Chuck vs. The Cerebral Assassin

Well, after 11 chapters the final chapter is finished for your reading pleasure. I hope you've enjoyed this story as I've enjoyed writing. Just to let you guys know, I'm to taking a break for a little bit but I will be back soon writing another story. Stay tuned.

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Worth Fighting For

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As Hooper walks away with bad intentions on his mind, Chuck with renewed sense of vigor sticks the gold locket in his pocket. He then beings to slowly get up and as he does starts laughing. His laughter causes The Ring leader to stop mid way towards the ladies and turn his head to look over his shoulder to see Chuck hunched over on one knee with his left hand pressed to ground. The other is pressed against his stomach.

He expresses a mixture of confusion and odd curiosity as to why he finds not only his emanate demise so amusing but his entire team's as well. Hooper isn't the only one perplexed by Chuck's sudden bout of laughter as Casey and Bryce look down to their right with absolutely no idea as to what is going on with him as they see him shaking his head.

The two agents that are mere inches away from their teammate immediately turn to look at each other quite possibly thinking he has gone completely off the deep end. They then turn their attention towards the man kneeling down on one knee to their left. To Bryce, his fits of laughter sound similar to that of the Joker. In his mind, it's more Jack Nicholson and Caesar Romero-esque than Heath Ledger's dark depiction.

The seemingly odd display of behavior is transfixing everyone at the moment to where it causes Bryce to be the one to voluntarily ask if he's okay but doesn't get the chance to as Hooper approaches pushing past two of his men and stands just an arm length away from him. The Ring leader reaches back pulling out his weapon and points it directly at the top of Chuck's head. As he does, he asks him a simple question.

"What's so funny?" Hooper firmly asked gripping his gun tightly in his right hand. "I'm not going to show your girlfriends over there no mercy and your laughing?" questioned Hooper.

Chuck momentarily stops laughing to answer Hooper's question. "Nothing." he replied shaking his head continuing to laugh once again.

The answer doesn't satisfy him as the large bald man becomes increasingly agitated by Chuck's laughter so much so that he reaches over with his left and grabs his shirt collar in order to yank him up to his feet. When Chuck is standing, Hooper sees something that agitates him even more causing him to raises his gun and aim directly in the middle of his forehead.

Hooper then repeats his earlier question and now instead of asking he's demanding to know what's so funny as he sees a smile on Chuck's face. "I'll ask you one more time…" he emphatically stated. "…what is so funny?" added The Ring leader as he reaches up to pull back the handle to his gun.

"I had a funny memory about my former roommate in college that flashed through mind just now." he emphasized glancing over at Casey and Bryce. As he says that, the two agents realize what is up leading them to prepare for what is about to happen. As they wait for the perfect time to strike, Chuck continues on. "Bryce…" he said turning to quickly glance at him. "…do you remember that time back in college when we changed the school's website." added Chuck laughing with amusement.

"I do buddy." he responded expressing laughter.

"It took 3 days for the IT guys to catch the problem and the Dean was furious." he stated chucking out loud. By this time Bryce is laughing so hard that he's actually snorting causing Casey to just stare at the two men in disbelief. However, for Hooper he doesn't find any of this funny as he trains his weapon trained on Chuck. "It took 2 of them to clean up the mess we made but I tell you…" added Chuck placing his hand on Bryce's left shoulder. "…It was 1...

Upon saying that, Chuck suddenly reaches up with his left hand grabbing Hooper's right wrist pulling down and away his weapon to where it goes off hitting one of the ring members in the right leg dropping him to the ground screaming bloody murder. In doing so, Chuck quickly goes for a hard palm strike to Hooper hitting him directly in the face momentarily stunning him and then disarms him.

At the same time that happens for Chuck, Casey grabs the nearest Ring member's weapon and spins around avoiding Bryce who is dropping to the ground. The NSA agent clocks at least 2 Ring members in the side of the head knocking them to the ground and then fires two rounds at another ring Agent in the chest that was behind Bryce dropping him to the ground as well.

For Bryce, as he drops to the ground he grabs his weapons and fires at the ring member in front of him who is about to fire on Casey. It's not long before he quickly fires several shots between The Ring member's legs at another approaching Ring member who was guarding Manoosh. The two fall to the ground simultaneously and the whole situation happens within a matter of seconds.

As that was happening, the 3 Ring Members that have been guarding Sarah, Cassidy, and Dr. Burke attempted to come to the aide of their comrades in arms but Sarah thwarted their efforts. Even in her groggy state, she manages to pull herself together just enough to swing her left arm and chop block the one nearest her across the back of his neck with such force that it causes his momentum to fall backwards.

The momentum leads him to release his weapon in mid air and the skilled agent she is reaches over grabbing the gun then shooting the 2 other ring members in the back. They drop on top of the blonde agent who is currently struggling to breathe. She doesn't waste any second as she quickly turns her upper back to her left twisting it around in order to elbow him in the face inevitably knocking him out in the process.

Every ring member at that moment is either dead, shot in the leg, or incapacitated except for Hooper who is going toe to toe with Chuck. The palm strike to the face unfortunately didn't take him down but the lanky business owner is determined to make him pay for what he was about to do. He throws a succession of standing spinning kicks to the right side of his face that visibly effect the big man cutting him open but doesn't get him down.

Chuck goes over to inflict more punishment but suddenly finds himself gabbed by the throat, lifted into the air, and slammed against the wall. As he struggles to breathe clutching Hooper's arms, he looks down into the eyes of his assailant and sees absolute rage within them. It's at this point, he does the only logical thing to do and that is employ one of the most effective techniques to get out the situation …a three stooges eye poke.

It's simple, effective, and it works causing him to stumble back in pain. In that moment, he takes full advantage of the situation by immediately rushing over and sliding on his back to where he's looking up at Hooper who is in considerable pain swinging wildly in the air at nothing. Chuck picks up his legs, bends them back to his chest, and as much force as he can muster goes for Hooper's knees.

A loud scream is heard as Hooper stands there writhing in pain to the point where he drops to his knees. As he kneels there pretty much immobilized due to possibly suffering broken knee caps, Chuck gets up and stands in front of him looking down at him. He positions himself in front of him and lifts his right hand for the final strike and he does Bryce yells at him.

"Chuck…" he screamed. He sees Chuck's hand shaking in the air forming some kind deadly move like in the movie Roadhouse in which Dalton kills his rival by ripping out his throat. "…don't do it!"

Chuck ignores Bryce as he looks directly into the eyes of Hooper who is now staring intently back at him. "You were going to show absolute no mercy to my friends." he angrily stated. "Now that you're on your knees, I will show you no mercy!" he screamed.

"Do it." growled Hooper with a bloody smirk on his face.

Bryce, Casey, Cassidy, Sarah, Manoosh, and Dr. Burke all watch in disbelief at what Chuck is about to do. He rears back pressing the top of his head and leans it back with his left hand. There is absolute intensity in his eyes as he pulls the trigger but suddenly stops just mere inches from his throat. Chuck's right hand uncoils and then reaches up to grab Hooper's noise making a honking sound. He then pushes him down to the ground and then gives a wink over at Bryce who just responds with a smile.

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Team Chuck, along with Dr. Burke and Manoosh, are in what was a populated Two & A Half Amigos Restaurant and Cantina. After several gun shots rang out earlier it was quickly evacuated by management. Once the NSA cleaners courted off every area and gave the cover story that a robbery took place in the back alley way the gang inside were left free to decompress from the intense situation.

As Casey is busy talking with Beckman, Chuck stands at the bar scanning from right to left. What he first sees is Manoosh sitting at the bar scarfing down an unattended nacho sampler plate, then medics looking over Dr. Burke and Sarah at separate tables next to each other that still have plates of food and drinks on them. What he then sees is Cassidy who is sitting at another table with Bryce. From where he is standing he notices that he is caressing her hand as she's being looked at by a medic.

He walk over to the table, pulls out the chair, and then sits down looking directly at the two of them with curiosity. "Okay spill. What's going on." questioned Chuck eyeing the two of them.

A hint of a smile appears on Bryce's face as he glances over to Cassidy who does the same. He turns to his former college roommate and gives him his answer. "We like each other."

Chuck has a look of disbelief appear on his face. He glances back and forth at the two people sitting in front of him. As he leans back in his chair shaking his head, he responds to that bit of news by saying two words. "Since when?"

Bryce is about to speak but Cassidy interjects. "Long story short, Sarah teamed us up to find that guy." she retorted turning around pointing at Manoosh. "We got to talking and then when we were at the facility Bryce saved me from being killed. He took out two bad guys, then yada yada yada, and here we both are." she said squeezing his hand.

"Am I being punk'd?" questioned Chuck looking around the restaurant.

Bryce leans in with a grin on his face. "Chuck, this is for real and like I told you at Castle don't be stupid and let Sarah go. She's as real as they come man." he added looking at his former roommate with absolute seriousness.

For the first time since he has known Bryce post spy, his intentions are actually genuine. Chuck looks over his left shoulder seeing Sarah and Dr. Burke sitting at separate tables. He turns to look at not only Bryce and Cassidy but Casey as well who walks up seeing the two of them holding hands. His only response is a disgusted look on his face and as he walks off Chuck hears him say that he need a drink.

It's at this point, he lightly taps the table, gets up from his chair, and turns around heading straight to the two women who have played a significant role in his life. The two women see him coming leading the two of them to quickly look at one another in order to give each other the "I hope you die" glare. Chuck approaches and stands in front of the two tables and after a brief moment of silence he makes a request. "Leslie, can I talk to you?"

A smug smile appears on her face she glances at Sarah who exudes a look of disappointment and heartbreak. He leads her to the middle of the open area and then stands in front of her facing Sarah. Dr. Burke is at this point ecstatic as she stands in front of Chuck who is smiling as well but for a very different reason because he's going to throw down the hammer on her.

"I want you to hear this from me…" he whispered. Chuck suddenly pauses and then looks at all the individuals in the room. "…actually I want you all to hear this because its important. I told Bryce and Casey I quit the C.I.A. and that I am going to spend the rest of days with Leslie."

"What!?" loudly responded Sarah and Cassidy in unison. Sarah immediately objects and stands up angrily heading straight to the main reason why he's quitting. "Chuck, you can't…

Chuck immediately interjects and holds up his hand quickly stopping her from approaching. "Let me finish because you need to hear this…" he emphatically stated. "…and it's the truth."

As this is going on, Manoosh has turned around sitting in his stool and begins watching the drama unfold before his very eyes. He's holding tightly a plate of nacho sampler and scarfing it down watching with intrigue even though he has no idea what's happening.

"What is the truth?" inquired Dr. Burke with a wide smile on her face.

"Relationships are all about trust…" he said looking into her eyes. "…and without trust there is no relationship right?" Dr. Burke responded with a simple nod. "I trusted you to help get my memory back and I did. You have given me so much Leslie and I want to give you everything you deserve except one thing." he said pointing his finger in the air.

"What's that?" asked Dr. Burke looking behind her to see a saddened and disappointed Sarah.

At this point, Sarah doesn't know how much more her heart can take leading her eyes to close and head to drop. She looks down at the floor because she doesn't want to see what is about to happen.

"My heart." he said. Chuck continues to stare into Dr. Burke's eyes whose smile has fallen a bit flat as a look of confusion appears on her face. "The truth is my heart doesn't belong to you and here's the reason why Leslie." stated Chuck taking out the gold locket front his pocket and holding it in front of her. "It was never yours to begin with." he added.

Upon hearing that, Sarah's head slowly lifts up as a tears starting forming. Cassidy, Bryce, Manoosh, and Casey, who is drinking scotch behind the bar, are watching what seems to be a twist in the ensuing drama in front of them.

"Like I said before, trust is a two way street and I can't trust a woman who told me under hypnosis to forget Sarah and that she doesn't love me. I also recall you telling me I should move on with you." he stated not breaking eye contact with her. "Let me tell you this, I will never forget Sarah and how much she loves me. You know why?" Dr. Burke only response is to just to shakes her head no. "My heart is hers for all time." he added looking over her shoulder at Sarah.

Dr. Burke is totally speechless at this point and if she at any point turns around she would see a pissed off Sarah behind her. However, for everyone else in the room they're all smiles as they know Chuck is back.

"Leslie…" Chuck pauses and decides to be professional about it as he looks at his watch.. "…actually Dr. Burke I think our time is up for good. I thought doctors were supposed to help people not brainwash them." added Chuck shaking his head in disappointing. "Oh, quick tip. Steak helps keeps the bruising down." he said stepping out of the way.

A confused look appears on her face as she suddenly feels a quick tap on her shoulder. When she slowly turns around, she sees Sarah standing there with a smiling pissed off look on her face. She opens her mouth to try to say something but is immediately hit with a hard right cross to the right side of her face. "That was for the Chinese food I ordered for Chuck and you took credit for." she said pointing at her. She then gives a swift backhand to the left side of the doctor's face leaving everyone in the room to give that "daaaamnn" look. "That is for telling Chuck to forget me while under hypnosis." Sarah is about to walk off when she stops. "Oh and one more thing." she firmly stated. The blonde agents spins around giving a standing left spin kick to the face causing Dr. Burke to stumble back and crash onto a table. "That was for me, bitch!." the blonde beauty said wiping her hands.

Sarah turns around to see Chuck standing in front of her dangling the locket in his right hand. She looks down as he gives placing it in her hands. When Sarah looks back up he has an apologetic looks on his face. "I'm sorry if I put you…"

She immediately puts her finger on his lips to stop him from talking. The angered look she exuded before is replaced with a bright smile. "Shut up and kiss me." she softly said.

"Yes ma'am." he softly answered wrapping his around her and picking her up for a deep passionate kiss.

Sarah wraps her arms around Chuck's neck and as they continue to lock lips, Cassidy has a sudden realization. She quickly gets up from the table and heads to her sister and future brother-in-law. The oldest Wexler sister stands in front of the two clearing her throat trying to get their attention. It doesn't work the first time, but after a second attempt they hear it causing the re-united couple to slowly turn and face her.

"I think you need this Chuck." she said holding up his grandmother's ring.

The two of them smile as they kiss again and then he gently sets her down. Chuck takes the ring from Cassidy and then reaches over to take Sarah left hand placing the engagement ring on her finger. The two resume kissing but is suddenly broken up by Cassidy hugging the both of them. It's only a matter of time before Bryce walks up to congratulate the happy couple who inevitably gets sucked into a group hug as well.

As this is happening, Manoosh turns around in his stool placing the empty plate of nacho sampler on the bar. He sees Casey standing there holding a glass of scotch on the rocks in his right hand. "Those two kids are going to make a happy couple don't you think?" he said. Casey responds with a low but clearly audible grunt as he walks off with a scowl look expressed on his face.

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It's overcast the following afternoon at Arlington National Cemetery. The atmosphere itself is subdued as all 4 members of Team Chuck, Bryce, Sarah's family, and Karl's teammates huddle in front of a gravestone. A middle aged priest and a bugler stand just off to the side of the grave facing the group in front of them. An American flag is planted in the front center of his gravestone with the following words engraved on it:

Karl Stone

Honored Soldier

Friend

July 24, 1980

January 15th, 2010

Sarah holds Chuck's hand as they all watch 4 marines march towards their location. The two in the middle are carrying flags of the American and the Marines in front of them while the other two on either side of them carry rifles resting against their right soldier. The stop just a few feet from where the rest of group as the ceremony begins. Team Chuck listen to the priest as he gives the eulogy.

As the funeral is going on Chuck glances over at Karl's teammate who are stoically standing tried and true for their fallen comrade who died in the line of duty. It saddened him that he never got to the chance to figure out who he was but he always has the memory of the good times they shared. His thoughts are suddenly interrupted by the sound the bugler followed by 7 volley shots leading Casey, Travis, and his Karl's teammates to salute him.

After the ceremony, Chuck talks with Karl's teammates he's given time alone to stand at his grave. He's gives a brief moment of silence and short prayer for his friend. Before he leaves, Chuck walks up to his fallen friend's tombstone and places his Xbox game controller in front of it. "You've known all along who youare. A hero. Till we meet again my friend." he softly said. Chuck gives him a nod and then walks off.

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"It's good to have you truly back Mr. Bartowski." Beckman said on the video monitor screen in Castle.

Team Chuck, the Wexler family, and Bryce are standing in the conference of Castle. They're being debriefed after the whole locating Manoosh before The Ring does debacle. He was successfully handed off to Beckman's people and now is under protective custody at an undisclosed location. However, before leaving he and Chuck exchanged their user names for Call of Duty for Xbox knowing full well they will able to still be in contact with each other.

"I'm glad to finally be back." he replied. "For real this time." added Chuck squeezing Sarah's hand.

"What has become of Dr. Leslie Burke?" asked Cassidy with absolute curiosity. A visible smirk expressed on her lips.

A look of curiosity appears on everyone's face concerning her as they get a possible update from Beckman. "Dr. Burke's license as a mental health physician has been suspended and her status as a retired former agent has been reinstated."

"Where has she been assigned to?" inquired Sarah trying to hide the smile on her face.

"Siberia Agent Walker." stated Beckman.

"I hope she packed warm because its freezing there." said Bryce holding Cassidy's hand. "Hope she doesn't suffer frostbite." he says glancing over at Sarah.

"Sucks to be her right now." Travis said expressing a chuckle.

"Indeed son." responded Wexler

As the group turns to each other to shares a hearty laugh, Wexler turns to his old friend Beckman and gives her a wink. She responds by giving a simple nod back to him as the screen turns off. A few moments later, Bryce is informed by Beckman that he has a new assignment tracking The Ring much to the chagrin of Cassidy. They all reconvene at Casa Bartowski later that night to give him a proper send off. After a few beers and sharing stories its time for Bryce to leave.

"Chuck, it's been interesting to say the least." he said with a smile reaching out to shake his hand.

Chuck sees the genuine sincerity in his smile and shakes his former roommate's hand. "Yeah it has." he responded back. "Listen, I want to thank you."

A look of curiosity appears on Bryce's face. "What for?"

"You told me to I would never find a better woman than Sarah. You're right." he stated turning to look at Sarah beside him and smiling. "And you're right, we are meant for each other."

"Okay, you're just rubbing it in right now. Aren't you?" he answered shaking his head.

"Just a little." he said giving off a hint of laughter.

They both share a side hug. After giving a hug to Sarah and a fist bump to Travis, he stands in front of Casey. When he shakes his hand he pulls him in to where he only hears what the NSA agent says to him which is to be good to Cassidy or he'll make due on his promise. After responding with a nod to the veteran government agent, Bryce stands in front of Wexler.

"I never liked you son…" he firmly stated with his wife Emily standing by his side. Bryce stands there not saying a word with Cassidy by his side. "…but you saved my daughter's life and she likes you. She's happy and when she's happy I'm happy. So I just have one request from you son."

"What's that?" he inquired with a smile on his face.

"Don't give me a reason not to be happy." he stated. Bryce's smile quickly falls flat. "Stay safe out there son and make it back to my daughter alive." added Wexler.

"Yes sir." he said putting his arm around her and kissing her on the side of the head. "You know, Beckman never said when I had to leave. I'll stick around for a few more days if that's okay with you." he said looking at Cassidy."

"It's okay with me." smiled Cassidy brimming with joy.

The gathering at Casa Bartowski dwindles as Cassidy and Bryce leave to spend time together. Travis is the next to go as he heads out to his wife and kids who are living in a condo until their house gets rebuilt thanks to Wexler. Finally, Wexler and his wife leave for the night renting a hotel room so Sarah and Chuck can be alone. The couple enters the house and once they do the cleanup begins.

As they do, their dog Peaches is sitting on the black leather couch watching the two of them. After a brief moment, Chuck reaches over to hold Sarah's hand with her mother's bracelet visibly shown. He pulls her in for a soft kiss and then looks into her eyes. "How could I ever forget how much I love you?" he said leaning down to kiss her on the lips again.

Sarah lets out a sigh of content as she's in Chuck's embrace. To her, it feels absolutely fantastic and she never wants him to let go of her. "I don't know but I do know one thing though."

"What is that?"

"You are worth fighting for."

"Yes I am." he softly responded. "And so are you." added Chuck whispering in her ear. Afterwards, he looks her in the eyes. "Listen, I know saying I love you or I'm sorry isn't going to solve anything." said Chuck looking deeply into her eyes. "I'm just going to have to show you how much I love you."

"What do you have in mind Mr. Bartowski?" asked Sarah smiling up at him.

Chuck leans in for an even deeper kiss as both their tongues dance in each other mouths. It's at this point, Chuck scoops Sarah up into his arms and carries her down the hallway to their bedroom with Peaches following closely behind them. All 3 enter the bedroom with Chuck kicking the door closed and a few seconds the door opens again with Peaches scampering out. The door closes and as Peaches makes circular turns in order to lie down in front of the door while the sound of giggling is faintly heard on the other side.

The End

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