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Hawkeye looked around and didn't see a soul, but he was sure, that he had heard voices not far away. "If they are North Koreans we'll be captured soon" Hawkeye continued on his way trying to stay hidden. The surgeon was walking for 20 minutes or so, he didn't have his watch, when he heard something. Hawkeye looked up, he could recognize this noise anywhere, anytime. "A chopper!" he almost cried "If only the pilot looked down…" was his desperate thought.
"Hey! Hey! I'm here!" he shouted. Hawkeye didn't care for the possible enemies around, he needed help immediately. "Hey!" he cried. Fortunately, the chopper was not so high and the pilot had noticed him.
"This is Hawkeye, what's the hell is he doing here?" lieutenant Sam Williams thought. He recognized the surgeon from the 4077th. Sam was just returning from one hill with two wounded guys aboard and the rest of the causalities were sent to the 8063th. The pilot was in a hurry the lives of two people were at stake, but he couldn't leave the Hawkeye in trouble.
Hawkeye recognized the chopper as it landed "Ah, Sam, I'm so happy to see you!" he cried
"What's up doc?" asked the pilot.
"We had an accident, the shelling… Trap and Radar are hurt, Radar's suffered a concussion and Trapper's a dislocated shoulder."
"Oh mine!" Sam exclaimed, then his pale face grew even whiter "Hawkeye I have two wounded guys with me, I can take only two of you."
"Okay, take Radar and Trapper then. When you get to the unit tell Henry to send a jeep to pick me up."
"I don't want to leave you here alone" Sam looked concerned
"Don't worry, just take care of them" Hawkeye said
"Okay Hawkeye, show me the way"
Sam took off, from his chopper he could see captain Pierce moving in the direction of their refuge, limping on each step.
"Trap! Radar!" Hawkeye burst into the hut
"Ah, our hero is back!" snapped Trapper, "How do you feel, how is your leg?"
"Fine Trapper, listen, we don't have…"
"Stop it, or I'll punch you!" cried Trapper
"Sirs, calm down, please…" Radar tried to seize the coming storm.
"Trapper, listen, I didn't tell you about the leg because I knew you wouldn't let me go, but I had to find the way out of here." Hawkeye tried to explain.
"But what if it is too serious, what if you wouldn't be able to run or hide…or" Trapper sounded calmer, but his eyes were still shining with anger and horror.
"Trap, let's finish this chat, please, I'm alive, and I'm here with good news" said Hawkeye
Radar and Trapper looked at the raven-haired surgeon surprised, but eager to hear what he was going to say.
"I met Sam Williams, he's ready to pick us up" Hawkeye decided not to mention the lack of the vacant seats.
"Let's move out!" cried Radar, he tried to stand up but swayed, he was still dizzy. The surgeons led the kid out of the hut, Trapper tried not to move his hurt shoulder. Outside they saw Sam and his chopper, but Trapper also noticed two wounded soldiers on the side seats. "How do you think…"
"Get Radar and go" interjected Hawkeye
"What? I'm not leaving you here!"
"You must, think about Radar"
"And what about you?"
"You two are injured worse than I am" said Pierce
"But your leg…" began Trapper
"Can wait, listen, we don't have time to argue, just send somebody to pick me when you're back, besides, the soldiers need help too." said Hawkeye calmly.
Trapper understood that it was the end of their argument, Pierce wouldn't change his mind, and not only Radar's life was at stake, but the lives of those poor guys, they were losing time.
"It's deal, but stay hidden" he said
"Captain, please, be careful, don't go anywhere" pleaded Radar
"Sure kid, don't worry, I'll hide in the hut" said Pierce
Hawkeye helped Radar to get into the cabin, Trapper joined him. The chopper took off. Radar and Trapper saw Hawkeye going back to the hut. "What is it Radar?" asked Sam. You look awful.
"I just sense something, something bad is going to happen" said Radar
Trapper's throat went dry, he wanted to comfort Radar, but the words stuck. "Don't worry, he'll be fine" he managed to say at last.
Hawkeye entered the hut, the room was empty and dark, the man even felt lonely. "Ouch!" his injury gave him a sharp pain. "I need to take care of this" he thought. The surgeon searched the room for his bag, and spotted it right near the cot. He began rummaging through it for the bandages when he heard something. His heart sank, he knew exactly what it was, several words in Korean and the crack of the rifle. The scared man turned round and found himself facing a group of North Korean soldiers with their rifles aimed directly at his chest and head.
The chopper was already far above the deserted Korean land. Sam gained the necessary altitude and was ready to turn to the camp when the shelling began.
"Oh no!" cried Radar "Where's Captain Pierce?"
"I saw him entering the hut, he is covered" said Trapper
"No sir, I said I sense something… Noooooo!" the older men jumped on their seats. Radar's terrible scream echoed in their ears.
"What is it? What do you…" Trapper didn't finish his question. In a second he heard a loud whistle and in a moment a shell hit the hut. The explosion was enormous, even the trees around the small house were now black and burnt.
"Hawkeye!" Trapper shouted and Radar burst into tears. Trapper was paralyzed, Hawkeye is dead, it's impossible, it can't be true. Radar began to cry, "No, Hawkeye", he sobbed "I should have done something"
"You couldn't do anything" said Sam through his own tears "let's get out of here, we're still in danger" he said
Trapper nodded, he knew that they were wasting time, and their sobs wouldn't bring Hawkeye back. Trapper still couldn't believe what was happening, he was exhausted, he couldn't feel anything, and he was not sure whether he would.
TBC...
