AN: I do not own Chuck
But I do own all the excuses on why this has taken so long to provide an update. I apologize unreservedly for my dereliction of duties to this story. I know I have not produced much in the way of updates for either of my stories, however I do seem to have an unending line of story ideas. I have made the commitment to myself that I need to at least finish one of the existing stories (this one and Quantum Entanglement) before starting to post additional stories.
I apologize in advance to any mistakes, they are all mine this work was completed without betas…well obviously….
Previously on Highschool Reunion.
Chuck a CIA Agent and Assassin, no longer happy with his life decides to go back to his hometown to attend his Highschool Reunion. To a town that he has not visited since his Father and sister where brutally killed by a terrorist car bomb.
At the reunion he sees Jenny, the girl that had been plaguing his dreams for the last ten years; a woman that stimulates part of him he thought had died with his Father and Sister. They rekindle a relationship and Chuck is able to foil a kidnapping attempt on Jenny. The kidnapping was attempted by a Chicago organized crime boss that one Jack Burton had crossed.
Chuck was able to rescue both Jenny and her father and took them to Australia to live, he and Jenny continued to develop their relationship while waiting for his last mission, a mission that would see Chuck leaving the CIA. He proposes to Jenny and she eagerly responds in the positive.
Carina and Morgan have found each other and Carina is now more behaving like a love sick teenager then a spy but Morgan is not complaining.
We left off when Chuck was making his way to Pakistan for his final mission, and he was just about to find out the identity of the person he would be extracting…
Chapter 22
"Well Chuck, I have decided that I need you to be aware of the identity of the potential asset we are extracting, because I need you to not allow it to effect you on the ground. I need you to be professional Chuck," said the Director.
A confused and concerned look appeared and just as quickly disappeared from Chuck's face.
"Sir, when have you ever known me to not be professional?" Asked Chuck.
"Chuck, I have never seen you anything but professional. But Chuck this situation...well I never thought it could happen, Chuck we had no idea that she was still alive, let alone in Pakistan with Osama," said the Director.
"Director, please just say who it is?" Asked Chuck.
"Chuck its Ellie, I don't know what else to say. I spoke to her myself it's definitely her, your father and her were taken by Al Qaeda and your father died shortly after. Ellie was kept as a prisoner and later became one of Osama Bin Ladens wives. Other than information relating to the current threat that is all I have," said the director.
"How can this be, their death was the reason why I joined the fight?" He asked
Chuck was lost for words it felt like his whole world, the very justification off everything he had done was collapsing around him. He was finally able to shake his head and able to think again.
"But his wife? What? How? I don't understand," he said.
"Chuck, I don't know, I only know that she also has children to Osama. Please forgive me that I didn't tell you this before, but I had to get you over there. Before you became too emotional and please understand why I now need to let you know. If you were to see Ellie over there and not expecting her it could affect the success of the extraction" said the director.
"How were you able to talk to her?" asked Chuck.
"The initial target we were following came to the residence where she was being held, apparently she was able to get his mobile phone and make the call. The team were already on target when I received the call. The call confirmed the location of Osama bin Laden and the threat," said the director.
"How did she sound?" Asked Chuck.
"She sounded scared Chuck, I told her we would get out. She knows that someone will be coming for her but she has no idea it will be you or that you will be involved at all," said the director.
"So did she ask about me at all?" said Chuck nervously.
"She asked if I still kept in touch with you, I told her there will be time for those things once she is safe," said the director.
Chuck couldn't believe that his sister was alive, he had been living his life, if that's what you could call it for the last 10 years thinking he was alone in the world, now when he has found Jenny and thinks that there is a future, he also finds his long lost sister, he will do anything to make sure she is safe.
"So director what is the objective of this mission?" Asked Chuck.
"The primary objective is the extraction of Ellie and the children. Once that has been successful, if the opportunity to take out the original primary objective, then that's will become the secondary objective but must not be attempted until the primary objective is complete," said the director.
"Director, I guarantee that nothing will come before rescuing Ellie, and if I have that opportunity to make that monster pay, pay he will," said Chuck angrily.
"We have also become aware that it was Osama bin laden that ordered the recent hit on you, so please be careful," said the director.
"Director, is there any reason to suggest he knows the relationship between Ellie and I?" asked Chuck.
"No none" he responded.
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Back inside the bin laden residence, Ellie was with Osama.
"What is troubling you, my husband" asked Ellie.
"A man, a single man troubles me," answered Osama.
"A single man, who could this one man be?" Asked Ellie.
"An evil man a man, sent by the devil, a man named Charles Carmichael," answered Osama.
Ellie wondered if this man that her husband spoke of was involved in what was currently occurring. Could this Charles Carmichael even be the man that is going to rescue her, could this Charles Carmichael be the one that sets her free, how could she ever repay him.
Osama told Ellie to massage his shoulders. He wanted to be relaxed, she knew where this would end up and she was not looking forward to it at all, she could not wait until she could be free of this man.
Ellie couldn't wait to get back to the States and be able to see her brother again; will he think she was dead? Did he have any idea where she was? Would he even accept her after all that she has done? What became of Devon? Surely he has moved on, he would be married. She hopes that she can move on.
She has no idea what has happened in the States the last 10 years, even if the States still exists as they once did.
When she was taken, she was still in medical school; she thought it was impossible to go back to what she once was, to resume her life.
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Chuck was now on the air force transport, he would now have time to think between here and the next leg when he would be dropped into Pakistan.
From there he has been told he will be met by one of the members of the local team and will be transported to the location. He was getting very nervous, not worried about failing the mission, but from what Ellie will say to him when she sees him, the dreams that Chuck has been having where Ellie has been telling him how ashamed and disappointed she is in him keeps going over in his head. How will he react when his nightmares become reality, when his sister tells him how disgusted she is in him because of the terrible things he has done?
She may not even want to talk to him, how could he ever leave her to have the life she has for the last 10 years? How could he not go looking for her, when she was so close and he fighting in Afghanistan? He should have known.
Chuck was now glad that he got the sleep on the earlier commercial flight, knowing what he does now there is no way he can sleep, not until he has rescued Ellie.
While he was first livid with the director for not telling him the asset was his sister, he now is glad, because he knows there is no way he would have been able to do anything. But he would have been unable to sleep or prepare for the upcoming extraction.
Chuck had arrived at the air base where he was meeting his flight to take him to the drop point. He quickly transfered all of his equipment and luggage to the new flight and was quickly on his way to meet with the local team in Pakistan.
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Morgan and Carina were still onsite watching the residence when they got a call from the director.
"Yes director, one of us will go to meet Agent Carmichael at the meeting point and then bring him back to the hide, we will then assist him to complete the mission," said Morgan.
After the phone call Morgan and Carina discussed the best way to handle the meet, they had decided that Morgan will stay onsite and stay in contact with Carina while she goes to meet Chuck.
"Morgan, are you sure you will be okay?" Asked Carina.
"Of course Carina, I will just wait here for your return," answered Morgan.
"Morgan, I don't know what I would do if something happened to you. How about I stay instead," said Carina.
"Carina, we discussed this and came up with his plan for a reason, I will be okay and I will be waiting for you," said Morgan.
Carina took Morgan's head in her hands and brought her lips to his, she gave him a kiss, the kiss that promised a lot more, and she then pulled her head back and rested her forehead on Morgan's.
"Morgan, I think I might be falling in love with you, so you better be okay," said Carina with tears in her eyes.
Morgan just gave her a smile.
Carina headed off in the direction of the car, when she made it to the car she set off to meet Chuck. Why was she behaving like a love sick teenager, and why couldn't she control her emotions.
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Chuck was approaching the drop point, he had his parachute on and all his equipment was in a separate altitude activate parachute, it had a homing signal, so he would be able to find it once he had landed.
The green light came on and it was time for him to jump.
While Chuck was falling to the Earth the only thing on his mind was rescuing his sister and begging for her forgiveness, when his chute opened it was only seconds before he would be on the ground a low opening reducing the chance of detection.
Chuck had landed approximately one kilometer away from his equipment, using the homing signal he was able to locate the equipment, and then quickly set off for the GPS coordinates for the meet.
Chuck arrived approximately 30 minutes before schedule, he knew that he would have to wait and the waiting gave him just another opportunity to think about what he was doing. He just wanted to get on with it and rescue his sister. He has been without her for ten years and while it has only been several hours that he is known that she is still alive, every minute goes by feels like an eternity.
Chuck was on his second cup of Pakistani tea when he spotted Carina, she was wearing standard Pakistani dress, and she walked over to his table.
"Sir is this seat taken?" she asked.
"My my, you do fit in well here Carina," said Chuck.
"Thanks Chuck, so you keen to get this over with? Do you know anything about this potential asset we are extracting?…..I hope she is worth all the trouble," said Carina.
Carina could see a look in Chuck eyes that gave her the chills, it was not even the look he gave men before he ended their lives. This look was like pure hatred. It scared her.
"Chuck sorry if I upset you, I have never seen you like this before," said Carina.
"Don't you worry about if she is worth it, I gaurentee she is, and if it comes down to sacrificing my life to complete the mission I will gladly do that," said Chuck.
"Chuck, is everything ok? You seem possessed, you seem more emotionally invested in this mission then I have seen you before. Are you sure you are mission capable?" asked Carina.
Carina thought the previous look was scary, but now Carina was getting very uncomfortable, this was a Chuck she didn't know.
"Don't you dare suggest that I shouldn't be on this mission," said Chuck.
"Chuck, look lets start again, let's get this mission over with so we can all get back home to the States safely. I'm thinking of having some down time," said Carina.
Chucks look and demeanor softened.
"What you have some down time? What is going on with you? And you look almost happy, what has changed?" asked Chuck.
Carina blushed.
"Oh my god, who are you and what have you done with the real Carina?" asked Chuck.
"Um…..I met someone that I guess made me realize how good life can be, and that there is more to life then missions" said Carina shyly.
"Carina….should I be jealous?" asked Chuck.
"Chuck you and I both know that we would never have worked out, and while I am sure you would have been great in the sack I have found someone that is not only unbelievable between the sheets, but I find myself wanting to be a better person for him, do you know what I mean?" asked Carina.
"Oh shit, Carina you are in love!" said Chuck.
"Oh shut up, you should talk?" said Carina.
"Yeah, Jenny and I, well its real, the whole nine yards, before I left for this mission I proposed, and she said yes," said Chuck.
A big smile came on Carina's face.
"Oh that's great Chuck, I am glad that you have found someone, that special someone that is right for you," said Carina.
"Well by the sounds of it it's not just me that has found that special someone, so anyone I know?" asked Chuck.
A big smile came across Carina's face.
"Well maybe," said Carina.
"No, it couldn't be" said Chuck.
"It couldn't be who?" asked Carina smiling.
"No just tell me?" asked Chuck.
"Well ok, only because I just have to tell someone and sadly you are just about the closest I have to a friend or family….its Morgan Grimes" said Carina nervously..
Chuck was just staring at her with his mouth open wide.
"Close your mouth Chuck, so what you didn't think I was capable of real feelings or what that Morgan wouldn't see anything in me?" asked Carina sadly.
"Carina, no its not that, its just that….Morgan has had this crush on you for ages, its all he ever talks about. He worships you," said Chuck.
"Well he certainly paid homage to my womenhood the other night, and let me tell you I happily returned the favour, several times," said Carina smiling.
"Enough information Carina," said Chuck grimacing.
"Ok so let's get this show on the road so we can get back to the States with our significant others and blow their worlds," said Carina.
"So where is Morgan?" asked Chuck.
"He is still in the hide keeping an eye on the targets," said Carina.
There were walking out to the Car when Carina phone started ringing, it was Morgan.
"We have a situation both the original primary and secondary targets are leaving" said Morgan.
"Shit, well the new primary objective is the extraction, not much we can do. Try and organize satelitite coverage to track the vehicle if possible," said Carina.
"One step ahead of you, already organized and I managed to attach a tracker using Chuck's deployment gun" said Morgan.
"Morgan, what the hell did you do that for, you are supposed to just watch, and you are not an agent. What if they came after you?" said Carina angrily.
'Holy hell I didn't expect Carina to get that angry with me over it, does she think I'm useless?' thought Morgan.
"Morgan…..I….if something happened to you….Morgan, I have only just found you, I can't loose you," said Carina with tears in her eyes and even Morgan could tell over the phone that it was said with a lot of emotion.
"Carina, I am sorry. I won't do it again. I will be here waiting for you to get here, I am sorry I guess I am not used to anyone caring that much," said Morgan.
"Morgan Grimes, if I have to lock you to the bed with handcuffs and straddle you to keep you safe I will do it," said Carina.
"Oh please keep it out of the gutter will you " said Chuck.
"Is that Chuck?" asked Morgan.
Even though what happened between him and Carina the last few days he was still nervous with Carina around Chuck. He knew that she had a thing for him and he thought all Chuck would need to say was jump and she would be asking how high.
"Yeah, that's Chuck. I think he is jealous Morgan. I hope you don't mind but I told him all about our um … us, was that ok?" asked Carina starting to get a little nervous.
"Yeah that's ok, I have to admit though, knowing how you feel about Chuck and then you being with him, makes me a little jealous" said Morgan.
"Morgan, that was in the past, it has long been forgotten. Besides the other night completely blew away any thoughts I had for any other men," said Carina smiling thinking about it.
Carina would blush at the big smile that came onto Morgans face if she could see it.
"Carina, you are an amazing woman," said Morgan.
It didn't matter as Chuck could see the blush spreading over her face
"I will talk to you later" said Carina and hung up.
"Oh my god you have got it bad, haven't you?" said Chuck.
"Oh shut up, oh and you can say that you haven't?" asked Carina.
"Touché, who'd a thunk it?" said Chuck smiling.
"What?" asked Carina.
"Two super spies like us falling in love with someone, it's not supposed to happen," said Chuck.
"Well, the way that it feels, it feels so right. I have never thought much about fate or stuff like that, but Morgan and I, we were meant to happen, it's just sad that it took so long," said Carina.
"Yeah I guess I feel the same way with Jenny, neither of us knew it, but we both spent the last ten years fantasizing about each other and a life that both of us desperately wanted to have," said Chuck.
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They finally arrived at the location where they were leaving the car and hoofed it to the hide. The three of them in the hide were now a little tight, but it was obvious that both Morgan and Carina didn't mind the tight fit.
"So Morgan, I hear you broke Carina?" asked Chuck.
"What broke, what do you mean?" asked Morgan confused.
"Just ignore him Morgan, you didn't break me if anything you fixed me," said Carina.
"I can't ignore him, he will hurt me if I ignore him," said Morgan.
"He wouldn't dare," said Carina.
Chuck could see a look in Carina's eyes, it was the look of someone that had something to lose and that would do anything to keep it.
"Yeah, I think it's safe to ignore me. The look Carina just gave me, well I know I could never get a chance to hurt you" said Chuck smiling.
"Just remember Carina, the way you feel when Morgan is threatened, then think how I would respond if Jenny is threatened" said Chuck.
"Well maybe we can talk about something else all this testosterone is making me feel inadequate," said Morgan.
"Morgan believe me when I say you are not inadequate in any department and definitely not in anything relating to your manhood" said Carina.
"Ahhhhhh, too much information," said Chuck.
Chuck was busy watching the residence attempting to determine whatever defences they may have, how many men were likely to be there and where his sister was.
It felt very strange for Chuck to be thinking of his sister, was he dreaming? Was he losing his mind, he had known that his sister was dead for 10 years, and then it all gets turned on its head. Not only is she alive but she is married to one of the most wanted men in the world, a man that has attempted to kill him on several occasions, including on the recent flight to Australia.
"Do you have a plan Chuck?" asked Carina.
"Yeah one is coming together, but it is going to take some finessing, it's a shame OBL cleared out though," said Chuck.
"Yeah, I bet you wish we didn't get this change in mission and we could just go after OBL," said Morgan flippantly.
"Well no I don't, this is a very important mission, and no matter how this mission ends up, I will go after him and make sure he pays for what he has done," said Chuck.
"Yeah, we all want him to pay for what he has done," said Morgan.
"Morgan, this is now personal and I would appreciate it, if we didn't talk further about it," said Chuck.
Morgan just looked at Carina for guidance but she only shrugged her shoulders in confusion.
Chuck was able to determine the room that Ellie was in from intel the director got directly from her. He had to come up with a plan to get inside the residence without alerting any of the guards or anyone else for that matter.
Bars were on the window that Ellie was in, making it look more like a prison cell then a bedroom, the thought depressed Chuck, why couldn't he have found out about her sooner and taken her from this existence. He owes Ellie so much, after his Mom left, Ellie took over the role of parent, his father was around physically, but always seemed to be in his own little world.
Chuck came up with the plan; it involved Carina extracting Ellie and the children while he took care of everything and everyone else.
"Carina, the life of this woman is more important to me then my life. I can't tell you why at this moment, but just know there is almost nothing I wouldn't do for her" said Chuck.
Carina now found herself thinking who could this woman be, did he have some past? Was it a past lover?
Morgan's job was to keep an eye on things using all of the tools at his disposal and to provide live intelligence to threats Chuck and Carina may face.
Chuck was not able to use his normal bag of tricks with this extraction, but he would still get to use one of his favourite toys.
Chuck had a radio controlled device that was able to travel through dirt, mud and sand and was able to climb walls and with arms fitted to the device he was able to fit tools that could be used to perform tasks.
The first task he had set it was to make Ellie aware that help was here and to coordinate things with her. The best way to do this was for his 'cat' (as he called it) to deliver a secure radio to her so they could communicate.
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Ellie was sitting in her bedroom getting even further depressed. She had no idea when someone was supposed to be coming for her, if they ever came, but it had been a very long 48 hours since she made the call to her Uncle.
Ellie heard a tapping at her window which confused her, she went over to the window and saw a very strange device that appeared to have a box attached. She opened up the window and while the device or animal or whatever it was could not fit through the bars it looked like she was meant to take the box. She took the box gingerly and opened it.
Inside she found a note.
In this box you will find a small object that you will need to insert in your ear to be able to hear me, I will also be able to hear you even if you whisper. Please place this device in your ear now.
From someone that cares
She gasped, could this really be it?
She inserted the earbud.
"Wow, this feels strange," said Ellie to no one in particular.
She was then shocked to hear a voice talk back to her.
"Sorry for the cloak and dagger, I am with the US Government and am here to extract you and take you and your children to a safe house for debriefing, then to assist in your transportation out of Pakistan" said Chuck.
"Oh my god, is it true, are you really here for me" Ellie said. Chuck could hear the tears and emotion in her voice.
"Now I need you to be as quite as possible as we can't tip off any of the men, however I need to fill you in on our plan. So I just need you to listen, do you understand?" asked Chuck.
"Yes" Ellie said whispering
"Ok in an hour I am going to come in the back door of the residence to take out as many men as possible, my partner will use low yield explosives on the window where you received the earbud. We need you to be ready and covered by a blanket in the room with the door closed with the children you will be taking. So make sure you are in position, if you have a problem you will need to let me know, remember i will be able to hear everything you say but will not hear any other voices?" Said Chuck
Chuck gave her a few seconds to digest what he had said.
"If you understand what I have said cough once, twice if you are unsure" said Chuck.
Chuck heard a single cough over his earbud.
"In case something happens to me you need to know that there are six targets not one" said Ellie quietly.
"What do you mean in the house?" asked Chuck.
"No six targets in the US all to be hit at the same time" said Ellie.
Carina, Chuck and Morgan had grave looks on their faces as they understood the message.
"Understood, but we will get you out of there" said Chuck.
"Just be careful the men have guns" said Ellie.
"I understand, but I have some guns of my own and I am pretty good using them" said Chuck.
"Now my partner will introduce herself as Carina, please do everything she says and we will all be able to get out of there safely" said Chuck.
Ellie was wondering why did listening to this man that worked for the US Government, a man that probably has killed more people then she could imagine calm her down. She thought it would be logical to be anxious about having to join this soldier or spy, but she had none of those feelings his voice somehow soothed her.
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Meanwhile Chuck was having a hard time getting his thoughts in order, he didn't think about what the effect of hearing his dead sister's voice would do. Carina could also tell he was affected.
"Chuck, what's going on? Tell me why is this affecting you so much?" pleaded Carina.
"Carina, please look once this is over I will explain to you. I just shouldn't have been the one to talk to her," said Chuck.
Carina then knew that Chuck knew this woman and automatically assumed it was a lost love.
'How will Jenny feel if a lost love of Chucks comes back into the picture? Chuck deserves to be happy and this will only create more angst' thought Carina.
Chuck's 'cat' had now gone out of sight, he didn't bring it back to the hide in case someone saw it and could then identify the hide.
When Chuck and Carina were assaulting the residence it would be Morgan's job to bring the transport to pick them all up.
Chuck just realized that not only was he going to see his thought to be dead sister, but he was going to meet nieces and nephews for the first time. Chuck would not hold their fathers actions against them, but he would take it on himself to make sure they were brought up properly, that is of course if Ellie even allows him near them.
It was time for Chuck to get his head back in the game; he had to get rid of all the emotions that were currently clouding his mind and back to working off instinct and training. He knew he could do it, he just needed to prepare himself.
"Ok guys let's get this hide returned back to its original state by removing everything we can and burying everything else," said Chuck as everyone did their bit to get it sorted they had everything back in the car and it was time for Chuck and Carina to move into position.
They all moved off into their individual positions, preparing for the assault.
There was ten minutes till go time and Carina moved into position to plant the explosives that would take out the window on Ellie's room
Chuck had done the calculations several times and had made sure to shape the charge to take out the window with as little noise as possible with as little collateral damage as possible.
He knew what it would do to him if he had made a mistake and he lost Ellie for the second time, this time by his own hands.
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Ellie was getting her Children into her room and looked at the time and saw she only had five minutes to spare when she finally got them into the room.
Since she spoke to the calming Government agent almost an hour ago she hasn't heard a single thing and was starting to worry that something had happened to her rescuers.
It was then she heard that voice again.
"Ellie, we are in position unless we hear something we will be moving in in five minutes I will give you a warning sixty seconds out so you will need to make sure that the door to your room is closed" said Chuck.
'That voice…..he called me Ellie, he must have been told her real name. But that voice sounded so familiar' thought Ellie but quickly put it out of her mind.
'Well this is really happening, we are going to get out of here…..I hope that voice knows what he is doing' she worried.
Ellie could finally see herself raising her kids in the west, giving them every chance to succeed, she could harldy wait to do things with them, like taking them to fun parks, to the movies and even just taking them to the park.
'We could get a dog' thought Ellie smiling.
The very thought of it brought a smile to her face, not that she was that crazy about dogs, but if she wanted to have one she could, that was what was important, it would be her choice.
"Ok Ellie, sixty seconds and we breach, close the door and get you and the children under the blankets on the wall opposite the window" said Chuck.
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Chuck made his way to the back door and quickly picked the lock, he had just opened the door and had taken out the first man with a flick of his wrist when the knife lodged itself just below the man's chin he then had his MP5 out and taken down the second man when he heard the dull thud of the explosion.
Two men came out into the living area he had entered and were firing wildly each wielding an Uzi, Chuck felt a burn in his left arm and his leg but simply ignored it. The first man was now two close to use the MP5 safely.
Chuck quickly slid down to the ground and took the man down with a leg sweep, Chuck then followed through with a half turn as he was able to bring the MP5 up and drilled the final man in the face.
Chuck quickly came back to the man he brought down with the leg sweep and swiftly broke his neck.
Chuck made his way towards Ellie's room.
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Meanwhile as the explosion had taken out the window in Ellies room, she let out a scream. Even though she was panicking she was still able to quickly jump up and grab the baby in one arm and pulled the two younger children along with her other arm towards the window.
Ellie was stopped at the window by a weapon pointed at her head.
"Carina!" said Ellie.
Carina put the weapon muzzle down to the ground.
"Sorry had to be sure, let's get moving is this everyone?" asked Carina.
"Yeah, this is us, but where is the man I was talking to?" asked Ellie.
"I am sure he will be along soon, there is no one better and I wouldn't want anyone else on my side in this kind of situation, " said Carina.
"What do I call him?" asked Ellie as they started moving out the now hole in the wall.
"Agent Carmichael," responded Carina.
"Oh, I have heard Osama use that name," said Ellie.
"Yes well Chuck has been a big thorn in Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations for years," said Carina taking the baby out of Ellie's arms as she struggled out the hole in the wall.
"Chuck, did you just say Chuck?" asked Ellie when a man appeared behind her and pulled Ellie to him with the muzzle of a pistol held up to her head.
"Who are you and who do you work for?" the man said in heavily accented English.
All that could be heard was the discharge of a weapon.
A/N: Oh no, we can't stop here…wanna bet? Please review if I get 15 reviews for this chapter quickly I will post the next chapter.