Chapter 2: Freedom
"Aha!" Hawkeye exclaimed quietly as there was a soft few clicks and the chains on the child fell off.
"How'd you do that?" Margaret asked.
"Well it's fairly easily. I've had to break into a lot of sheds for dates as a teenager," Hawkeye smirked. Margaret snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Well how are we going to get out of here?" Margaret asked.
"I haven't thought that far yet," Hawkeye stated as he slowly stood with the girl in his arms. Margaret stood up as well and Hawkeye deposited the girl in her arms.
"My God Hawkeye she barely weighs anything," Margaret gasped.
"Tell me about it," he sighed looking around the room.
"Uh-huh…I see…All right keep us posted Corporal," Colonel Potter stated and hung up the phone.
"What is it Colonel?" BJ asked.
"Pierce and Houlihan never made it to the 8063rd. It bugged out and no one's seen them," Potter sighed.
"What!?" BJ exclaimed.
"Margaret's alone with Pierce!?" Burns exclaimed.
"You better hope that's all that's happened to them," Potter sighed looking very tired.
"She speaks Korean right?" Hawkeye asked.
"Well she said so," Margaret nodded.
"Wake her up for a bit. I want to find out their plan," Hawkeye stated as he started banging on the door.
"Pierce! Pierce stop that!" Margaret called frantically.
He stopped but only when the door was unlocked and an angry man came in waving his gun at Hawkeye jabbing him roughly.
"멈추다! 그는 의사 그만! 아니 군인!" Candy suddenly cried in Korean. (Stop! Stop it he's a doctor! Not a solider!)
The solider stopped and turned advancing on the two women. He hand an evil glint in his eye as he shouldered his weapon.
Hawkeye made a split decision and jumped the man wrestling him to the ground. Candace and Margaret had backed into a corner and were watching with fear and confusion as the two wrestled.
"Can the Captain fight?" Candace asked quietly.
Margaret was about to answer when there was a groan. They looked over and Hawkeye was getting up holding his shoulder but the Korean was out cold.
"Margaret take the gun give me the girl and let's run," he hissed.
The girls saw the door was opened and nodded. Candace wrapped herself tightly around the dashing surgeon and prayed that the nurse could shoot.
Hawkeye peaked his head out of the door and saw nothing around them. He slowly climbed out of the cell and peaked around both sides of the building. The other four Koreans were hanging around the jeep to the right laughing and shouting. Hawkeye came back and got Margaret.
"We're going to the left side and running that's the plan," Hawkeye stated.
"It's not a very good one," Margaret frowned holding the rifle.
"You got a better idea?" He snapped angrily. She shook her head and followed.
It was dark and a loud storm was raining drenching them to the bone.
"Hawkeye where are we!?" Margaret snapped angrily.
"How the hell should I know," he said shrugging out of his jacket and putting it over Candace's head.
"I…I th-think there's a rode through those t-trees," Candace chattered into his chest.
The two headed that way and were so happy that they did find a road. What's better is the rain stopped.
"Thank God let's hope it lasts. Margaret which way?" Hawkeye asked.
"Uh….I don't know," Margaret sighed.
Candace sneezed and fell into another coughing fit that forced them to stop till she could breathe again. The child cried softly clinging to Hawkeye and mumbling in Italian.
"What's she saying Pierce?" Margaret asked quietly as they sat by the road.
"She says she hates being sick and if we don't get recaptured she wants me to be her doctor," Hawkeye sighed rubbing the child's back.
Just then there were the bright lights of headlights and the sound of a jeep motor. Hawkeye laid the girl in Margaret's arms and grabbed the gun as they got low. Somebody came out and lifted up the bush they were hiding under.
"Major Houlihan and Captain Pierce?" the MP asked.
"Yeah," Hawkeye nodded.
"Sir I'm from the 8063rd we've been looking for you two everywhere," the man smiled.
"We're saved! Yes!" Hawkeye cheered scrambling to his feet and kissing the shocked man.
"Hawkeye!" Margaret snapped.
"Oh right. Let me have her," Hawkeye nodding turning to the little girl.