Alex Rider: Back in Action

Hand to Hand Combat

Edited 1-19-18

Alex still was sick but he was not as bad as before. Alex knew that he was not really sick. The drug that Deathstalker gave him to forget who he was made his boy addicted to is. As long as Alex did not remember who he was he was fine till he remembered. All his body was doing was getting rid of what was left in his system. Once in awhile, you could hear Alex cough but it was always a little one. Alex was excited about today. The base was having a tournament on hand to hand combat.He knew he was going to win but he was the only one allowed to go up against his sister Grace. He had been teaching her for a while now its time to put it to the test. Alex walked out of his cabin early in the morning to go for a little run. Wolf walked out of his cabin to go eat.

"Hey, Cub. Where you off to? It's almost breakfast time." Alex stopped for a minute. He had not been really hungry lately so he skips meals a lot. Alex shrugged.

"Out for a run and I'm not hungry." Wolf looked at Alex. He was skinny, almost too skinny. Wolf crossed his arms.

"Now Cub. Have you eaten in the last 24 hours?" Alex thought for a minute.

"Umm. I don't think I haven't eaten anything for the past 48 hours." Wolf shook his head and put his arm around Alex and they headed towards the Mess Hall.

"Cub, you need to eat. You need the energy to be able to fight." Alex looked down.

"I know it just that I have not been hungry so I go for a run or I just eat a bit or two of something." They went into silence the rest of the way. They were the first ones in the Mess Hall.

"What do you want Cub?" Wolf was looking at all the food. There were eggs in different ways, muffins, cereal, and oatmeal. Nothing really appealed to Alex.

"I guess I'll have a few eggs and that's it." Wolf gave Alex a plate and grabbed a scoop or scrambled eggs. He also grabbed some water. They sat down and ate. Mostly Wolf ate and Alex played with his food for a bit. Wold watched Alex play with his food.

"Alex you should eat. The other guys will be here soon. Take at least a few bits." Alex sighed. He took one bit of food and looked at Wolf. "More and you can continue." Alex rolled his eyes and took another bit. Wolf smiled. Snake, Eagle, and Fox came in and grabbed food. Fox sat next to Alex and rustle up his hair.

"Fox. Hey. Know how long it takes to do my hair." They laughed and Alex smiled. "Okay not long, but still." Alex started to fix his hair and the rest sat down including Grace. She was on the other side of Alex.

"So Alex, you ready to have your but kicked today by a girl." They all were all acting like a group of kids when someone one was talk smacks out the person they want to fight.

"I very much don't believe you." Alex took two more bits from his plate and got up and left the room. Grace ate quickly and followed him. Alex wanted to relax before the tournaments so he wanted to walk through the forest. Grace was working on her spy skills but she could not be quiet enough for Alex. "I know your there Grace."

"How do you do it?" Alex turned to look at Grace.

"If you beat me at the tournament then I'll tell you."  Grace smiled and them a male deer came out. It was the same deer from awhile ago. Only Alex knew about him. They stayed quiet till the deer left.

"Wow. That was cool." They started to head back since the tournament was about to start. "Who are you going up against first?"

"Not sure. I know it, someone, I don't know." The ring was all ready and the first match was up. It was Wolf against another guy from one of the units. The guy was down on the ground in a minute. Several more matches happen and then it was Alex's turn with a guy named Leopard. He was twice the size of Alex but Alex had speed on his side.Sargent was the one judging the fights.

"You guys ready?" They did not say anything. "I guess you are. Go!" They circled each other Leopard went first at punching at Alex which he doge easily. Then in a flash, Alex had him on the floor. "Cub wins." Alex let him go and walked away back next to a tree. Grace was happy and a small smile was on Alex's face. It took awhile to get through all the men. Alex won every time and so did Wolf. They were down to 4 guys. Wolf, Alex, and two other guys. Then Alex had to beat Grace. Wolf won his match. Now it was Alex's turn. He was up against a guy named Cobra. Snake talked to Alex before they started the fight.

"That man is very quick. Also, I noticed he's been cheating a little." Alex nodded and he stepped into the ring. 

"You're going down kid." He keeps rambling on. Alex was waiting for them to start the match.

"Go!" Alex says the man was still talking so he got the man down to the ground in seconds. The guy looked stunned. On the other hand, Alex was a little dizzy from lack of food but he managed this far. "Cub wins this round. Break for lunch and we will continue from there." Alex started to walk away when he heard Wolf call him.

"Cub, come on. You can't skip out on lunch." Alex stopped and looked at them. Then he headed for the woods. He did not care about food. He wanted to see the deer again. After walking for a while he found the deer. The deer watched him and he watches the deer. The deer got closer to Alex. Then the deer circled him. Alex just stood there. Then he heard his name from Fox.

"Cub. It's time for the last match." The deer stopped what he was doing and walked away and so did Alex. At the edge of the forest was Fox waiting for him. "Did you eat anything?" 

"Nope. No appetite. Let's get this over with." Alex walked towards the ring where Wolf was waiting.They both got into a stance and circled each other.

"Go!" Wolf attacked first but Alex dodged it. Wolf keeps trying to punch Alex but he keeps dogging them. Alex was waiting for Wolf to tire himself first. That was soon. Alex knew it. Wolf's punches were less powerful. Then Wolf had open stops all over and Alex punched him in the stomach. Then he got Wolf to the floor. Alex won against a man that was twice his size and three times his weight, also he was the greatest SAS man and he was taken down by a teenager.

"Congrats Cub. You won the tournament. Now, all that you been waiting for.  Cub vs. Grace." Alex leaned against a tree as a wave of dizziness went through Alex. He was thinking he probably should eat after this. Grace was in all black clothing. She walked into the ring and Alex followed after a minute. Fox stopped him before he went into the ring.

"You okay Cub? You don't look so good. Maybe you should eat something." Alex pushed him aside and walked into the ring. Sergeant started to tell about the rules.

"Now no weapons only hand to hand. Alex goes easy on her. Also no knockouts." Alex nodded and another wave of dizziness went over Alex but he shacked it off. "Go!" Grace was in a stance low like Alex. She took the first punch and Alex dodged. She was trying to save her energy. Alex saw an opening and took it. Grace was sown to the ground in a matter of seconds. Then his head went spinning. He sat down next to Grace and took breaths.

"Alex. Did I tire you out?" Alex shook his head. It only made it worse. "Well, you won." Snake walked over and helped Grace up and looked at Alex.

"Alex? You okay?" Alex could not deny it anymore he had to tell them.

"I feel dizzy. I haven't really been eating." Snake nodded. 

"Well let go get you some food." Alex got up on his own and they headed to the Mess Hall. They got him a sandwich and he felt better after eating it. Wolf sat down next to him.

"So you were dizzy when you beat me" Alex nodded. "Wow, your something Cub." The day went by and Alex was the best at hand to hand combat. He also bet his sister. He feels asleep in his cabin with no dreams. All he knew was that he felt peaceful.

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