Spencer looked around at her world torn apart by war and she knew something had gone drastically wrong in her plan. She had a terrible feeling John Connor had been taken so she did the only thing she knew how to do, she went back.

She raced to the last time portal left in the city and looked to see where the last person had been sent to in order to know a year. She didn't know who was sent but she knew they went to 2017 so she punched in the data, stripped and sent herself back in time.

The room was filled with bright, blinding lights as she felt herself being taken back to a time she didn't know and unsure if she'd find the people who could ensure the future she was facing would never happen.

As the world around here cleared once more she saw concrete beneath her but instead of impacting that she slammed into the hood of a car. She sat up once she got her bearings and tried desperately to catch her breath as the driver of the car appeared before her eyes. As she saw the man before her, a man she knew well but with more wrinkles across his handsome face and graying hair, she smiled, "Guardian, it's good to see you again."

Pops looked at her, his hardware scanning her facial features calculating who she was, "Spencer. What are you doing here?" he asked, his tone even.

Spencer looked at him, "I would be happy to explain but can we do that in the car so no one stares at my naked body while we sit out here?"

Pops nodded as he moved to help her off of the hood of the which she quickly declined as she slid off and quickly moved into the passenger seat, "Do you have any female clothes?" she asked, beginning to feel cold.

Pops nodded as he passed her a pair of sweatpants and a tank top. She quickly pulled them on before turning to look at him, "Do you remember everything about me?" she asked.

He looked at her briefly before glancing up to see another orb appear on the overpass above them. He hadn't made it to them in time but he knew where they'd be taken as he cranked the engine back up. "I remember everything," he finally acknowledged what she'd said. "Why have you abandoned the future to come back here and how did you know we would be in this year when the original plan has always been to go to 1997?" he asked, his tone showing a slight hint of curiosity.

"You've picked up a personality in all your time here," Spencer commented before she continued with her story, "As you know, you were my Guardian in the future until we learned that the other side sent one of theirs back to take care of Sarah long before she could impact the future. That was when I made the toughest decision of my life which was to send you back to take care of her. I stayed there in the future and waited to know that everything had worked out but it didn't. The future has gone horribly wrong. The machines figured out what I had done so I had to come back here to help you guys end it once and for all. This is our last chance," she explained, her face giving away the despair she felt as she recounted her failed mission. She had sacrificed her Guardian for nothing, well maybe not.

Pops looked at her, his face almost giving away an emotion, "We must find Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese quickly if we are to do what you say. We will find them at the hospital. Follow my lead when we get there," he informed her, his tone back to his normal, serious business as usual mode.

Spencer laughed lightly as she watched him, it was the first time she could remember smiling in years, "Yes sir but you do know that I can take care of myself now. I had to learn to be self sufficient after I sent you away. I am quite handy in a fight, even with a Terminator," she revealed.

The pair stayed silent as they drove to the hospital where Pops parked and walked into the gift shop, gesturing for her to wait. When he came back, he had a giant bear in his arms and he opened the truck so that he can hide a large rifle inside.

"Smart," she commented as she smiled at him and looked to the hospital to walk in.

As they marched through the doors, Pops looked over at Spencer, remembering more about her each moment they were together, and he said softly, "I missed you as well."

Spencer heard what he'd said but because she didn't know how long they'd be in each other's presence, she stayed quiet.