"Soldiers! The young man you know as Cub will be returning for an indefinite amount of time starting tomorrow! He will of course be staying with you! There are to be no questions because I wasn't told anything!" The sergeant spat at the SAS unit that stood in front of him. "You're dismissed!" The sergeant was infamous around Brecon Beacons for short, sharp instructions.
As K-unit trudged out the sergeant's office they didn't talk. Nor did they speak as they walked towards their hut. In fact, they only started talking once they were in their hut and away from the prying eyes of the other units.
"Cub's coming back and the sergeant doesn't know anything about it?" Wolf hissed towards Snake and Eagle, confused he sat on his cot.
"If you don't mind me asking, who's Cub?" Asked Tiger, who was the newest (and longest lasting) replacement for Fox.
"Cub was a teenager sent here about two years ago." Snake quietly answered. "He was lumped with us for almost two weeks. All the other units laughed at us for months afterwards."
"Harsh." Tiger replied.
"Yeah, I think Wolf is still mad at him." Snake told him, glancing towards Wolf. Tiger could see what Snake meant. Wolf was almost radiating with anger.
"Eagle, why haven't you said anything?" Shark asked, knowing that Eagle was the most eagerly excited of the unit.
"I never really talked to Cub. I have nothing to say." Eagle answered, spacing out.
"We should all get ready for bed." Wolf finally spoke up, effectively stopping all conversations. "Who knows, Cub might leave sooner than last time."
Alex Rider sat motionless in the backseat of the government car that was driving him towards Hell. All Alex could think about was that this time MI6 had allowed him to have proper weapons on him, in the hope that if someone were to attack him, they wouldn't lose their most valuable asset.
Alex wondered if he would be chucked with K-unit again. The more he thought about, the more likely it seemed that he would be put with Wolf, Eagle, Snake, and whoever the replacement for Fox was.
"Have a nice day, Agent Rider." The driver of the car wished him as Alex got out.
"Thank you."
Alex slipped through the shadows on his way to the sergeant's office.
Once he got to the office. Alex entered and stood to attention.
"Cub. You have been placed with K-unit again. No need to hold down any of my other units." The sergeant told him.
"Yes, Sir!" Alex answered, making sure to show the sergeant exactly what he wanted to.
"You may leave now." The sergeant stated.
Alex turned around and walked out of the hut.
Alex stopped in front of K-unit's quarters. He took a deep breath before pushing the door open.