What If: Army Days
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It was supposed to be a regular day, deactivating IEDs when the call came in. Jack didn’t think it would make him even more stressed out
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Mac is kidnapped after trying to defuse an IED
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- Part 1 of What If: Army Days
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It’s not only the IEDs he disarms that are trying to kill him but the natural inhabitants of the desert also
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Mac gets stung by a scorpion
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- Part 2 of What If: Army Days
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Jack is superstitious. Mac had to prove that things like that didn’t exist. Too bad he just helped Jack’s claim
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Mac is under fire while disarming an IED
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- Part 3 of What If: Army Days
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Jack always wondered why Mac never talked about any family and why the subject was always changed upon approach
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Mac gets trapped under a collapsed building which leads to a small heart to heart
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- Part 4 of What If: Army Days
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Jack knew there was a backstory when Mac had told him he didn't think he would follow
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Mac runs into his past overwatches and it doesn't really go well
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- Part 5 of What If: Army Days
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Not many people would think of Jack being a person with a keen eye for details or a hidden message, but he'd been a sniper for years and could see much better than other people, and at that moment, he'd been focused on Mac through his scope
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Jack reminisces on how he and Mac functioned during their last tour
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- Part 6 of What If: Army Days
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Change was something Mac had grown used to over the years, going from college to the army was no different, but having someone from his past visit trying to put everything back to how it used to be was something Mac didn’t want
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Mac sits on a live IED, refusing to disarm it
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- Part 7 of What If: Army Days
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It was literally his job to keep an eye on the kid; make sure no one put a bullet in his back and see him head back home safely. What was his purpose if the kid got injured while on his watch?
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Mac gets attacked and Jack doesn’t take it well
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- Part 8 of What If: Army Days
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Mac liked to think he had a handle on a lot of things in his life, a lot of things he could control or manipulate for the better. Natural disasters didn’t happen to be one of those things
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Mac and Jack roll over an IED during a sandstorm
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- Part 9 of What If: Army Days
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Jack liked to think he knew could keep himself levelheaded. His background in the CIA and Delta served as proof of it, but a sudden transfer began giving him doubts
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Jack meets Charlie for the first time
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- Part 10 of What If: Army Days
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Nathan had been deployed for a year. He’d seen a lot of action, been apart of it even, so it was safe to say he understood the workings of army life. The one thing he definitely didn’t understand or count on was a duo known as Hollywood and Lonestar
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Mac and Jack’s relationship through the eyes of an outsider
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- Part 11 of What If: Army Days
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Nearly everyone had trauma, no one was lucky enough to be without. Mac was no exception to that, but where the guys in the unit’s came from seeing things in the sandbox, Mac’s was rooted deep in his subconscious from his childhood
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A newbie finds out why Mac doesn’t carry firearms
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- Part 12 of What If: Army Days
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Mac was no stranger to rumors. They surrounded him throughout his life, even more so when he joined the army. They never bothered him though, most being untrue, but there were always guys that had to see to believe
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A new guy doubts Mac’s abilities, and it doesn’t turn out too well
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- Part 13 of What If: Army Days
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Lack of information got men killed. Jack had seen it in action, could spot it before debrief. Those were the missions he hoped he wouldn’t have to see again in his and Mac’s remaining time in the sandbox. His luck didn’t seem to last that long
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Jack watches Mac get blown up
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- Part 14 of What If: Army Days
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Jack had been serving for years. He’d seen a lot, nearly nothing surprised him whenever he and his unit had gone out. Until they were tasked with rescuing an EOD Specialist who had been kidnapped and kept prisoner for well over a year
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Jack and Mac meet under different circumstances
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- Part 15 of What If: Army Days
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Jack watches Mac’s back. That was literally his job as overwatch. He made sure Mac came back each and every time without a scratch on him, but who was there to watch Jack’s back?
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Jack gets shot, and Mac loses it
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- Part 16 of What If: Army Days
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Jack thought they were past that stage, past flat out hostility towards each other when he reupped just to stay with Mac. Apparently he thought wrong
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Mac has a migraine
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- Part 17 of What If: Army Days
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Fandoms: MacGyver (TV 2016)
15 May 2023
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It wasn’t an uncommon thing for units to get replacement officers for a short amount of time, but having one that didn’t understand how EOD units functioned was definitely a new thing
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A new CO sets out to make Mac’s life a living hell
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- Part 18 of What If: Army Days
- Part 3 of Tumblr Tidbits
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Stay Mac’s overwatch. That was Jack’s main condition when staying for another tour. Too bad he wasn’t far enough up the chain of command to make it happen
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Mac and Jack get partnered with other people
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- Part 19 of What If: Army Days
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It had been a while since Mac had gotten anything. Too bad it wasn’t exactly the care package he had been used to
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Mac gets a bomb in the mail
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- Part 20 of What If: Army Days