Alex Rider: Moving On
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Chapter Twenty Eight:
The Syndicate
Things were going wild for the city of Los Angeles. People were fleeing the city, trying to escape the 'threat' made by Chimera.
Alex, Smithers, and Lily heard about the whole incident in New Orleans. Lily was in tears from seeing the death of hundreds of people by the weapon known as Pandora.
Smithers shook his head and turned off the small TV as he drove through the traffic.
"Who on Earth would do something like that?!" he asked in disbelief.
Alex stared out the window and said, "Someone who is pure evil and insane. I've faced many like Chimera before. But these guys..." He shook his head. "... these guys hit the top of the list. I've never seen anything like this before. The Pandora bomb is much worse than the virus's created by Herod Sayle or Desmond McCain."
"How do we know that this 'Syndicate' guy can help us?" Lily asked in the backseat of the van. "Will help us at all?"
Smithers shrugged.
Lily sighed and threw her head back against her seat.
"When this is over..." she continued. "... I'm taking a vacation to the Caribbean."
Smithers smirked and said, "Mind if I come along? I happen to look a lot better in a pair of swimming trunks."
Lily looked at him through the rear view mirror and smiled.
"That I have no doubt about," she teased. "Yes, I would love for you to come."
Alex scoffed and looked at them both.
At first, Alex couldn't see Lily going out with Smithers. He always kept seeing him as the fat man he always believed him to be. But just looking at him now made things seem a little different. He was a thin, very healthy man. Someone that any girl would love to be around. No wonder Lily was attracted to him. Alex could see these two having a future together. Maybe marrying, if they live long enough to see it through, and maybe having a few kids.
Alex turned away from them and stared out the window for the rest of the trip.
They soon pulled up to an apartment complex.
Smithers parked the van right next to the sidewalk and looked at Alex and Lily.
"Let's do this," he smiled.
They all got out of the van and walked into the front door of the apartment building. Heading straight up to the home of the 'Syndicate'.
The countdown was nearing to an hour and half.
Dmitri and Issac waited in patience as they watched their man on the computers hack into the most secure bank account in world.
The account that held every single penny of the United States government.
The man shouted in victory and turned in his chair to face his leaders.
"The money is being tranferred," he said in excitement. "In about one hour, all of America's wealth will be ours."
Issac smiled and nodded.
"Very good!" he congradulated the man. "You have served me and Chimera well. But I'm afraid that you cannot live to spend the money." He nodded towards Dmitri.
The man's eyes widened in fear as he watched Dmitri pull out his revolver and take aim at his head. Before he could even lift out of his chair, Dmitri fired a single bullet into his head, forcing his dead corpse to fall back into the seat.
Issac let out a laugh and turned towards the rest of his men.
"Get everything ready to go!" he commanded. "For tonight, we ride out of here, with our money and a burning nation at our feet!"
The men nodded and walked out of the meeting room.
Issac turned towards Dmitri and they shared a smile towards each other.
"We have won!" Issac stated. He raised out his arms towards the ceiling and closed his eyes.
This was the day that Chimera does the unthinkable: Destroy the United States of Amierca!
Alex pulled out his handgun as they neared door A11. He moved to the side of the wall and readied his weapon.
Smithers knocked on the door and waited.
Lily slipped her hand into her back pocket and pulled out her own handgun, deciding not to take any chances.
They could sense someone coming towards the door and looking through the peep-hole. Then they heard a series of locks being undone. The door swung open and a man appeared, holding a gun straight at Smithers's head.
Alex and Lily stayed firm and took aim at the mysterious man who was now threatening their best friend.
The man was thin and very tall. His skin was somewhat pale and a little dark too. His eyes were green and his hair was black. He had one of those attracting faces that could capture the attention of almost everyone. Even Lily took a moment to take that in.
"You!" the man nearly yelled. "What in the bloody hell are you doing here?!"
Smithers smiled and raised his arms,
"Surprise!" he teased. "Came to say hello and that... hum... sorry about what happened those years ago."
The man's face became red with anger. He pressed forward a little bit and stopped.
Alex moved his gun closer to the man's head.
"Sorry?!" the man said in disbelief. "Sorry?! Sorry, does not make everything right! You got me in some much trouble with the IRS! Not to mention my girlfriend left me because of it!"
Alex and Lily looked at Smithers with shocked faces.
"Really?" Alex made a look at him.
Smithers shrugged. his face red from embarrashment, and said, "What can I say? I made a mistake."
"One that cost me big time!" the man lowered his gun and looked back and forth between Lily and Alex. He raised his eyebrows and grinned. "Didn't realize that you ran with a hottie and a teenager. You sure do know how to pick 'em Smithers." He put his gun away and walked foward.
Smithers and the man gave each other a hug and pat on the back.
Lily and Alex lowered their guns and stared in confusion.
"Is this how you treat an old friend?" Smithers teased.
The man smiled and pulled away from him.
"Just giving you a hard time. I'm way over that now." He turned to look back at Alex and Lily. "Who are these fine people?"
Smithers coughed and said, "Alex Rider and Lily. Guys... meet the 'Syndicate'."
The Syndicate smiled at them and nodded.
"Pleasure to meet you," he stretched out his hand. "How can I be of service?"
Hope that you guys love 'The Syndicate'! I wanted to replace the Virus with someone who has ties with the Smithers and make this hacker a good guy. Someone who is as good as the Virus and can make things right.
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