Ok so I was on a roll and decided to post chapter two right away. again i do not own M*A*S*H or any of the characters
"I'm sorry. I'm afraid I am a little confused." Potter said a little unsure if he heard the woman right. "Ah well I can see that Thompson left out the most important part when he conned you into taking me." Valentine said with a slight frown on her face. Everyone was staring at Valentine as if she were from a different planet. Unfortunately it was Frank that spoke up first, " You have got to be kidding me a female surgeon that's just not right she doesn't even sound like she is American. She is probably some kind of spy for the red menace. I say we lock her up till we get some answers." Hawkeye whirled on Frank and said with an annoyed tone " will you shut up frank and let the woman talk." he looked over at the woman with a warm smile already trying to work his charm on her. Valentine smiled back and then addressed frank, " Well first off, Frank was it, my name is Angel it is a pleasure to meet all of you. And secondly, your correct in thinking that I'm not American. Well not originally anyway. I was born in Ireland My mother and I moved to America when I was a teenager. I obtained citizenship when I turned eighteen before I went to medical school and graduated top of my class." Frank just stood there with his mouth open like some kind of fish, totally lost for words. On the other hand Father Mulcahy spoke up in a most cheerful voice " Well welcome aboard angel it is a pleasure to have such a smart young woman join our ranks. I am father Mulcahy the chaplain of this unit." Angel happily took the fathers hand in her own and said " Why thank you father it's comforting to know that there is a man of faith working in this place the last three units I was in had either protestant priests or Jewish rabbis." " Umm excuse me this is all very interesting but would you mind telling me why exactly Thompson forgot to mention you were a woman?" Potter said from somewhere behind her. She was so wrapped up in defending herself to the oaf with the Oak leaves that she completely forgot about the colonel. " Oh sir I am sorry I forgot perhaps it would be better if we discussed this in private." Angel said with a slight smile. Potter agreed and the two of them walked into his office the rest of the gang pushing against the door trying to eavesdrop on the conversation about to take place inside.
"Well, I guess I'll start from the beginning," Angel said taking a seat across from the old man " I joined the army because I wanted to serve the great country that took my mother and I in when we were desperate. They originally made me a nurse in Tokyo, but when I saved one of the generals wives by performing emergency surgery on her they decided I would be of better use as a surgeon. So they set me up in a M*A*S*H, 6072nd I think it was, anyway the Colonel in charge there was not to happy that he was being assigned a woman as a surgeon so him and the other officers there made my life a living hell until he was able to con the 2033rd into taking me. There I was ridiculed by a particularly annoying major who felt the need to refer to me as the "little girl trying to play doctor". From there I was passed along to the 5022nd where, as you can tell, they weren't very receptive of me either." Angel paused and looked around the room thinking about all the trouble these colonels and majors gave her simply because she was a woman. "I really do not understand why you men have such a problem with a woman surgeon. Back in Ireland before we moved my mother and I worked as maids for a very prominent female doctor." She said more to herself than to colonel potter. Potter sat in his chair listening intently to her story. Not wanting to offend her he thought carefully before saying " Well it could be they are just intimidated by you. According to your school records you are one smart cookie, and we can use all the help we can get so you have a place here as long as you want it" Angel smiled widely as she stood and shook the colonels hand grateful to him for the opportunity. She laughed a little and said " thank you so much sir you won't be disappointed trust me I'm one of the best in the business." "Well then welcome to M*A*S*H 4077th. You were going to bunk in the swamp with the rest of the surgeons but considering the circumstances I'll have radar set you up in the V.I.P. tent until we can find more permanent quarters for you. RADAR". Radar came bustling in just as Potter said his name and just as he was starting to talk Radar butted in " I've put captain Valentine's things in the V.I.P. tent like you wanted sir, I'll show her around the camp and then get her settled in." Angel looked from the colonel to the corporal wondering how he knew what Potter was about to say but just as she was about to ask Radar piped up " Sometimes I know what people are going to say before they say it, that's why everyone calls me Radar."
well I think I'm going to leave off here next chapter Angel and Radar will make rounds and meet the crew :)