Radar fan: I am back! Hope every one had a merry little Christmas. Thanks for all the reviews you are all very kind.

Here's the next instalment you've been waiting for….

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"Were being shelled!" Shouted Radar over the noise of falling artillery.

The shelling carried on for ten minutes and amazingly the jeep hadn't been touched. The three were still curled up in the jeep trying to avoid being hit. Then silence fell and the bombs stopped falling.

"Do you think it's stopped?" asked Radar.

"I don't know but I do know I am not going to hang around to find out" Hawkeye said already out of the jeep and running to the nearby forest. Hawkeye knew how unreliable army jeeps were and didn't want to attempt starting it.

Radar and BJ didn't need convincing they grabbed the first aid kit and dashed after him.

They run for about a hundred meters when they heard a large explosion and they knew that getting out of that jeep had been a smart idea. They got up off the ground once the explosion had gone off. The bombs indicated the enemy was near. They knew they had to get up and as far away as possible and quickly.

The three ran for 10 minutes straight when Radar began to fall behind.

"Come on Radar", BJ yelled behind him.

"I cant keep up anymore, you guys go on and leave me behind" Radar gasped.

"Don't go all heroic on us Radar" Hawkeye said slowing down to Radars pace.

"Look there's a bunch of trees and bushes over there. We'll stop for a bit"

"Ok" Radar agreed struggling to keep his breathing steady.

They reached the shrubs and sat down to rest.

"Breathe slowly Radar, in and out in and out," demonstrated Hawkeye.

BJ was sitting up against the base of a very tall tree. His stomach still hurt and he was no clearer to what it could be. When he was running it hurt quite a lot but with the enemy everywhere he put his ailment to the back of his mind and ran virtually and hopefully to save his life. BJ looked over at Radar, his breathing had steadied more now.

"Lets stay here for a bit and then see if we can find any shelter. I don't think we'll find the 4077th today," suggested Hawkeye.

'Great" thought BJ 'If I am really ill I am stuck in the middle of the woods.' He had known all along that they would have had to camp somewhere, they had driven to far out to walk back in one day. It was just when Hawkeye said it, it seemed concrete.

"You all right Beej?" asked Hawkeye.

'Tell him, and then you can stop worrying about it. He's the best doctor around. If anyone can find the solution to his pain it would be Hawkeye' he thought.

"Yeah just a little worn out that's all but I'll be ok" BJ lied.

'Why didn't you tell him you fool, he could have helped you.'

"Hawk" BJ had decided to tell him. The pain began to get beyond bearable, "How far do you think we are from the 4077th ?" He had chickened out at the last moment.

'What sort of friend am I? I can't even tell my friend how I feel. I just don't want to cause trouble or worry him. I mean he has enough on his plate now we're lost without my pain. Right if it grows any worse or I am sick again I will make myself tell him

Radar fan: see I promised I would update. Next instalment to follow soon

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