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Chapter 1: Prologue
Chuck is extremely terrified as he and Sarah arrive at the motel, he knows that there is no going back. He knows that he will most likely never see Ellie again. He knows that if they fail, his father and most likely they, will die. So why is he doing this?
Because he is following his heart and his heart is telling him that if he wants to save his father and maybe possibly ever have a real relationship with Sarah, he CANNOT go to a bunker.
So here they are, at a motel on the side of the freeway, looking for a secret terrorist base. And it is not going well at all.
"Sarah there isn't anything here. What about that drive in theatre? If they are wanting to upload the Intersect to all of their agents at the same time, what better way than a huge screen at an abandoned theatre? It's perfect." Chuck suggests, now pulling at straws.
"Yes, Chuck you're a genius. But we need to be subtle, I say we book a room and wait until after midnight before sneaking out the back window because I've already noticed that we have a tail." She plans.
"Okay, let's do it." So they did exactly that. As they waited, they began to plan out what they would do if they somehow made it out of there alive and with Chuck's dad.
"I have an idea. I don't like it but I don't see any other way. Just don't hate me okay?" He bows his head in shame of what he is about to suggest.
"Chuck I could never hate you, so go ahead." She places her hand on his forearm to comfort.
"I say that we fake our deaths. We get my dad to order a predator drone strike, and we make it look like we were in the blast radius. It's the only way I can see us all getting out of this alive." He gives her a sad smile.
"Okay Chuck, we will go with your plan, I understand what you are giving up for this, but you know what this means don't you?" She asks. He simply nods.
"Chuck, if we do this there is no going back. Everyone we know are going to think we are dead and we can never tell them otherwise. You are never going to have that normal life that you always wanted." She frowns at that, remembering their talk at the fountain after the Van Hayes mission.
"I lied you know." Chuck says, breaking up the uncomfortable silence.
"What?" She asks, confused.
"Back when Bryce was in Burbank for the Von Hayes mission. I realise that I let him manipulate me into breaking up with you so that he could swoop in for the kill." He chuckles at that.
"What do you mean manipulate Chuck?" She asks, beginning to feel angry at Bryce for using Chuck.
"He told me that I had to break up with me so that you wouldn't get hurt because of your feelings towards me. I'm only now realising how stupid that sounds, I mean you guys surely had feelings for each other considering you were together when you were Grahams' best team." He gives her a big hearty laugh.
"Wow, Chuck. I don't know what to say to that." She was genuinely conflicted, one part of her brain was telling her to insult Chuck and tell him how much of an idiot he was for letting Bryce manipulate him. But her heart was telling her to kiss him for being such a nice guy always wanting to protect her, regardless how stupid he was in the way he did it.
For the first time in over a year, her heart won the fight and she kissed him gently. She didn't know how long they stayed like that, sitting on the couch, exchanging small kisses, but when they finally, reluctantly, pulled way… it was time for them to go.
"Okay… Wow, ummmm. We should probably go now…"She stuttered.
"Yeah… Uh can I have a request for if we survive this?" Chuck asks with a slight blush.
"Sure…" She waits for him to ask.
"Can we continue this?" He asks quietly.
"Chuck can I tell you something?" Sarah asks.
"Yeah?" He waits for her to finish.
"If we make it out of this alive, we will go much farther than what just happened." She smiles at him before standing up and heading to the bedside table and picking up two Smith & Wesson pistols and two Tranq Guns.
She walks back over to him and hand him the tranq guns. "Here, I saw how well you did back at RI from surveillance and I must say, you definitely have potential." She gives him a cheeky grin. "But you will definitely need some training. Especially if we are going to be on the run from the CIA, NSA and any other intelligence agency that learns about you." She changed to a serious demeanor for that last sentence.
"Okay, I guess it could be fun." Chuck wearily replies.
"Well, let's go save your dad Chuck." She smiles a genuine smile at him.
When they reached the theatre, they noticed an agent walk up to a kid's park and open a secret hatch in the ground. "Looks like we have found our bad guy base."
"Yes, it certainly does. Are you ready for this Chuck? Last chance o back out." She looks at him wearily.
"Let's do this." He says with determination.
When they open the hatch they both quickly and quietly make their way down the ladder. They begin to make their way through the hall, stopping only for Chuck to tranq guards as they rounded corners. When they eventually made it to the only room with a light coming from it, Chuck heard a voice through the doors.
"Charles, you can do this I believe in you."
Chuck nudged the door open ad saw that the only person in the room was Chuck's dad.
"Dad!" Chuck whispers excitedly.
"Hello Charles. I didn't expect you until tomorrow morning."
"Well, you can't always believe what a computer says, I should know, I am living proof that you should be wary about trusting a computer. Now let's get these chains off of you and get out of here. The quicker we can get on the road, the more of a head start against the CIA we will have." Chuck explains.
"I thought that you where rouge but one thing, why are you helping us Sarah?" Stephen asks.
"I… I… believe that Chuck doesn't deserve to be stuck in a bunker for the rest of his life. And he is… different from any other man I have ever met, he is… special." She rambles.
"That he is." The elder Bartowski gave Sarah a hug. Chuck had to turn away as he had a huge shit-eating grin plastered on his face.
"Guys, its show time. Dad grab the 2.0 please." Chuck orders with a soft tone, still not used to being a spy.
"Okay." The other two said at the same time, releasing their hug.
As the three made their way out the same way they came in, Chuck shot all of the already tranquilized fulcrum agents. The others look at him quizzically. "What? It can't hurt to be thorough." They nodded and turned back towards the exit as they approached it.
Chuck started climbing first. As he opened up the latch, he looked around and saw no-one. "Alright, all clear. Pass me the cube." Stephen then passed him it up the ladders as Chuck used his free hand to finish opening the hatch. He quickly scrambled out, put the cube down and helped Sarah up, who was the second to climb up. Once Sarah was up he also helped his dad.
"Okay, let's head back to the hotel…" Chuck started before Sarah interrupted him.
"No, we can't go back Chuck, the Fulcrum agent will probably still be watching it like a hawk. We will need to find a new car and start driving east and we can find a hotel at Baker. We can spend the night there and we can wake up early and cross the state line by 8am. Let's go." She started before Chuck stopped her.
"Sarah, come over here behind this bush and change into one of these." He threw her a fulcrum uniform.
"Where did you get these?" She asked.
"While you and my dad were having a heart-to-heart, I found these in the laundry bin." He smirked as he watched her cheeks turn rose red.
"Charles, why are you changing? And why are crossing the border?" Stephen asks.
"Dad, we are rogue, the CIA have ordered Sarah and Casey to put me in a bunker. Sarah took me and we ran. The only way we can lose the CIA, at least for a while, is to fake our deaths." Chuck explained while getting changed behind the bush.
"Okay, how are you going to fake your deaths? What is the cover story?" Stephen asked, almost afraid of what the answer will be.
"We need you to order a drone strike on the bunker and we will have our clothes and phones there when the drone strikes. Then it will look like we tried to destroy the fulcrum base but didn't anticipate the size of the blast, and we got caught in the explosion." Sarah explained as she let Chuck help her get dressed, while also trying not peek at her underwear. "Chuck, you can look you know." She whispered to him.
"Are you sure?" He whispered back. She simply nodded. He opened his eyes and just barely caught himself from staring at her breasts while helping her zip up the jacket as she held her hair up.
"Okay, all done, let's go." Chuck exclaims. They headed towards a parking lot and stole a normal looking car.
20 minutes later they arrived at a small motel in the Baker. Chuck and Sarah ordered a room with two beds, as they would share a bed and Chuck's dad would take the other.
When they walked into the room, Chuck let Sarah take the first shower while he talked with his dad. "Dad, I know that the last time we saw each other, I wanted the Intersect out of my head but now? I don't think that is a good idea with us being on the run and all." Chuck explains.
"I understand Chuck but where are you going with this?" Stephen asks
"What is different about the 2.0?" Chuck asks.
"Well, obviously the Intel is newer, the cipher is no longer needed, and the host will become a human weapon." Stephen explains.
"How so dad?" Chuck asks.
"It will give the host abilities in skill sets. Say someone tries to punch you, you would instantly know how to perform every single move and combo in boxing. The possibilities are endless." Stephen rambles on, indulged into the topic, clearly enthusiastic about it.
"I want to download it." Chuck says abruptly.
"What? Charles… Are you sure? It is still extremely dangerous, if your retention rate isn't 98 or above it will instantly kill you… Are you sure you want to risk it son?" Stephen already knew the answer but he wanted to be sure.
"Yes dad, I appreciate your concern really but… this is the only way that I can keep Sarah and you safe. I need to do this dad." He says, determined to do the right thing.
"Okay Charles, let me order the drone strike and then we can set it up." Stephen then began to scramble about the room, setting up wires everywhere.
"Chuck? What is your dad doing?" Sarah asks, now only in a t-shirt and panties, as she emerges from the bathroom.
"He is setting up the drone strike and then the 2.0 for upload." Chuck replied, smiling at Sarah.
"Why is he setting it up? Is he planning on uploading it? Is it safe?" Sarah questioned him.
"No… I am. And yeah, it should be safe." Chuck says, looking away from Sarah's eyes.
"What Chuck, why? After all this time of wanting to get it out of your head and starting to live a normal life?" Sarah asks. "What happened to that Chuck?" She quietly adds on.
"Sarah, we are on the run from the CIA and the NSA, I don't think we will ever have a normal life at least not for a long time, and I guess I realised that maybe the life I envisioned for myself was missing something." He tells her.
"What Chuck, what could possibly be missing that would change your mind?" Sarah asks confused.
"You. I realised that when I got the Intersect was out of my head, I would be losing you." He says with his head down.
"Oh. I don't know what to say Chuck." Sarah says surprised.
""Don't say anything, just promise to help me stay me, help me still be the guy that you fell for. Help make sure that I don't turn into someone like Bryce or Casey but instead, help me be like you, able to be an amazing spy, deadly assassin, sexy seductress and still be able to have feelings and care for people. Help me become… The Ultimate Spy." He says, and after he finishes, he kisses her lightly on the lips, to which she aggressively responded by sliding her tongue into his mouth.
After a long time, they finally ended the battle between their tongues, panting for breath.
"I love you Sarah Walker, always have." He whispers to her.
"Chuck… I… I…" She struggles. He kisses her to stop her. "Ssshhhh… I know, you can tell me when you're ready." He whispers, before letting go of her face and turning to his dad, who had just fired the predator drones missiles.
"Yes, Charles. Fulcrum is now eliminated and Intersect 2.0 is ready for upload. Last chance to back out of this Charles." Stephen warned.
"No, I'm ready for this, I need to do this." Chuck said, obviously not bowing out of this.
"Okay Charles, sit here and begin when you are ready." He then passes Sarah a pair of black glasses. She nods, and puts them on. Stephen does the same and watches as Chuck finger hovers over the enter key.
"Okay, this is it. Goodbye Nerd Herder, hello Super Spy." He then pressed the enter key and watched the flashing images for the fifth time in his life.
He remembers lost memories of a prototype Intersect upload when he was nine, in his father's office.
He remembers solving the riddle in Bryce's email and uploading the 1.0 version of the Intersect.
He remembers putting on a pair of sun glasses and imitating Sean Connery's Bond catch phrase and accidentally uploading an update for the Intersect.
He remembers getting locked to a bed, escaping and accidentally uploading the test version of Fulcrums Intersect.
He remembers being strapped to a chair and being forced to upload the full Fulcrum Intersect.
He remembers sitting on a couch and uploading the Intersect 2.0 as Sarah and his father watched him.
He wakes to see Sarah looking down at him in the back seat of a car, stroking his head and playing with the curls in his hair. He then notices his head is lying in her lap.
"Good morning Chuck, how did you sleep?"
"What happened?" He asked, sitting up.
"You uploaded the 2.0 then passed out, your dad managed to get a few hours' sleep but I wanted to keep watch, in case we were tailed." She explained.
"I know I shouldn't be but I am extremely tired. Have we crossed the border yet?" He asked.
"Yeah, your dad is driving, we still have another 5-6 hours until we reach his safe house." She says.
"Okay, how about we get some sleep?" Chuck asks.
"No Chuck, I'm fine, plus I don't want to keep you awake." She protested.
"Sarah, I said how about WE get some sleep. I will lie across the seat and you can lie on top of me." He offered.
"Are you sure? I don't want to crush you." She questioned him.
"Na you won't crush me. I'm sure that I will be nice and cosy." He says.
"Okay…" She agrees reluctantly. They then shuffled until she was lying on his back and she was on top of him. The looked at each other and kissed lightly before closing their eyes and falling asleep.
When they woke up, Stephen was just parking the car beside a cabin in the woods.
"Rise and shine kids, welcome to my humble abode, or rather, our humble abode." He chuckled at that.
They all got out of the car and made their way into the cabin and could see that although it was full of tech, it looked nice and cosy. Chuck walked to the bedroom and fell onto the bed, quickly shedding all of his clothing, except from his boxers.
"Don't stop there Chuck, I told you, when we made it out of there alive, we were going to be a whole lot more than kissing." She said seductively as she stripped naked and stood before Chuck.
"Oh boy." Chuck gulped. Sarah then leaped at him and kissed him passionately as they scrambled under the covers while keeping their lips attached.
In the other room, Stephen was looking at a computer which numerous files on a organisation called "The Ring" where scattered on it.
"Thank god you found her Charles, because we are going to need all of the help we can get."
"You haven't seen nothing yet."
A/N And there you have it! The beginning of my fourth story. I am NOT quitting any of my other stories I just had this idea in my head and wanted to post this, so here it is. I will probably only update this every now and then as I do want to focus on my other stories but this will definitely be a huge story as we shall see Season's 3 through 5 from Chuck's perspective as he is supposed to be dead.
As always, review please, and without further ado, ADIOS!