There were screams and the lights flickered out for a few seconds. People were running from the tent, but Hawkeye noticed Alex seemed to have disappeared.
'Hey! Alex! Alex!' he yelled over the noise. A few people stopped to see what he was yelling about. 'Did you see Alex go outside?' Hawkeye yelled to BJ.
'No,' BJ yelled back. Hawkeye, BJ, Radar, Klinger, Potter, Margaret, Frank and Dani started looking around for the nurse while everyone else stampeded from the building.
'Alex!' Dani yelled, diving onto a piece of tin which had dislodged its self from the wall. Everyone ran over and began helping her out.
'Come on, get her to pre op!' Potter yelled over people's screams outside and planes flying overhead. Klinger, Radar, Hawkeye and BJ tried to pick her up and take her outside, Dani running around frantically.
'Will she be ok?' she kept on asking.
'Radar, how many planes still to come?' Hawkeye yelled.
'I don't know, sir, I think it might just be a small attack,' Radar replied.
'They're accurate. I'd hate to see a big attack from these fellas,' Klinger said. They took Alex to the operating room and Hawkeye scrubbed up quickly.
'I want to help,' Dani said, taking the sink beside him.
'Hotlips would be better, you can help by donning blood,' Hawkeye replied. Dani nodded and went away. Hawkeye moved quickly into the operating room, where Alex was breathing shallowly.
'You better save her, Pierce,' Dani said, laying on the table beside them, so BJ could take blood. 'For your sake.' Most of the bombing had stopped by now, though there were occasional explosions a few miles off.
'The enemy shouldn't be back for a few days, sir,' Radar said to Potter.
'Good, we can put all our time and effort into Alex. Radar, go make sure everyone else is ok,' Potter said. Radar nodded and ran out.
'What do you want me to do?' Frank asked.
'No stupid wisecracks right now, Hawkeye,' Potter said as Hawkeye opened his mouth. Hawkeye closed his mouth again and shook his head.
Alex woke up, in a cot in Post op.
'She's awake!' Klinger yelled. People rushed over to the cot as Alex struggled to sit up.
'Lay down, you'll hurt yourself,' Potter said.
'What happened?' Alex asked.
'You had a wall fall on you,' BJ said.
'Funny, feels more like a hangover,' Alex joked.
'Can't be too bad if you're making jokes,' Dani said. Her face was wet with tears and she had a small scratch on her face. The two sisters hugged and Alex sat back again.
'What day is it?' she asked.
'Friday,' BJ replied.
'You go home today,' Alex grinned at Dani. The smile told Dani that she was happy she was going because she's be safe, but at the same time, she was sad because they wouldn't be together.
'I'll see you at home. I think my chopper arrives in a few minutes,' Dani said. They hugged again, and Dani left before Alex could see the tears on her face. A few other people left so Alex was alone with BJ, Hawkeye and Klinger.
'As much as I appreciate them, don't hold another party for me. You know I don't like fuss,' Alex said to them. Then she rolled over to get some sleep.
A few days later, Alex was out of bed and well again. Danielle had made it back to the states, but was still waiting for a free spot on a plane to get back home. Alex had been moved to the nurse's tent as there was room now, and everything was back to normal.
Well, as normal as the 4077 could be.
'Martini?' Hawkeye handed a glass to Alex as she came into the Swamp to look for a missing sock.
'Why is my sock always here? She asked, holding Hawkeye's magazine up. 'Do you use it as a book mark or something?'
'Can I help it if you own a dirty sock?' Hawkeye asked.
'How's Frank taking my survival?' Alex asked.
'He's upset, but he'll get over it,' BJ replied. Alex grinned and sat down.
'I'll give you a game of chess,' she said to BJ.
'Don't bother, he's good,' Hawkeye said from his cot.
'Just because you're bad at chess, doesn't mean I am,' Alex argued, setting up her pieces. Radar came in with letters and a parcel in his hands fifteen minutes later.
'Mail,' he said, and handed Hawkeye a few letters. He gave BJ three and Alex two.
'Peggy sent me another picture of Erin,' BJ smiled.
'Uh, Alex? What do you want done with Dani's mail?' Radar asked, holding up the remanding letters and the parcel.
'I'll look after it, and send it on later,' Alex said, holding a hand out. Radar gave it to her as BJ took Alex's knight.
'Check,' he said smugly. Alex moved her king, and waited for BJ to move before moving her queen. She grinned after making her move and she looked smugly back at BJ.
'Check to you too,' she said. BJ frowned and stared at the pieces.
'That's impossible!' he said. He moved his king and waited for Alex to move.
'Who's all the mail from for Dani?' Hawkeye asked.
'Uh, Mom, a friend of hers and some guys,' Alex replied, glancing through her sister's mail. 'Trust her to get mail from people she barely knows.' She moved her castle piece and smiled sweetly at BJ. 'Check and mate,' she said.
'I don't believe it, BJ lost at chess?' Hawkeye asked.
'Hey, I've lost before,' BJ said.
'I've never seen you lose, Beej. You must be good,' Hawkeye said to Alex.
'Not really. You just have to look at all your options and try and second guess your opponent. Nothing to it,' Alex said. She opened one of her letters as BJ reset the piece up and she gasped.
'What?' Hawkeye asked.
'That. . . stupid spy, Flagg!' Alex yelled. 'He's got a court martial out on me! Because I won't tell him why I'm in Korea. I could kill him!'
'Court martial forms are those things you can't ignore, Alex,' BJ said.
'Listen to this. "Suspected of being a communist or communist sympathizer". Just because I happened to have joined up again.' Alex threw the papers into the stove.
'We'd better go see Colonel Potter about it,' Hawkeye said, standing up. Alex was muttering loudly to herself but she stood up as well. Hawkeye put an arm around her shoulders and gave her a peck on the cheek.
'Don't worry, I'll come to Seoul or Tokyo or where ever with you to get this all sorted out,' he told her. Alex pulled away from Hawkeye and stared at him.
'You sure?' she asked.
'Course I'm sure! And if it means I have to endure three or more days at the R and R center there for you, so be it!' Hawkeye exclaimed. Alex laughed, and they left for the Colonel's office.
Kooshball Note: Woohoo, another chapter up! And only (pauses to count back the weeks) two months ago!
'Hey! Alex! Alex!' he yelled over the noise. A few people stopped to see what he was yelling about. 'Did you see Alex go outside?' Hawkeye yelled to BJ.
'No,' BJ yelled back. Hawkeye, BJ, Radar, Klinger, Potter, Margaret, Frank and Dani started looking around for the nurse while everyone else stampeded from the building.
'Alex!' Dani yelled, diving onto a piece of tin which had dislodged its self from the wall. Everyone ran over and began helping her out.
'Come on, get her to pre op!' Potter yelled over people's screams outside and planes flying overhead. Klinger, Radar, Hawkeye and BJ tried to pick her up and take her outside, Dani running around frantically.
'Will she be ok?' she kept on asking.
'Radar, how many planes still to come?' Hawkeye yelled.
'I don't know, sir, I think it might just be a small attack,' Radar replied.
'They're accurate. I'd hate to see a big attack from these fellas,' Klinger said. They took Alex to the operating room and Hawkeye scrubbed up quickly.
'I want to help,' Dani said, taking the sink beside him.
'Hotlips would be better, you can help by donning blood,' Hawkeye replied. Dani nodded and went away. Hawkeye moved quickly into the operating room, where Alex was breathing shallowly.
'You better save her, Pierce,' Dani said, laying on the table beside them, so BJ could take blood. 'For your sake.' Most of the bombing had stopped by now, though there were occasional explosions a few miles off.
'The enemy shouldn't be back for a few days, sir,' Radar said to Potter.
'Good, we can put all our time and effort into Alex. Radar, go make sure everyone else is ok,' Potter said. Radar nodded and ran out.
'What do you want me to do?' Frank asked.
'No stupid wisecracks right now, Hawkeye,' Potter said as Hawkeye opened his mouth. Hawkeye closed his mouth again and shook his head.
Alex woke up, in a cot in Post op.
'She's awake!' Klinger yelled. People rushed over to the cot as Alex struggled to sit up.
'Lay down, you'll hurt yourself,' Potter said.
'What happened?' Alex asked.
'You had a wall fall on you,' BJ said.
'Funny, feels more like a hangover,' Alex joked.
'Can't be too bad if you're making jokes,' Dani said. Her face was wet with tears and she had a small scratch on her face. The two sisters hugged and Alex sat back again.
'What day is it?' she asked.
'Friday,' BJ replied.
'You go home today,' Alex grinned at Dani. The smile told Dani that she was happy she was going because she's be safe, but at the same time, she was sad because they wouldn't be together.
'I'll see you at home. I think my chopper arrives in a few minutes,' Dani said. They hugged again, and Dani left before Alex could see the tears on her face. A few other people left so Alex was alone with BJ, Hawkeye and Klinger.
'As much as I appreciate them, don't hold another party for me. You know I don't like fuss,' Alex said to them. Then she rolled over to get some sleep.
A few days later, Alex was out of bed and well again. Danielle had made it back to the states, but was still waiting for a free spot on a plane to get back home. Alex had been moved to the nurse's tent as there was room now, and everything was back to normal.
Well, as normal as the 4077 could be.
'Martini?' Hawkeye handed a glass to Alex as she came into the Swamp to look for a missing sock.
'Why is my sock always here? She asked, holding Hawkeye's magazine up. 'Do you use it as a book mark or something?'
'Can I help it if you own a dirty sock?' Hawkeye asked.
'How's Frank taking my survival?' Alex asked.
'He's upset, but he'll get over it,' BJ replied. Alex grinned and sat down.
'I'll give you a game of chess,' she said to BJ.
'Don't bother, he's good,' Hawkeye said from his cot.
'Just because you're bad at chess, doesn't mean I am,' Alex argued, setting up her pieces. Radar came in with letters and a parcel in his hands fifteen minutes later.
'Mail,' he said, and handed Hawkeye a few letters. He gave BJ three and Alex two.
'Peggy sent me another picture of Erin,' BJ smiled.
'Uh, Alex? What do you want done with Dani's mail?' Radar asked, holding up the remanding letters and the parcel.
'I'll look after it, and send it on later,' Alex said, holding a hand out. Radar gave it to her as BJ took Alex's knight.
'Check,' he said smugly. Alex moved her king, and waited for BJ to move before moving her queen. She grinned after making her move and she looked smugly back at BJ.
'Check to you too,' she said. BJ frowned and stared at the pieces.
'That's impossible!' he said. He moved his king and waited for Alex to move.
'Who's all the mail from for Dani?' Hawkeye asked.
'Uh, Mom, a friend of hers and some guys,' Alex replied, glancing through her sister's mail. 'Trust her to get mail from people she barely knows.' She moved her castle piece and smiled sweetly at BJ. 'Check and mate,' she said.
'I don't believe it, BJ lost at chess?' Hawkeye asked.
'Hey, I've lost before,' BJ said.
'I've never seen you lose, Beej. You must be good,' Hawkeye said to Alex.
'Not really. You just have to look at all your options and try and second guess your opponent. Nothing to it,' Alex said. She opened one of her letters as BJ reset the piece up and she gasped.
'What?' Hawkeye asked.
'That. . . stupid spy, Flagg!' Alex yelled. 'He's got a court martial out on me! Because I won't tell him why I'm in Korea. I could kill him!'
'Court martial forms are those things you can't ignore, Alex,' BJ said.
'Listen to this. "Suspected of being a communist or communist sympathizer". Just because I happened to have joined up again.' Alex threw the papers into the stove.
'We'd better go see Colonel Potter about it,' Hawkeye said, standing up. Alex was muttering loudly to herself but she stood up as well. Hawkeye put an arm around her shoulders and gave her a peck on the cheek.
'Don't worry, I'll come to Seoul or Tokyo or where ever with you to get this all sorted out,' he told her. Alex pulled away from Hawkeye and stared at him.
'You sure?' she asked.
'Course I'm sure! And if it means I have to endure three or more days at the R and R center there for you, so be it!' Hawkeye exclaimed. Alex laughed, and they left for the Colonel's office.
Kooshball Note: Woohoo, another chapter up! And only (pauses to count back the weeks) two months ago!