Ch. 2

Amber once again slipped thorough the woods. Listing to the SS Solider yell at Carter. She pointed her gun at the solider, she waited till he's weapon was no longer pointed at Carter. But then she saw his finger tightening on the weapon trigger. So she puled the trigger of her own gun. And watched in slow-motion as the bullet flew towards the solider, but it was no longer the German SS solider instead it was Amber's oldest brother, Jeff. The bullet struck him in the chest, "why?" he whispered as he fell. Amber screamed, not caring who herd. Someone was shaking her, so she puled herself from the dream.

"Hey Amber wake up." Carter said, Amber looked at him. "What happen?" Carter asked, nether one noticing the other prisoner in the doorway.

"A nightmare." Amber answered. Carter gave her a hug, and she buried her face in his chest.

"Tell me about it." Carter wisped. Amber slowly told him about the dream.

"Hey it was just a dream, why don't you tell me about your brother."

"Jeff is the oldest, he's 27, he always stood up for us no matter what. You remind me of him, he'd stay up and make sure we didn't have any nightmares. He'd tease us, but, nicely. He's married and has a little girl. He's a pilot, fighting in Japan." Amber murmured. Carter smiled a little and said, "what about your other brothers?"

"Well, there's Wes, he's the second oldest at 25, he always teased us. He's a mechanic on a sub. Then Kevin, he's my twin, we were inseparability. Always getting in trouble and fight togther. He's a bomber jock, fighting here in Germany. Matt was the next one, 19, quite and smart, he a foot soldier, last I herd he is fighting in Africa. Then Max, 16 and Travis, 14 they are the baby's of the group, Travis is a great cook, witch makes my mom happy that she doesn't have to cook for all of us." Amber said.

"Why don't you go back to sleep?" Carter said.

"Can you stay till I fall a sleep?"

"Yeah." Amber lied back down, curling into a little ball. Carter placed his hand on her shoulder. The other prisoners left knowing that everything was ok. Carter dosed off. In the morning Schultz came in,

"Roll call, raus." Schultz walked into Amber's room, and saw Carter dozing next to Amber. Hogan came up next to Schultz.

"Coronal Hogan there is monkey business going on."

"No monkey business Schultz. Amber had a nightmare cause she shot a German SS solider . . ." Hogan said.

"I don't want to know. I know nothing." Schultz said leaving the Barrack.

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(A couple of days latter)

"Report!" Klink yelled. Schultz was just about to answer when a Gestapo car came in.

"Looks like our friendly neighborhood Gestapo coming for a visit." Hogan said. Hochstertter got out of the car and marched over to Klink.

"I demand to see Sergeant Kent." he yelled at Klink.

"Heil Hitler. sHe's over there." Klink pointed to Kent. Hochstertter turned and took about five step before realizing that Sergeant Kent was a girl. He looked at her, she stood taller than Lebeau but shorter that Newkirk, her blond hair was kept in a thick braid that hung to the middle of her back, and her freckled face has a big smile. She also wore her WASP Santiago blue slacks and an RAF shirt.

"Howdy. Can I help you?" she said, Hochstertter marched the rest of the way to her.

"WHAT IS THIS WOMAN DOING HERE!" Hochstertter yelled.

"Sheesh. Ya don't hafta yell I'm right here." she said her Oklahoma accent coming in strong.

"Klink, I'm taking her in for questioning." Hochstertter yelled

"Now what a minute. . ." Hogan started. Kent just surged and slapped Hochstertter full across cheek. Sending him relying back a couple of step. Hochstertter puled his gun and pointed it at her.

"What was that for?" Hochstertter yelled.

"Two things. One for yelling in the at a lady" she said, several of the prisoner laughed. "Two for threaten to take me to be questioning. It is against the Geneva prisoner of war Convention. I'm a POW." she smile as if not noticing the gun.

"Bha." Hochstertter walked back to his car and left.

***

Kent sat on a barrel outside of barrack two. Her legs were swing back and forth, she was staring intensely at the woods on the other side of the fence. Newkirk and Lebeau watched her for a minute before coming up to her.

"Excuse me Madam. . ." Lebeau was cut of by a wave of Kent's hand.

"It's Amber, the other things just make me feel old." she smiled.

"Uh Amber, we were wondering just how old are you?" Lebeau said.

"uhm twenty-one" Kent said, then got this far away look in her eye as she started humming. The other two understood that she didn't want to talk about it. So they left.



"I can't believe she is only twenty-one." Newkirk muttered to Lebeau, who muttered something back in french.

"Hey guys what going on." Carter said. Newkirk raced an eye brow and said

"You bloody girl friend is only twenty-one"

"She's not my girlfriend, she has a fiancé." Carter said. Lebeau shook his head and said "She should be at home, not here stuck in a POW camp."

Newkirk muttered something about 'earning 'er self nightmares.' Carter got really defensive.

"You shouldn't talk, you've woken up serval times with nightmares, so have you Lebeau." Carter said getting really worked up. About that time Hogan came out.

"What is going on?" he looked from Carter to Lebeau to Newkirk.

"We were just telling Andrew that Amber is only twenty-one." Newkirk answered. Hogan hesitate for a second,

"Newkirk get in to Klink's office, I want Sergeant Kent's file."

"Yes gov'ner."

"Why do you want her file?" Carter asked.

"Someone lied." with that Hogan went back into his office. The other three went to clean Klink's office. They walked into the secretary offices, they where surprised to see Kent talking with Hilde.

"What are you doing?" Carter exclaimed. Kent jumped, and spun.

"Me and Faurline Hilde where talking about things." Kent said looking at Hilde, they both gigged.

"Well I gotta go I promised Kinch that I'd help him with something. See ya," she then turned to Hilde and said slowly and with a bad accent, "auf Wiedersehen." Hilde nodded then looked at the other three prisoner and said, "the Kommandant is out right now, you may clean his office." The other three thanked her then went into the office. The other two cleaned as Newkirk opened the safe. He got her file and stuck it in the front of his shirt. They then left, Carter complaining about how they should do a complete job. Not leave things half done, Lebeau rolled his eyes and muttered something in french. They walked into Hogan's office, Newkirk handed him the file Hogan skimmed over it.

"Also mon Colonel Hogan, when we went in Kent was talking to Hilde." Lebeau reported.

"Get Kinch and Kent in here now." Hogan said. Carter left then returned with the two.

"Sergeant Kent you have some explaining to do." Hogan said quietly. Kent looked at Hogan, she had come to respect Hogan, witch takes a lot. So she decided to be herself 'beside' she thought to her self, 'Hogan can't transfer you to England, just because you told him off.' she then sat down.

"Alright what did I do?"

"What were you and Hilde talking about?" Hogan started.

"Well in exchange for helping her type and file papers she's teaching me German. But to day we're talking about which prisoner was the cutest." Kent smiled dropped, "but that's not why you brought me in here is it."

"No, you told Lebeau and Newkirk you where twenty-one but our file says that you are twenty-four." Hogan said.

"M'kay, that . . . Humm. . .let see. In September of 39, I was 17, I went to a friend of mine who works in the town hall. We snuck in one night and changed the birth certificate to say I was twenty. We also, since I was now legally of age, issued me a flight certificate." Kent smiled at the memory.

"Why?" that was Kinch.

"Why say I was twenty when war hadn't even really touched us." Kent surged, "because I knew history repeats it's self, and women were not gonna be content to just working in the factors. I also knew they wouldn't let a eighteen year old girl shuttle planes. I have a question for ya." Kent said looking at Hogan. Hogan nodded,

"You aren't transferring me to England are ya, Sir?" she asked quietly.

"Why would the gov'nor transfer you there?" Newkirk asked.

"Because after I was trained I was transferred to an Airforce base. The plane I was flying had sugar in the tank. I was able to land the plane with little damage. A General that was visiting saw the landing and promoted me to sergeant. I went to the commander of the base and told him off for the sugar incident. I told him if something didn't happen real soon that I'd go to the reporter. The next thing I know I'm being order to pack, I'm being transfer to England. He told me right before I left on the plan that I was shuttling, that 'Maybe you will learn some respect, and to keep your mouth shut, or else you might just get to know the Germans, or at least there soil.' with that I left." Kent sighed, "sometimes I open my mouth when I shouldn't have. The last time I was home. I was back at the same base picking up a plane. When I ran into the Commander, Colonel Marten, I thank him for the transfer. I told him that it was really nice in England, he glared at me and muttered something about 'nice Germans.' I checked my plane out before I took off, but didn't think of my air tank."

"That why you wound up here?" Hogan asked. Kent nodded, "I figured the way thing are going I'll wind up in Africa next." Kent joked, the others laughed.

***

"I need to send someone to met one of our contacts, Sleepy." Hogan said, three hands shot up. Hogan contd., "they'll be in the old lady outfit." three hands dropped.

"Sir I'll go, I'm am a woman after all."

"Do you know enough German to pass a check point?" Hogan asked in German, the last two weeks that Amber had been in the camp, everyone had helping her learn German. Hogan thought having a female that speaks German was very helpful. Amber took the cane that Hogan was holding then shuffled over to Newkirk. Pinching him on the cheek she said in passable German, "you are a handsome solider, so like my dear Hans, he fought so valiantly to protect the Fatherland from those invaders, my dear Hans how I miss you." then she got a confused look on her faces, "oh dear me where am I?"

"All right, Grandma, your hired." Hogan said laughing along with the rest. Kent put on the dress and the other stuff to help her look old. After a few last minute instructing from Hogan she went out the emergency exit. After making her way to the meeting spot she saw a lady standing there trying to look every way at once. Kent called out quietly,

"The moon looks lovely tonight."

"Because Venus is in Orionis belt." After the Lady confirmed the code Kent shuffled out of her hiding place.

"I didn't see you." she said in amazement.

"You are Sleepy?" Kent asked.

"Yes you are Papa Bear?" Sleepy asked

"No you could say I'm his grandmother." Kent giggled.

"Here this is what I'm spose to give you." Sleepy handed Kent serval pieces of paper. They herd rustling in the woods, Kent stuffed in her purse. Then whispered, "play along." Just then serval German guards came upon them. "Halt" the leader said. Kent looked confused then shuffled over to the head guard.

"Oh Hans, you came back, I have missed you so much, look at how much our dear Helga has grown, she is a young woman now. And you haven't changed a bit since you left for war in . . .oh Helga when did your father leave, I have forgotten?"

"Grandmother, that is not Hans, and I'm not Helga, my name is Leann. Please come away from them. It's is cold out I need to get you home." she looked at the guard, "I am very sorry, she is very old, and wonders away some times." the guard looked at the old lady to the young one, and nodded

"Please move on so sorry to bother you." the Guard said. Leann lead Kent away. When they were far enough Kent said, "This is where we part. It was a pleaser to met you." Kent then disappeared into the woods from witch she came from. Leann looked at where Kent had been then murmured a pome that she had been taught a child.,

"From the darkened woods,

comes a shadow of many different forms,

filed with the light of childhood,

any who opposes will be blinded to the true form of the shadow,

they will see what the shadow wants them to see,

any who fight on the side of the shadow,

will do any thing to protect the shadow,

because in the shadow lies a child,

one full of love, trust, friendship, hope and laughter,

even in the mist of hatred, fear, war, and cruelty,

the child holds the key to the protection,

of all things good."

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Hey just wanted to say thanks to all of you guys for reading this story, and reviewing it. Tune into next weeks episode. ;) ah one more thing, the sugar incident really happened to a WASP, but she was killed, and buried without honors. No flag, nothing, the government didn't even pay for the body to go home, the women payed for it them self. Also I think the total was 38 women pilots died in the line of duty. Not one was buried with Honors.

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