I own no part of Chuck – none of the characters, none of the scenes, nothing. I just enjoy writing about it.

This episode takes place after episode 2.3. It has no Emmett Milbarge, so it's presumably before 2.5, though it could be after that arc, depending on how it's resolved. The entire episode is written as if I were a writer for the show (with camera directions and everything).

Thanks to sharpasamarble for his beta reading on chapter 1.

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Episode opens with a pan scene across Chuck's bedroom. He has three mismatched suitcases already shut by the door. Chuck is dressed in his Nerd Herd outfit and trying, unsuccessfully, to shut a pink, overfull suitcase, when we hear the door open.

Ellie comes in, followed by Awesome, both in scrubs. Ellie asks "How long are you going to be gone, again? You have packed as much stuff as you had when you moved in."

Chuck looks abashed. "Only two weeks, or so Sarah tells me. But I don't know where we're going. Plus, she told me to pack for adventure. Knowing her, that could be anything." He looks both excited and a little nervous about what might be planned, on multiple levels.

Awesome comes in. "Two weeks with Sarah, bro? AWESOME! But are you really going to need …" he rummages in the suitcase and pulls out an adult-sized, long-sleeve Batman set of pajamas, and continues, "these? Come on, bro. If it's cold in bed, find another way to get warm. I'm sure you'll find someone to help with that." He slaps Chuck on the back. Chuck grins and grimaces slightly – whether from the blow or the thought is unclear.

With the Batman PJs out and Awesome's help, Chuck gets the suitcase closed.

Ellie is wearing her best motherly concern look. "Don't do anything too dangerous. Or get into any kind of trouble," she warns Chuck.

Awesome is offended. "Chuck can handle anything. And, besides, we all know we can trust Sarah to not do anything really dangerous, right?" Chuck grins, but it's a weak one and not his full-fledged smile.

"Chuck" – Ellie's voice is full of warning and concern. "Be careful. We all know how you can hurt yourself, just playing Wii. Sarah does seem to be bruise easily, too…"

Chuck cuts her off, gently. "Relax, sis. We'll be fine. I'm a big boy now. I can take care of myself. I'm sure Sarah won't have anything *too* crazy planned. She knows my limits pretty well." Chuck sounds confident, but he's also convincing himself as much as trying to convince Ellie.

Awesome is completely unconcerned. "Just don't waste all your energy during the day. Gotta save some for the night, too." He punctuates this last comment with a wink. Ellie rolls her eyes and Chuck forces another grin.

"Can you guys help me carry this stuff out to the car? I gotta be at work in 20 minutes." Chuck says, trying to change the subject. They each grab a suitcase (Devon grabs two) and head out the door.

*fade out*

Open on the familiar Intersect computer room. The computer is coming to life, with a few images flashing all around. The terminal rises up, complete with a spinning "Cipher" chip.

A man steps up to the terminal. We don't know him. Behind him are three other very serious-looking but slightly nerdy men. All four are wearing the stereotypical CIA/NSA dark suit. The camera pans across each of their faces, fairly quickly. None of them are wearing sunglasses, though they have slight nose indentations to indicate they may have been recently.

A disembodied voice says "Begin Intersect Initialization". The man at the terminal takes a breath, steps up to the keyboard, and types. He pauses a fraction of a second before pressing enter.

Once he does, the walls really come to life, flashing madly. Some familiar images (the pie from episode 1, bugs from other episodes, the hummingbird, etc.) appear, along with many unfamiliar ones. The camera pans around to the four men, who have the images reflecting of their eyes. The men are fairly distinct – we'll call them Neckbeard, Baldie, TwoChins, and BigEars for now. First one, then two more, and finally the last go rigid and fall to the floor, where the images continue to bounce off them.

Two individuals in full white decontamination suits, with darkened visors, rush into the room and begin tending to them.

The scene cuts to a close-up of one of the suited individuals taking the pulse at a man's wrist. This final scene/cut was on General Beckman's monitor. Pull back to show her in dark sunglasses. A thin-lipped smile grows on her face.

Cut to the default exterior wide shot of the Buy More.

Zoom in to Chuck giving Morgan a hug. Morgan looks confused, but Chuck is sincere, at least potentially. "Good-bye, little buddy. May the force be with you."

Morgan pushes him away, a little embarrassed and a little touched at the same time. "Why all the melodrama? It's only two weeks. It's not like when you went off to Stanford. Sheesh."

Chuck looks like he wants to something more to Morgan. He opens his mouth, grimaces, and shuts it again. He opens it a second time and shuts it without saying anything. Finally, he says, "Yeah, you're right. Hold the Buy More together until I get back, though, OK?"

Sarah calls out, in her best fake girlfriend voice, "Come on, honey. We'll be late for our plane." Morgan smiles and shakes his head at it all as Chuck walks away from him.

Chuck walks to where Sarah, decked out in her Orange Orange best, is waiting by her Porsche. Chuck's bags are overflowing into the back seat and all over. Chuck walks over to her and whispers in her ear, "Did you find room for your stuff?"

She looks at him a bit flirtingly. "All I packed was this" is her answer, swinging her purse slightly. Chuck is thunderstruck. They get into the Porsche, while Morgan stands and watches.

Chuck finds his voice as he's getting in the car. "What?" he asks. "Why?" His face is at turns hopeful and fearful.

As Sarah starts the car and puts it into gear, she replies, "I've learned to travel light.
After all, we might never come back." Chuck raises his eyebrows, looks at the Buy More and Morgan. He puts up his hand against the glass – index finger spread, middle and ring finger together, and pinky finger and thumb extended. The ending shot is of Morgan, seen through Chuck's hand pressed against the glass. At the very end, mid-fade, his hand slides down the glass.

Roll introductory credits.

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