i added a new bit on the end cuz i decided to end the story here. there'll be another sequel and then i'll wrap up the trilogy. yes, i did get my computer fixed. ignore the A/N at the bottom. :)

Silver

"We don't want to go to school, Jack!"
"You have to, Alexandra. It'll be hard but you've got to face up to it anyway!
"Actually, we don't," Alex said, his voice muffled.
"Alex, what are you doing?" she opened the door. Alex was nowhere in sight.
"Alex, you'll be late for school!"
Alex didn't answer.
"Alex...?" she looked up and there he was, clinging to the ceiling lamp.
Yassen entered, thus most probably saving Alex's life. Jack looked about to blow.
"Alex, think of it this way. They won't be jerks to you anymore. You and Alexandra could be popular kids…"
Twenty minutes later, Alex and Alexandra arrived at school, both muttering about bloody assassins and reverse psychology.

Everyone who had been on the trip was staring when they entered their classroom. Except Tom, that is. He knew the full story. Both twins were glad to see their friend. He had several bandages over his arms and Alex could see the outline of another crossing beneath his shirt. "Sit down, Alex and Alexandra," said Mr. Grey. He started handing out worksheets and Alex was eternally grateful that he was acting normally. "Today we'll be reflecting on the ski trip and you'll each write an essay on one of three topics: Ski instructors, lodge managers or skiing/snowboarding techniques." He continued to outline their work on the whiteboard and for the next hour nothing could be heard but the scratching of pencils.

For the rest of the day, other than the constant staring, the twins were undisturbed. They sat at their table with Tom at break and chatted about normal things. It was only when the buses and Yassen's motorbike arrived that Hog stopped them. "What is it now, Claude?" asked Alex wearily.
"I just wanted to say… what you did in Seattle… you guys are OK," said Hog, fiddling with a bit of loose gravel on the quad. "I won't bother you again and I'll tell my friends not to."
Alexandra patted his shoulder. "It's OK. We could have handled worse."
The twins made their way to the motorbike.

The bike was slightly bigger than normal: it had three seats and would fit either three thin people or one and a half fat people. Luckily, the twins and Yassen were all thin people. "I had it specially modified to fit all of us," said Yassen from behind the helmet. "Hop on."

Scorpia never forgives.
Scorpia never forgets.
Alex Rider had made a laughingstock out of them too many times. His sister – their own work – was aiding him. Employing Julius Grief had been a mistake. That much was certain. Scorpia needed a new plan of action, but how were they to carry it out? Much of their task force lay dead on an American ski mountain. Even more people had been alerted to the existence of Scorpia.
But Zeljan Kurst was not worried. He had a plan. They had tried intrigue, madmen and brute force. None of them had worked.
But this one would rid them of the Rider twins once and for all.

I'm doing this really quickly cuz my computers running out of power and there's something wrong with the charger. I just got the 10% warning. Just to tell u, I might not be able to update for next few days. Review and leave me a lovely surprise when I get back!