Jeannie's Heroes

by G.L. Peabody

Primarily a Crossover between Hogan's Heroes and I Dream of Jeannie. Hogan and Crew come to Cocoa Beach in the 1960's, resulting in Majors Nelson and Healey and Jeannie going back in time to Stalag 13. Guest Starring Sidney Freedman, Samuel Flagg, and Vinnie Pratt From M*A*S*H. Special Guest Stars Major Major Major Major and Milo Minderbinder from Catch 22.

14. The Enemy of Enemy

Roger Healey asserted, "I'm not so crazy about pretending to be a Soviet Agent. I spent most my adult life fighting communism, from the battle fields of Korea as a combat engineer to winning the space race as a military astronaut."

Tony Nelson just nodded. His best friend's concerns were valid, and he shared many of them. The United States and the Soviets were only working together for the sake of defeating the Germans. Plus the two astronauts (and their genie friend) had the second sight of history on their side. Nelson and Healey both knew even more of Soviet treachery than their fellow POW's.

Nelson then spoke carefully, "Roger, I understand where you are coming from. We both spent almost 20 years actively fighting communism in our respective services, and studying the evils of the Soviets in school before that." Tony then asked his friend, "But Rog, why did the U.S. Ally with the Russians during World War II?"

Healey answered, "Easy. For the common good. To defeat the Germans."

Tony agreed, "Exactly. What I'm proposing is that we become that common enemy that unites Hogan and Bellows, just as Germany united the U.S. And the U.S.S.R."

Roger paused and then just said, "My Russian is a little rusty."

Nelson smiled and replied, "I think we can work around that."

Both astronauts had a working knowledge of Russian, thanks to the Space Program. Beyond that, Tony had taken some advanced Russian at the Defense Language Institute. On top of it all, they had a genie that could make them speak any language they pleased.

Jeannie looked alarmed and said, "Master I do not like that you are putting yourself in danger."

Tony assured, "That's why you are here Jeannie. You can make sure no harm comes to us, can't you?"

Pleased with having purpose Jeannie cried, "Oh, yes master!"

After pledging to protect the astronaut time travelers, Jeannie blinked. Next thing Roger and Tony knew, they were dressed as Cossacks. A table also appeared between the two of them, with chilled vodka and caviar. The two officers looked at each other, grabbed their glasses and toasted each other.

Just as Nelson and Healey were downing the liquor, Shultz walked in the barracks. Upon seeing the two American prisoners dressed as they just returned from the Russian front, celebrating victories over his fellow German soldiers with vodka and caviar no less, the Sergeant of the Guard quickly exited the building.

Shultz was assuring himself as he walked across the compound, muttering, "I see nothing, I hear nothing..."