section7mfu | "The 7 Cities Affair" by mrua7

This story was started just two years ago as a request by lindafishes8. She gave me a basic summary with some specific elements in it and finally after most of life's complications for me were past...I finished the story for her.

So this is for you Linda and I hope you like it as well as everyone else. Sorry it took so long.

This story is complete and is around 35,000 words.

Summary: Napoleon and Illya are tasked with finding a T.H.R.U.S.H. agent who's gone rogue. As revenge, he threatens to destroy seven cities, the homes to 7 satraps, with atomic bombs. There's one complication for the U.N.C.L.E. agents, they must work with the enemy to complete their mission.

This is just a taste; click on the bomb to take you to AO3 for the rest of the story.
"The 7 Cities Affair"

“Gentlemen it has come to our attention that this man, a member of THRUSH, has gone rogue,” Alexander Waverly announced to his two top field agents.

“His name is Willie Altschuler and he has been with their organization for quite some time. His aspirations had been to become a member of the High Council but he has been turned down again and again, despite being one of their top operatives.

Illya passed a photograph of the man to his partner with a shrug.

“He isn’t much to look at,” Napoleon said; noting the man was balding and looked somewhat out of shape. If he wasn’t in his forties, he most certainly appeared to be.

“Looks can be deceiving Mr. Solo; in this case we can only presume this is a true photograph of Altschuler, as he’s been known to be a master of disguise.”

“How is it we have never encountered this man before?” Kuryakin asked.

“He has operated mainly behind the Iron Curtain, specifically in East Germany, where he is from, and has wreaked havoc over the years with the STASI. So given UNCLE rarely ventures into that territory, it is understandable you haven’t had contact with him.”

Napoleon and Illya passed a quick glance at each other. The Soviet Union was not exactly the safest place for Illya to be in, given the KGB’s dislike of him since he joined UNCLE. Though he was the most qualified to work behind the Iron Curtain, his incursions into that territory were far and few between, and thankfully so. There was no love lost between he, a former GRU agent, and the secret police of the German Democratic Republic.

“So will we be heading to East Germany sir?” Napoleon asked.

“No Mr.Solo. You will be heading to Las Vegas. Rumor has it the man has been operating there, gambling to raise money to fund his plan.”

“And that is?” Illya asked.

“He has threatened to destroy a number of key THRUSH satraps as revenge for his being rejected by the Council.”

“Why would that be our concern; if he eliminates these satraps would that not be in our favor?” Illya pushed aside the file.

“On face value one might say yes but in this case the answer is a definitive no, Mr. Kuryakin, as his plan is a dangerous one. You see he has threatened to plant seven nuclear devices at THRUSH locations around the world.

It goes without saying, if detonated, they would have disastrous results not just for THRUSH but for the world population. The spread of nuclear fallout would would kill and injure millions of innocents. It would affect the earth for years to come, not to mention these bombs could trigger a nuclear war between the major powers of the United States and the Soviet Union.”

“Perhaps we could convince him to join our side,” Napoleon asked.” I’m sure he has enough information about his former employers to help tip the scales in our favor. What better revenge than to help UNCLE?”

Waverly tapped the bowl of his pipe in the crystal ashtray in front of himself; putting the mouthpiece back in his mouth and biting down on it.

“One would think that Mr. Solo, but apparently he has a much more specific idea as to what constitutes revenge; the consequences be damned.”

"The 7 Cities Affair" by mrua7

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