I do not own Falling Skies. This is an idea that has been nagging me to write for a while so I just had to write it. Just so you know Ben is not with them currently, but they find him and me being me have to pair up Ben and Jimmy so they find Ben and well you will just have to read and find out. Ben is not harnessed.
Jimmy's POV
Weaver had me on patrol again tonight. We heard an explosion and when we went to investigate it we came across sort of a ghost town. There were 20 or so Skitters dead and about 5 Mechs. Tom bent down and examined the Mech and discovered that there were no shell casings which meant that they fought against each other. We were about to leave when we heard a whimpering coming from behind one of the vehicles.
I went to check it out and I found a kid my age crying, holding his arm. "Hey Tom, you might want to come here." When I said this, the kid looked up in fear at me and tried to get up and run, but I gently held him down and slowly he calmed down. "Shush, you are okay now. Can you tell me your name?"
He looked up at me and said "Ben Mason." My eyes widened just a tad and I hollered to Tom again. "Tom you really want to come here." I heard his feet hitting the gravel as he jogged over to me. "What is it Jimmy?" He asked and I pointed down.
Tom's POV
"Ben, is that really you?" I asked and he nodded. "Hi daddy." (Yes I know I had him say daddy, but I think that if you are a wounded, scared teenager you are probably going to call your mother and father mommy and daddy.) "Oh Benny, I have been looking for you forever. So have your brothers for that matter. I have missed you so much." I told him, gently picking him up because I didn't want to jostle his hurt arm and leg.
"I tried to find you guys, but I got lost and then I nearly got killed by the Skitters and Mechs fighting each other, so I hid behind the dumpster." He explained as I walked over to the bikes with Jimmy following close behind. "I'm just glad you are okay. Now I'm sorry, but you are going to have to ride back to camp on Jimmy's bike because mine is full, is that okay?" I asked and he just nodded his head. I positioned him on the bike and waited as Jimmy got on the back, reaching around Ben to the controls. I saw Ben visibly relax against Jimmy and thought it was weird, but he was hurt and probably tired so I brushed it off and took off on the bike.
Jimmy's POV
I got on the back of the bike and reached around each side of Ben to the controls when I did I felt him relax against me and I smiled because for some reason I felt happy when he was around. I started the bike and drove back to camp. Along the way he fell asleep and was still asleep when we stopped. When we got back Tom picked him up and took him to Anne. I followed them into the med bus, but was ushered out along with Tom by Anne. Around 10 minutes later, I was sitting outside with Tom when we heard panicked screams coming from inside. Lourdes came running out searching for Tom. We ran in and I stood aside and watched as Ben freaked out and started to cry. My heart nearly broke when Tom laid his hand on Ben's chest and Ben trashed around trying to get away. I walked up to him and place my hand on his foot and he stopped hitting his father.
Everyone turned towards me and stared in awe as Ben quieted down and stopped screaming. I slowly moved my hand up and grabbed his hand and he stopped crying all together and fell back to sleep. Lourdes was the first to recover from the shock. "What just happened?" She asked and everyone just shrugged including me because we were all dumbfounded.
"Well whatever it was, he calmed down when Jimmy touched him, so I would not like to have him wake up again without you here, so you don't mind staying here until I get him patched up and well enough to go back with Tom, do you?" She asked almost desperately. "No I don't mind." I told her and then she turned to Tom. "I know he is your son, but he freaked out the most when you touched him, so would you mind leaving?" Anne asked, but when she saw the look on his face she quickly added "just until we finish splinting his leg and arm." He debated for a few moments. "Fine. Just come get me when he is ready." Then he left and I sat in a chair by his bed.
Anne's POV
Once everything was settled we began again. "Lourdes, go get the kit, Jimmy I am going to need you to help me if he wakes up, which I am pretty sure he is going to considering I have to reset his leg and arm." He nodded and Lourdes came back with the kit. We got everything ready "On the count of three, ready one, two, and three!" I set his leg bone and as I suspected he shot up in pain.
Jimmy quickly placed is hands on Ben's chest and he didn't try to kick me which was good. Then I counted down again only this time Ben was trying to get away, but the second Jimmy placed his hand on Ben he stopped struggling. "One, two, and three." I said and quickly placed his arm bone back in place. Ben screamed while I was doing so.
He was crying by the time I finished resetting the bones, but the broken arm and leg didn't hurt as bad as before which was good, but they still hurt. So I wrapped the arm and put it in a sling then I wrapped his leg, but I couldn't put it in a cast because I did not have the proper materials, so he had to make do with a wrap and crutches. I sent Lourdes to get Tom as Jimmy help Ben sit up. When Tom arrived I gave him strict instructions. "He is not to be up and about unless it is completely necessary; also he is not to get into water with the wraps on. Also have him take two ibuprofens every 12 hours to help numb the pain if it gets too bad." I said handing him the pill bottle. "Yes Doc, anything else?" he asked "Yeah, make sure he gets plenty of rest. That is the only way he is going to heal properly." I told him. He nodded and headed out the door supporting one side of Ben and Jimmy supporting the other.
Okay that is the first chapter of Found. So I hope you enjoy it and I will be updating this and Cold tomorrow. I will update Crush if someone reviews and asks me to, but only if someone does. Bye for now.