Jess, Toby, Heath, Josh and
Ian walked into the main control room (Tyke rather trotted) just
as Hannah was signing an agreement contract. On the opposite side
of the room another door opened and Natalie Imbruglia walked in.
Hannah took one look and threw a book at her.
“Hannah, stop it!” Josh insisted. “You only just
saved her from dying. Undoing all the good you've done is
useless.”
Hannah scowled as she acknowledged he was right.
Arse. “Austin!” Hannah exclaimed as she saw him in the
distance. “We've picked an island!”
“Groovy, baby, very shagadelic!” he put out a hand for
the brochure, and Hannah gave it to him, pointing out the island
she wanted.
“That one,” she affirmed, tapping the paper.
“Sounds great. We'll get the deeds drawn up
immediately,” Austin said. “But what about the people
you've picked up along your mission?” he asked, pointing at
Toby, Tyke, Josh, Heath and Ian.
“Well…”
Hannah clasped her hands together. “Ian's at Jess's disposal.
The dog is with Toby, and is therefore at his disposal,
and he's staying because I'm bored…” Hannah trailed off
with a pang of guilt. “Well, actually, I don't know…
everyone can do what they like, apart from her.” Hannah
pointed at Natalie, who had recovered from the book-throwing
incident. “She has to die.”
The look on
Natalie's face was classic (real photo material).
“A painful
death… one day… one day…” Hannah
glared at her.
“What's your problem with me?” laughed Natalie.
“You're going out with Daniel Johns and you're a b*tch.”
Natalie opened her mouth to protest. “Actually, we split up.”
“You evil, good for nothing—“ Hannah trailed off
and then asked, “What?”
“He said that he didn't love me any more and he'd fallen for
someone else,” she said, looking tearful.
Hannah looked
pleased. Had to be her, right? “Fab.”
“These are for you,” said Austin, holding out some
keys.
“What are they for?” asked Hannah.
“Dur – your island.”
“Oh.” She took the keys. “Thanks.”
“I'll get you a taxi sorted,” Austin said, grinning in
a very 60s type way.
Hannah had not stopped talking over the past half an hour to Jess about who it
could possibly be that Daniel fancied and what she should do
about it.
“Got all your luggage, babies?” asked Austin.
“Groovy! Just one more thing to do with the paperwork.”
He signalled inside from where they were standing, by the taxi.
Jess started to walk off but then realised that Hannah was still
rambling on about Daniel. “Here, look, Hannah! It's Toby! He wants to know all
about the situation you're in!”
“Thanks,” replied Toby sarcastically, as Jess ran
inside with Austin.
“Natalie is such a b*tch! I am so glad that
Daniel saw the light… but who could it be?!”
Toby sighed. He swore that she hadn't even taken a breath between
sentences.
Inside, Jess came across
Heath, Josh and Natalie standing beside the time machine.
“Where are you going?” Jess stopped to ask.
“Home,” they all muttered.
“Good idea, whilst Hannah is side-tracked outside.”
Jess walked off and heard the sphere whirr into action.
Jess, Hannah, Tyke and Toby started piling
stuff into the taxi. It was mainly stuff they had nicked from
S.S.S.S headquarters to furnish their new home. Tyke hopped in
with the driver up front.
“It could well be me, but I spent a lot of time with Ben
in Newcastle so maybe Daniel doesn't love me, but I expect he
does because who else could it be, not Natalie, we know that, and
not Jess 'cos she's ugly and boring, and so it has to be
me.” Hannah took a long gasp of air. “Unless it's BEN!”
she exclaimed.
Toby had had enough. He pushed Hannah into the
boot and locked it. He could still hear her through the sides of
the car.
“Time to go,” Jess said, sadly.
“Erm, excuse me,” said a voice behind them. It was Ian.
“I've been forgotten.”
“I thought you went home!” Jess exclaimed, instantly
brightening.
“Erm, no… they forgot me too.”
Jess grinned like a loon. “Ahem,” she wiped the grin off her face. “You'd
better get in, then.”
The yellow taxi on the
Austin Powers island took them around the island to the helipad
in two minutes. They loaded all their stuff into the helicopter
and took one last look at the island, before hopping into the
helicopter and flying off.
“What's this?” Ian asked nervously, looking out of the
window.
“Er… a helicopter, dur!” Hannah replied. She had
been allowed to sit inside the 'copter on the condition that she
kept her mouth shut. “Can we have the radio on, Mr Driver,
please?”
“Alright then,” came the sound of a familiar voice.
“Hang on, who are you?” asked Jess on recognising the
voice. The pilot turned around and Jess gasped. “JIMMY?” she exclaimed.
“Hi.”
Hannah jumped out of her seat and peered around
at the driver. “ARRGH!” she couldn't believe it. “What are you
doing here? I thought the government took you away!”
“They did,” said Jimmy, coldly. “And I escaped. No
thanks to you. You turned me in!”
“We didn't! Patrick did!” Hannah protested. She was all
too aware that he was controlling the helicopter and held her
life in his hands.
“Well, you didn't do much to help,” Jimmy concluded.
“Sorry,” Hannah mumbled.
“Who's that?” asked Jimmy, pointing at Toby.
“That's Toby. He's here to get Hannah all hot and
bothered,” said Jess.
Jimmy frowned and sped up the helicopter.
“Jess, I'm going to kill you!” muttered Hannah.
“You are aware that he's controlling the Goddamn
helicopter?!”
“And?.. oh.” Jess fell silent.
“My hero!” Hannah exclaimed out loud, jumping up and
sitting in the seat next to Jimmy.
“Who's that?” Ian asked Jess quietly.
“He's Jimmy. He's running away from the government
continually. Odd sort of chap, but does have the tendency to get
a little jealous where Hannah's concerned.”
“Right,” nodded Ian. “By the way, it wasn't cool
to say 'chap' even in my day.” He smiled.
Jess
grumbled and looked out of the window.
Hannah sat next to Jimmy
whilst he flew the helicopter. “Sorry about the whole government thing… it wasn't my
fault, though.” There was a
silence. “I blame Jess, personally.” There was another
silence. “Then again, I blame Jess for most things.”
“Just be quiet, Hans,” Jimmy said, whizzing past a
cloud.
� Jess and Hannah 2002