Okie-day, it's the next chapter of NO MORE VACATIONS! Yeah! Now that Alex is enjoying his vacation in Tennessee, MI-6 and CIA show up to ask him and Cat to come back. Alex refuses, and they aren't to thrilled…and through all this, Alex still has no idea he is being followed by an unknown organization who's boss really wants Alex for some reason…uh oh! More trouble for Alex is on the way!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Alex Rider or any of Anthony Horowitz's stuff. I do, however, own Cat, Heather, and some of the bad guys…

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The four vacationers decided to go their separate ways. Heather and Jack went to do more shopping, but the teen couple decided to go to Ripley's Aquarium. Alex was a little hesitant at first…well, ever since the "jellyfish incident" he really hadn't liked fish. After a little pleading from Cat, he decided it would be okay.

As soon as they were inside, Alex was glad he came. There were so many humongous tanks with all sorts of fish inside of them. It was amazing! Alex walked over to a tank with tropical fish inside of it. They were amazingly beautiful and bright. He smiled and studied them. He'd been almost everywhere in the world, but he'd never really stopped and "watched the fish" as it were.

It was almost peaceful watching the fish swim around in the tank. That, and the fact there were no jellyfish anywhere around…

"CAT!?" came a girl's voice. Alex blinked and looked away from the tank. Cat gasped and took off towards the girls, leaving him behind.

"Lisa, Jenny, Karen!? Oh, my goodness! How are you guys?"

Alex peeked around the tank to see three familiar faces talking to Cat. He sighed as he saw the three girls that had helped him foil the smoothie shop robbery. Alex pretended he didn't see them as he bit his lip.

"Great." he muttered.

"We're doing awesome!" the one named Karen exclaimed.

"We've missed you!" Jenny said as she hugged Cat again.

"Yeah, they told us you dropped out of school!" Lisa exclaimed with a sad face.

"Oh, no. I didn't drop out. I'm just home schooled." she smiled.

"Oh." Lisa said.

"It's fun," Cat went on. "I just have to do that because my aunt travels a lot, you know?"

Alex almost laughed as Cat told them the partial truth of what she and her aunt really did. Just traveling? Yeah, right.

"We miss you though!" Karen whined. Cat shrugged and giggled.

"I miss you guys too, but it's better for my aunt and I." she smiled as she hugged the three girls.

"So, why are you here?" Jenny asked.

Cat gasped and turned back to Alex.

"Er, hold on, and I'll show you." she smiled. Cat dashed over to Alex and grasped his hand. He walked over with her reluctantly. It's not like the girls had already forgot what had happened today. Alex stifled a laugh as the girls gasped in recognition.

"This is the reason I'm here. This is my boyfriend, Alex. Alex, these are my-"

"Uh, Cat, we already met." he said, blushing. The girls stared at him.

"Th-that's your bf!?" Jenny gasped. Alex nervously bit his lip.

"That's me." he chuckled.

"Where'd you meet them?" Cat asked.

"Uh, smoothie shop." he smiled. Cat smiled back.

"Oh, yeah. That." she turned to her shocked friends. "Please be quiet about this. Alex is a bit shy about what happened."

Lisa shook her head. "Shy? Cat, he was absolutely amazing!" she giggled quietly.

"And not to mention cute!" Karen laughed. Alex assumed she must be the outspoken one.

"Really, Cat, how'd you meet him?" Jenny asked. All the girls were quiet as they waited for Cat's answer.

"Oh. Uh, Heather and I went to England this past week, and I met him there."

"Yeah," Alex chimed in with a smile. "she saved my life…a lot." he smiled.

The girls "awed" at the couple as they stared up at each other. Alex squeezed Cat's hand.

"So," Karen giggled. "you guys need some supervision?"

Alex smirked and bumped Cat.

"I don't mind if she doesn't."

Cat shrugged. "Why not?"

The girls shrieked in excitement as they pulled the couple along.

"You have interesting friends." Alex laughed.

"Tell me about it."

The group of four girls and one guy walked through the aquarium ooh-ing and awe-ing at the sea creatures. They came to a darker part of the aquarium and entered the room. There were several glowing tanks full of all kinds of fish. Alex shuddered as he saw a tank full of jellyfish.

"You okay?" Cat whispered as she felt him shudder.

"Jellyfish." he gulped.

"Oh." Cat nodded in understanding. He smiled as she pulled him out of there. She always understood him.

The group soon came to a part of the aquarium where you were allowed to touch the rays and nurse sharks. Alex smiled as he brushed the top of a fin. It was sort of slimy, but it was pretty cool that he could actually touch it.

"Gross." Cat mumbled as she lifted her hand away from the slimy wing.

Alex laughed and nodded. His laughter immediately stopped as he saw one of the agents from the restaurant. He rolled his eyes and bent down to Cat's ear.

"They're here. Stay with the girls, okay?" he whispered.

Cat smiled and nodded. She pointed towards a door. "The bathroom's down there." she said, trying to keep calm. The other three girls looked over at Alex who shrugged.

"Got to go." he joked. The girls giggled.

He walked quickly away from the agent. The man followed.

Perfect.

Alex slipped into the restroom and into a stall. He heard the door swing open a few seconds later.

"He's in here." came a hushed voice.

"Alright. Get him." said the other agent.

Great, Alex thought to himself. There's two of them.

Alex turned and flushed the toilet. He heard the men rush to that stall. He slowly unlocked the door, formulating a plan as he went. When he opened it, he was facing the business end of a gun. He smiled up at the agent holding it.

"Looks like you boys are still following me, or did you just have to take care of business?" he laughed. One of the men jerked him out of the stall. Alex saw the young lady in the bathroom as well.

"Well, that's not awkward." he mumbled.

"You're coming with us, Rider." growled the man with the gun.

"I don't think so." Alex smirked. He kicked his foot upwards. The man behind him tried to grab it but missed. Alex ran as the man let him go. He had to get out of here!

He dashed across the "kiddie" section of the aquarium and looked around. He was safe. He'd lost them. Alex slowly made his way back to the girls, when a hand suddenly shot out and grabbed Alex's arm. He tried to yell out, but his mouth was covered by a beefy hand. The next thing he knew, he was being slammed up against a wall. His arm was twisted in a painful position as he tried to get away. His legs were kicked out from under him, and his knees smashed painfully into the ground. He tried to break free, but stopped as he saw the familiar three agents running past the hiding spot. He let out a sigh. Whoever had pulled him in here was trying to help him out. But who?

Alex tried to wiggle around to see, but his arm was twisted farther up his back.

"Stay still, Alex." came an unfamiliar voice.

Alex didn't listen as he kept trying to get away from the painful grasp. The man flipped him around, slamming the boy's head on the wall. Alex blinked as he saw the man's face. It was a young man's face, but he looked older in the eyes. He smiled down at Alex. It was one of the men from the restaurant. Alex looked up to see his friend standing beside him.

The teen spy couldn't help but gulp as the huge man smiled down at him, his arms crossed. The younger agent released Alex's mouth.

"Who?-" The hand shot back up.

"Be quiet, Alex. You don't need to know who we are. We know you and that's all that matters now." he smiled. "Here's a little something to remember us by." he laughed as he slipped something into Alex's hand. The man patted him on the head before walking away from the boy.

"Be safe, kid." smiled the big man as he left.

Alex sat there for a minute, stunned. He shook his head.

"That was unexpected." he sighed. He looked down at his hand where the man had slipped a post-it note in his hand. Alex slowly opened it and read the message inside.

"No." he silently said. His face went pale white. He hurriedly looked around for the people who had just helped him. They had disappeared. Alex stared back down at the note. He suddenly threw it down on the ground as thought it had stung him. With lightning speed, he jumped up and ran to Cat.

When he reached her, she stared at him curiously. Something wasn't right.

"You okay?" she asked. Alex nodded and looked around at the other girls staring at him.

"Yeah, it took you a long time to get back." Jenny piped in.

"Uh, yeah. I just got lost." Alex lied.

Cat squeezed his hand and pulled him aside. She stared into his eyes, a worried look across her face.

"Are you really okay? You look like you've just seen a ghost."

"I hope not." he mumbled under his breath.

"What?"

"Uh, nothing. I'm fine." He smiled before kissing her on the lips. She looked up in surprise.

"Are you-"

"I'm sure. Let's just split. If I know MI6, they're going to be sending more people after us."

"There's something else, isn't there?"

Alex smiled. It wasn't his best, but he didn't care. What mattered is that Cat didn't worry about what was going on.

"Nothing you need to worry about." he laughed.

Cat sighed, but she seemed to believe him.

"Okay, let's go to Dollywood then. Heather and Jack called when you were gone. They want to go."

"Dollywood?"

Cat smiled and said goodbye to her friends. She and Alex walked hurriedly out of the aquarium. Alex looked around him. What was written on that note was still bothering him. He sighed as the words stained his memory. Could that letter have been from who he thought it was from? It was impossible…wasn't it? Alex went over the words again.

See you soon, Alex. - Y.G.

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The younger agent flipped open his cell and smiled. He hit redial and waited for the answer.

"Yes?"

"The message was delivered, sir."

There was a low chuckle on the other end of the line. "Good. Where is he headed now?"

The agent smiled up at his partner. Their boss was enjoying the news.

"Dollywood." he smiled.

"I think it's time that Alex and I caught up on lost time, don't you?" he chuckled. "Make sure it all goes as planned."

"Yes, sir."

The line went dead. The figure on the other end looked up at his right hand man and smiled. He stood up and patted his friend on the back.

"My boy has received my message."

"Then it's time?" the big man asked. The figure nodded.

"It's time."

A few minutes later, they were in the parking lot of Dollywood. The man smiled as he stepped out of the truck. He breathed the sweet air into his lungs and smiled.

Yassen Gregorovich was back…

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Is that a good place to stop, or what? Well, now you know who's after Alex…but why? And how did Yassen manage to survive the bullet?? I guess you'll find out in the next chapter! Review please! Thanks!