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The woman sitting turned around and Alex almost cried.
"Alex, what a pleasure to see you."
It wasn't even a woman. It was just someone Alex had never wanted to see ever again, especially after what she had done to him, abandoned him. She looked like a woman though, smarter, prettier and looking better than when Alex was a burden upon her shoulders.
Sabina Pleasure.
Alex looked away, feeling tears sting in his eyes and only now noticed the soldiers that had plucked him out of his room. Each of their faces, distressed and quite sad.
K-Unit, those evil bastards. Wolf was the one right now cradling Alex as the car moved on. Eagle and Snake were sitting beside him, Alex's legs on their laps. Behind at the back seat was surprisingly Ben and a new recruit. Why was Ben in on this? Wasn't he Alex's friend, the one he could turn to especially at times like this? Guess you really could trust no one in this world.
"Oh, I've missed you much Alex. I really did." Her voice sounded quite meaningful but Alex fell for none of it.
"Don't worry, the numbness will be over in maybe…ummm….an hour or so?" She nodded at the soldiers. No one replied back.
Alex could feel a stinging pain in his chest and it wasn't due to his old wound, it was because he was hurt. Why was she on their side? The MI6's side! She was supposed to be supporting him not those old fuckers.
"Now, if you're thinking why I'm on their side Alex-" ,she said as if reading his mind, "I'm here because my father's been taken to the Mental Asylum."
They've taken the wrong Pleasure if you ask me. Alex thought to himself, staring at the ceiling. He felt Wolf grip tighter to his chest as the car took a sharp turn. Sabina seemed to have suddenly shrinked away from the corner of Alex's eyes and reappear again as she held on to her seat. Her lips were tightly sealed.
"Now, why should you care? Because he's my father Alex and you might be the biggest crush of me anymore but my father has done many favors for you. You don't have to be doing this for me, just do it for him."
Now Alex was a bit more interested. It was true what she had said. All those trips to parties and allowing him to stay with them for a couple of days on really fancy holidays were all favors, favors for saving his life.
"Also, this is basically the mission MI6 wants to send you for. So just go for it, stop being such a coward Alex. The past's been done, you're not Doctor Who Alex, you can't time travel. When life fucks with you, fuck with it back."
Now Alex was pissed. What's wrong with her? This wasn't the Sabina Pleasure he knew, something was wrong and he was afraid to ask what.
She faced the front once more and the rest of the trip was silent.
Alex didn't know when, but he had fallen asleep, fortunately it was a pleasant silent sleep with no nightmares and no dreams either.
He soon woke up to find himself in a dark place. At first he had panicked, thinking maybe there was some crazy accident and some people had kidnapped them or something. But as his eyes adjusted to the dark, he sat up and heard quiet snores. He looked around him, squinting his eyes; he could make out the dark shapes of beds and bodies laying on them. He then immediately recognized his surrounding; it was K-Unit's cabin.
He slowly let his feet drop to the chilling floor. He quickly touched his chest, a usual habit, and found himself wearing new clothes. He was sure because of the texture of it but let it go because it was comfortable, no matter what. He quickly glanced at his hand, he wasn't wearing a watch and the clock in the cabin couldn't be seen because of the dark. Slowly and carefully, Alex stood up. He felt dizzy for a minute and fell right back down on his bed. He pressed cool finger tips to his forehead and tried to stand up again. He took one step forward, swaying a little, and then took another. He finally walked a bit faster and softly walked towards the door. He reached the door, gripping the handle. He gentle pushed it down and opened the door. A loud creak erupted from the hinges and Alex quickly recovered by pushing himself through the small gap and shutting the door quickly. Hopefully no one heard. He waited for a minute in the cool of the night, hands still on the handles. No one opened the door, so he slowly tried to find his way, walking with bare pained feet, to the Sergeant's cabin. He had some talking to do.
"That was a bit cruel don't you think Sabina?" Ben gently asked Sabina. They were in the Sergeant's cabin, only the Sergeant wasn't there. Instead, standing was Ben and Bridge and sitting on two separate leather chairs was Mrs. Jones and Sabina.
"That's a bit crude coming from your lips Fox." She spat the last word out. Ben looked at her with icy eyes.
"Well telling him that his life's fucked up isn't what we do."
"No, what you do is make sure that happens anyways. And I never said that."
"You said when life fucks with you, that's basically saying his life's screwed."
"Well it is Ben, don't deny against it."
"Will you two shut up? We've got a job to do here." Bridge said his voice like a knife slicing through a thin slice of cheese.
"Right, thank you." Mrs. Jones said. Ben and Sabina exchanged dark looks before turning to face their boss.
"The only way we're going to get your father back is if we send in Alex, Sabina."
"But why? Why can't you send one of your Units? Especially since you're already sending one in."
"They're only for back-up. Alex has been through some…rough times." Bridge said.
"And you would know that how?" Sabina harshly asked.
"Because I've talked with him and let's just say I'm a better problem solver for him than you've ever been in the past years." Bridge replied just as harsh.
"He's the only one who knows your dad the best out of all of the men here, Sabina. It's best we let him do his job." Mrs. Jones said, ignoring their personal conversation.
"Why can't you just send me?" Sabina said, her eyes suddenly lighting up at the idea.
"Because the Mental Asylum doesn't allow bitches." Ben said. Sabina looked at him with eyes that burned with fire.
"This isn't an ordinary asylum and you know it, something is going on here." Bridge said quickly coming in between of the two raging people.
"Find out as much as you can about it Bridge, please. I'm pretty sure my father's not mental."
"Not only that. Hadn't you said your dad was with his manager at the time?" Ben asked.
"Yup, they always hang out at the Starbucks that's like one block away from my house."
"Then this would have definitely made the news, you live right next to one of the biggest advertising company's ever! The Magnificent Advertise." Ben said.
"I never liked that company, something about it always made me feel a bit off the rack."
"You're always off the rack." Ben replied, walking to the coffee machine. Sabina dug her fingernails into the leather seat.
"Whatever it is, we'll try our best to get your dad back as soon as possible." Mrs. Jones said.
"And the Sergeant, don't forget the Sergeant." Ben quickly said.
"Of course. See already, it's a coincidence." Bridge said, also going to get a coffee for himself.
"How? The Sergeant and my dad don't even know each other." Sabina asked.
"True, but two men, almost retired and in the same week. Both also hold plenty of secrets."
"You're right about that, I guess." Sabina said, leaning back into her chair.
"But how will we explain this to Alex without him questioning anything? I mean he'll want to speak to the Sergeant and such. You know he'll have a lot of questions about this investigation. How are we going to say that we're recruiting him as a Mental patient without him killing us all?" Sabina asked.
"We'll find our ways, we always do." Mrs. Jones said, smiling calmly. Her smile creeping out the entire lot in the room.
Of course, they're MI6. They always have it their way.
But it was too late, Alex had heard it all and he was destined to get out.
Hey guys! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I know, I know, I'm always late. Can't help it! I got the flu and have been sick for almost a whole week. Well gonna have a couple of holidays soon so I'll update the next chapter then! And I know this chapter is longer than the others but I just had these ideas flowing and I couldn't get it away. Anyway please R&R and guess, do you know what's going to happen next?