Thanks to everyone who commented on my contribution to Snooky-9093's Letters Story. I am deeply touched. That letter has a special place in my heart. I also want to thank Snooky for letting me participate in her story. This story (below) was inspired by the comments from Snooky's Letters. If you have not read it (you should! :D ) please read chapter 7 (and all the other chapters too!) for this story to make sense.
I do not own the original Letters' idea. Or O'Brian, both are Snooky's creation. I also do not own Ein Käfig voller Helden, aka Hogan's Heroes, though it would be really cool if I did.
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ANGEL BU Means GLAUBEN
"Die größten Menschen sind diejenigen, die anderen Hoffnung geben können." (The greatest people are those, who can give hope to anothers.)
Zitat von: Sean Saures
Hogan sat down the letter he was reading with a thump. Starring at nothing, he bit his lower lip. He wished there was more information in the letter, but the censors had seen to that. Sighing he picked up his pencil and began to write back to Rike, pausing a moment as his thoughts wondered to where her family could be at. They could be anywhere. They may not even been in Germany anymore, this letter is, he looked at the date, a month old. Hogan continued to write his response, feeling strangely attached to the future of this child he had never, nor ever would meet. There must be something I could do. He slowly dotted his "i" as his mind wondered. Setting down his pencil, Hogan tried to concentrate on his response, but his mind wondered from how to rescue her family to his own childhood back in the United States. He smiled at the thought of playing with his dog in his bedroom as he spread his arms out and pretended to fly, pictures of the Wright Brothers' Airplanes glued onto his walls, Bruno happily barking at his heels, before grabbing a sword and running outside to play knight. Hogan was quickly brought back to his senses when Kinch knocked at his door.
"Colonel...?"
"Hm? Oh, Kinch, come-in, I'm just finishing up another response. Seems like the 100th one I've done today." Hogan smiled as he turned his chair towards Kinch. Kinch raised his eyebrows but said nothing as this was only the second letter his CO had read.
"Sir, the Underground is requesting that we hold off for a while since there is some snooping going on by Berlin."
"'Snooping' eh?" Hogan nodded and tried to focus on coming up with a plan on how to catch the spies, but his mind was still stuck on the letter.
"Colonel, with your permission I would like to give them the confirmation that we will hold off for a few days until this blows over."
"Hm? Oh yes, of course Kinch." Hogan answered absent mindedly as he leaned back a moment and starred unfocused at the ceiling as Kinch started to leave. "Hey Kinch?"
"Yes, Colonel?"
"When you talk to the Underground, see if you can find out about a girl named Rike Herz and her family. She has escaped to the States, but I wanna find out more about her family." Hogan leaned forward and watched as Kinch's expression went from understanding to downright scepticism. Kinch held his tongue on his first thought of questioning his CO's sanity, and instead asked for some more information on this seemingly impossible task.
"Um, do you know what city she is from, Colonel?"
"No."
"Do you know the names of the other family members?"
"No."
"Do you know anymore information?"
"No." Hogan pinched the bridge of his nose as he began to realize how ridiculous the request sounded.
"Umm…al…alright Sir. I will, uh, do my best…" Kinch opened the door.
"Kinch…. wait."
"Yes, Colonel?" Kinch turned back towards Hogan.
"Ask O'Brian for the information of the school teacher, and then get Rike's, or rather Rebecca's, information from there. Keep everything quiet. This is not to be spread around, I don't want it getting back to the teacher or her students about what we are doing."
"Of course, Colonel." Kinch closed the door quietly as Hogan turned his chair around. Hogan starred down again at the letter wondering about the girl he was writing to. Is there really a chance I will be able to find her family? I know Newkirk would say that it's impossible to help every single person on this continent…. but she's so young, and innocent in all of this. She shouldn't have to suffer simply because a madman took over her country. Hogan held up the letter shaking his head sadly as he eyed the child's handwriting, feeling almost as he was looking at her face. Rike, darling, I will do everything I can to see that you see your family again. No child should ever suffer and lose hope such as you have. Hogan picked up his pencil again and began to pour his heart into his response.
