Ch12: Bug Out Tricks

"4077th we've got the best care anywhere," Candace answered the phone cheerfully.

Radar smiled at her from the filing cabinet. She was a great little clerk just as good as he was.

"Oh right sir right. Yes sir I'll tell him," Candace nodded as she wrote something down and hung up.

"Radar," she gasped.

"What is it Candace?" the young corporal asked.

"We got to tell Colonel Potter that…"

"Hold that thought," Radar stated as he grabbed the intercom microphone.

"Attention! Attention all personal incoming wounded!" Radar shouted running out of the office.

"Litter!" BJ shouted as he came out of the packed ambulance.

Candace ran over with one of the other enlisted and helped him carry out the stretcher BJ needed out. Watching her carry things was really quite funny because she could lift them very high but she wanted to help and earn her place in the MASH so bad everyone for the most part went along with it.

"Come on folks scrub up," Potter shouted, "It's going to be a long night."

"Oh Colonel Potter sir news from General Coulter. We're supposed to bug out the Chinese are expected to break through the lines," Candace told him quietly.

"Where'd you hear that from?" Potter asked.

"Coulter's Captain called before the choppers came in," Candace stated as a shelled exploded not far away.

"Damn," Potter swore as he held her as another explosion rang clear.

"BUG OUT people! Radar call…"

"Call the 8063 and tell them to take our cases," Radar nodded hurrying off.

Many nurses and the doctors were working in the OR while all the enlisted were dismantling the camp. Potter had flown off in a helicopter to find a place to take his MASH.

"Margaret where's Candace?" Hawkeye asked.

"She's with Radar I think," Margaret stated handing some more instruments to a nurse assisting Frank.

"When you get a minute go find her," Hawkeye stated as they had to lean over as an explosion blew out the windows of the OR.

"There finished," Candace smiled as she closed the lid on her cases. She duck as another explosion went on outside.

"Geez," she sighed shaking her head with her helmet strapped on her head, "I better help out Maggie, and Hawk, and BJ."

She did in fact and started packing Margaret's items.

When she finished in that tent she hurried to the Swamp and smirked at the still. In about ten minutes she had it dismantled and it was secretly packed in BJ and Hawkeye's things ready for the trucks. She then hurried off to help pack up the office.

"Hey Major Houlihan is looking for you," Radar smiled seeing Candace hurry in.

"What for?" Candace asked.

"Beats me," Radar stated, "But you better go find her."

"Okay," Candace nodded and hurried off toward OR.

"You wanted to see me Major?" Candace asked stepping in OR with a mask on.

"Candy where have you been?" Hawkeye asked.

"I packed for the bug out. I back your and BJ's and Maggie's things," Candace answered.

"Oh…okay thanks. Candace I want you to go stick by Radar till Margaret can take you with her okay," Hawkeye stated.

"Sir yes Sir Captain Chief Surgeon sir," Candace saluted and raced back out.

"Now that was funny," BJ chuckled.

Hours later everyone was in the convoy and moving out. Candace was seating on Margaret's lap in a truck as they sat in the middle of Hawkeye and BJ. BJ was driving.

"Candace what happened to the still?" BJ asked following the lead car.

"Oh I packed it with yours and daddy's things. I wasn't going to let Mr. Ferret say you guys couldn't have it incase we couldn't go back," Candace explained.

"She really is a genius," BJ laughed.

"That's why we love her right Mags?" Hawkeye chuckled.

"Right Ben," Margaret nodded.

Candace grinned brightly as the convoy kept moving.