I do not own Chuck.

So I hope your all enjoying the story. In the last chapter, I made a small slip up that was correctly pointed out to me by a reviewer. Casey referred to Daniel Shaw as Daniel, obviously he would never do that, sorry for my little mistake guys. Anyhows here is the next bit, enjoy.

Chapter 11 – Our Nightmare

Chuck, Sarah, Ellie and Devon were 5 days into their vacation. They had been having an amazing time, not a single worry came across their minds. With only 2 days left they were determined to enjoy the rest of their time away. Sitting by the pool after just finishing lunch, Chuck and Sarah were taking a dip as Ellie and Devon were catching the sun. Arm and legs wrapped around Chuck, the two floated around the pool, not once creating a distance between the each other.

'I've had a great time here, in 2 days' time we will be heading home and hopefully we will be greeted with good news by Casey.' Chuck told Sarah.

'Me too. You know, I thought I'd be going mad with curiosity about what's happening back home but being here with you, your sister and Devon….my mind just hasn't once thought back to Evelyn. Casey and Verbanski, they are great. I can't imagine they would let anything slip.'

'Strange though that Casey hasn't called with an update or anything.'

'Yeh that's because I told him not to call. You asked me back at the airport to leave that behind for a week. I listened.'

Wow…first Chuck had got Sarah to not store weapons in the house when she first moved in and now she actually followed Chuck's wishes about not calling home to find out what was happening. Was it Chuck that had the power over Sarah? Sarah broke away from Chuck and headed over the Ellie. She had just realised that she was wearing the bracelet Chuck had brought, and not wanting to ruin it, she took it off and gave it to Ellie to hold until she got out. Swimming back over to Chuck, he asked her,

'You haven't taken that off since I put it on.'

'I know.'

Placing her arms around Chuck's neck she embraced him. Locked in a passionate kiss, Chuck and Sarah were every inch an in love couple. Their bond and chemistry was so powerful, it was simply unbreakable. Sarah never thought she could find someone like Chuck, he had such a powerful influence over her and because of that she changed into someone she never thought she could become.

In Burbank with Casey and Verbanski…6am…

Casey was just stirring and looked over to Verbanski who wasn't there. A note was left on the pillow and she had explained she had gone home for a change of clothes and she would be back by mid-morning. Feeling totally exhausted Casey was no closer to finding Evelyn which was making him more frustrated by the day. Every time they got close, she pulled away. It was as if Evelyn was one step ahead every time, with Diana on hand to provide much needed assistance, this was certainly becoming an uphill battle. Trying to get back to sleep, Beckman called.

'Colonel, Daniel Shaw will be moved today at 6pm. I want you to get down to the facility where he is being held.'

'Of course General. Where are we taking him?'

'That's something you will know later. This has to go according to plan otherwise the CIA will ask questions on why he is being moved.'

'What have you told them? Surely they will want to know why he is being moved.'

'Let me worry about that. Fill in Verbankski and I will call once the move is complete.'

The general ended the call. Getting up, Casey began preparing for the move. Eating breakfast and arming himself to the brink, Verbanski had returned and he filled her in.

'Have you spoken to Chuck or Sarah yet?'

'No.'

'Why not, you said you were going to call them. Casey, this isn't something that should be withheld. They have to know, for god sakes Daniel Shaw is being moved after Evelyn tried to break him out.'

'I know what I said, but Walker told me not to call. She is still an agent with the CIA and right now I am just following her order.'

'I don't care what she said. If she gets to him are you still planning to follow her order?'

Verbanski had the power to really get to Casey like no one else could. His stubbornness was something Verbanski hated; it drew her crazy at times. But she relented; this was something she wasn't going to let him win. They had a right to know and if he wasn't going to inform them, then she would.

'Right, ok Casey. You can follow her order if you want, but she never told me not to call. In fact she wanted me to keep her informed but I haven't purely based on your wishes. Well this is where it stops.'

Grabbing her phone, Casey urged her not to contact them. Not telling her before that Chuck's sister and brother-in-law joined them, this was his play card.

'I haven't called them because his sister is there too. Do you really think it's a good idea to drop this bombshell on them? Let it go ok, they will soon know everything. They get back in 2 days.'

Dropping her phone, Casey did have a valid point. However she thought they still had every right to know about the situation and the growing danger. But she opted out and followed Casey's advice. Well he can deal with them when they get back here.

Back in Italy….

It was 7.30pm and the 4 were heading into the restaurant to enjoy their meal. Half way through, Devon prompted a toast.

'Ok, so we're in Italy….we've been having an awesome time, we're together and enjoying each other's company. It can't get better than this. A small toast to the future, and maybe one day Clara may have a little cousin to protect.'

The 4 laughed. Years ago the talk of children would freak Sarah out and usually she would run a mile at the talk of future or kids or anything that would involve emotions. Sarah had changed so much and although she still was the Sarah from 5yrs ago, she had become someone she had wished in her dreams. Toasting to Devon's toast, Sarah couldn't wait to have kids with Chuck, this was now her dream, a dream she was determined to see through.

Finishing their meal and sitting down to enjoy the evening entertainment, Sarah heard her phone ring. Chuck asking her who it was, Sarah wasn't about to lie and told him exactly who was popping up on her screen. Showing him the phone, she asked him wherever she should answer it.

'It's up to you Sarah.'

Sarah had put Evelyn and Burbank out of her mind, but this call had brought it all back. Knowing Chuck didn't want her to answer but not saying so, Sarah rejected the call. The agents that had been following them for protection were here and if anything important had come up, the general would have made it her mission to tell them rather than make one single phone call. Switching her phone off, Casey and Verbanksi were back home and putting her trust in them to find her and not let anything happen, Sarah carried watching the show and tried to put Evelyn out of her mind. Reaching out to Chuck, he placed his hand in hers. Soon the show was finished and Ellie and Devon were shattered. Being only 10pm, they began heading off to their room.

'Heading up already? It's just gone 10 guys.'

'Chuck I'm tired and I just want to hit the pillow, we'll see you guys in the morning.'

Kissing his sister goodnight, they headed off leaving Chuck and Sarah behind. Ordering some drinks Chuck asked her why she didn't pick up the call.

'You didn't have to reject it Sarah, you could have answered. Why didn't you?'

'I know I could have. But we've got 2 days left and I don't want it to be about Evelyn. Anyway Chuck, if it was something urgent don't you think Beckman would have found a way to tell us?'

'Guess you're right.'

Sarah was starting to yawn and trying to keep her eyes awake, Chuck got up and held out his hand.

'C'mon Mrs Bartowski. Let's go up.'

Taking a hold of his hand, Chuck and Sarah headed to their rooms and went straight off to sleep. Tossing and turning, Chuck began seeing images in his head. Was he dreaming or was it real? Catching a glimpse of Sarah with a gun, he couldn't make out where they were. All he could see was Sarah and trees surrounding her. She was pointing a gun at someone but he wasn't sure of whom. Hearing the sound of gun shots, Chuck ran over to her. He looked over to the body and it was a fulcrum agent. Suddenly Chuck was brought back to that night in 2008 at Christmas, before he had time to adjust he was then shifted to Paris where again all he saw was Sarah and a gun. Hearing a lady plead for help, a shot rang out. Waking from his nightmare, Chuck shot out of bed, heavily breathing and letting out a scream which woke Sarah.

'Chuck are you ok? What's happened?'

Face cradled in his hands, Chuck couldn't tell her of his dream. All of a sudden it came back after he fought so hard to block that image out. Why now?

'Stupid dream.'

'Just a dream?' Sarah asked.

'Yeh, I was falling and falling. Go back to sleep, I'm ok.'

Sarah lay back down but watched as Chuck jumped out of bed and headed to the window. Staring out at the sky, Chuck couldn't understand why he was brought back to that moment. He had a bad feeling that something wasn't right. Waiting for Sarah to fall back asleep, Chuck left their room and headed back to the bar for a nightcap. It was late, nearly 3am and Chuck just didn't feel right. Pulling out his phone, he contemplated calling Casey. Placing his phone on the bar, he stared at it until the barmen snapped him out of his daze.

'Sir, its 3am. Maybe you should get back to bed.'

'No, I couldn't sleep. It's ok if I sit around here for a bit?'

'Of course. I'll get you another drink.'

In Burbank, it was nearly 6pm.

Casey and Verbanski were at the facility where Daniel was being held. Waiting for the move to begin, Casey was scouring the area. Checking every place and corner, Casey wanted to make sure Evelyn was nowhere to be seen. Shaw who was now being moved into a van, Verbanksi caught a glimpse of him. He had no idea who she was, but he gave her a devilish smirk. The van headed off and Casey and Verbanski followed closely behind. Verbanski had been checking for following vehicles as Casey was fixed on the van in front. Approaching red lights, the van stopped. Once the green light showed, the van didn't move, Casey honked his horn to no affect. Trying to exiting Casey's crown vic, Casey pulled Verbanski back.

'Wait…something isn't right.'

Before they could investigate, a canister out of nowhere was thrown through the window.

'Quick, get out. NOW.' Casey shouted.

Stumbling out of the car, Casey's vision began to blur. Verbanski, trying to crawl her way over to Casey, someone stopped her with a single blow to the head. Checking to see if Casey had been knocked out yet, Casey grabbed the person's leg as they fell to the floor. It was Evelyn. But the gas was starting to take effect as Casey's sight soon faded to black.

In Italy….

Chuck was still at the bar 20mins later. The urge to call Casey overwhelmed him as he dialled his number. Not getting a reply, the phone continued to ring out. Ending the call, Chuck tried Verbanski with the same results. Huh, no one is answering.

The feeling that something wasn't right began to take over, Chuck wondered wherever to call Beckman. Before he could, he felt a hand rest on his shoulder. It was Ellie.

'Chuck what are you doing down here?'

'Same thing as you I guess.'

Ordering another drink for his sister, the two engaged in general chat. Chuck didn't want to alarm his sister and put on a brave face. Coming up to 4.15am, Ellie thought it was time to head back up. Heading to their rooms, Ellie went into hers as Chuck was about to head into his. Before he did, he pulled out his phone again and tried Casey. Again he got no reply. Deciding on wherever to call Beckman, the door opened.

'Chuck, where have you been?'

'Oh I just went downstairs for a bit.'

'Why didn't you tell me? I woke up a few moments ago and you weren't there. Gosh, don't do that to me again.'

'I'm sorry Sarah. I didn't want to wake you. Come on, let's go back in.'

They went back to sleep, but Chuck was stirring and couldn't sleep. Waking every 30mins, Chuck couldn't shake the feeling that something didn't feel right. They couldn't even get away for a week without the sense that something was wrong. Finally being able to shut his eyes for more than an hour, his phone rang. It was Casey.

End of chapter guys. Hope you liked it. Next one up soon. Please review.