Wow. I can't believe how long it took me to get around to posting this. I am so sorry. I am really trying, but I have many things going on. Okay, enough of me rambling, let me get the chapter!

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Alex woke to the feeling of a wet cloth on his face. His eyes still closed, he heard Sabrina's voice, calling him.

" Alex...wake up...Alex..."

"Sabrina, I just had the strangest dream. My parents and uncle were here. What happened?" He opened his eyes. His mother smiled down at him. Alex up quickly and shuffled back. No, you can't be alive. You...you died years ago, and you,uncle Ian I-I was at the funeral. I saw the car with the gun holes."

Ian came over to him. " Alex, here, let's talk."

Alex backed away further. His mother came over to him.

"Alex, honey, we never died. None of us. Not me, not your father, not your uncle. We just needed to go in hiding." Ian spoke.

"We all wanted to see you, it just wasn't possible. It's kind of a long story. Will you listen?"

Alex was scared and angry, but nodded.

Alex's dad spoke first."Years ago, when we "Died" on the plane, we knew in advanced about the bomb. Not far in advance at all, we were actually on the plane already before and M16 radioed the plane to tell us to get off. Just in the nick of time, us and the pilot dived of the plane with parachutes. It worked to our advantage, actually. The pilot being gone forced the plane into a downwards spiral. If it had exploded, it would have crashed. It made it easier to cover up the whole incident."

Now Alex's mom spoke. " We were forced into hiding, for years. But, honestly, sometimes we came closer to you then and my six would have liked. when you were shot, we were there. We thought Scorpia had fallen, we were coming back. We arrived at MI6 headquarters just in time to see you shot in the chest. We had to flee. We could even confront Blunt about using you."

Alex gasped. "I-I, I thought I saw you when I was passing out. I just thought it was a vision, A you-you were really there."

Jack writer nodded. "Yes Alex, you really saw us. But we couldn't even visit you, then find out if you were alright. For months we wonderedif you were dead or alive. Eventually, through our own sources and means we found out."

Ian smiled. "That makes you the second in the family was in a few years to survive a bullet to the chest."

Alex gas again. "You really did get shot!"

Ian nodded"Yes,a very close point is, Alex, we were spread around the world for sometime. Scorpia that we were dead which was the best thing for us and for you. If they knew we were alive, they would've been after you from the very first moment you were born. Well, I wouldn't say when you were born. They probably would've waited until you were old enough to actually understand what was going on, Then tortured you very slowly and painfully-"

Jack interrupted him. "Ian, please stop talking. The point is Alex, which is what your uncle was trying to tell you before he veered so sharply off course, was that we wanted to see you. There was not a day that went by that we didn't think of you. We love you Alex, and were sorry that we missed you growing up ."

Alex's mother talked again. "But none of that matters anymore. Now we can be together as a family." She moved to hug him. But before she had the chance,The window shattered, andmen burst through the window and door carrying guns. Immediately, both Alex's father and uncle had guns out.

"Stay back" Alex's father yelled. "I could have the government here in seconds!"

The man in front spoke. "We don't have any reason to fear them."

"Yeah? Why is that?"

The men pulled out badges. Alex's stomach dropped as he read his three favorite letters.

"Because the Central intelligence agency is part of the government."

I hope you Enjoyed the chapter! I know it wasn't too long, but I like to get it in. I can't promise that I will post quickly, but I will most certainly try! Please, comment!