"I'm going to tell you for the last time, that was Alex Rider on top the helicopter," said Alan Blunt to an officer from the National Guard.
"If that was your boy, then why did the man who parachuted out of the helicopter grab him?" asked the officer.
"Obviously the man wanted Alex alive."
"He wanted Alex alive because he was working for him."
"Alex Rider has helped us six times already and he wouldn't stop now."
"If I'm not mistaken, Alex Rider attempted to kill the deputy of MI6 Special Operations."
"That was because Scorpia had tricked him."
"Alex had told us before that he had wanted to get Robert Clay. He had taken his girlfriend prisoner."
"Alex Rider is dangerous Blunt!"
"He is helping us!"
The officer turned to some National Guard men. "If you find Alex Rider, kill him!"
"No!" roared Blunt.
The officer took out his gun and hit the butt of it into Bunt's head. He fell unconscious to the ground.
MEANWHILE
The black van drove to the back of the aquarium. It was a beautiful modern building. It resembled the Sydney Opera House in a way. Instead of the "sails" of the ship being white, they were shiny metal.
Two men got out of the van and went toward the back entrance. They entered without detection.
The men stepped into the changing room of the aquarium. There was a dive already in there getting dressed for a show.
"What are you doing here?" he asked when he saw the men.
"You'll never know," said the man. Then he shot the diver.
The men got dressed in aquarium diver attire. Then they went back outside and signaled for the other men to come and get dressed.
As soon as the goons were suited up as aquarium divers, two of them brought the bomb into the room from the van. Then, the same two men carried the bomb into the aquarium.
Alex felt his arm being pulled. Clay was holding Alex tight and was walking into the aquarium.
After purchasing tickets like any other visitor to the aquarium, they preceded inside.
The main room of the aquarium was a huge penguin exhibit that was below the ground level. A huge cylindrical tank went from the center of the penguin exhibit to the ceiling. Hundreds of tropical fish were swimming inside the tank. A concrete ramp spiraled up the side of the tank for visitors to look at the fish.
Clay led Alex up the ramp to the top of the tank. After a few minutes, two of Clay's thugs came up the ramp with the bomb. Alex would wait for them to plant the bomb to make his move.
No one had suspected that the men carrying the large object were about to kill all of them.
One of the men jumped into the water and the other one lowered the bomb to the other man, then he jumped in, and together, they swam the bomb to the bottom of the tank.
Clay had a grin on his face as the men placed the bomb at the bottom. The men began to swim back to the top.
"Come on Alex, let's go home now," said Clay. Alex didn't move.
"Come one Alex," said Clay impatiently.
The divers reached the top of the tank. Alex got free of Clay's grasp and leaped onto the divers who were getting out of the tank.
"No!" screamed Clay. Everyone gasped.
Alex surfaced. "That is a bomb!" he shouted. People gasped again. Security officers got out their guns and made their way up the ramp. An officer came to Alex in the tank.
"What did you say son?" asked the officer.
"That thing these people brought down there is a bomb."
The guard pulled out his radio and called for backup. He then forced the men out of the tank and handcuffed them.
There were soon helicopters and police cars outside the aquarium and police officers swarmed the inside.
One officer told Alex that they would take care of the situation. Clay's men hadn't fought back. They were being arrested, but Clay was no where in sight.
Alex sprinted down the ramp and saw Robert Clay going out the aquarium doors. Alex followed him.
Clay walked down to the docks behind the aquarium. He climbed into a motor boat.
Alex sprinted with all his energy to the motor boat. Clay saw him just as he was pulling away from the dock. Alex leapt onto the boat and knocked Clay away from the wheel.
"Just give up!" shouted Alex. "It's all over."
"It's over for you!" shouted Clay. He pulled out a gun and fired at Alex who ducked behind the steering wheel.
Alex stunned Clay with a kick to the shin before he could fire again. The gun was dropped into the sea by Alex who picked it up from the floor.
"Die Rider!" screamed Clay as he drew a knife out of his pants.
The knife would have sliced Alex's neck if he hadn't ducked and moved behind Clay near the motor.
Clay turned and lunged at Alex with the knife. Alex dropped to the floor and Clay was sent halfway over the side of the boat by surprise.
Alex grabbed Clay's legs and pushed him over the side. Clay saw bubbles caused from the propeller turning at a dangerous speed before he was submerged and his head went into the spinning propeller.
Blood spread in the water. It wasn't aquamarine or red, more like aqua red.
Alex was glad it was all over. He swam to the dock and climbed onto it.
Mrs. Jones was standing with some officers outside the aquarium.
"Alex! Well done, we have disarmed the bomb, but we lost Clay," she said.
"He's dead," said Alex.
"Oh," said Mrs. Jones. "I'm glad you're safe. But we have another problem. Alan Blunt is missing."
AUTHORS NOTE:
First, I apologize for the small typos that can be found in the text. Please excuse them. This is my first fan fiction. I hope you all enjoyed it. There is going to be a sequel to Aquared, but it might not be out for a while. I also apologize for not updating this story for a while. But it is finally done!