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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI1EgWj9VyC
When he looked up and didn't see anything, he went to investigate.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhLRv7XbhCQ
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9F7ygck1XA
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb2XCSTsr84
As she ran, vision starting to grow dim, she saw Monroe at her side.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZYzZK8vX1
"Monroe?" she questioned, before weakness overcame her.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpDZzA09f2F
Bass took her arm to try and keep her from collapsing, the other hand still holding the gun.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHD4y7a3oT
When the helicopter left, he put his gun away and knelt at her side, looking down at her.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfczQDuckq5
"Charlie," he said.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrDE4QCZ9oB
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4Gw6mi35O
"Hang in there," he said.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM413cejLh5
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxPlZTR2HRt
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMKOCgoCmpb
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWIHOrn0yLL
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwePPLsvDvL
She groaned in pain, as he continued to dab at her bleeding head wound.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzksiV82eU
"It hurts," he stated to her.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3C941btcgP
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu4cO5I9sN
"Why?" she asked softly.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHJupEhbelX
"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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2PizzToZaT
"Why are you doing this?" she clarified for him.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwGr95IXXO
"Because it's the right thing for me to do," he answered her.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkdnpH90KF
He finished with her shoulder and then moved onto her left and right leg.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzMSxQ5rvCx
"Since when do you care about doing the right thing?" she asked him, as she slowly sat up.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dTSdEybmY
"I always have, Charlie."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1N2rqLq2b6
"So, what? Bombing Rebel camps and killing people is the right thing now?" she exploded at him.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4q90ZoifB
"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."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2tjqwfpcKs
She got to her feet, as he started slowly walking off. She then caught up with him and grabbed his arm, making him stop.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymgNp7Pldq
"What's going on? What do you mean was?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1wljxi0DVw
He looked at her.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoq6UO1layL
"Miles didn't tell you?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw19TXTdOKc
"Tell me what?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV9JOpXxmOv
"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."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuq6LToSMk
"So, if you're not the general of the Militia, who is?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡotLtZyW8gv
"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."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Uoa1UIyLO
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDOaaMnLQN
He started walking again and she followed suit at his side.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4SktRZnAU3
"Miles didn't tell me anything about you. What little I know was from Nora."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJkwY2FXF1e
She blinked to keep her composure.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrEIcau0up
He looked at her.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi7mP0puX2t
"What's wrong?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDv4C0sDZFj
"Before the lights came back on, Nora died."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWb0NRRUnW
He was silent.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiHR3X4ZQUd
He had known Nora almost as long as Miles. He had been fond of her. Now he was just hearing that Nora was dead.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4vBZDqH0jV
"I'm sorry," he finally said.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sQyiCzssE
"It's not your fault. We were so close to the infirmary, too. I should probably thank you, though."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyr4PO2UO4
"For what?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIUFJ4O3Tqw
"For saving me twice. You saved me at the tower. Then you saved me today from the Militia. Thank you, Sebastian."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjAI0UrhbDd
"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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7TigKrtdeW
"Bass?" she called.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn7BYLy0JA
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡclVJj40szo
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkKPMl22PD
Charlie took one down and ran to take down the last one, just as the last guy headed for him.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxkIk7YKgp9
"Behind you!" she yelled as the last guy pulled out a gun.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaOAffz1paa
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkp8LlaFJ5v
"This is between you and me. Leave her alone," he warned.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPcNZwgOHvb
"The famous Sebastian Monroe actually protecting Rachel's daughter. How quickly you turn."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WfZ7YG5xy
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6TaMwcNr8F
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjC7WutaJP
Charlie ran towards and knelt at his side, gun back in her jacket.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd4LQuRIDLR
"Bass."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cdqQo5GNC
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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVdbH2tz1o
"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."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQOvgmOWyc
"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.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwzFj30cIE
He started towards them.
Once they were in front of one another, he had to ask her, "What happened to you?"531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPkDeK9IWv
"He helped me out with some Militia," she answered her uncle.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN7TqffV9HS
He looked at his best friend.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOSLMBEQiq1
"Thanks, Bass."531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4R8kqd9mpB
"He's on our side now," she informed him.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvxOgLx9DN
"Good," he said.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtvHZfYifNs
"She saved me, too," Bass added.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFpGQbZm5iT
"I guess we're good, then," Miles said.531Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAReFxP8T9d
The three of them then walked towards the Rebel camp.
