The Core Team Gets their Chance-
The camp looked like a tornado had hit it. It had not looked that bad since the boys had foiled Klink's Secret Weapon. * There were stories scattered all over the area in front of Barracks Two, extending down to the Infirmary and even a few in front of Klink's office. The men stood wide-eyed, wondering exactly what had happened, and what they were going to do now.
They had been playing hide and go seek with the stories for a couple of weeks, though Hogan had finally put his foot down and put a stop to their antics when the Gestapo had nearly gotten ahold of the stories when Hochstetter pulled a surprise visit just as Garlotti and Olsen were digging the stories out from under a stack of barrels behind the Rec Hall. They accidentally knocked the barrels over, which had brought Hochstetter and half the camp running.
Fortunately, the two were quick enough that they were able to cover up the stories and fake a fight, which landed them in the cooler for a week. Unfortunately, (at least in the view of the boys in the back row), Newkirk was able to circle around during the confusion, and swipe the stories.
After the boys called a truce, they got down to business, read the stories and gathered all the nominations together. All that remained was to have them tallied. But who would they get to do the tallying? Well, Oskar Schnitzer happened to be in camp, changing out the dogs, and overheard their predicament. He shrugged and told them that he and a couple of the members of the Underground would be happy to tally the nominations and get back to them in a few days.
The boys agreed, and everyone laughed when Heidi, one of the guard dogs, barked happily after Oskar made his offer. Oskar grinned. "Oh, she likes the idea. She is coming home for a little furlough, and now, she can help me with the tally!"
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There are just a few hours left to nominate. The next chapter will be the nominated stories lists…should have it out in a couple of days.
A/N: *Cookies to anyone who gets the reference….