A/N: I know, I know, super late in posting. I'm hitting a damn brick wall with this story.
Wanted to give a shout out to MRG101 who really helped me break through that proverbial wall I was hitting with this chapter, and for helping me with the Czech language. If something's are off with the translations, it's my fault, not his. Also, if you haven't, go check out MRG101's stories Chuck vs The Mirror and Sarah vs The Island. Seriously, stop reading this story and go read those. Of course please come back here and read this once you have read those stories and left reviews lol.
Again, thanks to another guest reviewer, who I guess has given himself the nickname "if Sarah left" guy…Awesome nickname, and if you're reading this, when you leave reviews, take out guest for the name and just type in "if Sarah left" guy, so I know it's you lol. Anyways, back to what I wanted to say, thank you so much for your review, it was one of the nicest reviews I've ever gotten. For you to compare my updates to the actual show…WOW. Virtual high five dude!
Special thanks to my beta uplink2.
I don't own Chuck or anything for that matter. No money being made here.
Words in italics are characters thoughts. Watch the dates and locations cause I tend to jump around a lot.
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Chapter 12
May 2010
Los Angeles
Casa Bartowski/Grimes
Chuck lay in bed with his eyes shut and breathing regulated in such a way that even the best spies in the world would believe he was in an unconscious state…He wasn't. Chuck had been awake for the past 5 minutes, just reveling in the feeling of the weight crushing down on his body and the calmness that came with it.
Sleep was always a difficult task for Chuck, but ever since that dinner a couple nights ago where Ellie practically gave them her blessing, it wasn't as problematic. He didn't fear what dreams would come anymore because whenever he slept next to Sarah, his mind would only play images of the life he'd hope they would share one day.
A part of him didn't want to get up since he felt so whole, but the other part was a tad anxious that this would all be a dream. Instead of Sarah, Carina or Tiffany would be in his arms. It wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility. Before Sarah had returned to where she belonged, Carina or Tiffany would always sneak into Chuck's room so that they could climb into bed with him till he woke up. Then they would proceed to drag him off to do something so damn early in the morning.
Carina would always kick Chuck out of bed to force him to make breakfast for her while Tiffany would just drag him for a training session the minute he got up.
That was the main reason for Chuck developing such a talent for feigning sleep. If he could never get out of training with Tiffany or serving Carina food, then at least he would be able to get a little more shut-eye.
He knew how ridiculous he was for feeling nervous about who really was in his arms. There was no question about who could make him feel the way he felt at the moment.
Chuck was about to open his eyes when…What the hell is that? Is she drooling on me?!
His eyelids slowly slid open as he peered at the woman using his chest as a pillow.
He softly chuckled.
Sarah was half on top of him with her arms wrapped around his body. She was apparently out cold if the pool of saliva on his bare chest was any indication. As gross as it was, he couldn't have imagined a cuter sight at the moment if he tried. He definitely needed a picture of this.
Unfortunately, his phone was on the nightstand to his right, just out of reach.
Chuck moved as slowly as possible, so he wouldn't wake up his bed mate, but apparently, Sarah was having none of it. The moment Chuck's body shifted in the slightest, Sarah would instinctively just wrap her arms around his body tighter.
Chuck sighed. He knew it was pointless, so he gave in.
With his focus now not on the adorable blonde who was using him as a pillow, Chuck started to hear the noises coming from the kitchen. More importantly, he could smell the food coming from outside his room.
Why is everyone here so early? What time is it? 10:00am!
Chuck loved his sleep, but oddly enough, he was always an early riser. It might have had to do with the little tradition of the entire team plus Morgan, Ellie and Awesome, eating breakfast together if they had the time. But that little tradition of a family breakfast usually occurred at 9 in the morning, so why so late?
He figured his team just decided to let Sarah and himself sleep in. God knows it had been a pretty damn stressful week.
Chuck felt guilty for making his family wait, and to be honest he was starving, so he decided it was probably the best option for him to get up. He tried unwrapping Sarah's arms from his body, but again she clung on to him tighter. Any tighter and she would probably asphyxiate him.
"Sarah sweetie, we should get up now."
She didn't respond. She must be dead.
He started running his hand over her back in hopes that it would help rouse her.
Sarah started purring. "MMmmm…Chu…keep going…more…mor…"
Chuck turned a slight shade of red as he realized that she must have been dreaming. Unfortunately the sounds coming from her delicious mouth, and the fact that her warm breath was ghosting over his chest, was waking up a certain body part of his.
The moment she started kissing his chest he practically shot out of bed, and since Sarah was clutching him so damn hard, he took her to the floor with him. And as luck would have it, she landed right on top of him, now fully awake, and feeling the object of her desire pressed up against her bottom.
Sarah licked her lips as she grounded her hips torturously so.
"Mmmm. Well hello there."
Chuck looked like he was about to have a heart attack. He quickly threw her off of him and stood.
"Sorry, sorry, I just…uh…I need to shower!"
He quickly ran to the bathroom, still in his sleep ware of boxers and nothing else; completely ignoring the puzzled looks he was getting from Casey, Carina, Tiffany, and Morgan who were in the dining room and kitchen.
All of a sudden, everybody heard Chuck yell "CCCOOOOOLLLLLDDDDD!"
It wasn't like Chuck didn't want to have sex with Sarah, he most definitely did. He just felt like the timing wasn't right. Sarah was special, and when they finally did make love for the first time, he wanted it to be special. This wasn't about trust anymore. He was pretty confident that she wouldn't leave, unless Beckman refused Sarah's request for permanent reassignment. But he didn't want to think about that right now. Every second spent with her helped glue his heart back together piece by piece. The fact that she had told him she loved him in front of everyone and that she was trying to make things right with Ellie and Morgan also added to the healing process. Sarah was trying her best to convince him, and he could see that. But he needed it to be perfect. He needed to show her that it wasn't all about him. He needed to give her the greatest orga-…experience of her life. I mean, what's a few hundred cold showers? And it's not like she wanted to have sex as much as he did…right?
Sarah was sitting on the floor, dumbfounded. Did he just push me off of him!?
She was really getting irritated with the fact that she hadn't screwed Chuck sideways yet.
Sarah got up, took a couple minutes to compose herself, and then proceeded to the dining room table. Since she couldn't take her morning shower yet because Chuck went first, though she was very tempted to join him, she hoped maybe a cup of coffee would calm her nerves for now. She tried explaining to Chuck a couple days ago how showering together would save time…which was a lie, it wouldn't…but she decided to respect the fact that he didn't want to get too intimate with her, for now.
Sarah plopped down on the chair across from the Colonel, Carina, and Andrews, and dropped her face into her hands.
Morgan came over and poured her a cup of coffee. "Here's some coffee Agent Walker." He then saluted.
Sarah was too sexually frustrated to be dealing with Morgan this early in the morning.
"Morgan what are…"
He cut her off "Name's Cobra ma'am."
She shook her head in annoyance. "Morgan not now"
He didn't move at all giving the appearance he had not heard her.
Sarah huffed in indignation. "Morg-…Cobra, can you go finish breakfast please."
"Yes Agent Walker." And with that he went back to the kitchen.
"Idiot wants to be on the team." Casey mumbled.
Carina zeroed in on Sarah and knew.
"So blondie, I still see you haven't slept with Chucky yet. I can always explain how amazing he is in bed to tie you over until then."
"Shut up Carina, I know you haven't slept with him!"
Casey decided to join in on the fun.
"Why don't you ask Andrews how the moron is, I've caught them in bed a number of times."
Sarah choked on her hot coffee. She turned to Tiffany and threw her the same glare she would throw any brunette who touched her Chuck.
Tiffany smiled. "Relax Walker. Although technically Casey's right, I never had the pleasure…unfortunately."
Sarah rolled her eyes and returned to sipping her hot beverage. Sarah and Tiffany had learned to play nice for Chuck's sake, and in time they both felt like there could be a budding friendship, but that didn't stop the two from taking the occasional shot at one another.
The shower turned off and Chuck exited the bathroom wearing nothing but a towel.
Before Chuck could make it back to his room, Carina thought she would have a little more fun.
"Oh I almost forgot. No need to thank me Sarah."
Chuck stopped dead in his tracks and turned around to face the group. He had a feeling that Carina was up to no good.
Sarah gave a puzzled look to the fiery red head so Carina trudged forward.
"I taught Chuck to do this one thing with his tongue…MMMMM, he is an amazing student!"
The hand that Sarah was gripping her mug with started to tremble with rage. She knew Carina was trying to mess with her, and she was positive that Carina and Chuck never slept together. OK, so she wasn't 100% sure, but she was definitely sure she was going to kill Carina, then Chuck, then Carina again…and then maybe the Colonel, Andrews, and Larkin for good measure. Yeah, Sarah was just going to kill everyone on this stupid little planet.
Sarah was just about to launch the now lukewarm liquid at her intended target when Chuck's arms wrapped around her. Sure, she was getting a little damp since Chuck hadn't dried off completely from his shower, but she just melted as she was encased in his long, strong arms; a goofy smile growing wider and wider on her glowing face.
Tiffany rolled her eyes as Carina huffed in petulance at losing at her own game.
Chuck kissed Sarah on the neck and said, "Carina, stop teasing my girl so much."
Sarah's heart flipped. Chuck was always so kind-hearted, considerate, loving, and she loved that about him. It was what made her fall so hard and fast in the first place. But on the rare occasions where Chuck would take control and make her feel like she was his property, it brought a whole new set of hunger deep down inside her. That's what she exactly was, his property, and she loved it. She was his, just like Chuck was her property.
The only problem she faced was that it seemed like every woman on the damn planet, wanted what was hers. Well, everybody except the General and Ellie. To be frank, she wasn't completely sure that the diminutive demon wasn't after her man too! Some men loved women who held a position of power right? Chuck probably found it sexy! She saw how the General's demeanor softened when it involved Chuck, and how she was smiling more than usual…which was usually never.
AArrghhhhh! I'm going to kill Beckman, he's mine! Damn that stupid ass nerd for being irresistible!
Chuck could feel Sarah tense in his arms, so he took a step back while his arms went from around her to resting on her shoulders. He could see that he got her a little damp from his shower and figured that was the reason she seemed…and was that his imagination or did a couple of water droplets that fell from his hair onto Sarah just turn into steam?
Sarah felt Chuck squeeze her shoulders and she snapped out of her jealous, but completely justified and sane, thoughts. She looked at the two female agents and was puzzled by what she saw.
Tiffany was starring down into her coffee mug, and she looked rather flushed. Carina had a look of appetency in her eyes as she licked her lips.
Sarah turned in her chair and…OH, COME ON! She sighed in disbelief. Can someone die from sexual frustration?
Chuck had definitely changed. There he was, standing in front of her, covered waist down by a stupid towel. The training he went through had definitely added some muscle. Even though he was still long and lanky, he was about as toned as Captain Awesome.
Chuck was curious as to why all the females in the room were staring at him. Well except for Tiffany, whose eyes kept darting from him to the table and so on and so forth.
Casey gave a disgusted grunt. "Go put on some clothes Bartowski; you're going to make me lose my appetite."
Before Chuck even realized that he was basically half naked in front of everybody, Sarah got up, gripped his arm, and started dragging him towards his room.
Chuck yelped, "Help me!"
Once in the room, Sarah shoved Chuck to the bed, surprised and disappointed that the towel hadn't fallen off, and closed and locked the door behind her.
She faced Chuck who was sitting on the bed, who was looking rather anxious.
"Chuck, why are you torturing me like this?"
"What are you…"
"I mean you keep winding me up until I'm close to the point of no return, then you stop! Do you not find me attractive anymore?"
The look on her face nearly killed him. He got up and placed a hand on each side of her face.
"Sarah, you are the most beautiful and sexiest woman I have ever seen and could ever imagine."
"Then why haven't we had sex?" Sarah heard how she sounded and was horrified.
Chuck chuckled. "Sorry…Look, I want to, you don't know how bad I want to..."
"But?"
"…But, I don't think it's the right time yet. I want it to be special for the both of us. I think we both deserve that…Making love to you means so much to me, and I know you probably think making love is the same as sex…"
Sarah flinched. He was right, and she was slightly embarrassed because of it.
"…I'm sorry Sarah. It's just. I just want this to be perfect for us. It'll be our first time, and I don't want it to be replaced by a salacious night. I want to make love to you, not just have sex with you…you know? It's not like I'm planning it or something, but when we feel the time is right, I want to take my time pleasing you, which in turn, will please me."
Sarah's eyes were slightly glassy when Chuck pulled her closer until his lips were slowly and lovingly moving with hers. She couldn't believe how lucky she was to be with such an incredible man. Other men would have tried to get her to bed as soon as they could, but here was her Chuck, prolonging the inevitable so it would be completely intimate and memorable.
When they detached from each other, they were both slightly dazed.
"I love you so much Chuck."
OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, THIS IS MY CHANCE. Chuck smirked.
"I know."
Sarah laughed as an idea bubble popped. She quickly pulled his towel off.
The red tint was everywhere on Chuck, from head to toe, as he tried to cover himself up by posing in 'The Morgan'.
Chuck's breath became shaky at best. "Sarah, uh, can you…"
"What Chuck, if I have to wait, then the least you could do is give me a preview of what's to come." Sarah had an innocent look going. Just because they would hold off on sex, I mean making love, that didn't mean she couldn't have a little fun.
Chuck couldn't believe he was actually trying to stop this goddess from doing, whatever she had in mind.
His mouth opened and closed like a fish as his mind was melting rapidly. He was completely naked in front of the most gorgeous woman on the planet, and he wanted to cover up? And did she just lick her lips?
Sarah gave a quick squeeze and it shocked his mind enough to form coherent words. He needed this to stop…or maybe…no, no, he needed to put an end to this!
"Sarah, please!"
As much as Sarah enjoyed having Chuck in her hand, she took pity on him. Truth be told, she was excited for the time when they would make love, and she knew she wouldn't be able to stop if she continued. She was definitely curious as to how it would be different from sex. Now all that had to happen, was for the right time to hurry it's ass up.
Like any evil woman, namely Carina, she let out a soft sensual moan while she nodded her head in acquiescence's.
Chuck wobbled a bit.
After he got his strength back, he quickly grabbed the towel on the floor and wrapped himself up. He sprinted to the bathroom to yet again experience another cold shower.
A couple minutes later, Chuck returned to his room and quickly got dressed. He had asked Sarah to leave so he could change, but she politely declined saying she wanted to enjoy the show. Chuck surprisingly let her stay because, quite frankly, he wanted payback.
After he finished getting dressed, Sarah was about to get off the bed, but Chuck pushed her back down and quickly got on top of her.
He gave her an earth shattering kiss that made her moan while his tongue invaded her mouth. His lips released hers and he slowly kissed down her jaw onto her neck. He was moving frustratingly slow until he moved into a dead stop, and attacked. It was the same spot Chuck had discovered the night of the art gala.
Sarah was in heaven pure and simple. He knew how to push her buttons and they still had their clothes on! Chuck hadn't even gone below her collarbone and she was almost ready to burst.
Chuck loved the feel of her writhing underneath him as gasps, moans, and all sorts of sounds came from her mouth. As much as he wanted to continue pleasing his love, he needed to stop before he got too carried away. I mean after all, this was supposed to be a lesson.
Oh my god, how is he doing this? So close…Just a little more…CHU-…"
Chuck quickly got up and left the room, calling out to her as he did.
"Breakfast getting cold honey; hurry up and shower."
Sarah could hear his laughter. Any other time, it would have sounded like pure bliss, but at this very moment, it pissed her off. He did not just do that! She was so close.
She quickly grabbed a clean towel and went to the bathroom, stomping her feet like a spoiled brat along the way.
Before she was about to slam the door to the bathroom shut, she yelled out, "YOU'RE A DEAD MAN BARTOWSKI!"
Castle/Carmichael Industries
Team Bartowski were gathered in the conference room, waiting for the General to start the morning briefing.
Chuck was wondering why his dad and Bryce weren't present for the briefing, but before he could ask his team anything, the General appeared on the screen.
"Good morning team."
After everyone greeted the General, Chuck voiced his concern.
"General, do you know where Orion and Agent Larkin are?"
"Yes Agent Carmichael. I sent Agent Larkin and Orion to Reykjavík, Iceland. The tactical team I sent for Shaw has tracked him to an abandon 135 acre farm. Although abandoned, the security surrounding this place is unbelievably high, and the tactical team wasn't able to force Shaw out, unlike the other Ring bases. My guess, that's where the Ring headquarters is, and I've sent the Intersect to verify. Orion is there to monitor Agent Larkin's reactions in the field."
Casey wished the General had made someone from Team Bartowski go with the Intersect as well.
"'Humph', Larkin might want to play hero and try to take down the whole place by himself."
"Don't worry Colonel, Orion promised to protect the Intersect, even from himself. And, even though the Tactical team on site hasn't been read in on the Intersect, they've been ordered to detain Agent Larkin if he deviates from mission parameters."
Casey gave a satisfied grunt.
Diane continued. "While we wait for confirmation from the Agent Larkin, Team Bartowski will be running an op of its own. With the recent string of mission successes, we have the Ring on the run. Unfortunately, as a result, a new player has risen from the shadows. Has anyone heard of Alexei Volkoff?"
The team shook their heads 'no'.
Beckman wasn't surprised. "Alexei Volkoff founded and runs the organization Volkoff Industries. When the groups like Fulcrum and the Ring were our main concerns, Volkoff Industries have been overlooked since they were never really a threat. But now that Fulcrum is no more, and the Ring is in a weakened state, Volkoff has taken advantage of the power struggle."
Chuck spoke. "General, so you're saying that Volkoff Industries have basically taken over the control the Ring once had?"
"That is correct Agent Carmichael."
"What is it we need to do?" Sarah asked.
"We have gathered intel on a warehouse located in Prague. We've confirmed it to be one of the bases of operations for Volkoff Industries situated around the world. The intel also suggests, that this man…" A picture of what looked like a giant appeared on half the screen. "…Yuri Gobrienko, a.k.a. The Gobbler, is in charge of the facility. A deadly bio-weapon containing a Chimera virus is being stored there until they're able to move it for mass processing and distribution."
With Volkoff Industries being such an unknown until now, Chuck was curious as to how they acquired such detailed information.
"Ma'am, how accurate is this intel, and who's the source?"
"Since it's from your father Chuck, I think the information is pretty trustworthy."
Carina asked, "So what are our mission objectives General?"
"Well, I want team Bartowski to obtain the Chimera virus and to capture Yuri Gobrienko alive. He is a high ranking soldier for Volkoff, so the information he knows could be priceless. However, he is highly dangerous. He got the nickname because he sometimes eats his victims. So although I want him alive, if you have no choice, terminate him…You'll be leaving tomorrow at 06:00…Any questions?"
Chuck stepped forward. "Uh general, I actually have a request that impacts the team."
Sarah's mind went into complete 'freak out mode'. He's going to ask for a new partner, I just know it!
Sarah turned her head and leered at Carina, who shrank under the blonde's chilling gaze.
Beckman was a little surprised. She thought everything between Walker and Bartowski were going well.
"What is it Bartowski?"
"I would like to add a new member to the team."
Everyone was confused as to who Chuck wanted to add, and quite frankly why.
The General had a bad feeling. "And who is that pray tell?"
"Actually the individual in question is waiting right outside. Let me go get that person."
Chuck took a couple of steps towards the stairs, but then he stopped and turned towards everybody.
"Keep an open mind."
Chuck disappeared out the secret entrance of Castle.
Casey voiced his concerns. "We don't need another agent on the team. Knowing Bartowski, it's probably going to be a moron just like him."
"Did anyone know about this?" Sarah asked.
Everyone said 'no'.
Chuck came back with the guest in tow.
Casey growled while the three female agents looked on with incredulous stares.
Since the computer screen was facing away from the stairs, the General had no idea who this new agent was. Judging by the reactions from the rest of the team, she was sure adding this new person was going to turn out to be a cluster fuck.
Chuck stepped into the General's sight, and the person who followed nearly gave her a damn stroke.
"Hell no, that bearded troll is not joining this team. He doesn't even have any training." Casey barked.
Morgan was about to retort, but he thought about what the Colonel actually said, and it was true. He just shrugged in agreement.
Beckman shook herself out of her stupor.
"Bartowski, explain yourself."
"Look General, I know that Morgan doesn't have any training, but neither did I at first. Plus, it's not like he's coming with us out on the field."
Morgan and Chuck had already discussed the role the bearded one would have, but Grimes decided to try for one last Hail Mary to join the team out on actual missions.
"About that Chuck, I was thinking…"
"Morgan!" Chuck warned.
Morgan held up his hands in surrender. "Alright, alright"
Beckman was slightly curious as to what would Grimes' role be on Team Bartowski.
"So if he's not going out with the team, what exactly is his role, Cheerleader?"
Everyone was shocked at the small joke Beckman just delivered. True, it was barely a joke, and it wasn't even that funny, but the General showing humor was like a hippie that didn't smoke…Rare.
Chuck recovered and answered. "He's going to stay in Castle and assist Agent Andrews."
Tiffany was not pleased. "So along with keeping your asses alive, I'm going to be on babysitting duties?"
Morgan tried to state his case. "Look, I know I've boasted about my mad work avoidance skills, but I'm completely serious when it comes to this. I want to help the team. I want to help this country, and I can do this!"
Chuck tried to help. "Come on Tiffany, you and I will just train him on how to operate Castle. For this mission just give him the basics on the communications. He'll basically be your assistant. You're in charge of our base, and he knows that. Morgan will respect that. He knows this isn't a game, we just got to have faith in the little man."
The idea of Morgan Guillermo Grimes joining Team Bartowski surprisingly didn't make Diane want to pull her hair out. I mean she never even thought of the possibility, even when she gave Chuck permission to read in his sister, brother-in-law, and best friend. There was no chance she would let Grimes go on missions, but what harm could he really do in Castle? Why not give Chuck, who was one of her favorite agents aside from Casey, something so simple.
Beckman spoke. "Well, if the rest of the team agrees, then I see no problem with it…However, if Grimes messes up, it's your ass Chuck. And you owe me."
The General smirked, which resulted in Chuck returning with his very own smile.
Not in a million years would have Chuck believed that he actually shared some semblance of a relationship with the General. Dare he say they were almost frie-…nah, that's crazy! It was more of a mutual respect. My; how things have changed since the Intersect days.
Sarah realizing that the General was in a good mood, decided to bring up her recent request.
"Ma'am, did you decide on a decision for my request for permanent reassignment to Team Bartowski?"
The General arched her eyebrow in slight confusion. Are we still on this? Oh right, I have to keep up appearances.
"I'll give you my decision after this current mission Agent Walker."
Sarah nodded. She needed this mission to be a success.
Chuck looked to the rest of the group.
"So…Morgan…yes?"
He could see the hesitancy in all their eyes, but he knew he had them.
Chuck turned to his best friend. "Welcome to the team buddy!"
Carina shook her head. "No one agreed Chuck."
Chuck just gave her his Bartowski special smile. "Now you know you guys can never say no to me."
Casey face palmed. "We're doomed!"
May 2010
Prague, Czech Republic
Casey lay in a prone position casing the perimeter through his Barrett M107CQ, a couple of miles away on the south side of the warehouse. Carina was crouched a couple feet from the Colonel in order to make sure they didn't get blindsided.
Facing the north end of the building, Chuck lay in that same position looking through the scope of his AIG Asymmetric Warrior ASW338LM, with Sarah providing lookout, same as Carina.
Chuck cued his mic. "Casey, there's 4 guards situated on the north side of the warehouse…actually, looking at Cortana, and the layout Andrews and Grimes sent me, this place is more of a facility than a warehouse."
Casey growled. "Will you shut it Carmichael…I have only 3 guards on the south side. How do you want to play this out?"
Chuck's voice rang out through Casey's earpiece.
"There's no way we can do this quietly. There are too many guards and the security system is a lot more complex than I thought…I say we take out the patrols around the complex as quickly and quietly as we can. Then Walker and I will look for the Chimera virus while you and Miller grab Yuri…Everybody ok with that?"
Walker, Miller, and Casey all responded with a simple 'yes'.
Casey counted down from 5, and when he hit 1, both Chuck and Casey proceeded to take out the patrols around the facility. The Colonel of course was flawless on his kill shots, while Chuck used heavy dosed tranq darts.
Virtually all of Chucks weapons were customized to fire darts because he simply refused to use live ammunition unless absolutely necessary. But of course like always, the one gun that shot real bullets was his Smith & Wesson Series V, that he carried strapped to his ankle…just in case.
Once both outfits saw the final guard hit the ground, all four agents rushed the compound. Unfortunately for Team Bartowski, Chuck wasn't kidding when he said the security for the facility was complex. Apparently Volkoff didn't kid around when it came to protecting his organization.
Luckily, Orion had developed something special for his son for these very occasions.
Chuck nodded to Sarah, and she took out a circular device which she attached to the keypad of the door. On the other side, Carina did the same.
The device attached to the doors was created by Orion, but the idea for the product was entirely Chucks. What it essentially was was a centralized EMP. The device…named 'Empower' by Chuck, after the super-heroine 'Empowered' obviously…gave off a high intensity directed EMP which only affected whatever it was attached to. What made the device appropriate for this particular problem was the fact that Orion built a special feature where the device would hack into the system and it would imitate whatever the Empower was attached to. This made it look like everything was running normal when in reality the device would short circuit whatever it was used upon.
The second the doors unlocked, Casey and Miller rushed in, in search of Yuri. Chuck and Sarah on the other hand held back.
Chuck connected back to Castle.
"Andrews, can you study the plans to the facility and send me the most likely location for the lab?"
A couple minutes later, Tiffany responded. "Best bet is the East side of the building. I've sent you a marker on Cortana, so just follow that."
Morgan's voice came on the earpiece the moment Tiffany finished.
"You're welcome."
Chuck laughed, and was about to open the door when Sarah stopped him. He turned to her, worried that something might be wrong.
"Are you ok?"
Sarah smiled. "Yeah, I just…don't do anything stupid. Be careful in there."
Chuck gave her a quick peck on the lips. "You know me."
Sarah nodded. "That's why I said it."
He rolled his eyes, and they proceeded in.
Carina and Casey worked their way through the halls, taking out anyone who got in there way. They went down one particular hall that had a lot of personnel, and figured it was their best bet in finding Yuri Gobrienko. When they got to the end, it emptied out into a huge room that contained a cache of weapons, drugs, and money.
Inside, they could see around 15 men. Some were dressed in plain street clothes, while others had police uniforms on. Right in the middle was Yuri, who was ordering everybody around.
Carina whispered "Looks like Volkoff has the police force on his payroll."
Casey growled "I hate dirty cops!"
"How do you want to handle this Casey?"
"Throw our flash bangs and kill everybody but Yuri."
Carina smirked "So the usual Johnny?"
He grunted.
They each detached a flash bang from their vests, retracted their arms, and threw the explosives towards the middle of the room.
Once the flash bangs lit up the room, both Casey and Carina ran in and took cover behind a couple of barrels. They looked over the top of their cover and started to fire upon the enemy.
Casey managed to take out 6 while Carina took out 5 before the corrupt cops and Volkoff's men recovered and took cover.
Yuri yelled out to his men, „Jsou u vchodu!" ("They're by the entrance!")
Casey keyed his mic. "Walker, we located Yuri, and we might need some help if this firefight drags out too long. Hurry up and grab the virus!"
"We're almost there, keep them busy." She responded.
Yuri turned to one of his men and said „Nastavte autodestrukci a zajistěte ten virus, pak uzavřete budovu." ("Commence the self destruct sequence and bring me the virus. Once you get it, lock down the facility.")
„Jak dlouho bude trvat, než se spustí autodestrukce?" ("How much time for the self destruct sequence?") The man asked.
„30 minut by mělo stačit. S těmihle to vyřídíme. " ("30 minutes should be enough time. We'll dispatch of them quickly.")
Chuck and Sarah turned the corner and found the lab. They entered the room, but the scientists apparently were too busy since they didn't notice the agents entered the room.
Chuck was about to say something to the scientists when an alarm rang out through the base.
A voice over the intercom spoke. „Během 30 minut to tu vyletí do vzduchu. Hezký den všem." ("This facility will self destruct in 30 minutes…Have a nice day.")
Chuck looked over to Sarah. "Well that doesn't sound good."
The scientists all sprinted for the exit, ignoring the two agents in their way, but before the last one could escape, Sarah grabbed him.
Chuck pointed his Five-SeveN at the guys face.
"Give me the Chimera virus."
The scientist didn't know the gun only shot tranqs, and at the moment, he didn't really care. All he wanted to do was get the hell out of the building before it exploded. Unfortunately, he had no idea what these two intruders wanted since he couldn't speak English.
„Já.. Já… Já nechápu…" ("I…I…I don't understand.")
Sarah looked at Chuck and shrugged. Out of all the damn languages she knew, Czech was of course not one of them!
Chuck typed something into Cortana. When he was done, he looked up at the scientist.
"Uh…„Dejte mi Chiméru!" ("Give onto me the Chimera.")
The scientist nodded and went over to the middle table that had a mini incubator on top of it.
"Chuck, go deal with the scientist, I'll keep watch by the door."
Chuck went over to where the guy was working while Sarah went to the door.
It took several minutes, but the Czech scientist was finally able to take the test tube out from the incubator. He then placed it in a silver canister, and handed it to the male agent.
Chuck smiled, typed something into Cortana, and looked back up.
„Děkuji vám… Cože to?" ("Thank you…Now what did the voice of the building say?")
Before the scientist could answer, Sarah started shooting down the hall to her right.
"Chuck, hurry we got to get out of here."
The Intercom activated again, and the same mechanical voice spoke out through the speakers.
„20 minut do exploze… Komplex se uzavírá." ("20 minutes till self destruction…Building lockdown initiated.")
Chuck was holding down a button on Cortana, and it recorded and translated what the voice over the PA system said.
His eyes grew wide as he started dragging the scientist along with him towards the exit.
Sarah was leaning outside the door in order to fire her weapon. Half of her was in the hall, while the other half of her body was in the lab. Since she was busy dealing with the men firing at her down the hall, she didn't notice the metal barrier directly above her, start to come down.
Chuck saw it and knew he was too far to reach the exit in time. The building was going to explode soon and he needed her safe. While still in full stride, he grabbed the scientist who was slightly behind him, and pushed him towards Sarah.
The scientist collided with Sarah, and they both fell into the hall.
Sarah looked down the hall and was surprised she wasn't Swiss cheese at the moment.
The guards left after hearing they only had 20 minutes before the facility self destructed. The man in charge of retrieving the virus didn't expect to run into any opposition, so he decided to just escape when he realized it was taking too long to get to the lab.
Sarah picked herself up and ignored the scientist who seemed to be running for his life. She looked back at the lab door and found a metal barrier blocking the door.
She cued her mic. "Chuck what the hell happened!"
Chuck pressed a couple of buttons on Cortana so that he and Sarah would be speaking on a private frequency for their mics. He didn't want the rest of the team to hear what he had to say.
"Sarah, the place is gonna blow in less than 20 minutes. You got to go help Carina and Casey, and get the hell out of here."
Sarah became furious. "I'm not leaving you, you idiot!"
"Sarah it's going to take a lot of focus for me to hack into the system and open this door, and I can't do that if I know you're still here."
"Chuck…"
"Agent Walker, go and help the rest of our team, that's an order!"
"Who the hell do you think you are…"
"Sarah please! We're running out of time, and I won't be able to focus knowing you're going to be caught in the explosion. I promise I'll meet you guys at the rendezvous spot when I get out of here."
Sarah was torn. The agent side of her knew she couldn't help Chuck get out of that room and that she needed to help the rest of her team, but the side that was becoming more dominant, the 'normal' side, screamed that she would rather die with Chuck then to leave him to this fate.
She made a decision. She knew it was the right choice, because if her presence was making it more difficult for Chuck to get out of that room, then she needed to leave to give him the best chance at living.
"Chuck you better not break your promise…I love you."
"I love you too Sarah. Be careful."
Sarah took off towards Casey and Carina while she desperately held back the tears threatening to spill. There was no way she was going to cry because she knew Chuck. He would never break a promise to her. He probably was going to be the first one at the rendezvous spot…yeah that's right, he'll be there.
Chuck connected back to Castle and keyed his mic.
"Hey guys, mind finding me another way out of the lab?"
You could hear the confusion in Morgan's tone.
"Why can't you use the door you came from?"
Even though time was running out, he couldn't help but laugh. Good ole Morgan.
"Well I would buddy, but there's currently a solid metal object blocking my path. One of Volkoff's men must have triggered a lockdown of the facility when Casey and Carina engaged them…Oh, but the best part is that they set the whole place to blow and I have less than 20 minutes to get out of here…YAY!"
Tiffany's voice blasted through his ear, and she had a frantic tone to her voice.
"Just stay calm Chuck, I'm studying the plans right now…You'll be fine, I won't let anything happen to you."
Back at Castle, Tiffany's fingers were working at an unbelievably fast rate. Morgan was hypnotized at the pace she was going.
Sarah got to the main room that Carina and Casey were at and was stunned for a quick second at what she saw.
Both her teammates were fighting, what it seemed like, an ogre.
She didn't know why they weren't using their guns to subdue him since it looked like Yuri was the only one left, but time was quickly running out, and frankly she didn't care.
Yuri threw a right hook that connected with Casey's jaw and then fluidly transitioned into backhanding Carina with his left. The two agents fell to the ground, blood leaking from their mouths.
Sarah just walked up to Yuri, withdrew her tranq pistol…curtsey of Chuck…and fired right into the giant's chest.
The gobbler wobbled, but didn't go down.
When Yuri took a step towards Sarah, she shot him again. And yet again, he didn't go down.
Carina got up from the ground and yelled "JUST EMPTY THE WHOLE CLIP WALKER!"
Sarah kept firing till she was on empty, and before Yuri collapsed, Casey charged and delivered a brutal right hook to the giant.
Yuri went down with a 'thud'.
Sarah went over to Carina to check if she was ok.
"Casey, grab Yuri and let's go."
Casey grunted "Yeah, going to need a little help Walker."
"Where's Chuck?" Carina asked.
Sarah didn't want to lie, but they were running out of time.
"He has the Chimera virus and he'll meet us at the rendezvous…Look we need to hurry, this pace is going to blow soon!"
„10 minut do exploze." ("10 minutes till self destruction")
Tiffany had tears running down her cheek as she spoke into her head set.
"Chuck, there's no other way out except the door you came in…Maybe…maybe there's some chemicals in the lab that can blow the door?"
"Tiffany, tell Sarah that I'm…"
"NO! Chuck, you will make it, now find something to blow that fucking door off!"
Andrews slammed her fist into the console and it broke Morgan out of his daze.
He keyed his headset. "I GOT IT! Chuck I know how to get that door open!"
A/N (2): Again, so sorry this is so late. Anyone have helpful tips on breaking writers block?
Any and all reviews are appreciated.