Ok this is my first ever fan fic so bear with me if its a little disjointed or shotty. I do not own M*A*S*H or any of the characters except my own of course. I will try to stay as close to cannon as I can but please forgive me if I stray at points lol. Also please let me know what you think of it and of course enjoy
It was a cold December morning in South Korea. There was snow on the ground and the wind whipped mercilessly through the camp of M*A*S*H 4077. That is the day that everything changed for one Hawkeye Pierce.
A short man with mousy brown hair and glasses timidly walked into the tent affectionately known as the swamp. " Hey Hawk", Radar started out quietly not really wanting to wake the tall brunette asleep in his cot. "Hawkeye you need to get up colonel Potter wants all of his officers in his office right away." he said a little louder this time. Hawkeye peeked out over the edge of his blanket at the disturbance and stated calmly "Radar if you do not get out of here this instant I'll throw something at you." Radar backed away slightly and replied " I'm sorry sir but it's the colonels orders he wants to see all of his officers in his office now." Hawkeye grumbled loudly and slowly began to rise out of his cot and dressed in his favorite purple bathrobe and cowboy hat. The two men walked across the compound to the colonels office where captain Honeycutt, the majors frank and Margaret, and of course father Mulcahy were already gathered.
" So what's so important that you had to interrupt a very nice dream about Marilyn Monroe and I dancing the Tango, if you get my meaning." Hawkeye stated with a slightly crooked grin. From one of the chairs by the desk Frank made a loud sniffing sound and said in an obnoxious tone " Yeah right like Marilyn Monroe would ever dance with you." "Can it you two" Coronal Potter interrupted before Hawkeye could retort. " I called you all in here today because soon we will be getting a new surgeon here in camp." "How'd you manage that coronal did you sell Burns to another Unit" Hawkeye said with a hopeful gleam. " Oh nerts to you Pierce just because I am a better surgeon than you-" " I said enough!" Potter yelled making Hawkeyes next sentence die in his throat. Potter continued " Now I do not know much about this new cutter apparently he is being sent from the 5022nd, the colonel there said he was a top drawer surgeon and that he thought we could use a hand here. Actually he was quite keen on transferring him over here." " And why would that be?" Honeycutt asked from his seat by the liquor cabinet. " I'm not too sure, the coronal just said that Captain Valentine didn't fit in with his gang." Margaret sat and thought for a moment before asking, " Well sir, what does his file say maybe that could clue us in on why he didn't fit in at the 5022nd." " Well that's the thing I don't have his file yet Colonel Thompson said Captain valentine would have it with him when he arrived." Coronal Potter said a little exasperated by the whole deal. Just then Radar poked his head into the office, " The jeeps just arrived in the compound sir. Captain Valentine should be on it." " Thank you Radar, well gang lets go meet our newest member." Potter said with a smile. He was really looking forward to having a new surgeon, lord knows his boys worked hard enough and it would be nice to be able to split the work with some new blood. But he was still apprehensive, why would Thompson want to get rid of Valentine so quickly and why was he so vague about his credentials.
The jeep slowed to a stop and two people got out. A large young man in green fatigues and a tired look on his face and a slender young women in a dress uniform and a bright smile. Margaret saw the young lady step out as she walked toward the jeep and said to Frank, " I wasn't expecting any new nurses, I wonder what she is doing here." Hawkeye looked her over appreciatively and said with a smirk " I don't care why she's here, I'm just glad she is." Coronal Potter extended his hand to the young man and said with a smile " Hello Captain Valentine nice to have you on board the 4077th, I'm sure you'll like it here" The young man looked at the colonel a little confused and was about to speak up when a small cough from the woman beside him caught everybody's attention. " Umm, he's not Valentine I am."