Scorpia Rising (Alex Rider)

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Alex first met the Russian contract killer who killed his uncle on Herod Sayle's ground during his mission in Stormbreaker.

She believed that she had lost her children forever, until the assassination of MI6 agent "Pablo" in Rio showed that Sophia was involved in the man's death; although she escaped, she was photographed.Julius received plastic surgery and was made to look in every way possible like Alex Friend, who was actually Alex Rider under a false identity. It is Alex’s idea, knowing that Frederick will never tell him who Nightshade is, and forms part of his plan to get them both out and avoid a massacre. Back in Gibraltar, Alex hates being holed up in the cinema, and wonders about how everything is working.

Reuniting with Frederick, he escapes, because of Frederick receiving correct information, despite having no maps or knowledge of the terrain. Of course, Julius' looks had in fact been based on someone who didn't exist, so he would therefore gain no power and inherit nothing.

Alex says Dr Flint gave it to him, and reveals its name, to no reaction, save a glimmer in his eyes. Unbeknownst to her, the Land Rover has 30 kilograms of explosives connected to it and, with Alex watching live on a screen, Julius detonates the bomb, killing her instantly.

Alex found out that Jack was still alive in Never Say Die; the Grimaldi brothers had kidnapped her from the bomb-rigged car before it exploded, and had forced her to work as a nurse in their Operation Steel Claw.A third option comes in the form of the key Julius Grief had made, and realises that Governor Sheriff’s villa rises higher than the wall, but too far to jump. In Snakehead, SCORPIA next puts Major Winston Yu in charge of an operation aimed at creating a tsunami off the coast of northwestern Australia. Frederick and Number Eleven are ready to jump, to perform a rollover launch, and Frederick jumps before Alex can get to him. The Temple is located away from the rest of the building and is the residence of the “Teachers”, the people who make up its executive committee.