Don't own Chuck
An hour before onboard ship Hamid went down below with Third Mate while the First went to search the Corsicans cabins. They had to find those canisters before all hell broke out. Hamid was greeted by an angry crowd wondering why he hadn't started the auction. He explained he was running a little behind but that everyone should come forward and make their security deposit.
"You'll be called alphabetically when your name is called come forward and enter your banking coordinates then make the deposit. All monies will be held in escrow until we return to port as a partial payment for any of the canisters purchased. After the auction all winning parties are to make their final payment but the canisters won't be distributed until we return to port."
"Wait a minute we're buying something without seeing it and we won't see it until we get back in port where you people can run with our money."
"No... I mean yes... No, we're not distributing the canisters onboard ship because someone might decide to open it..."
"If I buy it, it's mine and no one else's," said Wolfgang. "I think we're all smart enough not to open them so I say we amend that and hand them out as we win the bid."
"Wolfgang will you pipe down," said Jacque the Corsican. "Wolfgang usually spouts off Red Army rubbish..."
"I'm glad you've got better sense," said Hamid. Thinking maybe a coup had been avoided. "Can we get on with registering?"
"Hold up, I said usually; however, this time I think he's right. How do you expect us to shell money out for something we haven't even seen? No get rid of this other museum crap and bring out the canisters for us to see... that is if you can?" said Jacque as he looked over at Wolfgang.
"Why are you looking at me? And what are you insinuating? I was the one that said we should all see them first."
"Is it a case of the lady doth protest too much? I know you and Hamid had a talk about you purchasing canisters under the table..."
"So did you. I could say the same thing and the Shakespeare quote fits you better 'milady' isn't that right Pepé. Now we have to see them or this is a no go Hamid. So choose your next words carefully otherwise you're going to have some very angry as well as very well armed clients." As Jacque was talking one of his men came running in then whispered something into his ear. Jacque looked at Hamid like he wanted to say something but didn't; however, there was murder in his eyes.
"Come on we need to go," said Enrico the ETA leader. "We need to get out of here before shooting starts which will be soon." Enrico had noticed Jacques look.
"Why? We need to stay and to validate our claim," said one of the man's lieutenants. "We can't go home empty handed. What are we going to say we let the French and Germans our maneuver us?"
"Idiot neither of them have the canisters but neither does Hamid. If he did he would've agreed to produce them by now. Come on let's go find the guy who's got them and have some fun at the same time."
"Why who's got them," asked his other Lieutenant as they got up and started to leave the auction room."
"Look around and tell me who's the only person missing from our group? I can tell you who it is, it's that Italian runt that's who's got them and that's why he didn't bother showing up. He didn't have to because he figured out where they were and took them. Now he's probably trying to make his escape."
"Oh that's not good. Don't you think we should go and get some more men to deal with him," said the one man. From behind them they heard weapons fire then they saw crewmembers running back towards the auction room.
"No I think the three of us can handle one runt but we need to hurry because he won't be hanging around much longer," said Enrico as they headed back towards Ettore's cabin.
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As soon as John saw the sub break surface he ran down to the ship's armory there retrieved a couple of 47s with jungle clips. But as he was looking he found a M99 Zizang .50 caliber semi-automatic anti-material rifle and two clips of five rounds each.
"Oh yes come to papa," said John as he grabbed everything up then ran back in time to answer the subs hail. All the time he was running he was thinking why couldn't he ever catch a break and to add insult to injure it was a commie boat.
"Trawler this is submarine off your starboard side. We picked up an explosion and see damage. Report your status."
"The damage is your buddies are all dead," radioed Casey. "If you wish to join them in hell come on over. I've got enough bullets to oblige you."
"Trawler with whom and I speaking," radioed the submarine. Casey didn't bother to respond instead he set up the M99 on a chart table where he could fire from the inside.
"Trawler stand down and prepare to be boarded," radioed the submarine. Casey watched men run topside with a rubber raft that they lowered into the water while the two twin gun turrets turned on him.
"Yeah I hear you and this is my answer," radioed Casey. He dropped the man lowering the raft then hit the lookout in the conning tower. "You come over and we can go fishing together. I'll give you enough lead to make sinkers with. Oh and before you think about opening up on me with those pop guns you might want to know I've scattered the canisters throughout the boat. You shoot and you might hit one and if you sink me well good bye... I would say Charlie but I think you're more a Kim."
John grabbed his weapon then ran off the bridge from the port side because he knew what was going to come next. The boat wouldn't risk sinking the trawler but that didn't mean they couldn't hit the bridge. A few burst from their twin 57mm guns and twin 25mm guns took out the whole bridge deck. Now they were in a Mexican standoff with John waiting for them to try and put another boat in the water. In the middle of their standoff Casey heard a siren from the sub signaling it was going to submerge. Casey didn't know what to think of it. He was afraid that they were going to submerge then launch a torpedo attack so he took the boat under fire while he could.
"Oh no you don't," said John as he fired guessing about where the forward and after torpedo tubes would be. He wasn't sure if he could penetrate the hull but he was going to try figuring if he could get a hole in each space as the sub dove the water pressure would open the holes and flood the compartments making it impossible to launch torpedoes.
"Well we'll see if that worked very soon," he said to himself as he took out a cigar and tried to light it but it was too humid still. "Like I said before I just can't catch a break." He tossed it overboard then there was a loud underwater explosion. Water shot up in the air and spray covered the trawler.
"I know I asked for a break," said John as looked out from the railing at the oil slick and debris that came floating up. Then off his port side another submarine surfaced this time it was a Los Angeles class then he heard a man on the bull horn call his name.
"Colonel Casey do you need a lift?" said the man. John waved from the side of the boat. Soon he was onboard and talking with the Skipper in his cabin on board the Hampton.
"Colonel Casey, Commander Sanchez and this is my X.O. Lieutenant Commander DeVine you're one of the luckiest men I've ever met. But before we start can you confirm the canisters have been neutralized?"
"Yes I destroyed them in an explosion that took out the trawler's fantail. I survived the storm because I found a lifeboat that Ettore had jettisoned with the canisters onboard. I figured whoever came for them would take the lifeboat on board that's why I booby trapped the hatch. The trawler must've been waiting in the area to pick them up. After they brought the lifeboat on board they opened it and it exploded.
"Good," said the Skipper then he turned to his X.O. "Contact the away team and have them plant charged then get back here we have a pick up to make."
"Commander, I need to contact my people right away we've got an impostor in our midst and I need to get the word out before he does any more damage."
"Sure we're riding on the surface so you can make contact. I have to say your friend back in Burbank must really like you. Our Admiral wanted to strangle him and I heard he pissed off people at the JPL to find you."
"Well you know our Marine Corps motto Semper fi and never leave anyone behind," said Casey as the Skipper handed him a set of coverall.
"I thought you might want something clean and dry. We're headed now to pick up your General and her party."
"Then your orders for the Serenity were amended? How are you going to board? If you give me four or five men I know we can take it."
"Hold up there, Colonel. You need to talk to your people our orders weren't amended or changed. We eliminated the target before we came for you. Your General and her party made it to one of the lifeboats as soon as we're done here we're to go and retrieve her."
"What do you mean about her party? Who's a part of it?" asked Casey. He had a bad feeling and he needed to know if Alex and the real Morgan made it off.
"I don't know you'll have to ask you people. If you're going to talk to them now you need to hurry as soon as my away team gets back we're diving to get your General then from there were sailing home Point Loma.
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Chuck watched from the shipboard CCTV he got the General, the Major and Morgan in a lifeboat then jettison all the lifeboats. He then switch to Sat view from the spy satellite they repositioned overhead tagging the General's lifeboat for recovery. This way the Hampton would have a constant update on the General's position.
"Where did that chopper go to?" said Chuck. He was a little angry with himself. In trying to rescue the General and Casey he let Alex drop through the crack. "Crap they can't just disappear."
"Well yes they can that was a Blackhawk they flew in and out on in stealth mode making it difficult for us to track them. Sweetie, don't beat yourself up over this. This is like battle field triage you take care of the most seriously wounded then the rest. Alex is with Ettore and he doesn't seem to have any intention of hurting her. Actually he saved her life," said Sarah as she pointed at the screen. There was an explosion then the Serenity slide under the surface.
"I thought we had another hour," said Chuck as he looked over at the clock on the wall. "What the heck? They sunk her early."
"No it was deal I cut with SUBRON 11 as soon as you got the General off I gave them the okay so they'd go get Casey then they'll double back and get Beckman."
"Too bad I really wanted to face that Hamid guy," said Chuck as he scoured the Ocean surface looking for distortions. "I guess I'll never be able to prove my suspicion. But it doesn't matter right now we need to find Alex."
"What suspicion," asked Sarah. But Chuck's attention was drawn by distortion patterns on the surface of the Ocean. "Chuck, I asked what suspicion?"
"What? Oh nothing I can't prove anything without a body so that's that but I think I've got something. Look at this... yes there they are, sneaky. We assumed they'd be heading to the closest land mass which would be the Channel Islands but no he's headed for Tijuana which would be just within his flying range."
"That's also a little hairy. If he hits turbulence or has to deviate even a little bit he'll run out of fuel before he gets there."
"I think we're seeing a pattern," said Chuck as he followed the flight trajectory of the chopper. "Ettore pushes things to the limits. If he landed back here we'd grab him so he's thinking in Mexico he'll be safe."
"I think we need to go down and show him how very wrong he is. My friends Mr. Smith and Mr. Wesson and their little friends want to meet him."
As they were talking about getting a team together to take Ettore they received notification of an incoming call. The next thing they had was Casey on the monitor as he was zipping up his coveralls. Casey caught Chuck's smile.
"Keep it in your pants Bartowski, now tell me what I've missed. "First of all tell me who's with the General in the lifeboat. If it's the wrong troll I've got some come upping's I want to deliver with interest."
"John, I figured out Ettore switched places with Morgan. Our Morgan is with the General," said Chuck as he looked over at Sarah. She just shrugged her shoulders.
"Wait a minute you said Morgan is with Beckman but what about Alex? How did that walking Brillo pad get off the ship? Wait a minute they did get off? The Skipper here told me they'd already taken care of the Serenity."
"Don't worry Big Guy Alex wasn't onboard. She left with Ettore and his man servant Paolo via a Blackhawk that was stolen from Twenty-nine Palms. I think she's still under the impression that Ettore's Morgan.
"John like Chuck said don't worry," said Sarah. "We've just figured out they're heading for Tijuana so Chuck and I are going to take a team down..."
"You can swing by Point Loma and pick me up on your way down to Mexico. Bring me a gun cleaning kit and plenty of patches; I'm going to have to take care of some dear and close friends. Plus I've seemed to have lost my Kabar..."
"Roger that," said Sarah. Casey looked over and the Skipper who was signaling to cut the connection they were ready to dive.
"I've got to go. I'll look for you two on the pier when we pull in and by the way thank you," said John then the connection dropped.
"Wait, wait I missed that last bit," said Chuck then he turned to Sarah. "It's alive!"
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The General covered the Major as he lifted Morgan up and dumped him inside. He made a thud then rolled then the Major came down so the General could enter. She looked at him and shook her head telling him to get his butt inside.
"General protocol dictates that the senior officer boards the boat first then everyone else according to rank and grade."
"Will you forget protocol and get your butt onboard. Remember I'm the one with the pistol so get inside. If you say I have to protest I'll shoot you in the arm. Then you can get onboard first with the sick and wounded now move it."
She finally got the Major onboard then she followed. Once onboard she closed the hatch and called Chuck.
"We're on board and ready for launch including your furry friend. Are you sure this is going to work?"
"A hundred percent no but it's better odds than you had before. General once you get away from the ship I won't be able to talk with you but I'll be watching from above... by above I mean via Satellite not that I'm... Let's just drop this conversation it's getting a weird. Here we go bombs away," said Chuck. If Chuck had a visual he would've seen the General raise her eyebrow.
"How's it working," asked Sarah as she looked over his shoulder. "Did you get the General and everyone off?"
"Yes the ship is leaving a string of lifeboats and life rafts behind her. The General will be clear soon."
"I need to make a call I'll be right back," said Sarah as she walked back in the conference area. She wasn't sure if Chuck would approve of the deal she'd cut but it was the only way.
"Tell Kat hi from me and she was right not to give up."
[In the Lifeboat]
The General and the Major braced for impact as the lifeboat was suddenly released from the davit and it free fell into the ocean. Lucky for them it was enclosed because when it hit the surface it was like driving a car into a wall. Beckman and the Major held on while Morgan went flying bouncing between the overhead and the deck.
"Oh, where am I" said Morgan as he got shook into consciousness. "Oh my eyes hurt and my mouth tastes like I ate something yucky like what pacha ought to taste like," said Morgan as he slowly turned around to face the General.
"Hi Becky what's happening?" said Morgan. The General raised her eyebrow at him. "Hi Major, with no name what are you guys doing in my dream?"
"Agent Grimes you're not dreaming. We're in a lift boat in the middle of the pacific waiting for rescue," said the General. There was a loud explosion that rocked the boat. It listed to one side then rocked back to the other. Looking out of a porthole they saw the Serenity on fire then slowly sink beneath the waves."
"Now that was a nice touch but if we were really in a lifeboat like you say I would be seasick and since I'm not then takes that."
"I'm sorry but this is for your own good," said the General. She got up walked over to him and slapped him as hard as she could.
"Whack!" and Morgan's head snapped to one side then she evened him out with another slap to the other side.
"Ouch! One would've been enough… Oh my… Ettore is awake. He knocked me out with a lamp then I don't know what. Where's he at and where are Alex and Casey? I think I'm going to be sick," said Morgan as he turned pea green.
"If you're going to heave hang your head out of the hatch," said the General. The Major opened it so he could hang his head but as he was about to heave a wave hit him in the face.
"Geez, thanks a lot," said Morgan as he tried to find something to dry his face with. "Okay now where's Alex and Casey?"
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Onboard the Serenity short after the first torpedo hit. Crewmembers were running around trying to put out fires and figure out what happened. The First Mate ran across the weather deck to the last boat still connected to the davit. The First Mate met the Captain standing there trying to shove off.
"I thought you were supposed to go down with the ship," said the First Mate as he climbed up with the Captain.
"I can't get this stupid thing in the water," said the Captain as he tried to wench it down. "What's the matter with this thing?"
"Well if you read my reports you'd know this one had a malfunctioning release mechanism and that's the only reason this one is still here. But we can release it manually but it will take both of us." The Serenity let out a loud moan as another torpedo hit home.
"Okay we don't have much choice. On the count of three we release both side then the boat drops. You'd better hold on when it hits. Ready one, two, three," counted the Captain. They both hit the manual release and the boat dropped off the side hitting the water sending both men flying but they managed to stay onboard.
"We need to get distance in a hurry," said the First Mate. "I'll get the diesel started you man the helm." He started to go down below. The Captain wanted to protest pointing out he was the Skipper and it was up to him to make the assignments, but now wasn't the time.
"Mr. Hamid," said the First Mate as he ran down below. "I see you scurried off too," he said as he primed the motor then got it started. "Okay you've got power give it full throttle and let's get out of here."
They'd just cleared the ship when she went under taking with her the ragtag groups of assassins and murders.
"Okay where to now," asked the First Mate as the Captain came below deck. "I assume you two have a plan of some kind."
"I called some people of mine in the consulate and they're going to send a boat out to meet us then run us to Mexico. It's not the fortune we thought we'd have but I managed to get a couple million in registration fees. There's no one to protest so I think we can keep the money."
"Two million split three ways isn't back," said the First Mate. "Did your friends give us a course to sail to meet them?"
There was a loud bang inside the cabin. The First Mate looked down at the gaping hole in his chest then at the Captain with his Walther PPK in hand.
"A split two ways is even," said Bligh as the First mate dropped. "He was planning a mutiny against me so this is what he gets. Now let's find your friends.
They sailed for most of the day taking turns at the helm. The Captain taught Hamid everything he needed to know then finally as the sun was setting they saw a speed boat headed there way. Hamid got out on deck and waved so they'd see him.
"There here my friend now we can go live the good life," said Hamid as the boat pulled close then back down. The Captain went topside grabbed a line a man threw over and as he was tying off the line the line slipped off Hamid's friend's boat.
"Hey be careful are you a seafarer?"
"No actually," said the man as he pulled a Colt .45 semi-automatic and put a round in the Captain's head. Then another man jumped over with pistol in hand.
"Mr. Hamid, nice to finally meet you. My name is Banai and I work with the VAJA. You know we're actually related. That's right my cousin married you son. You see when you had him grabbed outside the consulate I figured there was more going on there than met the eye. You wanted to see the man he'd become but that didn't stop you from using him to transport that canister to London nor getting him involved with the IRA. You may be happy to know I've found him and my cousin a safe place to live in Qatar."
"Does he know I'm still alive? That I faked my death in the museum? It was the only way we had to get out product out being found."
"This 'we' you're talking about this is the 4th Directorate you're talking about. You don't have to say anything I already know."
"Listen I'll give you names… I know names…" said Hamid but Banai cut him off.
"Over the side and into water now," said Banai. "You see this is personal for me. You tried to hurt my cousin, my niece and her family so you have a choice. Go into the water of your own accord or I put a bullet in both knee caps then dump you in.
"You can't do this. We're family remember," he said Banai shot him in the knee cap. "Augh," screamed he man as he dropped on deck. Banai shoved him off with his foot.
"I'm done here if you've got the boat tied off let's go," said Banai as he leapt back across. They left taking the lifeboat leaving Hamid thrashing around in the water screaming for help but his screams were short lived.
"You know the director told you to bring him in," said the man standing next to him. "How are you going to explain this?"
"A horrible boating accident. The man fell off and didn't know how to swim."