Chuck and Sarah – Beneath Costa Gravan Sun
This is the second of – so far – three stories I wrote about the lovable and tough spy couple Chuck and Sarah, and it was originally set after the end of season three. Unfortunately the scriptwriters of the series had other plans and assignments for Team Bartowski, so this story could be considered as happening in a parallel universe ;-)
It's funny, the writers actually wrote an episode (Ep. 4.04 "Chuck vs. The Coup d'Etat") pretty similar to my story-line... Well... I think passionate minds run the same way.
Inveterate Chuck-Fans will easily spot the details the screenwriters and I weren't sharing ;-)
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I think it's about time to learn something about the other persons appearing or being mentioned in "Chuck and Sarah – Turning Point Paris" and to get to know them better. Who are these characters in Chuck's and Sarah's life, wrongly considered "minor characters", at all?
Of course our spy-couple remains the center of the story, but like in the series so in my opinion these characters are very relevant and influencing to the main characters.
Enjoy the read and as usual I'd appreciate feedback.
I also want to thank meanblackjack
for editing this story, too. I hope this time you had less errors to correct ;-)
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A faint offshore wind, languidly floating over the waves and carrying the scent of the vegetation and the hot, bare rocks, brought the relaxing chirr of the cicadas and blew feathery over a meager, deserted beach that provided no shade to hide from the midday sun.
A lizard lazily snoozed on a boulder reaching over the water at the seaside and enjoyed the hot rays of sun, heating the rock it laid on, getting warmed by it's glow. Undoubtedly it was a great sensation to feel how the blood, heated by the sun, ran through the hematocryal body, helping the saurian to develop it's agility and fast reactions. This agility was the warrantor for the critter to get it's prey, and actually, ever since this lizard had escaped it's eggshell, every hunt was successful and the reptile used to get what it wanted. Being a hot and sunny day, and with it's shadow was right underneath it, the odds were pretty good for the current hunt to be likewise successful.
Right in front of the saurian, a big, fat and undoubtedly tasty dragonfly landed on one of the flowers growing from underneath the boulder. What ever the lizard planed to do next faced with this yummy goody, would probably remain it's secret forever, because in this very moment quite a few rocks fell onto the boulder, burying the reptile before it could do anything.
The dragonfly took off with almost an artistic maneuver, like making fun of the lizard, flew up the cliff and, passing a group of humans, further into the inland.
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"He Morgan! For heaven's sake. Watch your step, little dude! I've told you not to go to close to the edge of the cliff! It would be so not awesome if you fall."
Devon, called "
Captain Awesome"
or just
"Awesome"
pulled Morgan back by the neck of his shirt, away from the crumbling brink of the cliff, and back onto the hiking trail, while his wife Eleanor – short Elli – unscrewed her canteen and allowed herself a swig of cooling water to wash down the dust in her mouth.
"Morgan... What might be that interesting down there to let you constantly take the risk of falling off the cliff?" Elli demanded to know.
Devon knew it pretty well, but wanted to have Morgan's back. Down at the foot of the cliff in a small cove a state-of-the-art and very expensive speedboat, painted in the colors of the Costa Graven Coast Guard, was anchored, and on it two very special people were enjoying the sun. Those people were the reason for Morgan's interest.
Down in the cove, on board of the
"Renovación"
, the officiating prime minister's newest toy, Chuck and Sarah laid on the padded laying area and let the sun literally burn on their skin. Sarah's body, less covered but uncovered by her scant bikini, was the true reason, Morgan was walking at the edge – both literally and figuratively.
Morgan, quite small and pretty bearded, was a single again, after he declined his ex-girlfriend Anna's attempt to get him back after she dropped him like a hot potato. Although he wouldn't ever admit it, he was a little jealous of Chuck's luck with women – especially when Sarah was concerned. He was living with Chuck and Sarah already for a while now. He couldn't avoid to cross paths with the – sometimes only lightly dressed – blonde, not only Chuck considered gorgeous.
But Morgan also knew the other side of the story.
Indeed Chuck did have four breathtakingly beautiful and witty girlfriends within a short time. But, Jill didn't really count, as she only utilized and manipulated him to uncover his secrets. Also, both Lou and Hannah were Chuck's desperate attempt to cope with the rejection from Sarah's side. Chuck and Sarah were good for each other and also made for each other.
Nevertheless this didn't change anything about Morgan feeling quite lonely when he was with this two – almost sickening happy – couples – despite that hope named Alex, that dawned for him at the horizon.
"I just wanted to have a look on the boat, the prime minister had provided our lovebirds with." he explained. "And I'm wondering, why am I climbing over boulders instead of diving into the cool waves of the Caribbean sea."
We wanted to leave them a little privacy didn't we? After all we've been through... Especially those two, don't they deserve some time on their own?"
Elli cast a glance over at Morgan.
"Oh have we forgotten about who disturbed them last time?"
