The next morning around 6:30 I was woken up by all the other people in the room moving around. I look up to find everyone awake and moving, so I feel a little late and rush to get clothes on. No one really notices me doing it, so nobody says anything. When I'm dressed in regular clothes, meaning blue jeans and a t-shirt Ian smiles at me and gestures me to sit down.
"Alex, you heard yesterday that we would be leaving around 10, well we are leaving early. We leave at 7:30, you and Yassen however leave at 10, like normal. Yassen is still sleeping, that's why we didn't want to wake you up." Ian says and I only nod along to him. "So you should go back to bed." I shake my head and go over to where my bag is.
"I think I'll catch up on my reading." I say and pull out a Harry Potter book, it's the seventh one so I'm a little into it. I'm halfway through and I'm loving it.
"Ok, well when we leave I want you to go to stay here with Yassen." He says and I nod before continuing reading. I read until they leave and when they exit the door and are far enough away, I follow them. I sneak behind them as they go to the air script at the base. I follow in the shadows as they get stop to get on the plane. I even follow them on the plane. They think I'm not going, they haven't seen the last of Alex Rider!
"Think we should tell him yet?" I hear Wolf whisper from in front of me. I'm hiding in the back behind a wall.
"Yea, we've let him think he's won long enough." Ian says and suddenly I'm faced with all five of the men. I smile innocently and Ian takes his turn to laugh.
"So what do you think your doing Alex?" He asks and I feel my face redden as I struggle to get the words out.
"I was seeing you guys off." I say and smile my 'I'm still innocent' look. Ian shakes his head. "How did you know?" I ask and he smiles before playfully slapping my face and leaving the hand there.
"Alex you may be a spy, but I'm a better one. Next time don't stomp. Learn to walk softer. I thought I taught you that. You need more practice." he says and looks at me.
"I want to go." I say and he shakes his head.
"Nope sorry buddy. You will stay with Yassen. Anywhere Yassen goes you will go." He says and I sigh before nodding.
"You guys can make your way back to your seats I'll leave." I say and Wolf smirks before shaking his head. He picks me up over his shoulder and starts to carry me off the plane with me struggling the whole way.
"You really don't think we would trust you to make that stunt again did you? I'll take you back to the hut, and I'll wake up Yassen, just to make sure you stay." he says and I groan.
"At least let me walk." I say and he then lets me down, but grabs hold of my jacket. We then walk to the hut and he wakes up Yassen who's not surprised I tried that.
"Bye Alex. Stay here and stay safe." Wolf says and hugs me brotherly. I nod and when he leaves Yassen smiles at me.
"So, what's the plan Alex? Thinking of trying to sneak out again? Maybe crawl out the window and hitch a ride? While I'm not looking gonna run away?" He asks and I grin.
"Of course not, I may be stupid but I'm not suicidal, but I'm sure you have a plan." I say and smile at him.
"I'm not sure what your talking about." Yassen says smiling.
"I'm a spy Yassen. I can hear very good. I heard you and Blunt talking last night. You have a plan and your itching to tell me, I know you are. Go on tell me. Entertain me." I say and he laughs at the last part of that.
"Blunt and I do have a plan. I'm suppose to tell you at 7:35. Just to make sure the others are gone." I glance at my watch and it's 7:30, I glance out the window and see the plane take off. I also hear the engin. I look at Yassen and smile and he shakes his head no.
Five minuets later Yassen sighs and I'm bouncing in my seat finally he clears his throat and causes me to settle down.
"Ok, so you want to know the plan?" He asks and I nod frantically again. "Say please."
"Please. Please. Pretty please!" I say and he smiles before holding up a hand to stop me.
"Our plan is to disguise you, and I, then we will get on a plan and we will also do the mission. Hopefully we do not meat up with Ian and K-Unit. If we do it would be very unfortunate. I thought you might get that look." He says and I catch myself smiling ear to ear with my eyes wide open. "Time to disguise you. Come along Alex, we've got hair to dye." He says and grabs a box from his bad under a bed, then goes to the bathroom. I follow him and wait while he puts the dye in.
"What's the color?" I ask and he smirks before showing me the cover and answering at the same time.
"Black. We are disguising you as a punk rocker kid. Black hair, black clothing. Now while the hair dye sets in we have to pierce you ear." he says and I shake my head before he smiles and nods anyway.
"No way." I say again and he frowns and sighs.
"It's fake anyway. Gosh Alex, stop being such a baby." He says and comes over to me. "Now breath in deep for this." He says and clips the earring to my ear. There is a pressure at first but I get use to it. "Let's start on the body paint."
"Body paint?" I ask and he nods before going to his bag again.
"Yes we are dyeing you body a darker color. It'll make you look Latino. We also have colored contacts for you to change your eye color. I was thinking a light gray. Or hazel, considering they are brown." He says and I only nod. "Now I need you to strip down to your boxers please." he say and sighing and humiliated I do so. He get's the airbrush and starts to put the paint on. After my body except what's covered by the boxers is painted he hands the airbrush to me and goes to leave the room. "I'll leave the rest to you."
Once that's finished we rinse my hair that is now black and style it to where it is sticking up and spiky. After my hair is dried and done up to where they won't know it's me he brings me some black pants and a black long sleeved shirt with a black hoddie. I put on the clothes before looking at myself in the mirror and notice what a good job we did. I'm wearing black skinny jeans, and showing is my black hoodie with a white skull on the front. I also have a chain hanging from my belt lope to my pocket.
"Contacts." He says and hands them to me. I put them in without struggle and notice the time. It's 9:30, and time to go get on the plane as he says. I feel guilty as the plane takes off. Maybe I should of listened to Ian and Wolf. Another thing comes into my mind and I look to Yassen for answers.
"Yassen, what happened to my mom?" I ask and he groans before hitting his head to his hand.
"I knew you were going to ask. I knew we couldn't stop you from knowing. Alex, SCORPIA also got your mother. That's why we are going. We know something K-Unit and Ian don't. We are going to get her, they are going to get him." He explains and suddenly I know that this is something I have to do.