Alex Rider: Moving On
And we finally make it to chapter twenty. YEAH! I'm so excited! Nice to be ahead of schedule. I'll be going more slower than usual. Sorry to all who have been enjoying how fast I write and publish, but I need to edit more.
Hope that you guys enjoy this chapter. It will center around the bad guys again.
Chapter Twenty:
The Final Requirement
Joseph Dmitri got out of the sedan and walked towards the front doors of the abandoned hotel. He was happy to be back at headquarters.
No place like home! he said to himself.
The hacker known as the Virus, stepped out of the sedan also and walked like he as if was a rockstar. He smiled and removed the sunglasses he had bought earlier with his money. He took a look at the abandon hotel and frowned.
"You guys make base here?" he asked in disbelief. "You need to seriously get a much better hideout."
Dmitri rolled his eyes.
"This is just a decoy," he said in a professional matter. "Our real hideout is underground. You'll see."
The Virus's eyes widened with excitment.
"Nice!" he said loudly. "I like you guys already." He walked forward for the door.
Dmitri grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him to the side. He leaned in towards his ear and whispered, "Remember who you are working for. If you tell anyone about us or our plans, my boss will make sure that you die a slow and painful death. Understand me?!" He raised his eyebrows.
The Virus smiled and said, "You got it... Boss!"
Dmitri frowned and pushed him away. He walked in first and led the Virus to an elevator.
"Isn't this place shut down?" the Virus asked.
Dmitri was in the mood to put a bullet through this guy's head. He was about two moves away from doing it too.
"We have a backup power source," he responded in an angry voice. "Just shut up!"
The elevator doors opened and they stepped inside. Dmitri pressed an unseen black button and they started to move down.
Issac was in the underground parking garage of the hotel. He watched as the Pandora bombs were being loaded into ten different semi trucks. He smiled as he watched everything go to according to plan.
A man walked up to him and whispered something into his ear.
Issac nodded and turned to walk to the door that led out of the garage.
Dmitri and the Virus arrived at the bottom floor and stepped out of the elevator. Dmitri led the Virus down a hallway and into the large meeting room.
"Sit in one of the chairs," Dmitri demanded as he took his own seat. "My boss will be here shortly."
The Virus sat down, on the opposite side of Dmitri and folded his hands together.
Soon enough, a man with blonde hair and pale blue eyes walked into the room. He smiled as he saw them both.
"Welcome!" he nearly yelled out. "I have always wanted to meet you, Mr. Virus!" He walked forward and reached out his hand.
The Virus got up from his chair and shook it. He smiled with excitment as he did.
"Pleasure to meet my employer for once," he said. "I'm at your service."
Issac smiled again and said, "I like you. I love how you get straight to the point. We have a lot to talk about."
The Virus nodded in agreement.
"Paying millions of dollars to a man who is a myth, there happens to be a big catch at the end of it," he said with sarcasm. "I will not fail your organization."
Issac raised an eyebrow.
"I hope not, Mr. Virus!" his voice was now threatening. "Chimera does allow any mistakes to happen."
The Virus swallowed and he sat back down in his chair. His heart was now racing.
Issac took his seat and put his hands on the table.
"Now," he said with excitment, "let's get straight to the details. My organization, Chimera, is planning something huge. So huge, that it will get the attention of the entire world. We have almost everything in place, except for one thing."
"What is that?" the Virus asked. He was all curious now.
Issac smiled and said, "The United States has been in control of almost all the satellites that fly above our heads. They have the power to crack and monitor the world without any limits or laws to stop them. But... those satellites are useful in other ways too. They have the power to allow detonation of any bomb in any area of this world. The U.S. could plant a bomb in Moscow or send a missile to London with just a computer and the right access codes. That's what my organization wants. The ability to detonate any bomb, anywhere. That is our final requirement."
The Virus nodded.
"But your forgetting that the U.S. government has ways of protecting their security systems," he said. "Firewalls, controlled viruses, code-breakers, and even other hackers. You can't just access the satellites without the system knowing about it. The network is just too big to confuse. It's almost impossible."
Issac laughed and said, "Yes it is. Almost impossible. But not all the way. Nothing in this world is impossible. You just need the right tools and a perfect plan to do it right."
The Virus frowned and asked, "How?"
"By using an unstoppable, computer virus, one so powerful, that it could take control of the entire system. It can block computer screens and destroy any resistance. If you were to say, break into a power grid and use a man-made computer virus and upload it to the servers, you can easily shut down the entire system of the United States for thirty seconds. Then you plant the virus in areas where it can be strong. And when the power comes back on, the entire system will be under our control. No one will be able to stop the virus from spreading. It will be controlled by us and only us. You following me?!"
The Virus grinned. He leaned forward in his chair and said, "I happen to have a virus like that. I can do it."
Issac smiled and turned towards Dmitri.
"Then we have everything in order then," he looked back to the Virus. "Dmitri and his men will take you to the Los Angeles power grid and allow you to do your work. I have a lot of faith in you. Do not fail us!"
The Virus smiled.
"Don't worry," he put his sunglasses back on. "The Virus can never be stopped."
Getting excited yet? I am! Now we know part of the plan that Chimera has.
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