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Pip stumbled into the medical wing, blinking nervously, it was busy with medics, helping wounded soldiers, some where being pushed in med beds or in wheel chairs, the air was full with metal clacking and chatter, they breathed in and started to look for a head medic
The crowd was almost deafening, compared to his smaller height it almost felt like a forest of people, he collided with a wall of muscle and started to hit the ground, the taller man grabbed before he fell
"lätt¹,there" the masked figure lifted him up "its busy here, so come back later" pip blinked up at the cold blue eyes, they shook there head and pointed to the medic badge on there arm "Well get busy then." It was almost a growl, pip nodded backing away and went to help some poor soldier that was injured Pip sighed, taking of the blue gloves and threw them in the bin, there was a small rasp on the door making them look up seeing the tall Swedish man from earlier "you good?"
Pip nodded slightly "y-yeah" patting his gear for the note and handing plague the note, he took it gently eyes tracking the note and nodded "you caught up at a bad time, but welcome to the medic corps unge²"
They followed the Swedish "there are 50 of us but that depends on active duty, all from around the world" pip nodded, "there's everything a doc, nurses and medic needs here, things are also labeled for newbies coming into the corps"
They came to the door labeled "personnel médical uniquement"³
"Hope you are good with language unge"
He opened the door to a large staff room, a counted to the far side with a fridge, kettle and microwave, and if cause a sink, tables were scattered around with people sat around them, all with the medic symbols on there arm, pip looked around seeing notes on walls with sketchs
"Shit, Lt on deck" one stood up and some people chuckled
"merde⁴, sit down plague hates it when you do that" said his friend, dragging him down to sit, pip heard a slight grunt
"At ease reg, we got a newbie so look after...." plague looked down at pip
"Them" responded
"Look after them."
There was a few waves and hi and hellos echoing around the room, plague immediately walked over to the note board, standing beside a grey haired women, pip blinked looking around they felt a hand tap them on the shoulder making them jump turning around to a beaming face of a women, hair a fiery red, freckles splattered over her face "Heya newbie, got a name?" Her accent thick Welsh? Or was it Irish
"P-people just call me pip" they responded fiddling with their fingers
She nodded "Red"
"Where you from?" Pip asked
"Ah, the motherland herself, Ireland" she grinned again "you?"
"Norway actually"
Her eyes brows shot up "wow!"
He smiled slightly behind their mask relaxing
"I can give you a tour if you want"
"Yeah, that would be handy, also a list of people's names"
She grinned, and opened one of her pouches
"No.."
"Yes!" She handed them the note, with people's faces on and to the side people's names and rank, some people's faces hand masks other didn't
"Wow"
She giggled, "come on, ill show you the other Europeans" they followed to a table with a blond arguing with a dark haired man "these two are the resident Frenchy and german" they both stopped scowling at her then at then at pip
"bonjour⁵, there newbie" the dark haired man said "jules" He smiled
"Oliver" said the blond nodding slightly, german accent thick
"Pip" responded they both nodded, they sat down, looking through the note red gave them finding both of them nodding, they looked over to plague, still at the board with there probable Sargent, they scowled looking at the note yep definitely a Sargent
The german and French man started to argue
Pip raised an eyebrow "are they?"
"Yeah, argue like cats and dogs but get along like a house on fire"Pip lifted thier bags up mumbling
"vänta⁶, let me help" He watched as the bags were lifted weightlessly over the Swedish shoulder
"Thank, plauge" He nodded, following the smaller man, to his room
"You made friends?"
Pip nodded "jules, oli and red"
The taller man nodded "they are a good group" pip nodded coming to the door there was a slight chuckle
"Mm?" Pip said eyes big
"Your rooms next to mine" pip blinked nodding, pip unlocked the door, pushing the door open and flicking the light on, it was small, a bathroom to the left as you walk in and opened up to a larger room, with a bed and a table in the corner, witn a wallbrobe the window opened to the outside world, plauge gently put the bags onto then bed, making look like a giant in the small room
"Sorry...." He said quietly
Pip scowled "for what?"
"For earlier, I snapped at you when you first walked in...I just...it was just busy"
Pip smiled behind the mask "it's okay big guy, I get it" He hesitated patting the taller man's arm, plague nodded and gentle patted it, plague nodded "Well enjoy your time here unge" He walked to the door and left leaving pip in the quiet of the room, they smiled and started to put things away on draws, hearing a knock on the door, they answered
"Ma'ma" they said, she smiled "just making sure your settled in" American,
They nodded "just getting there"
"Good good, any issues come to either me or plauge"
Pip nodded
"Sorry...probably don't know my name kid"
"Charlotte, sargent"
"Pip"
"That just a nickname?"
"Yeah....my old freinds called me pip and it just stuck"
She chuckled "Well get some rest were up at 0900 with Europeans and the swedz let's just hope tomorrow less busier"
They nodded "thank you"
They shut the door sighing softly, this is really gonna be an intresting few monthsThey got everything away and sighed softly, walking out of there room and locked it, and started to look around the base, they walked outside breathing in the cold air sighing as it tore away the warmth, they pulled the mask off leaning againts the railings relaxing into it, their hearing picked up faint whispers on the wind he looked around seeing two figures, they pulled the mask back on, walking closer seeing the lieutenant and sargent stood together, plauges mask pushed halfway up his face, allowing a cigarette to be in his mouth, while the Charlotte nodded listened to the Sweden man
"Today was a bloody skitstorm⁷" He puffed out smoke "25 injured."
Charlotte nodded "I know"
"jävla helvete⁸" the taller man growled "luckily no deaths." He sighed
Charlotte nodded
"I just wanted a easy day. So I can should the newbie around. But no I was stuck with wounded soldiers."
Charlotte patted his arm
"They seemed okay lud, stop your stressing" she smiled slightly
The Swedish man through his hands up and dropped them scowling puffing out more smoke making the American chuckle "besides they've been listening into this conversation from the past few minutes"
Pip froze as both of them looked at them, they waved slightly hearing the taller man sigh
"How much of that did you hear?"
"Just the how many soldiers were hurt, and that you wanted to show me around the base" pip smiled slightly
Charlotte chuckled
"Plauge here is a big Teddy, he looks scary but honestly he's got a big heart"
The taller man scowled again and dropped the cigerate to the floor stamping it out
"You good there pip?"
"Yeah just...looking around and heard you two"
He nodded pulling his mask down
"I have a map if you want it"
Pip nodded walking over to the Sweden talking the map "Don't stay up to late pip okay?"
Pip nodded "thank you"
Plauge nodded, and watched the smaller man walk away
Charlotte chuckled
"oj hyss⁹"
Plauge sighed "come on, bed we got a busy day tomorrow"
Charlotte chuckled "I know, big guy, I know" Translations
¹ easy
² kid
³ medical personnel only
⁴shit
⁵ hello
⁶wait
⁷shit storm
⁸ fucking hell
⁹ oh hush
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Pip blinked sleepishly and sit up rubbish their eyes, hearing the soft tapping at their door, they swung their legs out of bed grabbing a new mask, and opened the door, seeing the French man jules at the door"Bonjour¹, pip" jules smiled "8 o'clock, hope you slept well pips"Pip nodded hearing foot steps "Jules lass sie in Ruhe, sie sind gerade aufgewacht²" jules chuckled as Oliver pecked his cheek"It's just a wake up call oli" jules smiledPip nodded "thanks""Meet you in mess Hall Oui³?" Jules smiled walking away with the germanPip walked back inside shutting his door getting some new clean cloths on and walked outside to the mess hall"And jules came crashing through like a....like a man on a mission" Red scowled trying to think"A man on a mission?" Jules chuckled"Oh hush I only have two braincells and one of them is trying to make sure I put food in my mouth"Pip sat lifting their mask up and started to eat, just listening into the conversation"This is normal" Charlotte sipped her coffee "kids be kids" pip nodded watching red point fingers at the French man who cackled, oli smiled behind his mug of coffee"Jules, jules Liebe⁴, red here struggles with her own native tounge, at least she tried"Jules scowled at the german then at the Irish"I know, i know"Red smiled munching her toast"Right come on clean up, were needed in med wing, pip your shadowing plauge stay close and take notes kiddo" Charlotte stood up from the table helping to pack things awayPip helped and followed the gaggle to the medical bayPip found the tall Sweden quite easily following and taking notes on what he said, the medical wing was a lot calmer with more discharged then admitted, pip watched as plauge gently cleaned the wound, hearing the soldier hiss in pain flinching"Easy. Not pulling the stitch out. Yet" plauge said quietly, the soldiers swallowed and nodding, plauge chuckled wrapping it"Just rest, another medic will come and reclean and re-wrap in a few hours" plague stood and the soldier nodded "thanks""Medics it's what where here for" plauge responded walking outPip stood following"Plauge?""Mmmmm?" plauge responded"What made you become a medic?" Pip said looking up, as the taller man stopped and looked down at him"Pip...i-"Red slid in "we got code blue 141." She ran"fy fan⁵" plauge followed and pip eyes widened but followedThe smell of blood and the hit of smoke hit them next"Plauge" came a rasp"Price."Plauge lifted the smaller man up hearing a grunt"Just broken bones get the others." Price hissed"Jules. grab Price, need a scan and a probable senitive to chill him. Oli I need you straight to stitching and taking Bullets out. Char also on stitching, Red need you on moving these guys."they moved as a team, Red lifted the man with the mohawk into a wheelchair, blood leaking from his leg to the floor, oli grabbed the wheel chair wheeling him away quickly, jules supporting 'Price' getting him to the medical bed, Red helped a second into the bed"Heya gaz""Red" slight wincePlauge was lifting a second man up both masks hiding their faces, getting to a private roomRed slapped their arm"Come on" He wheeled gaz to where the other two wereOliver with the scissors, cutting off the trouser leg to get to the wound, blood leaking from his leg wound, as oli then proceeded to grab the tweezers to fish out the bullet"Apologies for the trousers soap""Eh, don't- hiss- worry."Price came back with jules "clean break. And a few fingers."Price huffed "as long as my boys are alright I'm okay.""Pip, can you clean the wound please?" Oli responded backing away from soap injured legPip moved over pulling the blue gloves on cleaning the stitched leg woundSoap hissed "s-so how's are favourite brit?"Red chuckled "Alive ya dumd scott"Oli leant over "this is where we loose both Red and soap to the English gaelic celtic thing."Hearing a long sigh from behind them from the frenchman and PriceOli moved over to gaz putting pressure to his head"So what happend?" Charlott asked coming in with more bandaged, moving over to Price to bind his breaks"Caught off guard. Char, bad info""Yikers"Price leant head againts the pillowThe two giants walked in, plauge helping the man with the skull, pip flinched"How is everyone?" Plauge growled slightly"Breaks, a few lacerations""Mmmmm"The man with the skull mask walked over to pip easily towering over him, pip eyes widened and cowered away slightly"Ghost easy up on the newbie" soap drawing himself away from the conversation from RedPip swallowed and wrapped soaps leg in bandaged backing away, looking over to plauge who was filing a report"Gonna make sure you all on bed rest. Specially you cap. We'll keep gaz just incase any lasting head injuries and we'll give crutchs to you soap"Plauge walked away and pip followed plauge, desposing of the blue gloves as they passed at bin"What are the 141?" Pip said chasing after the taller man"A task force, knew them well" plauge said slowing down, "got there own private room and everything"Pip nodded slightly he watched as plauge walked into his office and they walked back, watching jules finish wrapping gazs head in the bandages and nod"So how is it out there?""A shit show" said ghost "a nasty shit show"The four medics shook there head"Scheiße⁶" Oliver said quietlyPlauge came back "Filed and if anyone says that they need you back in the feild. They have to talk to me"Price chuckled "How long?"Plauge sighed"Well you've got broken bones, say around 7-6 weeks"Price sighed "fun"Soap chuckled"That also means bed rest for you too mactavish. Kyle and ghost are can be discharged with in a few hours, jules, red, oli, char, and pip your free to go" they walked out pip waited out side "any of you'll need aid, the clicker are close to your beds...or just scream, ghost if Price and mctavish try and get out of bed smite them"Ghost cracked his knuckled leaning back in the chairPip mumbled drug calculations for the other patients still in the medical wing, hearing voices behind them and popping their head around the corner seeing the skull mask and gaz walking towards them"Hey kid" gaz said with a smile"H-hi" pip waved slightly watching as they passed walking out of the medical wing, they sighed slightly itching the side of their head"Pip?" They looked up seeing red"Hey" they said smiling slightly"You good?" Pip nodded again"Ghost spooked you didn't he?"Pip looked away scowling hearing a chuckle "dont worry about it pip, he does that with everyone, you'll get use to it" she smiled, it seemed to easy their nerves, they sighed"Come on, after shift your coming to the bar with us, we got day off tomorrow so your welcome to tag along in"she put her hands up to do air quotes "a normal day of the medic corps members" she smiled and made the smaller medic chuckle"Sures, I'll finish this medication run"Red chuckled "I'll help you"Pip listening to jules and Oliver, they kept switching from English to French to german to French or English, they scowled and sipped the coke in their hands"d'accord⁷, pip tell a bit about your self" the frenchman smiled slightlyPip chuckled "not till you tell me about you frenchy"Oliver scowled slightly at the nicknameJules chuckled "fair play, pip" jules leant forward "my famille⁸ all bakers, have a big family, 1 of 9 frenchlings"Pips eyes widened"Both me and red are lonely children" Oliver grinned red tapped Oliver "were the lucky ones"Jules kicked only from under the table "ne sois pas méchant oli, tu apprécies ma famille⁹"Oli scowled "désolé colombe¹⁰" oli said softly gently moved his hand into jules who smiled kissing his hand, red rolled her eyes "okay okay don't need to rub it in you two aren't dying alone" both of the frenchman and german chuckled leaning over the table and pecking eachothers lips, red rolled her eyes, pip sipped their drink, " car accident.." they said quietly makinh them all stop"Begnadigung¹¹?""I...car accident....I don't really have a family" pip spilledRes leant over wrapping her arms around them "neither do I pip"They felt arms wrap around them snivelling slightly "shhhhh, it's okay" the german held him tighter "guys okay guys my ribs" pip gasped slightly for airHearing all three chuckle amd lean away, red squishing them one more time and letting go "if you need to natter or rant you have us"Pip smiled "thanks. Really""Any time pip, anytime" said jules Translation¹ hello²Jules leave them alone, they just woke up³yes?⁴love⁵damn it⁶crap⁷okay⁸ family⁹don't be mean oli, you appreciate my family¹⁰sorry dove¹¹pardon
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pip wrapped the wound, nodding slightly at the soldier who nodded and a quiet thank you was spoken, they moved out of the ward tossing the blue gloves away in the bin and using some hand gel to clean them, they sighed quietly walking into the medics room, today and for the passed few days have been quiet with activity in the hospital, they boiled one of the tree kettles 'why was there so many kettles' pip thought but shrugged it off, they poured the water into a mug with the tea bag in and adding milk, they turned around to the large room watching some of the other medics, as they chattered and spoke in their own languages to one another"hallo, pip" pip looked over to the blond German who smiled softly"hey oli, kettles boiled"the German made a noise partly between an grunt and a okay, "there gonna be a briefing, some of us will be going into a active war front..."pip blinked a few times nodding "Takk""ah, so the man from Norway does speak his own native tongue" the German sounding amusedpip stuck their tongue out as they rolled up their masked as they sipped from the mug in their hands, making the German chuckle "yeah but no, briefing is in half an hour or so, so get your Norwegian backside to the briefing room"pip scowled, "yeah, cheers oli"the briefing room, was quite large enough to fit all 50-70 medics all at once, but there would never be full out of the medics, in the main hub, the room itself was a tad bit colder, but it was holding about 40 medics with in the room, all nattering and chattingplague stood at the front of the briefing room, arms crossed "alright folks" plague said loudly, his voice echoing around the room, everyone went quiet"so, I know some of us are not looking forward to this, but we had an issue, we are needed in the field, which means some of use will be at home base then at the location" plague paused "Mexico." he said finally "well be working with the Mexican special forces, against the cartel" everyone started to natter and ask questions between each other "that is only a few of us going, charlotte would be in charge so be nice." people nodded, plague moved to the monitor clicking a few files "people who would be coming with me is Jules, Oliver, red, reg, ears, Grinch, tic, Nate and pip your coming with me, stay behind rest can leave"pip looked at oli in surprise, waiting for the other medics to leave"LT, uhm question why am I coming with you?"plague looked at him "your handy to keep around, but you've shown some good things over the past few weeks"pip blinked a few times, smiling slightly under the mask "t-thanks, LT""how bad is it then? in Mexico" Jules said slight concern"enough for general Shepard to send for us" plague respondedJules eye brows shot in surprise "Shepard? does that mean 141?" oli saidplague shrugged "as far as I know, no clue, but were meeting up with colonel alejandro vargas""when" red said leaning forward with interest "few hours. lists are here. best you all start packing"pip picked up the bag and heaved it over their shoulder, walking to the air field, where a herc was waiting for them, plague was counting them making sure that everyone was here and accounted for with all of the kit to leave, pip tilted their head at plagues eyes, usually they were Icey cold, but now for some reason they were darker, more colder compared to the Icey blue, something seems to be up and Mexico wasn't the issue"you've seen it too" red said beside pip, pip blinked at her then back at the lieutenant, nodding "he gets like that sometimes, don't know from high stress or the worry of loosing his men" red shrugged"rätt, get on the air craft" plague said, voice gruff pip and the others picked up their bags and got on the plane, the propellers turning on and starting to spin, plague got on last sitting down heavily, he put a thumb up to charlotte who nodded and saluted, just as the bay door shut and the aircraft started to move, pip and the other buckled in, pip holding onto the chair breathing, reg chuckled"not a fan of heights little pip?" he said with a smirk"not a fan of flying." they snapped backthe plane picked up speed down the run way, red held their hand squishing it as the plane picked up more speed, pip breathed out heavily when the plane suddenly tilted sharply and pip cursed, after a while the plane equalled out, pip breathed heavily blinking, plague chuckled "long way to Mexico pip, sleep you'll need it"pip nodded "thanks LT"pip blinked heavily sitting up groaning in slightly"welcome to using my legs as a foot rest pip" red chuckled slightly, pip scowled stretching"how far is Mexico now?""few minutes or so pip" red smiled, pip leant back in his seat stretching, looking over to the LT who was on a tablet probably looking through notes, the light making his eyes glow, pip nodded, jules and oli were snuggled close to each other"were starting to land so buckle your seatbelts up folks" said the pilot, pip leant back in their seat clipping their seat belt back on, watching other do the same, plague put the tablet away clipping in, the plane landed smoothly, but pip still held onto reds hand as they did so, the plane came to a halt and plague got up first taking out his phone and put it away quickly, the cargo doors opened, and the bright Mexico sun nearly blinded pip, they pulled on sunglasses staying close to red as they walked off the cat walk.a tall, dark haired man walked over to them "lieutenant plague" he said, almost playfully "colonel vergas, please to meet in the flesh, hope the medic corps can give a hand where ever we can"varges nodded, with a breath smile "welcome to las almas" he turned his back walking towards the trucks waiting for them, the other medics started to walk off with their bags, pip followed plague towards the forward van with vargas, they pulled away as soon as everyone was in a vehicle, heading to the base"how bad is it colonel?" plague said, voice gruffvargas chuckled "please alejandro would do fine plague. and for the record shit. dealing more casualties everyday, the cartel are becoming more brave in where and who they strike"plague cursed slightly probably in Swedishalejandro looked back at pip "what do the cartel want?" pip said trying to be useful"no clue, pequeño" said the driver"first of all. don't call them that." plague going into defenceroldofo smile slightly "sorry, i.."alejandro looked at both plague and pip nodding slightly patting roldofo in reinsurance"sorry" plague said softly, a change in his characteralejandro shook his head "no no, please don't worry about it" he smiled, the cars moved by white sheets stained in blood, the sheets obviously covering bodies"civilians are also being targeted?" pip said softly looking at plague as he looked at the bodies"I'm afraid so yes..." alejandro sighed "listen i cant thank the general enough with sending medics from the actual medic corps, you all will come in handy" alejandro smile slightly again"lets just hope we aren't too late to try and help alejandro"alejandro sighed "hope is really what we need right now" translationsTakk- thanksrätt- okaypequeño- little one