The Funeral:

The day was slightly overcast , but it was not a day to have it beautiful and sunny. Mrs. Sarah Lisa Bartowski had left this world, her family, and the love of her life of over 70 years behind. If it were possible for her spirit would have made every attempt to return. To never leave the love of her life, her Chuck! The funeral was small since many of their friends had passed away, but except for one, Sarah's dearest friend Carina. Carina would often kid with Sarah that death itself was afraid of her because if he claimed her, even death would be very much afraid of the antics of one Carina Miller, ex DEA agent and bad-ass flirt. Carina saw Chuck sitting by himself during the service and did not have the heart to give him her usual bad time. She just sat beside him holding his arm feeling the pain of losing his sweet Sarah. She looked at him and saw the anguish, the pain of losing the biggest part of him. Carina could see his eyes swelling with the tears he was trying to hold back. She firmly grabbed his hand, and softly said to Chuck, " It's ok Chuck let it out, no one will think any less of you, she would understand!"

Chuck turned slightly as the tears opened up, first a trickle but then a river. Carina grabbed his arm tighter as she felt the flood gates open in front of her. If she had had any doubts that this once Nerd truly loved her friend Sarah, her doubts flew out the door as she saw the man she had come to respect break down totally. Chuck saw how beautiful his Sarah was even in death and stood up and walked over to her casket and kissed her one last time. After a tender kiss, he saw the gardenias that surround her as she laid there, so much in peace. The scent filling his nostrils, It was his beloved's favorite flower. Then it hit him hard, it was the mother of all flashes, those there saw him fall to the ground convulsing. Carina screamed as she saw her friend fall, and yelled for the children to help. Many of the guests there were already going to call 911 and an ambulance.

As chucks 4 children came to their fathers side, they understood what was going on, they quickly knew what was going on and explained to Auntie Carina that their father was flashing. It had been many years she had seen Chuck in one of his flash's but understood. But Carina also saw the concern in the children's eyes, this was no ordinary Intersect flash. This was 1000 times worse, the look was not unlike the most severe Grand-Mal seizure any one could ever have and worse still.

The children realized that no hospital or ER could treat their father since it was the Intersect that was involved, but even they were taken aback at the shear severity of Chuck's flashing. They decided it was better to take him home, at least there they had the second Castle set up.

Lisa turned to Jerimiah and asked, " I don't understand we all flash but Dad's seems to be so much worse, is he going to be ok?"

"I don't know Lisa. "he softly answered

Carina who was quietly observing spoke to all four of them. "Kids before your mom passed away she asked me to remind you if something every happened to your dad, they could engage the special protocols Sarah had set up.

Eleanor and Emma had remembered what their mom had told them before she passed away. The girls engaged the main computer and repeated the code phrase Sarah had instructed to use in an emergency. Emma spoke," Engage emergency protocol Agent Sarah Bartowski Delta 9-01-07 initiate command directive Sarah Walker Bartowski"

The whole house shook briefly as the computer engaged the command order and in the center of the room a small platform appeared and then a light and then before all of them including Carina stood Sarah Walker Bartowski. Not as she was when she died but as Agent Sarah Walker young beautiful, and how when she first married her husband.

At first the children and Carina were left speechless at seeing Sarah or at the very least the image of Sarah Walker Bartowski in front of them. But they realized it was the A.I. that their mother had told them she had prepared for them on the event of her death. Lisa screamed out," What is going on why is Dad flashing so much and he looks like he is in so much pain?"

The A.I of Sarah replied at the question, " He is flashing, Lisa."

"Flashing!, but we all flash but nothing like what Dad is going through, he looks so much in pain." Lisa and Eleanor replied together.

Sarah replied, " But the problem is that he is flashing on everything, children."

"What do you mean everything? " Jerimiah asked back.

"He is flashing uncontrollably on our 70+ years together, everything, every memory, every smell, every emotion he and I shared in life. But it is killing him , no one can contain all those memories flashing one after another and it is killing him."

The girls and his son gathered around Chuck and felt they could not lose their father after just losing their mother. Tears flowed from their eyes as their father lay on the ground in their home shaking and trembling. Each passing moment, he was growing worse, and his flashing taking a serious toll on Chuck. Chuck was shaking uncontrollably as each memory flashed in his head. Each flash brought not only the visual memories, but each sensation, each feeling that he felt with his life with his dear Sarah. His face reddened as the stress became more than obvious on his physical form. The girls all cried out, "It's killing him, we have to do something. Jerimiah what should we do?"

Then the A.I. Sarah yelled out to his children as tears formed on her projection. "Children we can help him but I need all your help!"

"How?" yelled Emma.

"Since you all have the newest Intersect like your father, we can form a link with his mind. I can initiate the link but I need all of you to link as well to save him. I would be linking myself to each of your minds and connecting with Chuck. You will be inside of his mind with me as well. Together we can reach him and hopefully get him to stop flashing.

"But how?", Jerimiah and Eleanor both asked.

"Before I died I downloaded my neuro network, essentially everything that was Sarah Walker Bartowski into the A.I unit I am essentially the collective conscious of your mothers mind, emotions, hopes and memories. I did not want to leave your father alone should I die before him, but once we link with the help of you children, I can sustain Chuck as long as he lives. I can download myself into a part of his mind and reside there to stabilize him. But once he dies physically I will die as well. I will die with my husband and the love of my life."

Everyone including Carina were taken aback that Sarah prior to her death had realized that her passing would have killed Chuck because of his grief. But she had made this plan as a stop gap measure. The children quickly agreed and turned to the A.I. of their departed mother and quickly asked what they needed to do to save their father.

Each of Sarah's and Chucks children took a small device which A.I. Sarah provided them and they were told to flash of their mother and father. For the first time all four of them flashed in unison and appeared to be in a daze until they found themselves in a white room. They found their father standing and a myriad of pictures were flashing before him. Similar to when they were downloading the intersect. All four of them grabbed hold of their fathers hands and the twins spoke to their father.

Chuck stopped staring at the pictures he was viewing and looked at the girls as their blue eyes looked deeply into his own eyes. "Sarah." He softly said. Chuck was initially confused to see three of what he thought was Sarah holding on to him.

"No Dad its Eleanor. Lisa , and Emma your daughters. Dad you need to come out of this, Mom would not like it if you hurt yourself . "

"I miss your mother, I miss my Sarah. " Chuck replied.

Softly another voice filled the white room they were all in. "Chuck, it's me, I'm here Chuck!"

Chuck turned and saw Sarah and she walked up to him and kissed him with all the love and passion he remembered. Chuck felt her soft hands slowly caress his face and he beautiful blue orbs looking directly into his eyes.
Chuck was in shock and confused, "But Sarah how could you be here didn't you die?"

"Yes and no Chuck. My body died but my mind ,emotions, memories and all that I was I downloaded directly into the A.I. with the children's help I have now downloaded myself directly into your mind. I made you a promise Chuck a long time ago, I would never leave you and I made good on that today. For as long as you live we will be together forever. But when you die I will die with you as well, together. But right now Chuck I really need you to wake up and stop flashing it's killing you and the children need you right now. So please honey if you love me please stop flashing. "

"But will I see you again?" Chuck asked.

"Yes Chuck all you have to do is just think of me and you will return to this intersect white room and I will be here waiting for you sweetie." Sarah answered.

"So stop being stubborn honey because remember I am still the CIA's top Agent and I can still kick your sweet sexy butt even in here!" Sarah answered raising her eyebrow in the classic eyebrow dance.

Carina had been watching the four children during their time making a mental link with their father and suddenly heard all four of them including the A.I. giggle at once. She thought to herself something good must be happening if they all giggled during this time. She did make note that Chuck appeared to stop seizing and his body quiet down after the harrowing time previously. The children finally came out of their united flash as their father began to wake up and begin to speak.

"Hey Chuckles I'm glad you finally decided to rejoin us, you had us all deeply worried. " Carina commented.

"I'm really sorry Carina but the funeral and the gardenias set off a really intense flash and I could not stop it. I guess it was just all my grief, at losing Sarah after all these years.

Suddenly Chuck heard his name being called ," Charles Irving Bartowski do you think I am going to let a little thing like dying taking me away from the man who won my heart and taught me how to love! You are sadly mistaken Bub!"

Chuck at first thought he was going crazy, but he heard it again as if she was in the same room. His own

"SARAH! Where are you?" Chuck yelled out.

"Check your six Chuck!"

As he turned before him was his Sarah , as he remembered her in his younger days, beautiful blond hair and her blue eyes looking back at him. She grabbed him and kissed him forcibly, he could taste her lips, and her tongue ravaging his in turn. Carina was at this point at a loss for words since to her eyes all she saw was Chuck talking to no one. But to his children due in part to the link they all shared ,were able to see what Carina could not.

"Jerimiah who is you father talking to?" she asked.

Lisa answered for her brother, "Oh he's talking to mom!"