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OMG!!! Thank you for the reviews everyone: Siren of Hell, Honey Nut Loop, Yasmine, and Elf Princess Claire (thank u especially for the release date!!!!) anime style starry eyes I'll try to keep up with all the suggestions and for don't worry, Jack will appear once more later on in the story. As for Alex's appearance, he'll be able to change it later on…:D

I'M SORRY PEOPLE IF THIS CHAPTER KINDA SUCKS…I JUST CAME BACK FROM VACATION AND I'M TIRED…..I PROMISE TO WRITE BETTER NEXT TIME…..

As usual, the head of MI6 gave no sign that he noticed Alex, but rather continued to study the papers on his desk. Alex sat across from Alan Blunt, inspecting the man critically once more: the usual gray suit, gray hair, and the clammy fake looking skin…maybe a gray heart, too. Alex thought about suggesting that Blunt get gray-rimmed glasses, too, but Blunt opened his mouth first.

"Hello Alex." Said the man, he looked exhausted.

By way of response, Alex told Blunt what he could to with himself. Blunt ignored the insult. There was a moment's silence.

"Where's Mrs. Jones" asked Alex. For once, the second-in-command was not around.

"She," Blunt coughed, "She umm…stated very strongly that she would not hear of using you again."

For a moment, Alex felt grateful towards the woman. She understood enough to leave him alone.

"Look, Alex, I know you don't want to be here, and you know how I feel about having to use you. We tried not to involve you, but we already lost an agent, and you might just be our only hope." Since Alex said nothing, Blunt continued. "Alex, we have made it our priority to eliminate SCORPIA. After Invisible Sword…well, they've just gone too far. We sent in an agent to be recruited so we could learn the identities of the leaders, but we lost contact with the agent a week ago. We think he may be dead. That's where you come in—"

"NO." Alex glared at Blunt. The man had made him suffer enough. "NO. You people aren't going to use me again. I won't do whatever you're going to make me do. Anyway, SCORPIA will just try to kill me again, if they hadn't already done it. What---"

"Alex, just hear me out okay? You were able to outsmart SCORPIA Alex, and they respect you because of that. If you were able to convince them that---"

"WHAT? SO THEY CAN TRY TO KILL ME AGAIN? DID YOU KNOW THAT THEY INJECTED ME WITH THE BLOODY NANOSHELLS, TOO? EVEN IF I MANAGED TO CONVINCE THEM THAT I WANT TO JOIN THEM, THEY WOULD ONLY USE AND MANIPULATE ME LIKE YOU PEOPLE!!!!!!!" Alex stopped. He hadn't realized he had been yelling. Oh well, it was time someone yelled at Blunt anyway. Alex turned to look at Blunt. The man looked tired and defeated…could it be that he was out of methods to want to drag him into this? Alex doubted that the head of MI6 would be that desperate…perhaps there was a reason, but whatever it was, Alex didn't want to hear it. He turned to Blunt.

"I've told you enough blastin' times. All I want is to be a normal schoolboy, and play soccer. Even if I have to use the name of Eric Ledel---"

"Alex, we can take it away. We can take everything away. You already know that...but if you just help us…"Blunt faltered.

"You know what Mr. Blunt?" Alex got up to leave," Even some grim institution is better than working for you people."

Alex got to the doorway, and gave Blunt a few more words that would have made a nun faint. He began walking down the hall towards the stairs and no one stopped him. Alex put his foot on the first step, and felt someone behind him. He turned to see Mrs. Jones.

"Alex?" Jones looked as tired as her superior, "You're leaving already? I heard the argument…Perhaps you would like to come to my office for a cup of tea?"

Alex looked at the woman suspiciously. "Is this another attempt to manipulate me into working with you?"

Mrs. Jones smiled warily. "No…well perhaps...but all you will need to do is listen, and I won't force anything on you. Perhaps you'd also like to know more about SCORPIA?"

Alex shrugged. He was curious About SCORPIA. What the heck, free food, he thought and turned to follow Mrs. Jones.

A/N: Since the break won't work no matter how hard I try, I will do this from now on. Sorry it's stupid, but I'm a comp idiot, it's the best I can do.

Different scene below

This was her first time working for SCORPIA, but she was not nervous. Wearing a neat, clean, uniform and a cap on her dyed blond hair, all she had had to do was stroll inside the military complex. Nobody even took a second glance at her. So much for the tighter security that the American president had promised, she thought in amusement. She entered the room where the Christmas packages for the American troops were being kept. She already knew which one to go to. Carefully, she removed the Christmas wrapping, and made the exchange.

Sabotage.