Relief.

That was the first thing Hannibal felt when he saw his men walk out of the rubble. The way Murdock's shoulders instantly sagged told him the captain shared the same relief.

He should've known the militia leader had something up his sleeve, especially from the way he smirked when they'd caught him. But the colonel's arrogance and Stockwell's misinformation had blinded him to some of the possible dangers; a fact Hannibal realized the second he heard the explosion.

Guilt.

That was the first thing he'd felt after the explosion. All those innocent people, and two of his team, his family, had been in that building when it exploded. They hadn't caught the militia in time to prevent them from placing the explosives. And now two of his boys had paid the price.

Concern.

That was the second thing Hannibal felt after Face and BA started walking over. They were both covered in blood. A sight the colonel hadn't seen since 'Nam. A quick glance at his pilot told him that Murdock was having those same memories. But it wasn't the blood that really concerned Hannibal. It was the dead look in his lieutenant's eyes. He hadn't seen that look in years.

Horror.

That's what was written on Frankie's face. Hannibal understood. Frankie had never seen anything like this before. Face and BA looked worse than Carrie at prom, and yet they were utterly calm. Eerily so.

Understanding.

The closer they got to the rest of the team, the more Hannibal understood the looks in his boys' eyes. The way Murdock both straightened and relaxed signified he understood too. Frankie, however, did not. If possible, his eyes widened even more in complete shock when Face calmly and simply shot the militia leader in the head like it was nothing. Which, to Face, it was.

Pride and hatred.

Hannibal had both of those feelings once they'd returned to the compound. He was proud of Face, as his smirk showed, when the kid told Stockwell to go fuck himself and left. The colonel almost laughed at Stockwell and Frankie's expressions. Stockwell looked genuinely surprised at Face's insubordinate retort to the general's demand for a debriefing, despite two team members still being covered in blood. Frankie still looked shell-shocked, and his confusion only increased with Face's expletive-filled remark. The colonel understood his confusion; he'd never seen this side of Face before, hadn't even thought it might exist. But Stockwell knew it did. He'd seen all their records; he knew Face was both dangerous and insubordinate, even though those two descriptions were more often used to describe BA. Maybe that was why Stockwell didn't seem as surprised when the sergeant grunted his agreement and followed the lieutenant. An act which also made the colonel proud. There was a time when BA wouldn't follow the kid's orders for anything, let alone just follow him out of loyalty and solidarity. But still, Hannibal hated Stockwell for putting them all in this position to begin with.


A/N: Hope you liked this little oneshot! I actually have another A-Team oneshot that was started a while ago, but I got interrupted and didn't finish. Now, I'm not sure what I wanna do with it. There's also a couple other stories in the planning stages. Anyways, as always, reviews are greatly appreciated!