Radar spent the next few days resting and doing his job when he felt good enough to do it. Soon the dreams stopped as well as the pain. He stopped getting drunk when he found his new friend. It was a small wild mouse that kept running into walls as if he didn't see them. Radar figured he must have an eye problem and decided to do something he hopped he wouldn't regret.

"Coronal Blake sir, can I ask you a favor?" Radar asked with his hands behind his back and his glasses hidden in his front pocket

"What is it Radar?" Blake asked without looking up from his magazine

"I need you to sign this requisition for a new pair of glasses. Mine broke ya see." Radar pointed to his face as proof

"Radar, this size is to small for anyone to wear. Why in the world would you order these?" Blake said unconvinced

"Oh, gee sir, you got me. Its not me that needs the glasses, its Elroy." Radar said quietly as he used one hand to put his glasses back on, keeping something hidden with the other

"Who in blue blazes is Elroy?" Henry asked

Radar sighed as he took his hand out from behind his back to show a small field mouse, "This is Elroy sir."

"Radar, why does the mouse need glasses?" Henry asked

"Well cause, Coronal Blake sir, he cant see so good. I figure if he had glasses he would see better, see sir?" Radar asked as he put the mouse into his front shirt pocket

"Radar," sighed Blake, "you can't fit glasses for a mouse. Its not military and we could get in real trouble. Besides, you cant keep pets." Henry said as if begging Radar to understand

And to Henry's luck Radar asked, "But why Coronal sir? Elroy would make a good pet and he really belongs to the army anyways. See, I found him in the kitchen." then Radar did what Henry had feared he would do. He looked up at Blake with big round eyes, moist with unshed tears and said, "Please sir, I just want one pet."

This melted Henry's heart and without a miss he said, "Alright Radar, but just the one alright?"

"Of course sir. Just the one." Radar said with a smile

Over the next few weeks Radar could be seen going off into the near by brush at least twice everyday. Usually he was carrying a tray of fruit and vegetables with him. Hawkeye and Trapper had noticed this and were having yet another theory discussion in the Swamp.

"I think he's going off to feed the snipers." Trapper said, "You know how he feels bad for every person who needs help, weather they're shooting at him or not."

"No way, we had that talk. He understands how dangerous that is. I think he has his own sweetheart hidden back there." Hawkeye said

"Nurse or a Korean?"

"Korean I think. I would know if it was a nurse." Hawkeye said as he refilled his glass

"Oh really, how's that?" Trapper asked with a chuckle

"Cause I know all the nurses personally and none of them like shorter men." Hawkeye said matter-of-factly

"Well why don't we go check it out." Trapper said as he pointed at Radar who was walking away from camp with a tray filled with fruit and vegetables

"Time to play spy my dear Trap." said Hawkeye as he slunk out of the tent with Trapper right behind him

They followed Radar right up to the edge of the bushes and then just outside of a known thicket when they heard him speak, "Hey Lu Lu, how you doing?"

"I told you, the little devil." said Hawkeye

"Hey Millie, you want some?" Radar said

Both Captain's eyes grew, "I'll be damned, he's got two of them." Trapper whispered

"Now come on Fred, you gotta eat something." Radar said in a worried tone

"Now that tears it." said Hawkeye as he and Trapper burst into the thicket, "Radar, what on Earth…Oh my God. You have GOT to be kidding me with this."

Before them stood Radar with a dear in headlights look on his face. In one hand he held the tray and in the other was a piece of carrot that was sticking through a wall of chicken wire. Behind the chicken wire was about five crates stacked on top of each other. Inside each crate was a small animal. Currently Radar was trying to feed a rabbit, "This isn't what it looks like sirs, honest."

"Radar, what are you doing?" Trapper asked with a sigh as he and Hawkeye came closer to look at the animals

"Well gosh sirs, I just missed all my pets back home so I guess I started collecting new ones. Coronal Blake said I could only have one but I just cant do that. So I figured I would just hide them instead." Radar looked at the ground in shame, "Are you sirs gonna tell on me?"

Both Trapper and Hawkeye chuckled, "First off, tattling is for kids Radar." said Trapper as he petted a skunk through the wire, "And second, I didn't see a thing. What about you Hawk?"

"Not a thing." Said Hawkeye as he petted a baby raccoon that nuzzled his hand

"Well you two louts might not have seen anything but I sure as sugar did." said a new voice

They all turned to see an irate Frank Burns standing a few feet away with a satisfied smirk on his face, "Your all gonna be in big trouble when I tell Coronal Blake about this."

While Hawkeye and Trapper just frowned Radar freaked out, "No sir Major Burns sir, please, you cant."

Burns turned to leave with the trio following close behind, "And why is that Corporal?"

"Cause those animals are my friends." Radar said with a whimper

"Those things are infested with disease and germs. You'll give us all the plague." Burns said as he didn't break his stride

"But I vaccinated them already." Radar said before he realized his mistake

"You used OUR medical supplies on your pathetic little pets?" Frank said as he turned and stared down at Radar with an angry glare

"Aw come on Frank, the kid just wanted some pets." Trapper said

"Yeah, what's the harm?" Hawkeye said with a smile

"That does it." said Burns as he ran quickly to the main building with the trio hot on his tail. He burst into Blake's office, causing the man to almost spill his drink, "Coronal Blake, I have a discrepancy to report against Corporal O'Reilly."

"What could Radar have possibly done to deserve that?" Blake asked

"Did you give the Corporal permission to keep pets?" Burns asked

"I told him he could keep a little mouse, what's the big deal?"

"Did you also tell him he could keep a rabbit, skunk, raccoon, and a squirrel as well sir?"

"RADAR." Blake yelled

"Right here sir." said Radar as he trudged into the room with Hawkeye and Trapper right behind him

"Radar, is this true?"

"Yes sir."

"Go easy on the kid Henry, he just missed his pets back home." said Trapper

"Yeah, let the shrimp keep his pets. He needs people around his own size." Hawkeye said with a smile

Radar made a slightly distressed face and muttered, "Cut that out."

Henry sighed, "Radar, why did you do this?"

"It's like this sir, I miss my pets back home so I started to collect new ones here and I think they like me. Please don't make me put them out. I got a baby raccoon that's mommy got hit by a jeep, a rabbit that broke his front paw, and that squirrel has tummy trouble. Plus the skunk cant squirt his stink cause his tail got run over. They can't fend for themselves." at this point Radar looked close to tears

Henry sniffed and wiped something from his eye, "Alright, they can stay, but move them into the compound so I can keep an eye on all of you."

Radar's smile was so big it was a surprise his face didn't crack in two. He gave a salute, "Yes Coronal Blake sir."

"But sir…" Burns started to protest

"Oh, stuff it Frank." said Hawkeye as he and Trapper left to help Radar move his new animal friends.