Summary: Set between the S1 finale and S2E1. Bass sees Charlie running for her life from the Militia. Will he help her? Read to find out what happens.
It was a beautiful day. Sebastian Monroe, the former general of the Militia, was in the woods, when he heard a helicopter and gun shots.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKI3uGYSps5
When he looked up and didn't see anything, he went to investigate.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAmp5gWQ6NY
When he stopped at the tree line, he saw Charlie running for her life from the Militia that were in a helicopter. She was hurt, too. He knew he couldn't stand by and watch them take her down. She was Miles' niece. He told himself he was doing this for Miles, but he knew the truth.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡABK9i9LlfW
He ran from the shelter of the trees to run at her side, as he looked over his shoulder and shot at the Militia in the helicopter.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8qNQi5eMZs
As she ran, vision starting to grow dim, she saw Monroe at her side.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVH8bmUfOO
"Monroe?" she questioned, before weakness overcame her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhI3t5c7R1L
Bass took her arm to try and keep her from collapsing, the other hand still holding the gun.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzdQpPSpPx
When the helicopter left, he put his gun away and knelt at her side, looking down at her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡesVFMtqT6n
"Charlie," he said.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE5X7RsFTks
He gently put his right hand to the left side of her head where blood was at from a wound. And as he did, he scanned the rest of her with his eyes. She had been shot in the right shoulder and both legs as far as he could see.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡavO4z0ZYAv
"Hang in there," he said.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYADLIddJCo
He took his hand away from her head and gently pulled her into his arms, before getting to his feet and carrying her with him back into the woods. He knew what to do. He had to find a river or stream, in order to help her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKUwoKkq81M
Charlie thought it was wrong for it to not be Miles that had found her, and strange that Monroe was helping her. She'd be fighting against him if she could right now. She wanted to know why Monroe had saved her life and what his plan was. She also wanted to know why he had shot at his own men. Surely they wouldn't have done anything to Monroe. He was their general.
After a while, he finally found a stream.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOVlLYIEQK
He layed her gently down by it and took his jacket off. He then ripped a piece from his shirt, before wetting it in the stream. He rung it, before pressing it gently to the side of her head on her wound, dabbing it gently.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0S9u7eEKY2
Charlie winced in pain and closed her eyes, when he put the piece of his white shirt to her wound. She didn't know Monroe could be so gentle and caring. Not very long ago, he had imprisoned Rachel, her mother, Danny, her brother, and herself. He had pulled a gun on all of them and had told Rachel to choose which of her children would die. Charlie, being the brave one and looking out for her younger brother, had spoken up and had told him to shoot her. Now he was taking care of her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9nMbujZM5y
She groaned in pain, as he continued to dab at her bleeding head wound.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZKgrcSORjQ
"It hurts," he stated to her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkOq8pCEPa1
He knew he couldn't tell her that he knew what it felt like, because that would be lying to her. He had never been wounded or hurt in the head. He had been shot in the gut before, though.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMJVZ8KRli3
"Why?" she asked softly.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡklVZ0wGiGx
"What?" he asked, unsure of what she was asking him, as he started doing to her shoulder, as he had done to her head wound.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDn1Io25yW
"Why are you doing this?" she clarified for him.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbsmQoSvCT
"Because it's the right thing for me to do," he answered her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyRdjRF5Ig
He finished with her shoulder and then moved onto her left and right leg.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkix02jM1I
"Since when do you care about doing the right thing?" she asked him, as she slowly sat up.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7WI3nxVWt
"I always have, Charlie."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvJRaseyFQ
"So, what? Bombing Rebel camps and killing people is the right thing now?" she exploded at him.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXEOsq29hfn
"No, Charlie; It's not. What I did to the camps and those people wasn't right. I was just trying to keep everyone in line. After Miles left, it was hard. Everything was on my shoulders." He stopped and got to his feet, as he said, "Let's just go."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzGZrNDbx5X
She got to her feet, as he started slowly walking off. She then caught up with him and grabbed his arm, making him stop.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlY8dYO9cPi
"What's going on? What do you mean was?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVQ2s0QlaeX
He looked at her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhckCvobZBF
"Miles didn't tell you?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4W8KjyaHhr
"Tell me what?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡauPnyo1vcA
"I'm not the general anymore. I'm out on the run. My own men are shooting at me. I'm just Bass Monroe now. I have nothing left."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQSSO36kDqq
"So, if you're not the general of the Militia, who is?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK8FShIAD4S
"Tom Neville. If they get even one chance to kill me, I'm dead. But what does it matter to you? Nobody cares about me, anymore. Miles said it himself. He and I aren't brothers, anymore. I'm nothing to him. Apparently, this is what I get for saving his life twice and trying to do the right thing."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDCuHFrPAJ2
As Charlie Matheson stood beside him and looked at him. She felt sorry for him. He was almost like Miles. He was an emotionally hurt guy.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTyJ3FXmRDE
He started walking again and she followed suit at his side.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkaAp5Yb6A
"Miles didn't tell me anything about you. What little I know was from Nora."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWSiqzoPdxJ
She blinked to keep her composure.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7cYMHqFtQ
He looked at her.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21puCWGMDo
"What's wrong?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbiKxr5yRBl
"Before the lights came back on, Nora died."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXPYuDzv96x
He was silent.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3M1l2li1H3
He had known Nora almost as long as Miles. He had been fond of her. Now he was just hearing that Nora was dead.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1jKo3UHcG
"I'm sorry," he finally said.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtZuyph7ul
"It's not your fault. We were so close to the infirmary, too. I should probably thank you, though."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡisBEeHR6Lx
"For what?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXSLvH8KfEO
"For saving me twice. You saved me at the tower. Then you saved me today from the Militia. Thank you, Sebastian."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGNQm22FPFM
"You're welcome. You can call me Bass, though. Everyone does."
When the sun went down, they made camp in the woods. They gathered up some twigs and branches and Bass used his lighter to light them up. They then decided who should keep watch. And since Charlie had gotten pretty hurt that day, Bass decided to keep watch.
Charlie woke up the next morning to see herself alone.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyv24uIAWrY
"Bass?" she called.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvmIe20KFtu
In the distance, she heard fighting and knew he had to be fighting the Militia. So she grabbed her sword and made a run for it towards the sounds of fighting.
When she arrived, she was right. He was fighting, but he wasn't as good as her Uncle Miles. Some Militia were dead on the ground, but there were still five he was fighting sword to sword with. She knew she had to help him, or he would be even worse off. She had lost so many along the way. She couldn't lose Bass. He was connected with Miles. He had even shown her kindness she hadn't known he possessed.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1yc61k5TQh
Sebastian Monroe was trying his best to win, but it was one against five. And he was already hurt. He wasn't used to fighting alone or with a sword. He hadn't wanted to wake Charlie up, though. She needed the sleep.
With determination, he dropped his sword and pulled out his hand gun, seeing Charlie running towards the scene. He had to live for her. He had promised himself last night that he would get her back to Miles and Rachel. So, he pulled his gun out and began to shoot the three in front of him, while Charlie fought sword to sword with the other two. It was obvious to him that Miles had trained her a while back.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP8Q4GACB8o
Charlie took one down and ran to take down the last one, just as the last guy headed for him.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaxC0eKgNY5
"Behind you!" she yelled as the last guy pulled out a gun.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQXbbUrVec
Bass turned around, just as the guy shot at Charlie. He saw Charlie duck and knew she was fine. He then pulled his gun on the guy.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ7Tk8iMFCF
"This is between you and me. Leave her alone," he warned.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LnrNgRlj4
"The famous Sebastian Monroe actually protecting Rachel's daughter. How quickly you turn."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcOYIOxBahm
Charlie watched a few minutes later, as the two men fought over the guy's gun. And as she did, she started towards them, a gun in her hand that Miles had given her a while back.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBVkddc73x
Bass felt even more pain than before, as the gun went off. Then another shot was heard and the guy was dead not far from him.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipHUNS3EVI
Charlie ran towards and knelt at his side, gun back in her jacket.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG2HLDzqAfb
"Bass."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNM30RJUHHO
She looked down at him to assess his wounds. She didn't know everything, but she knew some things. He mostly had slice wounds from swords, so it wasn't bad there. What she knew she had to take care of as quickly as she could was his side wound. So, she tore a piece from her shirt and used it to apply pressure.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsZIbQee87
"Charlie," he said, as he looked up at her. "You want to know me? I'll tell you a few things. When Miles and I were younger, we fought in the war side by side. That's the first time I saved his life. When Rachel and Ben started dating, Miles and I had a crush on her. But then I moved on to Emma. Before Emma was killed, she told me that night that I have a son somewhere. Miles and I were close. We forgave one another no matter how much the other screwed up. I saved Miles when we were both the general. We got bombed in a diner and Miles got hurt. Everything I've done, Charlie, was always for Miles."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4teSaVcPkZ
"You don't have to say anything else, Bass."
A few days later, he was himself again, wound taken care of, so they headed farther towards the Rebel camp.
Miles was making his rounds not far from the camp, when he saw Charlie. It relieved him that she was okay, but who he saw with her was unexpected.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3x7xGEfL5
He started towards them.
Once they were in front of one another, he had to ask her, "What happened to you?"484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7Thsh1tAK
"He helped me out with some Militia," she answered her uncle.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvkuxi5ttkB
He looked at his best friend.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmKogyOMJC
"Thanks, Bass."484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARj059D3Xy
"He's on our side now," she informed him.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEPz4z3JQ0
"Good," he said.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lOrWH8Roi
"She saved me, too," Bass added.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMltwkobKww
"I guess we're good, then," Miles said.484Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHLcyANJxFx
The three of them then walked towards the Rebel camp.
