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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpVuaPYV04
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtBcGsx2Kt
Suddenly, behind him, he heard a soft thud at the entrance.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJa4bpOG1YM
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLAi4M66hjS
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."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZy9hBYbw9o
Bass didn't say anything.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoT7au4wN88
Miles continued, saying, "We're still brothers. That will never change."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5tCWaVdF0
Miles used his sword to cut the ropes off Bass, before saying, "Run."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOosfmgMP8f
"What?" Bass questioned in what sounded like a soft voice.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj5e4wCu0SE
"Monroe's escaping!" Miles yelled, and then told his best friend, "I said run, Bass."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrPBFLKOEhS
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36XqIHApOJ
No, he thought, thinking she was badly hurt or injured.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAK3RwMzSNT
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?"598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQHGq6guxBa
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfgmrxpsPn
"Hang in there, Charlie."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxRxeqO6zYD
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bvKpWBoAK
As he walked, she slowly came to.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnuhqICsTZn
"Monroe?" she asked softly.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQFPMDUx7QN
"It's me. I'm saving your ass."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxNZFPopwlb
He could tell that she was having trouble staying awake, and saw that she was probably about to go under again.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfjUdXYUy8
"Stay awake," he urged her.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoD2PGqH75
A moment later, he found a stream.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVvC7dZunq
He layed her gently down on her back by it.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoeGZHHSQ1I
"Talk to me," he instructed, knowing he had to keep her awake.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3F1oIoTm4Q
"I am," she replied.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYfvz6LXHfi
"Tell me what happened to you out there," he said.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DeFX0mDan
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbXpYoD1LRs
"Militia," she told him.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKOGuIifVgJ
He damped the piece of his shirt to her wound to stop the bleeding.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5tHDhQ4lh
Asses, he thought.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡraSw2kA5en
"What about you?" she asked him, as he gently continued to do what he could for her.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzRqGTWuwgA
"I'm worse than you and the others are."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpJogujn4wZ
"How?"598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOW42Ubx1Dz
"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."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlTd3jq1JqS
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgCsW1hys3V
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."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmW8MArS5Oy
He stopped and looked at her over his shoulder.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGK9lCAESYy
"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."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ26ATeWFijg
He started to walk away again.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEAN5yuy71E
She got to her feet and started to slowly follow him.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRCsEoGZooF
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhchWKg5mtQ
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKOYYcp2ns
She knelt at his side, as he lay on his back.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9REiBuB8gB
"Monroe?" she called.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs7KsR56JHI
"Charlie," he almost whispered.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuFtuQOWnn
He closed his eyes.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhJ0ECONdCm
She opened his black, leather jacket to see the damage.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj0lNPPx8q
"Stay with me, Monroe."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9mUfgkaBh
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4HMvBYw0b
"I'm still her. We need to find bandages and shelter, though," he half whispered.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpURKU3IwjD
"We'll find shelter. I'll stop the bleeding and then we'll find a place to stay," she promised him.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPGmhidtB6
He winced in pain, as she continued to apply pressure to his wound, and then groaned in pain.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6RdXvGNfM
"If I don't make it, apologize to Miles for what I've done for me," he half whispered.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGsVRR5QQi
"Don't talk like that. You're not going to die. I won't lose anyone else. I've lost enough."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXjyi4TCn6H
Darkness started to close in on him, as everything started to grow dim.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg6PvAiTear
"I'm dying, Charlie," he half whispered, before everything went black.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfkmr2AJro
She took her jacket off and draped it over him to keep him warm.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQn0H1VZV2
"I'll be back. Don't you dare die."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY0NbzHmKjf
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.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoFmiZlHGSv
He slowly sat up in bed.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMkvbYIKWH
He winced in pain.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVBesf3Sb7
"You're awake," Miles greeted.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFm1vGbVdz
"Charlie?" Bass questioned.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUa5C8vBzqq
"She's okay. She's the one that saved your life, pal. She told me that she knows what happened."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeUN57oUSoF
Miles walked over to him and held up the bottle.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUHLUDaVD33
"Drink?"598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBvQbDPBdko
He stood at Bass' bedside.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Z1WHAS4fm
"Thanks," Bass said.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYKY54qID2
Miles handed him the bottle and Bass took a swig.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSqZTCSgsM
"I owed you. You saved my life twice. It was time for me to return the favor. Get better and then we'll talk."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTaw5hzPkxZ
Miles walked away and opened the door.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGM80mzvUSL
Miles looked over his shoulder at his best friend.598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDOfDzLIu6H
"Welcome home, Bass. You're a rebel now. Get used to it."598Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxcSuPisVJR
Bass watched as Miles left the room, and then Bass took another swig of whiskey.
