Chuck vs. the Girl2
"You mean to tell me that this girl took down three Fulcrum agents on her own!?!?" Chuck yelled to Sarah as they made their way to the Castle.
As they walked down the stairs, Chuck saw the girl. She was currently being held in one of the locked rooms until the General had certified that it was safe to let her out. Chuck took a look at her while he past her cell.
She was very pretty, with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. If he didn't know better, she looked like a younger version of Sarah. The girl, sensing she was being watched, lifted her gaze and stared straight at Chuck, inspecting him. Embarrassed at being caught looking and feeling a little self conscious, he lowered his gaze and continued to walk down the stairs. Sarah had not yet replied, but continued to the middle of the room where the TV was located. As they reached the TV monitor, it turned on. General Beckman's face appeared, wearing a frown, which was not much of a surprise. "General, what can you tell us about the girl?" A voice asked that belonged to Casey who was stepping out of the gunroom. "Not much I'm afraid. The NSA has nothing on her, and nothing on her parents either. If you want any information about her situation, I suggest you question her. Report back if you learn anything. Beckman out." And with that, the TV turned off and was once again black.
Team Bartowski turned around and stared at the unknown girl. The girl, instead of cowering around the gaze of two secret agents and one Nerd herder, held her ground and stared right back at them.
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Sarah knew that she already liked the girl.
Strong, brave, smart. The girl reminded Sarah of herself when she was that age, and the fact that she looked similar to her reinforced that thought. Casey walked over to the cell and opened the doors. The girl walked out hesitantly and tensed, as if waiting for someone to pounce on her. "Alright Madison, we're going to ask you some questions. Cooperation is a requirement, not an option. I will use force if necessary." Casey said. Chuck looked uncomfortable with the thought of having to use force on a kid who wasn't even old enough to drive yet, but the girl continued to stand her ground wearing a determined expression. "Of course I'm going to cooperate. What makes you think I wouldn't? I asked Agent Walker for help already, remember?" The girl shot back.
Oh yeah, Sarah liked her. Sarah smiled a little at the boldness of the teen and Chuck looked like he was going to laugh. Casey, looking a little taken back, cleared his throat, shot a death glare at Chuck, and said, "Okay then, first question. Who are you and why are you here?"
"Well, like I've told you, my name is Madison Ruppenthal and I've come to you for help. My parents have been captured by Fulcrum and I need your help to rescue them."
"How did know my name?" Sarah asked the girl. Madison fixed her blue eyes on Sarah and replied, "My parents both work for the CIA. You might know my mom as Bethany Preston. She was once the top spy at the CIA about 20 years ago."
"Wait, your mom is THE Bethany Preston?!? She was one of my trainers in the academy! I didn't know she had a child, or was even married for that matter!?!?" Sarah exclaimed, becoming more and more confused with everything this strange teenager was saying. Madison continued with her story. "Well, technically, she's not married. You see she meet my dad, Jack Robert, on a mission. He was her mark. She was assigned to protect him because at that time, he was one of the top analysts of the CIA, but they fell in love. They knew they couldn't be together because that's frowned down upon in the agency, but they worked it out. Two years after they met, I came along." As Madison finished her story, Sarah and Chuck grew more and more uncomfortable. Chuck glanced over at Sarah, who ignored his I-told-you-so glare. That story hit a little too close to home for her liking.
"Well that's a great story, but you didn't answer our question. How did you know Agent Walker's name?" Casey said, whose turn it was to smile at the uncomfortable situation. "I was getting to that part," Madison said patiently. "As I said, my dad was one of the top analysts for the CIA. He was also one of the members of the team that assembled the Intersect." With that, Chuck's interest in the girl increased dramatically. "His code name was Pegasus." Chuck's eyes rolled in his head as he had his flash. "She's right. Jack Robert was one of the head designers of the Intersect, only second to my dad." "My mom told me that she never had a better student then Agent Walker and she told me that if either my dad or herself were in trouble, that I should find Agent Walker. Fulcrum took my dad three days ago because of his work with the original Intersect. My mom went after him. I haven't seen either of them since." And with that, Madison began to cry. Chuck's heart went out to the kid; he knew what it was like to not have your parents. As quickly as it began, the tears stopped and Madison resumed her almost robotic facial expression. "Those guys you saw chasing me were Fulcrum agents assigned to capture me. I guess they wanted to use me as a way to get my dad to cooperate. So please, you have to help me. I don't know what to do." Once again, tears began to pour out of the young girl's eyes. The events of the day seemed to be taking a toll on her. "Will you help me?" She asked again pleadingly.