A/N: What a great day! Spend the morning writing, the afternoon picking apples, and the evening after class writing again. The only way it'd be better is if I was presented with ownership of MASH tonight. Oh well... Enjoy!

Previously: By the time he got back to Kate's room, she was equipped with an IV. Settling into the chair, Trapper prepared for a long night.

There were no wounded at the 4077th; the camp spent the sunny day catching up on laundry, sleeping, and in Hawkeye and BJ's case, drinking. Excitement had been buzzing since they got the phone call from Trapper that morning. They had gotten a baby pool going; Hawkeye had dibs on a 7 pound 4 ounce girl, while BJ was certain it was going to be an 8 pound 14 ounce boy. Radar, as usual, was in charge of the pool. He was collecting from Colonel Potter and Klinger when a jeep pulled into the compound. "Mail call, Sir," the driver said as he hefted a large box plus the mail bag into the office.

"Radar, let's get that thing open and see what it is," the colonel commanded. Radar pried the top of the box off, reached inside, and withdrew a film reel canister. That was followed by an audio reel canister, a box marked 'Refreshments', and a stack of letters with the Pierre Hotel logo on them. A quick glance at the envelopes revealed that there was an envelope for everyone who had family at the party. "Well would you look at that," Colonel Potter said, slapping his knee with happiness. "Radar, let's get the projector and screen set up in here. I'll talk to Charles about borrowing his tape recorder so we can hear what's going on. Then get everyone who had family at this little shindig in here."

Within moments Radar had the screen set up and was fumbling with the video reel when Hawkeye and BJ strode it. "I hear we're having a matinee show in here," Hawkeye said, claiming his favorite chair.

"We are if I can get this thing on here," Radar mumbled.

"Why don't you let me take care of that? I'm sure Potter gave you a few things to do for this, correct?" BJ asked as he stepped forward. Radar grinned slightly as he left the film to BJ's care and went into his office.

Soon the PA system crackled to life. "Attention! Will the following personnel please report to Colonel Potter's office: Major Winchester, Major Houlihan, Father Mulcahy, Colonel Potter, and Corporal Klinger. Please report to Colonel Potter's office."

Colonel Potter and Charles were the first to arrive; Charles was arguing about the use of the tape recorder Potter held. "Winchester, I didn't want to do this, but I'm going to give you a direct order: Relinquish your tape recorder for the afternoon. I can guarantee that it will be returned to you unharmed," the colonel said, ending the argument. "Radar, can you get the audio set up in this?"

"Ah, perhaps I may be allowed to get it set up?" Charles interjected. "At the very least, since it is my personal property." Before long both machines were queued up. Once Klinger, Margaret, and the padre entered the office and claimed seats, Radar switched off the light and started the movie and audio.

Peg's cheery voice filled the room over the whirring of Charles' tape recorder and the camp's projector. On the white screen, everyone from the party was waving from where they were dancing on the dance floor. "Hello everyone! We all had a wonderful time at the party and, thanks to all of the help from the Pierre Hotel, we were able to put this little film together for you. We figured that, this way, it could almost be like you were here. First, though, you must open the box marked 'Refreshments', and share." Radar opened the box, which was filled with Peg's special rum cookies. Taking a couple, he passed the box around.

Everyone in the office, Charles excluded, smiled when Kate's voice was heard. "It was really quite an event. Everyone got along famously, as if we'd all known each other for years." Onscreen, the video came in closer to show all the partygoers. Charles groaned slightly when he saw his parents mingling and dancing with Radar's mom and Uncle Ed. Klinger was relieved to see that his parents looked happy, and smiled when he saw Abdul wave at the camera again. Kate's voice chimed in again. "We can't begin to explain all the emotions we felt when we saw the Clete Roberts interview. That meant the world to us. There wasn't a dry eye in the house when the lights came back up. Hopefully there won't be time for Mr. Roberts to go back and do another interview."

As the video passed around the crowd, Colonel Potter smiled when he saw his wife wave and mouth 'I love you, Sherm'. "Mildred Potter is quite the dear sweetheart. She and Daniel Pierce danced the night away, but according to him, she couldn't stop talking about her Sherman." BJ could hear the chuckles in Peg's voice, and he felt a pang of homesickness when he saw her mingling in the crowd, beautiful as ever in her ballgown.

"Speaking of the elder Dr. Pierce…" Kate chimed in as Hawkeye's carbon copy appeared on the screen, dancing with a woman who they couldn't see clearly, "It's very evident as to where Hawkeye picked up his charm. Daniel charmed every lady here, including one of our very special guests."

Hawkeye, who had been smiling as he watched his father dance onscreen, frowned. "Very special guest?" He glanced at BJ, who shrugged.

"Think we should keep them in suspense, Peg?" Kate's voice held a teasing note.

Peg giggled, reminding BJ of the schoolgirl he'd fallen in love with. "I'm sure they're curious…"

Radar, Klinger, and Hawkeye cheered and Father Mulcahy smiled as Trapper's unmistakable voice cut in. "If you don't tell them soon, they're going to see." Onscreen, Daniel finally turned to reveal his attractive dance partner. "Hawk, Radar, you should recognize Lorraine Blake. She and I shared a lot of stories about Henry."

The O'Reillys and the Winchesters returned on the screen, waving. Peg's voice once again filled the room. "Ed and Edna really hit it off with Caroline and Charles and ended up leading everyone in the Charleston. In fact, the Winchesters have invited Radar and his family to their house in Cape Cod the first summer that he's back from Korea." Again, laughter erupted from most everyone in the room, except for the pompous surgeon.

"Margaret, you needn't have worried about your parents while they were here," Kate said on the audio as the camera view cut to Al and Martha dancing contently together. "If you hadn't mentioned anything, no one would have been the wiser."

Cathy Mulcahy came on the screen shortly after the O'Reillys and Winchesters started dancing again. She smiled widely and gave a shy wave, mainly to her brother. "Cathy really had the joint jumping with her sax and is a truly amazing person who we all enjoyed being around very much." Father Mulcahy smiled proudly.

The video cut to Peg dancing with a man with a dark complexion. "Don't worry, BJ. Dancing with Klinger's Uncle Abdul was fun, but I can't wait to dance with you again." Onscreen, Peg blew a kiss to the camera before it moved to show another dancing couple, who smiled and waved. "Meeting Butch and Hala Klinger brought about another surprise," Peg's voice began, before Trapper cut in.

"Abdul had some help with translating. One of the guests holds a degree in linguistics, and as a special treat, that person is going to pass on a message from Hala to Klinger."

Everyone looked at Klinger curiously as Kate spoke rapidly in Arabic. Before Klinger could speak, she translated: "What she wanted me to tell her son was that she's known all along that he was in Korea; she never mentioned it because she didn't want him to worry about her. She also thinks the pictures he sends are very funny, and that she would like them to continue."

Klinger smiled. "I never could fool that woman," he said fondly. "Hawkeye, Radar, Father, did any of you know that about Kate?" They all shook their heads as Kate and Trapper appeared onscreen. Kate waved and blew a kiss while Trapper flashed his familiar crooked grin.

"Now there's a great looking couple," Trapper said on the audio, causing the office to fill with laughter. They did look great together, Trapper in his tuxedo and Kate in her strapless ballgown.

Kate's musical laughter preceded her words. "He's so modest, isn't he? You can see how certain things have changed since I left the 4077th." Onscreen, Kate and Trapper moved apart, and a collective gasp escaped the group when they saw how large Kate had gotten over the months. "I can't wait for this little one to get here, so I can tell him or her about the great group of people that I am honored to call my family. And so that I can wear my normal clothes again!"

The video panned out to show the entire gathering again as they waved goodbye. "So that was our very special 4077th Family Reunion party," Peg's voice returned to fill the room. "I made many new, great friends and was finally able to share all of my feelings about you, BJ, being over there in Korea to people that would actually understand what I'm going through. I can't tell you how much that helped me…and everyone else here. Just remember you guys, we love you more than words can describe and can't wait to see you again."

"Your families all wrote letters after we finally staggered to our rooms, completely danced and mingled out," Kate said. "No one wanted to say goodbye, but at least we won't have to just yet. There are a few more things planned for the weekend, including a complimentary farewell dinner that the hotel is throwing for us!" Chuckles rippled through the small office as the audio recording ended with Kate saying, "Stay safe, and come home soon."

As the screen went dark, Radar flipped the lights on. Silence filled the room as everyone wiped tears from their eyes. Quietly Charles turned off his tape recorder, grateful that Colonel Potter had ordered him to relinquish it for the event. Colonel Potter passed out the letters that came with the video, and one by one the group retreated to their respective tents to read their family's take on the party.

TBC...

See, I promised that we hadn't seen the last of the gang at the 4077th! And yes, we'll see them again soon :)