Alex woke up in a bed. This wasn't all that unusual; Alex had often woken up in a bed, however this bed was not one he had ever woken up in. He looked around him and rubbed his forehead. He was in a small room, there was a cabinet beside the table with a small photo of a man and a woman smiling and laughing and there was a glass of water beside that. On the other side of the room there was a window and outside the window he could see red sand and dried out plants.

Slowly, Alex remembered where he was; he had landed in Australia when he had re-entered the atmosphere. He must have fainted after that because he couldn't remember anything after that.

Just then, the door opened and a woman walked through with a tray that had a plate with a fry on it. She looked at him and stopped.

" Oh, G'day, mate." She said with a huge smile and a thick Australian accent. " I didn't realise you were awake just yet. Good thing I prepared you some breakfast, isn't it?"

She sat down at the edge of the bed and handed him the plate.

" Oh, by the way," She said cheerily, " I'm Lisa and I'd like to be the first to congratulate you on a great job you did."

" Thanks?" Alex said. He wasn't sure who exactly this Lisa was or how she knew about his job. He was about to ask when she held up her hand with another huge smile.

" Where is my head gone today? I should have told you, I work with MI6 and I've been posted here for nearly a year now. As soon as you began your descent back into earth's atmosphere, Alan Blunt called me up and filled me in. He wanted me to find you, collect you and send you back to London."

" Oh." Alex said and there was a moment's silence.

Lisa smiled and clapped her hands together. She stood up. " Well, I'll leave you to your breakfast. There's a change of clothes in the wardrobe over there." She motioned to the artless hunk of wood in the other corner of the room. " When you're ready, come outside. I'll be on the porch. Be quick as you can though, your flight leaves in two hours and the drive to the airport is three." She smiled and left the room.

Two hours later they were in the airport. Lisa had driven like crazy through the outback in her old and battered Range Rover, but she had gotten them to the airport safely and exactly on time. He was about to leave through the boarding bay when Lisa put her hand on his shoulder.

" Before you go…" Lisa said without a smile. She handed a bag to him. " Inside is two envelops; one has about thirty pounds (that's the one that has your name on it) you should use for a taxi when you get back to England. The other one has Alan Blunt's name on it; do not under any circumstances open it. I want you to get the taxi to MI6 HQ before you do anything else, okay? This is really important, can I count on you?"

" Sure." Alex said with a shrug.

" I'll see you later then Alex. It was a pleasure to meet you, mate. Maybe I'll work with you some time."

She smiled again and Alex went through the boarding gates. Lisa stayed there for a while until the plane lifted off. An Asian man in a pilot's outfit walked past her slowly. As he got into hearing distance, he quickly whispered something to her in Japanese. She gave the slightest nod to show that she understood. The man walked on and she stood there with her arms crossed for another minute. The she took out her mobile phone, flipped it open and keyed in a number that was almost too well known to her.

" What?" The man's voice sounded gruff through the phone.

" The boy's on the plane. As soon as he lands I want you to be stuck to him, he should lead you to MI6 headquarters. Then you'll see that I was right."

The man on the other side chuckled deeply. " I'm sure you are absolutely right. You always are… but how did you find out where it was?"

She laughed in a breathless way. " The same way that I found out that your real name is Marvin." With that she hung up and put the phone in her trouser pocket. She turned and walked to the Quantis Airlines desk.

" How can I help you today, miss?" The woman at the desk asked with a smile.

" A one way ticket to Atlantis airport, please." She asked with a smile and with absolutely no hint of an Australian accent.

" Of course, just fill in this form." She handed over a piece of paper and a pen to her. She took it and started writing.

First name?

Jill

Second name?

Green

She filled out the rest of the form and handed it to the woman.

" Can I see your passport please?" She asked as her eyes quickly scanned the form.

" Certainly" She said cheerily and she handed her a passport under the name of Jill Green with her picture on it.

" Well then miss Green, I hope you enjoy your flight with Quantis Airlines."

" I'm sure I will." She said with a smile as she gathered her passport and her ticket. Her smile dropped the minute she turned and from that moment on, the methodical assassins mind could only think of the next and the last part of her plan. She didn't yet want to reveal the next part of her plan, even to herself. But the last part she had no qualms about; she wanted to get back at Alan Blunt.