Ian went about waking Tom up and finally after about five minutes of shaking and shouting and shouting and shaking, Tom was finally awake.

John didn't bother waking Alex and picked up his son in his arms and carried him to the gate where a car had been left for them by Ben. Tom got in the back and buckled himself in, then leaning against the window he drifted off to sleep again. John put Alex in the back with Tom and carefully buckled him in, before getting in the driver's seat and starting the engine. They were first driving to Yorkshire to get Helen and then down to their Chelsea home in London.

"Halfway to Yorkshire John passed Ian his phone.

"Call Helen for me please." Ian took the phone and search through the contacts. When he found Helen number he called it and put it on loudspeaker and resting it on the dashboard and nodding off to sleep.

"Hello?" Came the soft female voice belonging to Helen Rider.

"Hello Helen." John smiles as there was a happy laughter of joy from the other end.

"John! You're alive, thank goodness. Any news on Alex?" John grinned widely and he looked behind him quickly.

"You mean the sleeping boy in the back of the car that is driving toward the safe house at this very moment?"

"You found him! Our little boy!"

"I wouldn't say he was little and he has changed a lot since. His eyes... There's something there. Never mind. How are you?"

"Delighted to hear your voice." Helen answered.

"Well I'll see you in half an hour pack up your things. We're going home."

The phone was put down and John ended the call and concentrated on driving to the safe house.

When they got there Helen was waiting at the end of the drive in a cul-de-sac in the middle of a Yorkshire town. Tom moved over when he heard the boot slam shut and realised what was happening.

"Hello, Mrs. Rider."

"Hello, Thomas, I haven't seen you in a long time, last time I saw you and your mum you were tiny." Helen drew her hands out as a demonstration of how small he was. Tom laughed.

Helen turned to Alex and stroked his hair lightly out of his eyes. She smiled softly.

Alex woke up halfway back when thy stopped at the services because Tom was desperate for the toilet and they needed to top up on petrol.

"Mum?" He said tiredly. She smiled at him. Part of Alex's mind was telling him was dreaming and the other half just wanted this moment to be true. "Am I dreaming?"

"No Alex." She chuckled. Alex looked out of the window to see Tom madly running back to the car. He hopped in.

"Ah, Alex, back from the land of nod I see."

Tom belted himself up and they chatted happily the rest of the way back, that is until Ian got very annoyed at Tom's overexcited laughter and told them to be quiet, but they were in giggling fits after that.

They arrived at the Chelsea house and they got out of the car.

Ian knocked on the door and Jack answered. For about a minute she stared at the scene in front of her before looping her arms round Ian's neck and nearly strangling him.

"Oh my God, I never thought I would see you again." Ian laughed as best as he could.

"Ok Jack you can let go now."

"Um, sorry." She let go and let the rest of the Rider family in and Tom. They all piled into the lounge. Alex and Tom went up to Alex's bedroom.

"Do you reckon I should call my mum?"

"That would be a good idea Tom. Here use my phone."

He dialled his home number and his mum picked up straight away.

"Hi mum it's me." A scream came from the other end as Tom's mum shouted for her husband. Tom had the phone held away from his hear, scared he was going to go deaf after the scream.

"Thomas! Where are you, we've been look for you for about a week! Where did you go?"

"At the moment I am at Alex's house and where I went I'll tell you when I get home." Just then Tom's voice broke out into a sob of tears. "Can you come and pick me up please?"

"Oh sweetie, of course I can and dad and Jerry will be here as well, Jerry came back from Italy as soon as he knew you were missing."

"Thank you," He hung up the phone and wiped his face on his sleeve.

"Shall we go down stairs?" Tom simply nodded; he couldn't believe how much he actually missed his family.

The ventured downstairs and entered the living room quietly.

"Hi boys, are you alright Tom?" Jack asked, seeing his red face

"My mum will be here in a bit to pick me up." Alex went and sat between his parent and Tom sat on the floor beside the fireplace, the adults chatted about pretty much nothing.

The doorbell rang and the room went silent. Helen stood up and went to the door.

"Helen!" Mrs. Harris squealed. Tom went to the door, he saw the two women hugging each other, they had been good friends since Alex and Tom had been at Brooklands.

"Mum!" Tears welled up in Tom's eyes as he hugged his mum.

"Come in, Natasha."

"Alright then, but Harry and Jerry are in the car."

"The lounge is big enough" She smiled and wavered the boys in from the car.

Harry turned off the headlight and headed into the house, Jerry following close behind. As Jerry walked past his little brother he scruffed his hair and followed his dad into the Rider lounge.

Now Harry and Natasha were sat on two chairs that had been brought in from the dining room and Tom and Jerry were sat on the floor next to each other. Helen, John and Alex were sat on the bigger sofa and Ian and Jack were sat in front of the bay window on the smaller sofa.

Alex sat and stared at the scene playing in front of him and an thought floated round his head that this really was a happy ending...

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With that finally finished after about two months. I can maybe update something else...

There is also going to be a 9th Alex Rider: Scorpia Rising... I can't wait... It comes out Spring 2011 in the UK! Wahoo...

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