Chapter 3: My Hero
"Waaarrrah!" roared the creature
"Run!" Hogan ordered
Everyone started running in all directions. When Klink saw the creature rip off the front gates and walk into the compound, he ran back into his office and hid under his desk.
"Hay Carter, can those things climb?" Newkirk asked making his way on top of the barracks.
"How should I know, I never meet one." Carter answered crawling in an empty trashcan.
Guards and prisoners alike didn't know where to run or hide. The guards were so scared, they forgot they armed.
The creature went over to the Kommandantur and pushed the door off its hinges.
Klink heard the creature in the outer office and got so scared that he started shaking the desk. It shook so violently, that his helmet and pictures fell off.
"Shultz, do something." Hogan ordered the guard who was laying face down in the dirt with his hands over his head hoping that he would just be ignored. Hogan kept banging on the barrack door, for the people inside to let him in.
"Mmmmmeeeeeee? What am I suppose to do?" Shultz answered
"Hay Englander, help me up on the roof" Langenscheidt lifted his arms up and asked Newkirk.
"Fend for yourself. You are the ones with the guns" was Newkirks reply
"Look! It has Helga!" Kinch exclaimed from the rain barrel.
Everyone looked toward the Kommandantur and saw the creature come out with Helga over its shoulder.
"What do we do now mon Colonel?" LeBeau asked from atop the water tower.
The creature made its way over to a guard tower and started to climb it. The guard stationed in the tower, jumped over the ledge and hit the ground running.
The creature let out another loud roar and started beating on its chest. Helga crouched down in the corner and yelled, "Someone please save me!"
Before Hogan could respond to Helga's plea, he heard "Have no fear, I will save you." Said a masked man on a white horse
The masked man took out his six-shooter, aimed and fired. The silver bullet hit the creature causing it to fall to its death.
Helga climbed down and ran up to the masked man. "My hero!"
"All in a days work ma'am." He helped Helga on the back of his horse anditreared on its hind legs "Hi ho Silver away! The masked man yelled asthey road away.
Klink came out of his office in time to watch them ride away. He stood next to Hogan. "Who was that masked man…"
"Colonel?" Came the next words out of Klink's mouth, but it wasn't his voice.
"Colonel, wake up. They're here." Hogan opened his eyes and saw Carter staring at him. "You awake Colonel?"
"Yes Carter I am awake." Hogan answered as he stretched and yawned. Hogan looked at his watch to see how long he had been asleep. Five hours! I couldn't tell you the last time I got a chance to sleep five hours straight. Boy did it feel good. A smile appeared on his face.
Hogan noticed a few heads peaking from behind the door and motioned for them to come in. "Sir, they went into Klink's office" LeBeau stated.
"Kinch, if the coffee pot is working, plug it in." Hogan smiled at Kinch letting him know no hard feelings and thanks for being stubborn, bull headed and looking out for him. Hogan climbed down off his bunk to stand with his men to listen in.
Kinch smiled back letting him know any time. "Yes Sir."
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"Klink this in an important prisoner. I will keep her locked in solitary with an armed guard. I want all other prisoners confined to barracks until we leave tomorrow. If anything happens to her while she is in this camp, I will hold you responsible." Hochstetter shook his fist in Klink's face.
"Major, I assure you, you could not have picked a safer place to keep her…"
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Kinch took out a coin and stuck it in his eye and imitated Klink. "There has never been a successful escape from this camp as long as I have been here."
"You know mate, maybe after the war, you can get a job as an impersonator." Newkirk said as he slapped him on the back.
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"Shut up Klink. I am fully aware of your record. I am not sure how someone like you is able to manage that though."
Klink swelled with pride thinking that Hochstetter gave him a compliment. "Thank you Major."
"Bah! Guard, take the prisoner to solitary and stand guard. Don't let anyone in or out with out the okay from me."
The guard saluted and led Sleeping Beauty to her cell.
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"What do we do now Colonel. With having a guard on her, we can't make contact." Stated LeBeau
"Hochstetter said that if anything happened to her that he would hold Klink responsible." Kinch added
"I don't see any way to get her out of camp and Klink not get in trouble." Carter said.
"'Ay Andrew, maybe you can 'ave your grandfather send that Sasquatch over 'ere and 'e can maybe free 'er." Newkirk commented.
Have a Sasquatch rescue her. Hogan remembered the dream he had. "That's it. Newkirk you are a genius."
"I am?"
"Yes. We will have a Big Foot snatch her away from Hochstetter." Hogan Exclaimed.
There was silence in the room. The men all stared at each other and then at Hogan. Newkirk started to examine Hogan's head. "What are you doing?" Hogan asked.
"Checkin' to see where you 'it your 'ead. "Ow do you suppose Carter's family get the big guy to us in time and 'ow do you plan on trainin' it?" Newkirk asked
Hogan gave a Chester cat grin and his eyes had their usual twinkle. "We use one of our own." Hogan walked up to Kinch still smiling.
"Colonel why are you looking at me like that?" Kinch asked a little nervous.
"You are the biggest person here. Now this is the plan…"
