Title:This is not my Reality
Author: Twiki99
Date Posted: Sept , 2011
Rating: K
Codes: Chuck/Zachary
Archive: Here anywhere else. Please ask first
Disclaimer: NBC and Warner Brothers and Chris Fedak and Josh Schwartz own Chuck. The story is mine. I am not making a dime on this. I am doing this and other stories for purely mine and others enjoyment.
Summary: What would happen if our favorite actor suddenly found himself in the Spy World he portrayed. Could he convince them he really wasn't Chuck? Would they believe him? Feedback is welcome.
A/N this my first Chuck Fiction but its an idea I've had for a while. I hope you enjoy it and please read and review. We writers thrive on reviews! I also, after posting this chapter, came across a story in the vast Chuck stories titled Chuck vs Zach. It was a short story about a what would happen if the real actors started a romance or so I think that's what the author intended. It was posted in 2008 and has never been updated, so I guess the author won't now. Some of the reviews said they didn't like to mix the real actors into a story so maybe that's why. Anyway, I have changed the title of the story as I don't want to step on another author's toes, and hope my story doesn't offend anyone. I just like to think like this...What if?
Chapter one
It was a little past four am and Zac was still a little tired. He'd been foolish enough to stay up too late playing that new video game and now he was paying for it. He sighed as he slumped back into the back seat of the limo as it made its way to the lot. He had an early call today and was due in make up at five fifteen am. Usually he drove himself, but this last week,with the late work hours and the early calls, he had been driven by the limo company. They were working on the first Three D episode to ever be filmed for a TV show, and they had been working long, long hours. He knew that their executive producer/director Robbie Mcneill had been trying to shorten the hours a bit, but with the extra technology it took to film it, he'd only been able to make sure they would get off early the last day of filming which was in two days. He really had to admire the older man. He was an excellent director, and Zac was hoping to get a chance to direct a few episodes. He knew that coming up through the Star Trek ranks, he had been given the chance to direct and learn his craft and Zac was hoping to get the same type of chance,as Robbie was what was referred to as an actor's director. He always tried to look out for them. Zac had learned a lot watching him and the guest directors who had come through. He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. He still had about forty five minutes till he got there and so he decided to try and get a little more sleep. The movement of the car lulled him into sleep.
Suddenly, he was on set and in the Castle set. Yvonne and Adam were standing off to the side talking, but he couldn't hear what they were saying. Something seemed different, but he couldn't put his finger on what was different. He just knew something was out of place. He turned his head and his eyes widened. Where the crew and camera's normally were, there was only a wall with several guns and what looked like grenades lining the wall. He kept looking around and saw that he indeed was in a room and not the set. He closed his eyes and then opened them again. He was still there, but where? He shook his head and tried to clear the cobwebs out. He again looked towards his two fellow actors and noticed that they were both looking at him with a worried look on their faces...
With a jerk, Zac sat up and realized he was still in the limo. He felt a little disoriented and saw that they had pulled into the Warner Brothers lot. He must have been dreaming. He grinned to himself as the driver said
"Sorry Mr. Levi, I took that speed bump a little to fast."
"No problem, Jack."
They pulled up to the Chuck set, and Jack stopped. Zac picked up the script he had with him and started to open the door, but before he got out, he said
"We should be done filming around seven tonight, see you then."
He flashed his patten smile at the driver who returned the smile and said
"I'll be waiting right here for you Mr. Levi."
"See you then."
Zac made his way to the make up trailer and went in. Jack watched him go. He had driven many stars in his career, but he really liked driving Zachary Levi. He was a decent fellow and treated everyone with respect. He was a true star.
Zac opened the trailer door and entered to see that Adam Baldwin was already there. He looked up at the younger man and nodded and said
"You look like the cat just dragged you in."
Zac dropped into the chair next to him and let go with a big yawn. Sheepishly he said
"I know, I know I was just going to play that new game for a couple of hours last night, but before I knew it it was past eleven."
Adam just gave him the patten 'Casey' grunt and shook his head as he said
"You know, kid, at some point you need to get some sleep. You keep going like this and you will burn yourself out."
"I know, but it's so additive!"
Zac loved everything 'nerdy' and gaming was his passion. He settled back as the makeup girl came over to start on his transformation. He smiled at her and said
"Morning Sue, how are you today?"
She blushed a bit and said
"I'm fine, Mr. Levi."
He raised his hand and said
"Zac...how many times have I told you to call me Zac?"
She nodded and smiled back
"Right Zac."
To the left of him he heard a grunt. Adam was always into character, but sometimes he wondered if it wasn't really a part of Adam, and not just a Casey thing. He leaned back and closed his eyes. He began to think about the dream he had on the way into the studio and thought how strange it had been. It had felt almost real. He decided to mention it to Adam and he said
"Adam, I had the strangest dream on the way here this morning. We were on the Castle set, and suddenly it was real. Like a real place...weird. You and Yvonne were talking and I couldn't make out what you were saying, but the prop guns on the wall, they were real. And there were no camera's or crew...it was plain creepy..."
He trailed off and turned slightly to look at his co star. Adam had a small smile on his face as he looked at him. After a moment, he reached out and tapped him on the head and said
"That's what happens when you don't get enough sleep..."
Zac looked at him for a few moments and then laughed.
"I guess so...just a sleep deprived hallucination...still it felt so real..."
The door to the trailer opened and Josh Gomez walked in already in his Buy More green shirt. He had three cups of Starbucks coffee with him.
"Hey buddy how's it hangin? Did you try that new game last night?"
Both he and Zac were gamesters and sometimes they'd get together for an all niter. They were best buddies on the show, and they had bonded off set also. He handed one cup to Adam and the other he handed to Zac, who gratefully took a sip of the hot beverage. He had not had time to have a cup before the limo had picked him up and he was in dire need of the caffeine. He smiled and said
"Thanks buddy, I need that."
"Sure no trouble."
Josh sat in the third chair and continued
"So how did you like the game?"
"It was fun, but..."
Before he could finish Adam said
"He almost stayed up all night playing it. The numb-nuts lost sleep and now he's going to be wired on coffee all day."
Both Zac and Josh laughed and Zac said
"OK... 'Casey'... I'll try to keep it to just ten cups today!"
They all loved it when Adam reverted to Casey, and would tease him about it. But he'd just grunt at them and make them laugh even harder.
They had been re-shooting this particular scene now for over a hour. Even Zac, who usually never lost his cool was starting to get a little peeved. Something always went wrong. First, someone had dropped something and had messed up the scene and then for some reason, a helicopter had flown over really low ruining the scene. Then there was some technical problem, and now for some reason, Zac was flubbing his lines. He was mostly peeved at himself for that, as he had the reputation of always knowing his lines. He thought back again as Robbie yelled 'cut' of the sleep he had missed last night. Robbie started over to Zac, who threw up his hands and said
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry...it's my fault..."
He was close to tears as he was a very emotional person, and he always wanted to be perfect in his work. Robbie laid his arm on Zac's shoulder and said
"Zac, it's okay, don't worry so much. I know it's been a long morning, and once we get this scene shot, I'll call lunch break. You seem to be having a problem with this scene, whats going on?"
Zac was grateful for the support from Robbie, and he appreciated that he never got upset with the crew or the actors. It went back to being an actor himself, and he knew that he understood the problems with doing a series on TV. Now he looked at the director and said
"I know, its my fault for staying up too late last night...you see Josh gave me a new game for my Xbox and..."
Robbie just smiled at him and said
"You know, Zac, when you get to be my age, sleep is an important part of your life."
Before Zac could reply, he continued
"I know, when I was doing Voyager, I was in my early thirties, and I thought that I could go on just a few hours of sleep too."
He got a faraway look on his face as he seemed to be remembering his days with Voyager.
"Of course what would keep me up was a couple of rambunctious kids who wanted to play with daddy or a daughter who wanted to talk about a certain Vulcan named Tuvok. Could never understand why she was so fascinated with him...after all I flew the ship!"
Zac was smiling now and wondering for the umpteenth time how Robbie had gotten him to relax and feel better.
"Now, are we ready to shoot this last scene before we break for lunch?"
"Sure...and thanks Robbie."
"Don't mention it...Chuck."
They all retook their marks and as Zac took a deep breath, he hear Robbie say
"And...action."
The scene went without a hitch, and as Zac said his last line, suddenly he felt a dizzy spell. All of a sudden, the set was spinning and he laid his head down on the table. It wasn't scripted, but he couldn't help it. He was waiting for Robbie to call cut, but he didn't hear anything. Slowly he opened his eyes and raised his head a bit. He was sure they would have to re shoot and he was sorry again. He looked up into the eyes of both Adam and Yvonne, but something was different. They were looking at him with concern. He gave them one of his lopsided grins and said
"Sorry guys."
He looked around and noticed that he was in a room and not the set. He frowned and looked back at his co stars and said
"What's going on? Where are we?"
Adam just gave him a smirk and grunted, but Yvonne leaned over to him and gently brushed a lock of hair off his forehead and said.
"Chuck, did you just flash?"
TBC
I hope you like this. It's something I had running around my mind now for a few weeks.