Disclaimer: I do not own any Alex Rider characters. Any mentioned that appear at any time in this story are the property of A.H. Any others are of my own making; and if there are any references outside of A.R series that are real, such as places or people, it is not intentional.
NOTE: Yep, I am officially insane. I am now writing 2 fanfics of undetermined length at the same time. This one you are reading, and The Case of the Sliver Chain. (It is a Sherlock Holmes crossover, and a bit choppy. I was kind thinking about this fight scene when I typed it...)ALSO I have NOT been sending things to my awesome beta b/c I was lazy! I have cheated you, readers, myself, and most of all, my beta. Kudos for her for up running away, or for that matter chasing me around with a knife trying to kill me.
The assassin felt it. The stillness. The sudden realization that if you did not move right now, you were going to die . The assassin jumped. Not down, but up. Swinging his foot in an arch, it connected with the attacker's head. The killer didn't care if anyone else was there. It was time to end this.
Fox felt his heart jump in his throat. Goat had a knife, and was about to stab Rider, Alex, Cub, in the back… He could not, would not let that happen. He shoved his way forward; ignoring any growls sent his way. Wolf had seen something was wrong, and had started to head towards Eagle, who was standing on the seat shouting. Fox looked behind. Snake was too far away, there was nothing the medic could do. Fox finally shoved his way into the ring the soldiers had formed. He saw the blade descending. Wolf shoved in behind, Eagle trailing . Fox sucked in a deep breath as Cub pivoted, smashing his foot into Goat's head. Fox almost choked. Cub grabbed Goat by the neck, smashing the back of Goat's head on the floor. Then Fox saw
Cub's knuckles whiten, pulling up Goat's head, ready to repeat the act. Fox shouted as loud as he could.
"Cub! Stop!"
Cub's hand tightened around Goat's neck. The man was struggling to breathe. Then Cub dropped Goat on the floor and stood. Cub looked down at the man. He crouched by the man's head. Fox saw Wolf take a step forward out of the corner of his eye . Then everyone paused when Cub spoke.
"I told you. You had your witnesses, and they saw you for the coward that you are."
Cub stood and shoved his way out of the crowd, and exited the mess hall.