Of course, I don't own Chuck or any of the characters. While waiting for the show, I thought I'd try a yarn or two. If this posts, it has a few edits. Found myself in a time warp between the past and present tense. Tried to smooth it a little too. Hope this pleases you.

Chapter 1—Chuck's Angel

Intersect Room

Chuck's first thought was that it seemed like it everything was still moving fast. That quickly ended as Chuck tripped and was sent lunging through the Intersect room. He knew the Ring Agents were all down and not likely to get up. But he still couldn't help but think they trying to trip him. He knew the fight was not over. Chuck went over to Sarah to check on her. "Are you okay?" He saw one of the Ring Agents had Sarah's knives. As he took one he bumbled though cutting off her handcuffs while hoping every second he wouldn't cut Sarah. He got the Casey grunt, 'hey moron, don't forget me'. As he cut through Casey's bond he gave him one of the guns from the Ring agents. Casey, with a gleam in his eye "ensured" the Ring agents weren't going to get up soon.

Chuck watched Casey give each agent the breath freshener. He did seem to run out when he got to Agent Miles, he received another blow to the head. It made Chuck think back over what had happened. Chuck couldn't quite get over that he was the new Kung Fu master and the Ring Agents were disabled. He thought, 'They did not know what the new Intersect could do. But they knew Bryce was going to download the Intersect and that it was here. How could that happen? There must be a leak in General Beckman's staff. Maybe those analysts she keeps talking about aren't that good.' Chuck looked at Casey and Sarah. "Hey guys don't tell anyone that I have the Intersect. We need to think about this for a minute."

Chuck went back to Sarah. She looked him almost asking 'why,' but said, "I better check the door. Did you call for help?" Seeing his head nod yes, Agent Walker reached for two guns dropped by the Ring Agents. She motioned to Casey for backup.

Chuck visibly noticed the slight change in her stance, the super agent mode, and bounded for the door before her. 'They were out there.' He slammed the door open and rolled low out the door. He knew he had to move fast again and take out the Ring Agent waiting there. He began his attack as the Agent began to bring his guns up to shoot.

Agent Walker was now growing a little uneasy. She could not figure out why Chuck just went through the door like that. She heard the impact of Chuck's Kung Fu moves and a report of two gun shots. She looked out in the hallway; another apparent Ring agent slumped against the wall by Bryce. His head was off at a slight angle. She again felt the shock of Bryce lying there. She heard Chuck say, "I'm sorry."

Chuck slid down the wall to the floor. Sarah moved quickly to him. As he looked up to see her determined look, they heard a pinging noise coming from the computer room. Agent Walker back in full protective mode motioned to Chuck to stay and advanced to the path they used to get to the Intersect room. She spotted the vent next to where Chuck went through the ceiling slowly banging back and forth. Casey came out to follow Walker and checked an adjoining corridor. As they both checked the area, they yelled out, "Clear."

Chuck looked down at his wrist display. It showed the floor to be clear. Calling out to the others, "We are clear. Can you help me here?" Chuck crawled over to Bryce while leaving a blood streak on the floor. He saw the case that held the Intersect "Bomb". The Cartagena Ship flashed the flag of Black Death, a strong box, a medical pole, an open field with prairie dogs, and the eagle…the original thirteen, the letters, Medici, Clausewitz, Hart, Clemenceau, Bismarck, Moltke, and Mahan. "Oh, no." and slowly passed out.

Just as they began to get Chuck, the FBI moved through the door. While Sarah and Casey showed their badges, the squad secured the area. Casey grabbed the unconscious Chuck in a fireman's carry and started for the front door. Walker directed the FBI tactical squad to the downed Ring agents. She stayed with Bryce until the medical team took him away. She could only remember shaking her head no at the beach. She wanted the normal life, and knew in the back of her mind that a trip with Bryce would have ended no differently. He seemed almost fanatical on his intent to download the Intersect. She was sure something was not exactly right. She was so sorry it ended like this. As she walked to catch up with Casey and Chuck, she had a tear in her eye.

"Oh God, no. Chuck, Chuck. Casey, he is bleeding in at least two places. Get him to the car quick!" Sarah applied pressure bandages from the car kit as Casey got behind the wheel.

Chuck woke slowly with an Angel's hair in his face. He remembered back to her dad calling her Angel and knew he was right. He tried to hold her but can only manage to grasp her hand with seriously shaking fingers of his own. "Sarah." He was trying hard to stay awake, his whole body was shaking and he knew there was no way to get warm. Through his chattering teeth, he managed to get out, "go to Castle, get Devon, and sweep…sweep…sleep… eep"

Castle

The pain was beginning to mount, he almost whimpered, "I am sorry." He grabbed the trash can. After three more dry heaves, he had the control to look around. Sarah was holding his stomach and back. He felt relieved to be here with Sarah. Devon came into the room with Casey in trail. Chuck motioned Casey to come over him. He finally managed to say, "Sweep the Castle." Casey immediately thought about Chuck trying to get Jeff and Lester to sweep up after their little concert. Chuck saw the words 'Moron, you…' forming in Casey's mouth, quickly said, "Listen, who can listen?" He looked at Sarah with pleading eyes and passed out again.

Sarah finally got it. A Ring agent was here in Castle, nothing could be trusted until Casey did a counter-surveillance sweep. Casey got it about a second later and just nodded to Sarah, "Walker, you stay with Chuck, I'll take care of it."

Sarah had a flash of her own. 'No, Chuck won't have a normal life, we won't have a normal life, but I'm going to protect him no matter what. I love him. We got to beat these guys and end this. I can't let everything we fought for these last two years be for nothing. Come on Chuck, you have to be okay…' she felt more determined than ever. "Devon what's happened to him?"

"Well, little Sis, Bro has two gunshot wounds that you have already seen. One through his left arm did not hit a bone. The second one looks pretty nasty but mainly tore the skin away from his chest. I think the bullet may have chipped his rib. That's going to hurt for awhile. There seems to be several bruises. I am just about done with the gunshot wounds, cleaned and stitched. After the IV finishes he can go on Percocet and Motrin. By the way where am I and what happened?"

Sarah winced at the thought of explaining, 'simple is best'. "You are at our base. We have some medical supplies here and it was the easiest to come here. One of our agents was walking into a trap and we tried to get him out. Chuck..." She just could not contain it. She started crying and could not stop. Bryce was dead and Chuck was so injured.

"Not awesome. Come here, you're almost a part of the fam." Devon wrapped his arms around Sarah. "Yeah Little Sis, Chuck really is my brother now and we know his heart won't fail. He's got you. And someday this will be your wedding day too. He is going to be fine."

Casey walked in to see Devon holding Sarah. Her back was to him and he did not see Sarah wipe the tears from her face. "All done?" He left it with a twist as a question. "We're clear. Is he okay?" Casey saw Chuck starting to move.

'How does it always happened,' he almost wondered out loud. But there she was, his Angel. "Sarah," he said tenderly. "We…Awesome to see you Devon. Let's get you back to my sister. I think we would be in pain worse than I feel now, if we don't get back soon." He checked himself. Yeah, there was a dull aching pain. He knew it would get a lot worse when the medication wore off. "So, what I have another hour before this really hurts? We have to get Devon and Ellie back together."

Casey chimed in, "I'll take Devon back. He's okay, right?" He motioned to the holding cell, "You stay here with him."

As Chuck saw Sarah shaking her head, "I can't…I can't take the risk of a botched honeymoon after what we did for the wedding." He stood as best he could. Sarah went to catch him and he balanced against her shoulder. "We can do this." Whispered to Sarah, "We need to get my posters and bring them back to Castle."

Casa Bartowski

As they made it back to the reception, Chuck and Sarah stayed permanently together. He couldn't leave her and she would never leave him. As the Blind Pilot song began to play. Sarah asked, "Do you want to dance."

"You know I do," was the simple reply.

As they swayed so naturally with the music, Chuck said, "You know I can't do this without you."

Sarah began, "Chuck, you have to listen to me first, give me to the end of the dance?" He squeezed her tight and nodded okay with a kiss to her head. "I want so desperately to find out why you did it. Wait, wait. But I need to tell you first. I love you. I so wanted normal, I told Bryce I wasn't coming with him."

Chuck got in a quick, "I know."

But she said, "End of dance, a minute. Chuck, I didn't want to save the world anymore, but I'll do anything to save you. I know we have to beat these guys and end this. I can't let everything we fought for these last two years be for nothing. I want us to be free of this and the only way I can see that happening is if Fulcrum and Ring are stopped. I want you and no one else, Chuck. I love you," as the dance ended.

The kiss was long, soft, and loving. He managed to keep spinning until they made it to a corner. "You know you're that girl, the one I love. I love you, Sarah Lisa Walker, Jenny Burton, you my protector, my real girl friend, and my angel….What? What, Morgan?"

"Hey, dude, Anna and I have to go. Her Mom and Dad are coming back in a couple hours and we have to go pick them up. They are going to help Anna pack and stop over with us in Hawaii. But you are right dude, go with your heart. See you dude, don't forget the Hawaii blast on Friday."

Morgan gave Chuck the big bear hug. As Chuck almost fainted, Sarah reached for Morgan, gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Then she gave her friend Anna a hug. They waved as Morgan and Anna left.

Chuck pulled Sarah back to him, kissed her and said, "I have to finish. You know I love you more than anything. I had gone to help Bryce. I found him laying there, dying as we talked. I almost could not move. He'd been my friend and my enemy, and now my hope for protection against the continuing plague of Fulcrum. As he was dying, he gave me the cartridge. It was the bomb to get rid of the Intersect. He said that it was too powerful, no one should have it, and then he died. I am sorry, I know." As he looked at her, her eyes filled with tears. "But please let me finish. I couldn't let the last two years go either. You were right, I was that guy. I so wanted to do the right thing. I had to for you, for Bryce, for Casey, and yes, maybe even for Beckman. I also know that I am not the Patriot, the soldier, the marine or trained agent like you. I need you. I can't do this, whatever it will be, without you." He looked up and saw Devon and Ellie moving to leave on their honeymoon. "I am not done. This is going to be hard, I can't lose you." As he motioned to Ellie he said, "Let's go say goodbye."

Of course Sarah caught the bouquet. Anna might have had a chance, but Chuck knew there was a plan there. Morgan left to get Anna's parents before the toss. Chuck did not get the garter. He was a little too embarrassed to even try to get his sister's garter, as if he could have caught it. Sarah and Chuck made their goodbyes to Awesome's parents and the rest of the reception party. Chuck asked his Dad to stay at the apartment. He told him to be careful, "our problems aren't over." Finally, reaching Chuck's room, they picked up the Tron and Dune posters and left for Castle.