Faster. Faster, just a little further

I could see the corvette. It was about a half mile away. IfI could make it there, I'd be home free. Suddenly a bullet whizzed by. Then another.

Bang Bang bang!

The shots got louder. They were gaining.

"Crap."I muttered. My pistol fell and clattered onto the pavement.I stopped and looked then turned and kept running.

I have a math test tomorrow

I laughed ,wondering how I could think of math at a time like this

I gasped when i felt a bullet hit its mark. Almost. Icould feel my side bleeding. It had just grazed me.

Iflung open the door and leapt into the car. Joe was already there. He handed me an Uzi

"Step on it!"

Moscow sped by as the corvette flew throught the streets, going way beyond the speed limit.

"Did you get the job done?" Joe didn't take his eyes off the raod when he addressed me.

"yeah. I got 'im. And they just about got me. You can slow down. I think we lost him in the city" I looked at the russian scenery passing by and reloaded the Uzi.

"We should go the long way to the airport. They might have set up an ambush the regular way" Joe gave me a long look and then turned his eyes back on the road

"Sure. But if they know which ariport, they will have set up an ambush on every possible route" I like Joe. Hes a good driver, but sometimes. Well, he could be a little dense.

"So what are you doing this weekend"

"Im going to Emilys birthday and then lessons. Why is there another assignment for me?"

"there might be, you need to talk to the chief about-" Joe broke off when a machine gun peppered our car.

"What the heck!?" I hung out the window as Joe shot forward, the vette racing back up to 160. I saw a black lamborghini coming up behind us. I shot at it, putting a hundred little holes in the sports car. Whipping around for a second I grabbed the RPG. Aiming at the car I shot. A split second later the italion sports car exploded. Shrapnel exploded out and pireced our car. Whoever was driving the black car was definitely dead.

After that Mike and I made it safely to the airport.

Now let me explain what I mean by airport. It's a big plataue hidden by mountains. I get on the SR-71 blackbird and fly home. Sounds eay right? Wrong. Every country in the world wants our blackbird technology, so I have to getting on while its moving. Through the sky. The fastest plane in the world.

Yeah. Either way. This particular night, it was a succes and I got home to Missouri in about an hour. Then my car drove me back to kansas city before 2 in the morning. I walked into the house and greeted my german shepherds

"Hi rain! Hi achilles! I love you too, but we need to be quiet so we don't wake up mommy and tyler!"

Achilles tackled me and started giving me kisses while Rain barked repetadely as if to say

Emery! Why on earth did you come home at this hour! It is two in the morning! I was up all night waiting for you! You go right up to bed this instant young lady!

So listening to my dog mom I went upstairs and chenged out of my miniskirt and transformers t-shirt to put on PJs. I took the pistol and put it in the safe in me wall.

Sneaking bak into bed i went right to sleep

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP

The aweful little noise penetrted my hearing. The alarm clock. One of my most bitter enemies. Reaching around my bed I grabbed a hard stuffed animal and beat the alarm clock.

Silence

Gratefully I fell back asleep, but 15 minutes later the little devil went off again.

I flipped over, grabbed the alarm and got out of bed. Once I was done getting my uniform on for school. I grabbed my hammer and proceded to beat the alarm clock.

"there" I muttered.

I went downstairs, my mom was already at work and tyler had gotten his ride to school. I was ready to go so I hopped on facebook to see what had happened last night.

Emily gave me some flair and emma had written on my wall.

School was boring. No surprise there. I already knew everything. I got a ride home with Joe, hes my friend from class and we carpool.

"Hey Mom im home!" I shouted as walked in.

No response. I looked into the kitchen. There was a note.

Emery, I have decided to take the weekend on a vaction for myself. I trutst you will be able to keep yourself busy, if you need something important call your father. Ill be home around Monday or Tuesday, I love you and expect you to call me every night

Love, Mom

Ok, great. This was an oppurtunity of a lifetime. Headquarters had been talking about a long term assignment on my part for a while, but they needed to have me for at least 3 days without the interference of my parents.

I smiled big and plopped down on the couch to call them

"Hey Denise, can I talk to the chief"

I waited a mintue while our receptionist went and got him.

His came voice over the phone I explained everything.

"Ok, be here in twenty minutes"

"Got it"

30 minutes later i arrived at headquarters, keys in one hand and a burger king bag in the other

I sat down at the desk with the chief

"Ok, whats goin on"

"We have waited for a chance to give you a long term assignemt for quite some time. Thanks to the british organization, MI6, everything is set up. You will be working with one of their agents. his name is Alex rider and im sure youll get along fine."

I looked at the chief sceptically.

"Ok. Whats our mission"

"Mr. Blunt will give you two the information. Choose your weapons and report to the airway in 10 minutes. the plane will take you over immediately"