AUTHOR'S NOTE: Thank you so much everyone…I was so surprised about how many people read my story, and I really appreciate all the positive and constructive reviews you gave! I also wanted to clarify something: I was told that according to the show, it seems that Sarah already had the Intersect out of her brain. To keep my story simple, I'm just going to go along with what I said in the previous chapter (that the Intersect it is still in her brain and needs to go out).

Chapter 3: Beckman

As soon as General Beckman received the call from Westside Medical, she personally saw to it that the Intersect removal device was prepared. As soon as the glasses were ready, she flew with them to the hospital where Sarah was. When she arrived at the hospital, she was shown to a conference room and told that Doctor Woodcomb would be with her shortly. A couple minutes later, Ellie entered the room.

"General Beckman?" Ellie asked tentatively as she closed the door behind her.

"Yes. I'm assuming you must be Doctor Woodcomb?"

"Yes, Ma'am. Thank you so much for bringing the device."

"Of course. After all, it's important that we remove this faulty intersect from Agent Walker as soon as possible."

Ellie looked at the General with a confused face. "I thought Sarah was no longer an agent, General?" she asked her.

General Beckman sighed. "That is true. A slip of tongue…I suppose old habits die hard. Sarah worked for me for several years. She was a good agent." She paused, looked at Ellie, and then continued. "Doctor Woodcomb, I hope you know how important your brother and his team were to our National Security. They worked hard, and I don't think I ever had a team that I was prouder of."

"That's very kind of you to say that, General." Ellie replied with a small smile.

"I mean it. I can only imagine how difficult things must be for your family right now. Agent Walker and your brother sacrificed a lot for the job…including Sarah's memories. It just doesn't seem right."

"That's for sure." Ellie responded sadly. "That's why it's so important we get this faulty intersect out of Sarah. That way, maybe there is some slim chance of her remembering again."

"I couldn't agree more, Doctor Woodcomb, and I trust you to take care of Agent Walker. She's in very capable hands."

The two of them talked for a few more minutes about how the procedure would go. They then both left the conference room and went to begin the procedure. They entered the room where Sarah was staying, and as they came in, General Beckman started talking with Chuck and Sarah.

"Agent Walker, Mr. Bartowski. It's good to see you again."

"Good to see you too, General, Chuck said with a small grin." Sarah remained quiet, but smiled at General Beckman.

"Alright, so here is how the procedure going to go." Ellie said as she looked at Chuck and Sarah. "General Beckman has the Intersect Removal Glasses with her. Sarah, you will wear them as the Intersect is removed from your brain. While the General oversees that, I will keep an eye on your brain functions. After the Intersect is removed, Sarah, you will be sedated. You need the rest, and we want to keep an eye on you for a day to make sure you handled the removal smoothly. Does that sound alright, Sarah?"

"Yep." Sarah said in a slightly nervous tone. "Let's get this over with."

General Beckman got the glasses ready while Ellie prepped Sarah for the procedure. After that, the procedure went just as Ellie had explained it. Sarah put on the glasses, which removed the Intersect. Ellie than gave her a sedative, which put her to sleep about in about 30 seconds. And Chuck sat next to Sarah and held her hand during the whole procedure.

As soon as Sarah was asleep, Ellie started talking to Chuck.

"We're going to let her sleep for the next 24 hours and monitor her condition. Chuck, you should go home and get some rest. I'll let you know if Sarah's condition changes."

Chuck didn't respond. Instead, he looked sadly at Sarah and sighed, clearly worried about whether or not she would be ok. Ellie went up to him and hugged him, then left the room to give him some space. General Beckman, however, stayed in the room.

"Mr. Bartowski." she said in her typical stern voice.

"Yes, General?" Chuck said as he turned around and looked at her. Beckman was a friend of his, but he still couldn't help but be a bit afraid of her. After all, she was the kind of person that demanded respect.

"Be sure not to let this setback interfere with you and Agent Walker. The two of you have found something very special, and it would be a shame to let Quinn's removal of Sarah's memories destroy it."

"Don't worry, General, I won't." he said as he looked back at Sarah, who was sleeping peacefully.

"How did you even convince her to come with you to remove the Intersect?" General Beckman asked him as she looked at Sarah sleeping. "I thought she was going to leave after the three of you disarmed that bomb."

"Well, Ma'am, it was actually Morgan's idea…"

"Grimes, you mean? Good Lord, what did he suggest this time?"

"He told me I should kiss her to bring back her memories." Chuck answered, slightly embarrassed to be talking about kissing with General Beckman.

"Hmm, I see." she responded, as professionally as usual. "Well, if you were able to convince her to trust you with just one kiss, your kissing skills must have improved from last Christmas."

As she said this, Chuck suddenly remembered the unspoken incident he liked to call the "Santa Claus Situation" (where he had to kiss General Beckman while dressed like Santa during a mission). However, before he had a chance to respond, General Beckman was heading for the door of the room. As she was leaving, Chuck sat down by Sarah's bed.

"Bartowski, what are you doing?" Beckman asked him sternly as she stood in the doorway.

"I'm staying with Sarah." he responded, somewhat confused about why she was asking.

"Your sister said you need rest, so go home and get some rest" she told him, in the exact same voice she would use to assign missions to him and the team. "And that's an order."

"Yes, Ma'am." he said as he decided that disobeying an order from Beckman was not a good idea, even if she was technically no longer his boss. He stood up, kissed Sarah on the forehead, and left the room with General Beckman.

Before they parted ways, she turned and looked at him. "Mr. Bartowski, if you or Agent Walker ever need anything from me, be sure to contact me. And if you two ever want to work for the government again, I'd be more than happy to re-form your team. Just be sure to take care of Sarah first…that is your most important duty."

"Of course, General." Chuck said with a smile as they shook hands. After that, they each went their separate ways. The General headed to catch her flight, and Chuck got in his car to drive home.

Chuck didn't know how on earth he was going to get any rest when he got home. After all, with all that had happened in the last few days, he had a lot to think about.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: FYI, I start my Fall Semester in college in a week…I hope to have another chapter posted before that, but I'm not sure. After that, I will probably post less often because I will be very busy . But I will do my best to keep posting chapters semi-regularly.