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Title: Calls of Desperation
Author: sharpes_hussy
Rating: G
Prompt: Rebel
Summary: Sheppard reflects on a mission in Afghanistan

As Sheppard maneuvered the jumper off world, he was lost in thought about another mission.


There had to be some sort of thing he could do, other than leave them.

We never leave one of our own behind.
Isn't that what had been drummed into their heads in officer knife and fork school and then later during flight training?
They had been heading back to base after an ops mission that had been a real SNAFU from the beginning, e.g. wrong intel, mechanical problems, etc. The list was endless which made him wonder if they would ever lift off.

They had shut down and were now heading back, but then a distress call had come in from a platoon of marines.
They were pinned down by Taliban and their list of casualties growing, e.g
KIAs, wounded etc. and to add to it all, they were now running low on ammo. Desperation sounded loud and clear as they sent out the distress call.

Was anyone picking up?
As Sheppard listened to the distress call, it became more and more clear that it was the standard:  “unable to take your call at this time” yada, yada, yada. . .
He thought about it, and looking over at his copilot, who replied with a smile and an exaggerated thumbs up, Sheppard took the call. He realized they were not a marine S&R, nor were they a Navy S&R, but they were in the call range.
That is all that now mattered.
What could 'they' do to them when they returned to base?
After an anything but smooth pick up, they had returned to base, unloaded, and then had learned there was, in fact, A LOT that 'they' could do to them.
Now he was grounded. Okay maybe not grounded totally, but they had him riding a desk, in an airless tent, doing paperwork which he hated even when he had a reason to be doing it.
Why couldn't they find some ground pounder to do it, ie someone who enjoyed being a bean counter?


Then he was drawn back to his present mission and smiled to himself.
At least Elizabeth would not relegate him to paperwork if he rescued someone and then he smiled again.

Comments

[sherry57.livejournal.com]

I seem to have missed this story uintil today!!! Sorry.

I love the Sheppard we know and love who decided to break the rules because it was right. The result in Afghanistan was paperwork;;;no wonder he hates it.

Then he met Elziabeth and found Atlantis....just where a person like him who thinks outside the box belongs, a place where his 'don't leave anyone behind' works and a place where Elizabeth was the boss.

Nice one hon. So much in so few words!!!

[black-raven135.livejournal.com]

Thank you.
I always feel the need to delve into the mind and the
soul of Sheppard..........and so glad you like reading his thoughts.