Alex Rider: Moving On
Alex, Lily, and Smithers must find Chimera, with the help of a hacker known as the Syndicate. Can they find out where Chimera is and stop their ultimate plan?
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Chapter Twenty Nine:
No More Time
Alex shook the Syndicate's hand and smiled.
"Nice to meet you too," Alex said.
The Syndicate smiled back and then turned his attention towards Lily. He stretched out his hand towards her and winked.
"And it is a pleasure to me you as well," he said with soft and loving words.
Lily couldn't help giggling and slowly shook his hand.
"Well then," the Syndicate clapped his hands together, "lets step into my office and see what I can do for you. I can tell that this one is going to be big."
He presented the door and allowed everyone to walk on in. He closed the door behind him.
"Transfer is almost complete, sir!" said a man, who was watching the cpmuter screen.
Issac took a look and smiled.
"Good!" he exclaimed.
He looked at the countdown for Operation: Reckoning and saw that the final sixty minutes had already started.
"How much longer?!" Issac's voice got serious.
"Should be done downloading in about... forty-five minutes," the man responded.
Issac nodded and turned towards Dmitri.
"Double check everything. I want the helicopter on the roof, ready and fueled. I even want the last of the Pandora bombs onboard."
Dmitri nodded and said, "Yes sir!"
Issac smiled again and turned his head back towards the countdown. His heart was racing and his mind was spinning.
Chimera was about to win!
The Syndicate looked at Alex, Lily, and Smithers. He smiled and held out his arms.
"Welcome to my hideout!" he said.
The apartment was very clean. Everything was organized and well-made. The living room had a ninty-inch flat-screen TV, two couches, a Playstation 3, pictures, a glass table, and a small gun cabinet. The kitchen was not so good looking, but it was okay and clean. The bedroom was also good, with a nicely made bed, drawers, bathroom, and a big window. There was also a large office, where all the computer hardware and other stuff were located.
Alex grinned and studied his environment.
Lily turned back to the Syndicate and asked, "What happened between you and Smithers that ruined a lot of things for you guys and MI6?"
The Syndicate laughed.
"It was an incident with a terrorist organization that tried to set off a bomb in New York," he explained. "MI6 used me over the years and Smithers was my handler. I was tasked with finding the bomb and shutting it down with my hacking skills. But Smithers accidently caused trouble for me and got the IRS on my back after the whole thing was done. MI6 wouldn't help me and Smithers didn't find out about it till much later." He paused. "My girlfriend left me when I was being investigated and my secret life was almost exposed. MI6 had abandoned me to the wolves and I never worked for them or any other agency again."
Alex nodded and said, "That explains why you hate Smithers so much."
The Syndicate looked at him with shocked eyes and began to laugh.
"I don't hate him!" he protested. "I was just mad at him for the time being. But I'm over it now. The real person to blame was Mr. Alan Blunt. He left me alone against the wrath of the IRS and didn't even bother to tell Smithers."
Alex couldn't agree with him more. Alan Blunt was responsible for Alex's transformation into a teenage spy. Even for Jack. If he hadn't come to him for the whole Cairo mission then she would be alive.
"I know what you mean," Alex said. "MI6, CIA, Alan Blunt... they all use us and then throw us to the dogs. I ain't a fan of them either."
The Syndicate smiled.
"I like this boy already!" he said out loud. "I can tell that you have gone through some pretty hard times. I should have known that governments would be using teenagers to do their dity work. It is always the youth who pay for the consquences of the elderly." He started to chuckle. "And they wonder why young people are so mad at them! Bunch of idiots, if you ask me!"
Alex, Lily, and Smithers couldn't help but laugh along with him.
"You got a real name?" Lily asked. "Besides 'The Syndicate'?"
The Syndicate smiled and said, "Of course I do. Smithers already knows. My real name is James Price, the world's greatest computer hacker! There is nothing that I can't break into! You name it! White House! Pentagon! Area 51! ADX supermax prisons! Heck, I can even hack into Wall Street!" He laughed and ponded his leg. "But don't worry. I'm one of the good guys. I only do jobs that help others."
Lily smiled. She liked him already.
"Nice to know that there are people out there who actually care," she said.
James smiled back.
"Don't get me wrong, I love money and all, but I don't love it that much to destroy lives and not care. That is just plain wrong!"
Alex nodded in agreement with him.
"Listen... um... there is a reason we came to you," Alex started to talk.
James raised his arms in the air and said, "Well, lets get straight to business then. What can I do for ya?"
Alex swallowed and continued, "We need you find out where an organization known as Chimera is. We believe that they are based here in Los Angeles, but we need your help to find their location. You have the hacking skills to find them."
James smiled and said, "Sounds like another adventure to me! Step right into my office lady and gentles!"
Everyone followed him into his small computer office and watched as he got to work on his three large computers.
"Alrightly!" he cracked his knuckles. "Lets find us some bad guys!"
James was typing like a wildfire on wheels. He was hacking into what he could find.
"How can you hack into the system?" Lily asked. "I thought Chimera shut everyone out except for them."
James kept his eyes on the computer and said, "Nothing is impossible. Hackers like me can easily by-pass all of that none sense. There is always back doors to the computer universe. It's never-ending. You can put up as many security systems as you can, but there will always be doors for hackers to get into. You just need to keep looking."
Lily nodded.
Finally, he got a hit on something.
"Now that is interesting!" James exclaimed.
"What?!" everyone said at the same time.
"Apparently, Chimera is hacking into the U.S.A.'s wealth account," he said, calmly. "There is a personal bank in Washington D.C. that holds all of America's wealth and it is the most secure place on Earth. Chimera is using the system to get into that account."
Smithers swallowed and asked, "How much are they taking?"
James didn't answer at first.
"Around 100 billion dollars."
Alex and Smithers whistled.
"That's more than enough to last a hundred life times!" Alex said.
"Can you track the hacking to its source?" Lily asked, getting all excited now. She was even leaning on her toes.
James smiled.
"Girl, I was born to do this! Watch me work my magic!"
He got to work again and was typing like crazy.
A few minutes later, he finally discovered the location.
"It's coming from an abandoned hotel on the otherside of town. I know the way."
Alex nodded.
"Okay, give us the directions and we will take it from here."
James raised an eyebrow and said, "You're not leaving me here! I'm not missing out on this adventure! I get to team up with Smithers again! How exciting!"
Alex, Lily, and Smithers smiled at him and nodded at the same time.
"Okay, just be sure to bring your own weapon," Smithers said with a smirk.
James reached into his back pocket and pulled out his gun. He waved it around so everyone could see.
Suddenly, an alarm sounded on the screens of the three computers.
James and the others turned towards the sound.
James's eyes widened.
"What is it?!" Alex asked.
James faced him, his face filled with fear, and said, "My computers just picked up a warning that there is a countdown for something called Operation: Reckoning. The countdown is nearing towards forty minutes."
Everyone started running towards the door.
"Please tell me that you can shut them down!" Alex spoke to James as they ran out the door of the apartment.
James half-smirked and said, "You're talking to the Syndicate! Of course I can!"
"Good! Because if you can't stop what they are planning, then it is end of us all! There is no more time! We must stop them!"
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