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Michelle looked at the scenery as the jeep bounced to her new assignment. She had a feeling she already knew how it would go.

After only 6 months in Korea, she had already been transferred 8 different times, each one because of the exact same reason.

Her brother.

His presence in Korea was strong and, it seemed, no one liked him. Michelle wasn't all that surprised honestly. However, as a result, Michelle Flagg was forced to endure all these transfers because no commanding officer believed she wasn't a nut like her brother.

Michelle took a deep breath as they kept bouncing along the road.

It wasn't that she didn't love her brother, she did, but even she knew how overly paranoid he could be sometimes. It could drive anyone insane listening to the way his mind worked.

The pulled up into the new compound where Michelle would be stationed, at least for now. She looked up at the sign.

"M*A*S*H 4077th Best Care Anywhere."

Immediately she hoped that this would be one place no one had heard of Colonel Flagg with Army Intelligence. She looked around and just felt that she would fit in here.

The jeep pulled up next to the Commanding Officer's office and stopped. Michelle wasted no time climbing out of the jeep and grabbing her bag. She looked around the compound with hopeful eyes before walking into the Colonel's office.

The company clerk was working on paperwork when she walked in.

He was a darker skinned man, with dark black hair and a rather large nose. He looked up when she walked in and gave her the biggest smile she had ever seen on a person.

"Welcome to the 4077th. I'm guessing you're the new nurse we've been expecting. I'm Klinger. You need anything, you let me know."

She smiled. So far so good. "Nice to meet you. I'm Lt. Michelle Flagg. I'm here to check in with Colonel Potter."

At the sound of her last name she noticed that his smile faltered slightly. Fear filled her. Had she been wrong? Had her brother already been here?

"The Colonel's expecting ya. Come on in," he said, his voice now sounding strained. He knocked the a nearby door before walking right in. It surprised Michelle at the familiarity he took with his commanding officer. She hadn't really seen anything like it at any of her other posts.

"New nurse arrived sir," Klinger said as Michelle walked into the office.

The Colonel was an older man with kind eyes that she was sure could turn fierce if needed. He wasn't alone either. There was also a blonde woman in the room with him with the markings of a Major on her uniform.

Michelle sat her bag down and saluted. "Lt. Michelle Flagg. Transferred from the 8063rd."

She handed her paperwork to the Colonel but didn't miss the look that passed over the Major's face. She had grown serious and was keeping her focus on her, studying her.

Her brother had been here for sure now. She had no doubts.

"We've been expecting you Lt. Flagg," the Colonel said. "I'm Colonel Potter and this is Major Houlihan." He gestured to the woman next to him. "You'll be reporting directly to her."

She saluted Major Houlihan and waited as they looked over her file together.

Major Houlihan looked through the papers quicker than Potter did and wasted no time asking the one question she had been expecting.

"This is the 8th transfer you've received in the 6 months you've been in Korea?"

Michelle nodded. "Yes Ma'am." She couldn't deny the truth.

"That is an unusual amount of times to be transferred in such a short amount of time," Potter chimed in. "According to your file you have great experience and criteria to work at any post. What happened to have you move so often?"

Michelle would have to admit that every time she thought about it, the answer just made her sound worse. But it was also the truth. She never was one to lie.

"My brother has been in Korea for quite some time now and, it seems, he hasn't made a good impression on anyone he's met. As a result, when I came here 6 months ago, his presence overwhelmed my work and many of my former commanding officers believed that he and I were cut from the same cloth and I would eventually cause problems."

Potter raised an eyebrow. "I see no evidence in your file that you ever caused any issues that would have lead to a transfer."

Michelle nodded. "I haven't been in one post long enough to create any problems. Usually my name and connections are enough to be a problem on their own."

Houlihan looked at Michelle with such an intensity that it felt as if she could see through her clothes and skin to her very core. It was not a good feeling and she almost took a step back. Instead she straightened her back and kept her gaze firm.

"Your brother," she said slowly. "He wouldn't happen to be Colonel Flagg with Army Intelligence, would he?"

Michelle wanted to cry. Was across enemy lines the only place her brother hadn't impressed his influence?

She took a deep breath and kept her gaze firmly on the Major. "Yes, that would be my older brother."

Instantly Michelle saw the change in the Major. She had seemed merely curious before, but now she was showing signs of annoyance.

Michelle's hopes for staying long at this post seemed to be fading away.

However, Colonel Potter stood and offered her his hand, which Michelle took with a smile. "Welcome to the 4077th little lady," he said firmly. "Keep out of trouble and we won't have any problems."

Michelle nodded and felt hope rise again in her chest. Maybe she wouldn't be shipped out so quickly.

Major Houlihan wasted no time leading Michelle out of the Colonel's office and taking her on the quickest tour she had ever been on, ending at her new bunk that she would share with 3 other nurses.

The other 3 nurses were very nice and didn't seem to have any issues with her name. Either they were all new or her brother had only made an impression on the Major and a few other people. Either way, she felt welcome in a group of peers for the first time since coming to Korea.

After unpacking and changing, Michelle was given her assignment. Overnight Post-OP duty.

It didn't surprise Michelle, she had expected it. The Major was in charge of the nurses and the best way to keep her out of trouble would be to put her on the slowest shift, where she could cause the least amount of problems.

Michelle took a deep breath and hoped that a time would come when she could pull herself out of her brother's ever-reaching shadow.

She walked into Post-OP the next night, her first shift, and relieved the nurse, Patty, on duty. She was quickly filled in on all the patients. The doctors were switching shifts as well and Michelle watched as Colonel Potter went off shift and a taller, lanky looking doctor took his place.

"That's Captain Pierce," Patty said to her. "He's really nice but he flirts with all the women when they arrive. Just a heads up, but I'll introduce you."

Michelle followed Patty across the room and watched as she tapped the taller man's shoulder. He turned and Michelle had to admit she could see why the other women would be interested in him. Black hair with bright blue eyes would draw nearly any woman's attention. He looked at her and smiled in such a way that Michelle was sure she would blush.

He also knew that he was attractive, which made him dangerous.

"Hawkeye, this is our new nurse Michelle."

He held out his hand and Michelle took it, only for him to lift it up and kiss the back of it. Patty smiled at her before walking out of Post-OP, leaving the 2 of them alone with the 3 patients there.

Michelle had no doubts in her mind now that this man was a danger to all woman, but one that most wouldn't mind finding themselves with.

"Captain Hawkeye Pierce, head surgeon," he said.

"Nice to meet you Captain. I'm Lt. Michelle Flagg."

He froze. His eyes ran over her in the same way Major Houlihan's had the day before. Michelle felt the warmth in the room vanish and she suddenly felt very cold.

"Flagg?"

Michelle, suddenly feeling awkward, removed her hand from Hawkeye's. "Yes."

"Interesting," he said slowly. "I know a Colonel Flagg in Army Intelligence who really shouldn't be in intelligence."

Surprisingly that wasn't the first time she had heard that about her brother. "Yes, that's my older brother."

Instantly Hawkeye seemed to shut down. The flirty demeanor from before vanished and was replaced by a serious doctor. His bright eyes dulled and instantly Michelle knew that this was going to be a long shift.

"Can you bring me the files for Private Phillips in bed 2?" Hawkeye said firmly, turning his back on her.

Michelle felt the snub as well as if he had smacked her in the face. She let out a deep sigh. This was an uphill battle she was tired of fighting.

"Yes, Dr. Pierce."