Type: What if and alternative Universe

Title: A Ghost from the Past.

Summary: What if that wasn't really Dorothy who died? And she came back. Would Lee and Amanda still end up with one another?

Timeline: Right before "All the World's a Stage"

The rest of the story is on its way. Sorry about the wait, but this is the first time that I could get on fanfiction.net


Part 5

Lee opened his eyes to find himself right out side I.F.F. He slowly got up and walked into the building with a little limp. When Mrs. Marsten caught sight of him she got worried.

Mrs. Marsten: Mr. Stetson, are you okay?

Lee: I'll live.

At that exact moment Billy exited out of the elevator.

Billy: Scarecrow!? Are you okay?

Lee: (He walked over to meet Billy.) Billy, he has Amanda. He's got Amanda, and I don't know where he went!

Billy: Lee, calm down. Who has Amanda?

Lee: Serdeych!

Billy: Lee, Serdeych is in jail for a really long time.

Lee: Billy, I saw him, I fought him I...

Billy: Apparently got beaten up. I want you upstairs right now in the doctor's office to get check out.

Lee: There isn't anytime!

Billy: Lee, we WILL find Amanda, just go get checked out. (Lee opened his mouth to protest when Billy said: ) Scarecrow, don't make me make it an order!

Lee huffed and walked into the elevator hitting the button for the doctor's room.


Part 6

In the Doctors room...

Lee was about to remove his shirt when the Doctor said: What is that? (And he pointed to the shirt.)

Lee: It's called blood. (He said sarcastically.)

Doc: Not that, this. (He pointed to something else on his shirt.)

Lee took a closer note and found a piece of paper covered in blood, he removed it: Go and get Billy Melrose up here.

Doc: But...

Lee: Now! (He wasn't being to patient.)

As soon as he left the room Lee opened the note and read it.

"Scarecrow,
By now you are probably already in I.F.F. wondering where Amanda is. Well, don't you worry, she's safe with me, for now at least! I want some information on project XYZ. I have some new un-experimental drug that I am going to use on Amanda. If that don't work, I'll give you a call.
-Tin man-

Lee: BILLY!!!

Just at that moment Billy entered the room.

Billy: What is it Lee?

Lee couldn't say anything, he just handed him the note.

Lee: (As calm and serious as he could.) Billy, Amanda is in real trouble now.

Billy: I know, don't worry we'll find her.

Lee: HOW!? (Started to get mad. Got off the table that he was sitting and started pacing.) We have no leads and he's not going to contact us until he hurts Amanda!

Billy: Just calm down.


Part 7

Meanwhile...

In a warehouse FAR FAR away Serdeych was visiting Amanda in her cell.

Amanda woke up to someone calling her name.

Amanda: (Not really noticing where she was. And said in a sleepy tone.) Lee, I just had the worst nightmare. I had a dream that Tin man came back and kidnapped me.

Serdeych: (Turned on the lights.) It wasn't a dream.

Amanda: What do you want?

Serdeych: I want some information on project XYZ.

Amanda: I don't know anything about that.

Serdeych: I don't have any patience, so you better tell me what I want to know.

Amanda: I don't know ANYTHING!!

Serdeych: Oh no problem. (He took a little black case out of his jacket pocket and took out a needle and some kind of liquid. He put the liquid in the needle.)

Amanda: What is that?

Serdeych: Just a little truth serum. (He stuck the needle into her arm.) This should be working in about 10 minutes so I'll be back then. (And he left.)

Amanda was scared. She didn't know where she was, she didn't know if Lee knew where she was, and she didn't know what this insane man was going to do.


Part 8.

I.F.F....

Lee: Billy, I want to get all the info of how Serdeych got out of jail.

Billy: We are working on it.

Lee: (Picked up his jacket.) I am going to the jail and asking them myself.

Billy: Take Dorothy with you. She might be able to help.

Lee: (Stop dead in his tracks. He forgot all about Dorothy. He slow turned around.) Billy, no. (He said as calmly as he could.) I already have a partner.

Billy: Just take her. (He picked up the phone and called the Q-Bureau, where Dorothy was and he told her to meet Lee upstairs.)

When Lee got out of the elevator, Dorothy was running down the stairs.

Dorothy: Lee, Billy wants me to go with you.

Lee: Fine. Let's go.

When they reached outside Dorothy looked around: Where's your Porsche?

Lee: It got destroyed last year.

Dorothy: Oh, that's just so sad. I know that you loved that car.

Lee: Yeah. (He walked to his shiny, sliver corvette.)

Dorothy: So this is your new car.

Lee: Yeah. (Before he could go over and open the door for Dorothy, Dorothy opened the car door and got in.) (Lee thought to himself: This woman is nothing like Amanda.)

Lee got into the car and drove off.

A few minutes later he reached the jailhouse. Dorothy never said anything when he took the turns a little too fast. By the time he got out of the car and walked over to Dorothy's side she was already out.

Dorothy: You might want to take your keys out of the ignition.

Lee: Thanks. (Dorothy walked towards the building and didn't even wait for him.) You never really do appreciate the things in life, until they are gone. (He grabbed his keys and ran to catch up with Dorothy.)

Lee: Dorothy, wait up.

Dorothy stopped and when he reached her she put her arm through his and was walking too close to Lee.

Lee saw a guard: Excuse me, I need to speak to the head of the department. (The guard looked at him. Lee took out his I.D.) I am agent Stetson; I need to ask someone some questions on the escape for Serdeych.

The guard: Yes, just a minute. (The guard picked up a phone, talked for a few minutes, and then hung up) Go on in, right up to the third floor.

Lee: Thank you. (And he walked on.)

When they reached the room the were greeted by an older man. Lee shook his hand.

Man: You must be Lee Stetson.

Lee: Yes.

Man: I heard a lot about you and your partner.

Dorothy: What partner?

Lee totally ignored her: Really? How?

Man: Serdeych. Please have a seat.

Lee sat down: What did he say?

Man: He was always talking about how he was going to get revenge on you and your partner. But I must say, this looks nothing like the woman that he described to me.

Lee: No, this isn't the same woman.

Man: Oh.

Lee: That's why I am here. Serdeych kidnapped that woman, he and I even fought.

Dorothy: Oh, so that's why you don't look all too good.

Lee: (to himself) This isn't the same Dorothy that I feel in love with all those years ago.

Dorothy: By the looks of it, it looks like he threw you around like a rag doll.

Lee: Thanks a lot. (Trying his best to keep his cool.) Anyway, I got a note from him saying that he has a new un-experimental drug. What is this all about?

Man: That is mostly my fault. I should have had better security. Serdeych had a lot of visitors. And every time that someone visited his cell they apparently brought in some kind of ingredient. He would work on it during the day when security was a little low.

Lee: But how did he escape?

Man: Apparently the drug that he created made him stronger.

Lee looked at him: Isn't that a little impossible.

Man: That's what we thought. So, what we concluded is that he took high dosages of it. When he went out for his daily walk he got loose, beat up half of the guards, and escaped in broad daylight.

Lee: Thank you sir.

Man: I didn't do much. Just catch this guy, and we'll make sure that he's put away forever.

Lee: We will. (And he and Dorothy left.)

When they got into the car Lee said: We are in big trouble.

Dorothy: What partner!

TO BE CONTINUED