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A soldier ran through the forest. For the people standing outside it looked like the soldier were being chased by the devil himself. The soldier kept looking over his shoulder, as if he was expecting someone to follow him
The forest covered in fog and the forest was quiet, Erie quiet. The only sound was the sound of feet running away from something dangerous.
A patrol crouched behind a fallen tree watched as the soldier ran towards the MLR.
"What the hell is he doing?" Hoobler whispered to Heffron
"I don't know…why don't you ask him?" Heffron nudged Hoobler.
As the soldier closed in Hoobler stood up and pointed his riffle at the running soldier and that's was when he realized the soldier was unarmed.
"Kommen Sie her schnell" Hoobler spoke the words he heard Winters use when he captured a German POW.
The soldier raised his arms "Please don't shoot, I am unarmed and I am American"
Christenson got on his feet "Jesus…Lieutenant McKall is that you"
"Yes, oh god yes Easy company…thank you" Mia said and dropped to her knees
"Let's get her back to Easy CP and let Lipton take care of her" Peacock turned to the nearest soldier "Sergeant Randleman take the lieutenant back" Peacock ordered
Bull nodded and picked up Mia who had passed out. Bull carried Mia the 200 yards back to CP, and knocked on the tent pole.
Winters, Nixon, Lane and Amy all looked up. First Lane noticed how tired Bull looked and then she noticed the bundle of clothes the sergeant was holding.
"Oh god…oh Sergeant just drop her of here" Lane motioned towards the makeshift cot she was sitting on.
Bull gently laid Mia down and nodded "I am going to get the first sergeant he is going to want be here when she wakes up.
The officers gave Bull a vague dismissal and they all turned to Mia. "
"We might want to get Roe here," Nixon said and Lane looked at her boyfriend and smiled, he was right they needed Roe and then Mia needed Lipton.
The officers heard the sound of shuffling feet and turned around; Roe was standing just outside the CP with his hands buried deep in his pockets.
"You needed a medic," Roe said
"Yeah, Doc…ah…Mia…" Lane didn't get any further before she were pushed aside and Roe was crouched next to the cot.
Roe looked at the brave nurse; Mia had a special place in the Cajuns heart, despite his attempts to keep everyone at arm's length.
The medic gave Mia a full examination; well he did his best to do so, and concluded that she was ok, just exhausted and in need of food and fluids.
The next sound the officers heard was the sound of sprinting feet and then a knock and then the sound of a desperate man asking where the love of his life was. When Lipton saw the condition Mia was in, he dropped to his knees, bowed his head, and prayed.
Lipton picked up Mia and cuddled her into his arms; he sat down on the makeshift cot and just held her. Lipton felt someone staring at him; he lifted his gaze and looked right into the sad blue eyes of Winters. Lipton realized that Mia's condition gave Winters an idea of how the rest of the 326th was treated.
Winters looked at the scene before him and sighed. He was happy for Lipton he really was, but it made him Miss Katie even more and it made him worry even more.
The sound of shots fired sounded thru the fog and suddenly Peacock came running thru the fog.
Lane looked at the young Lieutenant, "Where the hell is the rest of the patrol?" Lane asked him.
"We came across…" Peacock didn't get any further, Lane did a 180 looking for Lew "Nix…where the hell did he go?" she asked no one in particular
"I believe he left as soon as I arrived" Lipton told Lane
Lane sighed, the sight of Mia, Winters despair and Lipton's worry had chased him off.
…
Nixon wandered thru the forest, he made sure he could hear the voices of the other officers at all times he just needed a moment to gather his thoughts and to calm down and not reach for his flask. All of a sudden, he heard gunshots and then Peacock came running past him.
Nixon ran towards where he heard the shots came from he encountered the patrol before they knew it a soldier fell down wounded and Luz called Easy CP for a jeep. Roe was trying to patch the wounded up, the best he could.
"Martin…MARTIN, What's going on?" Nixon called out
"They got Julian," Martin answered
"He is still alive," Heffron cried out
"We don't know that" Martin replied
"We gotta go get him," Heffron continued
"Did you hit an OP or their line" Nixon asked Martin
"Their line" Martin answered
"We gotta go get Julian back" Babe was desperate by now
"No fall back" Nixon said and motioned towards the CP
"We lost Peacock," Christenson told Nixon
"No he is back at the CP, getting his ass chewed by Captain Easterday," Nixon told the boys
Suddenly the Germans started to fire again and Nixon ordered the boys to fall back again
Nixon thought to himself that it was strange time. There were two kinds of officers back the CP right now, one was the bravest he had ever met the other the biggest screw up of all times.
Nixon walk towards the CP and all of a sudden he heard a woman chewing someone's ass
"I trusted you with three of my best men and you ran at the first sight of trouble?" Amy was two minutes away from killing Peacock.
"Now. Now lieutenant" Winters tried to interfere
"Don't even…just don't" Amy pointed her finger in Winters direction.
Nixon leaned over and nudged Lane "Would you go and get Ron and tell him to haul ass here"
Lane nodded and headed towards Dog Company. Amy continued her rant and didn't stop until Speirs showed up and dragged her away
The men who went on the patrol gathered right outside the CP, they were silent and the mood was at an all-time low.
Lipton felt Mia stir in his arms she opened her eyes and kissed him; she leaned her head against Lipton's shoulder and whispered, "Is she gone?"
"Yes" Lipton whispered back
"Good…Good…I love you, you know that right?" Mia said
"I know" Lipton replied
Winters sat down next to the couple on the cot "Mia what about…what about Katie" Winters asked
Mia looked at Winters "Oh she is alright, pissed as ever but she is doing fine"
"You sure I mean did they treat you ok" Winters asked
Mia looked at Winters if he only knew the strength of Katie, he would be surprised "Katie put her foot down when we were captured and she of course got her way, as always"
Katie had been a vital force in keeping the peace between the Germans and Americans, she had put her neck on the line several times, but everything had turned out all right in the end.
Mia told all of this to Winters who just nodded and got up and walked out and sat down amongst the men.
Winters looked around at the battle hardened veterans and realized how lucky they all were to be alive and amongst friends.
Martins gave him a rundown of what had happened on the patrol "thank you sergeant"
Mia pushed away from Lipton and walked out of the CP, she still felt weak but she sensed Babe needed her; Mia sat down next to Babe and held him tight. She looked at the two medics "Get him secure for the night will yeah"
Roe nodded and walked Babe towards his foxhole
That night the officers and Lipton all stayed at the CP, the told Mia about what had been going on, everything from Toye's trench foot to Roe's trouble with morphine.
The next morning the fog finally lifted and they were resupplied. Mia insisted on going into town with Roe to pick up supplies.
Mia horrified by what she witnessed in town and at the makeshift hospital in the church, she wanted to stay and help but Roe made sure she got on the jeep.
Mia found Amy and jumped down in her foxhole "Hey stranger…"
Amy looked at Mia "hello you self"
The two girl sat in silence; the two of them had something they shared. The Germans had captured them both. Amy shuddered by the thought of what had happened to her while she was captured.
"Did they…did they hurt you" Amy asked Mia
Mia knew what had happened to Amy while she was held captive and she wasn't sure what to say, no, they never hurt the nurses or the doctors but that was only because the Germans needed them.
"No never" Mia answered
"Good…Good" Amy shrugged
The two girls sat in silence and a couple of hours after the sunset Lane ran by the foxhole; she just waved and headed for the OP.
Lane had seen Buck heading towards the outpost containing Guarnere and Babe with a crazy look in his eyes, when she approached, she heard Buck say, "Now we know how they felt"
"What…who" babe asked
"The legionnaires when the watched the Huns and the gods…the Visy gods"
Buck was pale as ever and he was shaking, Lane stopped and listened, waiting for Buck to continue
Guarnere looked at Buck "the Visy Gods…Jesus Christ"
Buck continued "the barbarians, the came sweeping thru here, right thru these trees" Buck pointed at the trees across the clearing "To burn down Rome"
"That's a hell of a long ride," Guarnere said
"What's college like" Babe asked Buck
Lane decided to step in "The best fucking time of your life Heffron"
"Buck come on let's find your foxhole buddy" Lane escorted Buck back to his foxhole, she helped him in and sat down next to him
"You know I can't remember what its like is," Buck said
"What Buck?" Lane asked him
"College" Buck answered
Lane thought about what he said and realized she forgot what college was like as well.
The next morning the barbarians did attack but Easy held the line per usual.
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Christmas day was a miserable one for everyone, the company lined up to get a cup of Joe's bean soup. Sink showed up just as they were all getting ready to Eat.
"They were about ready to sit down for Christmas dinner with turkey and hooch down a division CP, damn if I don't like Joes rancid ass beans better, hello Easy Company"
The men mumbled hello back
Sink continued to read them General McAuliffe's Christmas message ending with the word nuts.
Later Lane found Buck in his foxhole, he told her his girl dumped him and Lane could tell Buck was about to fly of the handle. Lane flagged down Malarkey and made sure he stayed with Buck for the night.
Lane set out to find Nixon and stumbled across four officers crouched around a fire. Lane was about to give them a piece of her mind when a barrage started. Welsh got hurt and he were taken of the Line.
Lane shook her head it seemed like everybody was going crazy, but Lane realized she thrived amongst the madness.