A/N: This is my extreme Alex Rider imagination! No flames! May be OOC
Alex Rider was not in a good mood. Because of his constant absences, the school board wanted to expel him. The only way he could stay in the school was to participate in a public school event. The closest event happened to be the Talent Show, which was to happen in the school auditorium. At least he was doing it with Tom and James. He was going to sing a song he heard once and took an instant liking to while his best friends played the drums and the guitar. He came dressed in full black except for a little white shirt end sticking out from the under his black over shirt and his white socks sticking out of his black shoes. It kind of fit his mood at the moment, so he felt it was appropriate. Also, it went with the song. Well, kind of, the song was a sort of punk-rock song. Tom wore blue jeans and a white shirt with a blue plaid button up shirt over it. The button up was open, so it hung loosely. James wore a green t-shirt over a white shirt which was partially sticking out. He had really light blue jeans and blue and white sneakers.
Alex was sitting with all the other participants, Tom and James sat next to him. The others kept sending him dirty looks but he mostly ignored them and Tom stuck his tongue out at them. Finally it was their turn to go up. As they headed to the stage, there were many whispers.
"Look at druggie and his friends."
"I wonder what their going to sing."
"What is he even doing here?"
"Oh look, druggie going to sing a little song. I bet he's horrible."
"My ears are going to bleed from his horrendous voice."
Oh wow, they actually used a big word and know what it means. I can't believe it, thought Alex, sarcastically. And for their information, I have a great voice. Wait until they hear it.
They walked out onto the stage. Tom sat behind the drums, James picked up the electric guitar, and Alex stepped up to the microphone.
"Hello, I am Alex Rider. You may all know me already," he said.
"Yah! We know you druggie!" came a shout from the crowd. Some parents looked unhappy, but some looked upset to see him.
My outfit doesn't help that fact either.
"Ok. Are you ready Tom? James?" Alex asked his friend.
"Oh yeah!" They shouted.
"Don't stop no matter what. They might boo us or whatever to interrupt us. Just don't stop." Alex whispered.
They nodded.
Tom tapped his drumsticks together.
"A one, a two, a one, two, three, four!"
He started to drum and James began to strum. Alex took a breath and began to sing.
I woke up, it was seven
I waited till eleven
Just to figure out no one would call
I think I've got a lot of friends
Alex heard some one snort and someone else laughed.
"Yah right! All you have is lil' Tommy and Jimmy there."
Alex ignored them and continued.
But I don't hear from them
What's another night all alone?
When you're spending everyday on your own
And here it goes
Alex started to jump around and swing around the mic, getting excited. He even swung my pointed finger upward like they did in videos.
I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
I know that it's not fair
Nobody Cares
"You bet we don't!"
Cause I'm alone
And the world is
Having more fun than me
Tonight
And maybe when the night is dead
I'll crawl into my bed
Staring at these four walls again
I'll try to think about the last time
I had a good time
Everyone's got somewhere to go
And they're gonna leave me
Here on my own
His song was interrupted by a group of black clad men, armed and ready. Alex recognized them as Scorpia. Tom and James stopped playing. People started to panic. They were shouted at to shut up, and most did. There were still a few whimpers and sobs. The men barred the doors. One of them pointed at him.
"There's Rider!"
They started to run at him.
"Oh come on! Not at the Talent Show. My continued existence at this school depends on this!" Alex yelled.
"But your existence will be no more by the time we're done with you."
"Yah sure." He drawled.
He rolled his eyes dramatically. He flicked his hands twice.
And here it goes
He did a back flip off the stage, landing in a crouch, one hand on the ground and one on his knee. His friends caught on and started to play, though they looked scared. Alex sang while he fought.
I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
And I know that it's not fair
The round-house kicked one in the jaw and kicked another in the solar plexus followed by a jab to the neck, knocking them out cold.
Nobody cares
Cause I'm alone
And the world is
Having more fun than me
Tonight
Two charged at him, he jumped back and out of the way, and watched them smash into each other.
That was so stupid and funny. I thought that only happens in movie. I never knew people were dumb enough to fall for it.
What is so wrong with me?
Don't fit in with anybody
How did this happen to me?
MI6 of course is what happened to me.
Wide awake, I'm bored
And I can't fall asleep
And every night is
The worst night ever
Everyone, parents, students, teachers, etc., stared in wonder, awe, and fear. Alex did a few back-hand springs and kicked one man in the face and chest on the way down. He grabbed the fallen man's weapon and shot one person in the shoulder and the chest and two others in the legs, disabling them.
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
I'm just a kid
Alex pistol-whipped one in the head with the gun. Just two were left. Tom and James continued to rock out on the stage. They were getting wilder to fit the mood of the fight. The school sat there, silently staring at them and then at Alex, still cowering.
I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
I know that it's not fair
He punched a man in the face, stomach, and flipped him onto the ground, jabbing him in the neck before he hit the ground. There was one man left standing.
Nobody cares
Cause I'm alone
And the world is
Obviously he was the leader and he had watched the whole fight. He was smirking. He walked calmly, cockily, slowly toward Alex. He stopped in front of him. The final stand-off between them. The whole school held their breath, watching them with wide eyes.
Just one more to go.
Nobody wants to be alone
In the world
They started to exchange kicks and punches. Alex managed dodge most of them, though a few landed. People winced when they connected, for they made loud smack sounds. Alex never cried out.
I'm just a kid
And life is a nightmare
I'm just a kid
I know that it's not fair
He tried to kick the man in the face, but his foot was caught. Alex tried to get out of his grip but he seemed to not be able to.
Nobody cares
Cause I'm alone
And the world is
The man smiled cruelly down at him and shoved him to the floor. The man pointed a gun at him. Alex froze, staring down the barrel, and yet he still sang. His friends had stopped but he sang on.
Nobody wants to be alone
In the world
"That was such an entertaining fight. You're good, but not good enough, though you can sing I have to admit. And you little friends amuse me. They still kept playing through this whole skirmish. I think might spare them. I also think the song is very appropriate for the occasion," He said.
"Actually, it was supposed to be my life story. But you can say what you think. I can't stop you." Alex said.
The man growled and flipped the safety off.
"This ends now. Say goodbye, Rider!"
Alex sang the next part because it was true; he had no one except Jack, who should go back to America, Tom, and James. There was no one who really cares if something happened to him or if he died. They were friends but not true family. They will move on, go ahead with their lives. They might even forget him in the future.
Nobody cares
Cause I'm alone
Alex stopped and realized something. He couldn't think of a way to get out of this situation. He gulped. Alex looked toward the crowd who was staring at him, the man, and the gun in a mixture of helplessness and fear. Some had sadness. The parents and teachers were worried, scratch that, they were devastated.
And the world is
Just then the door flew open and K-Unit burst in and froze when they saw the unconscious bodies and the current situation Alex was in. The man was startled and hesitated.
Having more fun than me
Tonight
Alex yelled that part and swiped the man's feet out from under him. The man fell and his head cracked on the floor. Alex flipped up, panting. He wiped the blood that was dripping from the side of his mouth. He straightened his clothes, and sang the rest softly. Everyone could hear him because the room was dead silent. K-Unit stared.
I'm all alone tonight
Nobody cares tonight
Cause I'm just a kid tonight
Alex took an exaggerated bow.
"Sure… some kid I am," he mumbled.
The room was completely silent. Alex shifted under the stares. He looked around. The silence was broken by Tom's loud voice:
"That was TOTALLY awesome Alex!"
"I knew you could fight but not like that," James joined in.
"Yah, well… it was nothing."
That is when K-Unit came to life. They ran down the aisle. Alex wished with all his heart that he was somewhere else, anywhere but there. Well, anywhere besides Brecon Beacons and the Royal and General Bank.
"NOTHING? YOU CALL THAT NOTHING, CUB?" barked Wolf.
"It's nice to see you too," He said, cheekily.
Wolf looked like he was going to explode, his face turning red. Fox placed a hand on his shoulder.
"He's a minor. You can't hurt him," he said, trying to calm down Wolf.
"MINOR! DO YOU SEE WHAT HE DID TO ALL THE MEN? THERE IS LIKE TEN OF THEM!"
"I know but he is still a minor."
Eagle walked up to him.
"So, Alex… you knocked them all out by yourself?"
"Yes I did Eagle."
"That is so bloody cool. Hand-five!"
Alex slapped him one. Snake waltzed over, and being the medic he is, began to check over his injuries. Alex began to squirm.
"Stop moving Cub. I need to check over your injuries. No one else got hurt, but you definitely did."
"I'm fine," he whined, pitifully.
"No you're not. Now, stop moving."
The school watched the exchange in puzzlement. The principal, Mr. Bray, stood up and walked over to them, cautiously. It was like he was afraid of them.
Well, I gave him a reason to be.
"May, I ask what is going on here?" he questioned.
"You can, but I can't guarantee that I'll be able to answer," Alex said.
"You know what, I'd like to know that too," Said Fox." We received a call from the directors about an attack in a school housing one of the agents."
He sent an accusing look toward Alex's direction. Alex whistled a merry tune and tried to look innocent, his head swinging every which way, but failed miserably.
"By the way, who are you people anyways?" asked Mr. Bray.
"Oh sorry! I'm Fox. This is my team, K-Unit. Wolf, the leader, is the red-faced, fuming man, Eagle is the one who can't stay still, and Snake is the one fussing over Cub."
"I'm Principal Bray. I would have said 'it's a pleasure to meet you' if we were under different circumstances. What is your line of work? And who is Cub?"
"We work for the SAS, Special Air Services, and Cub is the blond, British boy who just knocked out ten fully grown and armed men by himself while singing a song at a public school event, I'll guess, is a Talent Show."
"Oh, you mean Alex?"
"So that's his name."
"You know each other?"
"Yah, we met at… uh… a place."
"Yah! Nice save Fox!" shouted Alex, trying to escape Snake.
"What is his full name?" asked Eagle, directing the question to Mr. Bray.
"Uhh… it's Alex Rider," he said uncertainly.
Snake froze, Eagle tripped and bounced back up, Wolf looked dumbstruck, and Fox's mouth fell open.
"The Alex Rider?"
"What do you mean by the Alex Rider?" asked Mr. Bray.
"Well, there are these rumors of all the cool things he did! Everyone thought he was a myth meant to motivate the new recruits! Like the time he fought off a shark, escaped a tank which held a Man-Of-War, or when he parachuted out of a helicopter, crashed through the roof of a convention, and shot the Prime Minister's hand!"
Alex was gesturing him to shut up, but he didn't notice. The principal's face was unreadable.
"There was also the time he was in the Air Force One with a crazy millionaire named Damian Cray, a wanted world wide assassin named Yassen Gregorovich, and his girlfriend Sabina. He stopped a whole load of bombs pointed at countries that grew marijuana. He also went into space!" Eagle added.
Alex did a face-plant into his palm.
"I heard he snowboard down a mountain on an ironing board while being chased by men with guns on snowmobiles. He skimmed across the top of a moving train, landed, lost his balance, rolled down the rest of the hill, and stopped, unconscious, at a fence. Then, he woke up with hyperthermia and walked to the nearest hospital and passed out in the middle of the lobby when he arrived. I also saw him chase after the mad doctor, who cloned himself, with a snow mobile. He went up a ramp and jumped off. It crashed right into the helicopter the doctor was escaping in. When, he got back, he said 'I sleighed him,'" said Wolf.
Alex groaned. Everyone was staring at him in wonder.
"I heard when he got back home; he went to the school and went to the principal's office. He entered and came face to face with himself, or at least someone who looks exactly like him. It was Dr. Grief's clone. He made many of them and made them look like the kids of powerful people, so he can replace the real ones with them. So, he thought Alex was Alex Friend, son of Mr. Friend, and wanted to replace him. So Alex's clone had a gun pointed at him. Alex led him to the science wing and used chemicals to try to stop him. They reached the roof and it collapsed because the wing was on fire. The clone fell in," said Eagle.
"That a whole load of lies!" some yelled. There were shouts of agreement.
"Well, I heard he got shot!" declared Snake. "That's like the only thing I'm sure is a lie, right Cub?"
Alex found a sudden fascination in the auditorium's ceiling. Everyone waited for an answer.
"Right Cub?"
"Yah sure, whatever."
Snake approached him.
"Cub, did you get shot?" he asked calmly.
"Maybe."
"Where is the bullet wound?"
Alex hand crept automatically to the spot. Snake noticed.
"Cub, take off your shirt."
"What? No way man!"
"That wasn't a suggestion, it was an order. Do it!"
"No!"
"Wolf! Fox!"
They grabbed Cub on both sides. He struggled but couldn't get loose. It didn't help that he was exhausted from the fight. Snake yanked up his shirt and gasped in shock. He dropped the hem and held Cub's face carefully, to make Alex look at him. Cub kept looking away from him.
"Cub! Look at me! What happened?"
"Nothing!"
"Yah, sure! You wouldn't have a bullet wound two inches from your heart if nothing happened! Now tell me!"
Everyone gasped. Mr. Bray looked sick and he wasn't the only one.
"Why should I tell you?" Alex snapped.
"Oh, I don't know. Maybe because I'm the medic, you're an unofficial member of this unit, and you really have no choice."
Alex mumbled something ineligible.
"What?"
"I was being debriefed after I stopped one of Scorpia's plots to kill all the kids in England, and there was a Scorpia sniper positioned in front of the bank. They wanted revenge, so they shot me."
"How did they miss? Scorpia never misses!" exclaimed Eagle.
"Why are you asking that question? I think the best question is what were you even doing with Scorpia?" asked Wolf.
"I don't want to say. Now let… me… GO!"
He kicked Wolf in the stomach, jumped off impact, flipped over Fox's head, and landed causing Fox to fall over and Wolf to clutch his stomach. That was when the doors flew open and Alan Blunt, Tulip Jones, and a whole load of men in black burst in.
"Hello Alex!"