Chapter 2: Tears poureth from heaven
It was still raining the next morning when Margaret awoke, still in the swamp. Confused, she glanced around. Since when was her bed at an angle, why was the still there, why did she feel as if Rosie the Riviter was logging overtime in her scull? Klinger bounded in delivering mail and message. ( Radar was on R&R.)
"Up an at um! Colonel Potter wants to see all of ya in 15 minuets." Groans came form all around. "Oh too bad, a quadruple hangover."
"Klinger, can this little powwow wait till I get some breakfast?"
"Uh Major, try lunch. Its 11:30." That got her up in a flash.
"11:30! I've never gotten up this late!!"
"Not even as a kid?"
"No I always got up at revellre with everyone else on whatever base we were on. My god, I look terrible! Give me ten minutes." She dashed out of the tent. Hawkeye and BJ struggled awake. Charles was on duty and was already gone.
By the time everyone was assembled in Potter's office, Margaret had rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and was looking as presentable as one could in Korea with a hangover. Potter, who wasn't one for beating around the bush, stood up immediately and assessed the situation.
"Folks, I've got some bad news. Battalion Ade has heavy shooting and causalities. They need some help." No one, not even Margaret volunteered. "Fine. Since none of you want to go, we'll pick straws."
"No need. I'll go." There was dead silence. Pierce never volunteered for anything.
"All right Pierce. Who else?"
"I'll go." This time there was no suprise. Margaret always seemed to volunteer.
Within what seemed a matter of moments, Klinger had a jeep ready and raring to go. However another jeep soon blocked their path with a seething Penobscott at the helm. He started to scream.
"MARGARET!! HOW IN THE HELL COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME???!!!!!"
"DO THIS TO YOU??!!!! HOW ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO ME??? PENOBSCOTT, GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!!!!
"Margaret, my Margaret..."
"I'M NOT YOURS!!! I'M NOT ANYONES!!"
She got into the jeep and they drove off around Penobscott, leaving him in their dust.
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Battalion Ade, as promised, was a horrible sight. Wounded men where everywhere. Only one was standing. There wasn't a doctor in sight. They approached the man. They learned that the doctor there had been killed. They got to work.
It was near three am before Margaret and Hawkeye had a chance to sit down. They were exhausted, both physically and emotionally. They had seen a lot of bad things but this topped the charts.
The Korean night was very silent, which in a sense was worse then the extreme noise that usually plagued them. You knew they were out there, biding their time.
Margaret was still furious at Donald.
"I can't believe that he actually did " an explosion cut her off mid sentience. Hawkeye chanced a glance outside.
"DAMN!!! They got the jeep." With that, a bad situation got worse. The phones went over an hour ago and now they were stuck with out any jeep, without any means of escape or contact.
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Meanwhile, Donald crept back into camp and into Margaret's tent
"I'll make her pay!" he muttered as the door closed silently behind him
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Authors note: ok from now on, you just gotta chuck all of the episodes. I'm doin my own thing. However, I'm open to sugestions!!!
It was still raining the next morning when Margaret awoke, still in the swamp. Confused, she glanced around. Since when was her bed at an angle, why was the still there, why did she feel as if Rosie the Riviter was logging overtime in her scull? Klinger bounded in delivering mail and message. ( Radar was on R&R.)
"Up an at um! Colonel Potter wants to see all of ya in 15 minuets." Groans came form all around. "Oh too bad, a quadruple hangover."
"Klinger, can this little powwow wait till I get some breakfast?"
"Uh Major, try lunch. Its 11:30." That got her up in a flash.
"11:30! I've never gotten up this late!!"
"Not even as a kid?"
"No I always got up at revellre with everyone else on whatever base we were on. My god, I look terrible! Give me ten minutes." She dashed out of the tent. Hawkeye and BJ struggled awake. Charles was on duty and was already gone.
By the time everyone was assembled in Potter's office, Margaret had rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and was looking as presentable as one could in Korea with a hangover. Potter, who wasn't one for beating around the bush, stood up immediately and assessed the situation.
"Folks, I've got some bad news. Battalion Ade has heavy shooting and causalities. They need some help." No one, not even Margaret volunteered. "Fine. Since none of you want to go, we'll pick straws."
"No need. I'll go." There was dead silence. Pierce never volunteered for anything.
"All right Pierce. Who else?"
"I'll go." This time there was no suprise. Margaret always seemed to volunteer.
Within what seemed a matter of moments, Klinger had a jeep ready and raring to go. However another jeep soon blocked their path with a seething Penobscott at the helm. He started to scream.
"MARGARET!! HOW IN THE HELL COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME???!!!!!"
"DO THIS TO YOU??!!!! HOW ABOUT WHAT YOU DID TO ME??? PENOBSCOTT, GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!!!!
"Margaret, my Margaret..."
"I'M NOT YOURS!!! I'M NOT ANYONES!!"
She got into the jeep and they drove off around Penobscott, leaving him in their dust.
*************************************************************************************
Battalion Ade, as promised, was a horrible sight. Wounded men where everywhere. Only one was standing. There wasn't a doctor in sight. They approached the man. They learned that the doctor there had been killed. They got to work.
It was near three am before Margaret and Hawkeye had a chance to sit down. They were exhausted, both physically and emotionally. They had seen a lot of bad things but this topped the charts.
The Korean night was very silent, which in a sense was worse then the extreme noise that usually plagued them. You knew they were out there, biding their time.
Margaret was still furious at Donald.
"I can't believe that he actually did " an explosion cut her off mid sentience. Hawkeye chanced a glance outside.
"DAMN!!! They got the jeep." With that, a bad situation got worse. The phones went over an hour ago and now they were stuck with out any jeep, without any means of escape or contact.
*************************************************************************************
Meanwhile, Donald crept back into camp and into Margaret's tent
"I'll make her pay!" he muttered as the door closed silently behind him
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Authors note: ok from now on, you just gotta chuck all of the episodes. I'm doin my own thing. However, I'm open to sugestions!!!