Hey everyone! I started this one a long time ago and I ran on to it today and decided to finish it. I hope you enjoy it. I will try to update as quickly as I can, but sometimes I do get really busy so please hold tight. I'll get it sooner or later.

So basically this will just take place after Amy has graduated from college. Jack, Amy's grandpa of course, will have passed away about a year ago. He will have died of lung cancer and Nancy moved to Kansas to be with her daughter, who is of course a character of mine. Scott took the job in California so he, Lou, and their daughter will be there. Ty is taking care of Heartland by himself along with other stable hands until Amy's return from college. The rest is self explanatory. I will toy with the plot and just see where I can go with it.

Please read and review! I want to know what you think! Good or bad!

Disclaimer:I own none of the characters except for and only those that I have created.

-Saving Amy-

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~Dreams~

Ty tossed and rolled in the bed. His bad sleeping habits had increased, and seemed to be even worse tonight.

"Ty it is so good to see you!" Ty groaned in his sleep, he knew what would happen now, a whole night without sleep. His sleep deepened and he knew as he listened to their conversations, what was to come next. It always happened this way, their very first hug as she returned from her graduation of college, to the very last good bye, which didn't even happen. And so it continued and Ty realized he couldn't wake up now.

Ty hugged Amy and she smiled. Once again she wrapped her arms around him. "You know what…" she whispered into his ear, "We should go for a ride." Ty stood back from her. This should have been a good dream, but to Ty, he could already see storm clouds gathering over a head in the beautiful blue sky. Ty sat comfortably upon Snow's back and waited as Amy quietly mounted Spindle. "Hey Amy," Ty said. Amy looked up from patting Spindle's neck. "You should know so that you are careful. A week ago part of the Lazy Heart Creek dam washed into the creek. It is really dangerous there, and hard to see…"

It was too late for explaining, because Ty's dream had fast forwarded and he could already see Spindle running fast through the rain and Amy's excited grin as she and Ty raced side by side. She had been so happy to be home after such a long time that she was just enjoying her freedom. She wasn't concerned about the rain that had started so quickly or what was to come around the next bend in the road.

Ty wanted to scream out her name or grab hold of Spindle's reins, but his body wouldn't allow him to move. He watched, as if, in slow motion as Spindle tried to stop and his hooves slid aimlessly in the slick ground. There was no stopping now as he reared and tossed himself on his side to save his rider and himself. The place where the dam had slid away was inching closer and closer now.

Amy's body was suddenly being slung through the air and Ty couldn't see where she would land and Spindle became a helpless limp figure as he slid in the mud. Ty jumped from Snow's back and tried to run towards the dam to save Amy, but his legs were weak and would not move.

Ty jolted awake and his breathing began to slow down. Sweat was pouring down his body. His hands were shaking uncontrollably and he wasn't sure why. He had been having that same nightmare the past week now and there was nothing different. The same occurrences happened every time. He should have been used to it by now. But he wasn't. He would never get used to HIS Amy being gone.

Ty and Amy had finally been back on a good track with one another. He had worked so hard to be her friend again and be happy for her when she dated someone else. They had both decided that there would be no more secrets. Their friendship had gotten deeper over the past two or so years. When she had finally come home he had planned on telling her exactly how he felt. But he had never gotten the chance.

Ty began to dress in warm clothes so he could go out to the barn and check on the horses. His mind fell deep into thought. He remembered exactly why they had broken up. It had been because he had been insecure. Maybe it was that he just had lost his trust in her. She had only been gone to school for four years when they had broken up.

At first he had thought it was best for the both of them. Soon, however she began bringing home guys from her school. That did the job of making him truly jealous. So he had worked hard to just become her friend again. But you didn't just become Amy's friend if you were Ty Baldwin. He had found himself falling head over heels for her all over again.

Ty opened the barn door and walked in. The horses awoke from their slumber and began to whinney about. They thought that it was time to eat. It was only 3:30 a.m. Ty, however knew that he had to find something to do, because otherwise he would never be able to go back to sleep.

There was a loud whinney and the sound of hooves kicking against the stall door coming from the end of the isle. Ty took off towards the end of the barn where a broken heart and bodied horse stood all alone stomping and tramping down the fresh bedding in his stall.

"Easy, Spindle!" Ty said.

Spindle jumped up off his front feet and pinned his ears at Ty. His anger was evident and scars marked his once beautiful body.

Ty had tried everything to calm the horse, but this was one case when he truly needed Amy. Spindle had been like this ever since the accident which had nearly took his life. If Jack were still alive Ty knew that he would go straight to him for help, but Jack Barlett had passed on about one year ago.

Ty's thoughts returned to the day that he had watched Amy fly over the side of the dam and into the Lazy Heart Creek. The river was rushing so hard that no one had been able to find her body. Everyone thought her to be dead. Even her sister, Lou, was having trouble believing in miracles right now.

Ty stole a glance at Spindle who had his head in the corner of his stall. As soon as he looked his way though Spindle seemed to realize he was being watched. In an instance he had managed to spin around on his hind quarters and charge the short distance across his stall to get to Ty. His ears were pinned flat against his head and his mouth was open to snap at anything that neared him.

Ty felt a single tear role down his cheek. He wasn't one to cry, but Amy had been gone for a week now without any sign of a body. He kept prolonging the funeral as if to rid the thought that she might actually be gone. Right now he wanted nothing more than to curl up on the floor and cry like a baby.

"She's still out there isn't she boy?" he asked Spindle quietly.

Ty watched the horse flicker an ear in his direction and then lose his interest in him as he walked back to the corner of his stall.

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At daybreak Ty had packed up everything he would need and was riding into the huge pasture. He sat deep in the saddle on top of Sara. He knew the barn hands could take orders from Joni and be just fine. He had a life at stake that he had to save. If he didn't look for her how would he ever live with himself? He just had to.

Ty turned Sara on to the small trail for the first time since the accident and headed towards Lazy Heart Creek. He couldn't live his life knowing that he hadn't tried to save his friend. His heart was broken in a million pieces and he was losing hope that if Amy did turn up that she would be alive. Teams had searched for hours and never found even a sign of her. They had quit their search yesterday and declared her dead.

A fall like that into rushing waters could take a life in an instance. But Amy was a fighter, so Ty would fight for her.

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-Horsewhisperer