A/N Sorry to take so long on this had a few personal problems that needed attention and I've hit a brick wall on where this is going. I've seemed to gotten no inspiration lately. But I will finish it. One of my pet peeves is an unfinished story. If you have any ideas on where this should end, let me know. Again, sorry this chapter has taken so long to update.

Chapter 6

It had been over two days now since Zac found himself in this particular reality, and he was not getting anywhere near figuring out what had happened. The more he thought about it, the more he got a headache. So he had stopped thinking about it and decided to just wait. But he was bored. He had always been the type of person to be doing something. Even as a child, he had been active. He had done acting, sports and of course he played games. But right now he felt so helpless.

He didn't have the intersect, and he was a little afraid that some mission may come up, and the General would want him to flash, and he wouldn't be able to. But deep down, he kind of hoped something would come up. Maybe he wasn't really a spy or even an asset, but at least it would be exciting. He wasn't thinking of how dangerous it would be, with bad guys galore. On the show, he was able to do more now, but of course, the stunt guys got to do the dangerous things, like falling off a tall building or getting hung upside down by your ankles.

He was sitting on the couch in Casey's apartment, flipping through the TV channels, when the door opened and Casey walked in. He looked up and smiled at the older man and said

"Hi Casey."

He had, in the last couple of days, gotten to know the NSA agent a little better, and he was beginning to realize that the gruff exterior was just that...inside he was a softie. Casey just gave him a grunt, and again Zac thought of Adam. They were so alike, that again he wondered if this parallel reality was just the people he knew who had taken different paths? But then he thought that it was just a different reality and the people here were just like twins of the people he knew. It really kind of scared him to think that they all had doppelgangers and that they did everything that their show portrayed. It actually was kind of weird. How could someone come up with a show concept and then he found himself in that reality. It really had to be a dream, and he hoped that he would soon wake up.

Casey looked at the nerd and said

"Where's Walker?"

"She's in the bedroom...don't know what she's doing though."

Casey moved through the hall and stopped in front of the bedroom door. He stood for a moment and then knocked and said

"You decent Walker?"

He opened the door and went in. Sarah was sitting on the bed in her sweats and had a pile of folders on the bed with her. Several were open and she seemed to be engrossed in the one she was looking at.

"What are you doing Walker?"

Casey was looking at the mess on his bed. She looked up and said

"I was just going over some of our past missions."

She closed the one she was looking at and put it down as she looked up at her partner. Casey sat down on the end of the bed and asked

"Why? We finished the reports and..."

"I was just thinking of Chuck. What happens if we can't figure out how to get this situation fixed? What happens if we never get..."

She trailed off and Casey could swear he saw tears in her eyes. She was really missing the moron. He was well aware of the attraction between the two, and he had to admit that he was also fond of the kid, but he'd never admit it to Walker. He knew what she meant. He would miss him too, and what would the government do without the intersect? And how would an actor fit into it? The truth was, that he would probably wouldn't and the government would most likely give the kill order. But that was something Casey couldn't or wouldn't do. Somehow he'd have to find a way to get Zac to disappear without killing him. It wasn't the kid's fault that he had somehow ended up in a life he didn't belong in.

"Casey, how are we going to find a way to get Chuck back and get Zac back to his life?"

Casey just grunted and then said

"I think it's time to call in the expert. It's time to try and contact Orion."

Sarah looked at him a moment and then said

"Chuck's dad? Do you think he would know how to help? Do you think he's still out there somewhere?"

Chuck's dad had been under the radar for some time now, but Sarah knew he still got in contact with Ellie. Maybe they needed to bring Ellie in on this. Ellie had an uncanny knack at figuring out problems and had actually discovered that their dad had been working on the intersect project. She even now knew that Chuck had been in the spy world for four years. She had been very upset with Devon for not letting her know that her little brother was involved with something so dangerous.

"Maybe we need to bring Ellie and Devon in on this?"

Casey only nodded and as he got up, he said

"Let's get them over here tonight then."

They both left the bedroom to go see how their guest was doing and to let him know what they were planning.

It was after seven and both Ellie and Devon were now siting on the couch in Casey's living room and staring at the person that looked so like their Chuck. The resemblance was uncanny, but as Ellie watched him, she began to see the small differences. This man didn't seem to be as self conscious of himself. He seemed much more relaxed at being stared at or being the center of attention as if he was used to it, not like Chuck who seemed to squirm if he drew any attention to himself. Finally Ellie said

"You really aren't my baby brother are you?"

He looked at her apologetically and said

"No, I'm just an actor who is in a show on TV."

He shrugged as he looked at the woman across from him. She looked so much like Sarah Lancaster that it wasn't even funny. And her husband...just like Ryan. But, he was beginning to see slight differences in mannerisms. He was beginning to see the individuals as just that. Even though they looked like the people he had left behind, they weren't those people. Once again he thought of Chuck in his world and wondered how he was adapting. As he looked at the four people in the room with him, he suddenly felt overwhelmed and he lowered his head to rest in his hands. He then realized how really lonely he was. All his friends were back in that other reality...his reality. He didn't belong here. He realized he wanted nothing more than to be back in his reality...his home.

It was then he felt a gentle hand lightly touch his shoulder and he looked up into the eyes of his 'sister' She smiled at him and said

"Don't worry Zac, I'm sure my father can figure this out. Even though he is a bit...eccentric, he has a way of fixing things."

She saw the tears bright in his eyes and knew he was having a hard time with the situation and she again thought of Chuck, and wondered how he was holding up to the situation. She didn't even know if he had anyone to lean on. She hoped so. She knew that her little brother had come a long way in the last four years, but she still worried about him. Now, Zac was rubbing his eyes and seem embarrassed at the slip.

"Sorry, but my emotions have always been close to the surface..."

Now Sarah sat on the other side of him and said

"Don't worry Zac, I'm sure Orion will be able to help."

Ellis stood and said

"I need to call the paper and get that ad in to contact him."

She walked over to Casey's phone and picked up it up. After a couple of moments, she hung up and said

"There, its placed. Now we only have to wait twenty four hours, and we'll have my dad here to help."

Devon just smiled and said

"Awesome babe."

She said it with so much conviction that Zac began to believe it. Maybe with any luck, he'd be home in a few days. He certainty hoped so.

The restaurant was nice and Chuck was enjoying the meal with Yvonne. She was so much like his Sarah but as he got to better know her, he could see the slight differences. Yvonne was just as beautiful, but she lacked the CIA persona that his Sarah had. She was of course more talkative than Sarah, and she seemed to be enjoying his company. They were enjoying a piece of pie that they were sharing when she said

"Zac, why haven't you ever invited me to dinner before?"

"Um, I guess because you were involved with someone else?"

He really didn't know what to say. She looked at him an smiled as she said

"Well, I'm glad you did. I've really enjoyed myself and this pie is delicious."

She took another bite, and then continued in her Aussie accent

"But I need to stop eating it, to many calories!"

He just grinned and said

"You look beautiful, you don't need to worry about calories."

She put her fork down and rolled her eyes at him and said

"Well you know what they say, the camera puts ten pounds on you!"

She leaned back and sighed. It was obvious that she had truly enjoyed herself tonight.

Chuck just looked at her and smiled and said

"Well on you those ten pounds would look fantastic."

She was pleased with the compliment, and smiled back at him. She was truly enjoying the evening and his company more than she wanted to admit. She had known him now for two years and she really hadn't thought of him as more than a friend. But tonight, she began to think of him a little differently. Maybe it was something more than friendship?She wasn't sure, but it was something she would not dismiss. She decided she'd like to get to know him much better.

It had been a little over twenty four hours, and Ellie had finally gotten an answer from her ad. Her father was on his way and soon, she hoped that she would get her brother back. The message her father had sent was short...

'Interesting...be there soon'

She just hoped her dad could help. She was busy with the dishes when she heard the knock on the door. Taking the towel to wipe her hands, she went to open the door, and saw her father standing there with a duffel bag slung over his shoulder. He was wearing an old baseball cap and sunglasses that almost hid his face. He smiled and said

"Hello Eleanor."

He stepped in and after depositing the bag at his feet, he took her in an bear hug.

"Oh dad, I'm so glad you could come, I'm so worried about Chuck."

He stepped back and after removing the sunglasses said

"Now, tell me about this situation...What's happened to Charles?"

Ellie began to cry as she explained everything that she knew about the situation as her dad listened to the story. He seemed quite intrigued with the concept of someone else so like his son being here instead of Chuck. It was something he was sure he could fix if he could only determine what had happened. Why was someone from a seemingly different reality in this one? How had he changed places with Charles? How was Charles doing? Was he okay and most importantly, was he trying to figure out a way to return? He knew his son was extremely smart and that he was probably working on something to figure out what had happened. Right now though, the situation demanded that he meet this person who had taken his son's place and get all the information he could on what exactly happened. When Ellie finished he stood and taking her hand he said

"Come on Eleanor, I want to meet this man and see if I can get all the details."

She stood too and nodded as she said

"He's at Casey's."

They left her apartment and walked across the courtyard to Casey's apartment, but before she knocked she said to her dad

"Dad, he's so much like Chuck...he looks just like him and he even sounds like him...it's weird...but he seems like a nice person and he just wants to go home...and I want our Chuck back."

Orion just nodded and said

"I know and I'll do all I can to do that."

She took a deep breath and knocked on Casey's door. After a moment, the door opened and Orion was face to face with what looked like his son. He almost took him in his arms for a hug, but then he stopped as he looked deeper into the eyes of this man. It was something in those eyes that stopped him. They were looking at him with recognition but also what looked like loneliness. It was almost like this man had met him before, but that couldn't have happened. He had to remember that this was not his Charles. The man stepped back to let them enter and then looked somewhat embarrassed as he said

"Sorry, you just look like the actor who plays my dad on the show and..."

Zac trailed off as he let them in. Ellie just laid her hand on his arm and said

"This is my father Stephen Bartowski and he is here to try and help get you back to your own reality."

Zac reached out to shake his hand and said

"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Bartowski, my name is Zachary Levi, and I'm not sure how all this happened..."

Again he trailed off and turned his head slightly as he began to get a little too emotional. Orion just smiled and said

"It's nice to meet you also. I hope that we can somehow get you back to where you belong...and get my son back here."

Ellie looked around and said

"Where are John and Sarah?"

They had left only twenty minuets ago for something they wouldn't tell him about, but he had an idea it had something to do with the spy world.

"Uh, they said they had something to attend to and told me that under no circumstances was I to set foot outside of the apartment."

He looked a little contrite, but Orion understood that they were doing their best to protect him. He had no intersect and no spy training. They went to the couch and as Ellie went into the kitchen to start some coffee, both Zac and Orion sat down. Orion looked at Zac and said

"Okay, tell me everything you remember about how you got here."

TBC