Alex quietly tried to find any leeway in the cuffs with little success. He looked over the to SCORPIA agents who were on the other side of the room talking quietly.
Ian was whispering to Wolf who was sitting beside him.
Suddenly Davis flew back into the room, still clutching his phone.
"Well we have a few more minutes until it's time for us to move. I noticed you have a suitable basement that will do fine for a holding cell while we wait. I wouldn't want you lot to be able to find your way out of your binds and escape. That would be too easy," Davis said motioning for his men to take them away.
But when one of them went to jerk Alex up Davis stopped him.
"No, not Alex. I want to have a word with him before he joins the others," he stated, which caused Ian to start struggling.
"Davis, you lay a hand on him once more I'll kill you," he hissed.
"Now Ian, calm down. I'm not going to hurt the boy. Yet. Someone might hear. No, we'll save that for when we're back with SCORPIA. Right now I just want to talk to your nephew," Davis said calmly, putting a hand on Alex's shoulder and squeezing to the point Alex was wincing slightly in pain.
These words didn't stop Ian from struggling, in fact it got worse. The guard that was holding him finally got fed up and started throwing punches and Ian, being tied up, was defenseless.
Finally another SCORPIA agent entered and between the two of them they dragged Ian out of the room.
"Wow, your uncle has quite a temper on him when it comes to you," Davis noted as he shoved Alex onto the couch to sit as he paced slowly in front of him.
"Yeah, some call it cute. I call it overprotective," Alex replied evenly.
Davis cast a sideways look at him, "you're awfully calm for a teenager. What I want to know is why SCORPIA is so interested in me bringing you to them unharmed."
Alex looked at him warily, "You mean you don't know?"
"They didn't give me the whole story. They just said that you're 'dangerous'. And to keep an eye on you. They say they've dealt with you before. I don't see what's so special about you. Other than that you're a Rider, though that's not really special. More of a death mark," Davis said.
'Well he's right there,' Alex thought bitterly. But why would SCORPIA not tell Davis about him? A question he'd save for his uncle for later, if this man didn't know about him then he definitely wasn't going to tell him.
"So why does SCORPIA want you so bad? It's got to be more than just the fact that your father was John Rider," Davis asked.
"Probably because of my dazzling good looks," Alex replied sarcastically.
The older man seemed frustrated that the younger wouldn't tell him but the emotion was quickly replaced with a menacing smile as he replied, "you don't have to tell me now Alex. I'm sure I can persuade you into telling me soon. Probably after our first meeting in SCORPIA."
"I wouldn't count on it," Alex lied. He bitterly thought that if Davis was able to have a go at him once he'd be done for.
That statement got him a harsh punch to the face. Right where Davis had landed the previous one. Yep, that was going to be a bruise.
"When you talk to me from now on you will refer to me in the proper manner," Davis lectured.
Alex knew it was going to end badly but he couldn't help himself when he replied, "Well then I wouldn't count on it, Asshole."
Alex's thoughts were confirmed when he felt pain explode in his stomach from punch that was delivered there.
"I'm beginning to think you've been in this situation before, Alex," Davis stated dumbly.
"Wow, that took you long enough," Alex wheezed.
"I know Ian must have taught you some manners, Alex. I think it's time you started using them. If not it will end in more pain than this," Davis said in a wise manner just as one of his men came in and spoke quietly into his ear.
Davis' smile returned as his attention came back to Alex.
"Our ride as arrived Alex," He said jerking Alex to his feet, pulling a gun out and training it on the boy. Alex had a feeling Davis was just trying to scare him though. Alex felt the cuffs being removed from his wrists, and then be replaced with zip ties.
"Less noticeable," Alex explained to himself.
As Alex was led forcefully through the house he looked madly for something that would help him out of this. But being tied up and having a gun trained on him made escape very bleak.
He sadly wondered about what was going to happen to the K-Unit and Jack.
What startled Alex out of his thoughts was when he saw his Uncle's unconscious body being dragged behind one of Davis' men. He was already bruised from the beating he had received earlier. Alex thought he was going to be sick. They weren't even at SCORPIA yet and already Ian Rider was being beaten. Alex knew that he had far from seen the ugly side of SCORPIA; but he was about too.
"Scared yet, Alex?" Davis asked leading him outside, griping his arm tighter as they went.
"Yeah, actually I'm a little scared that you haven't got cable where we're going," Alex said trying to keep his voice even to hide what was bubbling just beneath.
"Oh, don't worry Alex, we'll keep you more than entertained," Davis said as they reached the car. Then he proceeded to shove him into the back with Ian.
Said man's head lolled to one side and onto Alex's shoulder. He noticed that Ian's breathe wasn't quite as even as an unconscious person's breathe should be. It was hitched slightly. Alex glanced through the window to see Davis and his goons talking outside the car. Inside the car they were alone.
"Ian?" Alex whispered.
"Keep calm and quiet, Alex. I'll get us out of this, trust me," Ian whispered in his ear, his mouth barely moving and his facial features not changing.
The spy prodigy noticed that Ian was no longer bound, unlike himself.
"I'm going to slip you a knife. Use it to untie yourself, but make it look like your still tied up," Ian explained as he found Alex's hands and slipped a small knife into them.
"What are you going to do?" Alex asked, as he inconspicuously started hacking away at his binds.
"You'll see. Just be ready to act when I do," Ian said, effectively ending the conversation in the vehicle.
Alex hid a wince as the knife cut into his wrist as he sawed through the rest of his binds.
Suddenly the two front doors flew open and two SCORPIA agents piled into the driver and passenger seats. Davis poked his head into the passenger side window and peered into the backseat.
"I'm not riding with you in this vehicle, sadly. But I will be watching you from the car behind you. I like to think it's a better way to keep an eye on you. So don't get any ideas. Unless it's what your Uncle has in mind. Get some rest, Alex. You're going to need it." He said looking disgustedly at Ian.
Then the car was started and Davis disappeared from the passenger window to go to the second vehicle.
Alex peered at the door on his side of the car to find there was no handle to open the door or to make the window go down.
The car began to move and Alex impatiently watched as the minutes ticked by.
Fifteen minutes turned into thirty minutes, thirty into forty-five. All the while Ian kept his unconscious posture. He would undoubtedly be stiff tomorrow.
Suddenly on the empty road they were traveling on a car came barreling towards them. Alex felt Ian look out the window and see the vehicle himself, he motioned to Alex that it was time to move.
The car went past them and then tires squealed as the vehicle did a 180 degree turn and then speed up to come up beside them.
Alex saw the backseat window be rolled down from the car beside them and a gun be pointed at them.
"Get down, Alex!" Ian said, pulling his nephew down and shielding him from the glass that was now shattering around them.
Ian then sat up and opened his door from the outside.
"Come on, we have to jump!" Ian said, as he punched the agent that was in the passenger seat out as the man brought his gun around to aim at them. The man slumped forward in the front seat, clearly knocked out.
Jump? Jump where? There were people kidnapping, and now shooting at them! Where could they possibly jump?
Then, looking more closely at the vehicle that was shooting he could see that Wolf was the one that was shooting. Then it hit him; Wolf wasn't shooting at them, he shot the window so they could open the doors. Now they were Wolf was shooting at the car behind them, the one with Davis in it.
The driver then brought his gun out and began protesting as best he could while still keeping the car on the road. Alex saw this and grabbed the arm that had the gun and forced it down, trying to get a hold on it. Ian then grabbed the knife that Alex had discarded onto the seat and plunged it in the man's shoulder, making the man drop the gun in surprise and yell out in pain.
"Let's go," Ian said, grabbing Alex by the shoulder and pulling him along.
"I'll go first then help you get across," Ian assured Alex.
Alex could only nod.
Ian quickly jerked his door completely opened and swiftly jumped into the other opened car door, having to dodge bullets as he went.
His uncle then turned around ready to help Alex into the car, when suddenly, there was a loud popping noise as a gun was fired and the car with Wolf and Ian in it swerved and quickly started to slow down. They had blown a tire.
Then there was an exploding pain in the side of his head as Alex fell back into the car. He blearily looked back as he saw that the SCORPIA agent Ian had previously knocked out had regained consciousness and pistol whipped Alex.
The last thing Alex thought before he slipped into blessed unconsciousness was that the Hell that was once his uncle's had now become his own.
A/N- Well then...I'm not sure about this chapter but then again this is as best as I could get it.
It was kinda short I know....Maybe even a bit cheesy...But it's all I could come up with. And this was the hardest chapter for this story I've had to write so far. Though...I kinda say that about all of the chapters I write lol but this one really was a bit more difficult lol promise.
Oh, and I want everyone to know that I know that the action would probably only be a two chapters....but as you can see that's kinda changed a bit.
Ian's reaction to Alex being alone and with SCORPIA soon!
Anyways review and let me know how you liked it please!