The team that was gathered to raid the warehouse the location of which Chuck 'flashed' was a combination of FBI and NSA. To protect his cover Casey had to be 'rescued' by the FBI just like the rest of the sentinels being held captive. None of the identities of the sentinels would be revealed to the press as per law, but Chuck's family and friends knew that Casey had been missing and the FBI had come around asking questions and investigating his dissapearence.
Chuck and Sarah suited up to go in with the NSA team. The NSA team had strict to orders to protect Chuck and they had been threatened by Agent Walker who told them if anything happened to Chuck she would give what was left of the team to Casey to deal with. Casey's reputation among the NSA proceeded him and the team were keeping a solicitious eye on Chuck.
The warehouse had once upon a time been a gym that had closed due to money issues. The FBI and NSA teams surrounded the building. The plan for the teams to quietly enter the building and take the smugglers by surprise before they had a chance to use any of the captive sentinels as hostages.
Chuck and Sarah followed behind the NSA team. Chuck had strict orders to stay directly behind Sarah. Once the all clear was called, then Chuck would be allowed to go forward to find his sentinel.
The teams entered quietly and managed to take out the sentries before they could get off a warning. The FBI team found the caged sentinels first as the NSA team found some restistance in another part of the warehouse. Some of the FBI team was sent to flank to the smugglers who were having a gunfight with the NSA team.
Chuck stayed behind Sarah as they found cover. Agent Marsters, the agent in charge of the NSA team, informed them that the FBI had found the caged sentinels and were covering them.
The FBI team charged in surprising the smugglers from behind. The smugglers surrendered rather than be killed and the agents round them up. The all clear was called and that was all Chuck needed to leave his covered position to go and find Casey. Sarah followed him closely in case they missed any of the smugglers.
Agent Malone found Chuck. "The team found an infirmary where your sentinel was being held. There is a medical team on their way now."
Chuck nodded and followed Agent Malone to the room that had been set up by the smugglers as an infirmary. There were three agents in the room their backs to the sole occupant ready to protect him from anyone who came into the room. Like any FBI agent they had been trained with basic sentinel knowledge and one of the first rules was to never touch an injured sentinel unless it was a life or death emergency or with permission from the sentinel's guide.
Chuck thought it was a probably a good thing that had followed that rule. If they had removed the restrainst it was quite probably that Casey would have attacked them believing them to be a threat. He nodded to the men a silent show of gratitude for the men who had risked their lives to help find his sentinel, then moved to the bed were Casey lay unconscious. Chuck immediatly began removing the restrainst from Casey's wrists and ankles. As he did so, Casey began to stir sensing perhaps that his guide was nearby.
Blue eyes opened slightly and looked at Chuck. Satisfied that his guide was safe and there, the sentinel gave back in to the siren call of unconsciousness. Chuck's eyes sparkled with unshed tears as he removed the collar from his sentinel's neck and began to remove the leather harness.
A medical team entered as Chuck removed the harness. They had a soft sentinel blanket made from cotton they used to cover Casey's nudity. The medics got permission from Chuck to take care of his sentinel then proceeded to get Casey's vitals and move him from the bed to a stretcher.
Chuck and Sarah followed the stretcher out periphallly aware of other medical teams removing the other captive sentinels from their place of confinement.
Outside the warehouse several ambulances waited and news crews began to arrive. Chuck and Sarah rode in the ambulance with Casey to the hospital that also happened to be the same hospital that Chuck's sister and her fiance worked.
Fortunatly Ellie and Devon were not working that day and they managed to get Casey admitted quickly and quietly. The hospital was one of the best for dealing with sentinels having two sentinel experts on staff. The hospital room Casey was placed in was sentinel friendly. They used the sentinel safe cleaning products and all natural fiber sheets and blankets washed in mild detergent. No bleaches or ammonias were used anywhere on the sentinel floor and the ventilation was top notched and heavily filtered.
The doctor assigned to Casey and the other captive sentinels who had been admitted spoke to Chuck a couple hours after Casey was admitted.
"Your sentinel has a broken wrist, three broken ribs and a mild concussion. Fortunatly there was no internal bleeding. An orthopedist set the wrist and casted it. There isn't much that can be done for his ribs. We wrapped them and he's not going to be able to sleep flat for awhile. Because of the concussion we are going to keep him overnnight, but barring any complications I see no reason not to allow him to go home tomorrow. He's asleep right now due to the medication we gave him. He should wake up in about six to eight hours." The doctor told Chuck who was sitting in a comfortable chair beside Casey's bed in the private room. Sarah had left to get a change of clothes for Chuck and Casey as well as to tell Ellie and Devon.
"Thanks doctor." Chuck said.
The doctor smiled and left the room.
Chuck turned his attention to his sleeping sentinel. Casey was lying on the bed with the head raised to make it more comfortable for him due to his broken ribs. His left wrist was casted and the were numerous bruises already turning rainbow colors on his face and torso. His ribs were wrapped up to help them heal. Chuck reached over and pulled the blanket up to Casey's shoulders then gently stroked Casey's face with the back of his hand smiling as Casey unconsciously leaned into the touch of his guide.
"Your safe now, John." Chuck whispered sentinel soft as he seated himself once more in the chair at Casey's bedside to continue to watch over his sentinel.