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| - [Title card Desperate Intruder is displayed.] [Scene opens to the Hood's temple in the Malayan jungle. Cue The Hood theme. Scene cuts to the interior of the temple. The Hood is sitting by himself, thinking.] [He presses a button. The bead curtain covering the statue of Kyrano swishes open and the statue is lit up.] The Hood: "The treasure that International Rescue seeks, will be mine! And they and their expedition will be buried at the bottom of Lake Anasta... And you, Kyrano, [Scene cuts to Kyrano's statue which gradually glows red.] my half-brother, you will help me. KYRANO!" [Scene cuts to the Tracy Villa kitchen. Kyrano is working right when he starts screaming in pain and falls to the floor. Scene cuts to the Hood's temple.] [Tracy Villa kitchens.] [The Hood's temple. The Hood's eyes begin to glow.] [Kyrano is writhing on the floor, still in pain before he speaks.] [Scene cuts to the Tracy Villa lounge. Brains and Tin-Tin are sitting on couches in desert outfit. Scott and John are laughing heartily.] Jeff Tracy: "Well, vacation or not, you deserve a break, both of you. [Kyrano enters.] Ah, Kyrano. All set?" [Virgil Tracy's portrait beeps repeatedly.] Jeff Tracy: "Ah, good. Virgil's ready for launching, Tin-Tin. You and Brains better make your way to the passenger elevator. Your father and I are going to the end of the strip to watch the launching. [Turns to Scott.] Scott, take over the talk-back for the launch." [Scene cuts to Thunderbird 2 runway. Thunderbird 2 takes off. Cuts briefly to the cockpit. Virgil is in his brown overalls and golden shirt, Brains and Tin-Tin are sitting behind him. Scene then cuts to the end of the runway where Jeff and Kyrano are watching.] Kyrano: "That is what i keep telling myself, Mr Tracy. But I can't shake off these fears." [Scene cuts to a Middle Eastern desert. A large eight wheel cargo truck is surging forward. The Hood is behind the wheel, his frown expression on.] [The truck continues forward before cresting the top of a hill and stopping.] [Scene shows an open view of the beautiful Lake Anasta. Scene cuts to Thunderbird 2 cockpit. Tin-Tin is looking out.] [Scene cuts briefly to show a trio of pyramids down below before cutting back to Thunderbird 2 cockpit.] [Thunderbird 2 starts to descend. Virgil presses a switch. Thunderbird 2 activates its landing thrusters and lands on the desert floor. Virgil press another button. The main body of Thunderbird 2 ascends. Once it is fully raised, the door of Pod 5 is lowered, and a half-track with two caravans in tow drives out. Cue desert exploration theme. Brains is wearing his hat and Tin-Tin is wearing her headscarf. The half-track continues to move along as Thunderbird 2's main body descends.] [Thunderbird 2.] [Thunderbird 2 takes off for base. The half-track takes a right turn onto a desert road.] [Scene cuts to a battered old taxi driving throught the desert. A sign on the side reads: "HASSAN ALI. LUXURY TAXIS. DISTANCE NO OBJECT. The engine backfires, startling the passenger, Professor Blakely.] [The taxi trundles on, backfiring again. Cuts to Brains and Tin-Tin who are drinking lemonade in one of their caravans.] [They hear the engine of Blakely's taxi backfiring again.] [The taxi drives, backfiring twice, pulls up and the Professor gets out.] Hassan Ali: "Six Ackers, please, master. [He receives the money.] Thank you, master. Good safari! Oh, yes." [Hassan Ali turns the taxi round, honking his horn and it backfires yet again.] [Cue Desperate Intruder underwater ominous theme. Cuts to the Hood who has arrived at the edge of the lake. He unloads a 3E mini sub from his truck and drives off. Scene then cuts to Brains' half-track.] [Scene cuts to The Hood in his sub. He's watching their arrival at the lake through the periscope.] [The Hood puts up the periscope and the sub dives into the lake. Scene fades out.] [Scene fades back into the lakeside. The half-track has been unhitched from the two trailers. Brains and Tin-Tin are in scuba gear.] [Cuts to Brains and Tin-Tin swimming under water.] [Cuts to show the temple then back to the duo.] [Cue Desperate Intruder underwater ominous theme. Cuts back to The Hood.] [Cuts back to Brains and Tin-Tin.] [Brains takes out his pickaxe and chips away at the column, peeling off a piece.] [Lake Anasta.] [Brains and Tin-Tin then head back, Brains carrying the rock. Cuts to The Hood again.] [The sub ascends. Cuts to the caravan. They're examining the sample.] [Cuts to the caravan that evening. Brains is examining a piece of stone.] [There is a knock on the door.] [Brains goes to the door and opens it. It's The Hood, dressed as an Arab tribesman.] [The Hood hypnotises Brains.] [Brains collapses on the floor. The Hood removes his mask. Scene cuts to the kitchen of Tracy Villa.] [Cuts to the desert. Brains is buried up to his neck in sand. He is slowly regaining consciousness.] [Cuts to lakeside view.] [Cuts to one of the caravans. Tin-Tin and the Professor are both unconscious.] Brains [O.C.]: "Tin-Tin! Professor! [Cuts to Brains.] Ooh, it's no use. He must have got them, too. If only I could get to the radio..." [The Hood appears out of nowhere.] Brains: [weakly] "Where are the others? What have you done with the others?" [Brains passes out. Scene cuts Jeff Tracy in his office with Kyrano.] [Scene briefly cuts to the radio in the caravan. Tin-Tin is still unconscious.] Jeff Tracy: [on radio.] "Come in, Anasta. Do you read me? [Tracy Villa Lounge. Jeff tries two channels and is met with static.] [Something beeps repeatedly.] [Thunderbird 1 launches.] [Thunderbird 2 launches] [Cue Desperate Intruder Helpless theme. Scene opens to the two caravans by the lake, and Brains, still buried in the sand. He has dark shadows under his eyes from the heat.] [Cuts to The Hood in his sub. He is observing the caravans through his periscope.] [Cuts to Scott aboard Thunderbird 1.] [Cuts back to the sub. The Hood spots Thunderbird 1.] [Cuts to Scott.] Jeff Tracy: [On radio.] "Well?" [Tracy Villa Lounge.] [Thunderbird 1.] [Tracy Villa Lounge.] [Thunderbird 2.] [Tracy Villa Lounge.] Virgil Tracy: [On radio.] "ETA now 2.5 minutes, father." Scott Tracy: [On radio.] "FATHER!" [Thunderbird 1. Scott has his frown expression on.] Jeff Tracy: [On radio.] "So?" Grandma Tracy: [Frown expression on.] "And Tin-Tin! What about Tin-Tin?" [Cuts to The Hood's sub.] [Cuts to Virgil in Thunderbird 2.] [Cuts to Brains.] [Scott turns up beside him.] [Cuts to The Hood. He is watching Thunderbird 2 land right next to Thunderbird 1.] [He flicks a switch labelled Photoscope. Inside Thunderbird 1, the Automatic Camera Detector goes off. Scene cuts to Virgil as he enters Tin-Tin's caravan.] [Cuts to Scott and Gordon who have dug out Brains.] [Cuts back to Virgil in Tin-Tin's caravan.] [Cuts to Jeff Tracy's office.] [Thunderbird 1.] [Tracy Villa Lounge.] [Cuts to Brains and Tin-Tin's caravan.] [Cuts to the temple at the bottom of the lake.] [Cuts to Tin-Tin's bedroom. It's night-time and she's asleep. The bedroom door opens, and she wakes up.] [Scene cuts to Brains swimming towards the temple.] [Brains reaches the temple. He examines the same pillar again. He breaks off a piece of stone, revealing some shiny pieces of metal.] [He move a piece of rock, which triggers an alarm in The Hood's submarine.] [The Hood leaves his sub wearing scuba gear and swims to the temple. Brains is following the wires he found. Suddenly, he is face to face with The Hood. His eyes start to glow.] [Brains collapses on the floor. The Hood swims away. Cuts to the caravan. Scott, Virgil and Gordon have their frown expressions on.] [Cuts to The Hood in his sub.] [He presses a button. Scene cuts to temple exterior. KaBOOM! Boulders and a statue fall down. One of the two towers then explodes. Another boulder is sent crashing down. KaBOOM! Pieces of debris are thrown everything. The other tower then goes bang! One of the statues topples over. The front entrance goes KaBOOM! The produced rubble partly blocks the entrance. Brains is buried in rubble. Cuts to Thunderbird 2 lifting itself up, revealing Pod 4. Cue Thunderbirds to the Rescue theme.] Gordon Tracy: [On radio.] "FAB, Virgil." [Virgil pulls a lever. Cuts to the Door of Pod 4, which starts opening.] [Thunderbird 4 leaves the Pod and enters the water.] [Thunderbird 4 arrives at the temple.] [Cuts to The Hood in his sub.] [He fires a torpedo at Thunderbird 4, which narrowly misses.] [The Hood fires another torpedo and turns away. Thunderbird 4 goes after him. Gordon fires a torpedo at The Hood's sub, which springs a leak.] [His sub hits the bottom of the lake hard.] [The Hood leaves his sub through the airlock. The submarine explodes. Cuts to Virgil and Tin-Tin at the edge of the lake.] [Gordon and Scott both swim over to Brains. Cuts back to Virgil.] [The lifting kit is a self-inflating balloon. It lifts up the stone pillar that was pinning down Brains. Unfortunately, the rope is fraying even as Gordon goes over to move Brain from under the pillar. Just as they're in the clear, the rope breaks and the pillar comes crashing down. Scene cuts to the caravans. A helicopter is just leaving.] [Cuts to Professor Blakely, in a hospital bed.] [Brains and Tin-Tin quickly get up to leave.] [They leave the room.] THE END
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