My first ever crossover, don't be too harsh if the characters are out as I haven't read cherub in years and don't have to books...

Anyway! ENJOY!


Lauren Adams was fuming. James, her brother, had just been in her room moaning about how he hadn't had a mission in weeks and he was soon due to leave cherub, he had just spent three hours at the shooting range with Kerry who was also grumpy about the lack of missions. She had been in a good mood until James had turned up,

"Hey." Rat entered without knocking and dropped on the bed, it took him a few minutes to notice the glare aimed her way, "Ah, who pissed you off?"

"James." She growled, Rat patted the spot next to him and Lauren grudgingly stood then collapsed next to him, Rat slipped his arm around his girlfriend and gradually she calmed,

"You done the essay for History yet?" Rat asked to take her mind off things,

"Nope, you done the Russian homework?" Lauren asked in response,

"Nope, be realistic, that bloody language still does my head in." Rat grumbled,

"Hey, Zara wants to see us!" Kerry exclaimed bounding into the room with a sheepish James in the doorway looking awkward.

"Lets go." Rat pulled Lauren up and they all rushed to the mission control centre, they were soon at Zara's office and Kerry knocked,

"Enter." She called and they all slipped in taking seats in the provided ones,

"Zara? Who else is coming?" Lauren asked noting the two spare seats.

"MI6 operatives, all we have for them is names. Alex Rider and Ben Daniels, nothing else." She replied looking at the files,

"Have you asked John Jones?" Lauren suggested,

"No, that actually hadn't occurred to me." Zara sounded surprised, "They should be here soon anyway and everything will be explained."

"Why do we need MI6 anyway?" Kerry asked,

"The ethics committee only passed this under the condition we had MI6 protection, they sent their two top agents." Zara was worried at the ease at which these agents were given out, like library books. The following silence was broken by a knock at the door, it opened to reveal John Jones,

"Just got a call from the receptionist, apparently Daniels is running late, traffic and all."

"John, we're getting two MI6 agents, we were wondering if you knew of them?" Lauren asked politely,

"Who are they?" John asked perching in the remaining seat,

"Ben Daniels, the one you said was in traffic." Zara replied,

"Ah yes, Ben, he is ex SAS, his partner is the top in MI6 he himself is second, apparently his track record is exemplary. The other?" John asked,

"Alex Rider?" The response was shocking, the man froze, then a grin spread,

"Really, can I meet him? I would love to know if the rumours are true," John asked,

"Like? What do you know about him?" Kerry asked,

"The rumours, I only had clearance to hear half the rumours, say he is extraordinary. Trained with the SAS, perfect track record, 100% success rate, but mainly that he is young. We assume that that applies to young for someone to be in top agent position, he has held it for... two years now, definitely someone I would like to meet. I am not supposed to know about him, I didn't even know for sure he existed until this conversation, only deals with the heads, Smithers, Crawley and partners. Those he are partnered with leave grumpy and come back blown away, of course lips sealed by the OSA, but rumours leak." The ex MI6 man shrugged,

"From what I gather, there is more to him than reaches the eye, has worked for MI6, CIA, ASIS, DGSE, CSIS, NZSIS, Mossad, you get the picture." John stood, "I should be going,"

"That implies he speaks all those languages." Lauren pointed out,

"I haven't even heard of half of them." James muttered,

"That's because your a moronic douche James." Lauren shot back,

"Am not!" James exclaimed,

"You can't even think of a responding insult!" Lauren laughed her point sufficiently proven. The bickering continued until there was another knock at the door.

"Zara. We need to talk." Ewart called from the doorway concern etched on his forehead,

"About?" She asked heading to the door,

"This is Alex Rider." Ewart gestured to a boy she hadn't seen hidden in the shadows. He was tall, blonde hair flopping into his piercing green eyes and muscles that shouldn't be on someone that age.

"How old are you?" Zara asked speechless,

"Fourteen." Alex replied eyes twinkling with mischief. Zara could tell in a few years he would be breaking hearts.

"You are MI6's top agent." She asked still in shock,

"No ma'am, not top I believe." Alex replied a smile fighting to break free, "Shall we ma'am?" He asked,

"Call me Zara please." Ewart disappeared down the corridor and Joshua appeared from behind a potted plant. Alex crouched to his height,

"Who are you little guy?" He asked quietly,

"Joshua." He replied, Zara blinked, what had happened to her shy son?

"Hello Joshua, nice to meet you I'm Alex," He held out his hand which Joshua shook giggling, he then held out his arms in the universally recognised gesture of 'pick me up'. Alex did just that and became eye level with Zara again.

"Your son I gather." He commented, "He looks like you and Ewart." Alex elaborated,

"Hey everything OK?" Kerry asked poking her head out the door, she froze,

"Alex, this way." Zara herded a stunned Kerry into the office and Alex followed, the bickering quickly stopped, Lauren watched the boy enter, he was handsome, she had to give him that, but the way he moved was entrancing, like watching a dancer, or... Assassin. That would have been the first thought had it not been for the blonde child in his arms.

"JOSHUA! What have I told you about running off!" Ewart exclaimed bursting into the room, Alex held out the unhappy child with a laugh,

"Obviously takes after his parents." Alex smiled,

"He's a little rascal." Ewart sighed, then turned to the room as a whole, "Sorry." He left. Then the questions started,

"You're Alex Rider top MI6 agent!"

"You're a spy! I thought only MI5 had children spies!"

"Are you as good as they say you are?!"

"How old are you?"

"What can you do."

The questions went on and Alex's slight smile turned into a full blown grin.

"Stop it!" Lauren finally exclaimed,

"Thanks." Alex chuckled, "I am Alex Rider, I am not top agent, rumours are sorely over exaggerated, I am fourteen and I really doubt I am as good as you think I am." James grinned at that, he could help and tutor the boy.

"I thought only MI5 had child spies." Rat commented,

"They do, I'm the only one." His eyes darkened at this, Lauren detected a hint of bitterness but the expression and tone was gone in seconds.

"Where is Ben Daniels?" Zara asked, Alex shrugged,

"Late, as usual, not his fault he was coming from BB '6 only gave him scant notice, I was already in the area so took a different route." Alex replied,

"Do you know how far out he is?" Kerry asked,

"Nope but-" He was cut off by his phone ringing, he glanced at the caller ID, "One second." He answered the phone, "Hey Ben." The rooms occupants gaped, "No, no, Ben I swear I'm fine!" He exclaimed amused exasperation in his tone, "No I haven't been shot at. No I haven't blown anything up. Yes I am still in England. No I am not driving." Lauren was amused, the questions were asked as though they were normal everyday questions and the responses seemed like they had been asked before, maybe a family member? "You know I can't say that... Yes again, but not like the usual again..." Alex grinned broadly, "You'll find out very soon, I swear." There was a brief pause, "Where are you," There was a response and Alex seemed to be thinking something over, "In thirty two minutes traffic willing. See you soon, bye." He hung up.

"He'll be here in 32 minutes, traffic willing." Alex informed the room,

"You blow much up?" Lauren asked amused,

"Now and again, it's an old habit. Though I still stand by the fact that things near me blow up not I blow things near me up." Alex replied grinning, a light laugh ran around the room,

"You get shot at often?" Kerry asked concern tingeing her tone,

"More than I would like and less than they would." Alex replied honestly,

"They?" Rat queried,

"People I have pissed off." Alex informed them,

"Pissed many off?" James asked raising an eyebrow,

"More than I would have liked to," Again an honest answer.

"What training do you have?" Lauren asked,

"You are a nominated spokesperson?" Alex grinned at her,

"No." Lauren frowned,

"Most curious?" Alex tried,

"No,"

"Cleverest?" Alex tried, Lauren grinned,

"Well, now you're getting somewhere." Alex and Lauren high-fived when exclamations went around the room.

"Stop distracting us!" Lauren gasped, realisation dawning,

"You catch on a lot quicker than some." Alex raised an eyebrow grudgingly impressed with this one cherub.

"So what training do you have?" Kerry asked,

"This and that, what do you have?" Alex asked,

"Basic training, it lasts 100 days and is living hell." James groaned, Alex laughed slightly,

"I'm sure it is."

"So what do you have if you're so condescending of us?" James demanded,

"I'm not trying to be condescending!" Alex defended himself,

"Well you're sure acting like it." James muttered,

"James, enough." Zara snapped,

"Sorry." James was sufficiently scolded,

"Sorry ma'am. It's been a long day." Alex apologised.

"It's only three in the afternoon!" James exclaimed, Zara silenced him with a glare,

"My day started at 1 this morning GMT, yet my body clock is telling me its 10 in the evening." Alex left out the lack of sleep for the past few nights as well.

"Jet lag." Zara summarised,

"Yep, all seven hours of it." Alex confirmed. There was a knock at the door,

"Enter." Zara called only now noticing the sleep deprived stance and bags under her youngest agents eyes,

"Zara Asker?" A dark haired head poked his head around the door,

"That's me, Ben Daniels?" Zara checked,

"Yes ma'am." He looked at the room as a whole, "What have you done now Al."

"Same old, absolutely nothing to do with me." Ben ruffled Alex's hair as he saw, in return he got a glare,

"When was the last time you slept?" Ben asked worried,

"This morning, how are they all?" Alex fielded the question,

"Nice try, they're fine. When was the last time you slept for a decent length of time?" Ben tried again, Alex seemed to think on it,

"Can't remember." He replied with a shrug.

"Thought you'd say that, hows the English going?" Ben smirked at his partner,

"Doing my head in, I'm having to translate everything back into English, I've had to substitute words three times already." Alex groaned,

"I noticed the lack of accent."

"I'll be back speaking cockney by the end of the week." Alex sighed,

"Are you not English?" Lauren cut in,

"No I am, I'm from Chelsea in London but have just spent the last four months speaking nothing but Russian so at the moment I am still thinking in Russian." Alex explained,

"So you speak Russian." Lauren commented,

"No shit Sherlock." Alex smiled, Zara cleared her throat,

"Shall we get down to the mission at hand?" She asked dragging them back to the reason they were all here.


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