Amy and Dan Cahill were sitting legs outstretched on the warm textured sand of the Australian Cost when their Target arrived.

"That's him?" Dan said incredulously. "He doesn't really scream the murderous kidnapping type."

"Remember the vespers some of them didn't seem like that; but they all tried to kill us either way." Amy reasoned with him.

"Yeah i guess, but are we really sure it is him? He can't be older than 16 at most." He glanced sideways at his older sister. Over the past few months since they stopped a major outbreak she had become much more calm and reasonable. Some mornings he would forget that they weren't on a deadline to stop mass destruction and it almost didn't feel normal or right.

"It's him. He looks exactly like the boy from the picture Ian sent us, and he is in the exact spot Ian said he would be in." Amy said checking her phone once again to double check.

Dan had to agree, he was an exact copy. This kid must be it. It just didn't seem right that a boy only a few years older than him would be in the business of blackmail and assassination.

The boy in question names was Ethan Calloway and could only be around the age of 15 or 16, had light brown hair that didn't look like it had been brushed in a while, and dark greyish blue eyes. Overall he was very skinny and wiry.

"Come on we've got to proceed with the plan." Amy said pushing Dan up and back towards the bustling street.

"I know. You remember the code word." Dan checked with her.

"Yeah it is giver. Now go." And with that Amy headed almost exactly straight to the boy.

The Plan was that Amy would distracted him pretending that she was the person he was here to meet, Arina Mevain -which they knew from the in tale Ian had collected-, then Dan would come up from behind and holding a blank gun he and Amy would lead him back behind the bathrooms. Ian would be waiting with the car and Amy would knock the guy out and they would all head to the Lucian stronghold they were currently staying at.

Alex Rider instantly knew something was up the moment Arina Mevain started talking. Although she was an exact look alike, the long auburn hair and the green eyes, her voice was not hard or cold like a seasoned killers daughter should be. Instead it was somewhat shaky and peppy.

"Do you have the materials?" Arina asked.

Alex narrowed his eyes, "I do, if you are actually the intended person i wish to give them to." it was bold he knew but he was so tired and stressed after a these months Alex still hadn't been able to find him.

"I am. Just like you are the giver." Arina said almost immediately after her the last word slipped out of her mouth and cold hard object slammed into the small of his back. Alex knew the feeling all to well it was a gun.

"You will do as I say or you will die." A cold hard voice said from behind him. Alex quickly analyzed it and figured the speaker couldn't be older than 15. He might be able to take him out, but Alex quickly decided it was to much of a risk after all the kid had a gun.

"Walk forward to right behind the bathrooms." The voice said.

He did. And the so called Arina followed them slowly.

Once they reached the bathrooms the girl, Arina brought her elbow down hard. Alex was surprised but not so surprised that his reflexes didn't react. Quickly he dodged the hit and the girl went stumbling to the ground. Alex didn't need to check twice he sped away as fast as he could practically flying on his feet. Just when he was about to turn corner away from the bathrooms something hard and hard slammed into his head.

He immediately crumbled to the ground his mind becoming complete darkness.

A/N

Hey Guys!

This chapter is pretty short but I think it covers what it should.

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Next Update: Probably next week maybe Monday or Tuesday.

~Alex