A Sick Joke? Ch. 3 --
Trapper grabbed the phone and put it to his ear.
"Henry? Is that you?"
"Yes, who's this?"
"HEY! HEY!" Trapper yelled, jumping a few feet off the ground. "Henry! It's me Trapper...from Korea!"
"Macintyre! What are you doing calling me?!"
"Nice to hear your voice too Henry." Trapper grinned big. "We miss you buddy."
Henry scratched his head on the other end, he could barely hear. "Did you just call me Honey?"
Hawkeye had the phone at this point. "I'll call you anything you want cowboy!"
"Pierce, no doubt."
"Henry! We thought you were killed!"
"A Hill? Was a hill just taken?"
Hawkeye shook his head. "No Henry! We...thought...you... were...dead" He spelled out loudly so his Colonel could hear him!
"I'm fine Pierce, didn't you get my letter?"
"Yes, that's why I had to call... the army said you're plane as shot down."
"No, the plane that I was supposed to be on did... I missed it by three minutes, we got stopped at a check point... but gee, I sure was glad we did...boy! Those army buttheads..."
"Tell me about it!"
"How are things back at the ranch?"
"Still the Korean war...but this is great news! I'm so glad Henry." He smiled big, making eye contact with his two friends, tears forming slowly.
"Hey is the kid around? Let me talk to him..."
"Sure here he is... yup, bye Henry..."
Radar grabbed the phone quickly. "Sir... Sir??...hello... Colonel Sir?" The phone went dead and he placed it back in its place.
"Sorry Radar." Hawkeye apologized.
"It's all right sir, I'm just happy he's alright."
"I can't believe it!" Trapper chimed in, still beaming from head to toe.
Hawkeye pressed the PA button and shared the news!
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"Honey, the army told my outfit I was killed on the way home, those silly do dos."
She smiled. "I don't even want to hear the word army for the rest of my life." She kissed him and they embraced.
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As Frank Burns listened to the PA. He leaned back in his chair and smiled slightly.
"I'm happy for ya Henry."
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THE END . CH 3.
Alternate ending follows. AN: Please review.
Trapper grabbed the phone and put it to his ear.
"Henry? Is that you?"
"Yes, who's this?"
"HEY! HEY!" Trapper yelled, jumping a few feet off the ground. "Henry! It's me Trapper...from Korea!"
"Macintyre! What are you doing calling me?!"
"Nice to hear your voice too Henry." Trapper grinned big. "We miss you buddy."
Henry scratched his head on the other end, he could barely hear. "Did you just call me Honey?"
Hawkeye had the phone at this point. "I'll call you anything you want cowboy!"
"Pierce, no doubt."
"Henry! We thought you were killed!"
"A Hill? Was a hill just taken?"
Hawkeye shook his head. "No Henry! We...thought...you... were...dead" He spelled out loudly so his Colonel could hear him!
"I'm fine Pierce, didn't you get my letter?"
"Yes, that's why I had to call... the army said you're plane as shot down."
"No, the plane that I was supposed to be on did... I missed it by three minutes, we got stopped at a check point... but gee, I sure was glad we did...boy! Those army buttheads..."
"Tell me about it!"
"How are things back at the ranch?"
"Still the Korean war...but this is great news! I'm so glad Henry." He smiled big, making eye contact with his two friends, tears forming slowly.
"Hey is the kid around? Let me talk to him..."
"Sure here he is... yup, bye Henry..."
Radar grabbed the phone quickly. "Sir... Sir??...hello... Colonel Sir?" The phone went dead and he placed it back in its place.
"Sorry Radar." Hawkeye apologized.
"It's all right sir, I'm just happy he's alright."
"I can't believe it!" Trapper chimed in, still beaming from head to toe.
Hawkeye pressed the PA button and shared the news!
--
"Honey, the army told my outfit I was killed on the way home, those silly do dos."
She smiled. "I don't even want to hear the word army for the rest of my life." She kissed him and they embraced.
--
As Frank Burns listened to the PA. He leaned back in his chair and smiled slightly.
"I'm happy for ya Henry."
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THE END . CH 3.
Alternate ending follows. AN: Please review.