"The Androcles Maneuver"~ for Picfic Tuesday 6/4

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He awoke in darkness, feeling something like straw beneath his hands; the burning odor of urine  assaulted his sense of smell, along with his eyes as they began to tear. It was definitely an animal and not human.

"What sort of cage was he in, and how did he get here?" The Russian asked himself. The last thing he remembered was being set upon by a band of thugs while on the outskirts of New Delhi.

A low rumble... that of a large cat came out of the darkness in front of him, perhaps a few feet away and Illya froze in place; not that it would do him much good if the beast decided to strike. Either way he would eventually be a dead man if it was indeed a big cat. Since he presumed he was still in India, his guess was that it was a tiger.

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Assassins and Tigers and THRUSH, O My - PicFic 6/3

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This story began with Stranger Things Have Happened, and continues in this order: Duck and Cover , All Bottled Up , A THRUSH By Any Other Name
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Napoleon and Illya could only stare at the lifeless form of Ward Baldwin as they listened to his wife tell of the assassination attempt that had left him in this state.  Someone within THRUSH itself was vying for the old man’s position and influence, and willing to undertake the dangerous path of eliminating the competition.

Ward Baldwin wasn’t just any competition however, and his wife, Irene, was an unlikely grieving widow; more of a lioness protecting her cubs, or in this case, her mate.  The two men from UNCLE wondered about how they fit into this melodrama.

“Irene, how is it that you consider Illya and me suitable … ‘

Napoleon was at a loss for words.  Even should Mr. Waverly approve this strange request, what could they do about what was a singularly THRUSH dilemma?

“What is it, exactly, that you think we can do for you?”

Irene Baldwin looked from the brunet to the blond, appreciative of their talents and intellect.  If anyone could find her husband’s attacker, it was these two.

“You can do your job, Mr. Solo … Napoleon.  You and Illya are possessed of extraordinary skills when it comes to tracking down THRUSH villains, and the man who did this to Ward is a villain.”

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Picfic Tuesday: Tiger, Tiger

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PicFic Tuesday 04-06 - Who's Going In?

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“It’s where?”  Napoleon gasped, “that can’t be right.”

Illya re-read the note, “it is correct, the statue is in the tiger enclosure.”

Both turned and watched as the Bengal Tiger paced the perimeter of its pen, shining yellow eyes focused on the agents.

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Picfic Tuesday - 05-14 The Lone Ranger

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I've been away for a while due to broadband problems that had been going on for some time, but we've changed providers now, so hopefully things will be alright, so now I'm trying to catch up on my missed picfics. This one from right back in mid May!



They were well into the flight to New York and as tired as he was, he couldn’t sleep, Napoleon glanced at his partner fast off in his seat, Illya always had the uncanny ability of falling asleep instantly anywhere, something the American was secretly envious of.

Earlier he’d flirted with Eileen, a blonde haired stewardess with a perfect figure, and obtained her phone number and the promise of a date, and endured the usual scowl from his partner that followed. 

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