A/N: I don't own MASH or Star Trek: the Next Generation. I want to thank Krista79 and firebirdgirl for reviewing.
In Father Mulcahy's Point of View
After LaForge, Crusher, Colonel Potter and Margaret left the Officer's Club, I looked at Hawkeye, BJ, Radar, and Charles and asked them what they thought of our guests.
"I am of the opinion, Father, that Laforge and Crusher are not telling us all what they know." Charles said.
"That Beverly is a perfect doll. But, LaForge is very edgy. I could easily fall in love with that precious red-headed doctor." Hawkeye said.
"Now, Hawkeye, Geordi is very protective of her. But, I don't believe that they are going out. They are just good friends." I said.
Soon we left for bed. I was thinking about Geordi and Beverly and how they seemed that there was something different with them. I fell in a semi-sleep. That's when we got another PA Announcement. At the MASH 4077, you learned to dislike strongly the PA.
As Radar and Klinger were rushing around trying to get enough lights around for the doctors to see the wounds, Beverly and Geordi were trying to help the doctors and trying to be out of the way of Radar and Klinger. I pulled them aside and asked them to help with the lights.
"Father, we don't know what to do. As a physician, this is horrible, and I wish I could do something to help the boys." Crusher said.
Potter saw the three of us talking and staying out of the way, and made his way over to us in time to hear Crusher's statement.
"Doctor, do you know how to do surgery? I think I could set up another table in the operating room for you." Potter said. Beverly looked surprised at his offer.
"Colonel are there enough nurses? I don't want to take away a nurse if you don't have it." Beverly said.
It looked to me like Beverly really wanted to help operate, but I didn't think we had enough nurses to help Beverly.
"Um, Colonel, I think we should wait and talk to Major Houlihan. We're needed in OR now. We'll talk later." I said.
"Your right Padre. Come on, we have wounded here." Colonel Potter said.
Luckily the OR session wasn't very long only ten hours. I was able to talk to Major Houlihan. She said that we did enough nurses and that she would talk to Beverly. She seemed very happy to have another woman officer that knew what she was doing.
As I was talking to Major Houlihan, Hawkeye, BJ, and Charles came up and overheard the part of our conversation about Beverly coming into surgery as a doctor. That's when Hawkeye got really excited.
"The pretty doctor coming in to perform surgery? Wow, I didn't know she could do that. Okay, but what about that LaForge fellow. It wouldn't seem right for Beverly to be in surgery and him not doing anything constructive." Hawkeye said.
I hadn't thought of it like that, but Hawkeye had a point. I should talk to Geordi, maybe see if he could do something for the camp after all he is an engineer.
"Oh here comes our fearless leader with the pretty doctor now." Hawkeye said as Potter and Crusher came over.
"Can it Pierce. Would you and Margaret come with us to my office. We need to discuss the next OR session." Potter said. "Oh, and Padre, could you find LaForge and talk to him for me? Margaret, Hawkeye, Dr. Crusher and I will be talking for a bit in my office."
"Sure, Colonel. I need to talk to him anyway." I said.
"Geordi! Could I talk to you?" I called as I saw the engineer coming out from the VIP tent.
"Sure, Father, what can I do for you?" Geordi asked.
In Geordi LaForge's Point of View
My first night here at the MASH 4077 was interrupted by a PA announcement announcing more wounded. Yay. As Radar and Klinger were busy getting lights up and running for the doctors, Beverly and I attempted to help with the triage procedure and not get run over by Radar and Klinger. Father Mulcahy pulled off to the side to ask us to help set up lights, that's when Beverly voiced the opinion of helping the doctors in the OR.
Colonel Potter saw us talking and hurried over to separate us and get the surgery procedure underway. While Beverly, Fr. Mulcahy, and Potter were talking, I slipped away to help with the lights feeling left out. It just didn't make sense why I was brought here with Beverly, I'm an engineer not a doctor. I do have some basic First Aid, but that's 24th Century First Aid, not 20th Century.
After the ten hour shift of hauling wounded to the OR and the operated on soldiers to Post-Op, I retired to the VIP tent to catch up on some sleep, but decided to go talk to either Fr. Mulcahy or Colonel Potter to see if I could do anything. As I was leaving the VIP tent, Fr. Mulcahy called me over.
"Geordi, Could I talk to you?"
"Sure, Father, what can I do for you?" I asked. "Well, actually, I was on my way to talk to either you or the Colonel about something I could do to help the camp."
"Well, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I know you're an engineer, so I was wondering if there was anything you could do to help the camp." He said.
"Well, um, what all am I authorized to do?"
"Let's go talk to Colonel Potter. He'll give you something to do I'm sure."
Father Mulcahy and I walked into the office and saw Radar there.
"Radar, could we talk to Colonel Potter? It's kind of important." Fr. Mulcahy said.
"Well, um, sirs, Colonel Potter is busy. He's in a meeting with Major Houlihan, Hawkeye, and Dr. Crusher." Radar stammered.
"Never mind, son, we're done. Come in Padre, Mr. LaForge." Colonel Potter said, coming into Radar's office with Captain Pierce, Beverly, and Major Houlihan.
Fr. Mulcahy, myself, Beverly and Pierce (I still don't trust Pierce) go into Colonel Potter's office.
"What can I do for you Mr. LaForge?" Potter askes as we sit down around his desk.
"Well, sir, I know Beverly, uh Dr. Crusher, wants to help in surgery until we leave, and I feel kind of left out. I would to be of help in some way." I said.
"Well, what can you do? I know you're an engineer, but what does that mean?" Potter asked.
I look at Beverly, knowing this would come up sooner or later. She looked scared. We both knew our being here has disrupted the timeline and we didn't want to mess it up any more, so I improvised.
"Colonel, being an engineer means I can build things. Is there anything I can build for you?" I ask.
"Well, since we are a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, its hard to have a permanent anything around here." Potter said.
"I see. I'm sorry for wasting your time then. Beverly I'll need to look at your, uh, instruments to find us a way home…" I begin to say before Pierce speaks up.
"Geordi, swing by the Swamp sometime and we'll talk. Beej and I will come up with something for you to do."
In Beverly Crusher's Point of View
After the OR session, I went to go find Colonel Potter to double-check I could perform surgery in the next session. I found him coming out of the changing room.
"Ahh, Dr. Crusher, what can I do for you?" Potter asked.
"Well, I just wanted to double-check that I could help in the next OR session as a surgeon, and please call me Beverly." I said.
"Well, lets round up Margaret and Pierce and have a little pow-wow." Potter said.
"Pierce? Why him sir? I don't feel comfortable around him."
"I don't blame you, Beverly, at all. Most of our female staff are wary of him, you just have to give him a chance. He'll grow on you. He's also our Chief Surgeon."
"Pierce? Chief Surgeon! Ha! I don't believe it. Why him, why not Winchester?"
"The decision was made before I came here as CO. Henry Blake, God rest his soul, was the first CO of the old 4-O-double 7 and was discharged, except for his way home, his chopper was shot down over the Sea of Japan. No survivors." Potter sounded sad and wounded.
"I'm so sorry sir. Did you know him?" I ask.
"Know him, no. But he was special to Pierce, Margaret, Radar, Klinger and Fr. Mulcahy."
As we were talking, we had caught up with Winchester, Margaret, Fr. Mulcahy, Hunnicut and Pierce.
"Oh here comes our fearless leader with the pretty doctor now." Pierce said as we joined them.
"Can it Pierce. Would you and Margaret come with us to my office. We need to discuss the next OR session." Potter said. "Oh, and Padre, could you find LaForge and talk to him for me? Margaret, Pierce, Dr. Crusher and I will be talking for a bit in my office."
"So what do we need to talk about? Is it about the pretty doctor performing surgery next session?" Pierce asked.
"Yes its is. Let's wait until we are in my office before we say anything more." Potter said.
We entered the office and Radar was sitting at his desk.
"Radar, we are in an important meeting and do not wish to be disturbed."
"Yes sir." Radar said.
"Well, Pierce what would you say to having Dr. Crusher in the OR as a doctor?" Potter asked, beginning the meeting.
"It would be a lot of help to have another pair of hands. I'm just not sure that the pretty doctor has for medical school and surgical procedures." Pierce said.
"I have my medical degree. I just cannot tell you where I got it though." I was beginning to get scared, I didn't want to mess up the timeline worse than Geordi and I already have.
"Well, we have enough nurses. I would feel more comfortable if I was the nurse at Beverly's table. I could then report back to you, Colonel, if I think it's a good idea to continue with Beverly as an extra pair of hands." Margaret said.
"I agree with HotLips." Pierce started to say when he received a slap from Margaret.
"Ow, Margaret. As I was saying, I would also like that. No offence Doctor." Pierce told me.
"None taken. I agree. If the Major sees how well I perform, and likes it, then we should continue with it." I said.
"That's settled then. Dismissed." Potter said as he got up to go to his tent and catch up on some sleep.
"Well, um, sirs, Colonel Potter is busy. He's in a meeting with Major Houlihan, Hawkeye, and Dr. Crusher." Radar stammered as he was talking to Fr. Mulcahy and Geordi.
"Never mind, son, we're done. Come in Padre, Mr. LaForge." Potter said mentioning Fr. Mulcahy and Geordi into the office.