Title: Never Ever!

Author: Billy

Summary/Notes: In response to ATSB Quick Pick: Pop - The team never leave a member behind, including the van.

Disclaimer: I don't own the A Team and I've not made a penny from this, I just do it for the jazz!

A black GMC van with a distinct red stripe along both it's sides came screeching to a holt along a main road out in the middle of nowhere.

The engine sizzled, popped and hissed angrily and it gave one last bang out the back of the exhaust as it back fired. The bang was so loud you would have thought it was a gun going off, if you didn't know differently.

The side door of the van slid open and Face, Amy and Murdock jumped out, to stretch their legs.

Hannibal opened his passenger door and also got out to stretch his legs. He reached into his left hand pocket and grabbed a cigar.

BA frantically got out of the driver side and popped open the hood of his beloved van. Steam hissed from the engine. It had seen better days.

"Ah man, we've really pushed it this time!"

"BA, we're gonna have to ditch the van. Decker will be on out tail in no time!"

"No! Hannibal! I ain't ditching my van!"

BA hurries to the back of the van to get his tools.

"If I can fix the vehicle's Face scams. I can fix my van!" BA growled.

Face was about to protest, but Amy and Murdock held him back, warning him to do otherwise. BA was not in the mood.

"Give me an hour!"

"But we don't have an hour BA!"

BA didn't listen. He busied himself around the engine of the van. Twenty minutes later:

"Water! I need water!"

Murdock handed him a bottle of water he had in the van.

"Here you go big guy!"

BA poured the water into the radiator.

Amy and Face sat on the side of the road, waiting patiently.

"You know, Amy, we could always use your legs to hitch us a ride!" Face winked at her and flashed his smile.

"BA! How's that engine coming on?" Amy shot Face a disapproving glance and got up and walked over to BA who was still under the hood of the van.

"I'm nearly done!"

He tinkered a bit longer and when he was satisfied he closed the hood. BA put his tools in the back of the van and then got into the drivers seat and turned the ignition. It coughed, it spluttered, it started!

Sirens could be heard in the distance.

Face, Amy and Murdock jumped back into the side of the van. Face, sliding the door behind them.

Hannibal jumped back into the passenger seat grinning at BA.

"I told you Hannibal, I ain't leaving my van! Ever!"

END