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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6gKARkmCN9
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyDlpzx4Df1
Suddenly, behind him, he heard a soft thud at the entrance.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJemAT7Zi01
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSJWK91Qf8
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."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoY2y7H50UH
Bass didn't say anything.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGt66buFRbD
Miles continued, saying, "We're still brothers. That will never change."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaXXiBUh0p
Miles used his sword to cut the ropes off Bass, before saying, "Run."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZaFIw5QjLI
"What?" Bass questioned in what sounded like a soft voice.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe853CR32dx
"Monroe's escaping!" Miles yelled, and then told his best friend, "I said run, Bass."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1M2CCva55I
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLwsrBSIEVm
No, he thought, thinking she was badly hurt or injured.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDUNfCUStSt
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?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfQTMxmNyi
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKqcPdQh18
"Hang in there, Charlie."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt22hnlbiIz
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUelrEZkceA
As he walked, she slowly came to.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wrryBbJY7
"Monroe?" she asked softly.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Fn1i6UXSO
"It's me. I'm saving your ass."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu6vjZ5dJuB
He could tell that she was having trouble staying awake, and saw that she was probably about to go under again.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6rDtBUuNl
"Stay awake," he urged her.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQj4zuTaBO
A moment later, he found a stream.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtpMhcS66zO
He layed her gently down on her back by it.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡluuQnlpXAW
"Talk to me," he instructed, knowing he had to keep her awake.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡATmmiJViSi
"I am," she replied.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdg8PFg0Rlx
"Tell me what happened to you out there," he said.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVHg7DBNnQs
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xyz8TP8OR
"Militia," she told him.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSDmBTh1N7b
He damped the piece of his shirt to her wound to stop the bleeding.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfbcWjCHykM
Asses, he thought.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtk5kjt8NVA
"What about you?" she asked him, as he gently continued to do what he could for her.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9UoHcTLIxY
"I'm worse than you and the others are."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAeQm6XVsm
"How?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvDlEzDFVX
"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."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgs8izpR3By
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWqGu4Y5IpT
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."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMxJo6fNdbu
He stopped and looked at her over his shoulder.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEcws4dJ7cg
"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."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVSkfh5Xr7I
He started to walk away again.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17n3rbJ3WV
She got to her feet and started to slowly follow him.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdcOVHf1jC
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp603S1tN20
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaq1zhfVYIc
She knelt at his side, as he lay on his back.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxKM8Gxmxug
"Monroe?" she called.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3W6AAHquGH
"Charlie," he almost whispered.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtm6QpPFk5B
He closed his eyes.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPr2NLD5R6
She opened his black, leather jacket to see the damage.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3ecQ4hv5r
"Stay with me, Monroe."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENmkzLG6Sy
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeol9r4ijh
"I'm still her. We need to find bandages and shelter, though," he half whispered.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj8o873aP2w
"We'll find shelter. I'll stop the bleeding and then we'll find a place to stay," she promised him.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpKtELlbpSL
He winced in pain, as she continued to apply pressure to his wound, and then groaned in pain.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxTN715p61e
"If I don't make it, apologize to Miles for what I've done for me," he half whispered.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFUqs6mCmD
"Don't talk like that. You're not going to die. I won't lose anyone else. I've lost enough."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE1QOOYLv9p
Darkness started to close in on him, as everything started to grow dim.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNUfnD5HQhC
"I'm dying, Charlie," he half whispered, before everything went black.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCsdGDfWxE
She took her jacket off and draped it over him to keep him warm.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfREwA42YS8
"I'll be back. Don't you dare die."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt4yRg28OM
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.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKTH4sPNu8
He slowly sat up in bed.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAfK49S6714
He winced in pain.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo0Y4YDBPpW
"You're awake," Miles greeted.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleietF5HEN
"Charlie?" Bass questioned.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmgtKhUsWy6
"She's okay. She's the one that saved your life, pal. She told me that she knows what happened."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqaE3aDqBop
Miles walked over to him and held up the bottle.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCY1OB6EpRE
"Drink?"488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXSuJAQrZC
He stood at Bass' bedside.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPK4DW2nBWv
"Thanks," Bass said.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcYnBKo99ae
Miles handed him the bottle and Bass took a swig.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRUERpzsNxj
"I owed you. You saved my life twice. It was time for me to return the favor. Get better and then we'll talk."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCL3CEojAo
Miles walked away and opened the door.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ac3Ya44eG
Miles looked over his shoulder at his best friend.488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBSqkRIKIWD
"Welcome home, Bass. You're a rebel now. Get used to it."488Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHngqk26tBL
Bass watched as Miles left the room, and then Bass took another swig of whiskey.
