Chuck vs. The Shake Up

Well, here's the final chapter folks. The showdown between Panzer and Chuck. Happy reading and please give some feedback because they're always welcome.

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A Fighting Chance

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Panzer's Hacienda
Vilena Mountains
Tuesday 10:40 a.m.

Panzer strikes first in an aggressive fashion. Back and forth the two men due across the floor of the living the room as steel on steel clash. Sparks flew from the violence of their meeting.

The Ring agent with short sword experience thrust his blade with a lightning quick blur and Chuck managed to parry. The man with intersect in his head feinted and swung, his short sword spinning through the air at his muscular neck.

The big guy managed to duck, barely in time, but his riposte was as vicious as ever and Chuck was forced to leap back. In Chuck's mind, Panzer is truly a master swordsmen possibly using his skills in training or in the field against many an enemy with the blade. Chuck, on the other hand, learned the ability from flashing and so far he's been able to keep up with the bald guy's attacks.

As the two men continued to fight with both their blades seemingly becoming one blurring with their movements, they find themselves battling up stairs. The two men's chests worked like bellows as they panted from their exertions.

Neither of them slowed the intensity of their attacks. Time and again both men avoided an attack that would have cost one of them their lives. The stairs themselves added to the danger of the situation.

Chuck stumbled when he tripped on one of the steps of the stairs giving Panzer the opportunity to capitalize on his mistake. Fortunately. he quickly twist of his body keeping him from having Panzer's sword run though his chest.

The brown haired man slammed himself against the wall and aimed a powerful cut at his head. Panzer quickly pulled himself back nearly avoiding having his own head chopped off.

The two men continue to battle inevitably finding themselves at the top of the stairs of the second floor to the hacienda. It's a relentless battle to where Panzer catches Chuck's wrist knocking his sword to the floor with his knee. Panzer kicks it behind him and in that brief moment Chuck watches it slide a few feet away. He is now truly at a disadvantage as master short swordsmen expresses a sinister smile feeling he has the upper hand.

The one time reluctant spy had to think quick before he finds himself on the wrong end of the blade. At that moment, Panzer lunges forward leading Chuck to make a quick spin around hooking the experienced big man's right arm with short sword in hand and using his momentum to use his right elbow to hit him in the back of the head.

As Panzer is left momentarily stunned it gives him the opening he needs to head down to quickly recover his short sword that slid across the floor down the hall towards a large window. The already pissed off Ring agent recovered quickly pursuing his tall and lanky opponent. Chuck rushes over sliding across feet first snatching up his weapon just as Panzer dropped into a classic lunge, extending his body thrusting his sword toward directly into the business owner's chest.

Chuck once again quickly compensates by spinning around and sidestepping Panzer's sword to where it pierced air instead of human flesh. The battle is grueling to the say the last as both men are determined to best each other not letting up one bit. As the continue to fight, they both hear sporadic gun fire outside to the point where Chuck hears the voice of Casey in his ear wig.

"I think we got'em all." grunted the grizzled NSA veteran.

His brief attention on what he heard would quickly turn back to the battle that he's currently in. It's at the point, the two men lock swords to where it now becomes a test of strength to see who has more strength to overpower the other. In the struggle for dominance, Chuck finds himself on the losing end as he forced back hard against the wall that the impact causes several hanging picture frames to fall on the hardwood floor.

Chuck grimaced in pain but continued to keep himself from getting his own head chopped off. As he's pinned against the wall, they both lock eyes and in doing so he can see the sheer intensity in Panzer's eyes as they show absolute determination in wanting to end his life. However that same determination mixed in with trepidation can also be seen in the former nerd herd leader as well.

The struggle between Panzer and Chuck slowly moves towards the big man's advantage as the business owner feels himself losing strength. It's at that point, the hulky Ring agent forces the two short swords back towards him. In that instance, Chuck can see Panzer express a sinister smile growing on his lips causing him to muster up everything he can to try to get out of the perilous situation he's currently in and quick.

To him, when it comes to his mental strength, he can't be beaten but unfortunately when it comes to physical strength it can be as he's losing the ability to keep himself from being sliced and diced. Chuck's strength is seconds from be completely wiped out when all of sudden he hears his name being called out. The two men turn their heads to see Sarah and Travis pointing their weapons directly at Panzer.

"Freeze!" screamed Sarah.

The initial distraction gives Chuck the opportunity to knee Panzer in the side and as he leans forward a bit gives the big guy a head but to the face. In that moment, Chuck has enough rejuvenated energy to push himself away from being pinned against the wall. As the does that, Travis and Sarah helplessly watch Chuck tangle with a dangerous Ring agent.

The seemingly long battle between the two escalates to a fever pitch as Chuck grabs tight a hold of Panzer. Afterwards, he uses all of his strength to use his momentum in order to crash through the window leading both men to disappear out of sight.

"Chuck!" the blonde agents screamed. A look of utter horror is expressed in her eyes as she just watched her husband hurl himself through the window with Panzer in his clutches.

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Panzer's Hacienda
Vilena Mountains
Tuesday 11:00 a.m.

Sarah briefly stands there at the end of the hallway still expressing a look of utter horror on her face. She is suddenly snapped out of it when Travis quickly rushes over to the window. The blonde beauty quickly follows and after seconds seem like hours getting the two large broken window where Travis stands look out.

When she finally reaches his position she looks out the window seeing that there is relatively large slope underneath the window. At the very edge are the two short swords leading her to believe that Chuck and Panzer dropped them as they were falling. Sarah instantly turns her attention to Travis.

"Let's go!" she quickly spitted out immediately heading out from where she came.

"I'm right behind ya!" replied Travis.

While they make their way to location where the two men have probably fallen, Chuck and Panzer are on the ground seemingly unconscious. However, both men suddenly stir and slowly get up on to their knees. The try to regain their breathe after having the wind knocked out of them. The two are battered and bruised after falling from such a significant height.

In that brief moment, a thought runs through Chuck's mind as he stares across his large adversary. As much as he feels pain right now. Chuck wants to finish this. To him, this is the first actual physical fight he's been in and as crazy as is it to him he wants to see if he what it takes to go up against the likes of Panzer. True, he's encountered the likes of Colt but he never really went toe to toe with massive big man.

Ultimately, he wants to prove something not to his wife, his friend Travis, his burly teammate Casey, or Shaw for that matter but to himself. In his mind, it's considered a do or die situation and to the brown haired man he is determined to take him down. It's at the point, Chuck nods at him as if to non verbally say to him are you ready to which Panzer nods back leading both men to slowly get up.

As they do, Travis and Sarah rush out the living room door to see the two men square off. They are not the only one's who arrive as Casey and Shaw appear as well from opposite directions. The blonde beauty is about to rush over to her husband when Shaw suddenly stops her.

"Stay where you are Agent Walker." ordered Shaw. "All of you stay where you are and that is an order." added the team leader.

"What are you doing!" she screamed.

"He has to do this on his own!" Shaw screamed back.

"Shaw, you son of a…"

Chuck immediately cuts her off. "Babe!" he screamed. Sarah's attention turns from Shaw to her husband. As she does, tears are beginning to form in her eyes as Chuck continues on. "I got to know." he spitted out turning his attention back to Panzer.

Sarah silently nodded. After doing so, she and Travis stepped over to Casey's position leaving Shaw to stand on the other side. In her mind, her husband is out of his mind but is supporting him all the way.

"Kick his ass Chuck." firmly stated Sarah.

It wasn't long before Panzer made his move. Chuck anticipated his first move ducking to avoid a right cross. Unfortunately, he couldn't avoid the 3 solid left upper cut to his fight side of ribs causing him to yelp out in pain. The big man then takes that opportunity to grab his wrist twisting it to the point that he wraps his hand around Chuck's neck forcing the brown haired to fall back on the ground.

Panzer quickly followed with an attempt at a downward elbow strike to the face but his efforts would fail as he is quickly met with the knee to the right side of his head. The grip on Chuck's wrist is released. He quickly grabs Panzer's right wrist and swings his legs back jumps back on to his feet. As he does, he launches a spinning side back kick into his gut, just below his rib cage. The air rushing out of his lungs was clear of that.

The move causes Travis get on one knee as verbally cheers on his friend and teammate. "You can do it!"

"Come on Bartowski." softly muttered Casey keeping his eyes locked on the fight just a few feet away from him.

For Sarah, her attention goes back and forth from the fight to Shaw standing on the other side. She has an overwhelming urge to march over there in order to punch him in the face for allowing this to happen but restrains herself from doing so. Her attention quickly returns to the ensuing fight that her husband is in.

The fight would end with a kick and a choke hold. The first kick was an impressive spinning reverse backhand style blow to the side of Panzer's knee. This allowed Chuck to get behind Panzer and wrap his arms around him in a type of sleep choke hold. To put even more pressure on the hold he falls on his back with Panzer on top of him and immediately wraps his legs around his waits.

It's at that point, Chuck clinches in the combination sleeper/choke hold and uses all the strength he can muster rears back. As he does, he lets out a scream as he close his eyes bending his head back with every intention of killing Panzer. Sarah immediately notices this to where she immediately tries to get through to him before it's too late.

"Chuck, let go!" she screamed. "It's over!" she pleaded.

"No…" the team leader says shaking his head. "…it's not Agent Walker." screamed Shaw.

"Yes it is Shaw!" she spitted out turning her attention from Shaw to her husband. She clearly sees Panzer's eyes roll in the back of his head. "Chuck! Let go baby!" she added screaming at the top of her lungs.

It seemed that her words weren't getting through to him. Chuck continues to lock on the sleeper/choke hold and then he opens his eyes seeing an upside down Shaw behind him. In that brief moment, he saw the smile expressed on his face causing him to realize what he wants him to do. He immediately lifts his head to look at his wife who has tears running down her cheek.

In that instance, Chuck all of a sudden lets go much to Shaw's dismay. He pushes the limp body of Panzer off him. All in all, the fight between the two of them lasted about 3 minutes or so. Sarah quickly rushed over to her husbands side with Casey and Travis following right behind her. As she approaches she gives a glaring look towards Shaw.

Afterwards, she briefly looks at the seemingly lifeless body of Panzer and then turns her attention to her husband. As he kneels over him, Sarah caresses Chuck's left cheek with her right hand. While laying there, he can see his wife and 2 teammates hovering over him.

"You did good Bartowski." grunted the NSA agent giving him a quick nod.

"Awesome fight dude." Travis quickly stated patting him on left shoulder.

Chuck responds with a tired smile towards his two teammates. His attention then turns to his wife. "Sarah." he breathed out.

"I'm here baby." she quickly replied.

"Tell me…" he said struggling to get the words. Chuck coughs grimacing in pain afterwards.

"Tell you what?" Sarah wondered reaching down to hold his right hand.

After taking a moment to gather his bearings he looks up at her. "Did I win?" he asked expressing a smile up towards his wife.

Sarah could only shake her head expressing a bit of laughter at his question. She wasn't the only one as Travis did as well whereas Casey gave his usual grunt worthy response while Shaw just stands there a few feet away from his subordinates.

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Velina Runway
Velina
Tuesday 4:15 a.m.

After placing the prone body of Hugo Panzer in custody, he was sent back with armed escorts to a C.I.A. detention center back in Los Angeles. For the man who not so much won but rather survived the brutal battle, it took Chuck a couple hours to recover form what he just went through. The man who bested Panzer on this particular day suffered several scrapes and bruised ribs for his efforts.

Once Chuck was able to get back on his feet with his ribs wrapped tightly, the team finds themselves standing at the bottom of the stairs of The Bird of Prey. They are not alone as Sondra is standing in front of them.

"We got what we came for." said Shaw holding the code key in his hand.

"Yeah…" stated Sarah glancing at Shaw. "…but nearly paying a price for it." she added turning his attention to her husband express a small hint of a grin that Chuck reciprocates back.

Shaw doesn't acknowledge Sarah's response as he looks straight at Sondra. "You have been a great help." he added.

"You're welcome." she replied back.

Shaw grips it in his hand and then turns around heading up the stairs with his gear in hand. After disappearing out of sight, Travis and Casey follow suit as well grabbing their gear as well but before they head up the stairs they give a quick head nod to the young woman instrumental in helping them capture a deadly ring agent. Once they disappear out of sit, Chuck and Sarah have the opportunity to talk to briefly talk with her.

"Are you going to be ok?" Chuck asked the young woman.

In his mind, she has been though so much in her life that he wonders whether or not she'll be able to put the past behind her. To him, she's now alone with no other family to speak of. True, she has her father but that relationship was considered dead to her the minute he turned his back on her mother. It's going to be a tough situation for her but she's a strong young woman who will persevere he thinks to himself.

"Si Signore Chuck." she responded. "I've been on my own since I was 16 and I can take care of myself."

"Listen…" said Sarah. "…the C.I.A. pretty much owns the hacienda your father lived in. So…"

"So…what are you saying?" she asked with absolute curiosity.

Chuck chimes in. "What my wife is saying Sondra…" he said reaching over placing his left hand on her right shoulder. "…it's your house now." he added flashing a smile.

Sondra's eyes go completely wide upon hearing that as she expresses utter shock. Afterwards, she tries to find the words to express how she feel but is unable to at the moment causes Chuck and Sarah to express smiles of their own. It's at that point, the young woman responds by lunging forward and embracing the man who was previously in a brutal fight against her father no less.

Chuck winces pain and lets a small but clearly audible yelp that both Sarah and Sondra clearly clear.

"Ribs, still a little tender." responded Chuck favoring his right side.

"I'm sorry." Sondra softly replied.

"That's okay…" retorted the brown haired man reaching over to rubbing the top of head. "…nothing like a couple of Advil and few hours of sleep on the plane won't fix." said Chuck with a sheepish grin.

"I cant you two…" the young woman happily said. "…all of you for helping me."

"It's what we do sweetie." retorted the blonde veteran agent.

Sarah reaches into her pocket and hands her a piece of folded paper that she takes. Sondra looks at it, opens it up, and then peers up at her.

"What's this?"

"Our number…" she said reaching over gently rubbing the side of her left arm. "…if you need anything or just want someone to talk to call us ok." added Sarah with a smile.

"Si signora."

The two women exchange hug while Chuck gives a quick wave as they part ways with the young woman. Afterwards, Sarah slowly helps her husband up the stairs into the Bird of Prey. It doesn't take long before Sondra waves to her new found friends from the ground as she watches the rather large plane take off into the sky.

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Castle
Santa Monica, CA
Tuesday 9:05 p.m.

"This lock box belonged to a spy I had in The Ring." said Shaw with the code key in his hand as the team is gather around the conference table. "In it, it all the intel the agent had." he stated

All 4 team members standing there as Shaw sticks the code key in and once he does a click is heard. The top of the lock box slides open and what all 5 of them see inside are several small discs in a case.

"This…" The team leader picks up the small discs briefly holding them in his hands at eye level. "…we might have a fighting chance. One of the best who died in vain." he firmly addrf looking at his subordinates around the conference table.

Afterwards, he hands the discs to Casey. Once he does, he picks up a small white envelope that's underneath the discs. Shaw stares at for a brief moment and then walks off heading towards the corridor inevitably to his office. In that instance, the 4 members of Team Chuck express a look of curiosity as to his behavior once he picked up the envelope and then just walk off towards his office.

"What was that all about?" wondered Travis.

"Don't care." grumbles Casey. "I'm going to check the intel on these discs." he said walking off to a nearby computer terminal.

"I don't know Trav." he responded shaking his head.

"I'm going to find out." she said walking off heading towards the corridor with determination in her eyes.

It doesn't take long for Sarah to get to Shaw's office. His door is open and when she walks in she witnesses him sitting behind his desk looking into the white small envelope.

In her mind, she along with the rest of the team have a right to know what is in it that he tried to turn the dynamic of the team into something that they're not.

"What's in the envelope Shaw?" she inquired staring intently at him.

Shaw peers up at Sarah placing the unknown item back in the envelope. He close it and then hands it willingly over the veteran C.I.A. agent. The blond beauty takes it, opens it, and reaches in side with her finger. What she pulls it out, she sees that it's a wedding ring. Her attention on the ring she's holding between her fingers turns to the man sitting behind the desk.

"She was killed by a ring agent 5 years ago." he said peering up at her. "Her name was Evelyn Shaw. Eve." Shaw responded with a hint of a smile on his lips. To Sarah, this was the first time he actually has seen him smile. In that moment, she knew why he has made it his mission for the past 5 years to take down the ring. "We both made the mistake the same mistake Agent Walker. We fell in love with spies."

Sarah doesn't say a word. All she does, is place the ring back in the envelope and hand it back to Shaw. She stares at him for a few seconds wondering if he truly treated him harshly after knowing what she knows now. Still, it doesn't negate the fact he nearly allowed her husband to kill a man with his own hands even if that man was an agent for The Ring.

Afterwards, she walks out of Shaw's office back to her husband and the rest of the team in the conference while the team leader is left alone sitting behind his desk with one thought on his mind. The ring is going to pay for what he did to his wife he thinks to himself as he holds the white envelope tightly in his hand.

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Undisclosed Ring Base
Los Angeles, CA
Tuesday 11:05 p.m.

The Ring Director sits behind his desk on the phone. He eventually hangs up placing the phone back on it's base. At the same time that happens, his secretary walks into his office and stands in front of his desk.

"What is it Denise?"

"Hugo Panzer has been captured and word has it that Daniel Shaw is responsible." she answered crossing her arms.

"Daniel…Daniel…Daniel." repeated The Director leaning back in his chair shaking his head. "He is becoming quite a nuisance." he added.

"What do we do about him?" she inquired.

"Contact Agent Cross…" he replied leaning forward in his chair expressing a sly smirk. "…it's time that Special Agent Daniel Shaw know the truth."

"Yes sir." she responded giving a nod to her boss.

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THE END

NOTE: THIS IS FIRST ARC OF A 3 PART ARC FOR DANEL SHAW. I KNOW HE'S THE 2nd HATED HATED CHARACTER WITH THE FIRST NOW BEING VIVIAN VOLKOFF AFTER WHAT SHE PULLED WITH SARAH. ANYWAYS, MY NEXT STORY IS CHUCK VS. THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.