"Well… I think we should wait for Casey." She had resumed her icy tone of difference that she had used the day he met her. There was no more sadness in her eyes, actually there was no more emotion in those two blue orbs. Chuck nodded and returned to the BuyMore, anxious for the events that would transpire later today.

Upon returning to the BuyMore he was instantly greeted by Morgan. "What's up buddy, crazy day today huh?" Morgan asked with his usual amount of enthusiasm.

"Definitely" Chuck said, his reply came out as a whisper and if Morgan had not been standing only a few feet away from him, it would have gone unheard.

"You okay man?" the elfish man asked.

Chuck rubbed his eyes and said, "Yea, it's just been a long day."

"I know right, anyway only three more hours till closing time. Hang on man," he replied, clearly unsure of the appropriate thing to say. Chuck nodded slightly and returned to his post. Thankfully the rest of the day passed uneventfully.

Chuck had a lot of time to think while he sat at the Nerd Herd desk: What am I going to do if they put me in a bunker for the rest of my life? He groaned and placed his head in his palms. Eventually, the time came for the meeting. Casey walked over and literally dragged Bartowski toward the Orange Orange. Looks like the cover didn't really matter anymore.

The walk down to Castle seemed to take longer than normal but in the end Chuck still found himself in front of the same laptop that General Beckman always conversed with them through. On his right was Sarah and opposite him sat Casey. The thereof them sat in silence as they waited for General Beckman to call in. Casey toyed around with his gun, mindlessly fiddling with it. Sarah continuously ran her fingers through her beautiful honey yellow locks trying to smooth it out further. Chuck just sat there with his mouth agape, he still couldn't believe that the mission that had lasted three years was about to end.

The screen cracking to life put an end to the awkwardness in the room as all three members greeted the General as per usual.

"I believe that we all know why we're here today, this meeting is to decide what happens to Chuck." She said in an authorative tone.

"Chuck has been an invaluable asset General, I'm sure that he would be of some use to the NSA." Casey quickly added.

"Yes… true as that may be, the risk of another unsecured intersect running around wily nily is too much of a risk for me to allow." The General replied in a strained voice. "Which is why, Mr Bartowski, we the NSA present you with two options. One, you undergo a quick painless chemically induced death at one of the NSA's government laboratories. Or" She couldn't continue as Sarah had cut in fiercely.

"That is not acceptable." She stated simply.

"Well agent Walker whether or not you find that to be of reasonable acceptance is none of my concern. The decision is the intersects to make and the intersects alone." By this point, Sarah looked murderous, almost as if she was going to pull out her gun and shoot the screen. "Now as I was saying, option two is that one of the two agents in this room decides to take up permanent guardianship of you."

"Wh – what?" Chuck asked. "You mean to tell me that the only two options I have is to either take my own life or take the life of one of my friends?"

"Yes, of course the second option is only available to you should the guardian of your choice agree." the General stated and then continued seeing as Chuck seemed to momentarily lost his ability to speak. "You must understand that you possess information that is detrimental to the government. A leaked secret could lead to the third World War."

The room fell into silence. No one spoke a word and all eyes were on Chuck. After a few minutes of contemplation, Chuck finally spoke, "Well then I pick option one."