A/N The song in this chapter was sung by British children in WW2 to the tune of 'ten green bottles'

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Previously in Aldbourne

Eve seated herself at Edie's kitchen table and helped herself to a cup of tea from the hot teapot sat just in front of her.

"This really isn't a good time!" Edie snapped following Eve in.

"Sit down" Eve ordered.

"Don't tell me what to do in my own home!" Edie responded in an equally annoyed tone.

Eve reached inside her coat and withdrew her side arm and placed it next to her cup of tea. "Sit the fuck down" she repeated but more calmly.

Shocked at the sight of the gun, Edie pulled out a chair and sat down opposite Eve, unable to speak.

"I'm just going to get straight to the point, I don't seem to be feeling too well these days and would like to get back to London" Eve started "You're not pregnant are you? and don't spin me any bullshit about losing the baby because I am not in the mood for it"

Edie sat in silence refusing to answer.

Eve quickly realised it was going to be harder to get a confession out of the stupid witch, she picked up her gun and opened the chamber, Eve emptied all the bullets out apart from one. "Have you heard of Russian roulette?" Eve didn't wait for Edie to answer "We will be playing it slightly differently. You're the only player and you have until we find the bullet to confess your lies" Eve said pointing the gun at Edie and squeezing the trigger.

Snap!

Edie jumped "I am pregnant!" she blurted staring down the barrel of Eve's gun.

"How far along are you?"

"Erm..."

Snap! Eve squeezed the trigger a second time.

"Please!..." Edie begged.

Snap! "That's three, you're lucky!" Eve grinned.

"A FEW WEEKS!" Edie screamed

Eve slowly withdrew a pen and some paper from her inside pocket "Write a letter to your husband confessing all NOW!"

Eve pushed the pen and paper over to Edie still pointing her gun at her. Edie took them, her hands shaking, she began to write. Once finished Edie pushed the pen and paper back to Eve. "You're psychotic! Pointing a gun at a pregnant woman!" Edie barked.

"Takes one to know one darling" Eve replied reading the letter to make sure it was satisfactory. "Thank you Edie that will do nicely!" Eve got up from the table "Oh before I go" Eve opened the gun's completely empty chamber and showed it to Edie "I don't shoot pathetic pregnant women"

"But...but I saw you leave one in!"

"You thought you saw me leave one in darling "Eve calmly responded reloading all the bullets back in. Eve walked towards the door and stepped outside, pleased she dealt with that problem swiftly, she didn't want to bump into Edie's Uncle, if her suspicion was correct and her Uncle was indeed Jonathan Taylor, then there would most definitely have been shots fired. Edie walked down the path, she was certain that Edie wouldn't have been pregnant at all and that there would have only been one pregnant woman sat at that table, but she believed Edie, therefore there were two pregnant women sat there. Eve smiled and affectionately rubbed her slightly swelling stomach, pleased that she had only a couple of sips of her gin that day in the pub when she saw Edie, she thought her gin tasted funny! Eve was desperate to tell her best friend her wonderful news and maybe a little apprehensive telling her married boyfriend, but for now, no one would know, she needed to make sure they couldn't stop her from being on that extraction team.

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Undisclosed Location, Germany

Taylor pulled the jeep up at a makeshift airfield. It was pitch black and Fin couldn't see the aircraft. She jumped out of the jeep at the same time as Taylor. Taylor grabbed a bag from the backseat and walked round to hand it to Fin. "Change in the aircraft, everything you need is in here, walk straight ahead, the aircraft will come into view and start on your visible approach." Taylor smiled.

"Thank you Sir"

"For King and Country"

"For King and Country" Fin repeated. She walked straight ahead until the twin engine Albemarle aircraft came into view. As Taylor had said the engines roared into life and Fin jogged to the open aircraft. Climbing aboard she pulled the door shut and immediately opened her bag.

Fin changed into the specially designed black jumpsuit. Attaching her weapons into their concealed but easily accessible compartments and securing her chute to her back, she approached the cockpit as the aircraft was about to take off. Fin sat herself in the co pilots seat and took secondary to the controls.

The dashing pilot briefly looked over at Fin and smiled "This is your Captain speaking, I would like to welcome you aboard this special chartered flight on this ridiculously early morning to Berlin. Please remain seated throughout the flight as we expect heavy turbulence in the form of ack acks. Unfortunately we won't be stopping, but on approach to Berlin, the door will be open for those of you wishing to take tea with the Nazis and Ruskies"

Fin laughed "Good morning Freddie"

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Landsberg

Nix knocked on the door to Speirs' room. He'd be making the delivery quick. Speirs would be letting everyone know why he was nicknamed Sparky today, with all the information he'd be receiving.

The door opened "Nixon?" Speirs enquired.

Nix held out the letter that Eve gave to him. Nix hadn't read it but knew the story of how Eve obtained it...

Expressionless, Speirs took the letter recognising the handwriting to be Edie's on the envelope.

"Read it immediately and then when you're ready, you need to join myself and Winters in his office" Nix instructed turning and leaving. He had deliberately left out the fact that Eve would also be present in Winters' office. If Speirs knew this now, he wouldn't read the letter and head straight over. Nix felt it was better that Speirs knew that he wasn't going to be a father first before they filled him in on Fin.

Slightly perplexed, Speirs closed the door and opened the letter. He scanned through it.

My Darling Husband

I have a confession, but know that I love you deeply. I am not pregnant with your child. I am truly sorry, I panicked, I needed a father for my baby and I know that you would make a wonderful daddy. Please forgive me and help raise my child that I hope you can call your own one day. I love you very much and this baby will love you too.

Stay safe

All my love

Edie

He smiled. He should be angry, but he wasn't, this had certainly been welcome after his disappointment with Cara being unable to get to him last night, she probably couldn't get away from the men without causing suspicion. He was now free of Edie and there would be no poor, innocent child of his caught up in a divorce. Speirs couldn'the help but feel for Edie's child though, he would let her keep the loot he sent and would offer his assistance in tracking the real father down. He read the letter again, feeling more elated. He would tell Cara as soon as possible, straight after his meeting with Nix and Winters. Today was going to be a good day.

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Walking on air, Speirs approached Winters' office, the door opened on his arrival by Nix. Speirs stepped in and greeted his superior officer before realising the pretty brunette standing over to his right. Speirs looked at Eve and nodded his greeting. Eve managed a half smile in return.

"Speirs, Eve has information for us" Winters started as Nix closed the door. Speirs suddenly felt a sense of fear, this was about Cara.

The three officers had naturally managed to position themselves together in front of Eve, a little intimidating Eve thought, but luckily Nix already knew the important bits. "Fin has gone, they came for her in the very early hours"

Eve said the words Speirs had dreaded the most. His heart sank.

"Where has she gone?" Winters asked calmly.

"Berlin" Eve replied tentatively.

"BERLIN!" Speirs snapped.

Undeterred by Speirs' outburst, Winters was equally shocked " Berlin? Why? What will she doing there?"

Eve took a deep breath "She'll be infiltrating the Führerbunker"

"WHAT?!" Winters and Speirs exclaimed in unison.

"Why? What makes her the best agent to do that?" Speirs demanded, he couldn't believe what he was hearing.

Again, Eve opened her knapsack and took out the same brown folder she had given Lew "This is Fin's real military record, it'll explain, I don't think you'd believe me if I told you myself."

Speirs snatched the folder and laid it on the desk, he opened it and just like Nix, the two officers only had to read the first line...

Next to a black and white head shot of Fin was typed:

RANK/ NAME: Lieutenant Cara Rebecca Churchill

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In the skies above Germany

"Eve tells me you've fallen for a yank?" Freddie shouted over the roar of the engines.

Fin looked over and smiled.

"I cannot believe you will not be giving me a second chance because of a yank!" he continued

Fin refused to respond, she wouldn't be talking to Freddie about Ron.

"If he doesn't treat you like a Queen I'll be waiting!" Freddie shouted above the engine noise.

To avoid Freddie, Fin began to sing...

"There were 10 German bombers in the air,

There were 10 German bombers in the air,

There were 10 German bombers, 10 German bombers,

10 German bombers in the air.

And the RAF from Britain shot 1 down,

And the RAF from Britain shot 1 down,

And the RAF from Britain, RAF from Britain,

The RAF from Britain, shot 1 down."

Freddie laughed and joined in..." There were 9 German bombers in the air..."

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Landsberg

"Well, well, well..." Winters murmured brushing his hand to the back of his head.

"Is this a joke?" Speirs questioned glaring at Eve. Unprepared and unbelieving of what he had just read. He looked down and read it again.

RANK/ NAME: Lieutenant Cara Rebecca Churchill

"No joke" Eve replied "I can in fact confirm to you the true identity of Corporal Cara Rebecca Finney, to be Lieutenant Cara Rebecca Churchill. And yes that is THE Churchill family as in Winston"

Speirs sat down in the chair to the side of the table in complete shock. "What relation is she to the British Prime minister?" he asked almost unable to believe what he was actually saying.

"She is Winston Churchill's niece. The illegitimate daughter of his late brother." Eve said slowly allowing the men to digest the information. "Her father and mother fell in love but married other people due to Cara's mother being a commoner and her father coming from high society. Her parents had an affair with Cara being the end product. Fortunately, Cara's stepfather forgave and accepted her as his own. Cara's biological father provided financial assistance for her education, hence her fluency in French and German and her musical talents"

Nix laughed "Well that girl is just full of surprises!"

"How did she end up in SOE with her being Churchill's niece?" Winters asked confused.

Eve looked at Speirs who had buried his head in his hands.

"After Churchill found out that Cara had been orphaned, her biological father died in 1937 and then her mother, stepfather and half brothers in 1939, he became her legal guardian"

Nix laughed again "So when you told me she was under government care, that they owned her, you weren't lying!"

"That's right!" Eve laughed

"You mentioned two others girls though that day in the same position as Fin?" Nix continued.

"Yes, that was a lie!" Eve chuckled.

Nix frowned. "You're in trouble!" he winked.

"Continue!" Speirs mumbled from beneath his hands.

"Churchill likes to stroke his own ego and what better way to do that than sending his own blood to fuck with the Nazis? He quickly signed Fin up to SOE and rushed her training, Fin actually hasn't earned her jump wings, she never completed her training jumps, being sent into combat before she could."

"Ahh that's not right, no jump wings?!" Nix sighed.

Eve continued "It was also a fail safe for the family name. If it got out that his brother had an illegitimate child, then they could save face by releasing parts of her decorated military service."

Speirs couldn't believe what he was hearing, it was all too much! Did he really know the woman he loved at all?

"There were only a select few, myself included who knew of Fin's real identity, so when it started getting a bit hot under the collar, we all came together with Fin to plan her subordination and demotion which would then allow her to legitimately join the Red Devils. Churchill still wanted her on the front line where she could carry out extra missions with ease and be within easy access to Berlin for her final mission of the war. It eventually also became too dangerous under the Red Devils and that was when Churchill approached Roosevelt..."

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In the skies above Berlin

"We're approaching the DZ" Fin said getting up and moving to the cockpit door.

"Don't I get a good bye kiss?" Freddie asked.

Fin walked towards the door ignoring Freddie's request. "Good-bye Freddie!" the last person she had kissed was Ron and that was how it was going to stay.

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Landsberg

"This went all the way to Roosevelt!" Winters exclaimed "I suppose that explains Fin's reaction to his death"

"Yes of course, how else was Churchill going to get a British female accepted onto the front line with the Americans? Roosevelt helped conceal Fin and placed her with the best in the US Army" Eve responded nonchalantly "Churchill explained everything to Roosevelt in May 1943 at the Trident Conference in Washington. Roosevelt was very interested and intrigued by Churchill's secret Army and loved the idea of a direct relative to the British Prime Minister sabotaging the Nazis, therefore he put the idea and order through to General Marshall about having a trained female on the front line to carry out reconnaissance missions. It was accepted and then that's where you came in Lew, when you picked Fin up in France."

"That's a hell of a story!" Nix said blowing air out of his lungs loudly, Eve had only revealed Fin's true identity to him beforehand, he had worked out her mission to Berlin himself.

Eve continued "Churchill felt the Gestapo would find it harder to look for her amongst the Americans, she had caused quite an upset, Hitler and Himmler especially were very offended that a Churchill was running around mainland Europe causing a huge nuisance to the German Army. Winston Churchill had propaganda dropped into Hitler to wind him up, he wanted Hitler aware that it was as good as him fucking things up, they didn't know what Cara looked like to begin with, but they slowly narrowed it down." Eve took a breather, all three men were enthralled.

"Fin was safe with you Americans for a small amount of time, but we found a leak and that's when you all started to get concerned about Fin's lucky escapes. Unfortunately our suspected mole is still at large, he went off the grid some time ago" Eve finished.

"Is she in any danger from this mole?" Speirs asked looking up briefly. He couldn't believe that all this time she was somebody else.

"No, we don't think so, the mole has probably left Europe" Eve replied. "We believe the mole was feeding false orders through to Sink. Churchill had wanted Fin to start lying low, the War was changing direction and he wanted her to stay alive for Berlin and now you know why it always looked like she attracted trouble and was second on the most wanted list, she's a Churchill"

"What are Fin's orders when she gets inside the Führerbunker" Speirs asked dreading the answer.

"Intelligence tells us that Hitler would commit suicide therefore she's there to confirm his death" Eve said tentatively

"Shit!" Nix sighed. "that's going to be dangerous"

Speirs sighed, shaking his head "How is she to do that and not get killed?"

"How does Fin do anything?" Eve replied

"That's not an answer!" Speirs snapped.

"Ok, calm down Sparky!" Nix stepped in "It's not Eve's fault, Churchill doesn't trust anyone but his own niece to deliver the news of Hitler's death and how he died"

"She's expected to stay alive in order to deliver the information" Eve tried to reassure him.

"How is she delivering the information?" Speirs enquired

"She has a radio and a secure line"

"Therefore, she's not expected to stay alive long enough to deliver the information in person?" Speirs questioned angrily.

"SOE ordered the extraction team, therefore we are very confident we'll bring her back" Eve tried to further reassure Speirs and herself.

Eve looked at her watch " I can't stay much longer gentleman, I'm on the extraction team for Fin and my transport is leaving soon."

Winters nodded "Make sure she gets back safe"

"I will" Eve replied not really knowing how she could do that, Fin was on her own until she got out of Berlin. Eve and the team would be waiting for her on the edge of the capital city.

"What does 'Gobble' mean?" Speirs asked looking back down at the floor and ignoring the fact that Eve had to leave.

"It was Fin's signal to inform her the mission was a go. Gobble means to eat one's food fast, another word with the same meaning is wolf, to wolf one's food down. Hitler's first name is Adolf and Adolf means wolf. When Fin read 'Gobble' she saw 'Adolf'"

Speirs shook his head, so obvious! Why hadn't he seen that?

"Ahh!" Winters nodded his head, the obvious answers were always the unexpected ones!

Silence fell in the room for a few moments with Eve checking her watch again.

"On a lighter note!" Nix grinned mischievously turning to Speirs "If you want to marry Fin, you're gonna have to ask permission from the British Prime Minister!" He laughed joined by Eve, but Winters looked incredibly confused at Nix's joke.

Speirs looked up and glared a death stare at Nix.

"Too soon!?" Nix quipped

Speirs stood up and walked out the office, he needed some air.

"Those two are very good at sneaking about! I had no idea!" Winters smiled realising what had been going on.

"Not that good, I found out!' Nix smirked.

"You're an intelligence officer Lew, you're supposed to be able to find things out!" Winters replied grinning.

"Do you think he's ok?" Winters asked knowing the answer was now obvious, but still in shock himself at everything.

"He just found out the woman he's in love with isn't the woman he thought he knew and the woman he's married to tricked him with a bollocks pregnancy, I think he needs some space!" Eve replied dreading what might happen when Fin returned from Berlin. Eve would need to warn her the secret was out.

"Speirs' wife isn't pregnant?!" Winters snapped his head at Eve

"Sit down Dick and I'll explain" Nix sighed.

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Speirs sat in his room, his head back in his hands. Right now he was worried. He had seen how cocky Cara had been with SS Officer at her execution and now that he had found out she was a Churchill! How could he trust for her to just complete her mission and get the fuck out of Berlin without asking for more trouble?!

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Hitler's Office, Führerbunker, Berlin

"Churchill"

"Goebbels" Fin replied pleasantly leaning back in Hitler's wooden chair with her feet resting on his desk. Hitler's office was relatively basic, a surprise for Fin, even in a bunker she thought it may have been a bit more opulent.

"How...how did you get in here?"

"You have a flaw in your security!" Fin smirked taking a cigar out of her front pocket.

"It does not matter! You are too late!" he smiled an evil smile, eyeing up the elusive Churchill girl who had caused so much suffering to his Führer.

"I am not!" Fin argued

"He is dead!"

"My orders weren't to kill him"

"What are your orders?"

"To record his death, come on you know Uncle Winston won't believe the Ruskies"

Goebbels sighed heavily, how he hated her but how he was also equally intrigued by her, that's why she was still alive, it was her gift. Although he didn't think she would be able to charm the Russians as much.

"But first, would you be so kind as to take a picture of me here at Hitler's desk?" Fin asked holding out her camera.

"That's very disrespectful to the Führer!" Goebbels barked.

"Disrespectful! Are you seriously throwing that at me after what you monsters have done!" Fin shouted glaring angrily at Goebbels "We liberated Kaufering IV sub-camp of Dachau, two days ago"

Goebbels face dropped, he stood indignant and stubborn to indulge Fin.

"Goebbels! Don't make me tut furiously at you!" Fin warned and then grinned with one of Uncle Winston's cigars hanging from her lips.

Goebbels reluctantly stepped forward and snatched the camera from Fin's hand.

"Cheese!" Fin smiled.

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Landsberg

The rage was bubbling inside of him, his vision was getting blurred two women! Two fucking women! Speirs thought back, how on earth was he made a mug of by two women! He didn't care much for Edie, she tricked him because he was too uninterested in her, he opted to keep her happy to make his life easier. Cara on the other hand, there was no reason whatsoever not to tell him her real name. Did she just think it would be ok to be a Churchill and not tell him?! How long did she expect to keep this up? He was finally free to tell her he loved her, to marry her, but now? Did she even deserve him? She obviously didn't trust him! She must have been having a good laugh behind his back. It all made sense, no dog tags because they couldn't say Churchill and they couldn't say Finney in case the two were linked. How could the British Prime Minister allow for his niece to face such danger? She was good, very good, but her body was still as fragile as anybody else. He'd only get the answers he really needed from her, but he didn't know if he could bring himself to even look at her when she returned...if she returned.

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Hitler's office, Führerbunker, Berlin

"Right, seen as though it doesn't look like you're hospitable enough to offer me tea, I suppose I best go take a look at the piece of shit" Fin sighed heaving herself out of Hitler's chair to show her full British Army uniform that had been concealed under her black jumpsuit. Getting to the Führerbunker had been relatively straightforward. The remaining German garrisons were too busy being over run by the Russians and the Russians were too busy fighting house to house and looting. Fin had slipped into Berlin relatively covertly. Getting out on the other hand would be more difficult, she couldn't stay in the Führerbunker much longer, the Russian advance was almost on top of it.

Goebbels growled trying to suppress his anger "this way"

"I know where to go" Fin replied

"I'm sure you do" Goebbels hated the fact that she probably did.

Fin followed Goebbels out of Hitler's office and through to the adjourning door, Hitler's sitting room. There in front of Fin on a floral sofa was Hitler and his partner Eva, oh wife! Fin observed their wedding rings. Hitler was sunken back with blood showing out of his right temple and Eva was slumped away from him, her face showing signs of cyanide poisoning. Efficient Fin thought. Fin immediately took her camera and started snapping. Feeling nothing towards the scene but hatred for the evil coward, she walked over to the pair and got a close up of their faces.

"Are you quite finished with your rude behaviour?" Goebbels barked

"Nope" Fin answered taking more pictures of Hitler's choice of weapon, his Walther PPK 7.65 pistol. Fin picked up the gun.

"Put that down!" Goebbels ordered raging at Fin.

"I'm taking this" Fin stated "Without question, if you want me to leave here without a fuss and let you continue your orders to dispose of his body and for you to carry on your unconditional surrender plans to the Ruskies" Fin threatened.

Goebbels sighed who did he prefer to have the weapon? The British or the Russians? It didn't matter if she took it, the Russians were less than 500 metres from the bunker, it would eventually end up in their hands when they catch her. They had lost, the war was over, no more fighting and he knew that he wouldn't win against the Churchill girl.

"Ooh! And this!" Fin spotted a ruby swastika ring on Hitler's finger. Fin grabbed his finger and tugged the ring off.

"Have you finished looting?" Goebbels asked.

"Yes, I'll leave you be now" Fin replied walking to the door

Goebbels turned to watch Fin walk out.

"Good luck with... well...err...dying I suppose!" Fin smiled waving her hand in good-bye.

After Fin was gone Goebbels wife walked in "Warum hast du ihr Leben lassen?" (why did you let her live?)

"Ich habe noch wichtiger zu tun" (I have more important things to do) Goebbels replied "Sie wird sowieso nicht an den Russen vorbeikommen" (In any case, she won't get past the Russians)