It opens with Sarah and Casey on Saturday noon, in front of the monitor with Beckman/Graham. They are discussing their concerns about the funding going to rebels in Colombia. There was info that the funding is coming from a few possible companies. They are to have Chuck look at the suspected companies and see if he flashes on one of them.
Sarah: I will provide Chuck the files and have him look at the companies to see if he flashes.
Casey: Good, I have a headache already from listening to Morgan and Chuck play Call of Duty(COD) all night.
Sarah: Come on Casey. You know you wanted to join them. ( Sarah give a big smile. )
Casey: Yea, Like a hole in the head. ( gives a light grunt )
We see Sarah coming out of Casey's apartment and goes to knock on Chucks door. She can hear Chuck and Morgan shouting out instructions as they are still playing COD. Sarah smiles as she understands how important it is to get some down time and relax. Morgan and Chuck have been playing COD for years and are they very good at it. This is where Chuck can be the hero and doesn't need protection. He is a leader and show confidence and skill. Sarah is amazed when she watches Chuck playing COD as he is a completely different person. If he would just show the same confidence in real life, thing could be so much easier for them.
Morgan: Did you see that move I just did!! I amaze even myself sometimes.
Chuck: You do things that amaze me all the time. ( he says it with a smile while thinking about all the things Morgan does at work)
Morgan: I bet we are the best players period on COD. I saw that there is going to be a COD tournament downtown next week. We should enter it and show everyone that we are the best. ( you hear Queen song 'We are the champions' playing in the background )
Chuck: That sounds great, but I don't think that I will have the free time to enter the tournament. You know with work at the Buy More and dating Sarah. ( Chuck smiles at the dating part )
Morgan: (starts giving Chuck his puppy dog look) Come on Chuck, we have not done anything together like this since you starting dating Sarah. We need some best friend time. I am sure Sarah will not mind. ( Morgan is right in Chucks face making faces and pouting )
As Sarah has been listening to Morgan and Chuck talk, she concludes that this would not be a bad idea. How much trouble can Chuck get into at a COD game tournament. Sarah knocks on the door and Chuck comes to the door and lets Sarah in.
Chuck: Hi, ( Gives Sarah a quick Kiss on the cheek) it is good to see you -- Honey. ( he looks at Morgan that is drooling over Sarah)
Sarah: (acting like she was not aware that Chuck and Morgan was playing COD) What have you two been up to? ( Smiling at Chuck and looking back and forth between him and Morgan)
Morgan: We were doing our usual kick ass and take names playing Call of Duty. I was just telling Chuck that we should enter the big tournament downtown next week. The first prize is 500.00 and the a new Xbox 360. I get the Xbox if we win, you already have on Chuck.
Chuck: I was telling Morgan that I don't really have the time to play in the tournament. ( Giving Sarah a nod trying to get her to agree with him)
Sarah: I think that it would be a great idea. I think you and Morgan would have a great time. Is this a big tournament? ( she is thinking that it will give her a chance to concentrate on the mission without having to worry about Chuck)
Morgan: IT IS HUGE!! ( Morgan starts jumping up and down like he had just won the lottery. ) There will be hundreds of people and they will all get their butts kicked by us. They wont know what hit them.
Chuck: I don't know Morgan. There are some pretty good players out there. ( Chuck is expecting that they will get killed, but he starts liking the idea. Gaming is something he has always been good at. He begins recalling how him and Bryce were the best on campus at Stanford. This has mixed feels for Chuck as he recalls his last days before he was kicked out.)
Chuck: You sure it will be OK with me being gone most of the time next week Sarah. It could last for a few days if we make it to the finals.
Sarah: I will be fine while you are having fun. ( She gives Chuck her hypnotic smile.) BTW, have you eaten yet Chuck? I am a bit hungry and I came to see if you want to go with me.
Morgan: I would love to go eat with you. ( then sees Chuck giving him the look) But I need to get home and get my left over pizza. Don't worry about me it is only a week or two old.
Chuck: Cya Morgan. Go ahead and put us in for the tournament. ( He sees Morgan throw up his hands in victory and hears him say “YES” from clear across the courtyard )
Sarah: I am glad to see you and Morgan having a good time. I know that it has been rough on you the last few months and it is good for you to just relax. Before you go to work, we need you to look at these pictures and see if you flash on any of these companies. We believed that one of these companies are funding a rebel group. ( Sarah shows Chuck the photos and info on several companies.)
Chuck: I am not getting anything. Sorry. Where do you want to eat? I will look at them some more after I get off work today.
Sarah: I am in the mood for some Italian food tonight. I heard that there is a good restaurant down on Santa Monica Blvd.
Chuck: Hum, sounds like an offer I cannot refuse. ( trying to sound like Marlon Brando. You see Sarah smile as they leave the apartment )
Cut to a restaurant with Sarah and Chuck eating pasta. Chuck puts a piece of spaghetti in his mouth and sucks it up. He offers Sarah his meatball and you hear the music that was playing in Lady and the tramp in the background. Sarah gives Chuck a smile and quickly looks back down into her plate. She decides to change the subject. )
Sarah: So, do you think you have a chance of winning this tournament?
Chuck: I think we will get our butts kicked, but we are pretty good. It will be fun to see how far we will go in the tournament. We have been playing online for quite some time now. I think we can hold our own. We have been playing against a few really good people and it will give us a chance to meet them in person, if they come.
Sarah: You have been chatting online with them a lot? You did not mention anything about our tactics have you? ( Chuck looking a little hurt at Sarah's questions)
Chuck: I may not be an agent, but I know how to keep my mouth shut. We have been playing with these people well before I got the intersect blasted into my brain.
Sarah: Sorry, I will need to know in the future if you spend any time with someone online. There is a lot of ways to get information and chatting is an excellent way for someone to try and use social networking to get that information.
Chuck: I don't discuss anything personal and we keep it strictly game based. You don't play online games do you? ( Chuck is beginning to understand that this is well outside of Sarah's field of understand)
Cut to a scene where there are 4 men in a large boardroom. They are discussing how to they are going to be able to provide the bank numbers to Pedro. ( Pedro is a 6ft 2inch man with cold steel eyes. He is solid and muscular with a small scar along his jaw line. He is clearly the leader of the Rebel army in Colombia). A young man with a accent stands up and smiles. His name is Marco Reyas and was sent here to attend UC Berkeley and run the west coast operation. You see an emblem on his shirt in the shape of a man with a blazing blue sword.
Marco: I will be meeting Lieutenant Miguel next week at a gaming tournament in Las Angeles. Andreas and I have entered a tournament and will use it as a cover. I will get Miguel the flash drive with the numbers and win the Call of Duty tournament all at the same time. These silly people believe that they know what war is really about, but I will show them that we will beat them at their own video games as well as in Colombia. ( You see a very evil smile come over Marco's face. )
Everyone leaves the room and Marco opens up his laptop and you see the Game COD on the screen. He begins to login online and starts to play. As you see him playing he sends a message to another person online. His login name shows up as Amazing_MG and Marco starts to chat with him online.
Marco: Hi Amazing_MG, I see that you are playing more than you have in the last few months. Does this mean that you are skilling up for the tournament next week? You know that you and BMB don't stand a chance against Striker and I. ( You see the same evil smile come over Marco's face)
Suddenly you see Morgan setting at a computer in the Buy More store. He is playing COD and eating pizza and drinking his grape soda. You see his brows go down and a serious look on his face. Morgan takes his game play more serious than his real life.
Morgan: Are you scared that we will join the tournament and beat your butts. Just like the last time we played against you. I could hear your girly screams clear over here when I took you down last time. ( you hear Morgan laughing and dancing around as he knows that put a burr under Master_Mind's skin)
Marco: LOL, everyone gets lucky and you know that we are better. I will see you on Monday at the tournament then? Be prepared to get wiped out as usual. ^)
Morgan: Bring it on girly man!
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You see Chuck reading through multiple files trying to get a flash on one of these companies. Most of the companies are Hardware conglomerates based in the Bay area. This gets Chuck to wonder if he would have been working in one of these companies if he had graduated Stanford. There was one file left which was actually a gaming company. Chuck gives a laugh when he sees that the CIA and NSA would include a gaming company in their list of companies. As Chuck is looking through the folder he comes across a memo that has a emblem in the shape of a man with a blazing sword. You see Chuck's eyes as he sees a picture of an china plate, M60's, jungle, helicopter firing at the ground, Bank accounts in Bahamas, Pedro Sanchez, china plate. The next thing you see is Chuck picking up the file and going over to Casey's apartment. Chuck knocks on the door and Casey opens the door and lets Chuck in. Sarah is there looking over documents with Casey.
Chuck: Sarah and Casey, I was going through the files and I came across this memo. I got a flash and I saw a picture of bank accounts in the Bahamas and the name of Pedro Sanchez. He may be the one that you are looking for. I believe that he has some dealings with this company called BlueSky.
Sarah: I will start gathering intel on BlueSky and we will contact you if we need you. This is a great lead Chuck as Pedro is the leader of a rebel group in Colombia. Since this company is based in the Bay Area, I think we can take it from here. Since this is not in our area, I believe that you have a tournament to get ready for. ^)
Casey: (grunts) Boys playing at being soldier. If you had a real gun I would bet you would shoot yourself in the foot. Maybe you can defend yourself in a game as we know you don't like guns in RL. ( You see a rude smile on Casey's face. Chuck has a hurt look as he takes in what Casey had just said)
Sarah: Chuck, you know not to pay Casey any mind.
Chuck: Casey, if you want me to teach you how to have a personality just ask. Course you would have to learn how to work with a team which is not your strong point. ( you see Chuck smile as he see Casey's eyes go wide. Then you see Chuck head for the door when he hears Casey's deep grunt. )
Chuck: Sarah are you coming over for Dinner tomorrow as planned? Elle and Captain asked me if you liked the game Taboo, so what should I tell them. ( Chuck is stopped at the Door waiting for her answer. )
Sarah: Yes, I will be there. I have not been around much so it would be best for our cover. I am fine with playing Taboo.
Chuck: Yea for the cover. I will see you tomorrow. ( you see the disappointed look on Chucks face as he turns and closes the door behind him)
The scene opens with a plane landing at the Burbank Airport. You see Marco and Andreas getting off the plane. They go to the car rental center and pick up a black Volvo S80. You see Marco looking at his CD case in his carry on bag. He checks it again to make sure that all is still there. They both get into the car and head out of the Airport and turn onto the N. Hollywood way heading to 5 south. Marco is heading for his Hotel in Downtown LA. At the same time you see another Man in a nice suite getting off a plane at the Los Angeles Airport. As you took closer it is Lieutenant Miguel and you can see he has a strong sleek look just like a prize fighter. There is no doubt that this man means business
We pick up with a shot of Chuck setting at the Nerd herd desk. Chuck is looking at Morgan trying to talk to a pretty lady in her mid 20's. He is showing her some of the laptops on sell. You see Anna watching him and getting angrier the longer he talks to her. Chuck is looking back and forth between Morgan and Anna and is expecting her to go over there at any moment. You hear the song playing in the background http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv1N6TVCnLs&feature=related . Chuck decides to go over and save Morgan from a terrible beating from Anna. Lester and Jeff are betting on if Anna will beat up Morgan or the lady he is talking to.
Chuck: Hi is there any questions that you have on any of these laptops. ( Chuck gives Morgan a nod with his head towards Anna. Morgan is still looking at Chuck with a dumbfounded look on his face. )
Morgan: I have been explaining the differences to her. She is looking for a new laptop since her old one was not able to run some of the new programs that she needs for her college classes. ( Morgan's eyebrows are going up and down with a stupid grin on his face.) I was explaining that I would be happy to help her install the software and bring it to her room.
Chuck: I am sure that I can get Anna ( still nodding his head towards Anna ) to install any necessary software before she leaves. ( at that moment you see Anna heading towards the 3 of them)
Morgan: I see what you mean. Ahhh Chuck will be happy to assist you from this point forward. ( you see Morgan head towards the Wall and out of site. Anna is walking past Chuck and gives the lady a sideways glance like you just missed a beating. )
Lady: What type of laptop do you suggest. ( She gives Chuck a big smile and looks him up and down). You know you could come back with me and show me how to hook it up to my printer and LCD flat panel monitor. ( you see an astonished look on Chucks face then a silly smile)
At that moment Sarah happens to walk through the door with a bag and drink. She notices that Chuck is smiling at a pretty lady. You see a confused look, then it changes to a angry tone as she starts to walk over there. As Sarah is walking over, you see Chuck happen to look towards the door and see Sarah coming his way. Chuck sees her expression and calls for Lester to come over.
Chuck: I will have Lester help you with installing your other accessories. ( he sees Sarah stop a short distance away with her hands on her hips and what nice hips they are too. )
Lady: Well here is my number in case you change your mind. ( she takes Chucks hand and writes her number on it. You see Chuck a bit stunned that she is writing on his palm, but snaps out of it as he remembers that Sarah is standing close and watching them. )
Chuck: I will keep that in mind. ( giving a wide smile then a straight face.) excuse me please. ( Chuck turns and walks over to Sarah).
Lester: ( giving his biggest smile) The doctor is in. What accessories do you need me to install. ( The lady takes one look at Lester and shakes her head and walks towards the counter with the Laptop Chuck had pointed to earlier.)
Sarah: I came to bring you lunch, but it seems that you already had company. ( you see a bit of anger in here eyes)
Chuck: what?! Who her? ( looking at the lady he had just left. It was bad timing as she was watching him as well and waved at him. Chuck smiled and then went blank as he turned back to Sarah.)
Chuck: no no she was just looking to have her printer installed. ( Chuck is keeping his hand close hoping that Sarah did not see the lady put her number on his palm)
Sarah: I bet she was and that is why she put her number on her hand? ( you see Chuck a bit shocked to see Sarah so angry. You hear the music http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjh9lQXLWk playing in the background)
Chuck: What this number? I was just being polite. See I will just rub it off. ( he tries to run it off, but realizes that it was written by a Sharpie and will not come off. He rubs harder and harder then gives up) Hum do you have a sander so that I can get this off. ( smiling at Sarah as she is a bit nicer seeing the effort that he really is trying to get the number off)
Chuck: I bet Bond never had this problem. ( Sarah gives a smile at the last comment )
Sarah: lets go eat this food before it gets cold. ( she grabs Chuck by the hand and writes down the number to check her out. Chuck is enjoying the moment as he loves any chance to touch Sarah. Sarah leads him into the TV viewing room )
Sarah: We were able to determine that Pedro send someone here to LA. We are not sure why he send his lieutenant but we will be watching him to find out his contact. We are watching Miguel and may need you to join our stakeout to see if you flash on anyone.
Chuck: Just remember that Morgan and I are starting the COD tournament on Monday. Big Mike was so happy that Morgan would be gone for a few days that he immediately gave it to me. I could hear him doing a dance through the door.
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The scene starts at Chuck, Elle and Captains apartment. Elle is working on setting the table and Captain is making drinks in the Kitchen. The table is set for four as they are expecting Sarah to show up for dinner. Elle was smiling at Captain when Chuck came out of his bedroom sporting a nice shirt and some flowers for Sarah. Just as he entered the room you hear the door bell ring. Chuck opens the door and sees Sarah. He gives the flowers to Sarah and she smiles at him.
Chuck: Hi ( gives Sarah a quick kiss on the cheek) I am sorry that they don't do you justice. ( hoping to see Sarah is no longer angry with him. She smells the flowers)
Sarah: They are perfect. Thanks ( giving him a smile and a wink)
Elle: come in Sarah and it is good to see you. ( smiling as she saw the wink that she had given Chuck) I hope you are ready for a good game of Taboo.
Awesome: I do love to play games with my awesome lady. ( Smiling at Elle as he hands her a drink) Especially at night. ( Elle blushes a bit at that last statement)
Elle: So how was your day. I hope it was not too tiring? ( looking at Chuck pulling out the chair for Sarah at the table, she spots a big black spot on his palm) Chuck what is all over you hand?
Chuck: Ahhh, well I had an accident with a marker. ( giving Sarah a quick glance) I played, color in the dots. (Showing a solid black spot that looked like a snake now where a number used to be. Sarah smiled at seeing that Chuck had used a sharpie to make the number unreadable. )
Awesome: I know a good tattoo artist if that is what your trying to do Chuck. ( both Elle and Sarah give the captain a look) Or maybe not.
Chuck: Sarah and I was just discussing strategy on how to beat you two. I see a bad moon rising and you are the bait. ( smiles at Elle and Captain as you hear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2w5kffJnq8 )
You see Sarah giving Chuck clues to the words Newton's Law.
Sarah: Apple, 32ft per sec, Tree, Lived in 1600, principles
Chuck: ipod, hum, green ipod, Newton?, Newton's Law. ( saying it with a heavy breath )
You see them playing back and forth between teams with Elle and Captain winning. Elle and Captain are enjoying the victory with a tipping of their wine glasses. You see Elle and Captain kiss and hug each other. Chuck sees them looking back at him and Sarah and he feels like he needs to do something. Chuck gives Sarah a hug and kiss on the cheek. You see Elle give a bit of a look as if wondering why Chuck never gives Sarah a kiss on the lips but always on the cheek. Elle starts to say something, but decides to wait and talk to Chuck about it later. It is late and Chuck walks Sarah to her car. As they are walking you see Sarah a bit preoccupied and did not notice that Chuck had stopped to look down at a car in the parking lot. He was watching another couple talking and kiss. He was wondering what it would be like to actually be able to kiss Sarah without wondering if she really cared or was just doing it because he was her asset and needed to keep him under control. Chuck feels like his whole life is spinning lie the song he was listening to earlier http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_QYcRtqpGc&feature=related . Because Sarah is always saying that it is the job and begins to wonder if she is just leading him along to keep him interested in him but not enough to see any real results from all of his efforts to be more than just an asset. Sarah is in her car before she notices that Chuck is several feet away looking in another direction. She doesn't even notice that there are more people around as she seems distracted by trying to figure out what Elle wanted to say. She just rolls down the window and says “I will see you tomorrow”. She starts the car and drives away with Chuck just standing there. Chuck walks back to the apartment as he is thinking this is just another example of Sarah pushing him away. He opens the door and heads to his room when Elle grabs a hold of his arm to stop him.
Elle: Chuck I don't mean to pry but I notice that you never really give Sarah a kiss. Is there something that is happening that you need to talk to me about. I know we have not been really talking as much as we used to do and I want you to know that I am always here for your. I know she is a beautiful girl and that there will always be times that you will feel stress. I believe that she cares a great deal for you but if you don't show her that you are completely willing to give your all, you may end up losing her. ( you see Elle looking into Chucks eyes for any hint of what is going on. She sees that Chuck is hiding something but is not willing to tell her what it is. )
Chuck: Elle, I know that I can count on you, but there are some things that I have to take care of by myself. Sarah and I are taking things slowly and it is hard for me to show my feelings. I still am a bit shy from the hard emotional hit I took from Jill and don't want to be hurt like that again. ( You see Chuck flashing back to his days in Stanford with Jill. I it abruptly interrupted by Elle)
Elle: Chuck that was over 5 years ago and you need to understand that sometimes things just don't work out. That there will always be risk with every decision that you make. It is not easy to love and especially it is not easy to try and give love a second time after being hurt badly. ( Elle pauses and you can see that she also has been hurt I the past.)
Elle: You know that it was not easy for me to date again after my relationship with Austin. It hurt when we broke up even though it was due to the long distance relationship that we had. I managed to get my courage back up and I ended up meeting Devon. He has been the best thing that has happened to me and I know we will be happily married. I hope that you can find that same happiness with Sarah as well. If it doesn't work out, then just know that there is someone out there for you. ( Elle gives Chuck a kiss on the forehead and a big long sisterly hug. )
Chuck walks to his room and puts on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2Ih3IWrbgo Dark side of the Moon . He is in deep thought and is remember how him and Jill were in college. He remembers how they would hold hands and talk for hours. They would spend a lot of time with studying and planning out the future. They both wanted to be successful, but Chuck was always saying that he wanted to be in the gaming industry while Jill wanted to be in the software applications industry.
He recalls how during the last year she was actually gone a lot as she was working as an apprentice at a large Software firm. She was working for the same firm that Bryce was working at and that all 3 of them had been close the entire time he was at Stanford. Chuck starts to realize that there may have been more than just the expulsion from Stanford that caused Jill to leave him for Bryce. He now remembers subtle changes that were happening between him and Jill that he had never thought about since the breakup. Then he snaps back to doomsday, when he had to walk out of the Frat house with all his brothers watching him leave. It was one of the most painful days in his life, as he was sure there was no more meaning or any sense for him continuing on with school. The only thing left for him was the love for Jill.
Then when he moved in with Elle, he gets the call from one of his Frat brothers that Bryce and Jill were seen kissing at a local bar. This had hurt even worse than being kicked out of school. But even though the pain of the memory, Chuck remembers that Bryce and Jill had been going out to gatherings when he was busy and he had even told them too. Chuck now feels some of the blame for them getting together was part his, but mostly Jill and Bryce. He would never have done this to either of them and would have at least had the honor to have broken up before dating someone else. Then to go behind his back and with the person that got him expelled may be mostly forgiven, but will never be forgotten, ever!
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We pick up at the Hotel with Marco and Andreas unpacking. You see Marco put the flash drive in his pocket from his CD case. It is about 8gb in size but is encrypted data on it contains all of the offshore back accounts as well as who has access and where the funds are being diverted to for laundering the money. Marco now begins his daily rituals of meditation to clear his mind and prepare his body for the coming days work. Andreas is in the adjoining room with the doors open between the two rooms. You catch a glimpse of him cleaning and sharpening his knifes and gun. You can see that he is cleaning a .40caliber Glock handgun and carefully checking the action of the slid. He also has several knives that he had take out and sharpens and oils. He is very careful to place them back in their sleeve holder before he straps it on. Everything that Andreas does is careful and precise, just like a swiss watch. You can tell that this is a man that takes everything in life very seriously. Marco is very confident that he is well covered by his friend and confidant Andreas. They have known each other since they were 10 years old. It was Pedro that had noticed them in their village and had looked out for them. He had been the one to nurture them and guide them through their many endeavors in their life. Pedro had also been the one to always praise them when they did a good job. He had sent them to America to get a good education and they would use it to further their cause.
Marco's thoughts switch to the COD tournament that is coming up tomorrow. He would use the tournament as a cover and meet with Miguel. He could use crowd to pass the flash drive and then Miguel would take it to Pedro. There was no chance of someone hacking any transmissions over the internet. He knows how easy it is to snoop a server and watch for any files transferred to specific locations. He could not take the chance that this information would be intercepted on the internet as it would give up all their careful planning and execution so far. It would be a major disaster if it fell into enemy hands.
Marco: We need to get some practice in for the tournament today. I don't want to lose to anyone. It will not only show our ability but will also help market our names for more sales. I am sure Pedro would not like our losing either as we cannot afford to lose any revenue.
Andreas: You know I always do my best. I know that Pedro would be upset with us if we fail. I don't have to be reminded what will happen if we don't get that flash drive to him. ( He gives Marco a look of confidence that nothing or no one would be able to defeat him.)
Marco: I especially want to meet and destroy Amazing_MG and BMB. I want you to find out who they are and I do not want them to get in our way. This is important to me that we are the winners of this tournament at all costs. ( Marco begins to smile that borders on delight at eliminating his competition.)
Andreas: I will go to the registration booth and wait for them to check in. I don't know why you are worried about them as we have beaten them many times before?
Marco: They have also beaten us as well and we need this exposure to increase our Market exposure. We cannot risk a loss to an unknown. There is going to be a push soon and Pedro will need all of the money that we can provide.
The scene switches to Chucks room and Morgan entering through the window. He goes over and throws on the Xbox. This immediately wakes up Chuck causing him to jump up out of bed.
Chuck: Wth! Jimminy cotton picken christmas Morgan why didn't you knock? You know better than to enter my room like that. You scared the crap out of me. What are you doing here anyway. ( you see Chuck rub his eyes trying to focus his eyes)
Morgan: What? You have forgotten that we have a tournament tomorrow? We need to get some playing time in before tomorrow! I need all the practice that I can get and so do you. I want that Xbox as you know that I don't have one.
Chuck: That is more than enough motivation for me, move over. ( you see them grab the controllers and start to playing COD)
You see Morgan and Chuck start playing against another team and doing quite well. There are some tense moments but the win again. Chuck seems to be a bit off his game, though good enough to win. Morgan is starting to notice that Chuck is not playing up to his normal standards)
Morgan: what is up with you Chuck? You are playing like your in a daydream or something. Did you and Sarah have another fight? Is she upset that we will be playing in the tournament. Because if she is your going to have to lay down the law. This is much more important than a date.
Chuck: well we have been having some issues but she is OK with our playing in the tournament. Elle is giving me trouble over the affection that I show to Sarah. She things that I am afraid to commit because of what happened with Jill. ( You see Morgan deep in the game and not paying attention to what Chuck is saying. ) I see that your pants are on fire Morgan. ( you see Morgan jump up and look at this pants while Chuck start to laugh loudly)
Morgan: Man that is not funny. I could have hurt my fingers or something. We would have had to pull out of the tournament. What were you thinking. ( giving Chuck the evil eye)
Chuck: Well I guess you should pay attention when I am talking to you next time. ( He is laughing so hard that he almost chokes)
Morgan: Well you had better win after that. You own me one now. ( you see Chuck roll his eyes from that last statement)
Chuck: Sure Morgan. Now let me save this game to my flash drive. I don't want you erasing our score again like last time.
As Chuck puts the flash drive into his computer you notice that it looks exactly like the one that Marco is using. Chuck has been using this flash drive to save their COD scores for the last few months. Morgan has a tendency to “Borrow” things from Chuck without asking. Chuck wants to makes sure that Morgan doesn't “Borrow” his flash drive as he has some pictures on there of him and Sarah. Even though Sarah likes to photoshop them into pictures, Chuck like to keep picture of their actual dates when he can. He doesn't want anyone else to know that he is keeping them as he doesn't want Sarah to give him the “job” speech again. He know that it will just make him wonder if it is really worth all of the trouble that he has gone through. Chuck knows that he could not live through another hit to his heart. He is not sure what he would do if that happened.
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We cut to the scene much later that day at a restaurant where Marco and Andreas are eating dinner. The are having steak with a large bake potato. They are enjoying their meal while discussing strategy for the up coming game. You can see that they are very deliberate in everything that they do. They cut their meat into small sections as well as inspecting each and every piece before placing it into their mouth. Their eyes are constantly scanning the room for new faces and watching peoples movements and habits. They seem amused at the people around them have no understanding of what is happening in the world around them. As they finish up their meal you see them pay for the bill with cash and walk out the door. They exit the restaurant and start walking towards the parking lot. Just as they are about to get to their rental car, four shady looking men appear from behind a truck that is parked right next to them. They are between 24 to 30 years in age wearing hanging jeans with hooded grey sweatshirts. You can see from their looks that they are looking for trouble and think that they have easy prey. They had seen Marco and Andreas go into the restaurant and noticed that they are in a nice rental car. That usually indicates money and they intend to get their share.
Marco: Is there something that I can do for you? ( asking this to no one in particular as none of them has shown who the leader is yet )
Thug 1: Yea we seem to be out of gas and you can give us your money. If you have a problem finding it, I am sure we can help you. ( He is smiling when he finishes. You can see his hand in his pocket)
Thug2: I hope they need some help. It has been a few days since I was able to ENLIGHTEN some one on how to find their finances. ( you see a knife in his left hand) I wouldn't want you to lose any fingers by taking too long.
Marco: I don't think you want to do this gentlemen. I have a long day tomorrow and don't want to waste my time with such a small workout. ( giving his evil smile)
Thug 1: Oh yes we do. I am going to take those nice shoes you have as well. ( you see all 4 of the thugs move towards Marco and Andreas)
The next thing you see is Thug 1 pull out a gun and start to point it at Marco, but before he can completely raise his hand, Andreas has one of his knifes out and throws it hitting Thug 1 in the shoulder. He drops the gun but reaches to pull the knife out of his shoulder. Thug 3 pulls out his gun and shoots at Andreas just missing his head as he ducked under the shot. Andreas dove forward and with a graceful roll came up right in front of Thug 3 and kicked him in the thigh. You hear a snap and Thug 3 falls to the ground holding his leg screaming in pain. You can see the bone protruding threw his pants. Next you see Marco make a swift kick to Thug 2's face and then to the back of his leg. This seems to barely have phased Thug 2 and he stands up with a smile and spits out some blood. Thug 2 stands in a solid profile and starts to wield his blade. Marco can see that this is not the first time that he has used a blade before and needs to be a bit more cautious in his attacks. He does not want to get hurt just before the tournament. As Thug 2 is dealing with Marco, you see Andreas measure up Thug 4. Andreas knows that these are the two most dangerous because they waited to see how Marco and he would deal with the first two thugs. Andreas pulls another of his knifes out as he does not want to attract more attention if he uses his gun. If they draw too much attention, they will not be able to make contact with Miguel. That would make Pedro very unhappy and the last person that made Pedro unhappy was found with all of the flesh stripped off of his body while he was still alive.
Andreas: you can just walk away from this you now. We really did not want to fight you but if you feel that you must continue then I will not hold back this time. ( you see Thug 4 assessing the situation and trying to make a decision. He looks over at Marco and Thug 2 then back to Andreas.)
Thug 4: You made your point, but don't think this is over if we leave. ( he starts to make a move to go help the 2 thugs down. )
Then next thing you see is Andreas throw his knife right into the neck of Thug 4. It landed and cut through his windpipe and severed the artery in his neck. You see Thug 4 go down instantly and this causes Thug 2 to freeze for just an instant. At that Marco steps in with a strike to the throat, then a strike to the inside of the elbow causing the thug to drop his knife. Marco followed through with a kick to the knee then grabbed the thug's neck and snapped it like a twig. While Andreas and Marco are finishing up Thug 1 runs off down the alley way to the right and out of site. Marco and Andreas knows that they will not be seeing him again because Andreas knife had a fast acting poison on the blade and should be dead in a few more minutes. The only remaining thug has passed out from the pain and Marco makes quick work of him. They gather up the thugs and put them back into the truck that they had emerged from. After the last one is in the truck, Marco puts a small hole into the gas can that is in the back causing it to leak out slowly. He then places a lit cigarette around some paper in a cone shape. He knows it will take about 9 minutes for it to burn to the paper and then the gasoline will catch the truck on fire removing all evidence of what happened.
Marco: well I did warn them. These people just keep playing at war. They have no idea of what a real battle and war is really about.
Andreas: Yes, they are such a simple people. I have retrieved all of my weapons so we can go now. We need to get back and get some rest for tomorrow. Do we know when Miguel will be meeting us? I don't want to let the tournament cause us any delay on getting the files to Pedro.
Marco: There is not need to worry. I have encrypted the data and Miguel will meet us during the 2nd day so we have to concentrate on making it to the finals. This will give us a better cover and make it easier for us to make the exchange.
Marco's thought turns back to his main reason for being here. He is here to show up anyone that thinks that they can defeat him both at work and in the game. There is no turning back at this point as he has staked his reputation on the line that he will win the tournament. In his mind, he has already won. There is but one team that stands in his way and he will see them defeated just as these thugs were tonight. The last shot is of Morgan and Chuck leaving the Buy More for the day to head home for some rest before tomorrow.
End Part I
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