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.”
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