Thank you Charahkids for being my Beta!
Also, the scenes with Nick that you see are memories in case they were confusing or like...something.
Chapter 6
Present
They separated and ducked behind random vehicles and other obstacles that were around to hide them. They weren't exactly hiding from cameras as they were all disabled and controlled by Orion, but they still had to watch out for the guards that patrolled outside the compound as well as in.
"Walker, two guards ahead of you. Take them out so Larkin can get by." Casey's voice rang through the ear pieces. Sarah peeked over the top of the vehicle's hood she was using for a shield and aimed her tranq pistol at the two guards walking in formation in front of her. Silently she pulled the trigger, both guards falling hard on the ground with a silent thump, asleep.
"Done, let's get going." She said.
Back and forth weaving in and out they made their way slowly to the entrance stopping right outside the door. They waited several seconds as Orion did his magic from his secret little cabin until the light on the keypad changed from red to green, indicating it was unlocked.
Casey swiftly opened the door with Sarah on the other side of it, holding her weapon as she begun sweeping the entrance. It was completely empty as they had expected and a small smile crossed her face.
Walking down the empty hall and down stairs, avoiding the elevators they made their way silently through the bunker, taking out guards and agents as they went along. It seemed easy, way too easy but Sarah wasn't worried. They had planned this for a long time before they took action. They studied the schematics of the entire bunker over and over, planned for contingencies, did everything they could to ensure they would be successful. Just a little longer and this whole thing could be over.
Earlier that day.
They had left several days ago, leaving the haven that Orion had built in the middle of nowhere, leaving Ellie, Morgan and Devon to prep for anything that may come their way. It had been a long nonstop journey to Virginia from where they were. They had arrived mid-morning and had a light breakfast before deciding they should get some sleep before spending some last minute time prepping. They had gotten one hotel room, disguising their appearances and using fake ID's.
Casey took first watch sitting by the door, cleaning the equipment quietly as the others tried to sleep. Bryce and Jill shared one of the twin beds, both knowing that Sarah would not want to share a bed with either of them. They hurt Chuck the most through his life and she had no desire to be anywhere close to them if she could.
Sarah lied in the hotel bed staring at the ceiling and listening to Casey's meticulous cleaning and the traffic from outside. The curtains were drawn hiding the light from coming in, but the room was still bright enough for Sarah to see everything. The lull of life happening outside the dingy hotel was somewhat soothing to Sarah and the other occupants except for one problem, Sarah couldn't turn her head off. That evening they would launch the rescue mission for Chuck and everything would be over one way or another. She would either get her Chuck back and hide him from the world for the rest of their lives, or she will never see him again. Both prospects scared the hell out of her.
Sleep eluded her as she thought this and she knew there was no way she would really be able to sleep. Too much worry ran through her, so instead she let her mind wonder off to happier times. The memories caused her pain, thinking about carefree times with Chuck. Seeing him happy, remembering his words. But they comforted her as well, seeing his smile. Seeing the way his eyes lit up every time he saw her. Nobody ever made her feel that special before, and she doubted anyone ever will. Her mind strayed to their last night together, and how much fun that they had.
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Sarah's stomach fluttered as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, eyeing her makeup job critically. Tonight was an important night and she had to look absolutely perfect. It was her first date with Chuck. They had obviously been on many cover dates over the past almost two years of Sarah being his cover girlfriend as well as the six months past they were truly together, but tonight was real. Tonight was their first real date after the disaster that was their first first date.
It had seemed so long ago now, that disastrous night. It didn't start out that way though. Sarah had been on many dates of course over her years of service to the CIA. . She had been wined and dined by dictators, executives, rich playboys and dignitaries. She had eaten the best food the world has to offer and had been wooed by the most gorgeous men on the planet. But that first date with Chuck, as she tried to ascertain if he was in on the theft of the Intersect with Bryce had been a lot of fun. Chuck had been easy to talk to, the food had been delicious, and his company made her forget at moments that he was just a mark and she wasn't just on a date.
She still wanted to kill Casey at times for interrupting their date.
"Don't confuse yourself Walker." She muttered to herself leaning into the mirror for one more close inspection. Everything looked great, at least in her opinion. She hoped that Chuck would think so too.
A smile crossed her face at that thought. Of course he would. She knew she was beautiful, had been told by many men from all around the world that she could be wearing a garbage bag and it would look like the newest fashion. She never believed a word from any of those other men, but she believed Chuck. He was so sincere about that lame compliment when he gave it that she had no doubt in her mind that he believed it.
Her smile grew as a soft knock echoed through the hotel room that she called home, knowing that only Chuck would knock in such a way as to create some kind of patterned sound. One last glance and she was exiting the bathroom and heading towards the door, ignoring the flutters that had bothered her not moments ago before opening it.
There he stood, in all his 6'4 glory in front of her. Sarah took a moment to catalogue him from top to bottom, his black slacks, his light blue dress shirt with sleeves neatly folded up to his elbow as they always seemed to be completed with a black waste coat and a navy and black stripped tie. His hair was neat and tidy, or as tidy as it could be with the animals that inhabit it, and the whole ensemble was topped off with his patented Chucks.
In her opinion, he looked perfect.
"Hey" he said softly his eyes never leaving hers. It was another thing that she's finding she loves about Chuck. She knew he respected her, and not just for her body and looks. He respected the person inside her, beneath it all. It was the first time anyone ever did and the feeling just intensified her emotions for him.
"Hey you." She replied. Glancing past him she looked around a second, assessing if anyone was nearby. Seeing no one she reached to him, grabbing his hand and tugging him into the room quickly, slamming the door louder than she intended as her lips met his.
She felt his body stiffen for a second before he wrapped his arms around her shoulders bringing her in closer to him. She resisted the urge to moan into his mouth as she allowed his tongue to gain entry. She wasn't sure how long in continued, she didn't care. She wanted to stay like this wrapped in his arms, kissing him, holding him, never letting him go. But finally Chuck's kisses became slower and more chaste as he pulled away from her, both of them breathing heavily as he leaned his forehead against hers.
"Well, hello to you too." He said softly causing her to laugh loudly.
"Maybe we should just stay here Chuck. You know, order in, watch a movie. Maybe spend some time together, alone." She whispered up at him, kissing his lips once more, this time giving in to the moan that burst through her throat. But Chuck pulled away quickly, looking down upon her with squinted unbelieving eyes.
"Are you crazy? Do you know how long it took me to get you to agree to this?" He said incredulous. Sarah rolled her eyes, placing a last kiss on the side of his lip before pulling away from him to find her purse.
"Years. I know."
"Years Sarah! Years! Since I first met you and our first date was ruined by Casey trying to kill us and blow us up and a bomb. I mean, seriously you are one hard woman to get to commit." He babbled as Sarah nodded.
Sarah gave a smile at him and rolled her eyes slightly. They've had this conversation before, many times leading up to this night. "You have to admit Chuck at least it was memorable." She pointed out standing in front of him again, watching his eyes widen even more.
"Memorable to the point where not only do I still have nightmares about it but I can't even tell anybody about it. I mean I was hoping to get to first base, you know, maybe a little kiss on the cheek but I was not expecting to almost get blown up with spies by terrorists. That wasn't even on the top ten list of what would be considered an awesome date."
Sarah gave Chuck a lopsided grin. "I don't know Chuck. You were pretty cute. I'm pretty sure I would have at least let you get to second base." She told him, waiting for him to sputter at that. She was disappointed when his eyes perked up instead.
"Really?"
"Chuck! You would have gone along with that?" She admonished laughing at him as he nodded his head.
"Please, Sarah. I'm a nerd. I'm respectful of women as my sister has taught me well. But if a woman says it's alright to place my hands on parts that are typically considered off limits to the general population, I feel it is my duty to comply with her request. Not only because it would be rude to deny a woman what she wants if she really wants it, but for nerds everywhere who don't get to participate in such activities often enough."
Sarah couldn't say anything to that so she just shook her head and walked passed him to the door. Placing her hand on the knob she stopped mid turn before facing Chuck again with her brow raised.
"Can you maybe say something about how I look tonight Chuck?" She requested, feeling kind of silly about having to ask but wanting to hear what he thought about it. She did after all just spend two hours putting herself together for him, though he would have told her to just be comfortable. She liked dressing up for Chuck, he seemed to appreciate her effort more and not just for sex.
Chuck leaned slightly to the left cocking his head to the side appraising her. Sarah felt her cheeks burn slightly in a blush as he did so, but she could tell by the way he looked at her that he very much appreciated the little black dress and heels she was wearing.
"You look very beautiful Sarah. The top really accents your neck beautifully." He complimented standing up straight again.
Sarah gave a very unlady like snort, rolling her eyes once again and opening the door. "You can't just say my boobs look great like everyone else?"
The date had gone much better than she expected. Not in that she had fun, which of course she did but between her and Chuck their luck in doing anything relaxing and fun was never in their favor. With the Intersect newly updated just the previous week Sarah was on high alert in the event that Chuck flashed and they had to get into action.
Thankfully all the bad guys took the night off and they had a lovely relaxing evening of dinner, dancing, ice cream and a stroll on the beach, where they stayed for the rest of the night until the horizon began to brighten.
After Chuck took her home, walking her up to her door and placing a soft kiss on her cheek before bidding her goodnight and leaving her at her door, much to her dismay, Sarah entered her apartment only to collapse against the door and slowly slide down to the floor in pure bliss.
Sarah Walker was in love. And she wasn't afraid of it.
Finally Sarah Walker fell asleep, with a smile on her face and hope in her heart.
She woke up with a start as a large hand on her shoulder shook her lightly and said her name. She sat bolting up, reaching for the gun that she normally slipped under her pillow, noting for a second that it was gone.
"Calm down." Casey's voice growled over her and her gaze immediately shot to him. Closing her eyes warily, once realizing that she wasn't in danger she let her body fall back against the uncomfortable bed with a loud groan.
"Is it my turn?" She asked, rubbing her eyes.
"No, it's time to start getting ready. There should be some hot water left for you." He told her walking away.
Looking around the room she noted that both Bryce and Jill were not in there. She sat up slowly, putting her feet on the ground as she analyzed the contents of the hotel room.
"Why wasn't I awoken for my shift?" She asked curiously, standing up and stretching. She caught Casey's gaze for a second before he went back to whatever it was he was doing.
"You needed the sleep. I took a longer shift then woke Larkin. Guess he did the same." He grumbled. Sarah looked back at the bed, seeing another dent on the other side.
"I didn't hear or feel you get into the bed. Did you sleep in the chair or did you share a bed with Jill?" She asked curiously.
"I slept with you. Better not tell Bartowski though. It'll get his panties in a bunch and I really don't need to listen to that crap." He stated.
Sarah rolled her eyes, not dignifying his words with a reply. She knew he was only joking, but she wasn't really in the mood for it. She had to focus and she was already disoriented from over sleeping when she wasn't expecting it and from the dream of Chuck and her first date. Giving a nod Sarah grabbed her small bag that she had packed before leaving Orion's and headed into the bathroom for a shower.
Present.
Sarah felt they had been in the facility for far too long. With their endless hallways seemingly to all looking the same she felt as if they were just walking in circles and not getting anywhere. They came across only a few more guards, quickly taking them out with tranq pistols and hiding them out of the way as to not alert anyone else to their presence, but so far everything had gone according to plan.
Wandering further down a few more halls the group finally located a blank side of wall that Orion had informed them to be the secret entrance to wherever they were hiding Chuck. What really lie beyond the secret passageway was anyone's guess but Orion suspected with a confidence that it was most likely a command room that held the video surveillance for where Chuck was being held. It took several moments to bypass the security on it by using a keycard that Casey produced and sliding it into the secret slot in the wall along with the finger prints of one of the sleeping guards they had caught who had just exited the room, but after holding their breaths for a moment or two they finally got in.
Sarah stepped into the darkened room first and paused taking it on in as the others came in behind her tranqing the guards that sat at the consoles who barely had a second to register their presence before being knocked out. On any other mission she would have berated herself for what she just did but she had been distracted because on the screens ahead of her and all around showing images of her Chuck.
Sarah's heart beat faster as she held her breath staring at the man she loved on the screen for the first time in over a year. He looked different, not like her Chuck at all but he still looked the same and everything in her body urged her to break down any obstacle in her way and get to him.
She could tell by the images, the video surveillance that each had been taken at various times over the course of the year. Each of the screens showing him half lidded, obviously in the middle of a flash. She wondered what they were doing reviewing past videos but at the moment she didn't care.
"Walker, snap out of it." Casey shouted in a harsh whisper that only he could pull off. Sarah shook her head to bring her back to the task at hand.
She stepped up next to Bryce as he inserted a USB drive into one of the computers and they waited silently as Orion analyzed the data. It took a lot longer then she thought it would and she was beginning to get antsy, but finally the beep of their phones indicated that he was finished and she let out the breath she wasn't aware of holding in.
"There is a door off to the left. It needs a fingerprint, retinal scan and a 32 digit passcode that regenerates every twenty minutes." Bryce stated stepping towards where he was instructed.
"The hell? All of this security just to keep Bartowski in?" Casey grumbled. "They didn't even have this crap for the first Intersect before it was stolen and sent to Bartowski effectively ending his entire life."
Bryce smirked over in Casey's direction causing a scowl on the larger man's face. "That explains how I was able to get in and blow it up."
"Stop it. We don't have time for this" Jill warned stepping up to the door. "Are you able to figure out the sequence Orion?" She asked putting him on speaker phone.
"Yeah, I'll have it in just a moment, hold tight."
The group waited with baited breath. Sarah stood staring at the door instead of the screens around them, afraid that she'd be distracted by what she saw, afraid of what she would see, the state Chuck would be in.
"Got it!" Orion's voice shouted excitedly as a loud beep echoed around the room. The door hissed as it depressed and popped open slightly.
Nobody moved.
"What's happening? Does it lead to Chuck?" Orion's voice said over the line. Nobody answered as they all stared at the door in silence for a few moments. This was it. This was what they worked for.
"Sarah, you go. You should be the first person he sees." Bryce says softly next to her and gently pushes her in the direction of the door. Sarah agrees, whole heartedly but she's afraid.
Taking one last deep breath she pushed Jill out of the way and made her way to the open door. Slowly she pulled it open, her eyes blinking rapidly at the sudden bright light of the room as she entered.
A/N: So...I just read Chuck vs Himself. Holy crap that story has SO many errors. I kinda feel like I should go back and edit it more, and I feel with the expierence and feed back from you all that I could add a lot more to the story. So... Good idea, bad idea?
atcDave: Thank you very much!
phnxgrl: I'm glad you liked it.
wilf21: I thought it would be sweet of them, and something they would do if they could.
zanex9: Well, she needs closure too. Sometimes Normality is just the thing needed to get your feet back under you.
sevenrez: You are welcome
Nomadic Nerd: never fear. I always know you're lurking around somewhere and will read them when you get a chance. They are memories of the past. I think I could have made it more clearer but *shrugs* too late now.
Rob M (Guest): Thank you for the review. I always feel most empathy for Sarah at times like this. And yes, things are about to move forward.
MrBi11: Thank you! i will!
Doc in Oz: Its coming I promise!
