A/N: Disclaimer- The Big Bang Theory belongs to CBS, Warner Bros, Chuck Lorre and Bill Prady.

I'm so sorry for the long wait! I had to design and write a report about my internship which had to be at least 40 pages. Pokemon Sun&Moon came out. My mother came home for the holidays. I went to England. So all in all my past few weeks have been very busy and I sadly didn't have a lot of time to write.

I'll try to write as often as possible, but with my upcoming exams I probably won't be able to write or update a lot.

Chapter 6

Abruptly, Amy sat up in the bed. She quickly turned on the lamp on the nightstand and an unnerving breath escaped her mouth. She pulled up the sheets in an attempt to calm down, but the soft blanket did little to comfort her. She didn't understand why she kept having these strange dreams. She figured that they must contain some part of truth or maybe it was just her brain trying to make sense of the lost memories.

Once she had her breathing under control again she glanced over at the clock on the nightstand. She could read 3:30AM in bright red numbers. She slowly laid her head back down on the pillow behind her and curled up to her right side to watch the numbers change to 3:31AM.

As she was laying in the darkness she started wondering about what Sheldon has said. Why had she been brought back? Why had they been working on artificial bodies when Steven's brain had been damaged and not his body? And what happened to the escaped project?

Questions were swirling around in her head when suddenly a feeling of dread overcame her. What if he was still out there and was still trying to harm her? She might not know who she is or remember anything, but she knew one thing for sure. She wanted to live and she would do whatever it took to get that.

With that in mind she pushed herself up into a sitting position and glanced over at the clock once again. 4:02AM. She put her feet on the cold grounded and stood up, letting the blanket fall down to her feet. She needed more answers, sleep be damned.

Quietly, she walked down the door. She did not want to wake the little girl, sleeping down the hall. As she came into the living room she saw Sheldon curled up on the couch. Without a doubt she walked over to him and stopped right in front of the couch. "Sheldon." She said with a hushed voice.

When he didn't reply she said his name again, this time a little louder. He stirred but once again did not wake up. She lightly tapped his arm and again said his name. This time he suddenly sat up and said danger 3 times very loudly.

She jerked her hand back and looked down at him with a shocked expression on her face. "What's wrong?" he asked with a drowsy voice. "I need you to answer some of my questions." She stated as she sat down in the comfy chair, next to the couch.

Sheldon let out a sigh as he looked down at his watch. "It's the middle of the night, can't this wait?" He asked as he watched her make herself comfortable. She shook her head. "No, sleep is eluding me and even when I do sleep I keep having strange dreams."

"Very well." He said as he pushed himself up into a sitting position. "What do you want to know?" He asked. Amy looked down at her hands before nervously looking up at his face. "Euhm.. Well.. why did you bring me back? I mean I'm grateful, I guess? But it does make me wonder what you want from me and why I'm here." She explained.

"I already expected this question." He said with a smile on his face. "I wanted you back because I love you and wanted Nicola to know her mother. I'm afraid Doctor Clayton's reasons are less noble. He wants to continue using you because of your knowledge of the brain. He is convinced that your memories will come back to you and you once again will be the brilliant scientist you once were." Sheldon explained.

Amy nodded for a short moment before asking her next question. "Why were we working on artificial bodies when Steven's brain was damaged?" She asked with a slight frown on her face.

"Because not only did you manage to create the perfect environment for a human brain, you also perfected Doctor Clayton's artificial brains and managed to combine the two of them, depending on how severe the damage is of course." She stated matter-of-factly.

"What happened to the escaped project?" She asked, now a little insecure. As Sheldon's expression changed she knew that she would not like the answer.

"We have no idea, we do not know where he currently is. I do not want to frighten you but Doctor Clayton did mention that he might be coming for you. I think Doctor Clayton knows more about his whereabouts.

For the next few hours Amy continued asked questions and Sheldon answered them eagerly. She mostly asked about the past, about how her life had been and what she had been like. However they were interrupted by Nicola entering the living room. She greeted both Sheldon and Amy with a kiss on their cheeks. Amy was a little taken aback from this but quickly pulled herself together as she realized that this was probably a normal thing to do for a child.

Sheldon got off from the couch and told them he was going to make breakfast. Before Nicola could ask what they had been talking about Sheldon told her to wash up, since they were already running late. Within half an hour both Sheldon and Nicola had dressed up and eaten breakfast. Amy was still eating when Sheldon announced that he had to take her to school and would be back soon.

Before she knew it, she was once again alone in the apartment.

The next couple of weeks flew by in a haze. Amy got to know Sheldon and Nicola better and often played games with them. Nicola absolutely adored Amy, even though it was obvious that she wasn't used to the cheerfulness of the child. Sheldon also slowly seemed to become happier as the weeks progressed. Amy learned more about how she was created and her dreams started to make more sense. Her memories however, remained for the most part forgotten. They had not seen Doctor Clayton since the day they had left the lab, but Sheldon had spoken to him a couple of times on the phone.

One day while Nicola was at school and Sheldon had gone to the lab to discuss something with Doctor Clayton, Amy was quietly sitting on the couch reading a book, until there was a knock on the door. She reluctantly closed her book and got off the couch. She quickly walked over to the door and without a second opened it.

Two people were standing in the hall. A gorgeous woman with beautiful wavy blond hair stepped forward and pulled her into a hug while a blond-haired man with clear green eyes remained in standing in the hall. "Oh Amy I'm so happy to see you! When Sheldon told me what he had done I didn't believe him, yet here you are!" she exclaimed. Amy felt her shoulder getting wet from the woman's tears. She pushed herself out of the woman's grip and quickly took a step backwards.

"Who are you?" Amy asked as she grabbed the side of the door so she could close it in case something happened. The man rested his arm on the woman's forearm and stopped her from 'attacking' Amy once again.

"Miss Hofstadter, I don't think she recognized you, maybe you should tell her who you are before forcing her into physical contact again." The man spoke. Amy was grateful that the man had noticed her obvious discomfort and lack of knowledge about the woman.

"Yes of course." The woman said as she pulled herself together. "My name is Penny Hofstadter, I used to be your best friend." She said as she pushed some hair out of her face. "And this is my assistant Hal Hobbes." She gestured at the man next to her. "It's a pleasure to meet you ma'am, I've heard many good things about you."

Amy wasn't sure what to do. She did not know these people and Sheldon had told her many times that she had to be careful. She mentally scolded herself for opening the door in the first place. Penny interrupted her thoughts when she suddenly spoke again. "You really have no memory at all?" She asked to which Amy shook her head.

"How about we come back when Doctor Cooper is also present?" He suggested to penny. Penny reluctantly agreed. They said their goodbyes but before they had made it down the flight of stairs Amy called them back up.

"You can come in, I'm sure Sheldon doesn't mind. If you want to you can tell me more about yourself." Amy offered.

When they had both settled down on the couch, tea was made and Amy was sitting on the beige chair again an awkward silence arose. Amy started to regret inviting them in. She had been praised several times for her intelligence but so far she doubted if she truly was that intelligent.

Eventually Hal broke the silence. "Why don't you tell her about how you met?" Hal said softly. Penny nodded quickly as she started explaining how they had met and how they had become friends.

After some time Sheldon finally came home, causing Penny to jump up from the couch and forcing him into a hug. "Penny, please untangle yourself from me." Sheldon said grumpily. "I'm just happy to see you Sheldon!" Penny exclaimed happily as she finally let him go.

"Yes, it's also good to see you." He said while taking off his coat. "I see you've met Amy." Sheldon stated.

In the meantime Amy had gotten up from the chair and also made a cup of tea for Sheldon. She put it down on the small table before taking her place once again on the couch. "She's wonderful Sheldon! I did not believe you when you told us what you were going to do, but I'm happy you succeeded!" She beamed. "She looks exactly like the real Amy!" Penny continued.

A frown appeared on her face as she heard Penny's words. She agreed that it was wonderful work what they had done, but that did not mean it had to be stated like that. She felt like a real person and did not appreciate the blond her words.

Before she could voice her complaints Sheldon spoke. "She is the real Amy, her body might be artificial but it's truly her in there."

For the first time since she had awoken she felt a sense of safety. Of one thing she was certain if Sheldon truly believed that she was the real Amy, the Amy he loved, he would never try to harm her and would always protect her.

A smile appeared on her face as she looked over at Sheldon. "Thank you Sheldon." She mouthed before looking back at Penny.

Penny continued talking about her life for the next hour. She told them how her marriage with Leonard was, how their son was doing in school and about how after being a pharmaceutical sales rep did not go well she decided to try acting again and this time was successful.

When Sheldon finally announced that it was time for them to go Penny made an appointment with Amy to go have lunch somewhere in the following week. Amy didn't feel like going, she wanted to stay in the safe environment of the apartment but Sheldon encouraged her to go. After some good arguments from Sheldon, Amy reluctantly agreed and they both said their goodbyes to Penny and Hal.

Once again thank you for all the reviews and favorites! I'll try to update next week.