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*I rewrote some parts of this chapter, if that made it worse... Whoops. I know I rushed the original... If there is anything I could do to improve it, let me know! I appreciate criticism. How else am I supposed to get better?

My class was still looking at me as if they'd seen a ghost, which I guess they did considering they probably thought I was dead.

K-Unit was confused about why "double-oh-nothing" was at their SAS camp. I'm assuming that's what they're thinking at least. I'm pretty sure I was on good terms with Wolf, at least I hoped so. I considered Ben a friend of some sorts. He did help me out a lot. I wasn't sure about Snake and Eagle though.

The rest of the soldiers just looked confused. That's not unusual for them.

"Jaguar, explain what's going on NOW" the sergeant shouted. He really needed to work on his anger issues. What was I supposed to say? Should I make something up? I would have to tell Tom the truth since he already knew about MI6. I hoped he could forgive me for not contacting him.

"I lied a bit?" I said sheepishly to Tom, ignoring the sergeant.

"A bit? Alex, last time I saw you, I got shot! Why haven't you contacted me? Even if it was just to tell me you were alive. We were supposed to be best friends. At first I thought you would only be gone for a little while, like you usually were. When you didn't come back, I feared the worst." Tom seemed upset. I felt bad, I really hadn't meant to upset him.

"I didn't want you to die too! I decided to distance myself, too many people I know have died already. I've seen too many people die." I told him a bit darkly. I was thinking of all the deaths I had seen or caused since I became a spy. I could see no one else was following our conversation. I would sort that problem out later.

"What about Jack? I haven't been able to get in contact with her. Did she move back to America?" I winced. Why did no one tell him about Jack?

"Jack's... dead." Might as well be blunt.

"No... Oh god. Alex, when?" Jack had been like a sister to Tom too.

"Not too long after the school incident." It felt like such a long time ago.

"How did she die?" He seemed unsure whether or not he wanted to know.

"She died in Cairo, an explosion while she was driving away. It was my fault." I said guiltily. It felt good to get that off my chest, even if it was in front of people I didn't want knowing.

"Alex, I'm sure it wasn't your fault. If anything, it was MI6. I'm still mad that you didn't tell me."

"Can you forgive me?" I don't know what I would do if he said no.

"Of course, I'm glad you're alive." I smiled at Tom, it was good to have my friend again. I had missed him. We clapped each other on the back and smiled at each other. I guess I would have to deal with everyone else now...

"Jaguar, who are you?" Donkey asked interrupting our conversation.

"I'm Jaguar, I thought that was obvious." I said innocently.

"No, I'm serious. This isn't time to joke around. We said we wouldn't press but we need to know now. Who are you really?" I looked at Tom, should I tell the truth? He shrugged, why not? it's not like they wouldn't find out soon anyway.

"I'm Alex Rider. Also Jaguar and Cub." People looked confused.

"How many identities do you have?" A puzzled soldier asked.

"A lot more than you already now." It was true, I got different names on my missions. "My real name is Alexander John Rider. I'm fifteen. The first time I came here was when I was fourteen, I was given the code name Cub. Now, I'm known as Jaguar. The new identity I took was twenty two year old Ian Harris. I still don't know how you guys thought I was twenty two years old." I told the soldiers as everyone tried to process the information they were given. Until they realized how old I was,

"You're only fifteen?! You shouldn't be here. This is an adults world, this isn't a game. I knew I was right, you don't belong here. Run back home to Mummy and Daddy." It was Mule speaking this time. He wasn't there yesterday when I shared some of my past so he didn't know.

"Run back to my mum and dad? I wish I could do that, if I could I would be there right now. I don't have that choice though." I said darkly, I really didn't like Mule.

"Why not? Did they kick you out because they didn't love you?" he taunted.

"No. Actually it's because they were murdered." I said trying to keep my cool. Something I found quite hard.

"Oh..." For once Mule looked ashamed and at a loss for words. "I'm sorry."

"You didn't know." I didn't feel like fighting today. Not when the two, now three lives I had tried to keep apart were crashing together. I could see K-Unit was looking ashamed too, they had teased me for being a spoiled brat when I first came here.

"That still doesn't explain why you are here and not living a normal life." the sergeant pointed out.

"You don't need to know that." I gave Tom a look saying I'd tell him later.

"Seriously? What did you get yourself into? Does this have to do with you skipping school all the time? Are you really part of a gang? Everyone at school thinks you went to jail." Another kid from my class asked. I think his name might have been Sam. I was not part of a gang! They thought I went to jail? I guess that was better than being dead.

Tom started laughing "You don't want to know what he's gotten himself into... He's not in a gang, I can tell you that much. He hasn't been to jail either... as far as I know." he told everyone.

"You knew?! You told everyone at school you didn't know what happen to him when he left school." Sam said to Tom.

"Yeah... Tom kind of got involved once... I had to tell him." I said. It had been nice having Tom know about my missions.

"Can you tell me one thing?" Fox asked. I guess I owed him some answers. He did save my life a few times... and get shot for me.

"Sure, I guess I owe you some answers."

"Who was that man I shot?" It looked like he had been wondering this for some time. I felt bad that he didn't know. He must have been feeling guilty. Other people looked confused again, probably wondering why I would know information like that.

"Anthony Sean Howell, people called him Ash. He was originally worked for MI6 but then switched to ASIS. It turns out he was actually working for SCORPIA though." How did no one find that out until it was too late?

"How did you know him? I saw you two talking." Might as well go with the truth. After all isn't the truth supposed to set you free?

"I worked with him that time... He also killed my parents..." Everyone seemed horrified. They didn't need to know that he was my godfather, that was personal.

"Wait, you worked with Cub after he trained here and din't tell us? Why?" Wolf asked. Fox was about to respond when I interrupted him.

"The same reason you didn't tell them that you worked with me at Point Blanc." I told him.

"I just thought that you were a student at the school." Wolf said. I felt like face-palming, was Wolf that dense?

"Both of you worked with Cubby? I want a turn!" Ignoring the nickname I answered Eagle.

"Both of them got shot. You still want your turn?"

"Never mind." he said quickly.

"That's what I thought."

"Why did you join the SAS?" the sergeant asked. Some other people looked curious too.

"I had no chance of a normal life, I also wanted to help people still. I figured this was the best way to do it." So far all I had was cause problems and confuse people. I was good at confusing people and stirring up trouble though.

"Listen, you guys can't tell anyone I was here. There are some people that can not know I'm here. It would put all of you in danger." If SCORPIA was back... I didn't want them to know. I hadn't heard any news about them though.

"We will print off some forms for everyone to sign, telling anyone of Jaguars's secrets will be considered treason." The sergeant said glaring at everyone daring them to fight him on this.

"Sir thank you." He could have easily let my secret get out and ruin my new life. "Why are you helping me?"

"I knew your family Rider, they were good people. I've also heard a few rumours about what you've been up to, they had no right to put you through that." So someone really does want to help me? There are so many things that could go wrong, all it takes is one person to say the wrong thing and I'll be right where I used to be. All I could do was hope for the best. Worst comes to worst MI6 finds me and I'll have to start working for them again, maybe Jones would have heart and leave me alone, she's different than Blunt was. I wouldn't mind doing the missions if it was my choice, it was never my choice to work for Blunt. It seemed like everything that happened had been set in motion before I was born. Possibly Jones and I could come to a solution and I could complete missions when it was absolutely necessary for me. It's not like I'll refuse a mission at the cost of people dying, I do have a sense of duty.

I guess the worst case scenario would actually be SCORPIA finding out, all they want is for me to die. I've already put everybody in danger by letting them know my true identity. I haven't even heard anything about SCORPIA's latest plans. How could I protect everyone if I was so uninformed of important information. I couldn't even order protection for anyone since I was only a soldier. For MI6 I had been an agent, someone with much more authority... I couldn't really be thinking of that could I? I can't willingly throw myself into a shark infested pool? It seemed like the safest way, I'll only rejoin on my conditions. No way am I letting myself get into a position like before, this time things are going to be done my way.