Run.
Run.
Run.
I hear the screams. I feel the cries. Vienna. That's my name. That was where I was born. That was the place where my troubles began. It started with John Rider and ended with his son. My name is Vienna and this is my tale. But this is not only my tale. This is the tale of Alex Rider. This is the tale of two people bounded by the past and trapped by the future.
My name is Vienna. And this, this is my story…
5
"So, it is agreed?"
Murmurs of consent filled the halls.
"So, Operation Vienna will begin in a day's time."
Julia Rothman smiled. SCORPIA will become great.
4
"Her name shall be …Vienna."
3
"Simon, you can't leave! What about me? What about Vienna? What about your promises?"
"I have to, Cassia. It is the only way. "
"Simon! You…you…promised. You promised that you wouldn't leave!"
"I am doing this for your own good…"
Cassia chocked back a sob.
2
Vienna watched as the bombs exploded above the city.
Julia watched too. Julia watched as the leaders of the fifty four Commonwealth nations perished in the fire. John Rider stood next to her. John Rider was the one who pushed the button. John Rider was the one who killed them all.
Vienna tried to save her. Her mum; the one who shielded her when the times got rough and the tears started falling. Her mum; the one who protected her when her traitor of a father ran away to join SCORPIA…and now she was dead.
She was dead.
Dead…
Dead….
Dead…
1
John Rider. John Rider had killed her mom. John Rider would pay.
Vienna promised.
And this time…this time. She wouldn't break her promise like her traitorous father.
No more broken promises. No more shattered dreams. No more. No more.
It began with the city of Vienna. And it was going to end with Vienna.