A/N: So, this was just a random idea that came into my mind. Set after Eagle Strike (my favourite).

(Jack)

I sat at the computer, talking to an old friend from New York. She used to be one of my friends when I lived in America, but I didn't really talk to her again after her mother died. Now, Katherine Beckett was a member of the NYPD. I didn't hear Alex come downstairs until it was too late. "Who are you talking to?"

"An old friend from New York. My mom had a friend in New York and her daughter, Kate, and I became good friends. Then, Kate's mom died and we stopped talking. Aparently, she's a member of the NYPD." I stated. "And... she's asked us to come visit."

Alex took all this in, "Okay... wait, she knows you're taking care of me?"

"Yeah, after all friends tell each other everything." I replied. "She's fine with it, though. She still wants us to come to New York."

"So... we going?" Alex asked.

I looked at him, "I'm going, do you want to?"

"You're not going to leave me behind." Alex stated. "When do we leave?"

"I've already checked for flights to New York and there's one leaving in two days, so how about that one?" I asked.

Alex nodded, "Sounds good."

*Two Days Later*

(Alex)

New York was... busy. People walked around on the street with a places to go and people to see. That was how Jack and I walked. Kate Beckett said we could meet her at NYPD headquarters, so that's what we headed. After a few hours of walking into stores and sightseeing, we finally made it to our destination. At the main desk, a woman got on a phone, then told us to use the elevator to get to the floor we wanted on. After we got off the elevator, we saw a lot of detectives roaming around.

"I thought detectives wore long, brown coats, hats, and glasses." I joked, making Jack laugh.

"Only in movies, Alex. Now, look for-" Jack was cut off.

"Who are you looking for?" A man asked.

Jack looked at him, "Katherine Beckett."

The man turned to his partner, "I don't know a Katherine Beckett, do you?"

"Never heard of her in my life." The partner said, "But she does sound like a close friend to you, am I right?"

Jack nodded, "Yes."

"Too bad we don't know any Katherine Beckett's, right Ryan?"

Ryan nodded, "Right."

I was too busy trying not to laugh. These two men acted serious, but I could tell they were joking. I shook my head, wondering when Jack would catch on. A gleam appeared in her eyes and I knew she finally caught on to their 'game'.

Jack sighed, "Okay, you say you don't know a Katherine Beckett... Well, who is that behind you?"

The two men turned around, "Hey..."

"Esposito, Ryan, are you trying to confuse my friend?"

The two spoke at the same time, "Yes" "No" Then, both sighed, "Maybe."

Jack passed Esposito and Ryan and hugged Kate, "I haven't seen you in years!"

"It's been too long, Jack." Kate stated, "How was your trip?"

"Funny. A waitress spilled water on Alex's head." Jack laughed a bit, "Other than that, it was kind of boring."

Kate looked at me, "So, you're the Alex she was telling me about."

I nodded and shook her hand, "And you must be the famous Kate Beckett."

Kate smiled, then, a man came out of a room. "Beckett, there's a body only a block away from here."

"We're on it, Captain." Kate said and pulled out a cell phone. "Castle, body on Henderson Street (A/N: No clue if this is a real street)." She hung up the phone, "I'm sorry, Jack."

Jack shrugged, "Don't be, it's your job."

Kate nodded and went to the elevator with a few more detectives. Jack looked at me, "I guess we hang out here for a while."

We sat in a chair over an hour, waiting. It was six thirty-nine p.m. now and I was growing extremely bored. Then, the detectives arrived. I watched as Kate and another guy began to walk toward us. The guy had not seen us yet.

"I'm just saying, Kate, it could be a top rate assassain hired to kill him, they drop his body from the construction site, and leave it there. Wait, if it was..." He went to sit down in the same chair I was sitting in. I looked at Jack, who was staring at the man, and Kate, who was about to warn the man he was about to sit on me. I rolled my eyes and moved the chair away, sliding it across the floor. The man fell to the ground, "Where did my chair go?"

Jack laughed and Kate grinned, "Castle." Kate said, "You really need to watch where you sit."

I rose to my feet and moved away from the chair, not wanting sit on. Castle looked at the chair, "What's it doing over there? Kate, I think this place is haunted." He grabbed it and moved it back to it's original spot, then sat down. "Who are they?" He asked, pointing to Jack and I.

Kate shook her head, "This is Jack, she's an old friend of mine. He's Alex, the kid you just about sat on." She pointed at the man, "This is Richard Castle."

"Sat on?" Castle asked, "So that's how my chair moved. Sorry, kid."

I shrugged, "It's fine."

Then, Castle's phone rang, "Hey honey." There was a moment pause. "You can go if you want to." Another pause, "Okay, bye, love you, too." He hung up the phone.

"Daughter?" Jack asked.

Castle nodded then pointed at Alex, "He your son?"

Alex laughed at Jack's expression, "I'm not that old!" Jack yelled. "I'm just his guardian."

"Oh, sorry about that, then." Castle said and went to get a cup of coffee.

Beckett sighed, "I'm sorry, Jack. He's like a five year old on a sugar rush."

"It's okay," Jack replied. Then, the two began to talk about their childhood. Needless to say, I eventually grew bored and began to roam around. A lot of people passed me, but none asked who I was or what I was doing here. Instead, they all ignored me and went about their business. I continued walking, that is, until I heard a large explosion. The building shook and I grabbed a wall for support, looking around. The other detectives in the building were shocked as well, but after the tremors were over, many ran over to the windows. I did the same and looked at the smoke that filled the sky. Above that smoke, was a helicopter flying away from the building. People began to run around the building, doing whatever they could to help. I watched as a group of people went to the elevator. After noticing Castle, Esposito, Ryan and Beckett were one of those people, I decided to go to. I ran to the elevator, but somebody pushed me back.

"Stay back, kid." A man said. "We can't have you getting in our way."

I stepped back and the elevator left. Patiently, I waited for the elevator to return. When it did, I stepped in and went down to the main floor. Everything was chaotic here too, but I managed to slip away and get outside of the building. I went through back alleys as much as I could until I was close to the building. Flames reached toward the sky and smoke filled the air around me. NYPD was on the scene already, waiting on the fire department, whose sirens could be heard in the distance. Everything was loud, but you could hear the woman screaming from the building. My head shot up at the sound and I tried to pinpoint where it was coming from. There, on the fire escape, was a woman, probably in her thirties, with a broken leg. Officers rushed to the fire escape, but it was ruined by the impact of the explosion, showing that is where the explosion occurred. I took all this in instantly and ran over to the neighboring building. There was a fire escape on this one as well in the same place as the burning building. I climbed as quickly as I could and reached the level opposite of the injured woman. The gap between the two was too large, so I had to climb up a level further. I ran, jumped on the railing blocking me from falling to my death, and jumped as far as I could. Luckily, I made it and crouched next to the woman, "I'm going to get you out of here. Just trust me. You're going to be okay." I wrapped her arm around my opposite shoulder and helped her on down the fire escape. A small explosion shook the fire escape and made debris fall down, some scorching my back and neck. I managed to help the woman to the lowest level of the fire escape, where a few officers waited. "Grab my hand." She did and crawled through the small opening where the useless ladder was. She looked at me, fear shining in her eyes. "I'm going to drop you. There are officers under you that will catch you, but you have to relax your grip." When the woman's grip on my hand was relaxed, I let go of her. She fell into the waiting arms of the officers. Then, a loud rumbling filled the air and I noticed the building was collapsing. I jumped off the fire escape, twisting my ankle in the process. Despite the pain, I ran with two officers by my side. We ran as fast as we could with the building collapsing. I dove behind a police car and dust filled the air, blinding me. When it finally cleared a little, I noticed the two officers were Esposito and Ryan, who were both taking cover beside me. I stood up and tried to slip away, but it didn't work. Ryan grabbed my arm and lead me to one of the ambulances despite my protests of being fine.

The woman was already there, when she saw me, she motioned for me to go over to where she was. I did and she hugged me, "Thank you so much..." She began to cry. The only thing I could do was hug her back and wait for her to let me go. When she did, she smiled at me, "Thank you..."

I held out my hand, "Alex Rider."

She shook my hand, "Sarah Anderson."

Ryan put a hand on my shoulder and lead me to another ambulance. After a lot of protests, I was in the ambulance with my shirt off so the paramedic could clean the burn wounds on my back and shoulders. When they checked my ankle, they told me to just stay off it for a while. I sat on the main back of the ambulance when Beckett and Castle walked over. "What were you thinking?" Beckett asked.

Uh-oh, I'm in trouble now... I thought. Now, I had to face the wrath of Katherine Beckett.

A/N: So, good... bad... awesome... awful? Should I continue this story? Give me some feedback!