Training begins
Finally, our family was reunited again. Alex eyes still like a soldier got better with time. Within a month, we were able to lock them away. Mike decided to go to proper school after realising that he wasn't happy. The MI6 gave Josh some time off.
He was back to work in a couple of weeks though. That was all six months ago. He's been gone for six months. The first time that he has ever missed my birthday. Then the call came.
We all just got back from school. K unit was not able to babysit us anymore but we did have a dumb model for a housekeeper. Thank heaven for that. We uncovered spaghetti bolognaise from yesterday and dug in. The phone rang the sound resonated around the house. We stared at each other forks half way to our months and ran to the phone.
"Put it on speaker," I hissed
" The Royal and General has found some problems with the Dimitriv account that need to be discussed immediately," a woman's cool voice spoke
"We'll be there in an hour," said Alex with the calm I didn't feel.
The dial tone sounded indicating the call was over. As fast as I could I found the car keys and a fake drivers licence. Alex beat me to the driver's seat. Hell he drove fast. The Picanto was a blur in the traffic. We got there in record time. With a million fining tickets that, I paid off.
Three kids burst through the doors of the Royal and General.
"We need to speak to Tulip," said Mike using the Head's first name
"Let them through," the voice through the intercom said
We found ourselves in the office of Tulip Jones. The office hadn't changed at all since its last owner. All that was added a picture of what I guessed to be Mrs. Jones children and a bowl of peppermints.
" The first thing you need to know is that Scorpia was never destroyed. In fact Alex it just spurned them to work harder. They came after the Pleasures. We sent agent Dimitriv to one of their biggest efforts. Human trafficking," she started
"What?" we all yelled
She held up her hand in silence, " We regret to tell you that he has been missing in action for the past month."
" One whole month. His been missing for one whole month. How do we know where he is," asked Mike not bothering to hide that he was in hysterics.
" The definition of missing in action is we don't know where he is young man," replied the head
"Is he dead?" Alex had asked the question I was waiting for
"No, that is what we know for certain. The last time we checked he was sold to these two men," she said and enlarged two faces on the T.V. screen.
Alex took in a sharp gasp and I understood why. The picture was of Nile and Yessen both men who Alex swears are dead. Nile cured of his problem and was now fully African looking, no blotching discoloration what so ever. Yessen still had his blonde hair and blue eyes.
"What can I do?" I was desperate. Josh no matter how much more trained or older he was still my brother. My own blood flowed through his veins. There wasn't a choice. I had to help him. Alex stared at me but I could tell he was with me.
"There is nothing you can do," she answered
"You wouldn't have called us if there was nothing we couldn't do," I reminded her
"It is our duty to inform you if he is missing or dead," she answered
"No, that's Crawley's job, not yours," Mike piped
"Can you please stop pestering me," she said
We got up and walked out the door. My mind was thinking, working towards a solution. First, I needed to hack straight into the system. Then brush up on my skills. Finally find my brother. I had to start tonight.
It was late, nearly midnight. I was dressed in trainers with sweat pants and a tank top. I sneaked out the house and made my way to the dodgiest area. The underground fighting arena, Mina was one of the most deadly places in the whole of London. They fought until the death. The MI6 ignored this as it was just killing off bad people. So why bother if they're lessening the load.
I started at the bottom. A steel cage came down. One of the youngest members of a Triad was facing me. We took our positions it was a fight until death. I rose to the balls of my feet into a relaxed position. He was too fast, knocking the wind out of me quickly in a single strike towards my stomach.
I second later my lip was bleeding heavily. Just less than a year and out of practice. I lost my concentration as my back rammed onto the steel cutting deep into my skin. I raised my hand and deflected the next punch towards my nose. A feint and a flurry of quick punches followed from me. I twisted him back aligned my body to restrict his breathing. Slowly I put pressure on his spine. Lifting my knee up until I could hear a crack, the sound of a broken spine was sweet.
I let him drop for he was dead. Remorse coursed through my body. Tears pricked my eyes. What had happened to me? A year ago, I wouldn't have felt a thing. I brought my lips down and kissed the dead man's forehead as a sign of respect.
Never did I turn back as I walked out. My ring name, Artemis moved up one space. When I got to the top, I would be ready to face Nile and Yessen. I hope Joshua will be able to survive that long.
A/N: This might be my last chapter until finals end. I'll see how many more I can post before the 7 November. That's when finals start so I better get to the books. Thanks for reading so far.