This takes place after Scorpia, instead of telling him the parents are dead, Mrs. Jones says they are alive. My personal thoughts on how his life would have been with mum and dad.
Disclaimer: The Alex Rider series belongs to Anthony Horowitz!
Dislaimer 2: Written by my younger sister :)
"Wait." Alex said. "You mean my parents are alive?"
Mrs. Jones smiled. "Alex, try not to get too exited." She paused a moment before she went on. "John and Helen Rider are alive, and they very much want to meet you. They are in the next room." Very gently she added, "Are you ready to see them?"
Alex was frozen. His parents were alive! Soon, they all would be a family. It was almost too much. He closed his eyes and breathed deeply. Then he looked up at Blunt and Mrs. Jones, who were watching him with pleased looks on their faces.
"Yes." Alex said quietly. "I would really love to meet them."
Mrs. Jones pointed to a door on the other end of the study. "Go straight through that door."
Alex stood up and walk slowly towards it. He reached the door, and put his hand on the handle. Then he turned, and smiled back at Mrs. Jones. It was a smile of pure thankfulness and joy. She nodded, and he steadied himself. Boldly he twisted the handle and entered the room.
He shut the door softly, and looked around the room. His gaze fell on two people standing hand in hand, looking out the window. The woman had blonde hair, the man's hair was brown. There they are, Alex thought.
"Mom? Dad?" He asked tentatively.
They turned at the sound of his voice, and smiles wreathed their faces.
"Oh, Alex." His mother whispered.
"Son, I-" John Rider's voice cracked. A lump rose in his throat, and he held out his arms. Alex hesitated only a moment. Feeling as though he'd found his lost childhood, he ran into his father's arms.
Mrs. Jones sighed happily. "At last we were able to tell him the truth."
"See? Using him turned out all right. If he hadn't taken out Julia Rothman, he would have never met his father and mother." Blunt pointed out.
"Yes, I suppose so."
Alex and his parents were talking excitedly.
"I can't believe you both are going to come home!"
"Yes son, and we will have time for outdoor activities together."
"And Alex, I will help you with your school work."
"And we can all enjoy meals as a family."
Grinning, Alex hugged his parents. All that suffering with MI6 had sure been worth it.
The door opened and someone came inside. Jack smiled, Alex was home!
"Hi Alex!" She called.
"Hi Jack!" he answered. "I have a little surprise for you. Close your eyes."
She did, wondering what in the world Alex could have brought for her. She would have never guessed.
"Okay. Now you may look."
Jack opened her eyes tentatively and shrieked.
"Oh my word Alex, no way!" She wrapped her arms around his parents, trying to hug them both at once. She never met them before, but she could tell at a glance who they were. They looked just like her adopted younger brother. Alex came forward, smiling fondly.
"Jack, meet my parents. Mum and Dad, meet Jack, my housekeeper/nanny."
They shook hands.
"I want to thank you for taking care of Alex after Ian died. It helped so much to know that he was in good hands," Helen said pleasantly.
"Oh, its nothing," Jack said airily. "I couldn't just leave. Besides, I'd grown rather fond of him. I suppose I'll go back to America now."
"Wait a minute, Jack," Alex said. "You can't just leave, I've grown fond of you too." Admitting that out loud made him blush, but the results were significant. John smiled, glad that Alex trusted someone.
"Well," she said, "I'l think about it." Alex grinned, knowing that was a good as yes. Silence. Suddenly Jack had a thought.
"Hey, if your mum and dad have been around this whole time, why haven't they come to live with us?"
Alex sighed. "It has to do with Scorpia."
"Oh." Jack sighed.
"But I'll explain anyway."
