I don't own the rights to any of the characters in the television series "Chuck", but they have been an inspiration in writing this chapter. This is a continuation of the events described in "Sarah Walker and the Ring Ch. 01" so it is recommended that you read that part before starting on this one.
I have received some great ideas from some readers for different directions to take this storyline, and some of them I am seriously considering using for an upcoming chapter. This second chapter however, was something I had in mind when writing chapter 1 in the series so I felt I had to finish it before doing anything else. Who knows where future chapters will take us...
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After Sarah's failed attempt at recruiting Peter Kahn earlier, she had been looking for an opportunity to prove herself to the CIA again. Quite some time had passed since her previous mission and she had grown tired of days primarily consisting of working out, shopping, eating and sleeping. She desperately wanted some action in her life again. When the message came that Beckman wanted to see her she was quick to respond.
"Have you heard of a woman named Anna Chapman?" General Beckman asked Sarah.
"Yes, she was a Russian spy trying to gain influence with American officials through seduction," she answered.
"Correct! The Government believes there are more of these sleeper agents in various American cities. Specifically, the CIA has received a credible tip regarding a high school in northern California where one of these agents is supposed to be," she explained.
"These agents are virtually impossible to expose through traditional intelligence work as they are 100% American and have no obvious ties to foreign nations other than their parents or grandparents having immigrated to the states. As you are very well aware, that description could fit most of us. However, these kids have received somewhat of a different upbringing than your average Joe and they have some different ideas as to where their loyalties lie. The most effective way to expose them is to get to know them personally and try to see what's behind their neat public appearance," she continued.
"We have arranged for you to take a teaching position at this school. Work there a bit and get to know these kids. I have faith that you will find this sleeper agent. Colonel Casey will be on standby to help you make some arrests when the time comes. Good luck Walker and don't mess up this time," she said and ended the briefing.
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Sarah was looking forward to her first day as a teacher at Summer Valley high school. She had enjoyed school herself when she actually had the time to be there. Her childhood consisting of doing various cons as a companion to her father, had caused her to be absent from school for large parts of the school year. Summer Valley high school had gained state wide recognition for its program for helping under privileged kids out of poverty through education and good counseling.
Sarah had communicated briefly with Randy using a device he had given her and told him about the situation. He had explained that the Ring had no interest in this particular CIA operation and wanted Sarah to use this mission as an opportunity to regain some trust with the CIA.
Sarah was supposed to teach physical education as well as a few more theoretical classes like social studies and calculus. She figured if she was going to teach the latter the students would need an extra incentive to stay awake and decided to wear a sexy outfit with a mid-thigh length skirt and a tight white blouse with a few open buttons, showing some cleavage if needed. This would definitely get the boys' attention, she thought. It was not like Sarah didn't enjoy the attention either.
The time was 9 am on a Monday morning and Sarah entered classroom 21 for the first time. Her first class would be a social sciences class. Time to meet my new class, she thought. As she entered the room, the crowd who was very busy talking frantically a few seconds earlier turned completely silent. Sarah smiled as she approached the teacher's desk and started introducing herself.
"My name is Sarah and I am going to be your substitute teacher for a few weeks going forward," she said noticing a few of the boys in the back row smiling and giving each other high fives.
She pretended not to notice and continued her lecture. She had the entire class' undivided attention. While going through the curriculum she tried to make short mental notes on everyone in the room regarding their confidence in a social setting, skills, class room behavior and so on. There seemed to be clear distinctions between the various groups in the classroom. It was almost as if someone had made some unwritten rules regarding how to dress, how to speak, who to sit next to etc. She quickly discovered there was a kid named Jim sitting in the back who seemed like a leader for one particular group of 4 other kids. There was also another group of 3 black kids where a guy named Tyrone seemed to be calling the shots. Of course there was also a group of girls aspiring to be movie stars and supermodels. Finally there was the last group of nerd like kids forced (or by choice) to sit in the front of the class room. Sarah decided to read up on some background information on the kids now that she had a first impression of them. Once the lecture was done the kids exited the class room and the boys all looked at her while walking out. A few of them gave her smiles and Sarah smiled back at all of them. The first class went well she thought, but she expected more resistance once they got over the initial shock of the first lecture with the new teacher.
Sarah's next class was physical education so she went to the teacher's locker room and changed into gym clothes. She decided to try some martial arts and self-defense techniques in this class. Once everyone was assembled she asked 2 of the boys to fetch a mat from the storage room.
"We are going to try some martial arts today," she said with a smile. "I am going to show you some basic moves which you will be practicing," she said. Sarah demonstrated a few basic kicks and punches, but pointed out that one of the most important things was the positioning of the feet. "If you lose your balance you'll lose," she claimed.
"Legwork is for women," someone said from the back and the class started laughing.
The class quickly turned towards Jim. Sarah got the response she was hoping for, and this gave her the opportunity to demonstrate her skills on one of the alpha males in the class.
"Even Muhammad Ali spent a lot of time perfecting his legwork," she explained to the class. "Come here Jim! I want you to attempt throwing me down onto this mat and hold me down. I'll try doing the same to you only I'll only be using my legs," she said.
Jim couldn't turn down such a challenge. Jim had both a weight and distance advantage to Sarah. Besides, he figured that if he could get a close encounter with the sexy new teacher it would only increase his social standing in the class. Jim stood up and walked towards Sarah standing on the mat.
