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Chapter 2

Realizations

Castle – April 20, 2009 – 7:15 pm

Sarah takes her seat at the far corner of the conference room hoping to hide in the shadows as much as possible for the coming conversation. Casey assumes his seat in the chair next to hers as the connection to Beckman's office completes.

"Major Casey, Agent Walker I assume the asset has been secured?" General Beckman stated as she leaned forward in her chair to get a better view of the darker than normal room.

"Yes Ma'am. Chuck was retrieved from the Buymore by Agent Walker." Casey remarked emphasizing the name Chuck. After all of this she could at least recognize the nerd by name. Is this how she thinks of him and he is her most prized weapon in the war against Fulcrum... Casey forced himself to stop that line of thinking. I am a warrior for the greater good by my own choice.

"Upon entering the Castle I sedated Chuck as ordered. The NSA transfer team has secured him and is en-route to the secured facility." Casey completed his statement.

"Well done agents. This is better for all parties. Chuck will be safer in a secure facility and the two of you will soon be able to return to your normal assignments. I know what you have done tonight has been difficult, but it speaks to your level of professionalism and commitment to the Country and Greater Good." Beckman almost purred as she settled back in her chair. To think I wasted my time on a 49B of Walker. Chuck never had a chance against her. My greatest tool in the fight against Fulcrum is now at my disposal completely.

"Thank you, Ma'am," Casey remarks quietly again shifting uneasily in his chair. She seems far too happy about this.

"Even I will admit that Chuck has exceeded our initial expectations in the field. However, he certainly would not have been able to do so without your guidance. That being said he will be more beneficial in a secure location where a larger amount of information can be reviewed in a more rapid fashion." Smiled the general as she addressed the two.

"We will now be better able to leverage his special talents in the fight against Fulcrum. As for the cleanup of this mission. Major Casey you will oversee the cleanup of the Castle. We will strip it to bare equipment, but not destroy it as it may serve useful in the future. " Continues the general.

"Agent Walker we will need for you to attend the Bartowski – Woodcomb wedding and leave while the newlyweds are on their honeymoon." The General bluntly stated.

"Excuse me Ma'am. What did you just say?" Sarah responded. Haven't we screwed this family over enough? Aren't you happy enough that we delivered you a human computer you heartless old bag.

"Agent Walker, you will need to attend the Bartowski –Woodcomb wedding. Your cover has you as a bridesmaid. If you suddenly disappear that will raise too many flags. You have earned the trust of both the doctors and you need to help cement Chuck's disappearance as something permanent. Given the family history it should be easy to do. Do you understand Agent Walker?" Although it was a question, it was delivered more as a statement that brokered no room for rebuttal.

"Yes Ma'am. I understand." Sarah barely responds. How am I am going to do this? How can I do this? Ellie and Devon are my friends, the closest thing I have to family. How can I stand there and let Ellie think that Chuck deserted her when the reason why he is not here is our doing. Sarah hears a snarl from Casey that makes her think his opinion is the same.

"General, before Chuck lost consciousness, he mentioned something about what Major Casey and I think is a possible Fulcrum base in Barstow called Blackrock. He also mentioned Orion. We believe that maybe that is where Fulcrum took Orion." Sarah says as she sits up in her seat. Maybe I can do something to help the Bartowski's. I might have led one Bartowski to a dark pit and if I can't find a way to rescue him, maybe I can rescue another.

"I will task the next available KH-13 to run a scan of Barstow for anything out of the ordinary. If it picks up anything, I will have the analysts forward the results to you two for investigation. If we can find Orion and secure him the United States could sleep better at night." The General seemed to beam at that thought.

"General if we find Orion and he can remove the intersect from Chuck's head will he be released?" Sarah asks on her feet now. Hasn't he earned his freedom? "He has certainly served his country well, without being asked, without being paid and at great personal sacrifice." She finishes as her hands are on the table balled into fists.

"Agent Walker let's see if we can get Orion first. Then we can discuss the future beyond that." The general said bluntly.

Casey releases another snarl as he and Sarah share a look about the Generals statement.

"Unless there are any further questions about your orders. This briefing is over." The general not waiting for an answer hangs up on the conference.

"Casey they are never going to let him go are they?" Sarah said has she laid her head down on the table in defeat. "I just sent him to his doom, instead of saving him from Fulcrum."

"Let's focus on finding Orion. Then we'll go from there." Casey said as he moved towards the armory. The moron might have been a pain for the past 18 months, but he has certainly earned more than just being used like an old jeep and destroyed when no longer useful.

"Casey, be honest with me. She is going to kill him when he is no longer useful isn't' she? "Sarah states moving to stand between Casey and the armory. The realization of the General's statements starting to hit her.

"I don't know Walker." I doubt she would change her tune from 9 months ago, but I am not going to fight Walker right now too.

"Let's just work on figuring out how to get through the next few days. Focus on any leads that might point us to Orion or that brunette spawn of the devil that escaped." Casey said as he walked around Sarah picking up his favorite M4 and field maintenance kit before returning to the table.

"Your right Casey. I am going to review the Castle footage while Jill was here to see if there are any clues." Walking off to one of the back workstations to pull up the tapes. I thought it felt horrible when I saw my father being arrested in San Diego. That feels like a nice Sunday walk in the park compared to right now. How could I do this to someone I love? What am I? Is following orders really worth all of this? Why do so few people have to pay such a high cost for the greater good?

Casey only slightly nods his head in response. I didn't like the thought of having to off the kid, and now I am not sure if I could do it at all. He certainly has shown that even with no training and Obama administration sensibilities, he has really manned up. There won't be a good end to this. I might have to keep a tranq or two ready for Walker.