CHUCK vs CALL OF DUTY Part III

The scene starts with Chuck in a daze. He has never been one that liked pain and today was much more than he had ever known in his life. Miguel turns up the voltage switch and turns it on again. Chuck tries to scream out, but he can't as his mind tries to remove itself from the pain. A familiar tune is playing in the background. ( You hear the Aerosmith song 'What it takes' playing) Something in the song triggers a flash in Chucks mind.

This flash is different than what usually happens, as it is not a face but a song that triggers it and it is painful. The images start out with a picture of a Gibson guitar, Bruce Lee, then a session of pictures moving through his mind like a movie. He has the feeling that he is in the movie doing the moves that he is watching. The pain from the flashes were getting stronger and block out the pain from the electrical shocks. The pictures come faster and faster, then suddenly stops with a white hot flash of pain. He feels the pain in his head explode as a darkness falling over his mind and the shock from the flash leaves his eyes as they slowly close.

Miguel looks at Chuck and thinks that he is too soft and easily succumbs to the pain. Surely he cannot be an agent and should be easy to break him. He goes over and put water into a bucket and then throw it into Chucks face. Chuck snaps back to reality from the cold slash of water.

Chuck feels oddly different after the flash, like he had been working out for a long time. His body was not only aching from the shocks, but his muscles felt like he had gone 10 rounds with Mohamed Ali. He starts to realize that this really could be the end for him, but he is not as frightened as he was before. There is no Fulcrum agent to worry about or Sarah and Casey to save him this time. He did nothing that he could think of to cause this, other than to enter a COD tournament. Now he is going to die, because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time!

Miguel: WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR!!! I can do this all day, but I don't think you can! ( you see a smirk on his face)

Chuck: Your right! I can't believe that this is happening to me. I am just a computer tech at the Buy More. Please just let me go and I promise to not tell anyone.

Miguel throws the switch again and Chuck yells out in pain. He slumps in the chair as the current stops coursing through his body.

Chuck: OK OK STOP!! I will tell you anything you want to hear. What do you want me to say! That I am a super spy that entered a COD tournament just so I could be here with you today. What is it you want me to say and I will say it.

Miguel: Then why was your lady friend at my Hotel? She was there spying on me, wasn't she!

A thousand thoughts go through Chuck's head, But the only one that sticks is that he needs to protect Sarah. She is so tough, but she cannot help him this time. It is his turn to protect her. It is like he said to Elle, “ I'd take a lot of bullets for you” and he would do the same for Sarah. He just hoped it did not come to that.

Chuck: She was just there to see her friend that had come in from Kentucky. It was just a fluke that you were there too.

Miguel: Your lying! Tell me the truth or we can start all over again!

Chuck sees that he can either give up the woman that he loves or can die for her. The song starts playing again in Chucks head and it seems like time stops. He thinks about how true some of the lyrics pertain to his situation with Sarah.

Tell me what it takes to let you go

Tell me how the pains supposed to go

Chuck feels so alone at this moment as the words ring in his ear. He knows that at any moment he could die without knowing how Sarah really feels. That lone though is more painful than any torture that he has endured so far. He make a promise to himself right then, that if he gets out of this alive, he must find out the truth. If Sarah will not tell him that she has real feelings for him, then it is better to just walk away and endure the heartache now instead of later. The pain from Jill and now not knowing with Sarah is too much for one person to have to live with. The song lines pop into his head again.

Girl before I meet you I was F I N E fine

But your love made me a prisoner

yea my hearts been doing time

spend me up like money then hung me out to dry

It was easy to keep all your lines in the sky

cause you had me in deep with the devil in your eye.

Chuck is thinking how true the words were as all this time Sarah was either giving me hints that she liked me. Then she would turn around and say it was a mistake. I am a prisoner because I have been waiting for her to show me something that never may even be true. How one look into her eyes would cause me to break down and I will never be able to move on to a true relationship till I find out. If I live, I will either be with Sarah or I will leave her all together. How coming that one simple decision made Chuck feel after all there may not be much time left anyway, even if he lives through this.

The CIA and NSA will have the new Intersect up soon and he will probably be terminated anyway. He hears the words “God blesses the prepared mind” pop into his head from a movie he was watching on TV Sunday night. At that point the decision to survive as long as he could was made and a complete calm in both mind and body came over him.

He will replace the pain with a happy memory of Sarah. If I am going to die at least it will be with the one I love in my thoughts. It was like he was back playing spy games in the library with Bryce back in Stanford. This time he would win the game.

Suddenly the switch is flipped and a violent electrical shock hits Chuck. A flash of Sarah standing in front of his desk for the first time fills him mind. He remembers her beautiful smile, clear glistening eyes, wearing the brown top and blue jeans. Now that was one of the best days of his life.

You hear the switch click off and the shock is gone, but the throbbing is still there. Then a click and the feeling of a million little needles are stabbing into his body. Just as suddenly Chucks mind flashes to another memory of Sarah.

This time he is with Sarah dancing at the club that first date. How her hair was up in a bun till she pulled out the pins. The way if fell into the long silky strands of gold flowing down her shoulders. The black form fitting pants with high heel boots with leaf pattern top. He loved how she looked in those boots. How sexy here eyes were as she danced, causing him to look away or show his complete embarrassment. She was so out of his league, but who could resist a woman of here style and grace.

Click and the needles were gone again, but he did not come back from the memory to reality. Miguel shook his head in disgust and decided to wait for Marco. There is no way that this guy could be a spy. Miguel relaxed as he felt that there wasn't any danger from this guy. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the flash drive that he had been given earlier. He puts it back into his pocket and contemplates how they are going to dispose of the body when they are done.

The scene switches back to Marco and Andreas. You see them enter the game booth. Marco was going to throw the match, as he had said to Miguel, but his pride would not let him. Andreas gave Marco a sideways glance, but took the hint and swiftly maneuvers to outflank the other team. While Marco keeps their enemies pinned down, he moves in and takes them out from behind.

They leave the booth and head for the door. Marco is in a hurry to get to Miguel and find out what he has gotten out of Chuck. It was getting late and there was a reception for the finalist that they would have to attend. As they are on their to the front door, Sarah comes walking through. They quickly step behind a billboard of COD to avoid her. She heads to the main area looking for Chuck. They wait for her to pass and then leave via the side door. You see Marco with a sorted frown on his face. It is clear that Chuck was not going to like it when Marco arrives.

You pan to Casey as he arrives at the surveillance van. He taps on the door and Sarah opens it to let him in.

Casey: Do we have any idea of what direction he was heading when the agents lost him? ( he says with a loud grunt)

Sarah: He was headed for the 710 when the agents lost him. We already found the taxi and it let him off just before the highway. We are searching the area he was last seen, but no luck so far.

Casey: Miguel could be anywhere by now. We need to put out an APB on him and search the Airports and trains heading out of town.

Sarah: Already done that. ( you hear a ring on Sarah's phone) Hello?

Morgan: Sarah is Chuck with you again? He was supposed to meet me at his apartment for the reception tonight. We made it into the finals, just like I said we would. ( with his normal air of confidence )

Sarah: No Chuck is not with me. Where did you see him last? ( you see a sign of concern on her, face but she tells herself to calm down. She has to stop being so emotional over Chuck)

Morgan: well he had to pony up at the Men's room and told me to meet him later. I am in his room and he is still not here yet. I assumed that he was with you.

Sarah: I will go check to see if he is still at the tournament. Later Morgan ( she hurries off the phone and starts heading out of the van)

Sarah: Casey did you see Chuck before you left? He said that you would be checking on someone that you two had discussed earlier today. Now Morgan says that he is not back from the tournament yet.

Casey: What he can't even find his way home from his play date with Morgan! Well, you go and get him while I stay here and coordinate looking for Miguel. ( clearly you can tell that Casey feels that Chuck has screwed up again )

Sarah: OK, I will call you as soon as I get Chuck. Maybe he can flash on one of the people that was in the Hotel from the surveillance videos.

Sarah gets out of the van and into her car and heads down to the tournament. She starts to feel a little guilty that she has not been around him more, but she is trying to put some emotional distance between them for his sake. She makes a mental note that she has got to stop that. How is she going to suppress her emotions if she doesn't. She needs to be more professional and remove the possibility of Chuck pulling here deeper into a real relationship.

She feels that he always seems to get into trouble, but surely he is safe at a game tournament. It only takes a few minutes till she gets to the tournament. She enters the Hall and starts looking for Chuck. There is still a crowd, but most of them are there to watch as the finals have already been set for tomorrow. As she is walking to the main area, she notices 2 people out of the corner of her eye leaving via the side door. She makes a mental note of them just in case. She continues to look for Chuck and starts to worry. She picks up her phone and calls Casey.

Sarah: Casey, Chuck is not here and not answering his phone! ( in a concerned voice) I need you to pull up the surveillance and see what you can find out. Did he leave the building and if so start tracking his watch and car.

Casey: One sec Walker. I can access it from here. ( you see him viewing the video ) Oh this is not good! Miguel came to the Hall, so his contact must have been there. Scanning ahead to see if he left with anyone. ( a few minutes later ) It gets worse he was waiting for Chuck at his car! How did he find out about Chuck?

Sarah: Have you engage the GPS tracking on his watch yet? Can you tell me where he is? ( She starts to run for the door )

Casey: It says he is out in the parking lot. Use you handheld PDA and track it and step on it.

You see Sarah pull out he PDA and start tracking the signal. Soon she ends up next to Chucks car and his watch is laying on the ground next to his car. He must have lost it in the struggle. Sarah is very worried now as Chuck is out there with a hardened criminal without any training to survive it.

A look of horror crosses her face, then she calms herself down. This is exactly why she needs to remove the emotions she feels for Chuck. Sarah understands that she needs to be cold and controlling to get Chuck out of this one.

Sarah: We need to find out who his contact is asap! We need to find out who Chuck said was wearing the symbol on his shirt. He is our suspect at this time. We need to find him now as Chucks life may depend on it! ( she is now in a cold professional state of mind. Casey detects the change in her personality and makes a mental note of it for the future. )

Casey: I am on it! I am checking the video looking for that symbol Chuck mentioned. I am searching from the time that Miguel entered the Hall till now. This could take a while as we search through all of the video.

Casey: ( several minutes later, you hear a heavy grunt ) This just keeps getting better. Sarah the Man with the symbol left through a side door earlier! I am running a search on who he is now.

The scene pans back to Marco and Andreas in their rental car. It took them 30 Minutes reach the safe house. He walks in and sees that Chuck is unconscious. He looks at Miguel with a questioning expression. What had Miguel done to him,as they need him alive and talking.

Marco goes over and checks through Chucks pockets and pulls out his wallet, keys and a flash drive. He puts them on the counter and looks through his wallet. He writes down Chucks address and makes a mental note to visit his residence and check for any possible information later.

They move Chuck to a chair that tilts so that they will have better access to the rest of his body, if it becomes necessary. They only strap down his arms as Miguel doesn't believe that Chuck will give them any trouble.

Miguel: This one doesn't have must of a tolerance for pain. You sure he knows about our operation, because he is not much of a spy?

Marco: Well if he is not, then we will just dump his body somewhere later. Since he doesn't handle much pain, get the salt out and bring it over here. Let see how he does with this.

Marco pulls open Chucks shirt and sets the salt right next to him. He then takes some water and splashes it into his face. Chuck wakes up and see Marco standing over him. He is very confused, has this been just a dream? Is he back at the tournament, as recognized Marco as playing in the COD tournament earlier today. But the pain is still throbbing through his body.

Marco: Tell us who you are and we can make this quick for you.

Chuck know that he means to kill him. He can only try and stay alive till Sarah and Casey find him. He must stick to his story and hope that they don't torture him for much longer. He drifts back to the time in the Library and how Bryce was always saying that a good bond spy would make themselves believe the lie he was telling.

He wished that Sarah or even Casey were there. He even wished that Casey would come through that door and say something like “ Laying down on the job again Bartowski”. He wishes that he had just one real kiss from Sarah, much like the one that she claimed was a 'mistake'. That she would show some kind of love back to him. He had waited for her on her terms and now he may never get to be with his soul mate.

LOL, did I just say soul mate? Yes, but if she doesn't acknowledge it then what does it matter. He remembers back to the last time he saw her and how beautiful she looked. He showed a smile on his lips from that thought and that angered Marco. Marco was not in any mood as he needed to get back.

Marco: So you think this is a game Chuck. Lets see how you like a this.

He pulled out a knife and started cutting small 3inch gashes into Chucks shoulder. Chuck was yelling, but no one could hear him. There was music playing in the background still to drown out any noise coming from the house still. After Marco was done, he turned and poured the Salt into the cuts.

Chuck started screaming so loud that they had to put the rubber ball back into his mouth. Chucks mind has had all it can take and it is like someone else stepped into his body. He goes a bit delusional and turns almost savage. He tries to break free, kicking and yanking the chair around but quickly retreats back into his own mind to stop the pain. Within minutes Chuck was unconscious and they could not awaken him with water.

Marco: Let him rest till we get back. We have to take care of some business, then we can discuss what to do with him when we get back. I don't think he is a spy either. Such a pity as he would have been a good adversary in the tournament.

Marco has already made up his mind that they will have to kill him and dump his body soon. He wishes that he had thrown the game now as he would like to just head back home. There is just something not right about this man, but he sure did not seem to be a spy. He had a very bad feeling that things may get worse.

End Part III

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