A/N:
Sorry this update took so long; work has been a bit of a problem the last few weeks
Disclaimer: I don't own Chuck, I also do not own or have any involvement with al qaeda.
Chapter 13.
They all left the private waiting room and made there way to the gate.
Chuck could see both Jenny and Jack disappearing down the tunnel, the further down the tunnel they got the more the weight came off his shoulders.
He was sure they were finally out of sight when a shot rang out, Chuck fell to the ground. Blood quickly pooling around his body with the airport police running around frantically.
Jenny and Jack had made the walk to the plane and were finally in their seats.
"That man will do you a huge favor if you never see him again" said Jack.
"Why don't you do everyone on the plane a favor and shut the fuck up" said Jenny angrily.
Jack was astonished how she spoke to him; she must really have feelings for this man.
"Don't you dare get too comfortable there; I would trade your life for his without thought. In fact I told him as much, you being saved was just a side effect of Chucks plan to take down the Ajala family" said Jenny.
"Why is he trying to take the whole family down anyway?" asked Jack.
"Because of you, you bastard. He new that the only way to keep me safe was to make sure that they wouldn't come after me" said Jenny.
"Jenny, he may not even make it. Ajala has several assassins hunting him as we speak" said Jack.
"He knows, apparently one of them is at the airport" said Jenny.
Back in DC in the CIA Directors office.
The director picked up the phone and called a number.
"Morgan, just wanted to let you know we have received reports that a man known as Charles Carmichael was shot and killed at the Atlanta Airport" said the Director.
"Thank you for letting me know sir" said Morgan.
Morgan relayed the news to the team and acknowledgments from the different departments were coming in.
Meanwhile in Chicago the news was filtering in.
"Vincenzo I have heard reports that Charles Carmichael has been killed" said the man.
"Who did it, I assume I will need to organize payments" said Vincenzo.
"We have had a confirmation that Rafe Gruber has taken responsibility" the man said.
"Ok, so I will need to transfer the balance of the contract" said Vincenzo.
"Well yes, but Mr Gruber would like to meet with you in person and thank you for giving him the opportunity to end the life of such a worthy adversary" said the man.
"What did he say about Burton and the Daughter" Vincenzo asked.
"They were there but they had already boarded their flight" he said.
"Did you get the flight details for them?" asked Vincenzo.
"Yes and we will have some associates waiting for them when they arrive" the man replied.
"That man caused a lot of damage to my family including what he has done to my son. When we have the Burtons, I will be disappointed he will not be able to see what we do to them" said Vincenzo.
After a minute of silence.
"Please contact everyone on our payroll and try to find out what happened to my son, the Burtons will pay for the deeds of this Carmichael. Organise for me to meet Gruber here, I will have a drink with the man that has saved my family" said Vincenzo.
High in the mountains in North West Pakistan buried deep in a network of caves was the hideout for one of the worlds most wanted men.
However the brunette women was waking up alone thankfully, in one of the many beds the man occasions. She learnt long ago to not talk to him but to let him have his way, he would then leave her alone until the next time.
It sickened her, what she had done with this animal, she had no idea that the western world hated him so much.
She was from a simple family in California; sometimes it is hard to remember their faces. But it is the times she can close her eyes and imagine she is back with them that allowed her to get through each day.
It seems like a lifetime ago and in many ways it was, she is just a shadow of her former self, her humanity and innocence had been robbed long ago.
Her real name had been lost long ago now she is only known as Najwa Bin Laden.
Over the years she had been with him, she couldn't remember exactly how many years, but she had three children to him.
She knows he hates the west and that many of his actions in the past are likely to have labeled him a terrorist. However she has no idea what happened on September 11 2001, or for that matter many of the terrorist activities he and his followers had been credited with.
She very rarely went out in public and when she did she was covered head to toe wearing a Habib. Her husband never beat her but in those early years she had wished he had, while she still hates him for what has become of her, the feelings are not as strong now as they once were.
She now finds it hard to call the times he takes her as rape but in the early days that is exactly what they were. She guesses technically they still are as she feels powerless to stop him. While her children have been born from such a heinous crime she still loves them and would do whatever she could to protect them.
Jenny and Jack were traveling over the Pacific heading towards Australia; Jenny knew that she would be counting every second she was not with him.
She could not believe a single man could have this affect on her, she knows that she is head over heels in love with him. She wishes she knew how he felt about her; sure he cares for her he has made that clear with everything he was doing to keep her safe.
But did he love her? She knew it was probably difficult for him to show his emotions having tried to ignore them for more than ten years, but she was convinced that she would make him show her how he felt.
She could see the physical responses she got from him whenever she was close or they kissed but she suspected that if there was such a thing as a soul mate that he would be hers.
She would prepare for his homecoming to her; she would go out shopping, making sure to purchase some of the sexiest items she could find. When he returned back to her, she was not going to let him get away, she was going to have her way with him. He better make sure he has something substantial to eat on his way here because it will be the last chance he will have to eat something for some time.
"Darlin, what brought such a big smile to your face?" asked Jack.
"None of your business, you know when we get to Australia I am going to have you locked up in the house. You will only be allowed out with me, I do not trust you", said Jenny.
"That is a terrible thing to say to your father" said Jack.
"Well it would be, if my father was anything but thieving, scheming conman, who's doesn't care how many people he hurts" said Jenny.
"So how did Chuck go from a geeky teenage boy to a Government employed killing machine?", asked Jack.
"Chuck is not a killing machine and he was not geeky" said Jenny.
"Well what I saw him do seems to suggest otherwise" said Jack.
"Dad what you saw was him doing whatever he needed to do to get you out and wreak havoc on the Ajala family" said Jenny.
"No what I saw was someone that took apart a fortified residence by himself, ending the life of at least seventeen men without blinking an eye. Is that the kind of guy you want to be with" said Jack.
"Oh you think I should be with someone that would risk the life of his own daughter for a con and let's not forget someone who would hit their own daughter" said Jenny.
"You would have to bring that up, I am sorry I hit you. But you betrayed me, you chose to be with strangers then your own father" said Jack.
"I didn't betray you, you bastard, it was you that betrayed me. You told me you had stopped and I finally felt like I had a life where I could fit in and be a normal person. You took that all away from me" said Jenny.
Jenny was getting very angry, she knew she had to keep in control otherwise they would attract too much attention, if they hadn't done that already.
"Just stop it, we need to keep this down",said Jenny.
He was on a plane bound for Chicago; he had arranged a meeting with the man that had requested the hit.
A stewardess came up to him.
"Sir is there anything I can do for you?" she asked.
"No I am fine thank you" he replied.
"You going to Chicago for pleasure or for business or returning home?" she asked.
"Business" he said.
"Um, I don't normally do this but did you want to catch up tonight? I could show you some nice places to eat" she said.
"Well I am extremely flattered, but I think we should give it a miss I am not a very nice guy" he said.
She gave him a wink.
"Oh really, I like bad boys they turn me on" she said.
"Well, in that case why don't you give me your number and I will call you after I finish" He said giving her a smile and a wink.
For the rest of the trip whenever she passed by him she would give him a special smile.
The plane finally landed at O'hare
He had arrived at O'hare Airport and went to the Car Rental desk, he hired a nondescript car and took his belongings and placed them in the car.
He went to where he had previously rented a safety deposit box; he took out a weapon some money and some other documentation.
He had just received the address for the meeting on the same phone that was used to organize the contract.
"Boss Rafe Gruber will be here within the hour, I suggest we should get some wireless cameras around the place so we know what he looks like for future dealings" said Ajala's Security.
"Ok put some in the hallway outside the door and then some in the room, make sure they are well hidden we do not want him to see them and then take action against us" said Vincenzo.
"Do we have any information on my Son?" asked Vincenzo.
"Not yet, but I am pushing to get answers as quickly as I can Boss" said Ajala's Security.
"Morgan, is it true about Chuck?" asked Carina.
"Yes, he was shot and killed In Atlanta" said Morgan sadly.
"When is his body going to be back, I will not believe it till I see it Morgan?" asked Carina almost crying.
"Carina, his body will be in tonight" said Morgan.
Morgan could tell that Carina was really broken up; he knew she always had a thing for Chuck. He wishes he could say something to make it easier.
Vincenzo Ajala's room phone was ringing.
Vincenzo picked up the phone.
"Sir, I have a Mr Gruber here to see you" was said on the other end of the line.
"Oh ok, can you have someone bring him up to my room?" asked Vincenzo.
"Yes sir right away" he replied.
He was shown up to the room and knocked on the door.
Vincenzo security answered the door.
"Come in Mr Gruber, I will leave you with the Boss" said the security.
Rafe raised an eyebrow at the security guard as he left.
Vincenzo approached Gruber with his arm extended.
"Welcome and thank you for taking care of that problem for us, Mr Carmichael had been a thorn in our side. I am sure you are in a rush to finalize your payment but let us sit and enjoy a drink" said Vincenzo.
"Thank you" he responded and sat down next to Vincenzo.
"So tell me did he suffer or was it a quick death?" asked Vincenzo as he poured him a drink.
"It was quick a bullet to the heart" he said.
"It's a shame he didn't suffer, after what he has put me through" said Vincenzo.
"It is none of my business, but what did Carmichael do to you?" he asked.
Vincenzo finished off his drink.
"He destroyed several of my businesses, killed several of my men, taken and perhaps killed my son. He then comes to Chicago, invades my home kills many of my men and destroys what is left of my home. He then takes a man that I have been questioning about the disappearance of funds" says Ajala.
"Really, how long did this all take has he had you in his sights for some time?" he asked.
"It was only a few days, the bastard almost destroyed the whole empire I have built for the last 30 years in few days" he said.
Rafe could tell Ajala had mixed feelings, they were anger as well as relief that it was all over.
"So this man that you were questioning, was this the man and women that you also asked about?" asked Rafe.
"Yes, so you gave the flight details to my men?" Ajala said taking another drink from his glass.
"So Mr Ajala, I also heard that this Carmichael was also responsible for other things?" said Rafe.
"I am not sure what you mean, can you get my security I don't feel so good" said Ajala.
"Oh well, I heard that Carmichael poisoned you" said Rafe.
"What, my go….. "croaked Ajala.
Rafe moved up to Ajala's mouth and could just hear "I can't move what's going on?"
"Well you see my friend, my name is not Rafe Gruber, he has been taken into federal custody. But unfortunately you will not be alive for the same fate. You see my name is Carmichael" said Chuck.
Chuck saw Ajala's eyes go wide.
"I gave you the opportunity to keep your empire and your family and your life, but no you would not forget about the Burtons. Oh and don't worry about your business I will make sure there is nothing left of you legacy. At least with you drugged I will not have to listen to you begging for your life like your son did" said Chuck.
"Why?" Ajala was only able to croak out.
"Don't you get it yet, you don't mess around with the only person the Federal Governments top Assassin loves and expect to get away with it. You know the best thing is the drug will not show up unless they are specifically looking for it. It will just look like your heart stopped." said Chuck.
Chuck had realized that he had just admitted that he loved her, even after all the craziness and here he was watching the mob boss die that wanted to rape the love of his life. But it felt such a relief for him to be able to finally admit that he loved Jenny.
Chuck watched the final life drain out of Ajala, the drug slowly shutting down all of his muscles, it started with his voluntary muscles his arms legs and is ability to talk. It then spread to his involuntary muscles his Diaphragm that would rob him of the oxygen his body needs, it would then spread to his heart.
All of this would occur while he was consciously aware, he would know he was dying and there was nothing he could do.
"Well now, while you are finishing up dieing I just wanted to let you know I will have to take care of the rest of your men, they have seen my face. Oh and don't worry about all those wireless cameras I have been jamming them, long before I even had a chance to enter a frame" said Chuck.
"I guess that is what you get for messing with a professional; you know I don't even like what I do. Thankyou for making my last kill one that I can look back on fondly" said Chuck.
Chuck took out his gun and attached a suppressor pulled back on the slide to load one into the chamber and released the safety.
"See you in hell Vincezo" said Chuck.
Chuck banged on the door to get Ajala's goons attention.
"Something is wrong with your boss quick get in here" yelled Chuck.
The door burst open the first man ran straight over to Ajala while the second started scanning the room. When his eyes made it around to where Chuck was all he could see was the pistol and a grin before Chuck squeezed the trigger.
The other man reacted quickly pulling out his own gun but Chuck was quicker with his gun firing a bullet that entered his skull through his eye socket.
Chuck quickly made his way across the hall to the other room; he entered the room quietly and heard two voices talking.
"How long do you think the boss will be talking to Gruber?" the first asked.
"Don't know but that Gruber is different to what I expected" the second answered.
"Do you believe that Carmichael nearly ended the whole Ajala family business. If he got the four of us and Ajala it would only leave the mercenaries. No one with any loyalty, the whole shooting match would be over" the first said.
A smile came to Chuck's face
The first man saw the second fall to the ground with an obvious hole in the head that wasn't there before. He quickly pulled his gun out and started swinging the weapon towards Chuck when he quickly launch a roundhouse kick to dislodge the weapon. Followed by a spinning back kick that connected on his sternum knocking all of the air out of his lungs, he struggled to get air back as Chuck stepped up and placed his foot on his head.
"I guess I didn't introduce myself properly before, my name is Charles Carmichael" said Chuck.
"You Bastard" said the man.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't crush your skull, seeing how you have just admitted to being the last loyal member of the Ajala crime family?" said Chuck.
"Please I am an undercover cop, I only said that about my loyalty to try to get in good with him" he said.
"What is your name and who is your handler?" yelled Chuck.
"My name is Joe Pistone and my…" said the man until Chuck knocked him out.
Chuck made a phone call.
"Morgan, Chuck"
"Ah, so how is the afterlife?" asked Morgan.
"Not bad, can you send some cleaners to the following address?" said Chuck giving him the address.
Chuck decided he needed to get all the information possible from the rooms to ensure that no one would come for him or the Burton Family. Chuck would then pass the information onto the Bureau, they would have a field day with all the people Ajala had on his payroll.
Chuck's first task though was to identify what moles they had in the CIA so they could be taken out prior to the news of Chuck's resurrection.
Chuck packed all the book work and computer files and took it to a hotel. Chuck also requested Morgan to fly to Chicago and to bring along Carina to help them review the Ajala documentation.
"Morgan, just tell Carina that you will be reviewing documents to help catch the gunman that shot me" said Chuck.
Chuck new he could trust Carina, she wasn't in someone's pocket, but she liked to party and talk too much and if she was to know that Chuck was still alive that could cause him some problems.
"She is going to hate me Chuck" said Morgan.
"Morgan I will make sure she doesn't. I will tell her I threatened your manhood if you breathed one word of it to her" said Chuck.
"Who knows buddy, you might even end up on a date with her", said Chuck.
Both Carina and Morgan have reported to Directors Office.
"Grimes, Hansen please sit and close the door" said The Director.
"You both will be working together to get to the bottom of the hit on Carmichael, leave no stone unturned. Now I will be assigning another agent to work with you, but haven't decided who yet. Reporting will come back only to me until you hear different. Do I make myself clear?" said the Director.
"Yes Director" they both responded.
"You will to start at a hotel room where evidence has been found, Grimes has the address. You will then take whatever steps required. Whatever it takes, you will both leave immediately, you have an hour till your flight, suggest you get moving" said the Director.
"Yes Director" they both responded.
They both left the Directors office and Morgan could tell that something was eating Carina.
"Carina what's wrong?" asked Morgan.
"What do you think is wrong, the one person I trust in this whole world has been killed and I get teamed up with a carnival freak. Just do not talk to me" said Carina.
"Carina, I think this trip will do you good" said Morgan with a sly smile.
They got a car to the airport and made their way through security as quickly as possible and were already on the way from the airport to the hotel room they where to go to review the evidence.
"Morgan, I think we should stop off and get a few things before we get there. Like toiletries and a change of clothes" said Carina.
"No I think we should go straight to the room and get started, if you still want to leave to get something there is a shopping centre close by" said Morgan.
"Oh, I can tell this is going to be a load of fun. Fine whatever let's get there and get started the sooner we get this resolved the sooner I can be free of you" said Carina.
Morgan looked hurt and Carina noticed.
"For god sake Grimes will you pull your shit together, we are not here for some relaxation we are here to find Chuck's killer I thought you supposedly being his friend would show a little more enthusiasm" said Carina.
"Carina, you can call me a Carnival freak a loser and a nerd, but never question what Chuck means to me" said Morgan.
"Sorry, I guess I am just on edge" said Carina.
Carina noted the use of present tense with Morgan feelings about Chuck, but she wrote it off as a simply a mistake.
They arrived at the room and Morgan knocked on the door.
"So who is the loser we are meeting here anyway a local LEO?" said Carina.
Before Morgan could answer the door opened, showing Chuck alive and well and standing in the doorway.
Carina's Jaw dropped and she didn't move for several seconds and the only sound that could be heard was a sigh. Carina then tackled Chuck with her arms around him took him to the floor and held him tight, Carina then bit Chuck on the neck.
"Ow, what was that for, and hello to you too?" asked Chuck.
"Well I was upset and I had to make sure you were real, why did you make me think you were dead?" said Carina clearly upset.
"Well if you can get off me I will explain" said Chuck.
"No, not going to happen I am going to stay right here on top of you until you tell me the whole story" said Carina.
"Well can you at least release me from the bear hug you currently have me in?" said Chuck.
"No I will relax my grip but I am not letting you go until I know everything. Do you have any idea what thinking you were dead had done to me?" said Carina.
"I am sorry Carina, while I knew I could trust you, I couldn't trust the people around you. The Director and Morgan were the only people that knew" said Chuck.
"Are you saying that the agency has been compromised?" asked Carina.
"Oh the Agency and many other federal and state government agencies. I know that the Director told you that you were going to be looking into my death, well that was just a cover to get you both to help me review all this information I have. We have to quickly identify any high profile compromises and take action before the news gets out" said Chuck.
"What news?" asked Carina.
"That the Ajala crime family is no more and that all of their books ledgers and contacts are now property of the CIA" said Chuck.
"So you finished it Chuck?" asked Carina.
"Yeah, the threat to the Burton family has been avoided, but there still is a contract out on my head" said Chuck.
Chuck could feel Carina slightly tense she was still on top of him and not let him go.
"So where is Jenny?" asked Carina.
"I sent her out of the country somewhere safe that no one in the Agency knows" said Chuck.
"Are you going to go and join her?" asked Carina nervously.
"I plan to Carina, you may not understand, but Jenny is like a light, she has awoken things in me that I just can't explain. I didn't think I was capable of feelings like love anymore, but she has made me realise that I am more than my job. I guess it's hard for me to explain what it feels like to have such intense feelings for someone" said Chuck.
"No it's ok Chuck, trust me I understand. I am glad you have found someone that makes you happy. But I am still not going to let you get up until you tell me what happened at the airport" said Carina.
"Ok well I guess I could sense something wasn't right at the airport, I called in to Morgan, he had found out that Rafe Gruber a known assassin had entered the airport and I knew he would be attempting to take me out. So I beat him to the punch and faked a shooting. He would have known that someone else also had the contract. He went to check me out and I took him out." said Chuck.
"Ok, how did you take out Ajala?" asked Carina.
"I used Grubers phone to organize a meeting with Ajala, he was so happy to hear that I was dead he agreed" said Chuck.
"Ok well I am going to get off you, but only because you seem to think you love someone else. You will probably need something for the bite it's bleeding" said Carina.
They both got off the ground and Carina quickly hugged him again.
"I am so happy you are alive Chuck" said Carina.
"Morgan, I am not happy with you. You saw how bad I was" said Carina.
"Carina, it's my fault I threatened his manhood if he told you" said Chuck.
"Yeah, well it's not like he uses it" said Carina.
All three of them sat down and started going through all the documentation Chuck had collected from Ajala.
Chuck was the first one to break the silence.
"Daniel Shaw is listed as being on the payroll, by the look of this he was providing information to assist in keeping Ajala's drug business away from the DEA" said Chuck.
Jenny and Jack's flight had finally arrived in Sydney and as soon as Jenny saw somewhere she could get a newspaper she quickly set off almost in a sprint. The whole flight Jenny was unable to think clearly or get any sleep, she had worried herself sick about Chuck.
"Excuse me do you keep the..Sydney Morning Herald?" asked Jenny.
"Yes of course that pile over there" the women side pointing to a large pile of large newspapers.
"Oh I only have US Dollars I haven't changed any yet" said Jenny clearly upset.
The woman at the counter could see she desperately wanted the paper, she couldn't think what was so urgent but she took pity on her.
"Nah that's alright love, whatya have a Yankee buck'll do?" she responded.
"Um sorry?" Jenny said.
"Sorry love if you have a US dollar note it will be sweet" she added.
Jenny still confused took out a dollar note and gave it to the women, she smiled but Jenny wanted to look in the paper.
The woman at the shop in International Arrivals was staring at her intently as she quickly flicked through the paper; it looked like she found the section she was after as she was scanning the classifieds. After a minute the woman saw Jenny visibly relax and a smile appeared on her face.
Jack approached her and she said "He is ok".
"Well of course he is, a whole army couldn't stop him" said Jack.
They approached customs and Jenny handed her passport with her alias and the necessary visa forms filled out.
"Sarah Walker what is the nature of your visit?" the Customs agent asked.
A/N: This Chapter was written quiet some time ago when OBL had been away from media spotlight, He has come back into attention over the last few days and I had thoughts about changing the story but I will leave it as it is.
I hope the jumping from scene to scene didn't make this too difficult to read.
Please review.