Chuck vs. The Bedtime Story
Well, another chapter posted once again folks. I combined vs. Operation Awesome, Vs. First Class, and Vs. Nacho Sampler together. Thanks to yvonnefan for suggesting the idea of using a magic carpet in place of the airplane in Vs. First Class. Anyways, I hope you like it and enjoy peeps! Feedback is always welcome and preferred.
Again, if you enjoyed reading my stories and left a comment please leave a comment for this this one as well. Tell me what you think and I hope you enjoy the read.
I don't own Chuck but I do own the 3rd season on DVD and will own season 4 tomorrow. Season 5 starts Oct. 28th instead of the 21st. Bummer.
The Plywood Knight
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"Calm down sweetheart." responded Ellie to her 13 year daughter. "You're getting yourself worked up over nothing." she added reaching over with her left hand rubbing the small of her back.
"As if mom." Clara quickly retorted turning to face her mother.
The serious expression on Clara's face causes Ellie to furrow her eyebrows. In that instance, that particular look given combined with the way she responded tells the good doctor that her child knows something. It leads her to lean slightly over to her left and whisper in her daughter's ear. "Do you know?"
Ellie leans back hoping the answer she receives isn't the one she fears. In her mind, she doesn't want her daughter to know or even be a part of the life that her own brother tried to shield her from. Unfortunately, she is now a part of it and hopes to God she doesn't become a part of it as well. Her worst fears are realized when Clara simply nods in response. The eldest Bartowski sibling's eyes widen as her attention immediately turns to her little brother who, along with everybody else in the room, witnesses the whole interaction between mother and daughter. As for Chuck, he exudes that I'm a dead man expression on his face as he's prepared to possibly get a tongue lashing of epic proportions. However, that doesn't happen as Clara stops her mother from doing so.
"Mom…" softly responded Clara. "…chill. Don't freak out." she added expressing a hint of a smile. "I figured it out on my own."
In that moment, her worst fears are realized as a mother but at the same time she knows how smart her little girl truly is. She knew someday that Clara would find out about their secret life and it would be her or quite possibly Devon telling her when she is much older. It wouldn't be the other way around and this soon she thinks to herself. As much as Ellie is angry, she has to accept it hoping her daughter doesn't become a part of the family business but in the back of her mind she knows there are no guarantees of that happening. After all, she not only has Bartowski blood running through her veins but their also a stubborn bunch. That particular thought causes her to shake her head a bit expressing a silent chuckle as she reaches over taking her daughter's right hand and squeezes it with her left.
The special mother-daughter moment is subsequently broken by the sound of S.J.'s voice speaking up. "What did you figure out?" inquired the 6 year old.
The young woman without missing a beat quickly turns to her cousin to give him an answer. "There is no Santa Clause snotrocket."
"WHAT!" Alexis and Stevie blurted out in unison.
Instantly, Casey/Grimes and the Bartowskis going into crisis management mode in order to keep the two kids from balling their eyes out. Of course, tears immediately flowed for little Lexi and as for S.J. he got riled up to the point of arguing with his 13 year old cousin. After getting the kids calmed down by telling Santa is in fact real and an apology given from Clara at the urging of her parents, the bedtime story continues on once the situation settled down.
"All righty then…" stated Chuck raising both eyebrows. "…moving on with the story." he adds turning his attention to everyone in the room. "The new mysterious knight would appear after the handsome healer was captured by The Order of the Circle. Thankfully, they not only let him go but he was unharmed."
"Wait." responded Ellie. She suddenly recalls that particular event in question her baby brother is referring to.
"What's up sis?" wondered Chuck turning his attention to his older sister.
"So that's what happened to the handsome healer." she retorted looking directly at Chuck then turning to her husband sitting beside her.
"Why?" chimed in Sarah. "What's your version of the story El?" inquired the blonde beauty with vapid curiosity.
Upon saying that, Chuck's eyes immediately widen as he turns his head looking at Devon who he sees scooting behind his wife for protection. They both realize they are going to be killed once Casey knows why after all these years he's been getting the stink eye from Ellie whenever he brings a bottle of wine for family dinners. The two men prepare and hope the former marine is not unleashed on them.
"Well…" she begins suddenly noticing Devon right behind her. "…my version of what happened is that the former knight and the handsome healer told her that the reason her husband was missing was because the scary knight was in the dungeon." she explained turning her attention to Casey.
It's at that point, the former NSA agent quirks his right brow and expresses a low but clearly audible grunt. The scowly look he gives off are like laser beam directed at the two men as he investigates further on the apparent cover story told to his lovely neighbor. "Why was the scary knight in the dungeon?" grumbles the proud marine.
"The former knight said he was drunk and the handsome healer added that he not only went to the bathroom on his himself but was showing off his nakedness to the citizens of Buymoria." Ellie answered causing Casey to express a snarling death towards Chuck and Devon.
"Dad…" Alex interjected looking directly at her father. "…breathe." she added attempting to calm her father down and avoid mass homicide on two men.
"Where is a bonsai tree when you need one." Morgan said out loud.
Chuck and Devon fear for their lives once they see the anger building within Casey. In the brown haired man's mind, it's like the Incredible Hulk turning into an even bigger and scarier Hulk. However, the two if them have two things going for them to avoid being killed…Sarah and Alexis. Fortunately, Sarah didn't need to step in as little Lexi uses her little Jedi powers of cuteness to calm him down.
Chuck uses the opportunity to apologize to his burly teammate. "Listen, if I were the former knight he would apologize to the scary knight…"
"So would the handsome healer." Devon interjected raising his finger in the air and peeking over his wife's head."
The silence in the room is deafening to the point where a person could quite literally hear a pin drop. From Morgan's point of view, it was like watching the OK Corral scene in the movie Tombstone starring Val Kilmer and Kurt Russell. All it really needed was a piece of tumbleweed to roll on by but unfortunately one didn't. The tense situation felt within the family room comes to it's crescendo when the enforcer of Team Chuck gives his response.
"Just get on with the story Bartowski." Casey firmly stated eyeing his lanky teammate.
"You betcha." Chuck quickly replied resuming the bedtime story for his own health and well being. "Uh…where did I leave off?"
"The mysterious new knight." Clara chimed in.
"Thanks Clara Bare." responded the leader of Carmichael Industries who gets a nod back from his niece.
"What's his name Uncle Chuck?" inquired 4 year old Alexis.
"His name was…" he begins as Ellie, Alex, and the 3 kids listen intently. "…the plywood knight." added Chuck leading to looks of confusion expressed on their faces.
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"Why was he named that?" wondered Alex quirking her right brow.
"I'll take this one." Morgan chimed in. "You see babe…" The bearded best friend of Chuck Bartowski turns to his wife to answer her query. "…even though the mysterious new knight was considered dashing he had the personality of piece of plywood." he added with a nod.
"Think of it this way." responded Chuck as all eyes fall on him. "He looks like Superman."
"Which one daddy?" wonders Stevie peering up at his father.
Chuck peers down at his son. He had introduced S.J. at an early age to the 4 versions of Superman…Dean Cain, Tom Welling, Brandon Routh and the best superman of them all Christopher Reeves. However, he uses as the best example at who in his mind Shaw closely resembled to answer his query. "The one from the movie Superman Returns buddy starring Brandon Routh."
"Oh cool." the 6 year old replied.
"That movie was awesome…" Morgan retorted. "…but the plywood knight not so much." he added shaking his head.
Sarah chimes in taking the reigns of the story telling. "You see kids, the plywood knight showed up when a member of The Order of the Circle told the handsome healer to vanquish him thinking he was a knight."
"Thanks to the former knight's help…" interjected Devon. "…he pretended to vanquish him." he added giving a nod towards his brother-in-law.
"That's awesome." stated Clara expressing a smile towards her father. In her mind, she always thought her father was pretty lame even though he is a doctor but after hearing his exploits as a spy she sees him a new light.
"Yup." replied Chuck. "Unfortunately, what the 3 knights didn't know was that the plywood knight would become their leader."
"That stinks. What made him so special and did the tiny red headed queen know about this?" inquired 13 year old Clara shaking her head in disbelief.
"Yes she did. What made him so special was that the plywood knight was an expert in battling The Order of the Circle." Casey explained. "As much as they disliked it, the 3 knights were stuck with him and he knew about the former knight having not only visions, but fighting abilities as well."
"Wow. So what happened next?" wondered Ellie with vapid curiosity totally riveted by the story involving her husband.
"Well, the plywood knight wanted to use the handsome healer in order to capture the lady bad guy who was ordered to vanquish him. The former knight refused to use his brother-in-law as bait." stated Chuck.
"He did something stupid didn't he." Clara responded shaking her head looking directly at her Uncle.
Chuck is about to object when Casey chimes in. "I'm starting to like this kid." grunted the former NSA agent.
"Anyways…" interjected Sarah eyeing her partner. "…the former knight sent a magical fairy to the bad guy telling her that it's him they're really after. Needless to say that when the scary and maiden knight found out they were none too pleased with what he did." the blonde beauty added. "The 2 knights wanted to help him get out of the mess he put himself in but the plywood knight ordered them not to much to their chagrin."
"What? Why?" inquired Morgan.
"I don't like him very much." proclaimed Alexis shaking her head expressing her dislike for the plywood knight.
"He wanted to see if he could handle himself." responded Chuck. "If I recall, the former knight handled himself pretty well taking out two of the lady bad guy's goons thinking like MacGyver."
"Who?" inquired Clara.
"He's like James Bond but never uses a gun. It was a television show from the late 80's and ended in the mid 90's." Chuck receives a blank stare from his young niece and continues to try to explain further in order to help her understand. "The main character is Richard Dean Anderson and he also went on to star in the awesome series Stargate: SG1."
"If you say so uncle chukles." responded the young teenager.
"Listen, I have both series on DVD if you…" "It's at that point, Casey expresses a irritated grunt that Chuck clearly hears leading him to continue with the story. "….and I'm moving on." After taking a brief moment to compose himself, he continues on. "To make a long story short, the lady bad guy was vanquished by the plywood knight and because of that the handsome healer would be safe."
"Yay!" hollered Alexis.
"I'm glad to hear that." stated Ellie as her husband wraps his arms her from behind.
"Me too." adds Clara expressing a smile towards her father.
"At the secret lair, the plywood knight didn't like that the former knight lett his feelings for those he cared about prevent him from vanquishing the lady bad guy. However, the maiden knight came to his defense and told him that sometimes it helps to have something to lose." Chuck recalled.
"I'm glad the maiden knight was there to set him straight." responded Alex witnessing Chuck and Sarah exchange smiles with each other.
"So am I." chimed in Ellie agreeing with Alex's sentiment.
"So what happens next daddy?" asked S.J. peering up at his father.
Once again, Chuck peers down at 6 year old son in order to answer his question concerning the next part of the story. "The plywood knight gave the former knight his first mission to go on alone without the scary and maiden knight at his side."
"Oh snap!" the 6 year old retorted with eyes wide open expressing a huge smile on his face.
"That's not all buddy because you see the mission would involve the former knight riding on a magic carpet." he said reaching up to rub the top of his son's head.
"Awesome! Just like Aladdin." S.J. hollered.
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The maiden and scary knight didn't like the idea of the former knight going alone on his first mission. In their minds, he couldn't be protected but the plywood knight believed he would do a great job and nothing would change his decision to allow the 2 knights to go with him. The former knight however was thrilled about it and nothing would stop him from going even when the maiden knight shared her concerns about his safety. When the former knight got on his magic carpet and flew in the air to the far off land for his mission, he wasn't alone because there were other people flying on magic carpets as well. For the first time in his life, he felt the rush of excitement but also a sense of fear because he wanted to prove to the maiden, scary, and plywood knight that he could it. While he was soaring through the air with the wind blowing through his hair, he met a fair maiden who was flying on a magic carpet right beside him.
"Oh really." Alex responded quirking her right brow.
"Did she look like princess Jasmine Uncle Chuck?" inquired 4 year old Alexis with vapid curiosity.
Chuck immediately knew where little Lexi is heading with her line of questioning. True, it has been years since Hannah crossed his mind but after recalling his first solo mission to Paris given to him by Shaw it would be inevitable that she would be part of the story. As much as he is uncomfortable right now sharing his first meeting with her, it's equally as uncomfortable for his wife who is hearing this for the first time. Plus, it doesn't help matters that his teenage niece started humming A Whole New World just to have fun with him. Great, just what I need another mini version of Casey.
"Yes she did kiddo…." he replied briefly glancing at his wife. Chuck quickly changes the subject concerning the mission he was on. "…BUT that's not important. What's important was who he also saw while flying on his magic carpet to the far away land that he was supposed to go to for a mission." added the brown haired man.
"Who did he see dude?" wondered Morgan.
"A member of The Order Of The Circle Morg. The former knight immediately had a vision of him and he was one bad dude." Chuck replied. "Needless to say, after telepathically contacting the plywood knight he told him that his real mission was to get a key from a guy who not only looked like Stone Cold Steve Austin, but could easily snap him in half like a twig."
"So what did he do?" Ellie chimed in.
"What he had to in order to prove that he was worthy of becoming a knight. It meant he would have to cast a magical spell taught to him by the plywood knight to put the big bad guy to sleep so he could get the key." answered Chuck.
S.J. chimes in peering up at his father. "Did he get the key daddy?"
"Not the first time son but the former knight did cast the spell to make the big bad guy fall asleep." responded the proud father to his 6 year old son. Chuck remembers nearly screwing up knocking Panzer out with the KGB drug hidden within the pen Shaw gave him. Thankfully, there was more than enough in the pen itself to shoot into the big guy's mouth as he was being nearly choked to death by The Ring enforcer. "It was tough but the second time around he would eventually find the key." he added.
"Awesome." responded the 6 year old with a wide smile.
"So it was a pretty easy mission for the former knight." stated Devon.
"You would think so but there was a big problem." retorted the Team Chuck leader.
"What problem?" inquired Sarah.
"The big bad guy somehow broke the deep sleep spell that was cast on him and came after the former knight. A battle ensued between the two the men." Chuck recalled.
"Oh snap!" responded S.J.
"You got that right little dude. A battle in the air sorta like the light saber duel Obi-Wan Kenobi had with Anakin Skywalker at the volcano planet Mustafar. That was pretty epic." Morgan stated.
"You could say that buddy but the battle they had involved swords." he replied back knowing it was actually a true statement. "Anyways, he was able to defeat the big bad guy but what the former knight didn't know was that he had a lady partner who revealed herself to him. To make it even worse she poisoned him and demanded the key back." stated Chuck.
"What!" responded an astonished Ellie. "Did she have an antidote?" inquired the eldest Bartowski sibling expressing concern on her face.
"Yes she did sis and he was able to get it from her. You see, the plywood knight. somehow magically took control of not only her magic carpet knocking it from her hand but the big bad guy's as well causing them to be knocked out." responded the youngest Bartowski sibling. "Anyways the former knight's first mission was a success as he went up against two members of The Order Of The Circle and got a very important key. He would return to the secret lair feeling awesome."
"What did the key open?" wondered Clara.
"It opened a lock box in the small metal case that the maiden and former knight retrieved during the mission with the red headed knight." Sarah chimed in. "Inside the lock box held not only vital information but something important for the plywood knight."
"What was it?" inquired Alex.
"That's what the maiden knight was going to find out." retorted Sarah. "When he approached the plywood knight he was sitting silently behind a table. It was then he asked him a question and…
"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 answered 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.
"Wow, so sad." responded Ellie.
"Tragic is more like it El." stated Alex shaking her head.
The two women felt sorry Shaw after hearing his back story concerning the death of his wife. Yet, they truly despised him for the acts of evil that he inflicted on their family and they're thankful he's secured in a government facility never to see the light of day ever again. The last they heard he's still mentally deteriorating from the negative effects of the intersect he downloaded into his head. A punishment well deserved in their minds.
"What about the fair maiden Uncle Chuck?" wondered Alexis looking directly at her favorite Uncle.
"Yeah…" Clara chimed. "…what about the fair maiden." she added quirking her right brow causing Chuck to feel absolutely uncomfortable as all eyes fall on him.
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"Well…" replied Chuck taking a moment to clear his throat as he glances at his wife sitting next to him. "…the fair maiden would come to Buymoria and be a new female squire." he adds raising both eyebrows.
"It's gonna be like that huh." firmly stated 13 year old Clara nodding her head.
Chuck doesn't verbally respond right away. Instead, he simply shrugs his shoulders knowing that his young 13 year old niece has figured out it's going to be a love triangle but sadly it ends up as a square. "Don't get ahead of me on the story." he stated waving his finger in the air at her. "Besides, you won't believe what happens to the former knight after the magic carpet ride mission." added the brown haired man turning his attention to everyone else.
"What daddy?" inquired 6 year old S.J.
The former reluctant spy peers down at his son and answers him. "The tiny red headed queen informed him that there was a nerdy wizard that was exactly like him in certain ways. He was very smart and magically created an orb filled with fighting abilities."
"That must have been quite a surprise for the 3 knights." responded Alex.
"It was." Sarah chimed in. "Anyways, the tiny red headed queen ordered him to try to befriend him and lure him away from The Order Of The Circle."
"Nice…"Morgan interjected. "…it's like the former knight is luring him away from the dark side of the force and into the light side." he added shaking his head as he listens intently to the story.
"You got that right buddy." nodded Chuck at his best friend. "The biggest surprise was when he touched the orb casting a spell on himself in order to use those abilities to fight off the bad guys. The same bad guys he was working for. He then magically disappeared and it was up to them to find him."
"However, it was during all this that the handsome healer witnessed the former knight lying to his sister and couldn't believe how easy it was for him." Devon retorted looking directly at his brother-in-law. "He didn't like what the former knight was becoming."
Sarah quickly chimes in. "Neither did the maiden knight." she added briefly glancing at her husband. "After the 3 knights located the nerdy wizard in a far away land, it would be the former knight who single handedly captured the scary wizard by casting a binding sleeping spell on him. In that moment, she witnessed a change coming over him. She didn't want him to change and lose the guy that she first met."
"I don't want him to change too." said little Lexi expressing her concerns.
"Don't worry kiddo…" replied Chuck shooting a smile towards his best friend's daughter. "…he's not going to change. Trust me." he adds giving a quick wink to the 4 year old.
The attention on Alexis would inevitably turn to the 13 year old as she asks a seemingly pertinent question. "How about the scary knight?" inquired Clara turning her attention to her Uncle Casey.
"In his opinion, the former knight was doing his job plain and simple. He was on his way to become a knight." grunted the proud Marine.
Chuck witnesses conflicting reactions within the room and soon realized that he needed to keep the story going before an argument ensued. "Listen, the former knight didn't like what he was becoming either and tried his best not to become someone he hated." he firmly stated clearly recalling sitting at the table downing Johnnie Walker Blue.
There is a brief moment of silence in the room as the impact of what Chuck said could be felt from those who are hearing this for the first time. The silence would inevitably be broken by Clara. "So Uncle Chuckles…" said the 13 year old quirking her right brow. "…did the fair maiden and former knight hook up?"
Instantly, Chuck's eyes widen upon hearing that as all eyes fall on him. He knew he had to make a decision and be truthful knowing that by talking about the most difficult times in his and Sarah's relationship it heals old wounds. Unfortunately, he panics and suddenly threw his own wife under the bus. "The maiden and plywood knight hooked up!" he quickly blurted out.
"What!" Alex and Clara responded in unison with absolute astonishment turning their attention to Sarah.
"Big mistake little brother." muttered Ellie under her breathe shaking her head in disappointment.
"Ewww." bellowed Lexi.
"Oh snap!" hollered S.J.
Casey merely smirks while Morgan and Devon lower their head shaking it in disbelief. Chuck clearly sees the smirk on his burly teammate's face and as much as he doesn't want to he slowly turns his head to look at his wife. When he does, he witnesses her just shaking her head expressing a look of angered disbelief telling him she is none pleased with what he just did. Oh boy.
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