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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM555A3DHoj
When he looked up and didn't see anything, he went to investigate.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvU7mt2qrRM
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA6NTGFp0Cf
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPUfnAASTDI
As she ran, vision starting to grow dim, she saw Monroe at her side.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFajSnzDhT
"Monroe?" she questioned, before weakness overcame her.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdoJxB6AXNp
Bass took her arm to try and keep her from collapsing, the other hand still holding the gun.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY74s8ZBKKx
When the helicopter left, he put his gun away and knelt at her side, looking down at her.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ1PRTK8bsa
"Charlie," he said.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡafNmrlBIfT
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnpgalkD1dJ
"Hang in there," he said.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonVrbpfDeo
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD8HE5eZ8y6
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVSfmTvQbG
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzuAN8aSaf
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLnCDyribdZ
She groaned in pain, as he continued to dab at her bleeding head wound.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDbbp5YVLyc
"It hurts," he stated to her.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5nOl7JMRYm
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzdQolREz2s
"Why?" she asked softly.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdyW6mQ7zC
"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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaj1afLpNQL
"Why are you doing this?" she clarified for him.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1YSoxIcJj
"Because it's the right thing for me to do," he answered her.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8EuqFF5i3
He finished with her shoulder and then moved onto her left and right leg.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWbwOi6yHz5
"Since when do you care about doing the right thing?" she asked him, as she slowly sat up.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5BfKtthHy2
"I always have, Charlie."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlEkJCXVjj
"So, what? Bombing Rebel camps and killing people is the right thing now?" she exploded at him.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjWXAkirWu
"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."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQxSnaPEZWw
She got to her feet, as he started slowly walking off. She then caught up with him and grabbed his arm, making him stop.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFG33wjTMFd
"What's going on? What do you mean was?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWn8ELGeD0Y
He looked at her.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtDY8MrumXd
"Miles didn't tell you?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87X0EcXPyl
"Tell me what?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCoHjoDnlo
"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."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGWquW0vsD
"So, if you're not the general of the Militia, who is?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwcrdmKBwb6
"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."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqKHjedbzlE
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0IyKpOaz8
He started walking again and she followed suit at his side.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDVfkFzyt1n
"Miles didn't tell me anything about you. What little I know was from Nora."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbWYpXo1G0
She blinked to keep her composure.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24RHaeCxEI
He looked at her.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5vxJInPZA
"What's wrong?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV8ZGBcchf
"Before the lights came back on, Nora died."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHgIvcOgBhx
He was silent.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNPUo1czHT9
He had known Nora almost as long as Miles. He had been fond of her. Now he was just hearing that Nora was dead.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpMjbFjiYq
"I'm sorry," he finally said.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpGFijPsyB
"It's not your fault. We were so close to the infirmary, too. I should probably thank you, though."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEzQFJdp6Qa
"For what?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5aGX5Spd6K
"For saving me twice. You saved me at the tower. Then you saved me today from the Militia. Thank you, Sebastian."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRp8QYqpaUq
"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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRIkfwA6NDH
"Bass?" she called.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkhGrm39Vx
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBi1wTOuGZ
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQezyfK1tJm
Charlie took one down and ran to take down the last one, just as the last guy headed for him.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡukTJSpP1t1
"Behind you!" she yelled as the last guy pulled out a gun.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrOCHjArYjA
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhVeGV3erK
"This is between you and me. Leave her alone," he warned.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbbuM4XaSpc
"The famous Sebastian Monroe actually protecting Rachel's daughter. How quickly you turn."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9GLF8aJKA
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcBzWiU8QdH
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMvc5ngFVIK
Charlie ran towards and knelt at his side, gun back in her jacket.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOyMoSr3pmb
"Bass."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWmDh2ZP6Jm
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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpqHXdUzLmr
"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."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwsJCkbjOX
"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.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKz9ogSqCNt
He started towards them.
Once they were in front of one another, he had to ask her, "What happened to you?"557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUswhkimgIK
"He helped me out with some Militia," she answered her uncle.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEUbydalJu8
He looked at his best friend.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Fz72k2BRu
"Thanks, Bass."557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4weqyTmjnx
"He's on our side now," she informed him.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgRP75Xajw1
"Good," he said.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq5q57IBjww
"She saved me, too," Bass added.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxEQzIQXmgp
"I guess we're good, then," Miles said.557Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxKHlppnYK
The three of them then walked towards the Rebel camp.
