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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEERkH4oZ1
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZt9XVgzJav
Suddenly, behind him, he heard a soft thud at the entrance.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKZmmWf6HGR
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGtH1AKfo1
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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd6mTTKXCST
Bass didn't say anything.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qo9jaIOfj
Miles continued, saying, "We're still brothers. That will never change."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7T5ZDTNsLV
Miles used his sword to cut the ropes off Bass, before saying, "Run."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkAbJQyZNd
"What?" Bass questioned in what sounded like a soft voice.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcX4RygpR68
"Monroe's escaping!" Miles yelled, and then told his best friend, "I said run, Bass."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxW5BeyPB4H
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSn9g0acsPu
No, he thought, thinking she was badly hurt or injured.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ65tlNu2NYE
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?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0of9B92enA
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3gNJ71iTY
"Hang in there, Charlie."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11ZRPVvS42
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyv29awUdU
As he walked, she slowly came to.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8TpiQ3EKhy
"Monroe?" she asked softly.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHVLDt1JWR9
"It's me. I'm saving your ass."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr6c8LHZsge
He could tell that she was having trouble staying awake, and saw that she was probably about to go under again.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQZp8hWN5SZ
"Stay awake," he urged her.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgXcIwXNmTV
A moment later, he found a stream.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvtDjJwnYdV
He layed her gently down on her back by it.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtp0i7Liy8
"Talk to me," he instructed, knowing he had to keep her awake.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1AEskt5pA9
"I am," she replied.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrjhO6E15jc
"Tell me what happened to you out there," he said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmymTwvvU3
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOIwC4SR2cD
"Militia," she told him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4AYrXOUqd1
He damped the piece of his shirt to her wound to stop the bleeding.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2smskDqO7m
Asses, he thought.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQEjUndlFyb
"What about you?" she asked him, as he gently continued to do what he could for her.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAlo0Aybjf
"I'm worse than you and the others are."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeM6V16a6j
"How?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0HqyeHHfJe
"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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCOywf9KZsm
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADnOOg1OmL
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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgF8OUqS2R8
He stopped and looked at her over his shoulder.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP02RYGiSNk
"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."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpTq61dKQK
He started to walk away again.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUINZ6XoASc
She got to her feet and started to slowly follow him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4TqrB8kvd
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIEssajrsA
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazRm3IUXQu
She knelt at his side, as he lay on his back.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8EQmq2dNs
"Monroe?" she called.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH8YQJtLIyU
"Charlie," he almost whispered.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs5Q1PWYqtL
He closed his eyes.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0PUT8aGXMi
She opened his black, leather jacket to see the damage.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYFSnY778s
"Stay with me, Monroe."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQOcASRFpsL
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYvDOe9mjtc
"I'm still her. We need to find bandages and shelter, though," he half whispered.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmUiwP9oUTb
"We'll find shelter. I'll stop the bleeding and then we'll find a place to stay," she promised him.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42pyTLolqa
He winced in pain, as she continued to apply pressure to his wound, and then groaned in pain.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgVr6r0GxUg
"If I don't make it, apologize to Miles for what I've done for me," he half whispered.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC4oV4L9xnG
"Don't talk like that. You're not going to die. I won't lose anyone else. I've lost enough."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXymz6aePn5
Darkness started to close in on him, as everything started to grow dim.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdYf7QL4F1
"I'm dying, Charlie," he half whispered, before everything went black.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNN54FiqkEi
She took her jacket off and draped it over him to keep him warm.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4LcQ5yaoEc
"I'll be back. Don't you dare die."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNwB2RXKwT
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.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTB9JVUFtpC
He slowly sat up in bed.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpmTZ6fbnZP
He winced in pain.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMt2E148wn
"You're awake," Miles greeted.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRQrh1mZVA
"Charlie?" Bass questioned.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hGVrEMaxX
"She's okay. She's the one that saved your life, pal. She told me that she knows what happened."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoOvGoaICE7
Miles walked over to him and held up the bottle.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSAt2n7cHyq
"Drink?"583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhpfNFVzgSQ
He stood at Bass' bedside.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkZtONPOlZ7
"Thanks," Bass said.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7vbmqg0Si
Miles handed him the bottle and Bass took a swig.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaXQeCfhgj
"I owed you. You saved my life twice. It was time for me to return the favor. Get better and then we'll talk."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGSCRbWIN8J
Miles walked away and opened the door.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCJzEs2Rem
Miles looked over his shoulder at his best friend.583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1ByfX5K3m
"Welcome home, Bass. You're a rebel now. Get used to it."583Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj29MiaM1oO
Bass watched as Miles left the room, and then Bass took another swig of whiskey.
