Chapter 10

"What's a Time Lord?" It is an honest question for someone who just recently discovered that there are other species in the universe. Chuck simply stare at Jenny wondering what he should do. After all, she just revealed something big to him. Unfortunately, he just did not simply grasp the significance of this information. So, he just simply asked what was on his mind.

Jenny couldn't restrain it. It came over her like a tidal wave. She just simply starts laughing. Jenny had to go to the table to hold herself up. She couldn't help the fact that she just found the whole thing so serious, yet so funny. Chuck simply watch as she laugh.

"What's so funny?" ask Chuck another question that he hopes she would answer. Jenny took another look at Chuck. He looks dumbfounded like a puppy.

"Oh, Chuck. I am so sorry. The face that you just made was priceless." Chuck could not be mad with Jenny. Her laughter was not done in malice. Chuck could not hear any hint of it in her laugh. Her small smile went back to her joyous smile.

"Geez, thanks. I figured that a Time Lord had to be a big thing so that is why I asked." said Chuck.

"To be honest with you, I do not know." She could feel her giggles leaving her. It was a good thing since she had to use a table to stand during that giggle fit.

"What?" Chuck stare at Jenny, the girl who seems to know a lot. The fact that she just admit to not knowing something simply shock Chuck.

"Oh, Chuck." Jenny approaches Chuck, who appears to not be afraid of her. Jenny had to approach this subject in the right way. "There are only two Time Lords in the whole universe that I know of. When I told you that my species is extinct, I am not lying. I was born after they have died away. Everything that was a Time Lord is gone. There is not even a trace of their existence out there. There is no record of how they live, what they have done, or even if they existed. I really don't know what it means to be a Time Lord." It is subtle. Chuck only saw a brief glimpse of it. He saw a different emotion from Jenny before she buries it in her happiness. "The only reason that I even know that I am a Time Lord is because of my father, who I have not seen for a very long time."

"How long has it been since you have seen your father?" This was something that Chuck can understand.

"Long enough." Jenny did not really want to tell too much to Chuck. She did not want pity from him, just his trust. For Chuck, it felt strange that he could actually relate to an alien.

"So, what do you do?" Chuck is trying really hard to grasp the situation.

"I save the universe." She said it like it was a job description like a teacher or doctor.

"You save the universe?" Chuck had barely grasped the concept of saving the nation. To think that a whole universe that needs saving is too big for him at this time.

"Well, I am pretty sure that I am being over-dramatic. I have saved planets. But that is not the only thing that I do. I explore the universe. I look for parts for my ship. I do a lot of things. I have to say, I am pretty amazing. You know what else I can do?

Chuck simply gives her the deer headlight look.

"I can do what you can do." answer Jenny.

"Fix computers?" It was the only thing that he could think of in his mind. While Jenny no longer scares him, Chuck still did not understand Jenny.

"I can make connections." correct Jenny to Chuck.

"What?" Chuck did not know where this line of thinking is going. He decided it was best to play it off. "What are you talking about? I barely can do that. My love life is pretty bad right now."
"That is not what I meant, Chuck." Jenny step back and extend her arm to form a cross. "Look around you, Chuck. You figure out what Quentin is doing just by looking at a few things."

"Any one can do that." dismiss Chuck at the statement as he look around the area.

"OK. I will give you that. Let's say that anyone can do that. How about figuring out that I am not from around here?"
Chuck had nothing to say to that statement.

"Chuck, you figured out that I am not human. You figured that out just by listening to me and seeing my sonic screwdriver. Most people would not have figured that out. You did. Chuck, you can figure things out. So, can I." Chuck look at the grinning Jenny. Then it clicks in Chuck's head.

"Oh my God! You have been trying to figure me out." He jumps a bit. He just couldn't believe that it took him this long to realize it.

"Yes, sir."

"I have to get out of here." Chuck turns around and starts to walk away from her. "I think I am safer in the room tied up in a chair."

"Oh, Chuck. Don't you want to know what I figure out about you?" Chuck stop. "You know you want to." Jenny was teasing him or flirting with him. Chuck couldn't figure out which one of the two.

Chuck could see his choices that lay before him. He could go back to his room and pray that Sarah and John would find him. The second option was he could figure out what she actually knows about the Intersect.

"OK." Chuck turn around. He gives her his confidence smile. "Tell me what you got." Jenny tries to contain her energy. Jenny could not help it. She is getting excited by Chuck. He decided to play with her.

"Alright, Chuck. Your name is Chuck Bartowski. By your own admission, you are a tinker. You love to take things apart and put them back together. It means only one thing. You have a job that does exactly that. My guess: You work at a Buy more in their Nerd Herder."

"Lucky guess." Chuck baits Jenny.

"I'm not done. You have been very loyal. Let's be honest. You should have been screaming bloody murder when you saw me again in that room. But you did not. You even listen to me. It means one thing. You have friends. My guess is that you have best friend that works with you. I would say that his name is Morgan."

"You told me that you got tied up because you saw something that you weren't supposed to have seen. I think that you do that a lot. I think that it is almost your life story. You saw something that was so valuable that you need protection. That is why you are wearing that watch." Jenny points to Chuck's watch. He was surprised that he was still wearing it. "Remember I did scanned you. I know it has a GPS tracker on it."

"The fact that you have that on your arm means one thing: you must have seen something big. I bet it had to be government secrets. That has to be it. Why would anyone want to track someone at all times? You had to seen government secrets. That is why there are guns in the Buy More. Those guns belong to your handler."

"Oh boy." Chuck said it very quietly. He did not know how she was doing it, but Jenny was getting Chuck right. He watches as the woman continue her assessment on Chuck.

"Here is the kicker, Chuck. You flash. This is something I am pretty sure that most people do not know about you. I have seen you do it three times. You did it at the coffee shop. I saw you do it at the pin pad alarm system. You did it in front of the ship. You have information in your head. The catch is that you do not know that you have it. I bet if I asked you right now, you would tell me who your best friend's first crush was?"

"My sister." Chuck simply replies the common knowledge that anyone has about Morgan.

"See. You knew that on the top of your head. But the times that you flashed, you did not know that information. Five seconds later, you did. Those flashes are involuntary. Something has to trigger it. I have seen it before. That is why I know how you do it. The catch is the fact that you don't have any receiver in your head. When I have seen it, the individual was downloading from a main server that was broadcasting it. You don't have one. Don't deny it. Remember I did scan you. But…." Chuck could tell that she did not have everything right in her head. Still, it was exciting that someone figure it out.

"Everything that you have flashed is government thing. The alarm system is debatable. But the weapons dealer and the ship are from some sort of government database. I just had to be." Chuck could see that Jenny is thinking. She sees there is a connection between her thought. She was just looking for it. When her face lit up like a supernova, Chuck could tell that she found it. "Oh, Chuck! You did not just see government secrets. You have them in your head. That is why you need protection. You have government secrets in your head. It had to be a lot." Chuck saw that she was excited by the fact that she guesses it. .

"You are good." said Chuck.

"I told you." Jenny was happy that she got it right. For Chuck, it is the first time that he felt glad that someone else knew his secret, even if it was someone not from his planet.

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With a lot of the security guards leaving the property, it was an easy task for Sarah Walker to get back into Quentin's house undetected. The scary part was the fact that the main gate was not guarded. She approached the gate with caution. She looked around to be sure that no one was lurking around. Once satisfied, she gave the gate a push. It opened up like it was a 24 hour convenience store. She walked in. Even now, she could not believe that any respectable guard would leave the gated unlocked.

As Sarah walk on the grounds, she continue to survey the whole area. She did not want to be taken by surprise by any of the remaining guards. As she walks, Sarah found something that made her smile. It was a broken window into the house. While it would lead to the basement, Sarah thought it was better to enter the window as opposed to the front door or even the back door. She would need her luck for later.

After sliding down the window, finding the stairs to the kitchen, Sarah did not let her guard down. While she knew that the number of guards was reducing, she still did know where they were, how many are in the house, and how good they were. Sarah took steps when she approaches the room. If there was a small window, Sarah would look out from the side. If there was no window, she would stand still to hear if there are any footsteps outside the door. At this moment, she did not hear any footsteps outside the basement door to the kitchen. When she walks in the kitchen from the unusual small basement, Sarah walks in with the confidence that no one was in the kitchen.

Being in the house already, it helps Sarah that she knew where she wanted to go and how to get there. Quentin's master bed room is her best bet. Considering that she place bugs in his bed room, Sarah saw what he had. Besides having the big bed and a mirror on the ceiling, it had something more important. It had the computer. With any luck, Quentin is the type of man that has everything on it.

Sarah opens the bedroom door with every intention to hurt anyone that is in room. With the room being empty, Sarah quickly and quietly closed the bedroom door.

Whoever decorated the room, that person had romances on his or her mind. The color of the room had a seething effect. There are scented candles at various spots in the room. There was an entertainment center that would make Chuck's eyes widen. For Sarah, the mirror on the ceiling still disturbed her. Once she took her eyes off of the mirror, she saw what she need: The computer. She made her way straight to it.

While it would take Chuck a few seconds to find what she needed, she had to figure out where the possible place the information is at. As she explores the computer, Sarah kept looking back at the door. Even with smaller group of guards, Sarah still had to worry about guards walking in the room.

"What the?" What she found was something she did not expect, but was hoping for. Sarah pulls up the file and found that the house is much bigger than expected. For whatever reason, Quentin had stored the blueprints of the house on the computer. As she looks at the blueprints, Sarah tried to remember the blueprints that John Casey had in the van. One thing she did remember is the fact that the blueprints are drastically different from each other.

"You have a sub basement." According to the blueprints, the subbasement is big as in military big. Sarah would have remembered seeing it when John Casey made the preparation for the mission. It would have been the first place they would have look. "That would be the place I would store the weapons and hostages." said Sarah to no one in particular. Sarah starts to memorize the blueprints.

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"What the hell are you doing, Quentin?" John Casey did not expect this from the infamous weapon dealer. John was expecting a trip to a seedy bar from Quentin. He was expecting Quentin to go to the docks. John would not have been surprised if Quentin went to the Buy More to buy a Grill master. Instead, Quentin made a trip to a gas station.

The gas station is like any other gas station. It is well lit for everyone to see. It had plenty of gas pumps for passing motorists. The station inside had big windows so everyone can see inside, which was ideal for John.

John parks across the street from the gas station. Ever since he got off of the phone with the General, John tried to think of ways in finding the bomb. The problem that John had is a simple one: He had no idea where to look for the bomb. Even with his experience, John did not see a happy ending to this story. John's best lead in finding the bomb was probably deciding whether he wanted the big Slumpee or the caffeine Ka-Pow as he got out of his car.

John took out his binoculars. He could see Quentin walking inside the building. John figured that he had only one play. He had to kidnap Quentin and force him to reveal where the bomb was located at by any means necessary. John watches as Quentin grab a drink and a candy bar.

"Great. The man has the case of the munchies." John watches as Quentin approach the register and pay for his snack. It is a disadvantage doing surveillance alone, he had no one to talk to.

What happened next took John by surprise. Quentin did not walk out of the gas station. Instead, he starts to look around the gas station. John watches as the clerk points outside. Quentin waves in appreciation and walks out of the building.

"Where are you going?" With his binoculars, John looks around the gas station until he saw it. It was a rare animal that they call a pay phone.

"Why would you use a pay phone?" John looks down at his cell phone. "Of course, he gave us his cell phone." John couldn't believe that he nearly miss it. Where in the modern age would someone not look suspicious? The gas station. It had snacks, a phone and of course changes for the pay phone.

"Now, the question is who are you calling?" John continues to watch as Quentin approach the pay phone. John smile at one thing. He can see Quentin from where he was park at.

"Too bad for you, Quentin. I can read your lips." smiles John as he kept his eyes on Quentin, who was putting his change in the pay phone.

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Sarah had been so focused on memorize the blueprints that the phone ringing nearly scared her. Her first reaction was to grab her gun and point it at the phone.

It is just a hideous red phone. The color of the phone had been faded over time. The fact that it was the old dial phones did not make it an appealing visual item to have in the bedroom. However, the phone ring is a loud ring that demanded attention. It would wake up any sleeping person. It probably could be heard all across the house. Sarah did not like that phone for drawing attention to itself. She was pretty sure that phone did not like her. Escaping from the bedroom did not seem likely for Sarah. With the loud ring, she was pretty sure that someone would be coming to answer the phone. She turns off the computer monitor and went straight to the closet. She opens the door to see what a stylish weapons dealer would buy. In Sarah's mind, Chuck could probably buy better clothes then this man. She shook the thoughts out of her mind and went in the closet. She closes the door behind her.

A few seconds later, a man walks in the bed room mumbling to himself. This had not been the first time that Sarah found herself in the closet. She kept her breathing calm and quiet. She made sure that she was in a position to defend herself if the man found her in the closet. She had her hand around her weapon. Sarah kept her attention on the situation on hand.

The moment the man said hello. Sarah smile. She can hear part of the conversation. She will have to try to imagine what the other half could be.

The question on who would be on the other end of the line was Sarah's only question and concern.

*************

"Hello."

"Owen, it's me, Quentin."

"You had me worried, sir."

"We have a problem, Owen."

"Crap. What happened, sir? "

"Agents were in the garage."

"Oh, God. What do they know, sir?"
"Owen. I think they know nothing other then the fact that I am here."

"That's it."

"Well, it gets complicated. We have their agent."

"Of course. I should have expected that their agent would be missed. I just figured it would have been a month from now."

"My guess is that I think they are a team. Good news is that I am using the agent as a bargaining chip."

"Sir, using an agent is not a good bargain chip."

"No, but the bomb is."

"Of course, sir."

"Where did you put it this time?"

"I put the bomb in a hospital."

"A lot of innocent lives. A hospital is perfect, Owen. Say no more. If they think that they got a jump on me, I will pull the trigger. That bomb will be a perfect disaster for them."

"Do we know which agency they are with, sir?"

"Based on the blond and how she carried herself, I think CIA, Owen."

"So what did you say to them, sir?"
"I told them that I will release their agent to them and I wouldn't set off the bomb if they let us go. I told them that we will call them with the instructions for the drop off."

"Just like we planned, sir."

"Well, it is a good plan, Owen."

"What now, sir?"

"Get everyone out. Grab the agent out of there and seal up the subbasement. Once you are out of there, call my cell phone. The agent will have it. Pick a location and drop the agent there. After that, you know where to go."

"Sir. What about the waiter that saw the auction?"

"Leave him there. Once the sub basement is sealed off, no one will be able to get him. He will starve to death, but no one will find him."

"Yes, sir."

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John watch as Quentin hangs up the phone. He put his binoculars down and starts hitting the steering wheel of the car with such fury that he was surprised that he did not break it. The frustration is building and John Casey is losing his calm center.

"A hospital. You piece of crap. You put a bomb in a hospital."

John took a deep breath. He took a very deep breath. He had to find his calm center. Quentin just made the John Casey's hit list. No matter what happens, Quentin now belongs to John Casey.

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Even though the man hung up the phone and left the bedroom, Sarah stayed in the closet for two whole minutes before she came out. Sarah Walker stayed in the closet for both practical and emotional reasons. Hearing where they put the bomb hit Sarah hard. She knew that if Chuck heard where they put the bomb, Chuck would have simply blew up with emotion. After all, Elle and Devon are working at Westside Medical Center tonight.

When she came out, Sarah's mind could not keep a straight thought. She is not a fan of torture. However, she just found two people that she did not mind inflict pain to.

She no longer care what John Casey would tell her. She had to call her partner. Sarah took out her own cell phone. While it did not have any bars, Sarah was not fazed by it. She went to the working telephone that frightening her. She picks it up and heard the dial tone.

She starts to dial the number of her partner.

"What?" Sarah could hear the frustration, the anger in her partner's voice. Whatever happened to John, it mirrors her emotion.

"It's me."

"What the hell, Walker? That's not my number."

"I didn't go back to the apartment. You can chew me out later." Sarah did not realize that her emotions were leaking out in her voice. "I went back to the house."

"What?"

"I'm in Quentin's house. Deal with it. I got some news to tell you."

"You are not the only one." Sarah's heart skips. She prays that John Casey did not have more bad news.