Hello again to the Alex Rider fandom. I give my honest apologies for not updating in so long. I will tell you all that I do intend to finish this story though. Before I move on to the story there is one other thing. The events of this chapter and the last both follow Scorpia Rising. I was thinking about the timeline then realized this was the only one that even came close to fitting. So picture the Ben/Fox didn't join MI6 and that Alex didn't go to America to live with Sabina and her family then you have the timeline. This chapter also took place before the last. Now, enjoy the story.
"K-Unit!" The drill sergeant screamed into the quiet of the hut filled with previously sleeping soldiers. The sergeant admitted to himself that he did enjoy these wakeup calls a bit much, but the thought process was that there was little else to be amused at. And as he watched Snake fall from his bed, Eagle get tangled in the blankets, Fox shoot straight up, gasping in shock, and Wolf swear up a blue streak before he was fully awake, he felt that it was fully justified. Then his eyes drifted straight into the brown of Cub's. The young soldier was standing straight and looked like he had been awake for a while now.
"Cub!" He snapped.
"Sir!" Cub answered in the typical military style.
"Why did you not wake your unit, soldier?" He was shouting it, of course he was, it was one of his greatest pleasures in military life to shout at unsuspecting soldiers and boy, did they all know it.
"Because It was not six yet, Sir,"
"Did you know about the surprise inspection?"
"No Sir, I always get up at this time."
The sergeant hummed and paced in front of Cub. "Well Cub, for failure to wake your unit, you have to run the lake before breakfast. And if you don't quite make it… oh well." And then he stalked out of the hut.
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Wolf rolled his eyes as soon as the sergeant left. Lovely, he had to deal with a rude awakening by drill sergeant and a whining teenager all before breakfast and, moreover, all before coffee. This was not shaping up for a very good day.
So imagine his surprise when Cub merely pulled on his boots and strode out of the cabin without a word. He and Fox stared after him in shock as Eagle started to sputter, "But- he just- how-" and then finally just settling with, "What kind of teenager is he?" As Wolf stared blankly after him before shaking his head he realized he didn't know, but he didn't mind too terribly.
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At the end of the day Wolf rejected that previous thought. It was downright bizarre. The sergeant had taken to tormenting him, K-Unit did as well, and the rest of the camp loved to mock him and throughout the blond-haired kid barely said a word, always either following the order or ignoring the speaker completely. He barely made any sound either. The first time Cub stayed here he at least had some more reactions then he did now. Wolf wondered what happened in between.
I hope that you liked it then. Please review, it will help me to improve and I hope that you all have a fantastic week,
SMM