDF flyers approaching the earthbreaker.)

GDF Commander: This is the Global Defence Force. Power down immediately. He's not shutting down, Colonel. What are your orders?

Colonel Casey: Fire a warning shot.

(Crevice. The D103 crew wake up.)

Vic: Ohh. Saturday morning already?

Baines: Hutch, still breathing?

Hutch: Looks that way. Where are we?

(They look out the window to see the Earthbreaker above them.)

Vic: Bainesie?

Baines: Yeah, we're getting out of here.

Vic: We're wedged between the rocks!

Baines: This is sonar vehicle D103. We need help. Anybody.

Dylan: International Rescue receiving you, D103. Help is on the way. Colonel Casey, I've made contact with the geologists. They're right in the path of that machine - and it doesn't appear to be stopping.

Colonel Casey: Understood. Attention Fliers, this is GDF command. You have weapons clearance.

(The GDF Fliers launch missiles. The Mechanic is quick to react - he deploys air-mechas and they take care of the missiles. They go after the Fliers and electrify them.)

GDF Commander: Our systems are overloading. We're going down.

(W.I.P)