Tully and Hitch both looked each other over carefully, tonight was the Big Dance and they wanted to make sure that they were going to look their best. Troy entered and grinned as he saw them inspecting each other, "You two had better stay outta trouble today." He warned, "Remember last time?"
Tully and Hitch both flinched as he mentioned that, "Aw Sarge," Said Hitch turning to face him, "Aren't you ever gonna let us forgot that?"
"Nope, not for a long time come."
Both privates sighed, "Trust us, we'll stay outta trouble." Tully said crossing his heart. Hitch nodded following suit.
"You'd better." Growled Troy good-naturedly.
He left and then Hitch whirled back to Tully, "Are you crazy!" He exclaimed, "We couldn't stay outta trouble if we wanted to! Even if we don't go lookin' for it, it always finds us!"
Tully calmly set Hitch down, "It's simple, all we hafta do is stay in our room for the entire day."
"The entire day?" Hitch frowned while in thought and then smiled, "How hard can it be?"
*.*.*.
Troy and Moffitt stood waiting for the privates, they were supposed to have come to pick them up five minutes ago. Troy looked at his watch and then decided they'd waited long enough, "Come on, let's go see if everything's okay."
They made their way up to the private's apartment and paused just outside their room. From inside they could hear the unmistakable sound of fighting, Moffitt tried the door but it was locked. He looked at Troy who nodded, they rammed their shoulders against the door and it burst open against their combined strength.
The sergeants took in all that was happening. Hitch had another soldier pinned against the wall with his feet dangling a few inches off the ground and Tully was sitting on another one shaking him like a cat would a rat. The entire room was a mess, blankets were torn off the bed, furniture lay here and there or smashed.
"What is going on here!" Bellowed Troy, "Tully, stop shaking him! And Hitch, drop that man!"
Tully let go of the man's shirt letting his head hit the floor and then stood up brushing himself off. Hitch dropped the man who slowly slid down until he was lying in a heap on the floor.
Troy stood there with his arms crossed and a scowl on his face, "What. Happened." He growled.
"They tried to rob us!" Exclaimed Hitch.
"They burst in here demanding money and they were drunk so we -"
"Let 'em have it!" Finished Hitch.
Troy pinched the bridge of his nose and muttered to himself, "Why me? What did I do to deserve this?" He cleared his throat and sighed very slowly, "We'll report them to Capt. Boggs, in the meantime... just tie them up and leave them here."
He walked out still muttering to himself with Moffitt trying to offer sympathy. Tully and Hitch shrugged and tied the men with their extra ties. "They're probably gonna be out for most of the night." Hitch said wincing as one of the men breathed in his face.
"Yeah," Answered Tully. They finished quickly and joined Troy and Moffitt.
"If I live to be a hundred, I still won't know how you guys always get into so much trouble." Troy grumbled.
"Oh, don't be an old grouch Troy, after all, they did he try to keep out of it. Come on, let's go dance. " Moffitt led the procession back to the jeep while smiling to himself. Yes indeed, it wouldn't be a normal day if the privates didn't get into trouble at least once.