Izzy finally had a new, water proof tent, and a small stove to herself, and
had moved out of the Swamp. The camp was relaxed, as Margaret had gone
either on R and R or to a nursing thing in Tokyo, Izzy couldn't remember
which. At the moment, she was eating lunch with Radar, Hawkeye, BJ, Colonel
Potter and Frank.
'Well, Margaret called from Tokyo. She says she has big news for all of us,' Potter mentioned casually.
'Wonder what this big news is,' BJ said.
'I bet I know,' Izzy said.
'Oh yeah? How much?' Hawkeye asked.
'Five bucks,' Izzy said.
'You're on,' Hawkeye said.
'I bet she's engaged. She's met a nice guy, and he's proposed to her,' Izzy said factually.
'Margaret would never get married. I mean, not to another man,' Frank said.
'What, you suggesting she marries another woman?' Izzy asked. Looking annoyed, Frank got up from the table and left.
'I'd like you to stop tormenting Burns like that, Izzy,' Potter said.
'Ok, but I bet Margaret really did find another guy,' Izzy said, standing up and going to her tent.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
A few days later, Izzy was in the Swamp, waiting for Hawkeye and BJ.
'Hi, Izzy,' BJ said when he came in, seeing her sitting near the heater.
'You missed the big announcement of Margaret's,' Hawkeye said.
'And?' Izzy asked.
'You were right,' BJ said like he still didn't believe it. Hawkeye handed a five dollar bill over to Izzy, but suddenly got an idea.
'If you can tell what Margaret was going to do, can you tell me the winner of tomorrow's cockroach races?' he asked.
'No, I've filled in my magical future seeing quota for this lifetime,' Izzy said.
'What else is going to happen?' BJ asked.
'I don't know,' Izzy replied.
'When will the war end? When will we get home?' Hawkeye demanded.
'I don't know,' Izzy said truthfully. She still wasn't too sure about what year she was in, why she was there, or even how she got there. Frank came in, looking angry and upset.
'Has Margaret told him?' Izzy whispered to BJ. The man nodded.
'Must have,' he replied.
'You ok, Frank?' Hawkeye asked.
'Buzz off,' Frank snapped. He noticed Izzy sitting there, and his eyes narrowed. 'How did you know Margaret found another man?' he asked.
'Lucky guess,' Izzy replied, shrugging.
'You are not suppose to be in an officer's tent. Get out, and that's an order!' Frank said, taking his anger out on Izzy. Izzy shrugged again and got up.
'Just because I knew it was coming, doesn't mean it's my fault,' she said before leaving.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Private Parker to Colonel Potter's office,' the PA yelled over the football game in the compound. Izzy stood up from helping Father Mulchay in his garden, and excused herself before going to Potter's office.
'What's up, Radar?' Izzy asked. Radar had his head up to the crack in the door.
'Major Burns is in there. He has filled in some court martial forms against you,' Radar explained. He backed away from the door so Izzy could go through.
'See? She's late,' Frank said.
'I was in the compound. I'm not like Radar, I don't appear out of thin air the second you think of calling me,' Izzy said irritably.
'Frank wants to have you arrested, Izzy,' Potter said calmly.
'Why?' Izzy asked, not so calmly.
'Because you are a disgrace to this unit!' Frank yelled.
'I though Hawkeye was suppose to be a disgrace to this unit?' Izzy asked.
'Shall we go through the charges?' Potter asked over the top of their yelling. Izzy went quiet. She could just kick Frank.
'Go on, Colonel,' Frank said, standing up straight. Izzy sat down in the nearest available chair, and sighed.
'First charge, failure to salute superior officers,' Potter read.
'Just because he's of higher rank, doesn't mean he's superior,' Izzy said.
'Second charge, inadequacy when wounded come in,' Potter continued.
'She's never there to help, and since we're a MASH unit, we need all the able hands we can get,' Frank cut in. Izzy rolled her eyes.
'Like you can talk about inadequacy,' she said loudly.
'Third charge, tormenting the people of the unit,' Potter looked up.
'That last one's not true, I only torment Ferret Face,' Izzy said.
'Burns, no-one salutes in this outfit, except you and Major Houlihan. I don't expect anyone to have to salute unless there is a General or someone just as important in camp,' Potter said. 'As for Izzy unable to help when wounded are coming in, it's not her fault. We need to have a clean working environment when working on these men, but it can't be kept sterilized if Izzy can't hold her stomach.'
'So there,' Izzy said softly so only Frank could hear.
'What about the third charge?' Frank demanded.
'Look, Frank, I don't want you pressing these charges. But I can't stop you, unless you can get someone to back you up on the first and last charge. I'm going to rip up the second, got it?' Potter asked.
'Yessir,' Frank muttered.
'But you can't press them without another officer backing you up,' Potter said. Frank nodded and left the room.
'He's going to get Margaret and she hates me,' Izzy groaned.
'I'm sorry, Izzy, but there isn't much I can do,' Potter said. 'If you don't tell me about it, you can go see Margaret and talk to her about these stupid charges of Frank's.'
'Thank you,' Izzy said, surprised. She ran out of the room, colliding with Radar.
'Sorry,' they both mumbled before going in their separate directions. Izzy ran towards Margaret's tent, and slowed down when she realised that Frank probably would be talking to Margaret at that moment. She watched Margaret's door angrily, and was surprised to see Frank come out, looking just as annoyed. He disappeared around a tent, and Izzy went to Margaret's door. She knocked and waited for an answer. When no one did answer, Izzy stuck her head through the door and found the tent empty. No wonder Frank looked so annoyed and had come out so early. Looks like there'd be a rush between her and Frank to find Margaret.
The race was on.
'Well, Margaret called from Tokyo. She says she has big news for all of us,' Potter mentioned casually.
'Wonder what this big news is,' BJ said.
'I bet I know,' Izzy said.
'Oh yeah? How much?' Hawkeye asked.
'Five bucks,' Izzy said.
'You're on,' Hawkeye said.
'I bet she's engaged. She's met a nice guy, and he's proposed to her,' Izzy said factually.
'Margaret would never get married. I mean, not to another man,' Frank said.
'What, you suggesting she marries another woman?' Izzy asked. Looking annoyed, Frank got up from the table and left.
'I'd like you to stop tormenting Burns like that, Izzy,' Potter said.
'Ok, but I bet Margaret really did find another guy,' Izzy said, standing up and going to her tent.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
A few days later, Izzy was in the Swamp, waiting for Hawkeye and BJ.
'Hi, Izzy,' BJ said when he came in, seeing her sitting near the heater.
'You missed the big announcement of Margaret's,' Hawkeye said.
'And?' Izzy asked.
'You were right,' BJ said like he still didn't believe it. Hawkeye handed a five dollar bill over to Izzy, but suddenly got an idea.
'If you can tell what Margaret was going to do, can you tell me the winner of tomorrow's cockroach races?' he asked.
'No, I've filled in my magical future seeing quota for this lifetime,' Izzy said.
'What else is going to happen?' BJ asked.
'I don't know,' Izzy replied.
'When will the war end? When will we get home?' Hawkeye demanded.
'I don't know,' Izzy said truthfully. She still wasn't too sure about what year she was in, why she was there, or even how she got there. Frank came in, looking angry and upset.
'Has Margaret told him?' Izzy whispered to BJ. The man nodded.
'Must have,' he replied.
'You ok, Frank?' Hawkeye asked.
'Buzz off,' Frank snapped. He noticed Izzy sitting there, and his eyes narrowed. 'How did you know Margaret found another man?' he asked.
'Lucky guess,' Izzy replied, shrugging.
'You are not suppose to be in an officer's tent. Get out, and that's an order!' Frank said, taking his anger out on Izzy. Izzy shrugged again and got up.
'Just because I knew it was coming, doesn't mean it's my fault,' she said before leaving.
**~~*~~*~~*~~**
'Private Parker to Colonel Potter's office,' the PA yelled over the football game in the compound. Izzy stood up from helping Father Mulchay in his garden, and excused herself before going to Potter's office.
'What's up, Radar?' Izzy asked. Radar had his head up to the crack in the door.
'Major Burns is in there. He has filled in some court martial forms against you,' Radar explained. He backed away from the door so Izzy could go through.
'See? She's late,' Frank said.
'I was in the compound. I'm not like Radar, I don't appear out of thin air the second you think of calling me,' Izzy said irritably.
'Frank wants to have you arrested, Izzy,' Potter said calmly.
'Why?' Izzy asked, not so calmly.
'Because you are a disgrace to this unit!' Frank yelled.
'I though Hawkeye was suppose to be a disgrace to this unit?' Izzy asked.
'Shall we go through the charges?' Potter asked over the top of their yelling. Izzy went quiet. She could just kick Frank.
'Go on, Colonel,' Frank said, standing up straight. Izzy sat down in the nearest available chair, and sighed.
'First charge, failure to salute superior officers,' Potter read.
'Just because he's of higher rank, doesn't mean he's superior,' Izzy said.
'Second charge, inadequacy when wounded come in,' Potter continued.
'She's never there to help, and since we're a MASH unit, we need all the able hands we can get,' Frank cut in. Izzy rolled her eyes.
'Like you can talk about inadequacy,' she said loudly.
'Third charge, tormenting the people of the unit,' Potter looked up.
'That last one's not true, I only torment Ferret Face,' Izzy said.
'Burns, no-one salutes in this outfit, except you and Major Houlihan. I don't expect anyone to have to salute unless there is a General or someone just as important in camp,' Potter said. 'As for Izzy unable to help when wounded are coming in, it's not her fault. We need to have a clean working environment when working on these men, but it can't be kept sterilized if Izzy can't hold her stomach.'
'So there,' Izzy said softly so only Frank could hear.
'What about the third charge?' Frank demanded.
'Look, Frank, I don't want you pressing these charges. But I can't stop you, unless you can get someone to back you up on the first and last charge. I'm going to rip up the second, got it?' Potter asked.
'Yessir,' Frank muttered.
'But you can't press them without another officer backing you up,' Potter said. Frank nodded and left the room.
'He's going to get Margaret and she hates me,' Izzy groaned.
'I'm sorry, Izzy, but there isn't much I can do,' Potter said. 'If you don't tell me about it, you can go see Margaret and talk to her about these stupid charges of Frank's.'
'Thank you,' Izzy said, surprised. She ran out of the room, colliding with Radar.
'Sorry,' they both mumbled before going in their separate directions. Izzy ran towards Margaret's tent, and slowed down when she realised that Frank probably would be talking to Margaret at that moment. She watched Margaret's door angrily, and was surprised to see Frank come out, looking just as annoyed. He disappeared around a tent, and Izzy went to Margaret's door. She knocked and waited for an answer. When no one did answer, Izzy stuck her head through the door and found the tent empty. No wonder Frank looked so annoyed and had come out so early. Looks like there'd be a rush between her and Frank to find Margaret.
The race was on.