Saturday, January 14, 2012

The secret is out

I write for Chuck, the actual show, so after the jump, I'm sharing the redacted version of the script.  Fan fiction is my apology.  No, not really.  Anyway, I for one loved the episode, even if Sarah didn't do the flash face.  It was a bit like old times.  It was funny, spy-y and had a good dose of drama.  Bu-ut, cannon stole one of my plots.  Dammit.  At least, when the time comes, mxpw will be able to vouch for me.  In the meantime, I had one of my weird moments – remember chapter 11 of Chuck vs. The Fight?  This is in the same vein.  All tongue in cheek.  So without further ado, after the jump, my Saturday morning drabble. 



ACT 1
Scene 3
[Early afternoon.  Casey’s apartment.  Morgan, Casey, Chuck and Sarah are standing in the doorway between the living room and kitchen, drinking coffee.  Producer’s note:  Due to WB getting an early start on breaking down the set, Casey no longer has furniture.  We apologize for the inconvenience.  *Note to self: borrow mugs from Buy More break room*]
[Everyone sips.]
Morgan:      Well, I love it.  You know how I feel about bullets, which is to say – negatively.  This is fantastic.
Casey:        Where do I fit in?  What am I?  Chief Googler?
Sarah:        Well actually you’ll be doing a lot of the same stuff you already do.
Chuck:        Yeah.  I mean we’re still gonna need fields ops to recover stolen systems and breaching companies’ security to find their weak spots…
Casey:        [Grunts]
Morgan:      Plus, wouldn’t it be lovely not to get shot at?
Chuck:        Exactly.  Aren’t you sick of being shot at?
Sarah:        Or getting shot.  I mean, you get shot a lot.
Casey:        Not considering how much I get shot at.
Chuck:        [Agreeably] Hmm
Sarah:        [Agreeably] Hmm
[Everyone sips.]
Morgan:      Okay, think about Alex.  Do you know how happy she will be knowing you’re not out there doing scary stuff?
Casey:        [Considers.  Grunts] All right, I’ll think about it.  But one thing’s for sure, if we go through with this, no more Buy More.  We don’t need a cover.  Let’s kick the creepy cousin out of the family.
Morgan:      [Pensively] Wow.  No more Buy More.
[Everyone sips.]
Chuck:        Problem.
Sarah:        What?
Chuck:        There has to be a final mission.  There’s always a final mission.
Morgan:      Problem.  We have three episodes left, plus this one.  Final four missions?
Chuck:        It doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Sarah:        Maybe we’ll have more sexy times?  Or I could have a birthday?
Chuck:        Doubtful.
Sarah:        [Sighs wistfully] Yeah.
Morgan:      So, one final mission at a time.  Any ideas?
[Everyone sips.]
Casey:        There’s time for a kidnap.  [Points his mug at Chuck] It’s your turn.
Sarah:        Great.  I get to do the rescuing and again no Emmy nomination for my trouble.
Chuck:        Yeah, that was a bummer.  I was grateful, though.
Sarah:        You’re welcome, sweetie.
Casey:        Also don’t forget the Walker curse.
Morgan:      What’s the Walker curse?
Sarah:        Every time I try to quit badguyery, the Intersect fucks it up.
Morgan:      Oh.  Who do you think’s gonna upload it this time?
Casey:        Don’t look at me.  I’m getting too old for Kung Fu.
Sarah:        [Rolls her eyes] Fine, I’ll do it.
Chuck:        That would actually be awesome.
Sarah:        Not if they make you my handler.  According to the CIA protocol we’ll have to get a divorce or else you’ll be reassigned.
Chuck:        Oh.  Well that sucks.
Sarah:        Yeah.  I’ll be a single parent.
Chuck:        [Confused] I thought the peace sign means ‘no’.
Sarah:        It does.  The little ‘flip the bird’ means you’re screwed.
Chuck:        I still think it looks like an arrow.
Sarah:        Actually it looks like a tiny…
Chuck:        Sarah!
Sarah:        I was going to say finger.
Chuck:        Sure you were.
Casey:        [Grunts] Hey, June, Ward, focus.
Chuck:        Sorry. 
[Everyone sips.]

Sarah:        Which version of the Intersect do you think I'll get?
Chuck:        Well, 1.0 was upgraded to 2.0.
Morgan:      Which was turned into version Douche.
Casey:        And 3.0 is actually in a douche.
Chuck:        Omen and all.
Morgan:      [To Sarah] Are you gonna color your hair?  Frosted tips won’t work on the blond.
Sarah:        I don’t know.  [To Chuck] Should I go black again?
Chuck:        I don’t want to feel like I’m cheating on you.  Unless it’s with Bo Derek.
Sarah:        You want to cheat on me with Bo Derek?
Chuck:        She is Bo Derek.
Sarah:        Good point.  Okay, if you meet Bo Derek, I give you permission to fill her body with rainbows.
Chuck:        Thanks, sweetie.
Morgan:      You lost the poster, huh?
Sarah:        Ewww!
Chuck:        [Defensively] I was fifteen.
Morgan:      He was twenty-three.
Chuck:        [Sighs dreamily] I was.
[Everyone who would’ve had coffee left had we given you real coffee, sips]
Morgan:      [To Casey] Hey, did you remember to put sunscreen on Jeff?
                  


3 comments:

  1. That is hilarious and made my morning. I loved the "It's your turn to get kidnapped" line. Oh! And June and Ward! Nice.

    Was that a Friends reference, too? Would Chuck the the type to laminate his list? I think so.

    You should write tor TV. :)

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  2. Hahahaha. Nothing better than a little satire of the things you love. Why couldn't you really have been one of the Chuck writers.

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  3. That was hilarious. Thanks for a good laugh!

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