"Ladies and Gentlemen! Please prepare yourselves, we will be landing shortly." The stewardess's voice talked from the PA system.

Alex Rider sighed as he relaxed in his chair, running his hand through his dirty blond hair. He had heard all the preparations for landing and exiting the plane before, he didn't feel like listening to it again.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, we have landed in the JFK International Airport! Please grab your luggage, line up, and exit the plane!" The stewardess's voice filtered through the speakers as she announced their arrival.

"Alex, come on. We need to meet the Pleasures, soon. We have already been delayed enough. Hurry, hurry!" scolded Jack Starbright.

Alex went to the baggage claim picked up their baggage and they began making their way towards the sliding doors.

There they were met by the Pleasures. The family welcomed Jack and Alex and took them to the hotel.

After arriving to the hotel, Alex and Jack headed up to their rooms to get settled and refresh themselves.

At around 6:30pm a porter came to get them and then led them down to the hotel restaurant where Mr. Pleasure was waiting for them.

"Ah, Alex, it is very nice to see you again, after all this time. How are you? Jack, you must be Jack right? Well, it is very nice to meet you." Mr. Pleasure greeted them, quickly. Then he led them to his table, where Mrs. Pleasure and Sabina were waiting for them.

"Alex, it is so nice to see you again! It has been far too long. Don't you agree, Sabina?" Mrs. Pleasure greeted Alex, then turning to Sabina, nodded to her.

"Alex, it has been far too long." Sabina purred, running her hand up and down Alex's sleeve.

Alex tried his best not to look disgusted, but he must not have tried hard enough, because Jack instantly grabbed Sabina's hand, and began shaking it roughly, whilst introducing herself.

"Well," Mr. Pleasure began, evidently sensing the awkwardness of the current situation, "why, don't we all sit down for dinner now?"

Everyone nodded their agreement, and began to go to their assigned seating places.

"I have to tell you something, all of you." Mr. Pleasure grinned cheekily. He was going to enjoy telling them this. Rubbing his hands together, he leaned forward in his seat, and then twisting his head to watch everyone, he began, "Tomorrow night, there will be a black tie party for very influential, and affluent families. I have gotten the chance to go to that party, and I'm able to bring all of you too. So how would you like that? We are going to a party tomorrow night. So, Jack? Alex? I hope that you have brought partying clothes, because we are going to party tomorrow!" And with that, he began to eat his steak.

Alex had just finished straightening his tie, when there was a knock on his hotel room door. He looked in the bathroom mirror one last time, before heading out to open the door.

Sabina was standing out the door, dressed in a pink, sequined dress, with a plunging neckline. She smiled seductively at him, or what she was seductive. Alex personally wanted to throw up. She evidently did not understand that he had left her, and he wasn't coming back.

"Alex, come on, we have to go now. Daddy is waiting for us." Sabina said evenly, when she realized that he wasn't drooling over her. Then again, even if he had wanted to, he wouldn't have made it obvious.

He nodded, and then quietly went into his hotel room to gather the rest of his belongings, before heading out with Sabina (hanging on his arm, of course) to the foyer, where the Pleasures and Jack were waiting for them.

Jack looked at Alex, and seeing his face etched with disgust, she rushed over to him, and unclasping Sabina's hands from his arm, looked at him worriedly, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Alex looked down at her, his face turning from disgust to a kinder look, before replying, "Yeah, I'm fine, Jack. You don't have to worry." Then he smiled, when she looked unconvinced, but Jack had decided to keep her mouth shut, for which Alex was grateful for.

Jack looked ahead, and seeing the Pleasures waiting for them, grabbed Alex's arm, and rushed him out into the night, towards the party.