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I hope you all had a good Easter. I didn't… I was ill for the whole holiday :(
Ok, here is the next chapter. I had fun writing this chapter. Although, to be honest I have had this chapter written for a while, but unfortunately I have 1) Been busy. 2) Not been very well. I have had a horrible stomach bug (Hence why I was ill for the whole holiday). :( Please don't kill me.
Disclaimer: I don't own him, despite how much I'd like to. But I DO own Doug.
Alex felt warm. He was in a bed that was too soft to be a hospital bed. Groaning, he opened his eyes. He saw that he was in his own room. He looked out the window. Outside, it was raining. Frowning, he turned his attention to the clock. It was 3:30 in the afternoon.
There was a knock at the door as Doug poked his head in. When he saw Alex was awake, he smiled.
"Hey kid, how you feeling?" he asked, making his way over.
"Tired," Alex mumbled. He still felt drowsy and his head was pounding slightly.
"How's the arm?" Doug said, sitting on the bed.
"Which one, the one that got shot at or the one you stuck a needle into?" Alex replied sarcastically.
"The first one."
"'S alright," Alex murmured. There was a pause and the rain could be heard trickling through the gutters.
"I suppose I should leave you, so you can catch up with Jack. She's been worried about you," Doug said, getting up.
"Isn't she always?" Alex replied, sitting up.
"Well, I wouldn't know. But judging by the look on her face when we got you home, I'd say-" Doug spotted the disapproving look on Alex's face. "Never mind. I'll just let her know you've woken up…" Doug muttered awkwardly, and dashed out the room.
Alex was left alone in silence. Suddenly, a movement came into Alex's peripheral vision. His head turned towards the window. There was a flash of lightning, and a loud roll of thunder. Alex threw back the covers and walked to the window. Looking around, he couldn't see anything except the nearby trees, and the road below. 'Probably just a bird,' he thought. He turned around as Doug entered.
"I'm off now. I, er, hope you feel better," Doug said, holding out a hand.
"Thanks. I'll see you," Alex replied, shaking Doug's hand.
Smiling, he left the room. Alex heard the door click a minute later. He looked out the window one more time, before going downstairs.
Outside, the rain continued to pour down. Someone was perched on a large tree branch. They were gazing through a pair of binoculars into a room that was occupied by a fifteen-year-old boy.
The figure watched as the boy made his way over to the window. For a moment, he thought that he had been spotted. But he smiled as the boy turned away from the window. He watched as he shook a taller man's hand. A moment later, the same man left the house, accompanied by another man. They both climbed into a waiting car.
The figure noted down the type of car, and it's number plate. He spoke quickly and quietly into a walkie-talkie. Someone would deal with them later. Sitting back, he continued to watch the house.
3 days later, Alex found himself in room 1605 of the Royal and General Bank.
"Welcome back Alex. You did a very good job in Finland," Mrs Jones said, unwrapping a peppermint. "We have received news that Maslov and his group have been detained," she continued, popping the mint into her mouth.
"However Alex, I'm afraid that we need you again," Mr Blunt said, looking at Alex through his glasses.
"No way, I've missed too much school," Alex said quickly. If he missed anymore school, he would probably fail his GCSE's.
"That's the thing. We want you to attend a school in Wales. It is a lovely boarding school, surrounded by beautiful hills and countryside," Mrs Jones said, turning to Alex.
"Sounds nice. What's the catch?" he said, shifting in his chair.
"Recently, the head of Year 10 announced that they were leaving. They haven't given a reason why, but we know someone may be blackmailing the teacher. We don't know who, which is why we want to send you in. It will be a simple operation," Mrs Jones explained, finishing her first peppermint.
"That's what you said about Point Blanc, and I was nearly dissected alive!" Alex almost yelled.
"We wouldn't normally ask you, but-"
"I'm the only one you can use," Alex concluded. He'd been told the same before.
There was a moment of silence.
"Alright. I'll do it," Alex said tiredly.
"Excellent. We'll send someone to collect you on Sunday. But before that I believe Smithers wanted a word," Blunt said.
Alex was about to say something, but Blunt had already turned to a pile of papers on his desk.
Alex stepped out the lift and into Smithers' office. Smithers was sat at his desk, holding some sort of device in his hands. When Alex entered, he looked up.
"Ah, Alex! Good to see you! Did my last bundle of gadgets come in handy?" he exclaimed, gesturing to a seat opposite him.
"Yeah, they did," Alex replied, taking a seat.
Smithers opened a drawer and took out a small pen. "Now this is quite simple. This pen has a tranquiliser dart concealed within the end. Just push this button here-" he pointed to a small button on he side of the pen "-and it will shoot the dart out of the top," he gave the pen to Alex.
Next, he got out an inhaler similar to the one he had used during his Ark Angel mission. "The canister contains CS gas, useful should anyone try and attack you," Smithers said, putting it in front of Alex.
Smithers then brought out a pair of glasses. "I hope these are ok for you. There's a small camera in the bridge of them, and a highly sensitive microphone and speaker, so you can talk to us, and we can reply. Just press this small button whenever you need to use them," he handed the glasses over. They fit him perfectly, and Alex was amazed to find that he could actually see even better with them on. He took them off and put them in the case Smithers had placed in front of him.
"Good luck Alex, and do be careful," Smithers said, shaking Alex's hand cheerily.
"Thanks Smithers," Alex replied, pocketing his new gadgets. He strolled back into the lift.
A few minutes later, Alex was outside. The passing breeze was cool and refreshing. Smiling to himself, he trudged home, blissfully unaware of the figures watching him.
There you go. Please Review! And, good news! I have already done 382 words of the next chapter! And I have ideas for the next few chapters :). Bad news is, I dunno when I'll be able to update next. I have a GCSE German Oral soon and I am freaking out about it. I'll try and get it done, but I am going to be REALLY busy for a while.