'Henry, can I please have a three day pass to Tokyo?' Alex asked, standing
in front of Henry's desk.
'Hmm? Three day pass to Tokyo? Yeah, alright. You've had a rough couple of days, you deserve it,' Henry said, looking up from the papers Radar had put in front of him.
'I'll go get the forms for that, sir,' Radar said, as Henry started to ask for the forms he needed to give Alex three days in Tokyo. Alex grinned at Radar as he walked out, and Alex sat down on one of the chairs.
'What sort of scotch do you like?' Alex asked Henry.
'You don't have to replace it. You probably saved Klinger's life, so it's even,' Henry said.
'Ok,' Alex said. 'But I did promise.'
'Well, promise not to follow that promise,' Henry said as Radar came back into the room.
'All you have to do, sir, is sign here, here and initial here,' Radar told him. Henry signed the forms, and gave them back to Radar.
'You leave tomorrow,' Alex was told.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
Alex was in the nurses tent, packing a bag, when Trapper and Hawkeye came in. 'You're not allowed in here I would have thought,' she said grinning at them.
'How'd you get a three day pass without forging Henry's signature?' Trapper howled, pretending to be annoyed. Alex laughed.
'We're here to help you pack,' Hawkeye said.
'I don't need help,' Alex told them.
'Well, how else are we gonna fit in those bags with all those clothes in them?' Trapper asked. Alex laughed again, and pushed them out the door.
'We'll see you in Tokyo!' Hawkeye yelled though the closing door.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
Alex was sitting in the running jeep, waiting for a driver.
'I wish you guys were coming,' she said to her friends.
'Not if you'd seen how we wrecked havoc in Tokyo last time we went,' Hawkeye said, making Alex laugh.
'Never mind, I'll be back in this hell hole in a few days,' she said. Her driver came up, and got into the driver's seat of the jeep.
'Have a wonderful time,' Trapper told her.
'I will,' Alex shouted over the roar of the motor as the jeep drove away. She waved over her shoulder at the people watching her go, then settled down to enjoy the ride.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Henry, I think we should organise something for when Alex gets back. You know, something to thank her for her bravery,' Trapper said. He and Hawkeye were sitting in Henry's office, helping themselves to Henry's liqueur cabinet.
'I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but we have less than three days to organise it,' Henry said, holding his glass out so Hawkeye could fill it.
'I reckon we could pull it off,' Hawkeye replied.
'What sort of something were you thinking of?' Henry asked.
'A party maybe. Maybe get her a medal,' Trapper suggested.
'A medal will take too long to get here, and anyway, we'd have to say we helped enemy soldiers. We'd get into a lot of trouble for that,' Henry said. 'But I have no problem with a party,' he added quickly.
'We can definitely organise a party by the time Alex gets back,' Hawkeye said.
'What about Frank and Hotlips?' Trapper asked.
'We'll work around them. Maybe trap them in the supply tent during the party so they can't bring in any party busting generals in,' Hawkeye grinned.
'First, see how they react to it. Maybe you'll be surprised. Maybe they'll love the idea,' Henry said.
'I doubt it,' Trapper groaned.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
Hawkeye knocked on the tent door.
'Come in,' Margaret called from inside. Hawkeye and Trapper went into the tent, where Margaret was combing her hair.
'Hello, Margaret,' Hawkeye said pleasantly.
'What do you two want?' Margaret asked irritably.
'We're holding a party and we don't want no big nosed generals coming in at three in the morning to bust it up,' Trapper told her.
'What sort of party?' Margaret asked. 'Does Colonel Blake know about it?'
'He does. It's a party for when Alex gets back, to thank her for saving a few people's skins,' Hawkeye explained. 'Including yours.'
'Oh,' Margaret's attitude changed. 'That's different. I agree, she deserves some sort of reward.' Hawkeye and Trapper grinned at their good luck.
'We'll let you break it gently to Frank,' Trapper said.
'See you then,' Hawkeye said as they left.
'Hmm? Three day pass to Tokyo? Yeah, alright. You've had a rough couple of days, you deserve it,' Henry said, looking up from the papers Radar had put in front of him.
'I'll go get the forms for that, sir,' Radar said, as Henry started to ask for the forms he needed to give Alex three days in Tokyo. Alex grinned at Radar as he walked out, and Alex sat down on one of the chairs.
'What sort of scotch do you like?' Alex asked Henry.
'You don't have to replace it. You probably saved Klinger's life, so it's even,' Henry said.
'Ok,' Alex said. 'But I did promise.'
'Well, promise not to follow that promise,' Henry said as Radar came back into the room.
'All you have to do, sir, is sign here, here and initial here,' Radar told him. Henry signed the forms, and gave them back to Radar.
'You leave tomorrow,' Alex was told.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
Alex was in the nurses tent, packing a bag, when Trapper and Hawkeye came in. 'You're not allowed in here I would have thought,' she said grinning at them.
'How'd you get a three day pass without forging Henry's signature?' Trapper howled, pretending to be annoyed. Alex laughed.
'We're here to help you pack,' Hawkeye said.
'I don't need help,' Alex told them.
'Well, how else are we gonna fit in those bags with all those clothes in them?' Trapper asked. Alex laughed again, and pushed them out the door.
'We'll see you in Tokyo!' Hawkeye yelled though the closing door.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
Alex was sitting in the running jeep, waiting for a driver.
'I wish you guys were coming,' she said to her friends.
'Not if you'd seen how we wrecked havoc in Tokyo last time we went,' Hawkeye said, making Alex laugh.
'Never mind, I'll be back in this hell hole in a few days,' she said. Her driver came up, and got into the driver's seat of the jeep.
'Have a wonderful time,' Trapper told her.
'I will,' Alex shouted over the roar of the motor as the jeep drove away. She waved over her shoulder at the people watching her go, then settled down to enjoy the ride.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Henry, I think we should organise something for when Alex gets back. You know, something to thank her for her bravery,' Trapper said. He and Hawkeye were sitting in Henry's office, helping themselves to Henry's liqueur cabinet.
'I'm not saying it's a bad idea, but we have less than three days to organise it,' Henry said, holding his glass out so Hawkeye could fill it.
'I reckon we could pull it off,' Hawkeye replied.
'What sort of something were you thinking of?' Henry asked.
'A party maybe. Maybe get her a medal,' Trapper suggested.
'A medal will take too long to get here, and anyway, we'd have to say we helped enemy soldiers. We'd get into a lot of trouble for that,' Henry said. 'But I have no problem with a party,' he added quickly.
'We can definitely organise a party by the time Alex gets back,' Hawkeye said.
'What about Frank and Hotlips?' Trapper asked.
'We'll work around them. Maybe trap them in the supply tent during the party so they can't bring in any party busting generals in,' Hawkeye grinned.
'First, see how they react to it. Maybe you'll be surprised. Maybe they'll love the idea,' Henry said.
'I doubt it,' Trapper groaned.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
Hawkeye knocked on the tent door.
'Come in,' Margaret called from inside. Hawkeye and Trapper went into the tent, where Margaret was combing her hair.
'Hello, Margaret,' Hawkeye said pleasantly.
'What do you two want?' Margaret asked irritably.
'We're holding a party and we don't want no big nosed generals coming in at three in the morning to bust it up,' Trapper told her.
'What sort of party?' Margaret asked. 'Does Colonel Blake know about it?'
'He does. It's a party for when Alex gets back, to thank her for saving a few people's skins,' Hawkeye explained. 'Including yours.'
'Oh,' Margaret's attitude changed. 'That's different. I agree, she deserves some sort of reward.' Hawkeye and Trapper grinned at their good luck.
'We'll let you break it gently to Frank,' Trapper said.
'See you then,' Hawkeye said as they left.