Male MC (Will Redgrave) x Charlie Smith
Part 2
Will and Charlie have been transported to the modern age, and first and foremost is seeing to Charlie's survival...
Written in the present tense
Part 1
Tagging: @choicesficwriterscreations, @jerzwriter
Warnings: Talk of death
Word Count: 1354
Notes: I don’t own these characters, they are the property of Pixelberry Studios.
An Alternate Path made on cooltext.com
I was thinking about this post I made ages ago, and decided to write a story sort of based on it
With no choice but to sit in the waiting area, Will grabs his phone, switching it on, but it switches off straight away. Getting to his feet, he goes over to the reception desk.
Will - Hi, do you have a lead I can use to charge my phone?
She quickly checks the shape of the charging port of his phone.
Nurse - Uh.. yeah. Here you go.
She hands him the end of a lead and he plugs his phone in. After a few seconds, he switches it on and takes a step out of the way whilst the nurse returns to their work. Opening up his photos, Will smiles at the one he took of the entire crew, Axton, Adelia, Charlie, Edward, Ginny, Jonas, Maggie, everyone. He sets the photo as his new wallpaper and also emails it to himself so he can do the same on his computer.
Doctor - Excuse me, Mr. Redgrave?
Will sets his phone down and turns to the Doctor.
Will - How is she?
Doctor - She'll be okay. We were able to counteract the poison, but we'll need to keep her here overnight.
Will - Can I see her?
Doctor - She's unconscious, but if you want to sit with her, that's okay.
Will - Yes please.
Doctor - This way.
The doctor leads Will to the room they're keeping Charlie and he finds her sleeping. Her arm hooked up to what Will guesses is the antidote to the poison. The doctor leaves them and Will closes the curtains around them to give them some privacy. Standing at her side, he takes her hand in his and smiles in relief.
Will - I'm so glad you're alive, Charlie. You changed my life in ways I never imagined possible. You all did.
He takes a seat, settling in for what is probably going to be a long night.
Groaning as she blinks awake, Charlie looks around to find herself somewhere she doesn't recognise. Looking over, she sees Will asleep in the chair and sits up. Will opens his eyes and rushes to stand, wrapping her in a tight hug.
Will - Charlie!
Charlie winces and he steps back.
Will - Sorry!
Charlie looks at the screens around her and at the tube connected to her arm.
Charlie - So we're really in your time?
Will - Welcome to the twenty first century. How much do you remember?
Charlie - I remember being at the temple and there was a woman.
Will - Magdalena. She was the reason we had a chance to say goodbye to Edward and Oliver.
Charlie - So what happens now?
Will - A new life. Together... if you'll have me.
Charlie laces her fingers with his and pulls him closer, capturing his lips with hers in a soft kiss. When they part, she smiles, giving his hand a squeeze.
Charlie - You're al mine, love.
Will laughs quietly, bringing Charlie's hand up and kissing her knuckles.
The next morning, Will and Charlie arrive at his home via a taxi and as they get out, Charlie looks at the vehicle in shock while Will pays the driver. They head in and Will hands up his coat while Charlie looks around.
Charlie - This is all... so strange... I don't even know where to begin.
Will - Wherever you want.
He sits on the sofa and Charlie sits with him, looking at their clothing and then seeing some of Will's hanging up.
Charlie - I guess I should consider some different clothes.
Will - We can order you some to be delivered.
Charlie - You can do that?!
Will - Yeah. Yeah, that's a thing these days.
Charlie - It's strange to think, yesterday we were in the nineteenth century, and now here we are.
Will - I know the feeling. But I'll help you get used to technology and other parts of this time.
Charlie - Thank you. For saving my life.
Will - That wasn't me, that was the Doctors.
Charlie rests against him and he wraps an arm around her, holding her close. They sit in silence for a while before Charlie breaks it with a whisper of three words.
Charlie - I love you...
Will - I love you too.
A few days later, after getting Charlie a few clothes as well as showing her a few things for day to day life in the modern world, Will sets a few parcels down on the floor next to him before taking the last one from the delivery driver and giving a signature.
Will - Cheers, have a good one.
Driver - You too.
He closes the door, setting the parcel in his hands down by the sofa before grabbing the others. He goes through them, and one in particular contains two phones. He grabs his sim card and puts it in one of them before plugging both in to charge. A few minutes later, Charlie steps out, running a brush through her hair.
Charlie - One thing I'm definitely enjoying about this time is the showers.
Will laughs, wrapping an arm around her. She looks over at the parcels, along with the two phones charging.
Charlie - Is that...?
Will - One's to replace mine. The other's for you...
Charlie picks up the phone for her, looking it over.
Charlie - You'll need to guide me in using one of these.
Will - Sure thing. I also found something else, I thought might be of interest to you...
He points at the computer screen and she sits down, reading about a museum exhibit.
Charlie - This is...
Will - Yeah. Wondered if maybe you wante--
Charlie - Yes! I need to know what became of them...
That afternoon, Will and Charlie arrive at the exhibit where they find a painting of the Poseidon's Revenge, along with a portrait of Oliver and Edward hanging side by side.
Curator - Good afternoon, I was told you were interested in the exhibit. To be honest, it has a lot of mystery surrounding it.
Will - How so?
Curator - Well, there is the mystery of what happened to the Quartermaster. We've been lead to believe that she died during an exploration, along with one of their crewmates.
Will and Charlie share a knowing look.
Curator - But what it known is that after their disappearance, they took the ship belonging to Admiral Cochrane, renaming it the Charlotte.
Charlie - The Charlotte?
Curator - After their Quartermaster.
Will - Wow...
Curator - There are also these drawings made their youngest crewmember, Ginny.
The Curator leads them over to a series of drawings. Each one of each member of the crew, including Will and Charlie.
Curator - You know, you two bare a resemblance to these two.
Will - Uh, coincidence.
Charlie - What happened to them?
Curator - Well, going by a journal kept by Captain Mortemer, as the world changed, so did they. Oliver returned to the navy after his father passed, and it seems there was an arrangement made between the two. The crew sailed, distributing their wealth to the people. But eventually, as time passed, so did they. One of the pages speaks of how Edward returned to his home, Gorvershire to live out his last few years. He left the Charlotte under the command of Ginny.
Charlie - Good for her...
Curator - Is there anything else I can help you with?
Charlie - No, thank you.
The Curator takes her leave and Charlie takes a shaky breath as she looks at the drawings. Will laces his fingers with hers, giving her hand a squeeze.
Charlie - Do you know where Grovershire is?
Will - No, but it won't be hard to find.
A few days later, Charlie and Will stand before Edward's grave. Charlie lays some flowers down before wiping some dirt from the headstone, reading the words.
'A life well lived'
Charlie - Thank you for everything, Edward.
She stands and Will kneels down, laying his own flowers down.
Will - We'll follow your words and live well...
