Amy:

I slammed the truck door. I placed my head on the window of the truck and tried to pull myself together. Ty is missing. How could this be happening!? Our last words were us fighting and being angry with each other. He's the one thing that matters most to me and now he's missing. Once I wiped my tears, I looked up to see grandpa hauling hay by the barn. "Grandpa!" I yelled running over to him. "They lost contact!" I squeezed his arms while staring at his eyes, mine filled with tears.

Jack:

"I know hunny, I know. They're going to be okay though. Don't you start having bad thoughts. Lou's waitin' inside for us. Let's go talk this out, okay? Everything's going to be okay." I hugged Amy and wiped the tears streaming down her face. I knew that Ty and Scott missing was a big deal. Never till this day I thought this would be happening. I wrapped my arm around Amy's shoulder then we walked inside to find Lou and Mallory in the living room looking worried as well.

Lou:

I nervously looked over at Mallory as she sat on the couch. I was too upset to sit. So I paced around the room waiting for Amy to come back. I rushed over to the door Mallory hot on my heels as I heard the back door open. "Oh, Amy." I pulled her into a hug. "What'd they say? Do they have any idea what happened!" I asked as we pulled away.

"Their gonna be alright? Right, Jack?" Mallory asked from behind me. Her eyes red with tears threatening to fall. I forced a smile at her before looking toward Grandpa for some sort of answer. But I knew there wouldn't be one. Ty was like a brother to me. And Scott was my first love. A tear rolled down Amy's face as she looked away. "I'm sure they just set down somewhere. They'll probably call any minute." I said reassuring her.

Mallory:

I stood there speechless, for once. I was so shocked. How could this happen? Amy looked so heartbroken and lost. Jack had a worried expression on his face. I felt so helpless. "They have to find them." I finally said finding my voice.

Lou smiled at me as she touched my hair. "They will."

The Bartlett/Fleming family was more my family then my actual parents. I've known Scott for as long as I've been coming to Heartland. And that was a long time.

"What happens now? Did you call the police, Grandpa?" Lou asked desperate. All I could do was stand there and hope they'd be okay.

Amy:

I looked up to Lou trying not to crack my voice. "They lost radio contact about twenty minutes away from the air port. They didn't land and...they don't know where they are." I said having the feeling of a huge lump in my throat.

Jack:

"They're going to be fine, Mallory. Worrying only distracts you. It doesn't keep you busy." I say to Mallory as she hugged me. I then turned to Lou. "If they did happen to land somewhere they'll figure out how to call. They're smart men."

Amy: I stood there listening to everyone talk. It just made my head spin. Everyone showed sign of worry. Grandpa even did and he's hard to look through. My brain slowly repeated in my head my last words to Ty before he left. It made me sick and I just needed to see him. Once I heard Mallory tell us that they needed to be found, I decided to speak. "They will find them." I agreed with Lou. "There is no way that this can be kept under our hats." I said with a shaky voice.

Jack:

"I'm calling them right now. After this, we don't do anything until we have more information from the police officer." I said walking into the living room with the phone. As I stood there calling the police, I thought to myself about the first times I've had with Ty and Scott. Ty, being as rebelled as Scott was, brought me almost to tears as they have both gotten so far from that. They're like sons to me and I can't loose them. Not today, not ever.

Lou:

I watched Grandpa on the phone to the police for a second before looking back at Amy and Mallory standing shaken by the events. "Let's get something to eat." I say jumping to distract mode. It's what's I do best. When faced with conflict it's how I cope. Both girls looked at me like I'd lost my mind. "I know it's not the meal we had planned but everyone needed to eat." I open the fridge trying to find something to make. "Well, don't just stand there. Mallory, can you please set the table?" I ordered. I knew I shouldn't have been so bossy but I let my emotions take over. "Why'd Scott take that vet call in BC anyway?!" I shouted and then looked away as a tear rolled down my cheek.

Mallory:

I raised my eyebrow at Lou. Why on earth is food so much more important then Ty and Scott? I shrugged my shoulder's at Amy. I jumped when Lou shouted at me to set the table. "Okay, okay. Geesh...what's gotten into you?"

I regretted it as her voice cracked. More tears running down her face. "Please set the table." She whispered as she slammed the fridge door closed.

Amy:

"I can't eat right now, Lou. How can any of you eat right now!? Ty is out there and who knows what happened to them. I'll be in the barn." I ran outside. I couldn't take it any more. I needed to see Ty again and make sure he's alright. I immediately went towards Spartan and hugged his neck in the stall. "Ty's missing, Spartan." A tear strolled down my cheek. As I looked up, I saw Harley standing all alone in his stall. "We're going to find him." I said petting Harley. "Ty's going to come back to you." As I walked out of Harley's stall, I heard a truck rumbling up the gravel. It was Dads truck. Both Caleb and Dad hopped out.

Caleb:

"Amy? Hey! Jack called us...well Tim, and I happened to be there. I want to do everything I can to help." I hugged Amy. I can tell she was very shook. Her face all red from previous crying and shaky hands.

"Thank you, Caleb." She whispered. Ty is my brother. Doesn't matter if it's biological or not. He's been my brother for a while now and I can't imagine life without him. If he doesn't come back, I don't know what I'll do.

Tim:

"Amy!" I shouted as soon as I got up to the barn door. "Come here." I wrapped her into a hug. She pressed against me holding me tight. It broke my heart to see her so upset. I liked Ty. Not that I'd ever admit it out loud. But he was a good kid. He turned his life around. Much like myself. "It's gonna be okay. Okay? I'm gonna do whatever I have to to bring Ty home. I promise." I said into Amy's hair as she shook against me crying.

Amy:

I saw Dad running up to me. "Dad!" I cried as I ran into his arms. "He's going to be okay, right? He's gotta be." My breath shook as I spoke. "And...and this is all my fault. I fought with him the last time I saw him and I just pressured him...I..."

Tim:

My heart broke for Amy. I had no idea her and Ty had gotten into a argument before he left. No wonder Amy is so upset. "He's gonna be fine." I put my arm around Amy. "Ty's a tough kid." I looked up to see the police car pulling up to the house. Surprisingly they didn't waste anytime getting over here. Problem was they were gonna take their sweet time doing anything about this matter. I knew damn well. I smiled at Caleb as he offered Amy his arm on her shoulder. I followed the pair out of the barn and over to the house.

Caleb:

"Hey, relax, Amy. It's going to be okay. You heard Tim. We're going to do everything we can to find Ty and Scott." I look over my shoulder to see a cop car rolling up. "We should go. The police is here." I said placing my hand on Amy's shoulder, giving her support. She nodded and followed.

Lou:

I'd just gotten off the bus and was headed toward to the house when a boy a bit older then me came riding up beside me. "Hey! You must be Lou."

I smiled shyly. "Yeah. So your the new ranch hand?" I said looking at him. "You don't look much like a cowboy."

"Been riding since I could talk." He said proudly.

I shook my head. "My mom really thinks she can fix you." I ask refering to him living in the barn loft.

"Guess so."

I nod. "Well, I got homework." I pointed toward the house as I started to walk away.

"You wanna ride?" He asked smiling a big toothy smile that made my heart melt.

"I don't ride."

"Why not?" He asked turning his horse.

"Long story."

"You'll have to tell me sometime."

"I'd like that."

"Name's Scott, by the way." He shouted as I walked away a huge smile on my face.

Mallory:

"Lou! Lou!" I shouted waving my hand in front of her face.

"Uh?" She looked at me confused. "What?"

"You've been stirring that empty pot for 10 minutes."

"Oh..." Lou dropped the spoon finally coming out of her daydream.

I sighed. "I asked you how many places to set at the table."

"Oh...uh." She stammered still thinking about the first time she met Scott. "Forget it, Amy said she's not hungry anyway." Lou turned on her heels and headed for her bedroom.

I was left standing there wondering what had gotten into her. I shrugged and decided to head to the barn to help Amy with the horses.

Amy:

I saw Mallory coming out towards the barn. "Mallory go back inside." I said sternly. "Come on, the sheriff is here."

Jack:

I walked outside to the sound of a car pulling up and decided to greet the officer. "Hey, Jack Bartlett." I shook his hand.

"Hello. I'm sheriff Parker. I'll be helping you and keeping you updated on the missing plane case. Shall we head inside?" He asked grabbing his brief case.

"Of course. Come on Mallory." I said placing my arm around Mallory's shoulder as we headed inside.

Mallory:

"Amy!" I shouted as I ran over to her, Tim and Caleb. But all I got was attitude. I sighed. I'm always apart of this family until it counts. I thought to myself. "Ty and Scott being lost effects me too." I say putting my hands on my hips. I nodded slightly at Jack as he lead me toward the house.

Tim:

Once we were all situated around the table I finally spoke up. "Well, sheriff. What exactly do you plan on doing?" I spoke up getting a few looks of annoyance. "No, my girls deserve answers." I say standing with my hand on Amy's shoulder behind her chair. "You shouldn't be here asking questions. You should be out looking."

"Dad! Please." Lou shook her head at me.

"No, it's alright." Sheriff Parker said smiling in Lou's direction. "Believe me I know what your going through. These types of things happen more often then you'd expect. I just want some details. When you last had contact with them. When you expected them back. How was your relationship like with them. Things like that."

I sighed realizing these answers were going to be extremely hard for Amy.

Lou:

I glanced over at Amy who didn't seem ready to talk so I decided to first. "Hi, sheriff. I'm Lou. Scott is our vet. He's been a friend of the family for years. He was the one driving the plane." I paused collecting myself as the reality of the situation hit me. How many people survive plane crashes? I wondered focusing on my coffee cup in front me. "I, uh...we use to date." I say looking up to meet the officers gaze.

He nodded at me as he scribbled in his note pad. It made me feel like I was being intricated. "And what was your relationship like with him? Now I mean."

"Fine, I guess. I last saw him a couple of days ago when he came to vaccinate the horses." I was trying so hard to not get chocked up.

"And what about Ty?" He asked reading from the paper work. I looked over at Amy and put my hand over her's.

Amy:

I just stood there and listened to the unpleasant conversations Dad was having with Sheriff Parker. "We're trying for now to get as much information as we can on their last seen location. From the trackers at the air port and as well as farmers and ranchers. I just need to ask you all some questions." He was then caught off by Dads yelling.

Once he turned to ask me that question about Ty, I froze. I saw Jack nodded at me giving me the "Its okay" signal. "I...I...Ty and I we...um..." I looked around to see everyone's faces on me. I couldn't handle it. "I'm sorry I can't do this." I ran to the back of my room.

Jack: "I'm sorry, Sheriff. She's been under pressure." I said trying to help understand.

"Don't worry about it. Once I've gathered more information, I'll let you all know. For now all you can do is wait. I'll keep you posted." The sheriff said standing up.

"Okay thank you, Sheriff Parker. We appreciate it." I shook his hand then showed him the door.

Lou:

"Seriously!" I stood up from my chair. "Dad, honesty. Can't you ever just keep your comments to yourself. He was trying to help. It's not like there's any other options."

"Lou, I'm sorry." Tim said watching me surprised by my sudden outburst. "I just want this to all work out, okay. Things like this are time sensitive. If they survived their injuries..."

"If?!" I shouted.

"Honey..." Tim said reaching his hand out but I walked away. I couldn't stand there and listen to anymore. Couldn't he tell I was upset too. I know he didn't mean to suggest such a terrible thing. He was just a very straight forward and realistic person. You could always count on him to be honest.

Amy:

I sat in bed wondering if I was ever going to see Ty again. We've had so many memories together, good and bad. I wouldn't be able to live with myself anymore if I lost him. I looked to my bulletin board to find a picture of me, Ty, Mallory, and Caleb all after a huge water fight. The thought of it made me smile. We were all just...happy. It just feels like now whenever I finally get close to Ty, I loose him. I need him home, here, with me. I wiped my tears as I heard footsteps coming down the hall.

Lou:

I knocked on Amy's door before letting myself in. I noticed Amy briefly wipe her face before looking up at me. "Hey. How you holding up?" I ask sitting down next to her on the bed. "I'm sorry about Dad. I didn't expect him to...nevermind I should have expected it. It's Dad after all." I chuckled slightly trying to get Amy to smile but she didn't. I wrapped my arm around her pulling her close. "Their gonna find them. You heard the sheriff. They're asking any rancher's that might have seen anything. They have the tracker." I layed down stroking Amy's hair out of her eyes as she layed down next to me. "I know it's hard to just wait. But that's all we can. I'm sure by morning they will get a better idea of what needs to be done." I reassured but most of it was more for my benefit then Amy's. I wanted so badly to tell her how I was feeling. But it didn't seem right. She stood to lose so much more. As we layed there what Dad said played in my mind. What if they didn't survive the impact? What if their injuries were that bad and they were out their alone, bleeding to death. A tear rolled down my cheek as my biggest regret came to the surface. What was I waiting for? I still loved Scott. So why hadn't I told him when I had the chance? What if now I never get the change?

Amy:

"I..I'm fine I guess." I sniffled. "I just had to get out of there." I admitted. I laughed on the inside at Lou's comment about Dad but didn't really show any emotion on the outside. "What if the tracker on the plane isn't working? They said they lost contact..." my voice broke and Lou comforted me by stroking my hair. I looked up to Lou and I could tell she was hiding something. Just before I was about to say something, I saw a tear stream down her face. I wiped my tears and immediately sat up. "Lou?" I asked grabbing her hand. "Is...is it Scott?" She looked at me with such a sad face. "Oh, Lou." I swooped down to hug her.

Lou:

What if Amy was right? What if the tracker wasn't working and they can't find them? I fought the tears as best I could. Trying to hold myself together for Amy's sake. But it didn't last long. I felt a single tear escape. Amy noticed and immediately became concerned. "It's nothing. I'm fine." I choked out but Amy knew otherwise. As she hugged me it's like the wall I'd put up broke. Everything I'd been hiding since the breakup came to the surface. "I still love him, Amy." I sobbed. "I never stopped. I should have told him how I feel. What if I don't get the chance too?"

~flash back~

I smiled at Scott as he met me up on top of Bear Creek peak. I reached for his hand but he pulled away. "Lou...we need to talk." He said in a whisper his eyes still on the skyline.

I sighed as I turned back. "About what?" I asked quietly.

"You know I care about you, right?" All I could do was nod. "Lou, this isn't easy. I just think that we've been running on the spot now for quite some time. And your busy with the dude ranch. I'm working long hours at the clinic."

"What are you saying?" I turn to look at him slightly angry.

"We've know each other a long time. Since high school actually. We lost touch and I didn't expect us to find our way back to each other. But I'm glad we did. I just think you've changed. And we don't seem to be on the same page anymore." "I've changed?! What about you?" I shouted. "You can't go blaming this on me. You work just as much as I do. It's not my fault we've drifted." I paused as it hit me. We have drifted apart. Everything else seems to take priority over our relationship. I look up at him. "Scott..."

"I can't do this anymore, Lou. It hurts too much. I miss you and you don't seem to notice." His voice cracked as he looked away. "I think we need to take a break. Figure out what we want."

"No!" I stated firmly. "Either we've together or not."

His words after that haunted me for a long time. "I guess not."

~back to reality~

Amy: I looked at Lou with compassion. I've been so focused with Ty, I'd forgotten about my own sister. "Hey, don't talk like that. They're going to be alright. You'll see." I let out a smile as I realized I started to sound like Lou. "We're going to be okay too. If worst comes to worst, I guess we'll have to find them ourselves." I sighed. I wonder if we could actually accomplish that. Maybe if I told Lou about the text Ty sent me, we'd both feel a bit better. "Ty told be he'll be back. With Scott. I just need to find it in my heart that I believe Ty." I sighed and looked at the window. It was getting dark out but it wasn't quite twilight yet. "I feel like I need to do something. I just can't sit around and wait, you know?" I looked to my sister who was wiping her face off with a tissue.

Lou:

I looked at Amy and nodded slightly. She had a point. We couldn't think like that. Not yet. I couldn't believe she was suddenly so positive when just 5 minutes ago I came in here to comfort her. "Amy, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything. You have so much more to be upset about. You and Ty are actually together. And I can't imagine how you must be feeling." I sniffed as I sat up. "That's actually not a bad idea." I said considering her suggestion of us looking for them ourselves. "Dad would be all over that. Says the police don't do a good enough job anyway." I shook my head at her. "Of course, Ty will come back. He'll keep his promise. When as he ever not? You're his whole world. If he's able I'm sure he'd walk back to you. I'll do whatever I can to reunite you." I grabbed Amy's hand in mine before I wiped my face with the other. "Ty's not the type to give up so neither are we."

Amy:

"I guess I get it why people comfort others. You actually get to try to make the other person feel better. That made me feel better instead of crying and feeling awful. Trust me I still am worried to the bone, but it's time to get our heads into the game. And besides, you care about Scott. Even though you two are terrible at communication," I laughed. "I can always tell you two are happy around each other even when you don't seem like it. You have every right to be feeling what you're feeling." I admit, I was kind of confused with Lou, but she's my sister and sisters need to stay together. Especially when it comes to taking turns at crying. "Yeah, but would Dad actually let me go too? We wouldn't want me getting "hurt" ." I said in an exaggerated voice. I then listened to Lou as she told me not to give up about Ty. I nodded at her looking down at my hands. "I just need to know if he's okay. It's hard not knowing." I sigh. Hopefully soon I will know.

Mallory:

I watched Lou and Tim argue. Tears coming to my eyes. I thought we were just worried about whether we could find them. Not if they'd survived the crash. Of course I should have considered it but I didn't. I didn't want anything to happen to them. Not like that. I knew from snooping that Amy and Ty had gotten into a huge fight about him leaving to do the vet call with Scott. And no one was a stranger to the fact that Lou and Scott had broken up but still had feelings for each other. I looked at Caleb across the table who was still sitting there in as much shock as I was. I swallowed hard fighting the tears that were stinging my eyes. Without saying anything I quickly stood up and slipped out the side door just as I started to cry softly. I slide down on the first step grabbing my knees to my chest.

Caleb:

I wasn't even listening to the stupid conversations that were going on. I couldn't stop thinking about what would happen if Ty and Scott didn't make it. They were my best friends. I've never really had people like them in my life, especially Ty. He's like my brother. How could I not worry about him? My thoughts broke as I heard the side door shut. I walked out to see where Mallory went. I saw her curled up on the steps faced away from me. I sighed quietly and sat next to her. "Im not going to lie like most grown ups and say it's going to be okay, but instead all I'll say now is that Ty and Scott are the toughest son of a guns out there. If anyone can survive a plane crash or maybe not even a plane crash, they can. Alright?" I placed my hand on Mallory's shoulder. She looked at me with tears in her eyes. "Come here." I said pulling her in for a hug.

Mallory:

I didn't even hear the back door. All of a sudden Caleb was sitting down next to me. I sniffed quietly. But didn't make any eye contact. I listened to what he started to say. Slightly scared I was gonna hear more I didn't want to. Or couldn't take hearing. I now I act all grown up but really I'm just trying to seem that way to keep up with everyone else. I felt as much like a thirteen year old as I ever have. Scared and confused. I couldn't help but laugh in my head at what Caleb said. He was right they were tough. Ty had been through so much before coming here. If he could handle an abusive stepfather then he could surely handle this. Besides his love for Amy had always pushed him in the right direction. Nothing could keep him from Amy. I smiled up at Caleb for the first time since he sat down feeling a bit better about everything. I embraced the hug as a few more tears fell noticing even Caleb getting a bit choked up.

Caleb:

"Alright, enough of that," I pulled away sniffling my nose. "Let's go back inside and try to at least figure out where they might be. I know a guy near Golden BC, so we can start by calling him. Sound like a plan?" I asked. I nodded my head back and helped her up as we made our way inside the house.

"If you think your damn ham radios are going to help, think again! Ty and Scott don't have ham radios." Jacks voice trailed to the back of the house with Tims along with it.

"It's going to be a long night." I said collapsing on the couch. "I guess I should call him now." I sat up and reached down my pocket to grab my phone but only grabbed pocket lint. "It's probably outside. I'll be back in a minute." I said to Mallory as I left out the front door.

Mallory:

"Really?!" I said excited. "You really know someone who can help?" The smile I had helped the tears vanish. I jumped up following Caleb back into the house. Happy we finally had something remotely helpful, hopefully. I stopped short raising my eyebrow as I caught what Jack and Tim were arguing about. I chuckled and smiled over at Caleb who looked just as entertained by it as I was.

Those two never change.

Tim:

I scoffed at Jack. "Come on? Why do you shoot down every idea I give you?" I remark as I followed him not letting this go this time. "I've had plenty of good ideas." I noticed Jack's smirk. "Fine. Whatever!" I huffed getting angry. "Look, I'm sorry if my trying to make Amy happy isn't good enough for you. I just don't see you getting all worried. I wanna bring Ty back for Amy." I pointed toward her bedroom door. "She's my daughter, Jack. And I hate seeing her so upset." I paused. "I might have been a bit too honest earlier but let's think realistically for one second." Jack watched me still not impressed.

"Let's say they did survive the crash. What about the injuries? They'll need medical treatment and the sooner the better. What about hypothermia? Jack, you know as well I do the temperature drops at night this time of year. There's also wild animals to consider." I stopped listing every negative reason stacked against them. For the first time hearing it out loud I become concerned. The odds really were stacked against them. I thought about the girls and what they must be feeling. And I didn't help things one bit by pointing it all out. I ran my hand over my face. "I'd better get back to Big River. I'll came back over tomorrow." I said with no emotion as I walked away leaving Jack standing there.

Jack:

"Why do you think I don't listen to your ideas?" I stared at Tim until he gave me another snarky response. So, I'll give him a snarky one in return. "What about Lou? Hmm? You do realize Scott is on that plane too. You've been extremely close to Amy lately. Where's Lou in that picture? Don't you hate seeing her upset?" I got quite angry. I hated seeing both Amy and Lou upset. I guess only few knew what was going on with Lou's love life. I didn't fully understand it, but I got most of the big details. "Yes I do know that but you heard what the police said. What do you think we're going to do about it now Tim? It's dark now and there is no way in hell we'd find them now. If there was any way to actually attempt to find them is to somehow get their last known location and go from there. We can't just jump into it. You come back tomorrow and we'll figure something out. For now, all we can do is wait." I saw Tim scoff at me, make a comment, then leave. Why can't we ever have an understanding? I guess now we really do have to wait. I don't like it as much as the other, but it's what we have to do, and what we're going to do.