Here's the next chapter, I'm very happy that you're interested in the story, thank you.
I guess you want to know what happend to Hawkeye... This chapter is about the others, but don't worry, I'll update really soon)))
"Klinger, did you call to Seoul?" Henry shouted from his office.
"Yes sir" Klinger's head poked through the door, he was wearing a lovely hat with a big poppy on the brims. "They said the guys had left at 12 o'clock."
"Damn it!" Henry said "They should have arrived by now."
"Perhaps they have some problems with the jeep, a flat tire or something…" said Klinger
"I hope so, but if they don't arrive in an hour, call the MPs" said Henry. "And Klinger…"
"Yes sir?" asked the corporal
"Don't think I didn't notice, you're a cute little lady." he smiled
"Thank you sir!" saluted Klinger and disappeared behind the double doors.
Henry Blake sighed, stood up, and went to his cabinet. Taking a bottle of scotch, he poured a glass of this brown liquid. Henry didn't notice Sidney Freedman enter the room, being a psychiatrist, Sidney could move without making a single noise, sometimes he had to be invisible for his patients.
"Isn't it too early for the booze?" asked he sarcastically.
"Don't think so, you wanna one?" Henry asked
"No, thank you, I'll wait for the conference to begin." said Sidney
"Good for you, but I'm too nervous to wait for so long." said the surgeon
Sidney looked at Henry with concern, "What do you mean?" he asked.
"It's about Hawkeye, Trapper and Radar. They were due to arrive almost two hours ago. Klinger called to the hospital in Seoul, they left at 12 o'clock."
Sidney grew worried, there were some rumors about the shelling not far from the very road they used for this route.
"Let's calm down and wait a bit" he said at last "Radar will never get lost, he is RADAR after all."
Henry laughed "You're right Sid!"
Suddenly Klinger burst into the room, "The chopper sir, on the landing pad!" he said quickly.
"Okay, get the two jeeps, one more corpsman and let's move." said Henry "But before this tell Majors Houligan and Burns to get ready for the surgery, don't wanna do all the work myself. "
"Yes sir."
"Henry, I'll go with you, I have a strange feeling that I should be there, besides, I have nothing to do right now." said Sidney.
In several minutes the two jeeps headed to the chopper pad.
"Radar, wake up, don't scare me!" Trapper suddenly yelled.
Radar seemed to be unconscious, he'd been crying the whole time before they landed, it took all his strength. Radar couldn't understand where he was, his eyes were unfocused, he rubbed them and murmured "I'm sorry captain."
"Don't apologize kid, I just want to say that I'm not going to lose you too, actually I don't know what to do right now, I still can't believe…"
Trapper was not able to finish his sentence his last words sank into stillness of the moment.
Sam looked at the men, they were completely beaten. "Poor Hawkeye and poor guys" was his thought. The pilot dreaded the moment the whole camp discovers what had happened to their surgeon, the idea gave him creeps.
"The jeeps are coming." said Radar in a soft voice.
Trapper didn't make the usual remark concerning Radar's gift, through the fog covering his eyes he saw two army jeeps, then again he saw two men get out of them and hurry to the chopper. Only in a minute Trapper recognized Henry and Sidney.
"Hey Sam, how're doing?" shouted Henry "Why are you so sad?" he went on, then he noticed one of his surgeons and his company clerk. "What happened? What are you two doing here?" Henry couldn't find more words they seemed to stick in his throat, he and also Sidney were paralyzed by the looks their friends had given them.
"Where's Pierce?" Henry asked, Sidney read his friends' expression and a horrible feeling squeezed his heart.
"Henry, he said, let's take care of the wounded first." he said
"Yes, okay Sid" he answered "You're right". Henry examined the soldiers, they were not so critical, then Sidney helped to lay them on the stretches. Henry didn't want to call Klinger and another corpsman yet, he didn't want more questions. Then he ordered to take the wounded to the camp and pass them to Frank. Klinger didn't argue, he felt that the situation was serious. So, the corpsmen did as they had been told. The men left one of the jeeps for the doctors, and Sidney Helped Trapper and Radar to get on board. Sam volunteered to be at the wheel, he was about to turn on the engine when Sidney stopped him "Let's listen to your story here, we don't need the whole camp right now."
Sam sighed and looked at the two men with red and swollen eyes "well, I'm afraid I don't know the beginning of the story." he said.
Silently, almost whispering, Radar began: "There was the shelling and our jeep turned over. We found a small hut to hide in, we were hurt…"
At these words Henry began examining Trapper, when he touched his shoulder, Trapper yelled "Carefully Henry, it was dislocated!" he cried.
"We need to fix it." Henry frowned.
"No, H… Hawk did it" Trapper's eyes were filled with such a pain, that Henry's heart sank. Sidney put his hand on Radar's shoulder "Go on Radar".
The company clerk nodded "Hawkeye examined us, and said I had a slight concussion." Henry opened his mouth to ask Radar about his condition, but Sidney stopped him "let him finish" he whispered.
Neither Trapper nor Radar showed any indication that they had heard the psychiatrist.
"Captain Pierce checked the jeep, it was burnt, the cb-radio was also destroyed, so he decided to go and find somebody to help us."
"What?" this time it was Sidney "Crazy!"
"Good diagnosis Sid." said Trapper with a smirk.
"I'm sorry, go on Radar." said the major.
"He returned with lieutenant Williams to take us to the camp" the corporal couldn't find the strength to continue. Sidney understood it "Please Radar, try to finish, let it out, Trapper you too."
Trapper looked at the psychiatrist and sighed "There were only two vacant seats in the chopper" he said "Hawk said he'd stay there and wait for somebody to pick him up… he insisted… the chopper took off and Hawk went back to the hut, I think he decided to take care of his leg, he seemed to hurt his ankle, though he tried to hide this fact." Trapper's voice was growing louder, he couldn't help from crying, shouting "He didn't think about himself! He wanted to save us!"
"Shh relax Mc'Intyre" said Henry "what happened next?"
"Captain Pierce went back to the hut" said Radar, I think it happened about in 15 minutes. We gained the altitude and were ready to turn to the camp when the shelling began again… and one shell…" Radar swallowed heavily "it hit the hut." he finished.
"Ahh!" was the only thing Sidney managed to say, Henry went further, he sobbed, and couldn't even comfort Trapper and Radar, because he didn't have the strength to do it.
They'd been sitting like this for more than half an hour when Radar said that he didn't feel well. The kid looked awful, so Sidney took the initiative and asked Sam to take them to the camp. "Why the hell did I choose this profession?" the psychiatrist desperately thought, "Now I MUST stay calm and steady when my mind and heart are about to crack!"
TBC... (I promise)