CHAPTER FOURTEEN: The End

Alex punched Kascef, blood shot from his mouth. Kascef moaned as he turned Alex and began his turn to punch, except this time harder. He slammed his fist into Alex's mouth, breaking one of his teeth. Again and again. Alex put his left hand on Kascefs face and used his right to search his pocket for it. He wrapped his hand around the pen and pulled it out. He broke it behind Kascefs back, ink all over his shirt. Kascef didn't know it.

Alex pushed Kascef off, and lifted himself up. Kascef didn't charge at him. He just stood up and gave a bloody smile. "Alex don't you know you can't stop me." He held up his hand to reveal a small button. "Like I would ever not have a backup detonator. Which shall go first, how about Washington D.C. Or London. I like London." Kascef pressed the button. Alex had fear and anger plastered on his face.

"Don't you lay a finger on him." Spoke a voice from the door. It was shrouded in shadow so Alex couldn't see him or her. Jack stepped out of the shadow to reveal her entire self.

"Jack? What's going on here? Why?" Alex stuttered in absolute amazement, blood trickling from his mouth and his eye. His limp ever more apparent and his clothes ripped. His bare upper body scratched and broken.

She winked at him slightly. "I couldn't let those people at MI6 keep recruiting you, so Mr. Kascef had a great idea, kill them. But he never said anything about hurting you." She winked again. Alex looked at Kascef again.

Kascef held the handgun, pointed at Alex. He had it since Alex threw it down to save Sabina. "Now Mr. Rider it's time for you to die. We've wasted a lot of bullets but there is still one in the chamber and one in the clip."

Kascef pulled the trigger and Alex spun the outer rim of the ring. A huge laser shot out and the bullet raced towards Ales. The bullet fell into the lasers path and was disintegrated, the laser continued its path and exploded into Kascefs chest, leaving a ink blot shaped hole. Kascef looked at it then at the gun and Alex. He fired the last shot into Alex. The bullet exploded into Alex's chest and he flew backwards. A few blood drops flew from the impact. Kascef fell forward and died right there where he stood. There was no blood.

Alex knew he was dieing. But he still had a job to do. He wheezed heavily and got up. He took out the tube of toothpaste and squeezed it on the foundations as he limped down the stairs, Jack close behind. They left into the front door. The backup had arrived. Alex limped into the truck. Next to Titan and fell backwards. Sabina looked in shock. The truck took off filled with Prisoners and driving, VanGordon. Alex looked at the building as it grew into a smaller spec. He pressed the toothbrush detonator.

The building exploded into a massive fireball, it collapsed on itself and fell into a massive pile of fire and rubble. Alex muttered to himself, Mission complete.

The MI6 helicopter arrived and they took Titan and Alex in the first copter and the others in the next. In the helicopter were the usual people. Mrs. Jones, Mr. Blunt, and someone else. Someone Alex didn't know, someone in shadow. Alex looked at Jones. "Is Titan okay?" He asked in a whisper. Jones looked sad.

"No Alex he died of blood loss." She replied sadly.

"And London?" He asked.

"We got most people out, we had received a transmission from Jack Starbright only hours before. Plus since you destroyed his equipment it wasn't that bad."

The man in shadow spoke for the first time to the weary and dieing Alex. "Alex? Alex? Are you okay? You completed your mission with flying colors. I've never been more proud." The voice sounded familiar, but Alex didn't know who it was.

The helicopter lifted off and began heading home. Alex couldn't wait to get there, love and comfort. Hopefully explanations. But he also knew he was dieing and no one could help him. He closed his eyes and felt cold all around him. Pain and weight was lifted off of his shoulders. For the first time he opened his eyes and everything was a soft focus. He had kept his promise to stop Kascef and keep Sabina safe. But in the process had killed a good man. Was it his fault? Alex felt relief all over; he heard distant screams of Mrs. Jones and the Medics. "We're losing him!"

Alex saw them in the distance, the man in shadow. How did he know him, why does he sound so familiar? Alex knew deep down, but right now he was in paradise. He breathed deep and let go. He let go of everything. And he was happy to do it. Everything that he had done was for nothing. Good. No more MI6, no more missions.

Mrs. Jones Scrambled to revive Alex. The man in shadow stopped her. "He doesn't want to be revived."

"We need him more. Maybe this time he can work with you." Blunt replied. "He always does exceptional and we're sure he'd love to work with you. Plus we have another huge problem that needs solving, can you do it, can he?"

The man in shadow moved his hand. "Of course I can."

"And him?"

"Of course he can...he's a Rider."

THE END

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