Disclaimer: I'm going to make this the disclaimer for the whole story. I don't own the Alex Rider Series.
Chapter 5
Alex's POV
Saturday Morning
I wake up at 3:48 a.m. according to my bedside clock. I try and figure out what woke me, I don't sense a threat, so it must have just been the nerves. I packed last night so I decide to just get started on my daily exercise routine. I quickly throw my SpIphone in my bag before I forget, thank you Smither's; Service anywhere, and its free! Since I am about to head to a camp with a very strict training regime, I don't work myself as hard as I would normally. I start by streaching for 10 minutes, then I go on a 5 kilometer run at a medium/fast pace, do 100 push-ups, and 25 pull-ups.
I check the clock and and it is 4:30 a.m. I hurry and get in the shower, and quickly put on my fatigues that they gave up, my personal combat books (I'm not about to try and breal another pair in), and my dog tags. I grab a protein bar and a bottle of water and walk to Sabina's car. My stuff is already packed in the boot, and all I have to do is drag Sabina downstairs.
We endure the semiakward atmosphere in the car, frankly, neither of us really knew what to say so we didn't say anything at all. I unload my bag and give her a hug goodbye and watch her car leave the parkinglot. No turning back now.
None of the other students are here yet so I take my time walking over to k-unit and the seals. I evaluate their faces; the seals were oblivious to what was happening, and k-unit was trying to hide their excitement, especially Eagle. What idiot gave him sugar?
"Hello." I finally say breaking the silence. My british accent startles the seals, they wernt expecting another Brit.
"Name?" Cobra says.
"Rider, Alex Rider." I say with an audible smirk and a believable James Bond inpersination. At this I see k-unit lose it, Eagle is literally rolling on the ground, Fox is leaned over on his knees, Wolf is chuckling, which is the most visible sign of humor he allows to be seen, and Snake is wiping something from his eyes, I strongly suspect that it is tears.
"nice to meet you. I''m Tiger, that's Rabbit, Cobra, and Ox."
"I'm Wolf, that is Fox, Eagle, and Snake, the moron that gave Eagle Red Bull this morning." Wolf said for effect, since we wernt supposed to know each other, also answering my implied question.
"It's not my fault! He pretended to hurt his wrist, then stole it from me!" , Snake says defensively.
"I cant believe you fell for that agaiiii-achoo!" I reply without thinking. I realized and tried to cover it up with a rather convincing sneeze.
"Were you about to say again?" Cobra asked me.
" no, of course not. I don't know if that has happened to them before. But he looked hyper Thursday so I just assumed that had happened." I say with an edge to my voice.
" I think we will take a bathroom break before the other students arrive. K-unit, will you watch Alex?" Tiger asks.
"Sure, no problemo." Eagle says with wayyy too much enthusiasm, and ruffles my hair.
Unit 6 (seis unit) then walk off past the dumpster to the gym.
"sooo, what a coincidence that my old unit gets sent to my new school. On a different continent." I say suspiciously emphasisizing about how its not the same continent. I say when I am sure 6 unit is out of earshot.
"It really is a coincidence. '6 wasn't involved in it this time. I think the PM would fire anyone that dared disturbe you. How did you get on his good side? He hates almost everyone." Fox states
"partly he hated what I was put through, and partly because he saw the aftershock of a prank I played on Blunt." I reply with a smirk.
"a prank? On Blunt? What did you do?" Eagle questions excitedly.
" do you all remember how I wouldn't tell you about why I got sent on that mission is North Korea? Blunt was so angry about the prank that he sent me there so he could cool off. Everyone besides him thought it was hilarious." I say with a slight chuckly.
"you still didn't tell us what you did." Wolf says, his interest peaked.
"I would be breaking a top secret if I told you all." I retort.
"Top Secret? Really? I think you are exzagerating a bit. It's a prank, not nuclear launch codes." Snake states sarcastically.
"No really. It was so humiliating he made everyone that saw it or even heard about it sign the OSA. He then promptly resigned."
"When has that ever stopped you?" we know all about your misssions." Fox states.
"Still not telling. " I say in a sing-songy voice.
" but back to the original topic. Why are you lot here?" I say getting back on topic.
"it really is a coincidence. I called Jones after I saw you Thursday. She didn't know anything about it." Fox replies with a sincere face.
" so what have you lot been doing since I left?"
"We were stationed in Iran for a bit, mainly recon though." Wolf replies in a bored tone.
" Hope recon works better for you all than it does for me."
" Anything is better than how your recon turns out. Hiroshima was better than how some of yours turn out." Eagle throws in.
" how did yall make it out without me?" I say with a chuckle.
"most of the bad situations we ended up in were your fault! The jail in quebec, the dead end trapped by assassins, the crazy tutor of yours that was obsessed with Wolf! And don't even get me stared on Berlin! How did you manage to sink a submarine?!" Fox shouts.
"it's the luck of the devil, don't blame me! Its my dad and uncles fault!" I say. I contunue with, "but remember Argentina: Wolf had 3 broken ribs and a concussion, Snake had a broken leg, Eagle was in a sugar coma, and Fox was passed out drunk with a bullet in his leg. I brought you lot to safety at that warehouse! Germany: yall were captured and locked in a cell and I busted in unnoticed and gave yall weapons and helped you all escape. And don't forget that I got Casadee to finally quit stalking wolf."
" who got us into those situations?! You! But really, you never told us how you got Casadee to leave him alone." Eagle questions.
"I might have implied that you and wolf were in a very happy relationship and that you were thinking of adopting." As I say that wolf and Eagle both try to catch me but I jump out of the way and they end up hitting eachother.
" CUB! I am going to kill you!" they shout at the same time.
TIGER'S POV
We didn't really go to the bathroom. We knew something was up so I decided to see what they would say if we werent there. Was that highschool student really what they said he was just then?! Did he really save their lives, and prank someone so bad that they made the incident top secret and then resign? What is going on? We are all looking at eachother confused. None of us can figure this out! They called him Cub, is that the same cub that we received a file about? Could that 17 year old really be capable of all that? But why does the name Alex Rider sound so familiar? The spy that took down snakehead was named Rider, I think. If they are the same person then we have a legend among us. We have heard stories about a spy that goes by Rider. We just assumed it was Ryder or rider like riding something and that it was an alterego of sorts. But what if this kid did all that? Skeleton Key, Desmond McCain, Damian Cray. Is this teenager responsible for the millions of lives saved adverting mulptiple crisices?
Other students are arriving, we better get back.
===============ON THE BUS==================
ALEX'S POV
Once eveyone is here we start to load the bus. Who knew that teenagers could be so loud. Currently there isnt anyone beside me. Nate and Abby are sitting in the seats behind me, so I hope I don't get stuck with a bubblehead, or a jock sitting beside me. They would never shut up. Great, Jessica is sitting be me. That was sarcasm, she is really annoying and wont stop flirting with me even though I have told her many time that I am not interested in her. At least I go the window seat. We start to leave and I have almost fallen into a trance like state when I feel Jessica lay her head on my shoulder and snuggle into my side. I discretley get out my phone, a gift from Smithers, that is untracable, easily hidable, and gets service anywhere and text Wolf:
Me: Help, row 12 seat A. EMERGENCY! Don't single me out, code 6.
Wolf: you will owe me.
Wolf starts down the isle and breaks apart people getting too "cozy". I have never been so thankful for something in my life!
I mean, Jessica isnt ugly, she has platinum blonde hair that is obvously dyed, dark brown eyes, a dark tan, and full lips, but she is a little lacking in the cranium. And she uses "like" and "totes" like totes too much.