Chapeter 3
Confused and not understanding the situation he woke up. He was in a bed, looking around the room he knew he was in the hospital. He tried to focus on his last memories, the last thing he remembered was being hurt in the intersect's loading room.
He remembered that Chuck had come to his rescue, and had asked him to destroy the cube, the Ring could not get hold of it. He would never have imagined that the Ring was so powerful, after all Fulcrum was just the North American subsection. Something had to be done, these terrorists had to be stopped. Suddenly the door opened, turning his face he noticed that it was his old partner and ex-girlfriend entering.
He looked at her, a little bit of regret filling his chest. He had loved Sarah, he was sure she had loved him too, they were considered the perfect couple and among the best in the CIA. But life is strange, everything has gone wrong since Fulcrum recruited him for the "Sand Wall" operation. While he suspected he had no evidence for disobeying orders, if Orion hadn't contacted him, the damage the theft of the intersect had caused would not be quantifiable. In his mind he had acted correctly. He needed someone who was able to retrieve data and manage the intersect, someone who did the right thing, who knew he would do the right thing. made his decision, Chuck was the only one he trusted. He was the only one who could handle the data, and his love would help.
His regret was that he ruined his best friend's life once again, he also regretted making that decision at Stanford, the results were clear, Chuck was born to be a spy, after all it is thanks to him that Fulcrum had been destroyed, the only thing is that he did not expect Sarah would fall in love with Chuck.
He sees her old girlfriend approaching and she asks him "You recovered, the doctors said you are out of danger, I tell you that you slept all night, how are you?". Bryce, realizing that he hadn't lost even a day, replies with a small smile "I've had better days, it's already the second time I've risked death, I think I'm running out of all the jokers". Sarah smiles at him to cheer him up. His spy mind needed answers, at which point Bryce asks "What happened? Did you and Casey save us? How did I survive? How did we get here? Where are Chuck and Casey? The agents of the Ring? Intersect? ". ? "
Sarah replies a little conflicted and worried, her mind and heart are in turmoil about what can happen to Chuck now that he was free and she had finally decided to be with him." No, we didn't save you. Casey and I, they caught us. Chuck and Casey are fine, the intersect is safe, Chuck dumped him and then destroyed the cube before the agents of the Ring entered the room, after flashing on the kung-fu he managed to beat the enemies ! Chuck is home now, Casey is watching him! " The last sentence came out with regret. Bryce understanding the tone of his ex partner understood his state of mind "I understand,now they will turn him into a spy! I never valued this life for Chuck, I thought that his goodness would not allow him to survive, even though now I realize that I probably committed a mistake years ago! ".
Sarah looks at him curiously and spits out "what do you mean?". Bryce raises his head and stares into Sarah's eyes "Well we all know Chuck has the aptitude to be a hero! I tried to leave him out of this life because I thought his altruism would get him killed. But seeing the results he got, We can confirm that I was wrong. His ability to improvise outside the box and his brilliant mind are what allowed you to defeat Fulcrum! Admit it Sarah, as good as you and Casey are, the real difference was made by Chuck ! ".
At the first statement Sarah smiled, she could not deny that Chuck was heroic, indeed he was the most heroic person she knew, the way he helped people without leaving anyone behind was what made him different from other spies. But his mind comes into conflict again, this attitude of his could one day cost him his life, the ruthless killers who are in the Ring don't have this sense of honor, they are only interested in pursuing their goals.
She had to admit to herself that while she and Casey were considered the best by their respective agencies, Chuck's brilliant mind and ability to analyze and produce a plan in real time was the real key to victory. With the right training, Chuck would undoubtedly be the best American spy, possibly the best in the world, probably the best in history, but would he still be Chukc? Her mind was processing the situation and she knew she had to act quickly.
She look at Bryce, she smiled "I have to go, see you as soon as you get better". Bryce realizing where he was going, forces a smile "say hello to Chuck for me?" and saw her leave the room.