Disclaimer for the whole series: I don't own Alex Rider.
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K Unit's Role******************
The area had been secured. There was no more threat. All the building had been searched except for the dungeons. That's all K unit had left to do. All of them were empty. All K unit had to do was wander down the hall and peek in each cell.
The cells smelled horrible and looked as if they hadn't been cleaned in ages. The smell raised bile in the back of K unit's throat but they pushed it back down and began breathing though their mouths.
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Alex was barely hanging onto consciousness. He had been beaten and tortured beyond belief. He heard footsteps approaching. He only had the strength to wince and shudder. His torturers had come back for him, and this time he wouldn't come out of it alive.
Maybe death would be a blessing though. Alex now had no one left. He lay facing the wall clutching a figure lying next to him. Jack. They had tortured her for a while before his very eyes before killing her. Next to Jack lay another figure. Tom. He had also suffered Jack's fate. For the last week they had not laid a finger on him physically, instead they had pushed him to his breaking point mentally. The day they had died, realizing Alex still would not break, they went back to physical, torturing him worse than ever before. Alex could feel deaths presence as the footsteps came closer.
K unit finally reached the last cell. They would soon escape the smell that they had identified as decomposing flesh. Many had died here, and now all that's left of them was the horrid smell. As they're footsteps slowed to a stop they peaked into the cell.
Suddenly all of K unit let escape an audible gasp. Inside was a horrible sight that would haunt K unit in their dreams. There were three figures, covered in the crimson red of new and the dirty brown of old blood. Snake looked at the rest of K unit before grabbing the keys off a hook and opening the door. Only one moved. It was a quick movement that if you blinked would have been missed. One of the figures shuddered. It was all he had strength left to do. The other two lay still and silent.
Snake was shocked. He had expected to find them all dead. He quickly ran forward and checked the other two's pulses. He was 2/3s right, there was nothing. Snake left them be, a disposal crew would deal with them later, and it wasn't their job.
Snake knelt over the figure who had shuddered. He carefully, avoiding injuries, laid a finger over the figures pulse. K unit looked on with anticipation. The figure shuddered under Snake's touch. Feeling the reassuring beat of a pulse Snake nodded to the rest of K unit. Snake would need help with this one. Fox quickly let their situation be heard on the radio before walking with the rest of K unit towards the figure. "Is it safe to lay him on his back?" Wolf asked as K unit knelt beside the figure.
"I'll check his back." Snake said flicking open a pocket knife. He carefully cut away the dirty shirt from the figures back. There were open wounds, bad bruises and slashes from a whip across the figures back but his front may be worse with the possibility of broken ribs. If they laid the figure on his back his wounds could get infected so despite the cold Snake removed his shirt and placed it on the ground. "If you can hear me I warn you this may hurt." Snake said preparing to lower the boy onto his back.
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Alex's eyes flickered open using a lot of his strength reserve. At first blurry figures spun. Then they started to settle but not enough to recognize K unit. "I can hear you." Alex barely croaked out. K unit was surprised the boy was conscious.
"What's your name son?" Fox asked trying to distract the boy as he was lowered onto Snakes shirt. Alex winced as his exposed back pressed against the ground.
"Alex Rider." Alex said with a gasp. Fox gasped looking shocked. He had not recognized Alex. Fox studied the boy and realized he recognized some of his features, like the piercing brown eyes. Suddenly everything came into view for Alex.
"Ben?" Alex asked surprised. K unit gave Fox an accusing look.
"You know him?" Eagle asked.
"So do you." Fox said.
"We don't know an Alex Rider." Wolf said.
"Yes you do," Fox said making it as dramatic as possible, "It's Cub."
"It can't be…." Snake said examining the boy. Alex just nodded. He felt the oncoming urge to throw up. Despite the horrid pain it cause him, Alex rolled to his side and threw up. He winced as he settled back on his back.
"How are you still conscious?" Snake asked helping the Alex settle back.
"Dunno….." Alex gasped out. Carefully Snake cut away the front of his shirt. Once again K unit was awestruck. His chest was so bloodied they could hardly see anything. Wolf remembering the canteen in his backpack pulled it out and took off his shirt wetting it with cool damp water.
"Can I have some water?" Alex said his dry throat aching.
"Sure." Wolf said handing him the canteen. He also pulled out some food.
"I don't think his stomach can hold it down," Snake said shaking his head "But give it to him anyways."
Alex who hadn't seen food in days wolfed it down ignoring the pain in his face. Meanwhile hoping the food would distract Alex from the pain Snake desperately tried to wipe down his chest. Alex gasped in pain and passing his point of endurance, his eyes rolled back in his head and his body went limp. Snake quickly checked Alex's breathing. It was growing shallower and shallower. Suddenly it stopped. Snake swore. Fox started yelling into his radio urging them to hurry. Apparently there was a situation with another captive. Meanwhile Snake had begun performing CPR.
He carefully tipped Alex's head back and began administrating the breath that may save his life. After the fifth time Alex gasped, shuddered and began breathing on his own. Alex was clearly going to stay unconscious now. Finally with the blood wiped away K unit was astounded by the state of Alex's chest.
There were so many cuts and bruises that his whole chest was almost covered. There were burns running down Alex's legs and arms. Fox was again on his radio arguing for them to move faster because of the state Alex was in. Most of the bruises encircled an old scar almost eclipsed by the bruises. Snake gaped. A bullet would probably only a few months old. There could be internal damage and Snake wouldn't know.
Tearing his eyes from the bullet wound Snake glanced at the bruises on Alex's ribs. Some were most certainly broken or at the least cracked. Alex's breathing was getting shallower and K unit knew they needed help now. Suddenly they heard the pouncing of feet as more paramedics arrived. Wolf briefly explained the state of Alex as Snake waited over him incase CPR was needed again. Carefully they lifted Alex's body onto a stretcher and K unit followed as they rushed Alex towards a helicopter.
"Let us come too." Wolf said expecting a straight no.
Not having time to argue they agreed. As the helicopter lifted into the air Snake sighed knowing Alex had a fighting chance of surviving he just had to hang on.
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Ok people there you have it the first chapter. I'm sorry if some of the medical stuff was wrong or there was no way the unit could've come with Alex. I apologize but I am the writer of this story.