Secrets

Chapter 11: Water Problems You Say?

Eventually the trio got to Lake Manitoc, a small town with an unnatural problem. One that Percy could help solve, thank the gods. Well, she'd be able to help solve it once Dean got the stick out of his ass.

"I'm not letting you go out there and get killed!" Dean shouted. "Actually, scratch that, you can go out there and get killed all you want. I'm letting you go out there and get me killed. Or Sammy!"

"You honestly think that I'd hurt Sam? The only decent friend I have anymore? If I genuinely believed, even a little bit, that I could do something to put him in danger, I'd stay back. The only person here who I even slightly fear hurting is me." Percy replied. "I know that the two of you can handle yourselves. Besides, we don't even know what we're dealing with yet. For all we know its something simple."

"Its killed three people!"

"Three people who don't know what they're doing!"

"Whatever."

"I'm coming with whether you like it or not."

"You don't even have a uniform."

Percy smiled. "I do in fact, have a suit. Picked it up while I was benched last time. Besides, you said that you're leaving, and neither of you are wearing suits either.,"

"You don't have a fake ID!"

Percy smirked. "I picked like thirty of those up to!"

"You don't know how government officials talk!" Dean was grasping, and Percy could feel it. She was ridiculously close to victory.

"I've been accused of terrorism, do you honestly think no one came to talk to me?" Percy rolled her eyes. "Being questioned by the FBI kind of sticks in your mind."

"I still don't want you coming with."

"Why don't we ask Sam what he thinks?" Percy asked.

"Don't involve me in that." Sam responded, raising his hands. "This is your fight."

"Too late, you're involved now." Percy smiled at him "It's the only to resolve this."

Sam gave her a bitch face. "I think Percy should come. Like she said, the case may be nothing big, and the only way for her to get better is to, y'know, practice."

Dean growled. "Fine." Then he stormed out to the car.

"Sammy, I think he may not like me." Percy said.

"It's Sam. And whatever gave you that idea?"

"I don't know, there's just something with how he talks to me."

Sam laughed. "Hurry up, unless you don't actually want to come?"

Percy was out the door and in the car in a flash.

Dean POV

Dean wasn't sure why Percy had to come talk to the Carltons He didn't trust her, and though his dislike of her had shrunk since the incident with the wendigo, she was still irritating. Luckily the ride was short, and they soon themselves at the Carlton house. They knocked at the door and where answered by Will, Sophie's older brother.

"Hello, Will Carlton?" A small nod " I'm agent Ford, and these are my partners, agents Hamill and Joseph. "All three pulled out official-looking but very fake badges. "US Wildlife Service. Can we talk?" He nodded again, and the group walked through the house. Dean tried to ignore the obviously distressed Bill Carlton. They made it outside and walked to a small area overlooking the lake.

"That's where she got dragged down," Will pointed to a spot on the lake. "About a hundred yards out."

Dean was about to ask if he was sure that Sophie had been drug down when Percy beat him too it. "Dragged down?" Percy asked. "You're positive it wasn't just a drowning?"

"Yeah, she was a varsity swimmer," Will said, "She practically grew up in that lake. She was as safe there as in her own bathtub."

"Of course," Percy said. "We just have to cover all of our bases."

"So, there were no splashes, no signs of distress?" Dean asked.

"No, that's what I'm telling you. She just went under."

"Did you see any dark shapes? Sam asked. "Maybe something breaching the surface?"

"No, but, again, she was really far out there."

"Have you ever seen any strange tracks by the shoreline?" Sam asked.

"No, never. Why? What do you think is out there?" Will asked, looking scared.

"We'll let you know as soon as we do." Percy responded.

"Can we talk to your father?" Sam asked, trying to sound kind.

"Look, if you don't mind, he didn't see anything, and he's kind of been through a lot."

"We understand."

The group went back down to the car.

"Thanks for your help. Cal if there's anything you missed, alright?" Percy handed him a business card.

The "agents" drove away.