At the club
"Here kiddo sit here" Tony said as he guide Sandy towards the chair, "Do you want some water?" he asked her.
"No thanks Tony I'm fine" Sandy said as she slowly calm down.
"What the hell was that all about?" Frankie asked looking at Sandy.
"Long story" Adam said.
"Then give me the short version."
"Short version?"
"Yes short version."
"The two of them were together until Optimus found out that she works for the organization."
Frankie looked again at Sandy who was sitting with her head down.
"Does Will know about that I mean that they were together?" Frankie asked Adam.
"Yes."
"We should call Will and tell him what happened" Tony said.
"I think it will not be necessary" Will said entering the room; everyone turned their heads to look at him.
"Will" Sandy said, "My God what happened to your eye" she said, getting up from a chair.
"Nothing" he replied.
"What do you mean nothing; its red and swollen" she said.
"I had a private conversation with Optimus; it didn't end well" he replied.
"Wait, he punched you in the face; what did you say to him?" Sandy said in shock.
"You don't want to know" Will replied, "How are you feeling?"
"Sad, angry, hurt" Sandy said "He will never forgive me" she said sighing deeply.
"Come on troll doll I am sure that you two will get back together; he just needs to calm down."
"I hope; is he home?" she asked.
Will sighed before he answered.
"No, he will stay in Ratchet's apartment with him and Arcee."
"But what if John sees them and send someone to kill them."
"Dont worry Epps is with them" he replied, "Come on lets go home" Will said as he wrapped his arm around her.
As they drove towards the cottage none of them noticed the car with the headlights off who was following them all the way.
When they arrived at the cottage Will suggested Sandy that she goes to bed early in order to rest and that he will visit her in the morning; she agreed and
went to bed; about two in the morning, Sandy was awoken by sound of glass that had fallen on the floor; she quickly got out of bed and went into the living
room as she turned on the lightswitch she saw John standing in front of her.
"John how did you find me?" she said in shock.
"It wasn't easy I tell you that" he said.
Sandy's hand slowly moved towards the drawer where she kept a gun.
"I would not do that if I were you" he said, and pulled a gun from his jacket.
"John I….." she started but he cut her off.
"Shut up and climb up on the floor" he ordered while pointing the gun towards her. Sandy started to climb up.
"John why are you doing this; you were friends with my father"
"Nothing personal kid but I have some unfinished business with Optimus and I can't finish it while you're alive."
"You mean to kill him."
"How do you know?"
"What, that you hired Josh to kill Optimus and me" Sandy said.
"Hiring Josh was a mistake; now I'm correcting that mistake" he said.
Sandy knew that John would kill her if she not quickly come up with a plan to escape from there; she decided to make a diversion long enough to take his gun.
She began to pretend that she is going to faint.
"John I'm not feeling good" she said while holding her head a little.
"I don't care continue to walk" he said.
At that moment Sandy leaned toward John as if she is going to fall into his arms; it worked
John opened his arms to catch her and Sandy in the last second managed to grab his gun; and the two of them began to wrestle. Sandy somehow managed to
break out a gun from his hand. She tried to get away but John followed her into the living room and hit her with the lamp which he took from the table making
her unconscious.
"I could kill you but it would be spending a perfectly good bullet; so instead I will leave the fire to do that" he said.
He pulled out a lighter and approached the curtains; soon the fire from a lighter engulfed the curtains.
"Say hi to Josh from me" John said and left the cottage.
After a while, Sandy finally wake up; she saw how the thick black smoke filled room from floor to ceiling; Sandy crawl on her hands and knees through the thick,
black smoke; her eyes watered and burned from the smoke. She could feel her lungs filling with it, she couldn't breathe. She coughed, trying to catch her
breath.
'Please God don't let me burn alive' she thought to herself.
Her lungs were struggling for each breath, trying to keep her alive; her heart was beating faster and faster. And then she began to feel dazed; her eyes closed
and she collapsed to the ground.
"Sandy sweetheart can you hear me…"? a male voice asked.
Sandy groaned as she opened her eyes. In the beginning everything was blurred but after a while she could see more clearly; she saw a man with dark brown
hair and green eyes in front of her. Confused, her eyes widened.
"Dad….. I'm dead, aren't I" she mumbled to herself.
"No sweetheart you are alive."
Sandy tried to say something but her father put his finger on her mouth.
"Shhhhhh don't speak I will explain you later, now rest" Alex said and gently kissed her forehead, and with that Sandy passed out again.
After several hours Sandy again woke up; she looked around and realized that she was in hospital; Sandy tried to sit up in bed but a sharp pain which she felt
in her chest forced her to return to the starting position; at that moment the nurse came in.
"Oh good you are awake, how do you feel?" the nurse asked.
"Like I've been run over by a bus" Sandy said.
The nurse laughed.
"I believe you; now someone is here to see you" she said.
"Who?"
"You'll see" the nurse said and went out and Sandy's father walked in.
"Dad" Sandy said shocked; she couldn't believe it. When she first saw him she thought that she was hallucinating because of the smoke that she inhaled while
trying to escape from a burning cottage.
"Yes angel" Alex said.
"Are you really here or am I dreaming."
"I'm here angel" he said and sat on the chair next to her bed.
"But how police told me that you died; I saw a coffin" Sandy said with a tearful voice.
"I know but it was all staged, the coffin was empty."
Sandy felt hurt.
"How could you do that to me"? she asked.
"I'm sorry but I had to do it that was the only way I could protect you from John."
"But you didn't protect me, he tried to kill me" Sandy said angrily.
"I know; I was wrong" Alex said sadly.
"Is anyone else knows you're alive besides me."
"Mel who was sending me updates about you, Rain and…." Alex hesitated to say the last name.
"And…."
"William" he finally said.
"I can not believe this."
"Sweetheart I know that you are angry and hurt and you have every right to be; but believe me I never meant to hurt you only to protect you."
"I know dad, I'm sorry; I know that you would do anything to protect me."
"Now rest, you will need your strength if we want to help Autobots" Alex said.