Chapter 14: Dejé Vu

No one was happy by having their vacation cut short. "How after all we have done and given up can London ask us to now give up a week of our relaxation to baby sit some bosche." LeBeau complained stepping off of the plane in Germany.

"They disserve a piece of my mind." Newkirk stated

"How do you think I feel? I finally get to spend some quality time with my wife and I have to leave her." Kinch added

"I can sympathize buddy." Hogan looks at Maria who smiles back. "Not to mention getting to spend time with my mom."

"Carter don't you have any complaints?" LeBeau asks

"Actually no. Now that Mary Jane and I are not together anymore, I didn't care to hang around. Besides I missed the place."

Newkirk walks up to Carter and slaps him on the back of the head. "I always knew there was something wrong with you."

"It doesn't hurt to have the one you care about with you though." Carter took Misty's hand and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

LeBeau, Newkirk and Kinch stared in disbelief. "Watch it Carter you might wind up with General Hogan for a father in law." Kinch teased.

Carter could not turn any redder if he wanted to. "We haven't… We are…"

"We are taking things slow. We just want to be good friends first. Then if things work out, so be it." Misty finished for Carter.

A soldier came up to the group and saluted. "I am Private Dickerson and I am to take you to Stalag 13."

Hogan and Maria returned his salute, and everyone got into the truck. At Stalag 13, some more people met them. "Colonel Hogan, I am Captain Brinks and I am going to go over with you what we are specifically looking for during your interrogations. We are going to stay out here while Captain Griffin discusses administrative duties of running a camp in General Hogan's office. Your men will meet with Major Drum and the rest of the men who will be stationed here as guards. You can have one of your men escort your prisoner to the cooler with the rest of the prisoners."

"Yes sir. Sergeant Kinchloe, please escort Colonel Klink to the cooler." Maria ordered halfhearted. She looked to Klink and mouthed "Sorry". Klink nodded in response. Both men saluted and left.

Maria always got board with politics and her mind wandered as Captain Brinks was talking. "Colonel, do you understand what we are wanting from you?"

Maria took a blank piece of paper and a pencil and scribbled some stuff on it. "Is this the basic info you are wanting?" Maria handed him the paper. Brinks read it and nodded. "Okay then I will type up a form similar to this to send in. This way all my reports will be uniform and easy to read and understand."

"Um yes very well then." Brinks started fidgeting

"Look Captain, I am well aware of how important the information is and I have conducted many interrogations, so just relax. Is there any thing else?"

"No ma'am."

"Then you are dismissed." Maria saluted as the officer stood and saluted. Hogan and Griffin came out of the office as Brinks was leaving. She could tell that Hogan was just as board as she was.

"Thank you for your time. If we have any questions we will let you know." Hogan said as the men were leaving. He looks to Maria "What did we get our self into?"

Maria laughed, "It doesn't matter since we are going through it as a family. I guess the prisoners first come to me and then when I am finished with them I turn them over to you."

"Yep. I told them that we want to be present with any of the people that we had dealings with when we were prisoners here. That way it wont look too obvious that we are trying to help Klink."

"Makes since, but I am not defending all of them."

"Don't have to."

Maria spent the next few months interrogating prisoners while Hogan ran the camp. Most of the prisoners could be easily persuaded to talk but there were a few that were stubborn. Maria however was more stubborn. She would not give up until she had all of her questions answered. Klink was impressed that Maria got her answers while still abiding by the Geneva Convention. Too bad she didn't work for the Gestapo, the prisoners might be more cooperative during the war and fewer "accidental" deaths or "shot while trying to escape"

"Andrew, when are you going to talk to him?" Misty asked Carter while they were sitting on the swing on the front porch one afternoon.

"I don't know. I think it is because I am scarred. This is important and I don't want to mess it up."

"I have seen you stand up to him in the past. You can do it again."

"But he can have me court marshaled this time."

"He wouldn't dare do that. You forget about your ace."

"He could have me transferred and then I wouldn't be able to see you any more."

"Andrew Carter, if you insist on being a coward, then maybe I change my mind."

"What! No please don't. I'll talk to him when I get a chance."

"Now!"

"I have some free time now."

Carter walked to the Kommandantur and took a deep breath before he walked in. He stood in front of Hogan's door for a moment trying to figure out about how to ask him. He knocked and waited for Hogan to invite him in. "Come in."

Carter walked in and stood at attention in front of Hogan and saluted. "Sir, request permission to speak with you freely sir."

Hogan returned his salute "You can relax Carter. Have a seat and tell me what is on your mind. Unless it is about Mary Jane, than the answer is no."

"No Sir. It is not. It is about Misty."

Oh no! Is this THE talk? I am not ready for this just yet. I am still getting use to the whole parent thing. Get a hold of yourself Rob. You can do this. "Go on."

"Sir as you know Misty and I have beenseeing each otherfor a few a while now, and I was wondering…Sir I want to…"

"You want Misty's hand in marriage." Hogan finished Carter just nodded his head. "Andrew are you sure about this? You have only known each other for a few months. Remember she is still seventeen."

Carter swallowed hard. "I know, but she will be eighteen next month. I know it has only been a short time, but there is this mutual feeling and attraction between us. I know I have messed things up and am not sure of myself some times, but I am sure about this."

"I know there are only a few years between you, but you have had more of an opportunity to grow up."

"Sir she has survived four years out there on her own, taking care of herself and avoiding capture. Remember sir she was only thirteen at the time. She has been forced to grow up more than I have. I had the safety of the camp and my friends, she had nothing."

Hogan thought back at the conversation he, Klink and Helga has had about Maria. "You have made a good point. Both of you had to grow up too soon. Are you sure this is the person you want to wake up every morning with, and she feels the same about you?"

"Yes sir she is. I love her with all my heart and I would do anything for her."

"Does she feel the same about you?"

"Yes sir she does."

"Then yes you have my blessing."

"Thank you sir." Carter stood up and left with out being dismissed

"Yes you are dismissed." Hogan added with a chuckle

Carter ran to Misty with a big smile and gave her a big hug and kiss "He said yes!"

"Great! I'll go and tell mom" Misty ran off to find Maria and tell her the good news.

"Are you sure this is what you want to do. I don't have a problem with Carter, its just that you are so young still. Actually both of you are young."

"Mom I am going to be eighteen soon. I am not thirteen any more. I know sometimes I don't act like I am grown up, but since most of my teenage years were taken from me, I act like a teen when I can. I know there is a lot of responsibility that goes along with it, and I believe we can handle it. Look at what all we have already been through."

"I sometimes forget you are as old as you are. So when is the wedding?"

"As soon as we can get things planned."

"May God bless you both then."

Word spread quickly around camp that there was going to be another wedding at Stalag 13. LeBeau insisted on making the wedding cake and food. "This seems familiar. It is like dejé vu."

Everyone chipped in together to get things ready for the festivities. Things were ready that evening for the ceremony. They were having the camp Chaplin, Lieutenant Kepheart, marry them. Klink just watched everyone run around. With a smile the thought, this scene looks familiar.

That evening, everyone gathered in front of the Kommandantur for the ceremony. Kepheart stood on the porch and everyone made an isle for Misty to walk down. Along with Carter at the front stood Newkirk. First Robert walked down the isle caring a pillow with the rings tied to it and thenMaria and Hogan escorted Misty down the isle as Kinch and LeBeau played their instruments.

The Ceremony was as simple and quick as Hogan and Maria's. The feast after word though was just as grand. Misty and Hogan had the first dance. Half way through, Carter tapped Hogan on the shoulder. "Sir, I believe it is my turn."

Hogan faced Carter and smiled. "Son since you are now apart of the family, when its not business you can drop the sir and call me…"

"I don't know if I can do that. After all I have been…"

"Here, just dance and we will discus it later…son." Hogan laughed as he walked up to Maria and extended his hand to her. Maria curtsied and accepted his hand.

After the dance Misty walks up to Klink. No since in the prisoners not having any fun. "Colonel would you care to dance."

Klink wasn't expecting any one to ask him to dance. He looked to Hogan to see if he would be permitted. Hogan responded with a slight nod. At least this time there isn't a feeling of dread for tomorrow. Everyone enjoyed the celebration, including the prisoners.

That night Carter and Misty spent the night in the guest quarters. As the next few months passed, more and more prisoners were sent to Stalag 13. There was only a few of them that Hogan and Maria had any dealings with. Day after day Maria and Hogan watched Klink mope around the camp. They wish there was more they could do for him, but all they could do is wait.