(Korea, 1950. 24 hours after Flock's arrival ).

Max and the Flock had been through a lot together but.. Walking around Korea. Got boring fast. Not a lot of things were diverse. The deserts all looked almost the same. Sand, some vegetation, and a LOT of rocks. When the 4077 finally stopped at the next site, they already had tents set up for the unit. One less thing to worry about.

Max said, when she knew no one could hear her, "Well, we may not be in the States, but it's just as hot as Arizona." She looked at her Flock. They had been under a lot of stress , having to move more than usual.

Fang and Iggy were walking together. None of the 4077 knew Iggy was blind, yet. But consider the situation. Stuck in a place full of doctors, where they expect you to do surgery. And telling them that they have a blind man, with them. It wouldn't go very well. But, they didn't seem to notice. Nudge was walking very close to Major Houlihan. While she stuck to the Major for protection, and Margaret was happy to protect her, they still weren't getting along with each other. Understandable, though. Gazzy and Angel however, were happy about this. They were with their assigned partners (Gazzy following around Father Mulchay and Angel following Radar).

So far, Radar, Hawkeye, the Father, and Trapper seemed okay. The Flock hadn't known kind authority, for a long time. But they were certain Frank was an ass. Margaret. Little difficult on the outside, but no doubt a softy on the inside. Henry. . Well. . Again, kind authority was rare for the Flock. they had been experimented on by Himmler's lapdogs. Everyone in the lab, had the title of Doctor (including Mengele ). So, Henry . The chief doctor. . Max has always been skeptical about authority.

They arrived at the next site. Moving the gear wasn't a problem. The biggest problem. . Angel's dog. Total. They always had a hard time getting him to shut up , back in the States. Since they arrived in Korea. . If it's bad enough , keeping the other secrets (Bird kids and Iggy's blindness ) a talking dog, would probably be the worst. Because no one knew, how annoying he was .

After all that, Henry called everyone to his office. The Flock were standing next to their respective mentors.

Henry read his notes "So . . We are here to aid the wounded. " He looked to Max, "You're secondary Commander. But, Frank is executive officer. So. When I'm not here, you two will have to agree on certain items. "

Frank looked angry, "A Captain. Giving me, a Major, orders? "

Max sarcastically replied, "No, I just have to stand here, and mindlessly agree with you. "

Henry said, "Alright , let's not start fighting. If we do, it's not going to end well." He looked to his paperwork, "The other MASH units were kind enough to leave this spot for us. But, we'll set up the rest ourselves. "

Max sighed mentally. She thought.. Maybe she SHOULD have killed Flagg when he drafted them. But, she didn't.

She looked to the others. Fang and Hawkeye got along pretty well. They'd only been there twenty-four hours and Hawkeye was like. One of the best friends you could have. Iggy had the same thing with Trapper. Max was glad. They needed someone to bond with, while they were there.

Gazzy certainly was learning, under Father Mulchay. The Priest was liked having a student. And Gazzy was happy to learn about God. Angel liked Radar. He seemed. . Out of place. A naive farm boy. excellent for Angel to work with.

Henry simply looked over his paperwork, "Tomorrow , Major Houlihan, you will be in command of the unit. Frank, Captain Ride and myself will look for the next site. "

Radar said, alarmed "Choppers, Sir! " He ran out of the room.

Soon, Choppers could be heard. Everyone raced to the OR. Everyone got into their surgical clothes (white aprons, gloves, etc ) and got ready to operate. For the rest of the 4077 , this was nothing new. For Max and the Flock, this was a whole new experience.

Max had seen her mother in surgical clothes before (her mother was a veterinarian ) and her father. she actually didn't know what he was a doctor of. He had a doctorate but, she never saw what he did.

Gazzy and Father Mulchay walked around the OR, making sure everyone was doing well. luckily, they were.

Angel and Radar were just outside of the OR. Ensuring that operations went smoothly. Angel had already learned quite a lot under Radar. But she was eager to learn more .

Fang and Nudge seemed to be having the most problems. They were shocked at what they saw . Almost as if they'd switched personalities. Fang, usually the strong and silent type, was babbling in horror seeing the patient's injuries. Nudge, usually the perky motormouth, was now more silent than ever. But Hawkeye and Houlihan calmed them down. They got their jobs done.

Trapper was annoyed with Iggy. He said, "Kid, this patient could die. Hand me that."

Iggy replied, "Hand you what? ! "

Trapper pointed to the instrument, "That thing, right there! "

This went on for a while, until Max yelled, "Oh , for God's sake, HE'S BLIND! "

Hawkeye said, sarcastically, " You sure? He seemed to be so easy to see before. "

Max said "It's true! Look! " She waved her hand in front of his face, his eyes didn't even attempt to follow it. showing his blindness.

Everyone murmured, as Iggy continued to work on his patient.

Frank yelled, "This is madness! letting a blind man into the OR! "

Max stood up for him, "Just because he's blind, doesn't mean he can't do surgery. Just give him a chance to prove that. "

Henry saw how much this meant to these kids. He said, "Let's see what he can do. " As Frank was about to protest, Henry finished, "And that's an order. "

Iggy sighed. He continued to operate. While he was blind, he had heightened senses. Particularly, his senses of hearing , smell, and most importantly in surgery, touch. He could hear and feel, almost everything that was off with the patient. He operated and, much to everyone's surprise, successfully saved the patient.

Henry said, after removing his surgical mask, "Damn. If you kids can do surgery blind. . I don't know what you're doing here. " He was baffled. Seeing someone preform surgery, blind? Almost impossible. But he just saw it. Something was special about these kids.

After the last patient was saved, Max had a grin on her face . She said, "Major Burns , is there something you want to say to Sergeant Iggy? "

Frank muttered it. Hawkeye said, "Frank, if you don't say it, you're sleeping outside , tonight. "

Trapper joined the joke, "And say it louder, my hearing isn't that good. "

Frank looked angry, and blurted out, "I'm sorry, alright? !"

(Later )

As the Flock left the OR, Max and Fang hugged (after washing, of course. ) Unknown to everyone else, Max and Fang started a romance shortly before being drafted.

Max asked, "So.. We need to decide. We stay, or are we leaving the 4077?"

Fang said, "I like Hawkeye. He's a good guy, a good doctor, and a good teacher. "

Iggy joined in, "I agree with Fang. I've only known Trapper for 24 hours. But he still seems like a good guy to me. "

Nudge simply sighed, "Margaret is. . A little rough around the edges. But I think she's a fine teacher."

Max looked to youngest two. Gazzy shrugged, "I don't want to leave, I like Father Mulchay . "

Angel smiled, "Radar's nice. I don't think he'd like it if we just up and disappeared. "

Max sighed. She admitted. . Though she's always been skeptical about authority. Henry was a good man. She said, "Alright. Looks like we're going to stay."

Only one person complained. Total . Who only complained, because he didn't like Klinger