The Redemption of Sam
Chapter 4
[HARD M RATING] This takes place during season 3 a bit after vs. The Fake Name.
Sarah has been punishing herself for her error in trusting Shaw instead of Chuck. Eventual Charah
Warning: This has graphic depictions of BDSM and other sex acts.
Warning: Pr0n with very little plot.
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Early Tuesday Morning (After the Punishment Session)
Sarah's Hotel Room
Maison 23 Burbank, CA
Sarah was awoken by a gentle but insistent poking of her shoulder and having her name whispered by a familiar voice.
Sarah blinked a few times and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes while glancing at the clock. It had been barely four hours since Chuck finished their reward after punishing her. She was still in the afterglow and she smiled sleepily at Carina, whom she knew to be a submissive from her time on the C.A.T. Squad. She was still wrapped in Chuck's arms and wasn't going to willingly leave her spot.
"So you finally bedded the nerd. Though looking around the room and that spiffy dog collar tell me, I really missed out when I couldn't get him back to my room after that little diamond mission."
"You really did. We only started last Friday but he's picked things up so quickly. He's leagues better than that bastard Shaw, who was using me. Shaw was planning on killing me Rina, but Chuck saved me. "
Carina smiled, she was truly happy for Sarah but she could also admit being more than a little jealous. She'd been looking for a good dom to submit to and she wondered if Sarah wouldn't mind sharing Chuck. She'd leave that for later, now she wanted to know what had put the rather big smile on her oldest friend's face as she'd slept.
"So, what's got you going all gaga over our Chuckles here, he got a huge dong or something? Really good with a whip or is it just cuz he obviously didn't crate you after he finished?" she nodded her head in the direction of the dog crate behind her. Though Carina would have preferred to be curled in the dog crate after a session that left that big a smile on her face.
Sarah saw the jealousy flash in Carina's eyes as she'd observed her laying together with Chuck. Sarah was pretty sure that she'd be angling to get Chuck to take her as his sub just like he taken Sarah. She also knew that she'd much rather share Chuck with Carina than that Carmen bitch (who looked way too much like Zondra for her tastes). She had a huge smile on her face. Her eyes danced with laughter as she playfully called out her oldest friend.
"Carina, your staring awfully hard at my boyfriend's crotch, are you trying to gauge his size? Do you want him to make you his sub?"
Carina blushed (she never blushed before!) and her beautiful blue eyes narrowed as she realized that Sarah had read her so easily. She also saw Chuck's eyes starting to flutter and realized he was just waking up. She was cautiously optimistic as it appeared that Sarah might indeed be prepared to share her boyfriend and master. Otherwise why call her out like that in front of said boyfriend and master.
Chuck opened his eyes and saw that Sarah's attention was fixed on something or someone at the foot of their bed. That thought surprised him but he did consider this to be their bed now. So he sat up to see who it was in their bedroom. It was none other than the gorgeous red headed DEA agent, Carina, who seemed to have been staring at his crotch. Sarah sat up next to him with one arm wrapped possessively around his back with her other hand on his thigh. The thin sheet that covered them both slid down and he got a good view of Sarah's large and perfect breasts. Just then he felt Sarah take his manhood in her hand and begin to stroke him to arousal. He figured she wanted to show him off to make Carina jealous which was still a little off putting to him as he was normally not much of one for PDA let alone sex with an audience.
However, Sarah had been working on him since her arrival and seemed intent on pushing his boundaries, especially his sexual ones. So he relaxed a little and began to moan at her continued ministrations. Soon his large cock was tenting the thin sheet that was covering he and Sarah at the waist. Her whispers in his ear had confirmed that she was indeed trying to make her friend jealous. He kissed her cheek and whispered back that he would try to be ok with it, as long as she understood that he would not allow her to blow him in front of their company, he was still her master after all. He heard a low whine issue from Sarah and a mention of life being unfair and it made him chuckle. He whispered her sub name 'Sam' and that seemed to clear things up for her and she focused on just keeping him erect, instead of working him to completion in front of Carina.
Carina's eyes got as big as dinner plates as she watched Chuck's tent pole rise and couldn't suppress her gasp. She'd seen and had tons of cocks in her during her work as an undercover DEA agent, but nothing anywhere near Chuck's size. She could scarcely believe her eyes and said as much. Sarah just laughed and said she'd never in her life nor any of the porn she'd watched seen a real live cock as big as his. She told Carina that he had completely stretched her out in ways that she hadn't been since that one night during their C.A.T. Squad days. Carina said he looked to be almost as big as Zondra's giant strap on, which Sarah confirmed as she giggled and Chuck whispered something to her. She slowed her hand speed, lowered her eyes and murmured 'Yes, sir' and became very demure. Carina witnessed Chuck's obvious command over Sarah and it made her shiver with excitement at the thought of hearing him command her.
Carina salivated at the thought of taking him in her mouth and having him stretch all her other orifices as Sarah had talked of him doing to her. She could only imagine how much pleasure Sarah had been experiencing at Chuckles hands and member. Just seeing how large he was and all the accoutrements in the room made her even more desperate to have him as her dom. She was as wet as could ever remember being and she knew they could probably smell her arousal especially considering she wasn't wearing anything under her dress other than her pistol and a lock pick kit.
"Hey, that's the same look I saw on Carmen's face yesterday once I got my boxer's off in the cell in Castle."
Chuck was watching Carina and the lustful and hungry look was enough to make him just a little bit afraid he'd be assaulted by the red headed DEA agent. He'd had to fend off Carmen the other day in the cell before he could establish his command. That had been extremely difficult for him as he'd felt horrible that he was cheating on Sarah. He was hurting her the way he'd been hurt when he'd thought she'd slept with Lon Kirk. Now here was the beautiful and intimidating Carina. Staring at him like he was a side of beef and she was a starving woman. He had always thought she was beautiful and knew from Morgan that she was an incredible lay, but she was one of Sarah's best friends.
It had been asking a lot of him to be with someone other than Sarah. However bedding Carmen had been required for their job, at least that was how he was justifying it to himself. He had no intention of touching Carina unless he was asked to by Sarah. He felt confident that would never happen as having to share him with Carmen had been just as difficult for Sarah as it had been for him.
He still couldn't believe that Carina was a submissive. Now that he was becoming educated about the Dom/Sub lifestyle he'd have pegged her as a dom and not a sub. Her aggressive act must have been just that, though Morgan had never said anything other than a passing remark about handcuffs. Chuck had just written that off as part of her thing with Casey, as he'd finally found out what had happened in Prague between Casey and Carina. Sarah had shared the photos of Casey in the hotel room during the Nadan-I-Noor mission when he'd desperately needed a laugh one night.
He was sure that Sarah would not ask him to act as Carina's dom no matter how much Carina seemed to want it. Though he'd never told Sarah exactly what Carina had offered him that night when she'd told him about Bryce, nor the subsequent offer of sex should they survive the rescue effort for Sarah. He was pretty sure that Sarah wouldn't tolerate him being involved with her best friend in the world of espionage.
Meanwhile Sarah had taken to giving Chuck little kisses down his jaw as she'd been keeping him hardened and on display. She stopped kissing him and took in Carina's look. She smiled brightly and laughed at her oldest friend's lustfully wanton expression. She hadn't seen that look on Carina since their time with the C.A.T. Squad and that was usually when Zondra brought out her giant strap-on and her whip.
Thinking about the C.A.T. Squad brought her back to the first time she'd introduced Carina to Chuck. How they had worked to steal the Nadan-I-Noor diamond. Which inevitably led her to remember how Chuck had been able to convince Carina to come back and save her from Peyman Allahi's goons. She also remembered that Carina had tried to seduce Chuck twice back then and he had stayed loyal to Sarah even after he'd learned the truth about she and Bryce. His loyalty to and love for her was about to be rewarded and she desperately wanted to see him as happy as he made her. Besides she loved Carina too as she was the closest thing Sarah had to family. Nothing would make her happier than to see the two people she loved most in the world sharing in this lifestyle experience with her.
"Chuck that is the look of extreme cock hunger and lust in a sub. I should know as I experienced the same thing in the vault at the swiss embassy. It appears that Carina would really like for you to be her dom."
Sarah smiled at him trying to show him the very strong emotion that she felt for her sweet lovable nerd who'd saved her just as many times as she'd saved him. He'd asked only for her love and now she would show him her love. She had decided that she would give the love of her life a gift. That gift would take the form of her oldest friend, Carina.
"Chuck, to show you how much I love you, I would like to give you the gift of my closest friend. Now sweetie, if you accept her as your sub just remember that you'll have to be extra stern with her as she can be a bit of a brat as I recall." She winked at Carina as she mentioned the brat part.
Chuck was incredulous and searched Sarah's face for any hint of self deception or falseness and could find none. He only found a genuine smile of the kind she'd worn last night when they'd discussed her re-connection with Ellie. He found himself overwhelmed by her suggestion and the ernest and loving look that accompanied it. He could barely believe that she wanted to share him with yet another sub and this time that sub was Carina. He felt he had to get confirmation and clarification from Sarah, but this felt much different than when they'd discussed him being Carmen's dom.
"Sarah, do you mean that you really wish to share me as your Dom with Carina? I mean Carmen was for the job and really felt kind of wrong. This seems to be a different thing entirely. Please, I have no wish to hurt you nor our relationship so if you're not one hundred percent certain about this tell me. I would never require this of you as my Sub."
He was deliberately not using her sub name 'Sam' so that there weren't any mixed signals, like they had been famous for in the past.
Sarah knew he might be reticent to take on another woman in the same capacity but she really hoped for them to share in a very special relationship. She wanted that special relationship to include Carina. So, she smiled at him rather shyly.
"Yes, Chuck. I know and trust that you would never require anything of me that I wasn't willing to do for you. This is one of those things that I am more than willing to do for and with you. Carina's my oldest dearest friend and the only one I really trust from the old C.A.T. Squad. There is no one I would rather have share our journey in this lifestyle we've both adopted. I know that Carmen was for the job but you know how turned on I was when I broke the rules and watched you dominate her. Think of how much more intense and special this experience will be for both of us, not to mention Carina. Please, please seriously consider it, Sweetie."
She continued with a little more urgency to try and help persuade him. She'd been a little astonished that she'd found watching him with Carmen so much of a turn on but she figured it was seeing him be so bold and commanding and picturing herself being the one he was dominating that did it. Just like when she'd imagined herself to be in Hannah's place in the videos that Shaw and Casey had shown her. Even now watching Carina's wanton expression, smelling her arousal and feeling Chuck's as well, had really aroused her too and she knew Chuck could smell her.
"Just look at Carina standing there can't you smell her arousal? I remember that smell from our C.A.T. Squad days, and it means you could do anything to her Chuck...ANYTHING."
He could see the truth of Sarah's words written all over Carina's face and he could indeed smell her arousal just as he could smell Sarah's. His desire and Sarah's arousal and approval made up his mind. Again Roan's words echoed in his head 'Be a Bastard' and he took confidence from that and his recent experiences with Sarah and Carmen. He threw back the sheet and stood up beside the bed with an almost cocky attitude, almost ruining it when he winked at Sarah.
Carina let out a yelp and whimpered as she finally saw his overly large cock emerge from under the sheet. She unconsciously grabbed one of her breasts and began pinching and tugging at her own nipple while biting her bottom lip as she stared at it longingly. His massive member was mesmerizing to her and she couldn't take her eyes off it. All of her focus was on his engorged manhood and wondering what sounds she might hear as she took him in her mouth. It just kept drawing her in and making her mouth water imagining his taste. She quivered and moaned with a need she'd seldom felt for any other man.
Chuck snapped his fingers down my his cock to get her attention and directed Carina's gaze upwards. He had a very stern look on his face and his eyes had darkened with disapproval. She was embarrassed by the power of her lust and how distracted she was by Chuck's huge manhood. She'd never been this distracted and lustful before and she felt shame for the first time since she'd lost her virginity in the bed of a pick up truck after junior prom.
Chuck's stern look and disapproving eyes continued as he pointed to the floor in front of him. His voice carried the same hard edged commanding tone as the first night he made Sarah submit to him.
"Carina, drop that dress then come kneel in front of me and submit to my inspection. I must see what I might be accepting should you pass muster."
His tone let her know this was serious and it could mean the difference between her merely wishing for him as her dom and him becoming such in reality.
Carina's shame showed on her face as she dropped her dress, unfastened and dropped her holstered pistol and lock pick set. She moved to where he pointed and fell to her knees. Again risking a glance at his engorged twelve inch penis she then cast her face to the carpet and trembled as she awaited what felt like the most important moment in her life.
She'd never wanted anything more in her life and would be crushed if he said no. She was keenly aware of his eyes roving her naked body as he walked round her. He ended right in front of her and lifted her chin from the floor and made sure his stiffened cock was right at eye level for her. He asked her a trap question like he'd tried with Sarah when he was thinking about sharing the reward of love making with her. He was kind of hoping she'd answer properly as it would be best to start their relationship on a positive note.
"So my little red headed slut, do you want to suck the cock of your possible master?"
Carina wanted to scream YES at the top of her lungs. At that moment she knew she'd never desired anything so much in her life. All she could picture was her suckling on Chuck's balls and then taking him in her mouth and savoring his taste. However she knew that was not the proper course of action for a slutty little sub like her, instead she swallowed the lump in her throat and answered as she'd been trained to by her first master, the former head of the DEA.
"Master, this little red headed slut knows that she exists only to serve your pleasure and would have you do with her whatever pleases you, sire."
She added the 'sire' instead of 'sir' as the master who had taught her to be his submissive had been into medieval role play and even had a dungeon where he'd kept her when she was between missions. She could only hope that Chuck understood how much power she was willing to surrender to him. She knew that she had just as much power in her surrender to him as he had in his assumption of control over her. His answer was her reward for her faith in his intelligence and understanding of the dom/sub relationship.
"Your master is well pleased with his little red headed slut's answer and as reward you may suck till you taste his seed. Your only prohibition is that you may not use your hands. Oh and you may address me as 'Sir' not 'Sire' as I carry no title other than 'Master'."
Before she could respond he slipped himself through her waiting lips and into her wet and hungry mouth. She began sucking his giant monster, slowly and steadily swallowing more and more of him. She moaned and relished her first taste of him. His groans as she worked to try and take more of his shaft pleased her beyond mere words. She looked at Sarah out of the corner of her eye. She could tell from experience that her friend was incredibly turned on by watching her in action with their dom. She saw the raw lust and desire in Sarah's eyes and it drove her lust and she increased her efforts to swallow as much of him as she could. She then heard what she would come to call Chuck's command tone as he addressed her.
"Don't look at Sam, look up at me my little red headed slut. Give your master your full attention."
Carina looked up at him and smiled with a mouthful of his cock, he threaded his fingers into her brilliant red hair and began thrusting and she struggled not to gag and to re-adjust her position to accept more of him. He groaned "That's it Carina, take that cock to the back of your throat. Sam did this for me three times in the Swiss embassy."
She increased her efforts as she was not one to be shown up. Chuck's breathing became ragged as she swirled her tongue around his shaft. He gasped her name and pulled most of his member from her and released a torrent of semen into her mouth. She couldn't believe how full her mouth was and he was still going so she greedily gulped and tasted then savored the remainder that she'd managed to coax out with continued suckling on the head of his still engorged cock.
Carina finished and was gasping for breath as she collapsed on her haunches, she looked up with a mixture of adoration and awe at her new master. Now she knew exactly what had caused her best friend in the world to sleep with a huge dopey grin on her face. She hoped that she'd be sleeping in the kennel behind her in the bed room with a similar look tonight. However, she finally did remember her purpose in coming to find Sarah and knew they had a briefing in the afternoon with Beckman.
Chuck saw the look Carina was giving him and blushed all over. He was spent as she'd coxed almost as much semen from his balls as Sarah was capable of doing. He was feeling a little light headed but he knew this couldn't be the only reason she was here now. Carina always had another reason for everything she did and he was suspicious that she'd come for another mission or that she might have been assigned as their new partner. In any event, he'd needed to find out.
He heard Sarah's gleeful giggle, "I told you she was cock hungry, Master!"
He smiled the most heart melting smile at Sarah and said. "That's true Sam, but lets find out why she is really here. Carina, why have you come to Burbank, Business or Pleasure?"
Carina still trying to catch her breath and her wits mumbled, "Beckman...(pant)..sent..me..(pant)...new...(pant)...partner."
Sarah let out a joyful squeal and leapt from the bed and helped Carina to her feet then jumped into Chuck's arms and kissed him soundly. Carina watched as Chuck caught her and supported her with his large hands cupping her bottom as she wrapped her legs around his waist. Carina smiled as she watched him kiss Sarah back with equal passion. Then they both drew back to look into each others' eyes. The ernest and frank emotional exchange between them caught her off guard.
"Master, I'm so happy right now! Will you please take me this morning again as you did last night?"
"Yes, my darling Sam, but first you will help me secure our new partner so that we may both enjoy her?"
"Of course, Oh Master my master!"
"Sam, please bring me a ball gag."
Carina suddenly remembered seeing a cane on the bed beside Sarah and was keenly aware of the ropes hanging from the headboard. Her stomach fluttered as Chuck led her by the hand and helped her up onto the bed very gallantly. He told her to bend over while he secured one then the other of her wrists, with the ropes, to the headboard. She moaned with pleasure as he fondled her bottom then ran his hand between her thighs from behind and slipped two fingers deep into her glistening folds. While Sarah inserted the rubber ball into her mouth and fixed the leather straps tightly and fixed them behind her head. She whimpered as Chuck ground his fingers around inside her then removed them and tasted them himself. He re-insterted them, then removed them again and gave them to Sarah with instructions to clean them off and she sucked them clean. It was shaping up to be one of Carina's top 5 sexual experiences of her life and she relaxed knowing that all her needs would soon be met as she trusted both Sarah and Chuck to understand her.
"Sam, it would seem our new partner is still very wet and ready. However, now that she's secured I think it is time I take you. Only, this morning you will be more my little love slave then my bitch."
Chuck's eyes were gentle and soft as he laid atop Sarah and kissed her tenderly. He'd taken his time with Sarah and worshiped every inch of his little love slave, as he'd called her. Carina had watched with rapt attention as her new master had made love to her best friend for the past half hour. At first she'd been incredibly aroused by the sights she'd been treated to until she sensed she was bearing witness to something much deeper and more emotionally satisfying than mere sex. True intimacy. She'd heard the little murmured protestations of love between them and it made her heartache with love for both of them and what they were sharing with her.
It had been the most tender love making she'd ever witnessed and it had made her cry. It had also made her envy Sarah but only a little. She'd never been one for the more tender aspects and intimacy of love making. She was much more one for the rough stuff, the physical aspects of sex. She enjoyed a little biting and scratching and being manhandled by her lovers. She'd also learned from her first master that she really enjoyed having pain inflicted on her by her lover. She didn't know why she craved it but she did. She hoped that Sarah remembered what Zondra had done to her when she'd been her mistress.
"Now, Master, you'll have to reward our new partner for her patience and I know what she'll like best for her reward."
Chuck laughed and nipped the end of her nose with a kiss and gave her a sly smile as he reached for the cane. He remembered when punishing her with the cane last night what she'd told him about her time in the C.A.T. Squad.
"Tell me, my beautiful Sam, how many lashes our new partner might like as her reward?"
Sarah giggled and squirmed out from under Chuck and climbed up on the bed beside Carina and fondled her bottom then reached up to pull her hair so she was looking at Sarah. "Was it 50 or 100 lashes that were your usual reward, Rina?"
Carina's bright blue eyes twinkled with mirth as she tried to speak through the gag, "Hfrmundred". Her heart soared as she received confirmation again that her new Master and her best friend understood and would take care of her needs now and that her faith and trust would indeed be rewarded again. The realization caused her to tear up as she faced her future with happiness for her new partners and the idea that she finally had people who really would have her back, that she was no longer all alone.
Chuck had joined Sarah on the bed but knelt on the other side of Carina and he turned her head to him while Sarah released her handful of hair. He was surprised when he saw her tears but then recognized the smile in her eyes. He smiled back at Carina and said, "You remember when you called me to your room and tried to seduce me when you knew that Sarah had feelings for me?" Carina nodded her head yes. "Well that was very naughty and you know that naughty girls get punished, right?" His voice was soft and gentle as a caress but his face and eyes became incredibly hard like steel and she could see a pleasure rising in him as he slid the cane back and forth across her bottom like he was playing a cello. His look both scared and excited Carina and she nodded yes to his rhetorical question. Chuck's eyes had a touch of excitement and anticipation in them as he brought the cane back. She watched as he swung the cane as fast and hard as he could in a downward arc. It struck with a force that surprised Carina. She cried out through the gag, from the sharp pain and shock. She heard a startled gasp beside her and looked over to see excitement in Sarah's eyes. Then as the second stroke landed she knew she'd finally found her home.
Tuesday Afternoon
Castle main briefing room
Burbank CA
Chuck sat at the end of the conference table with Sarah on his right side and Carina on his left. He had two identical packages in front of him that he would give to his girls once the briefing had concluded. They were both eyeing him and the packages with questioning glances. He winked at both of them and was saved by the chime of the briefing.
They heard the chime and Sarah after getting the nod from Chuck reached out and pushed the button on the phone to initiate the conference call. General Beckman's image appeared on the screen and she carried the same dour disapproving look as she'd done for most of the time Chuck had known her. "Good Afternoon, Team Bartowski."
The General watched her team intensely and saw both women look to Chuck and his very subtle nod of approval and heard them return her greeting. Uh oh she thought, 'maybe I shouldn't have assigned Carina to the team, looks like she'd fallen in lock step with Walker. I should probably have assigned one of the male agents but then it might have thrown off the dynamic between Bartowski and Walker and I couldn't afford that now.' She continued anyway, "Agent's Walker and Bartowski, I know that you are both familiar with Agent Carina Miller as you've worked together twice in the past. I would like to introduce you to your new partner and team member. She will be replacing Colonel Casey on the team. The DEA has seconded her to the NSA for work with this team. She also has been read in and fully briefed on the Intersect and Agent Bartowski's role as the titular member of Team Bartowski." The team didn't react which signaled to Beckman that they must have already discussed things before hand. Never the less she pressed on with the briefing.
"Team, we have a mole in the Chinese Navy who has their current order of battle, deployment, and training schedule for the next year. He needs to transfer the data to us but his normal handler has been called away to deal with an urgent family matter. So, we will need you to fly to Thailand today and attend a trade mission dinner tomorrow evening at the Chinese consulate in Bangkok and make the pick up. I realize this is a rather routine mission for your team but all our other assets that do this type of work are currently deployed and are unavailable. Please remember that you will technically be on Chinese soil and if you are arrested while there, we won't be able to get you out of there without risking an international incident."
Chuck looked at Sarah and Carina and silently pointed with his eyes to Sarah. She acknowledged him with a little wink.
"General, if I may, Carina and I have handled this type of mission hundreds of times in the past. You could have any brand new agent fresh from the farm handle this assignment. Why task us with this as Agent Bartowski is a very valuable and special agent and not meant for this type of routine mission." Her concern for Chuck bleeding through at the end of her question to the General.
Beckman could hear the concern in Sarah's voice and responded. "Nonsense Agent Walker, this is exactly the sort of mission that Agent Bartowski has been trained for besides the Intersect should give him the edge if he encounters any trouble. He will also have two of the best field agents this country has to provide overwatch for him. Also, you should know that this assignment comes from the office of the DNI to whom I personally report."
Carina whistled and Sarah sat back in her chair and they both looked at Chuck with concern and worry. Chuck gulped and looked a little worried himself.
"General, just curious why it is that the DNI has chosen this mission for our Team? Also, how does the DNI even know enough about us to request us by name. I mean I get asking for Agents Walker and Miller, they are both incredible and accomplished field agents, but I'm just Chuck, Ma'am?"
The General took on the look of a parent lecturing her child, "Chu...Agent Bartowski, you are a full fledged field agent of the NSA and have undertaken countless missions with your team in which you've played a pivotal roll in the successful outcome of said missions for nearly three years. You were instrumental in the take down of Fulcrum, for pete's sake! One of the biggest internal threats to the U.S. Intelligence Community in decades. You were able to break a Ring double agent like Shaw and had the presence of mind the other day to capture and turn another Ring agent. You are as far from being 'just Chuck' as can be said. Of course the DNI know's your name and about your team. You are a formidable weapon entrusted to guard our Nation's security. That having been said, it is very unusual that the office of the DNI would request you to be personally assigned this mission. Which is why I am sending your team with you as back up."
Sarah was staring at Chuck and blinked rapidly to get his attention and he nodded and looked in the direction of Beckman's image on the screen. Sarah stared down the General with a most serious expression and undisguised concern in her voice.
"General, do you think this mission is actually dangerous for Chu...Agent Bartowski to carry out? Is the DNI aware that Agent Miller and myself will be accompanying Agent Bartowski?"
The General confirmed her fears of this being a trap without saying it openly, "Agent Walker, it is a very routine mission that carries no more risk then any of your other missions. Agent Bartowski is more than capable of carrying out this assignment. I am sending you and Agent Miller along, off the record, only to advise and observe and when necessary to provide back up."
Sarah knew then that there was more to this mission than the General could tell them. She'd used the phrase 'when necessary' not 'if necessary' which meant she did indeed expect trouble. This mission had been assigned personally by the office of the DNI only to Chuck. Beckman was hedging her bets by unofficially sending she and Carina as back up when things inevitably went pear shaped. Sarah understood that she shouldn't say more than she'd already said. "Thank you for the clarification General, when do we leave and by what method?"
The General smiled tightly at Sarah, she could always count on Agent Walker to catch her meaning. She really hoped that whatever their new relationship dynamic that Chuck still listened to Sarah as she had over twelve years of experience in the shadowy world of espionage. If anyone could help Chuck navigate the mind field that was the U.S. Intelligence Community, it was Sarah Walker. Beckman had no doubt that Ms. Walker would be only too happy with that assignment.
"You and the rest of the team are to report to the Burbank Executive Airfield where a government G5 is waiting to fly you to Edwards Air Force Base. There you'll board a C17 cargo plane that will be loaded with your surveillance van and all the equipment you might need along with your mission instructions and contact protocols. The C17 crew will perform a number of inflight refueling operations to fly you non-stop so that you arrive just in time for the consulate dinner tomorrow night. You'll need to be at the G5 in Burbank in 3 hours to make the time table. Travel safely and good luck Team Bartowski."
The screen went blank and was replaced by the logo for the Office of the DNI floating as a screensaver.
Chuck looked at Sarah and Carina and they all shared a collective shiver after the conclusion of the briefing. Chuck looked very nervous and his adam's apple bobbed just before he spoke. "So, does anyone else get the feeling that I might be walking into a trap of some kind? I mean that's what I figure Beckman must have meant since she said 'when' and not 'if' I require back up, right?"
A small smile ghosted Sarah's lips before she pushed her pride at Chuck catching the General's meaning down and schooled her features. Trying to looking emotionless and unworried she replied. "You'll be able to handle anything that should come up even without the Intersect and if you need any help then you'll have Carina and I for back up. Everything will be fine Chuck. Won't it Carina?"
Carina looked at Sarah and caught a fleeting look of pleading flash in her eyes. She could only recognize it and read it because of her years of knowing Sarah. She replied with a conviction she didn't actually feel. "Sure, piece of cake just like Allahi or Stromberg, Chuck. You've got this one in the bag."
Chuck looked dubiously at both of them and a strained and very tense silence descended on the room again. It hung over them like a thick fog and Chuck looked from one woman to the next and back but didn't seem inclined to speak and risk upsetting either of them with the dark turn his thoughts had taken. He was thinking that if the U.S. has a mole in the Chinese Navy, what if the Chinese had a mole in the office of the DNI, but why would the Chinese want to set a trap for him. He couldn't fathom why as most of his work had involved terrorists, international arms dealers, Fulcrum and the Ring. He rarely dealt with foreign intelligence agencies or governments. So the tense silence prevailed and hung oppressively in the room.
Carina as if finally remembering something looked down and gestured to the two packages on the table in front of him. After doing so, she broke the tension in the room by asking a question of the bringer of said packages.
"So, Chuckles what do you have for us? I figure those boxes are for Sarah and I. Correct?"
It was like a light switch flipped and Chuck beamed at both of them remembering the reason for his giddiness before the somber mood descended during the briefing. He grinned at both his partners and pushed one package to Sarah and the other to Carina. "I got you guys these when I left to get us breakfast this morning while Sarah was finishing your reward with the Bitch Maker, Carina."
Sarah ripped her package open and there was a brand new black leather dog collar with a blue medallion on it. The medallion was engraved on both sides. One side read "Sam" and the other side read "Angel 1". She smiled over at Chuck her eyes filled with unshed tears and said, "Thank you so much. I love it, Sweetie."
Carina's package had the same black leather dog collar but her blue medallion read "Rina" on one side and the other read "Angel 2". She reached out and touched Chuck's hand and had the same watery smile on her face. "None of my other masters ever did something this special for me. Thank you Chuck, it means the world to me." Her voice hitched at the end.
Chuck, for his part, was extremely gratified by his girls' reactions and had a watery grin of his own. His voice was choked with emotion as well. "I really wish we had enough time to break them in but that will have to wait till after the mission." He cleared his throat and continued. "I have to go get packed. I assume you ladies are already packed?" They both nodded at him and it was then determined that Sarah would take him to Ellie's to pack and that they would meet Carina at the G5 at the Burbank Executive Airfield in an hour. Chuck wanted to get the show on the road as quickly as possible.
Wednesday Morning
Cargo hold of a USAF C17
Over the Pacific approaching Thailand
Everything had gone smoothly and they were in the middle of the North Pacific about 17 hours into an almost 19 hour flight. The C17 was relatively comfortable as military cargo planes went. They had explored the van and their equipment as the flight crew had performed their check list and readied for take off.
The van that was secured in the cargo hold looked old and beaten down outside with Thai characters for a local janitorial company on the side. On the inside the van was pristine and loaded with armor as well as electronics. It also had a full communications suite that could interface with any local orbiting U.S. or allied drones. Sarah and Carina had estimated that the weapon's cache the van contained could equip a full squad of infantry. Chuck knew from his flash that they were correct but it would have been a heavy weapons squad.
Also included was wardrobe for their mission, which consisted of tactical BDU's for the ladies, an Armani Tux for him along with a faux mustache and a cane with a hidden compartment to conceal the flash drive from the mole, as well as having a traq injector built in.
The code phrases for the CIA were just as ridiculous as the ones the Ring used, at least in Chuck's opinion they were. The mole would approach him and say 'It may rain today.' and he was to respond 'If so, I have a coat' he just shook his head at that code phrase exchange being used in a country that experienced monsoon season.
As he had memorized all of the contact protocols, the photo's of the mole, the consulate floor plans and the exfiltration plan as well he tried to calm his nerves. While he was going over the Protocols and plans in the front of the van he'd noticed the girls changing into their black tactical gear just before take off. He'd tried to block the front windscreen of the van so that the cargo loaders didn't get a free show but wasn't totally successful from the looks and high fives that the guys exchanged.
They all strapped into the temporary seating that had been installed in the cargo hold. All three Agents slept for most of the journey as they didn't know when they'd next get the chance. Soon they were awoken by one of the cargo loaders and told they were on approach and to be ready to get moving as soon as they landed. Chuck thanked the man in the green flight suit and gave him a thumbs up to let him know that he heard and understood.
They would be landing at around 11 AM local time on Wednesday as they'd been fighting the jet stream and it had been a bit of a battle. At least they would have enough time to review and memorize all the details of the mission plan and he could ask Sarah and Carina if they had any suggestions to change anything before they commenced.
Wednesday Evening
Chinese Consulate
Main Ball Room
Bangkok, Thailand
Chuck was moving to the bar located at the back of the ball room which would give him access to a hallway that led to the Kitchen, where the caterer's were staging for the trade dinner that was winding down. All of the trade delegates had made their way to the main ball room and the dancing had begun in ernest.
Chuck had just made the exchange with the mole, a rather unremarkable Chinese gentleman in his forties.
He had signaled his team waiting in the van in an alley behind the consulate that he was on his way. That's when he spotted another Chinese gentleman in his fifties with steel grey hair and wire rimmed glasses and flashed on him. He was a rather high ranking director within the MSS (Chinese State Security) the man's name is what caused Chuck to nearly stumble on his way to the bar. It was Major Guang Feng Cho and he was the Uncle of Mei-Ling Cho (the MSS field agent he'd gotten to defect in his first months as the Intersect) but the truly distressing part was that standing next to him in an incredibly form fitting white dress with a plunging neck line that showed off her ample cleavage and a slit up the side that showed off one of her long curvy legs clad in white nylon and stiletto heels. Her hair was done up in a bun that reminded him of how Sarah had worn her hair on their mission to protect the Costa Gravan dictator. He'd last seen her as they took her blind fold off at the cheap motel where she'd taken him to have a tryst.
His voice carried a panicked tone "Guy's I just flashed on a bad guy in here one Major Guang Feng Cho of MSS and he's with Carmen! I need to get out of here quick! I think he recognized me! Have the engine running as I'll be on the run!"
The soothing voice in his earwig calmed some of his panic but not all of it. "Chuck, don't freak out! There is no need for panic or running. Even if he did recognize you he has no reason to suspect you. Just proceed to the kitchen and leave at a normal pace till you're out of the building. Carina and I are on the way!'
Chuck's pulse was still racing and as he reached the bar and went for the hall leading to the Kitchen he found his path suddenly blocked by Major Guang, who wore a menacing smile.
"Leaving so soon, sir? You haven't even danced with any of the lovely ladies at the party yet."
Chuck smiled through his fake mustache and pointed to his cane and answered in perfect mandarin, "Well, you see my bum leg doesn't permit me such pleasures as dancing with lovely ladies."
"Non-sense, I insist you dance with my lovely companion, she is a countrywoman of yours and sturdy enough to help with your ambulatory problem. I insist Mr...?" Major Guang was fishing for his name in order to address him properly or identify him. He had a glint in his striking steel gray eyes (a match for his hair) that hinted at violence and danger as he pointed at Carmen.
"Its Carmichael, Charles Carmichael and I wouldn't want to impose on your companion." he nodded an acknowledgement to Carmen but looked straight at Major Guang the entire time. He caught an imperceptible nod of the Major's head as if he was agreeing with some unseen person. Chuck tilted his head a bit and he saw that Major Guang had an earwig as well. It hit Chuck like a ton of bricks he wasn't the only spy here with a support team. He chided himself for being foolish, of course Major Guang had a team here as well, after all it was the his country's consulate. The odds of his escape just adjusted downwards in his mind. He'd have to remain as calm as possible so that he could flash when he needed to do so. He worked through some deep breathing exercises that Sarah had taught him, just in case.
"Its no imposition at all Mr. Carmichael, please take my hand sir." Carmen's green eyes flashed in warning as she stepped in swiftly and took Chuck's hand and started leading him to the dance floor.
Once on the dance floor Chuck leaned on her and limped on the leg he'd used with the cane and had the cane over her shoulder held loosely in his hand. She brought her clutch up and brushed it along his neck as she wrapped her arms around him, he felt a sting like he had been stuck with a needle. It didn't really register in his adrenalized state of near panic.
Carmen cooed soothingly in his ear while stroking the back of his head. She calmly and in a near whisper asked where his team was and how he was planning on getting out of the consulate. He pulled back and asked her why she was there and why she hadn't told him she was coming to Thailand when he'd debriefed her on Monday after their visit in the Cell in Castle. Carmen's laughter was lilting and lovely, he was instantly entranced with the sound and wanted to hear more of it.
"Chuck, it was a last minute assignment. I am here as a Ring liaison to Major Guang Feng Cho, he's been working with us for years. He just told me after we arrived at the dinner that he was here to capture an American field agent, one that had made his niece defect and brought shame upon his whole family. He means to have his revenge on you, Chuck. You're going to be taken by the PLA and smuggled to Laos where they will fly you on to China. I just injected you with a GPS tracker and if you tell me where your team is, I can get them the frequency and contact info for some Mercs so they can rescue you." then in a low whisper in his ear, "Master, when your back state side can we meet at the motel, please."
"Carmen, if I get out of this then yes, we can definitely meet, and thank you." He whispered the info in her ear and stealthily worked the drive from his cane one handed and asked that she keep it for him. He kissed her on the cheek as the music ended and slipped the drive into her hand just before he was surrounded by eight rather large Chinese gentlemen in suits. They escorted him over to the hallway by the bar that led to the kitchen.
Where a smiling Major Guang Feng Cho waited for them with a triumphant look on his face. As they entered the hall Chuck flashed on Kung Fu and was about to attack Major Guang and one of his men from behind when he heard a thwap behind him and felt a sting in the back of his neck. He turned to see one of the large men with a tranq gun pointed at him and lunged forward, heard another thwap, another sting in the neck and crumpled to the floor. Just before he surrendered to the darkness he heard Major Guang cursing the man who'd tranqed him.
"You stupid oaf, you hit him twice, now he'll probably be out for four hours. I'll have to delay his torture now. Damn you!" Major Guang raged at his bodyguard.
The man who'd shot Chuck replied, "Comrade Major. The Gweilo was a clear danger to you and us. We all read his file, sir! A most formidable agent if allowed to fight. My orders were clear. Ensure your safety from harm at all costs, Comrade Major!"
Meanwhile two of the other bodyguards knelt, bound Chuck's hands and feet and folded him into a catering cart that was hollowed out for the purpose. They wheeled him out to the front of the embassy and loaded it into a large green PLA FAW MV3 truck, resembling an old US Army 2 ½ ton truck.
There were eight PLA (People's Liberation Army) soldiers in the back of the canvas covered truck. Seven of them armed with QBZ-95 5.8 mm rifles, festooned with web gear holding extra 30 round magazines, who took custody of the crate. The leader of the squad however carried a PM-63 submachine gun. Their orders were to guard the crate that had been loaded into the back of the truck with their lives. It had to be delivered to Laos with no delays or hang ups. The very scary MSS Major had let them know if they failed and were found alive their families back home would be 'dealt with'.
A green Type 08 Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle flying the flag of the PLA lead the way in front of the FAW MV3 truck and another Type 08 pulled in behind it as they formed a mini convoy rolling up highway 9 out of Bangkok bound for Highway 2 then onto Vientiane, Laos. All the vehicles had diplomatic plates. Not that that really mattered as they rolled on unopposed along the highway in Thailand headed toward the Laotian boarder. After all, who would seriously try and stop two Armored vehicles with 30 mm canons in turrets and an army transport truck.
FIN Chapter
A/N 1 : No ownership claims are implied nor should be inferred.
A/N 2 : Tune in next time to see if Chuck ends up in a Chinese prison or if the dynamic duo can save him.
A/N 3 : This story has grown quite a bit beyond the original one shot's scope as the muse has struck me and I must needs dance.
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