A/N – Ok, so after the disaster of my first Chuck story, I thought I'd have another crack at it. Just something I came up with spur of the moment. An AU story set just after Push Mix. May throw in some canon references but most will be original stuff.

Also may throw in some Charah angst (prepares himself with his flame shield). Sorry, just something I may need to do to add some excitement to the story. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck – Apart from some DVDs

Everything had gone to hell, what he thought was the end of a chapter only turned into something he couldn't possibly have dreamt of. It hadn't been that long when he, with the help of his team had just taken down one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. A man, that the CIA and his own mother weren't able to achieve in the space of twenty years.

And yet here he was trapped under some rubble, his body was on fire and his eyes were foggy, he couldn't remember much about the events that led there, all he could hear was the sound of people screaming in pain and anguish calling for help, the constant din of alarms. His mind swirling with images of loved ones, people he believed he would never see again. Ellie, Devon, Morgan, Casey, his Mum, Alex even the buymorons popped into his head, but also his Sarah. The woman who he had fallen head over heels in love with the moment he set eyes on her that fateful day 4 years ago. Her smile, her eyes everything about her he loved.

His life suddenly started to flash before him. Everything in his life, his parents leaving, growing up with Ellie, Stamford, Bryce, Jill, the email, meeting Sarah, the missions, finding his father, Ellie's wedding, Intersect 2.0, Prague, becoming a spy, saving Sarah, losing his father….again, taking down the ring, finding his mum, taking down Alexei Volkoff, his new niece being born, proposing to Sarah…

Eventually everything started to become a big blur, he felt like his life was coming to an end. He started to wonder if this was what Karma felt like, for all the good he had done over the years was this some way of saying that it would come back and bite you in the backside. It sure as hell felt that way.

The sound from the groans and crying around him were starting to fade out, as were the sounds from the alarms blaring out, his whole body was starting to feel tired as consciousness was ever slipping away from him.

But instead of what he thought was inevitable death, something else happened. The noises became somehow louder, but not just from the alarms or the other injured people. In fact the noises he heard filled him with the urge to shout out with everyone else.

There was movement around him, instructions being yelled. Then he heard the unmistakeable sound of his own name being called.

"BARTOWSKI?"

It was Casey. He tried to yell back but his voice was weak. He instead tried to some of the rubble that was trapping him to ground, but it was too heavy. Once again he tried to call out with a little more effort.

"Casey"

He really hoped he would be heard, but he knew it was futile. With one big breath he tried again.

"CASEY I'M HERE!"

He started to hear the sound of footsteps approaching his position again, he once more tried to move but he was well and truly trapped. But for once he felt hopeful, for everything that's happened the last couple of months the sound of Caseys voiced filled the young agent with hope.

"Just hang on Chuck, I'm gonna get you the hell out of there"

Despite the pain he was in, Chuck Bartowski knew that things were about to change. He refused to give up and he refused to lay down and let the enemy win….though he wasn't exactly in the best position to say that, still he meant it.

Once again the feeling of immense tiredness took him over as consciousness slipped away, just as Casey pulled away the final piece of rubble he heard Chuck say something under his breath.

"Vengeance is a dish best served cold"

It must have been all that time he spent around the nerd but he knew from those words that 'the shit was about to hit the fan'. As he called over for the EMTs.

A/N- Ok so a very short beginning chapter, you're all probably wondering what's happening, don't worry, everything will be explained. I hope you liked, please do review :)