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Still don't own Chuck.

Chapter 1 the Flight

Beale AFB Flight Line

The Honorable John H. Wabash was the head of the intelligence world. John happened to be Chuck's boss after the new Intersect was downloaded. John told Chuck at the end of their last mission that it was time to talk. He also asked Sarah and Doc Adams to join Chuck on the flight arranged from Beale Air Force Base.

Chuck, Sarah and Casey were wrapping things up from the last mission. They had captured a Fulcrum Elder and the husband and wife team leads of a human trafficking organization. All the prisoners were being transferred and Chuck and Sarah were scrambling to get to the transport that John had arranged.

Chuck and Sarah were getting on the C-17 at the flight line. Doc Adams was already on board. Chuck looked down at his clothes and said, "Sarah, where are we going to get some clothes to wear? I can still smell the trail and that's on top of the jet fuel smell."

"Well, we did bring the saddle bags along. You can always change into the extra clothes in them. I did ask Liz to get the some clothes from our apartment and send them to the hotel. They should be there tonight. But first, after we take off Doc Adams and I want to see you. He said he would change your bandages. I want to see how you are doing." Sarah demanded.

Chuck and Sarah got to their seats and went through the normal drill for takeoff. They sat next to each other and Chuck held Sarah's hand.

Once they got to altitude and could hear a little better, Sarah got up and took Chuck over to the medical station. Doc Adams was waiting, "Okay Chuck, let's take a look at how you are doing." The doc went through the normal status checks of blood pressure, heart rate and clear breathing.

Doc Adams looked at the stitches and glue on the right side of Chuck's face and head. The stitches and glue were to help heel a wound from being pistol whipped. The stitches were used in the scalp area and the glue was used around the ear. He cleaned the area next to the stitches and moved on.

"Chuck, when we get back, we will need to put on a different cast. This one protected you, but to get this to heal right we need one that goes up over your elbow," Doc Adams said as he moved Chuck's arm.

Chuck was already wincing from the cleaning, moving the arm actually got a small moan. Sarah was wincing along with Chuck. After beginning pistol whipped, Chuck had fallen down a canyon wall. He broke his arm, got a nasty scrape on his shoulder, and bruised his right hip.

"Okay, open your shirt and pull up your tee shirt," Doc Adams directed. When he looked at Chuck, he said, "Go ahead and take them off."

Sarah was surprised at the same time, "Why did you do this?"

Chuck's left side was completely bruised from the end of the fight with Curly. Curly had been kicking Chuck continually in the side, until Chuck got in position and kicked out Curly's knee. While his right side had a bandage covering the previous bullet wound, the bruise from landing on his revolver was getting more colorful.

It was the first time Sarah had really seen the extent of damage from his shoulder scrapping the rock wall. "Oh Chuck, you should not have gone back. We are not done with the little discussion," Sarah said referring to a talk they had before he rejoined the trail drive.

Doc Adams changed the bandage over the bullet wound. The bullet wound had come from the battle with the Ring agent outside the Intersect room. The seeping from the wound had stopped. He cleaned the area around the scrape on Chuck's shoulder. By the end of that Chuck's hand had cramped holding so tightly to the table while the doc was doing the cleaning.

Sarah could see his pain and was not happy.

Doc Adams poked and prodded around his left side. Chuck's body reacted with a strong flinch twice. "Chuck, I cannot tell whether you have a broken rib or two. We'll need some x-rays. I am going to tape you up with this gauze. It does not stick, so you should be okay. You can take it off, but re-wrap it after a shower. Here's another two rolls of it. And finally, here's an antibiotic and pain relievers. Take them both when you have something to eat."

When Chuck and Sarah got back to their seats, Chuck began immediately, "I told Mary I was hurt, but we could not look at it. You saw it. Pulling up my shirt would have tipped off Max that my story wasn't true." He looked at her with a hope of forgiveness, "I didn't know how bad it was either."

"Okay, but I mean this. You cannot go out into the field until you heel. I cannot have you getting hurt any more. Seeing you like that just reminds me that anyone of those things could have killed you." Sarah's face was showing the dread she felt. "Chuck, we have to stay together."

Chuck caressed the back of her neck, "I know. I want us to be together forever. "

They sat there and held each other for a while. They had their box lunches. Chuck took his pills and they fell asleep on each other.

As the plane began its descent into Andrews AFB Chuck and Sarah woke up. Chuck asked, "So was there anything I should know about before I see the Honorable John Wabash?"

Sarah snapped her head around, "Yes, you better not be flip with him. He is the best in the intelligence world. Give him the respect he should have. And right now I am not sure whether I am coming in for the discussion. He just asked for you.

"You did pick up that he knows both Carlos and Philip. I assume that is personally. Carlos said his family has been in law enforcement for one hundred and fifty years. While I did not find out which agency he works for, he was after Orion. He now knows that Orion is your father," Sarah ended.

"I'll be on my best," he held up three fingers.

Sarah pulled his hand over to her, "You better."

"So what did you have everyone else doing?" Chuck asked.

"Oh, I told Alice to have everyone be prepared to outline what they have done and their next steps when we get back," Sarah replied.

"So what is Casey doing?"

"Doc Adams sent them over to the hospital. He thought Casey had a broken bone in his hand and needed an x-ray. And he wanted a follow-up on Mary to check that head injury." Then Sarah started a grin. "Oh, I reminded him that he has no authority over Mary. She does not work for him," her eye brow raised significantly.

A/N Just a starter to set the stage. And a question, does the next chapter go back to Casey and Mary? Please review.