Chuck vs. The Bedtime Story
Well, another chapter posted once again folks. The the start of chapter 3 and I combined vs. The Pink Slip and Vs. The Three Words together like they did with the season 3 premiere. Anyways, I hope you like it and enjoy peeps! Feedback is always welcome and preferred.
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A Noble Quest
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The weekend couldn't come fast enough for Clara as she takes her place once again on her Uncle Morgan's Jabba the Hutt bean bag chair. Once she finally learned the story was in fact real she paid close attention to the point of getting absolutely emotionally involved. As the 13 year old made herself comfortable along with the rest her family, she didn't know who looked forward more in wanting to hear the continuation of the story…her or her Uncle Morgan. He seemed to her like an impatient big kid waiting on being given a prize. It had to take her Aunt Alex to keep him calm because of how he's seemingly squirming on the couch. She always wondered if he's suffering from ADHD because in her mind it could explain so many things about him but never really said it out loud. In any case, her attention on him would inevitably be averted to the man sitting across from her and her parents…her Uncle Chuck.
"Let's get the show on the road Uncle Chuckles." requested Clara clapping her hands together.
Chuck expresses a smile upon hearing and not to mention seeing the eagerness in which his teenage niece is currently exuding. Unfortunately, what he's going to share will quite possibly cause her to experience frustration rather than the overwhelming sense of excitement brought on by he and his wife's story. In that instance, he gives a quick nod towards her and begins the emotional rollercoaster that is chapter 3.
The former knight now had the ability to fight along with having visions. It was a totally new experience for him and it was both exciting and scary at the same time. All 3 knights returned to the secret lair to regroup but it would be the maiden and former who would have a serious talk.
"That doesn't sound good." Alex chimed in expressing concern on her face.
"About what?" Ellie truly wanted to know because she was kept in the dark for so long until the day she found out her brother was a spy. A truly shock to the system she thinks to herself.
"The fact that it's because of his new abilities that the former knight would get the chance to become a knight again." responded Chuck. "As much as he looked forward to it, the maiden knight wasn't all that thrilled." he added glancing at his wife.
"Why daddy?" asked S.J. peering up at his father.
It had been years since either of them remembered that moment and the moment that happened afterwards between the two of them at the train station. At the time, his wife held so much resentment towards him but thankfully they were able to get past it. They say, it's best to talk openly about the past he thinks to himself and now that they are it's very well been great therapy not only from him, but for Sarah as well. He is about to respond to his son when he decides to pass off that particular part of the story to his blonde bride. "Why don't you take this babe." he stated turning his attention from his son to his wife.
Sarah is a bit hesitant at first after being requested by her own husband to continue with the story, especially one that holds bad memories for her. Yet, issues of the past were resolved by talking about it so she happily agreed to it. "All right." answered the former C.I.A. She turns her attention from Chuck to her 6 year old son. "The reason baby the maiden knight didn't want the former knight to be a knight again is because he would be one forever. She was afraid that he would change and the former knight wouldn't be the same guy she first met."
"That's understandable." responded Devon. "The maiden knight cared deeply for him." the handsome heart surgeon added.
The blonde beauty gives a resounding nod to her brother-in-law. "That's true bro. She cared so deeply for the former knight to not be a knight that she told him they should disappear together."
"They were going to run away Auntie Sarah?" inquired the 4 year old sitting on her grandfather's lap.
"Yes sweetie that was the plan." replied Sarah expressing a hint of a smile towards her.
"Uh oh." It's the only two words that Clara uttered out loud that everyone in the family room clearly heard. The 13 year old clearly noticed the way her beautiful blonde aunt said it caused her to become greatly concerned. The happy mood she's currently in would suddenly be replaced by disbelief leading her to quickly recall the question that would most definitely ring very true. Are there ever happy endings in this story?
It's at that point, she takes a quick breathe and in doing so the smile on her lips fades as she begins to recall the unfortunate and painful event that occurred on that fateful day at the train station. "The maiden and former knight agreed to meet when things died down. Once they did…"
Sarah remembers vividly how she stood on the platform of the train station and then turned to see him walking towards her. It had been so long since they had seen each other and she so wanted to run into his arms but restrained herself from doing so. At one point, she found herself momentarily not breathing as she looked at him approaching her. For her, the way he looked was completely different. Granted, it had been a couples weeks since they had seen each other and that last time spent with him was considered the best night of her life. In her mind, she wouldn't have changed it for the world. She decided to meet him halfway and when she did she tried to slow her walk towards him down but because of her inward excitement her pace was quick. In no time flat, she was face to face with him and as she handed him his fake passport the unthinkable happened.
"Sarah wait." Chuck could see the nervousness in her eyes. He had to call upon every ounce of strength he had within him.
"There will be plenty of time to talk on the train. Right now we need to act fast. Trust me Chuck, it is all going to work out fine." Sarah was getting nervous as she saw the indecision in his eyes. She had to kiss him. Chuck was taken aback by the kiss. Her lips were so warm and he had craved those lips every single minute of every single day. But he had to do what was right for their future. "Uh. That was not the kiss I was expecting." Sarah backs up slowly. She was saddened at his lack of response to her kiss.
Chuck saw the hurt in her eyes. He had to continue. "Sarah there is an entire facility here dedicated to turning me into Intersect 2.0. They don't want to turn me into a killing machine, they just want me to be a spy. I mean, me, having the chance to save lives, to make a difference out there." To provide for our family, Chuck thought to himself.
"It's not that simple. You don't know who you're working for. It's complicated, nothing is real." She reached for his hands. "This. This is simple, this is a real life." Chuck looked at their hands. "We have to go Chuck, this is it. Are you coming?" She saw in his eyes that he was struggling. She started losing it as her heart began to break.
"…and that's when the former knight told her he wasn't going to run away with her."
"Ouch." responded Morgan. He winces at the unfortunate circumstances that happen between husband and wife long ago.
"That's so not fair." proclaimed Clara in anger.
"Clara is right." S.J. chimed agreeing with his cousin.
The teenager immediately points to her 6 year old cousin. "See, even the snotrocket agrees with me."
"I know it's not awesome pumpkin…" stated Devon in response to his daughter. "…but you got to remember they have a very complicated relationship.
"They love each other and nothing should be complicated about that." insisted Clara.
In response, Ellie reaches over with her left hand and rubs her right knee. "Love can be complicated baby." The young woman faces her mother and hears her continue on. "It's never easy, especially with the former and maiden knight."
"Your mother's right Clara Bare." Clara attention is averted from her mother to uncle. Chuck can see the absolute disappointment in her eyes and can help but feel responsible for making her feel that way. In that moment, he hopes to rectify that as the story moves along. "The former knight would have to prove his love for the maiden knight and it wasn't going to easy by any means." he added glancing at his wife.
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The former knight would spend 6 months in a far away land training to be a knight once again. He was doing well in his training but unfortunately his new abilities didn't seem to want to work when he needed them to. It caused the tiny red headed queen who was keeping a watchful eye on him to be disappointed because he didn't progress the way she wanted. What ended up happening to him was that he failed in his goal and before he knew it he found himself back in Buymoria a broken man.
"Did he get fixed Uncle Chuck?" asked the 4 year old.
The precious little girls attention would be averted to her right as Ellie chimes in taking the reigns concerning that part of the story. "The former knight's sister and her husband would try their very best to fix him sweetie but he just didn't want to be fixed. At one point she took drastic measures." he stated shaking her head.
"What did she do?" wondered Alex.
In that instance, Morgan chimes in. "She contacted the former knight's best friend the trusted squire who was in a far away land living his dream but it didn't pan out." he answered shaking his head recalling that particular memory in his head. The bearded man quickly snaps out of it and continues on. "Anyways, he arrived and saw that former knight looked bad but unfortunately he couldn't be able to fix him as well."
"How bad was he?" S.J. inquired.
Chuck peers down at his son and answers his question. "Do you remember watching the movie The Big Labowski with me Wednesday night?"
"Yup. It was a school night but mommy allowed me to stay up past my bedtime." The 6 year old boy turns his attention from his father to his mother who expresses a smile on her face. "That was awesome."
"Well buddy…" continued Chuck as his son returns his attention to him once again. "…think of him as The Dude and just like him the former knight wore his robe not just around his house but actually went out in public. He was just a sad big ole' mess." he added glancing up at his wife who is hearing this for the first time.
"You got that right." grunted Casey expressing a smirk on his face.
It's at that point all eyes fall on the man sitting comfortably in a barco lounger with his granddaughter bouncing up and down on his lap. In Chuck's mind, it has been quite some time since his burly teammate spoke up so he makes the decision to let him take over the story. "Your turn big guy."
Casey expresses a scowl on his face and is about object when he suddenly sees his granddaughter turn to face him with the biggest smile on her face. "Yeah grandpa!" the 4 year old excitedly requested. "Tell the story."
The former NSA agent couldn't resist that smile and of course he couldn't say no to her. "Okay half pint." After giving his granddaughter a few more bounces causing the family room to fill with hitch pitched laughter, the man who is a die hard supporter of Ronald Reagan continues on with the story. "The former knight would find himself going to the secret lair which hadn't been used for the quite some. It was there that the scary knight appeared and scared him."
Chuck immediately interjects. "He wasn't scared more like taken by surprise." The interruption causes the brown haired man to receive a growl from his burly teammate. The nonverbal message sent was heard loud and clear. "Shutting up."
"Anyways small fry…" Casey continued turning his attention from Chuck to his granddaughter. "…the former knight would ask him about the maiden knight but being a man of few words he didn't tell him much. He did watch as the scary knight receives a magical fairy message from her but he didn't allow him to talk to her."
"Why?" asked Alexis.
"At the time, the maiden knight was still angry at him and she was on a super top secret mission that they both didn't want the former knight to be a part of." he replied. "However, he somehow found out where the super top secret mission was and showed up much to the chagrin of the 2 knights. He ended up blowing the mission completely."
"Seriously?" responded Clara looking directly at her Uncle Chuck.
"Hey, the former knight had a vision seeing a deadly assassin. He would try to explain himself to the maiden knight afterwards when they were alone but unfortunately they would end up getting captured." explained the leader of Carmichael Industries.
"By who?" Morgan chimed in.
"The deadly assassin." Sarah answered. "The maiden knight heard the bad guy hurting the former knight but couldn't do anything about it." she added shaking her head recalling that particular memory over in her mind.
"Was he able to use his new fighting skills?" inquired Devin quirking his right brow.
"Not at first bro." Chuck chimed in. "The former knight felt like a loser but it was the maiden knight who encouraged him causing his fighting skills to kick in. He knocked out the deadly assassin and they escaped but would end up being surrounded. Fortunately, the scary knight arrived to saved the day vanquishing all the bad guys."
"Tell me there is at least a happy ending to this." Clara stated.
Chuck nods. "There is. The tiny red headed queen allows the former knight to not only be part of the team again but also allowed him to pursue his quest to be a knight. As for the maiden knight, that's another story that involves the red headed knight and the surprising news she shared."
"What news?" wondered Ellie.
"She was getting married." Sarah chimed in causing eyebrows to raise within the room.
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"For reals?" asked Alex who was familiarized with her earlier in the story.
"It was for a mission that maiden and former knight were a part of." firmly stated Sarah. "The red headed knight wasn't the type to get married…ever. She loved the adventure and thrill of being a knight." she added knowing it's the absolute truth.
"So I take it the maiden and former knight had to pose as a couple. Am I right?" questioned Ellie.
"Yup. It was totally awkward for the both of them more so for the maiden knight." the blonde beauty recalled.
"Why Auntie Sarah?" inquired Alexis.
"Well Lexi…" Sarah pauses for a moment as she glances over at her husband knowing this is the first time he going to hear it. "…she had fallen in love with the former knight but when the red headed knight confronted her about it she denied she was in love with him." she added noticing a smile appear on her husband's face.
Clara quickly chimes in. "She basically lied to herself then."
"Lying is wrong." said Alexis putting her own 2 cents into the mix.
"That's right sweetie." retorted the blonde beauty. "She broke the one rule that all knights followed which was knights don't fall in love. It's because she was lying to herself that she put up a wall between her and the former knight."
There is a brief silence within the family room by that would quickly Chuck when Chuck speaks up. "I guess it didn't help matters any that while on the mission with the red headed knight, the former knight kept wanting to talk to her about what happened."
"Afraid not." retorted Sarah.
"Dude, he became that guy." Clara said shaking her head in disappointment towards her lanky uncle. "That's just sad."
A low but clearly audible chuckle is heard from Casey upon hearing what his young neighbor said to his browned haired teammate. In response, the former government agent receives a look that according to Clara would be interpreted as if someone farted. He didn't care at all and truth be told Chuck knew that as well as he hears him continue with the story attempting to ignore the comment made by his niece.
"Anyways…" responded Chuck eyeing his niece the turning his attention to everyone else in the room. "…all 3 knights went to where the red headed knight and her so called husband to be would be celebrating. While the scary knight kept everybody in attendance busy, the maiden and former knight would sneak off in order to find the secret chamber where the bad guy kept what they were looking for."
"What daddy?" inquired S.J.
"A small metal chest but there was a problem when they found and inevitably stood in front of the doorway of the secret chamber." explained Chuck.
"Let me guess, booby traps." Morgan chimed in.
"Booby traps." he repeated back to his best bud. "However, he was able to get past them by using his new abilities. The way the former knight avoided the traps was a lot like how Katherine Zeta Jones carefully moved her away around the lasers in the movie Entrapment also starring the best James Bond ever Sean Connery." added Chuck voicing his own impression of the iconic actor.
"That scene is awesome dude. Katherine Zeta Jones is hot." stateed the bearded little man.
"Excuse me." questioned Alex facing her husband.
Morgan is briefly silent and then turns to his wife. "Not as hot as you babe." he added with a wide smile on his lips.
"And don't you forget it mister." she retorted playfully poking Morgan in the chest. She then leans forward to lightly press her lips against his.
The kiss shared between Morgan and Alex causes an initial reaction amongst not only the adults in the room, but the kids as well. The biggest reaction came from S.J. who voices his displeasure. "Ewwww. Stop being mushy." groaned the 6 year old.
"Roger that." grumbled Casey.
After giving Morgan another quick kiss just to playfully jab her father, she cuddles with her husbands and then turns to her friend Sarah asking her a question. "Did the former knight get the small metal case Sarah?"
The blonde beauty answers. "Yes he did and it impressed the maiden knight very much. However, before he stepped out from the secret chamber, he triggered the booby trap and got locked in it. It was up to her to save him and she had to hurry because a gas was released inside the chamber."
"Was it deadly?" inquired Ellie expressing concern on her face.
"It didn't kill the former knight but it did cause him to say something to the maiden knight that she did not totally expect to hear. He passed out saying it once she got the chamber door opened." Sarah said glancing at her husband.
"What did he say?" wondered Clara with absolute curiosity as she directs her attention to her uncle.
"He said…" responded Chuck as all eyes fall on him. "…I love you." he added causing heartfelt smiles to be seen within the room except from Casey.
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"I hope the maiden knight didn't respond back with a thank you like Ross did when he said it to Emily at the airport in a Friends episode." stated Morgan.
"She did not Morgan." replied Sarah shaking her head. "What she did do was something far different than that.
"What did she do mommy?" wondered S.J. peering up at his mother.
"The maiden knight beat the former knight up son." Chuck interjected leading his son to avert his attention to him. A look of utter shock is seen on not only on his face but the faces of those sitting in the family room except for Casey who exudes a smirk on his. He totally ignores it and commences to explain what he meant by being beat up by the maiden knight. "You see, the tiny red headed queen ordered the maiden knight to further his training to be a knight and let's just say she was releasing some of the pent up anger she was feeling out on him." he added raising both eyebrows as he glances at his wife.
"Brutal but he deserved it." stated the 13 year old teenager. In response to his young niece, Chuck merely nods his head in agreement knowing he really did deserve it to which his wife acknowledges his error in judgments at the time.
"Ouch…" responded Devon. "…I bet that didn't feel awesome for the former knight." added the heart surgeon.
"It did not but he understood what she was trying to do and that was to trigger his new abilities. In order to do that, she wanted him to hit her but he refused because according to him…" Sarah answered glancing at her husband. "…he didn't want to hurt her."
"What happened?" asked Alex with vapid curiosity.
"The maiden knight beat him up again. Afterwards, she stood over him saying he couldn't hurt her…physically and emotionally." answered Chuck. "As he lay there in pain, he knew he had to fix things with her but didn't know how yet."
There is brief pause as Chuck and Sarah exchange half hearted smiles. The moment between the two would inevitably be their son posing a question. "What happened to the red headed knight?"
"I got this." chimed in Morgan. Upon saying that, all I eyes fall on him as he continues that particular part of the story. "The red headed knight approached the trusted squire and told him to give the small metal case to the former knight. He would agree only if she would attend a festive party in celebration of he and the former knight becoming roommates, which she did."
Chuck immediately interjects. "What the trusted squire and 3 knights didn't know was the red headed knight was captured. Not only that, the bad guys showed up with her at the celebration the trusted squire was throwing and they had to act quick but there was a problem."
"What Uncle Chuck?" asked Lexi clutching her hello kitty doll.
"Not only were the citizens of Buymoria in danger, but the trusted squire gave the small metal case back to the bad guys." he firmly stated directing his attention to his bearded best friend.
Upon hearing that Casey and Clara simultaneously give the same response. "Moron." the two stated in unison causing the both of them to look at each other expressing a smirk.
"Hey, he didn't know and the trusted squire just wanted to make a statement to the red headed knight that she couldn't treat him with disrespect." he firmly stated.
"So what happened?" asked Ellie.
"I don't know. The trusted squired blacked out." Morgan said shaking his head.
"It was good that he did." Sarah chimed in. "You see, after the scary knight made everyone leave the celebration the bad guys and good guys had a standoff with their swords pointed at each other." she added.
"Oh snap!" S.J. responded with eyes wide open.
"After a brief battle, the jilted husband's henchmen were knocked out but the jilted husband held the red headed knight hostage. It was a tense standoff." the proud marine stated.
"I hope she's okay." said Lexi.
"Don't worry small fry." responded Chuck. "She was saved after the former knight said something that he was also trying to say to the maiden knight." he added witnessing the little girls expression turn from being worried to being happy.
"What?" inquired Alex cuddling up next her husband.
In that instance, Sarah chimes in sharing what her husband said. She turns her attention and locks eyes with him. "What he basically said was that the maiden knight took a chance to fall in love for the first time but being a knight you have to shut your feelings off burying them deep down inside. Those feelings would mess up her life causing her to get herself vanquished but she would realize that by opening her heart she learned how to love."
"Yeah." Chuck softly agreed with a smile on his face.
The special moment between husband and wife is broken up by the sound of Clara's voice. "Are you crying?"
The spy couple hear that and clearly expect Ellie, Alex or both in tears responding to the teenager. However, it's not either of them who got emotional as the two hear the individual respond to the teenager's question. "No…" sniffed Morgan composing himself. "…dust in my eyes." he added waving his hand in front of his face as Alex comforts him.
A resounding grunt is heard from Casey as he witnesses in his mind a sad excuse for a man expressing what he refers to as lady feelings. The former NSA agent shakes his head in disappointment clearly wondering why his daughter chose him. His thoughts concerning the matter are broken by the sound of his young neighbor's voice.
"Right." replied Clara rolling her eyes at his Uncle's bearded best friend. After a few chuckles in Morgan's expense, she directs her attention to Chuck asking him a question. "Please tell me there is a happy ending to this at least."
"I think so." replied Chuck. "The maiden and former knight would patch things up but it will take time to get back to where they were."
"At least it's something." Alex chimed in as she continues comforting her considerably emotional husband.
Sarah retorted. "It is. What touched her the most was what the red headed knight gave her before she left on new mission."
"What?" asked Devon.
"A magical orb bro. She took it from the bad guy and it contained something involving the former knight when he was trapped in the secret chamber." the blonde beauty stated as she glances at her husband who intently listens as does everyone else in the room. "When she touched, it showed the former knight saying something before he said I love you to the maiden knight. She didn't hear the first time because she was too busy saving him at the time."
"What did he say?" asked Ellie with vapid curiosity.
"He shared with her about why he didn't run away with her." said Sarah. "He apologized and the reason he did that is because he basically did it for her. He told her that he couldn't turn his back on people who need help now that he has his new abilities. Ultimately, it was the maiden knight who taught him to choose something bigger and putting aside your own personal feelings for the greater good. That's what he chose. He chose to be a knight for his friends, family and most important for her."
"That's sweet." the eldest Bartowski sibling said expressing a smile towards her little brother.
"That's so touching." responded Alex waving her hand in front of her face.
"I know right." blurted out an emotional Morgan turning to his wife as they comfort each other.
Chuck quirks his right brow at his best friend but his attention would be averted to his brother-in-law. "The former knight is a pretty awesome guy." firmly stated Devon.
"I agree." nodded Sarah as she reaches over to hold her husband's hand.
"He's cool." smiled Clara.
"I want to be just like the former knight when I grow up." proudly proclaimed S.J.
Casey grunts upon hearing that. In his mind, one Bartowski is enough but two would cause him to go completely nuts. In any case, S.J.'s response causes his parents to expresses wide smile leading Chuck to peer down at his son. "I bet you will buddy." he responded reaching over with his free hand and tussling his hair.
The atmosphere in the family is light hearted when 4 year old Alexis gets her uncle's attention. "Uncle Chuck."
"What's up small fry?" he answered acknowledging his best friend's daughter.
"What happens next?" the little girl inquired.
"What happens next is…" he responded knowing how difficult the story is going to be. "…a mysterious new knight shows up that turns the lives of the maiden and former knight upside down." added Chuck briefly turning to look at his wife who knows what's up.
"Oh great, not again!" hollered Clara shaking her head and throwing her hands in the air in absolute disbelief. After hearing that, a hush falls within the room as Clara and everybody else in the room with the exception of Casey unknowingly prepare to hear an unbearable tale that was most definitely difficult to experience for Sarah and Chuck.
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