Ok, here's chapter 10. I hope it's good, and that you guys review. It takes like three seconds. Ok maybe a little longer, but just REVIEW!
Teachings of a Tycoon
Four o' clock in the morning, showed itself at the second floor window of St. Dominic's Hospital. Alex Rider was at the window. He didn't know what had woken him up. He had been having nightmares. That another mission had gone terribly wrong…
He was just wondering whether he should go out of his room or not. There was a knock on the door. He didn't know what to do. It was unlikely that one of his friends had come to wish him, at this time of day. He swiftly hid behind the door.
When there was no answer the door opened. A dim shadow walked into the room. He seemed surprised that there was no one in the room. He was about to cry out in surprise, but the cry turned into one of pain. He felt a roundhouse kick, in the side of his neck. This would have usually knocked someone out, but this man was very obese. He was hurt, but the flab protected him.
He turned around, and Alex saw a knife in his hand. The man stabbed down from above. But Alex had been ready. He put into action a trick he had learned at the SAS training camp. As the knife came down he crossed his wrists in the air. The hand with the knife came crashing down and was ensnared in his trap. Alex then uncrossed his wrists and twisted them so he had the man's arm under his arm. He then pulled at the knife but it wouldn't come free. So he bit the man's wrist. He gave a cry of pain and dropped the knife into Alex's waiting hand.
For a finish, he karate chopped the man in his side, and he collapsed unconscious. But before he hit the floor, he pressed a panic button on a remote he had. This alerted his partner that he was in trouble and to be on his guard. The boy had to be captured.
Alex knew he had to move fast. He also knew he had to be cautious. There might be many men here, and if he was rash, it would get him caught. He walked out of the room, and into the corridor with the lift. He walked over to the lift but before he could decide whether to use the lift, a bullet whizzed passed his head. There were two reasons why it hadn't hit him. First of all it was dark, and the attacker couldn't see him. Secondly, age was on his side again, being fourteen he wasn't very tall, and the man had miscalculated.
But he didn't have time to wonder over his miscalculation. A boy with fair hair and death in his eyes stepped out of the shadows. Before he had time to cock his gun Alex raised the knife. "FREEZE!" he yelled, and then he realized how stupid it sounded with a knife. The man understood what he meant.
He knew that he had the upper hand. Alex, when there's a knife against a gun, if the knife is in a certain position, the gun is helpless. But this only works if the gun is not loaded or cocked. Those were Ian Rider's words when Alex had asked him. They had been at a skill show, on his eighth birthday.
Alex walked over to the man, and ripped the gun away from him. The moment he did this, Alex felt as if he had been hit by steel on his shoulder. The man had punched him, with fingers of steel, and Alex knew he was a pro. But he knew that collapsing now would be suicide. Instead he grabbed onto the man for support. As he realized his mistake the man shoved him away. He turned his fist into a weapon of death for the final kill. Alex realized what the man was wearing. Underneath the clothes he was wearing body armor.
As the man came forward with his fist outstretched, Alex made a snap decision. He ducked down, and jabbed the man in the throat using three fingers. It was called the three finger jab, and could, if applied with great force, kill someone. Alex did it only to disable him, but he would still spend a considerable amount of time in the hospital.
As the man collapsed, Alex realized that Ian Rider had been his savior all his life. He remembered all the times his advice had helped him. The karate, the circus trick-tight rope walking. And even now, the jab, and the gun trick. If it hadn't been for Ian, Alex would be dead. The dead man had helped him survive.
That's chapter 10. Lots of action huh? The title came in a flash. I found it quite catchy. And remember, I hope you haven't forgotten from the beginning of the chapter, please REVIEW! I want at least 3 reviews please. That's not too much to ask, is it? Anyway just review.