Alex Rider: Moving On

Did you enjoy the last chapter? I hope that you did. We finally got to meet Alex's parents, even got to see Ian face-to-face. And also Jack Starbright, who just can't stop appearing in every story, even in death.

Well, we are even closer to the end now. I feel so excited and so sad. I love this story.

Anyways, Alex wakes up in the hospital, his faith and his happiness renewed. Sabina is there. Smithers and Lily are now a couple. James aka 'The Syndicate' makes a small appearance. Mrs. Jones and Joe return for the final time.

The light is just at the end of the tunnel.

Read and enjoy!

Chapter Thirty Four:

Aftermath

Sabina was at Alex's hospital bedside. She held onto his hand tightly and cried.

Sabina and her family had gotten the call from Mrs. Jones, herself, that Alex was involved in a serious "accident" and was taken to the hospital in Los Angeles. They wasted no time getting to Los Angeles and to the hospital that Alex was in.

Sabina was the first to reach his room, where she met Mr. Smithers, Lily, and a man known as 'The Syndicate', whoever he was.

She heard all about Smithers from Alex, when he would sometimes tell about his adventures. In a way, Sabina owed Smithers her life. It was his bulletproof vest that saved Alex from Damian Cray all those years ago, not to mention that it was also his gadgets that helped Alex find evidence against Cray for the attempt murder on her own father, Edward.

Smithers, Lily, and James were out in the hallway, talking to her parents. They seemed to be having a good time.

Sabina allowed the tears to fall from her cheek. She could see the knife wound on his chest. The doctors said that it missed his heart enough for him to make it to the hospital and also survive the surgery.

"He has the luck of the devil!" the doctor joked.

Sabina couldn't help but smile. He did have luck on his side, but that wasn't what truely kept him alive. It was love.

She leaned forward and whispered into Alex's ear, "I love you. Please, come back to me."

Suddenly, Alex's hand moved and his eyes slowly started to open.

Alex took everything in. The hospital room, the bed, and even the front door.

He could hear people talking on the otherside.

What happened? he asked himself. Where is Smithers and Lily? What about Chimera?

Alex came to realize that he wasn't alone. He could feel someone holding onto his hand.

Slowly turning his head, he saw the famaliar face of Sabina Pleasure, only a few inches from him.

Sabina gasped as she realized he was awake and quickly embraced him with a bear hug.

"Alex!" she exclaimed and cried a little bit harder.

Alex groaned a little bit, but actually didn't mind. He hugged her back and kissed the side of her cheek.

"I told you that I'd come back," Alex said.

They parted but still had their arms around each other.

Alex moved his lips forward and pressed them against hers.

Sabina let out a small moan and kissed him back.

After about a minute or so, Sabina crawled into the bed with him and allowed his smooth arms to hold her.

"I love you," Sabina said as she buried her face into his chest.

Alex smiled and said back, "I love you too."

They remained quiet for a while. Enjoying the time that they had for themselves.

Finally, Alex told her everything that had happened. He told her about Chimera, the Pandora bombs, the master plan to destroy America, the fight with Issac Cole, including his parentage.

"Wait!" Sabina was suddenly surprised. "Issac was Yassen's son?"

Alex nodded and kissed the top of her forehead.

"He thought that I killed his father," Alex finished.

Sabina frowned and said, "But that wasn't true. Damian Cray killed Yassen, not you."

"I think he didn't know about that," Alex explained. "But I saw the anger and hatred inside his eyes. He truely believed that I killed Yassen. He was even wanting to avenge his death."

"Too bad for him. We beat him by two and a half year," Sabina smiled.

Alex chuckled at her joke and squeezed her a little harder in his embrace.

Suddenly, Alex looked towards the door and saw Smithers standing there, smiling.

"I wish I had a video camera," he joked. "Glad to see that you haven't gone off the rail yet."

Alex shook his head and laughed.

Sabina realized that they weren't alone and tried to move off the bed, but Alex refused to let her go. She struggled against him and he pulled her back to him. She punched him on the shoulder and then kissed his lips again.

Smithers rolled his eyes and turned to the others behind him.

"He's awake!" he announced.

Soon, everyone was in the room.

Elizabeth ran forward and hugged Alex, including Sabina, who was still in Alex's arms.

"I'm so glad that you are alright!" Liz allowed herself to cry.

Edward smiled at him and winked.

Lily walked up to Smithers, took ahold of his hand and held onto it. She smiled at him and kissed him on the lips.

Alex smiled as he watched them and shook his head.

About time! he wanted to say towards them.

"Okay, what did I miss?" Alex asked.

Smithers shrugged and said, "Same old, same old. Saved the world. Killed the bad guy. Walking off into the sunset. You know how all of that stuff works."

Alex laughed.

"Yeah, obviously," he said. "What about after that?"

Smithers laughed with him and said, "Well, Dmitri is dead. Operation Reckoning is now deactivated. Chimera is offically terminated off the face of the planet, thanks to Syndicate here."

James winked and said, "It was awesome."

Alex smiled.

Then, at the door way came two people that no one expected to see.

Mrs. Jones and Joe Byrne stood at the entrance of the door. They watched as everyone turned their attention towards them.

Mrs. Jones looked at Alex and smiled.

"Glad to see that you are fine," she said. "I was worried about you."

Alex couldn't help himself scoffing on the inside. He didn't want to see her or Joe for the moment. In fact, he didn't want to see them ever again. But he wanted to hear what they had to say, just so that they could leave.

"I have some good news," Joe walked forward. "It has been confirmed, thanks to James's decryption of the computers at Chimera's secret base, that all assets and operatives of the organization, Chimera, have been terminated or captured. We have also reclaimed the Pandora bombs and are having them transported to a new and safer security facility. The United States security and internet systems are back on online. As usual, the world still does not know of your involvement in these current events. In fact, the United States has stated the whole thing to be nothing more than just a simple hacking scandal. As far as the rest of the world is concerned, we are safe."

He looked at Alex and nodded. "Good job out there."

Alex nodded back.

Mrs. Jones also spoke, "Alex, I have some news of my own." She paused. "Me and Joe have offically agreed that we are no longer going to be using you. As of this moment, all contact with you is to be broken as we speak. We will leave you alone now. This will be the last time that you will see us."

For the moment, Alex was happy. He was planning on quitting and was serious about it too. He was expecting to be given the lecture from Joe again.

"Thank you," Alex responded.

Joe and Mrs. Jones nodded and walked away, never to be seen again.

Alex looked at Smithers and said, "Aren't you going with her?"

Smithers looked at Lily and then back to Alex.

"I have already given my retirement papers to Mrs. Jones," he said. "I no longer work for MI6 anymore."

Alex's eyes widened from shock.

"You what?!" he completely shocked by the news.

Smither smiled and said, "I traded it for something... better." He looked at Lily, who smiled back at him.

Alex didn't ague any further and smiled.

"I also left the CIA," Lily announced. "I'm moving to London with my prince charming here."

"Wow!" Alex exclaimed. "Didn't see that part coming."

Smithers turned back to him and said, "I was planning to retire anyway. I've worked at that agency for a long time now. It's time for someone else to take my place."

"We're are also going to the Caribbean as our first date!" Lily cheered.

Sabina cheered with her, making Alex roll his eyes.

James laughed and said, "Me on the other hand, I'm going to work for MI6 again. I was just offered a job by Mrs. Jones. That means that I get to be near by friend again. I think I can trust the agency with Jones in charge now." He walked towards Alex and reached out his hand. "Pleasure working with you."

Alex shook it and nodded.

James went to Lily and Smithers, who shook hands with him too.

"I'll see you in London," he pointed at Smithers.

Smithers smiled and said, "I'm looking forward to it."

"Well, I should be off," James walked to the door. "I plan to meet up with Jones later. Wish me luck!" He disappeared from sight.

Smithers laughed and said, "That guy never gets old."

Everyone gathered around Alex and Sabina. They talked and laughed at funny jokes.

And for the first time in Alex's life. He was actually enjoying it.

No more villians. No more evil organizations. No more MI6, offically. No more dangerous adventures. Just a normal life and plenty more noraml things to come along. He was finally living his life the way he wants it.

Alex looked at the people around him and smiled.

He kissed Sabina and didn't care if everyone saw it. He wasn't going to miss out with the one person that he loved the most.

Sabina!

Ahhhh! Isn't that nice?! Alex is now happy and free. It's all over. Mrs. Jones made it clear that he wasn't going to be used anymore and that short visit proved it.

Don't think that this is the end. Because we still have the finale to do. This next one should be considered the greatest way to end Alex Rider. Get ready!

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