NOTE: Ok, more time for exploring Sandra's past. I'm toying with the idea of doing one for Alice. She and Sandra are my two favorite characters out of all that I have. But I have six total favorites: Sandra, Alice, Valentine, Evarinya, Mizuki and Jazmin. Anyway, here is the next chapter~

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The next page was a picture of Sandra against a blue background, in her SWAT uniform and sitting next to an American flag.

Sandra smiled when she saw it.

"What is that picture?" asked Ashley. "So patriotic."

"This is my SWAT id picture," said Sandra. "It was taken just before I went on my first SWAT mission."

*flashback*

Sandra and her team all piled into the SWAT van. They got their directions from the dispatcher.

It was a hostage situation at an elementary school. One of the teachers had gone into a frenzy and was holding an entire assembly of children hostage in the auditorium.

Sandra trained extensively before joining the SWAT team, as had every other officer. During training, she chose to specialize in entries. That meant that she trained in safely entering a location, rescuing victims, and securing suspects.

Their commander, a woman by the name of Sergeant Melany Feldman, was a ruthless woman. She and Sandra were the only two women on their unit, but the other officers appeared to have no problem with it.

They pulled into the school and immediately mobilized. Sandra and one other officer, Kyle Hogue, specialized in entries. They were followed by the rest of their team to the front door of the school. Sandra and Kyle opened the door with the help of a little key4, essentially, a little piece of c4 explosives, specifically designed to open doors swiftly and safely.

"Abner, vents."

"Roger."

Looks like they were to go in through the vents. They quickly found the door to the auditorium and with a quick look, they also found the vents.

"Give us a boost."

A couple officers lifted Sandra and Kyle so that they could enter the vents. Kyle got them uncovered and climbed in. Once inside, he extended a hand to Sandra and pulled her in. Sandra stuck her head out. "We'll be back."

"Good luck, Abner and Hogue," said another officer. "Don't break the vents." He grinned.

"Will do."

Sandra and Kyle crawled through the vents quickly. The man's deranged speech got louder, as did a mixture of crying and shouting. Kyle and Sandra trekked on. Eventually, they came to a spot backstage. Their plan was whispered.

"You open the vent and I'll lower you down. Then I'll drop down and you catch me."

Kyle nodded.

The plan went off without a hitch. Sandra got the grid off of the vent and got a rope out from her belt. She tied it around Kyle's back and braced herself against the narrow vent. "Go. I've got you."

Kyle nodded and began his descent. He quickly got to the bottom. And caught Sandra as she fell. They had a quick, whispered conversation.

"We can take him out without our guns."

"Are you insane, Abner?"

"Do you want to scare the kids any more than they are?"

"No, I guess you're right. Stun guns?"

"Just tackling will do."

They sat their guns down and crept around the curtain to get a handle on the situation. The teacher had restrained all of his coworkers in chairs with the use of duct tape. The children were metaphorically glued to their seats. The teacher in question currently had his back to the kids, shotgun in hand, and was standing around mid-stage, ranting about the government and its pay cuts and debt.

Sandra turned to Kyle and whispered, "I'm going in. Stay here."

Sandra crept on stage with her fingers to her lips. She got closer and closer to the man. When she was close enough, she tackled him down. "Hogue, get the gun!"

Kyle ran onstage one grabbed the teacher's gun. He then ran to the back of the auditorium and kicked the door open for the rest of their unit.

With her knee in the man's back, she grabbed his arms and cuffed him. "You're under arrest. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney." Sandra pulled him roughly to his feet and began to lead them out of the room. "If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you. Do you understand these rights?" By the time she had finished, Sandra had led the man outside to a squad car.

He was inside the car and glared at her. "Bitch," he said contemptuously.

"Resisting arrest," said Sandra cheerfully to him. "Buh bye!" She waved as the squad car sped off.

Sergeant Feldman came up to her. "You and Hogue did well today, Officer."

"Only doing my job, Ma'am."

"You still did well." Sergeant Feldman clapped Sandra on the back. "Good work today. And you're not allowed to be modest. You made good calls today."

Sandra smiled. "Thank you Ma'am."

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Once she got home, Nicholas gave her a big hug after he put their dishes in the sink.

"After Kyle and I got into the vents, I was nervous for the kids..."

"Well, the point is, you did well, Hun." Nicholas kissed her head.

"I feel like I can relax again."

"And you can. Breathe in, breathe out."

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NOTE: Did this seem realistic enough?