Summary: Set in the S1 finale "The Dark Tower" when Miles told Bass to run after saving him. Set afterward, too. Let's just say that there's some deleted scenes from the show, some Charlie/Bass stuff, and it's centered on Bass. He finds a hurt Charlie. Will he help her? Will he get her safely back to Miles? Read to find out what happens.
It was a dark night, as General Sebastian Monroe sat in a wooden chair, tied up, hands tied behind his back, legs tied together in front of him and to the front chair legs.565Please respect copyright.PENANAAWSiMWNS5q
He knew from one of his men, as he sat there that they had a new Militia general; Tom Neville. Tom had somehow gotten to them. Now Bass was a prisoner in a Militia camp. And he didn't have any weapons. There was a guard outside the tent too, so he knew escaping would be useless about now. It could be the death of him, and he wanted to live as long as he could.565Please respect copyright.PENANASQub89qtQz
Suddenly, behind him, he heard a soft thud at the entrance.565Please respect copyright.PENANAUShNXpebgA
A few minutes later, he looked up to see Miles Matheson standing in front of him, sword in hand. They didn't speak. They just silently looked at one another.565Please respect copyright.PENANAV0XquxfZun
Because he saw Miles there, he thought he was there to kill him, but instead, Miles said, "You asked me why I tried to kill you. You're asking the wrong question, Bass. Ask me why I couldn't."565Please respect copyright.PENANAUzoP2r9Nrr
Bass didn't say anything.565Please respect copyright.PENANAGz7GHOSdlb
Miles continued, saying, "We're still brothers. That will never change."565Please respect copyright.PENANAHUQDVpN0cL
Miles used his sword to cut the ropes off Bass, before saying, "Run."565Please respect copyright.PENANAiBbqepFltW
"What?" Bass questioned in what sounded like a soft voice.565Please respect copyright.PENANAu4dpEUhFWA
"Monroe's escaping!" Miles yelled, and then told his best friend, "I said run, Bass."565Please respect copyright.PENANASOOudBYa5E
At those last words, Bass ran as fast as he could for the woods.
A few days later, days away from that Militia camp, he was walking not far from the woods, when he saw a girl on her side on a gravel road; not just any girl; Miles' niece; Charlie Matheson.565Please respect copyright.PENANAOd3ubtYJ0T
No, he thought, thinking she was badly hurt or injured.565Please respect copyright.PENANAHFKSAMQZwX
He ran towards and knelt beside her. He then gently rolled her onto her back. And when he did, she groaned. He then put her sword in its holster, which had been lying on the ground close by, before saying, "Charlie, it's me. Can you hear me?"565Please respect copyright.PENANAVxhq3XPBhE
He looked down at her and gently used his hand to stop her right side from bleeding further. He had never shown it, but he cared about her. Even when he had pulled a gun on her to get Rachel to cooperate, he hadn't wanted to pull the trigger on her. He cared about her for two reasons; she reminded him of Rachel and she was as much of his family as Miles was; even if she thought of him as the bad guy; the guy that killed her only brother; Danny. He hadn't given them orders to kill him, though, and he hadn't been there. It wasn't his fault that Danny had been killed. He wished he HAD been there, though. He could've possibly prevented him from getting killed.565Please respect copyright.PENANA4X32RkVnOO
"Hang in there, Charlie."565Please respect copyright.PENANAZVuFhiShAb
He took his hand away and gently pulled her into his arms. And as he got to his feet with her in his arms, he heard a helicopter. He knew he had to hide, so he briskly made his way inside the forest and stood under a tall, shady tree.
When the helicopter passed over the trees and the noise started to fade away, he started walking, searching for either a river or stream. He needed the help from a water source to take care of her wound.565Please respect copyright.PENANAf2I0JbJ1RP
As he walked, she slowly came to.565Please respect copyright.PENANAIw9zcV8eTg
"Monroe?" she asked softly.565Please respect copyright.PENANAQ90j1311oq
"It's me. I'm saving your ass."565Please respect copyright.PENANApkZEcgVmEM
He could tell that she was having trouble staying awake, and saw that she was probably about to go under again.565Please respect copyright.PENANA5BchDALPvd
"Stay awake," he urged her.565Please respect copyright.PENANAjKDfewzw5X
A moment later, he found a stream.565Please respect copyright.PENANApeXQgFbUUD
He layed her gently down on her back by it.565Please respect copyright.PENANAWdpcQQtI2k
"Talk to me," he instructed, knowing he had to keep her awake.565Please respect copyright.PENANA2xkWOKchvh
"I am," she replied.565Please respect copyright.PENANA5Y5Bqwk2kT
"Tell me what happened to you out there," he said.565Please respect copyright.PENANAsAK2QXSdKb
He tore a piece of his white t-shirt and damped it in the stream to start in on her side wound. He knew he had to stop the bleeding, or she wouldn't make it to see next week. She had lost a lot of blood. He had to save her.565Please respect copyright.PENANARTpubqLIe3
"Militia," she told him.565Please respect copyright.PENANA1cmQZIUFFv
He damped the piece of his shirt to her wound to stop the bleeding.565Please respect copyright.PENANAQknBl3926Y
Asses, he thought.565Please respect copyright.PENANAluCRELz2Z7
"What about you?" she asked him, as he gently continued to do what he could for her.565Please respect copyright.PENANAGCO4ugYUww
"I'm worse than you and the others are."565Please respect copyright.PENANAovtKTYADmX
"How?"565Please respect copyright.PENANA7GdKMnZrVC
"I'm worse because Tom got to my men. He's the general now; not me. If they get just one chance, I'm dead. Miles is the reason I'm still alive. He rescued me a few nights ago while you were all in the tower. But then again, I guess I deserve it after everything I've done."565Please respect copyright.PENANAsoQxnJ9eyS
He got the bleeding to stop and tied the piece of his shirt to her wound. It was all he could do until he could find bandages for her wound.565Please respect copyright.PENANAsDRTKgPBAs
He stood up and started to walk off, as he added, "Everything I've done, I've done for Miles. I didn't want to be the bad guy."565Please respect copyright.PENANA1vCTguZFre
He stopped and looked at her over his shoulder.565Please respect copyright.PENANAqLpNNe9O1F
"Hell, without Miles, I'm nothing. Miles is all I have left. I went to the war with Miles, only to lose all I had of family. If Miles hadn't found me that night at the Georgia cemetery, I would've killed myself. Miles has always been my family."565Please respect copyright.PENANA23f5EAztIg
He started to walk away again.565Please respect copyright.PENANAN0odT3RPUe
She got to her feet and started to slowly follow him.565Please respect copyright.PENANAjthX5gS5lM
Suddenly, a gun shot rang out. Monroe and Charlie didn't know what had happened until he felt pain and Charlie saw Monroe fall to the ground.565Please respect copyright.PENANAGWGHRbLxXr
As Charlie ran towards Monroe, she saw a guy with a rifle disappear from a line of trees. Her first priority was helping Miles' friend, though. She'd take care of the Militia guy later.565Please respect copyright.PENANABcvfAEF5Ri
She knelt at his side, as he lay on his back.565Please respect copyright.PENANAOxKaepUHVT
"Monroe?" she called.565Please respect copyright.PENANAIXD8Ve1UCE
"Charlie," he almost whispered.565Please respect copyright.PENANAqEt4l1cmgB
He closed his eyes.565Please respect copyright.PENANAzYg8JF1R0S
She opened his black, leather jacket to see the damage.565Please respect copyright.PENANAJYEeUlqWSN
"Stay with me, Monroe."565Please respect copyright.PENANA8P3ZFGimL2
She took his jacket off and used it as a pillow for his head. She then tore a piece of her blue jeans and used it to apply pressure to his chest wound.565Please respect copyright.PENANA0WN6xjR6gl
"I'm still her. We need to find bandages and shelter, though," he half whispered.565Please respect copyright.PENANAUpRq5F8394
"We'll find shelter. I'll stop the bleeding and then we'll find a place to stay," she promised him.565Please respect copyright.PENANAuMNZRjmWDo
He winced in pain, as she continued to apply pressure to his wound, and then groaned in pain.565Please respect copyright.PENANAY28wO5RikD
"If I don't make it, apologize to Miles for what I've done for me," he half whispered.565Please respect copyright.PENANALwGnUIb1Ng
"Don't talk like that. You're not going to die. I won't lose anyone else. I've lost enough."565Please respect copyright.PENANAF20sYJPF0B
Darkness started to close in on him, as everything started to grow dim.565Please respect copyright.PENANAovbnB6y8F4
"I'm dying, Charlie," he half whispered, before everything went black.565Please respect copyright.PENANAAUcpKB27hQ
She took her jacket off and draped it over him to keep him warm.565Please respect copyright.PENANAWzz1c8LVp8
"I'll be back. Don't you dare die."565Please respect copyright.PENANAQedc4Zl9O2
She got to her feet and ran like her life depended on it. He needed help and she knew where Miles would camp at next. It wasn't far away.
When Bass woke up, he was in a room in a bed, Miles leaning against the closed door with a bottle of whiskey he was drinking.565Please respect copyright.PENANAisiWa2ye25
He slowly sat up in bed.565Please respect copyright.PENANAWhvgBTpsiY
He winced in pain.565Please respect copyright.PENANAe6zOiVBzXb
"You're awake," Miles greeted.565Please respect copyright.PENANAZZo3xH0YHX
"Charlie?" Bass questioned.565Please respect copyright.PENANAb5Ac7eitJz
"She's okay. She's the one that saved your life, pal. She told me that she knows what happened."565Please respect copyright.PENANARufef8L5NL
Miles walked over to him and held up the bottle.565Please respect copyright.PENANAgpgQZel90R
"Drink?"565Please respect copyright.PENANALBwxDFm2RF
He stood at Bass' bedside.565Please respect copyright.PENANAv2vKXIxYeE
"Thanks," Bass said.565Please respect copyright.PENANAbrvmstBEzM
Miles handed him the bottle and Bass took a swig.565Please respect copyright.PENANAjF3oRuD0Ie
"I owed you. You saved my life twice. It was time for me to return the favor. Get better and then we'll talk."565Please respect copyright.PENANAyXSXxsz8Ye
Miles walked away and opened the door.565Please respect copyright.PENANAi8YyECJFtt
Miles looked over his shoulder at his best friend.565Please respect copyright.PENANADRitenq4kh
"Welcome home, Bass. You're a rebel now. Get used to it."565Please respect copyright.PENANACAobe8QlsJ
Bass watched as Miles left the room, and then Bass took another swig of whiskey.