Hello! This is my first fanfic and I have no idea what I'm doing. The protagonist in this story is Ashley Rider. The daughter of Alex Rider. She is 14 years old. If things go well, there will be quite a few chapters and perhaps another entry in the series.

I do not own Alex Rider. Anthony Horowitz does.

That night I had the strangest dream. It was about a boy around the same age as me. His hair was the same color as mine and his face also looked very similar. I had never seen this boy before, but I felt like I knew him from somewhere. But I had no idea what he was doing. A teenage boy was holding a gun, a parachute on his back, and he was jumping out of a plane!

He landed on some building with a glass roof that he broke through instantly. His parachute was caught on it though so he was left hanging in a large room full of people. There were two important looking men on a stage, one of them about to press a large button. It was clear that this boy didn't want that button to be pushed so he began shooting at the man on the stage.

Before the bullet connected with its target, I woke up. Lying in my bed at the break of dawn, I was left wondering what the hell just happened. One thing I had heard in the dream which I didn't notice at the time was a man yelling "Alex Rider!"

Alex Rider…

That was my father! Was the kid jumping out of the plane really my dad? For what felt like hours, I was lying on my bed thinking about my dream. I snapped out of it when my alarm went off. Oh crap! Today was a school day!

I walked over to the bathroom still half asleep and looked in the mirror. I looked horrible. My brown hair was a mess and my eyes were barely open. I needed more sleep. But I couldn't just go back and sleep and miss school. Even though I really wanted too.

I decided to take a cold shower to help wake me up. After I was feeling a bit more refreshed, I went downstairs and sat down for breakfast.

I heard my mom calling from the kitchen "Ashley, how would you like your eggs?"

"Scrambled!" I yelled back.

I looked out the window to see that it was sunny today. That's rare in England. This time of year it's almost always raining.

My father wasn't home. I wanted to ask him about the dream, but he worked as a pilot so he would be gone for a few days or even weeks sometimes. But when he came back, he always brought me souvenirs from the countries that he visits.

My mother returned with my eggs and we sat down to eat together. I thought about telling her about my dream, but it was about my dad and she probably wouldn't have any idea what I was talking about. I did however ask her about my dad.

"So where did dad go this time?"

"He went to Italy. He'll be back today. You can see him after school."

I finished eating and said goodbye to my mom and left for school. The weather was fine so I didn't need my umbrella. It was still a bit chilly though. I ran back to the house to get a jacket.

My best friend Melanie lived down the street and I saw her waiting for me outside her house. It was pretty windy and her curly blonde hair was blowing everywhere.

I ran up to her and she was mad. "Ashley! You're late again! What were you doing?"

I had known Melanie for almost nine years and she was the only person in the school who I was really close to. She was always on time and did all her homework and never got in trouble. She was also the one who usually got me out of trouble since she was loved by every teacher. After being so close for so long, we were inseparable. even though we fought all the time.

"Sorry" I said as I approached her. "I just had some weird dream and I didn't get much sleep."

"Really? What happened in the dream?"

"I'll tell you later. Aren't we late?"

"Oh yeah, lets go!" Se said as we ran off to school together.

Well there it is! Tell me what you liked and what you didn't like and I'll take any suggestions.