Hello to anyone that may be reading this story. I thought I would explain a couple of things about this story. I started this story when I was still at school over ten years ago then lost interest in it as life took over, as it does. I then recently read though what I had on this story and found I had a few chapters mostly written up so decided to clean them up a little and post them. After this chapter I don't really have much more written, but know where it is going and there are only a few more chapters to write up so I will try to finish it. This story was always just for a bit of fun and not to be taken seriously, please enjoy.
Chapter Nine. Meetings all round
Harry knocked back another glass of wine just to stop himself from snapping at the annoying Colonel in front of him. Hogan smirking at him from across the table didn't help his mood any.
"Have I told you we have never had an escape, General?" Klink asked for the twelfth time since Harry had met him.
Harry sighed once more and rested his pounding head on the table in front of him as Klink drawled on next to him. Harry rolled his eyes to Hogan, glaring at the older man. He mouthed the words 'You owe me big time' before focusing back on the colonel.
Hogan smirked at the wizard as he watched Newkirk bring in a big covered plate, which he walked into Harry's temporary room. The tension in Hogan's shoulders relaxed as the second part of his plan succeeded. Newkirk nodded at Hogan as he re-entered the room, Hogan nodded back.
"…have I told you how I recaptured one of my prisoner?" Klink asked turning to the half asleep Harry, as he started in on another one of his long-winded tales. Hogan smirked once more before taking a sip of wine for the first time enjoying Klink's story at Harry expense.
xXx
Harry dressed in the best uniform that General Kestermen had in his bag as he waited for Klink to call him to the meeting in the Colonel's office. He rattled off a few lines of what he would be saying before straightening his coat into place. He'd watched as the rest of the men he would be talking with arrived along with General Burkhalter, a man he'd been told knew General Kestermen quite well. Harry just hopped he would be able to fake his way through this.
With a sigh Harry turned away from the mirror and stepped towards the door, with a deep breath he walked into the main room. Hogan smiled encouragingly at him before leaving with a wave and a wish of good luck.
Harry smiled grimly before slowly releasing his breath as he took a seat to wait out the Germens. A few minutes later Sergeant Shultz entered the room with a salute.
"Good morning, General!" Shultz cried.
"Sergeant," Harry acknowledged with a nod.
"General Burkhalter and Colonel Klink are ready for you, sir." Shultz said importantly, with his chest puffed out.
"Thank you, Sergeant." Harry said, curtly.
Shutlz lead Harry out of Klink's quarters to his office across the compound. Harry heart pounded as they reached the office door. Shultz tripped over himself to open the door for Harry, almost knocking the wizard over in the process. The big man managed to get the door open and announced Harry to the room before retreating. Harry entered the room with an air of arrogance, looking the men in the room over with a glare.
General Burkhalter stumbled to his feet to greet him, the big man looked him over before grinning.
"Michael," The general greeted warmly. "Good to see you again, my friend."
Harry smiled his lips pulling at the scar on his face. "Good to see you also, Albert."
"I hope they are treating you well at the Russian front," Burkhalter replied.
"As well as they can, on the frozen front." Harry grinned, before sobering. "Should we get down to business?"
Burkhalter chuckled. "You always were one for business."
Harry smile inwardly, before sitting down and giving his doctored report of the Russian front making sure he mentioned the line Hogan had recited to him.
xXx
Hogan watched from his window as the General, Harry and Colonel Klink gathered outside the Commandant's office as they said their good byes. Another plan finished without a hitch, now they just had to work out what they were going to do with the real General and about the disappearance of the double agent and how they were going to clean up the mess with Hocksetter.
'So easy,' Hogan thought as he watched Harry finish off his act and get back in the General's car.
He smirked as Klink tried to call after the car before turning to the over weight Burkhalter, which didn't last long before the General found his own car and left the Colonel in his dust.
xXx
"Nothing could make me put up with that man for fifteen more minutes!" Harry yelled when he came out of the under ground tunnel and into the barracks. Only snickering answered his statement.
Hogan's door opened and the man appeared in the doorway, "Try dealing with him on the regular basis."
"You can have him, mate." Harry replied, grabbing up a cloth and trying to get the last of the make up off. "What are we doing with the driver? I left him hidden with the car out in the woods."
"Won't he be found, boy?" Carter asked from his place on his bunk.
Harry smirked. "Not until we are ready for them to be found, but I wouldn't leave the driver there long, however I do have a idea for the driver and the General."
Harry smirked as he looked Hogan's team over.
xXx
Hogan's team silently made their way through the woods feeling exposed in the warm daylight. Carter and Newkirk held the General between them as Harry lead them back to the car and the aid he had left behind in the bush land. Suddenly the car appeared in front of team where there was nothing before. Carter skidded to a halt almost ending up in a pile with Newkirk and the General. Harry turned to the team with a grin.
"Ta da," Harry smirked waving his hand at the exposed car. "Put the General in the back so I can work my magic."
Newkirk groaned at the pun as the boys lifted the General into the back seat of the car. Harry climbed into the car from the other side and settled the General into place. He slipped the leather brief case back where the General had placed it before the team had adjusted the documents. He looked the scene over making sure everything was in place. He slipped in next to the General and made sure he cloaked the man so that the driver couldn't see him before pulling the car door closed with a sharp snap.
With a mutter he placed his wand at the General's temple making sure the General would wake up on his own with just a little bit of confusion. He then turned to the aid and placed his wand at his temple and woke the man with a whispered spell.
"You may carry on now, Sergeant." Harry ordered gruffly.
"Ah, yes sir." The man replied as he put the car into gear and started to drive the two of them away.
"I'm going to get some sleep. Wake me a half hour before we reach the hotel, Sergeant."
"Yes, sir. Right away, sir."
Harry tried to lie down on the back seat to make it look like he was getting comfortable before whispering a spell and disappearing from the backseat of the car leaving a sleeping General and a slightly confused aid driving away down the street.
Harry reappeared next to Hogan's team as they watched the car pull away and smirked.
"Well, that's one problem solved," Harry said cheerfully.
