*Not sure where I want to go with this yet. The notion of Shawn wanting more and being able to overcome his past and what he would do with the opportunity intrigued me. Hope you enjoy and feel free to offer suggestions about trouble Agent Spencer could get into *

Karen Vick came down the dark stair well and headed toward the gun range looking for Shawn, she heard BAM BAM BAM so she assumed she was on the right track.

She turned the corner and saw the young man that she was looking for holding a service revolver with this mixture of sadness and anger on his face. She came up behind him, careful to wait until he stopped to reload before she tapped him.

When she was able to get his attention he was shocked to see her standing there. He looked at her and with an annoyed tone in his voice told her, "I have permission to be down here, I am not doing anything wrong." Karen smiled and assured the young man that she knew he wasn't breaking any rules being there she thought that they needed to talk.

Shawn was confused at this point but sat down on the stool and he said, "Okay Shoot, no pun intended." Karen just shook her head at the antics of the young man. She smiled and said, "First lets see how you did." She pushed the button to get the target sheet back and there was a smiley face in bullet holes on the face of the target and a sad face on the chest and a spatter of other holes all around.

Karen looked at the target and said, "Okay well that is interesting. I know that you can out shoot anyone in this department including Lassiter, but I will deny it if you tell him I said that. I also know that you hate guns so what is the new interest in shooting?"

Shawn took his goggles off and sighed. Shawn told the Chief,"Well I have been thinking a lot about the last few years in the time that I have been working for the SBPD I have been beat up multiple times, shot at more times than I could count, kidnapped multiple times, pistol whipped, shot and my favorite called out by a psychopath not once, not twice but three times."

Karen half chuckled under her breath and said, " Yeah you have had an interesting couple of years. You have seen more action then most detectives see. I think that is a testament to how good you are though. You survived every instance only using your brains and that is what is really amazing."

Shawn shrugged his shoulders and began to open up to Vick saying, "I know and my Dad he taught me how to protect myself and survive through anything when it was just me in danger. I could handle that if I died, not a huge deal. What if because of me, Juliet dies or Gus what then, I need more than a quick mind to protect them."

Karen sat watching the young man she thought of like a son fiddle with his hands uncomfortably, she reached out and grabbed one of those fighting hands and asked, "You know Gus didn't die when that bullet hit him, because you knocked him out of the way the bullet only grazed his shoulder, he didn't even need stitches. Lassiter and Juliet were right behind you and took the guy down before he could get any more shots off. From where I stand it was a successful mission."

Shawn smiled this half hearted smiled and told the chief, " I allowed my best friend to be put in harms way to often, if we are going to continue to put the bad guys away I want to be able to stop someone from hurting the people I love."

Karen looked at the determination in the young man's eyes and said, "Okay you want to be able to protect the people you love and do what you do and carry a gun? Okay give me 48 hours and come back and see me on Thursday at lunch time okay?"

Shawn with an eyebrow raised in uncertainty murmured , "Okay I will see you then."

Thursday afternoon Shawn knocked on the Chiefs door right at lunchtime, she was on the phone but waved him in, he plopped down in the seat next to her desk and started to play with the glass fish on her desk. Karen said goodbye and thank you so much to the person on the other end of the phone and sat starring at Shawn with a HUGE Cheshire cat smile.

When Shawn saw that smile he was really worried. Karen began, "Shawn you are an amazing young man, in the seven years you have been with the department you have closed more cases then most cops do in a 30 year career. You hold the top score on the shooting range and you scored a 100% on both the FBI and Detective test all while in high school and last year when Lassiter wanted proof that you could score a perfect score."

Shawn started to feel uncomfortable with the rundown of his accomplishments and told the chief, "I like the love but what are you getting at?"

Chief bit her lip and smiled at Shawn and said, "Well Mr. Spencer I have contacted my friend at the FBI and I told him about you and what you do for us and how you want to carry a gun and do things right. He said that if Henry drops the charges for the car theft he arrested you for when you were 18 that they would make you an FBI agent on loan to the SBPD permanently; if you promise to help them out on any high profile cases. So what do you think?"

Shawn sat there completely stunned. He thought ME an FBI agent. Shawn sat there for a moment with his mouth open and asked the chief, " So this would be like a real job I would get paid and have benefits?" Karen Chimed in, "Best of all you would still be working for me."

Karen warned that the offer was only on the table for the day after that it would be gone. She called Henry and Juliet into the room and asked them to sit down. When they saw Shawn sitting there with his mouth hanging open and speechless they were worried.

Karen sat everyone dawn around the table in her office and began, "What I am about to tell you is not to leave this office under any circumstance do you all understand?" Juliet nodded her head. Henry gruffly said, "Yes, now tell me what's going on and does this involve Shawn?"

Karen smiled at the gruff older Spencer and said "Yes it does involve him, she went on to explain about the offer from the FBI and how nothing would really change Shawn would still work for them and Gus would be hired as usual to assist on cases and they could still have PSYCH." The Chief said with a smile, "Nothing would change except for Shawn's title and the fact that he would be carrying a badge and a gun. What do you all think? Should he take it? He has to decide today."

They both sat there stunned. Juliet grabbed Shawn's hand and told him that she would support him no matter what he decided. Henry a decade ago would have forced him into saying yes but he wanted his son to make this call, He told him the same thing as Juliet. He would be proud of him no matter what.

Shawn smiled and looked at Karen and said, "Tell him I will take it!" Karen smiled and slapped his shoulder and went to her desk and made the call. Shawn leaned over the conference table with huge eyes he looked at his Dad and his Girlfriend and told them, "Can you believe this?"

Henry grabbed his son's hands and said, "Son, you deserve this you will make an exemplary agent." Juliet patted his shoulder and agreed.

Karen came back to the table all smiles, "The deal is done! My friend Mark Longfellow will be here tomorrow for the ceremony to make it official. Remember not a word until after the ceremony when it is announced publicly, that includes Mr. Guster and Lassiter, got it?" They all shook their heads in agreement.

Secrets especially good ones are seriously hard to keep. Henry knew that he wasn't going to be able to keep it a secret so he asked Shawn to go with him, he wanted to buy him a new black suit for the thing. Shawn knew he couldn't keep a secret either so he agreed.

Once they left Lassiter sat next to Juliet and started to grill her on what happened in that room. He smiled and said, "Did she finally fire Spencer, either one of them?" Juliet looked at Lassiter with a firm voice, "Top Secret cannot tell" Karen came up right behind him and scared Lassiter and with the most vicious voice she could muster said, "You will find out tomorrow now drop it Lassiter, that is an order!"

Henry and Shawn pulled into the Brooks Brothers store parking lot. Shawn looked at his Dad and asked him, "Are you sure I made the right choice? I don't want to screw it up and disappoint you again, I know I haven't given you much to be really proud of?" Henry grabbed his son and assured him "I think you will make a great agent and there is not a prouder father then I am of you.

The next day Gus ,in response to message left by Shawn to be in Vick's office at noon, showed up at the station at 11:45. He sat chatting with Juliet when in comes Henry and Shawn but Shawn was not in his usual pullover and jeans he was in a beautiful black double-breasted suit. Juliet's eyes just about popped out of her head when she saw her beau all cleaned up.

Shawn was uncomfortable but he knew he looked good. He rounded the corner and finally saw Gus. He told his longtime friend, "I am so glad you got my message this pertains to us both lets head to Vick's office." Lassiter was stunned, stuck staring at Spencer and wondering what in the world was happening. Vick waved for Lassiter to join the group in the closed off office.

Vick began, "Let me introduce to everyone the director of the FBI Agent Longfellow. He heard about Shawn and he checked out all his skills and record and he wants to offer Shawn a position with the FBI."

Lassiter and Gus gasped and said in unison, "You want to do what?" Vick continued that Spencer would be an agent on loan to the SBPD permanently and they would still hire Gus to work cases with Shawn and they could still have Psych."

Lassiter looked shocked and asked Vick, "How long has this been planned." Agent Longfellow looked at the stressed Detective and assured him that it was only a day or so ago we made the offer to Mr. Spencer and with the caveat that we can borrow him for high profile cases he agreed.

Longfellow looked at the nervous Spencer and asked him, "Are you ready to begin." Shawn looked at the people in the room and smiled. He said, "Yes sir I have the people that mean the most to me right here next to me, I am ready." Longfellow began to swear Spencer in to the FBI and at the end of the swearing in ceremony tears of pride were in everyone's eyes, well not Lassiter.

Longfellow shook Shawn's hand and then gave him his Badge and his Pistol and turned him around to face the small group. "May I introduce your new coworker Special Agent Shawn Henry Spencer." The group clapped and hugged Spencer. He even got a congratulatory back pat from Lassiter.

After all the hugs and well wishes died down Vick smiled and said "I think we need to make an announcement to the department and there are even a few reporters here too. Our Mr., I mean Agent Spencer is somewhat of a hero in Santa Barbara." The group followed Vick and Longfellow out of the office.

Longfellow stood on the bench outside Vick's office. He introduced himself and explained about hearing about one of the consultants SBPD had and how he did not want to take him away from the SBPD and the great work he was doing but that he wanted to make him an agent. He finished, "With that said let me introduce to you all for the first time publicly, Special Agent Shawn Spencer"

The bullpen erupted with cheers and knuckle punches for Shawn. There was even press there that snapped pictures of the now Agent Spencer.

Latter that night Gus and Shawn were in the Psych office and Shawn asked him if he was angry with him? He told him that he was ordered not to tell anyone not even his mom they only let me tell my Dad and Jules. Gus smiled and told his longtime friend, "On the contrary he was excited for him and it sounds like nothing will really change except the next time you do something stupid you will have insurance to cover the bills." Shawn laughed and said "I made sure nothing would change buddy, I made sure of it I wouldn't give up working with you for anything in the world".

Gus just smiled at his friend "Special Agent Shan Spencer, has a nice ring to it"

To be continued