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[ chapter six, skin ]
THEN
Previously on Beasts and Strangers
22 years ago
... The Winchesters' suburban home.
Mary runs up the stairs and into Sam's nursery.
John shoved Sam and Max, forcing him to take the younger into his arms
"Take your brother and sister outside as fast as you can and don't look back! Now, Dean, go!" Dean ran downstairs with Them. John looked back.
Mary burns on the ceiling.
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NOW THREE SIBLINGS
From "pilot" (1x01)
On Sylvania Bridge, Dean, Max and Sam turn to face the onlookers.
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Outside Constance's house, Dean fires through the Impala's window at Constance.
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In Sam's apartment, Dean and Max spoke to Sam and Jess.
"Dad's on a hunting trip."
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In Sam's bedroom, Sam pulls out his curved knife. In Sam's apartment, Dean speaks to Sam and Jess.
"And he hasn't been home in a few days."
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ARE ON A QUEST FOR ANSWERS
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In the stairwell from Sam's apartment, Sam speaks to Dean and Max
"I swore I was done hunting."
In the Impala, Constance tries to rip Sam's heart out.
"We can't do this without you"
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Sam gasped in horror, eyes wide.
Jess was pinned to the ceiling, staring down at him and bleeding from the belly.
"No!"
Sam shouted loudly. She burst into flames; the fire spreads across the ceiling.
In the Jericho county Sheriff's office, the Sheriff throws down John's journal.
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From Wendigo (1x02)
Dean knelt in front of Max and Sam, holding Johns journal
"I think dad wants us to pick up where he left off."
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
The three of them looked into the arsenal in the trunk of the impala, in the parking lot outside of Sam's apartment
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Dean: (voice over from Wendigo 1x02) You know, Saving people"
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
Sam grabbed into Dean's jacket and pulled him into the motel room. Max chuckled from inside
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Dean: (voice over from Wendigo 1x02) Hunting things"
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From Wendigo (1x02)
"No." sam told them "I gotta find Jessica's killer."
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
"What about Faith? does she get to be left alone?" Max asked
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From 1x04 "Phantom Traveler" (1x04)
Faith finished saying the exorcism panting and glancing over at Sam and Dean
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
"Faith is with Bobby and she doesn't need any more trouble right now, and neither does he alright?" Dean replied, glancing at Max then back at the road "So shut your pie hole"
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From "Phantom Traveler" (1x04)
Sam, Dean, Faith and Max stood in their formal clothing holding up their homeland security badges
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Supernatural: Beasts and Strangers
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St.Louis, MO
[Song: In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly]
A blonde woman was tied to a chair, crying and covered in blood
A man held a knife, his face not in view.
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Outside
A S.W.A.T team began to enter the house. They shot the lock so they could enter.
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Inside ~ room
The man heard the shot and turned.
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Inside - Hallway
The S.W.A.T team made their way inside with Torches and guns, splitting up to check every room.
There was a bloody handprint on the wall.
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Inside - room
The blonde woman breathed heavily as the man began to walk away from her. He walked out of the room and past a phone covered in blood
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Inside - stairs
The swat team climbed up the stairs, silently checking the rooms.
The man walked past, unnoticed
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Inside - room
The blonde girl panted as finally one of the S.W.A.T team members walked into the room she was in
"We found the victim" one of the men said, walking
"It's okay. It's okay." The officer reassured, untying her as she began to make panicked noises, unable to speak from the cloth over her mouth. The girl pointed to the room across the hall crying.
"In there! In there!"
The S.W.A.T team moved to the other room. The man was there, trying to open a pair of doors leading to a balcony.
"Freeze!" The officer called "Don't move!"
"Drop your weapons! Keep your hands where I can see 'em!"
"Drop it!" One of the other officers said
"Hold it right there! Do it!"
The two turned around, reviling themselves to be Faith and Dean.
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One week earlier
Outside - gas station - Day
(Song: Poison Whiskey - Lynyrd Skynyrd)
The Impala and the Mustang pulled up to a gas station and came to a stop, Sam and Faith got out of the Mustang and leaned against it as it was next to the Impala at the Gas station. Faith began to fill the tank of the Mustang.
"Alright." Dean began, leaning against the Impala with Max next to him "I'm thinking we hit Tucumcari by lunch, then head south and hit Bisbee by midnight."
"Okay" Max said smiling
"Sounds good to me." Faith said, they looked at Sam for his conformation, but he was staring at him phone.
"Sam?" Dean asked, trying to get his attention
"Sam wears woman's underwear." Max said trying to snap Sam out of his daze
"Phantom Menace is the best Star Wars movie." Faith said when the underwear failed.
Max gasped and looked at her in mock disgust
"I'm listening, I'm just busy." Sam said, still not looking up from the phone.
"Busy doing what?" Max asked.
"Reading e-mails." Sam answered as Dean climbed out of the car to fill it with gas.
"E-mails from who?" Dean asked.
"From my friends at Stanford." Sam told him.
"You're kidding. You still keep in touch with your collage buddies?" Max asked, surprised.
"Yeah, why not?" Sam said.
"So, what exactly do you tell them? You know about where you been whatcha been doing." Dean asked him.
"I tell them I'm on a road trip with my big brother and twin sister. I tell them that I needed some time off after Jess." Sam answered.
"So you lie to them?" Dean asked.
"Shut your mouth ken doll. Just because you don't have any friends." Max smirked at him.
"I don't lie, Dean." Sam said to his brother "I just don't tell them everything." Sam answered Dean.
"Yeah, that's called lying." Dean said "Hey man I get it, telling them the truth is far worse." Dean said with a small humorless laugh.
"Okay before? It was just a little annoying. Now? You two are literally trying to start a fucking fight" Max said as she folded her arms, eyebrows raised, not wanting to be near the two idiots she had the unfortunate luck of calling brothers.
"What am I supposed to do cut everyone out of my life?" Sam asked Dean. Dean shrugged. Sam turned to Max and Faith who just looked to the sky as if not hearing them, not wanting to get involved.
"You serious?" Sam asked. Max sighed and looked at him
"Look it sucks, but a job like this? You can't get close to people." Max said.
"You're kinda anti-social, you know that?" Sam said.
"Alright morons. If you don't stop arguing I'm going to beat you with a bag of dead batteries, got it?" Faith threatened, putting on an sarcastic smile
"Yes ma'am." Dean said, winking at her jokingly. Sam went back to his phone and got a surprised look on his face as he read his latest e-mail.
"My god," he said
"What?" Max asked. Sam raised an eyebrow at her
"This e-mail from a girl, Rebecca Warren, she's a friend of mine." Sam explained.
"Is she hot?" Max and Dean asked in unison. Sam ignored them and continued explaining
"I went to school with her and her brother Zack. She says Zack has been charged with murder. He's been arrested for killing his girlfriend. Rebecca says he didn't do it, but it sounds like the cops have a pretty good case." Sam told them.
"Dude, what kinda people are you hanging out with?" Dean asked.
"I know Zack. He's no killer." Sam defended.
"Maybe you know Zack as well as he knows you." Max said.
"They're in St. Louis. We're going." Sam stated.
"Sam, I'm sorry about your buddy, but, come on, this doesn't really sound like a job. We have a job waiting for us in Bisbee." Max said.
"They're my friends" Sam said.
"St. Louis is almost 400 miles behind us Sam" Dean told him. Sam gave Dean his signature puppy dog eyes causing Faith to grin and Dean sighed, giving in and shaking his head. Sam smiled in thanks and Faith folded her arms, looking over at Max for a moment
"You wanna ride with me?" She asked, smirking slightly as she glanced at her ex "Cause I can think of a lot of things I'd rather do than sit next to Dean for 400 miles," Dean gave her an unamused look before glancing over at his sister. The brunette paused awkwardly, looking at Faith for a moment before shaking her head with a slight grimace
"Uhh... no thanks," she replied. Sam and Dean glanced at one another knowingly as Faith looked slightly shocked
"O-oh," she nodded "Okay..." Max forced an awkward smile before getting into the impala, closely followed by her older brother. Faith and Sam began walking back over to the Mustang, the red haired hunter looked up at the younger Winchester in confusion "Why does Max hate me?" Sam rolled his eyes, letting out a chuckle as the two of them reached the mustang, pausing at the doors
"She doesn't," he replied "You're a girl, she's always been a little competitive when it comes to girls joining us on hunts. Especially since this is your third one with us." Faith looked at him oddly, scoffing a little
"What? That's crazy, we've known each other since we were kids," Sam nodded as the two finally got into the car, Faith in the drivers seat and Sam in the passenger seat
"Yeah but she's not used to having another girl around," he stated "Don't take it personally," Faith glared at him slightly "If anything it should be a compliment that she's threatened by you," Faith scoffed, shaking her head
"No, that can't be it," Sam shrugged slightly as Faith stared the car, beginning to drive "I'm gonna figure it out though," she told him, causing him to rolled his eyes knowingly as she drove away.
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Warren house - outside
They got to Rebecca and Zack Warren's house and a petite blonde woman answered the door
"OH my god, Sam!" She exclaimed
"Well if it isn't Little Becky." Sam said teasingly.
"You know what you can do with that Little Becky crap!" Rebecca said, pulling Sam into a hug as Dean and Max rolled their eyes.
"I got your Email" Sam told her
"I didn't think you would come here." She said once she released Sam.
"Hi. Dean, older brother." Dean stepped in and gave his most charming smile. Faith rolled her eyes
"And I'm Max, twin sister,." Max said shaking Rebecca's hand and smirking at Dean evilly, Dean glaring in response.
"I'm Faith... I'm a uh... family friend," Max gave the redhead a slight glare as she smiled and shook Rebecca's hand. Sam gave his sister a knowing look as Faith spoke, "We're here to help, whatever we can do" she smile
"Come on in." Rebecca said holding the door open for them.
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Inside
Rebecca lead Faith, Sam, Dean and Max into the kitchen
"Beautiful home." Max commented.
"Yeah, nice place you got here." Dean added on.
"It's my parents. I was just crashing here for the long weekend when everything happened. I decided to take the semester off. I'm going to stay until Zack's free." She explained.
"Where are your parents?" Sam asked.
"They live in Paris for half the year. So they're on their way home for the trial." Rebecca told them.
"Do you guys want a beer?" Rebecca asked.
"Yea-hey!" Dean said smiling and pointing at the girl, Max smiled too and nodded
"That would be awesome thanks" Faith said
"No thanks." Sam and Max both politely declined in unison.
"So" Sam began "tell us what happened." Sam told her.
"Well" Rebecca began "Zack came home and he found Emily tied to a chair. And she was beaten up and bloody and she wasn't breathing so.. he... he called 911 and the police they showed up and" she paused, tearing up "and they arrested him" she said "but the thing is, the only way that Zack could've killed Emily is if he were in two places at the same time. The Police video.. It's from a security tape from across the street... and it shows Zack coming home at 10:30" she paused, turning her gaze to Max "and Emily was killed just after that.. but I swear he was here with me having a few beers 'till at least after midnight" Rebecca said and she started crying.
"You know, maybe we could see the crime scene. Zack's house." Faith gently suggested.
"We could" Dean agreed, nodding
"Why? What could you do?" She asked.
"Well, me and Max not much. But Dean and Faith are cops." Sam said.
"Yes, we are... the authorities." Dean confirmed the lie. Faith nodded
"Detectives, actually," Faith said, motioning at Dean who smiled.
"Where?" Rebecca asked
"Bisbee, Arizona." Dean confirmed for them
"But, we're off duty now." Faith said with a smile. Max stepped on her foot, smiling all the while.
"It's a nice offer but I just" Becky began "I don't know"
"Bec, I know that Zack didn't do this. Now, we have to find a way to prove that he's innocent." Sam said.
"Okay" Rebecca said "I'm gonna go get the keys" As she walked out of the room Dean gave a low whistle.
"Oh yeah man, you're a real straight shooter with your friends." Dean commented.
"Really? Again? We're doing this again? Right now?" Faith asked.
"Look" Sam said "Zack and Becky need our help." Sam said.
"I just don't think this is our kinda problem." Dean said.
"Well, I bet it is" Faith said. Dean raised an eyebrows
"You bet?" Dean asked, he raised an eyebrow. Faith nodded and folded her arms "Twenty dollars" he said, putting out his hand towards her. She looked him in the eye and shook it
"You're on." She said, "Come on, Winchester. Two places at once? that's weird,"
"We've looked into less." She Max told him. Dean paused before shrugging and sighing
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Zack's apartment
Sam, Faith, Dean, Max, and Becky pulled up in front of Zack's apartment and got out of the car.
"You're sure this is alright?" Rebecca asked.
"Yes, we are officers of the law." Dean said gesturing to himself and Faith before walking towards the apartment building.
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Inside Zack's apartment
They walked into a bloody apartment and Dean, Faith and Max immediately split up looking for clues. The furniture and walls were smeared with Blood. Sam noticed Becky was having a hard time entering the scene
"Beck, you wanna wait outside?" He asked
"No" Becky replied "I wanna help" she said, stepping over the police tape. Max walked over to the two, giving Sam an "I got this," smile before Sam walked off. She smiled comfortingly at Becky
"So," she began "Can you tell us what else the police said?"
"Well" Becky began tearfully "There's no sign of a break in. They say that Emily let her attacker in. The Lawyers-they're already talking about plea bargain." She looked around the room, crying. "Oh, God.... "
"Look, Bec," Max began "if Zack didn't do this, it means someone else did. Any idea who?" Rebecca shook her head, then began to remember something
"Um, there was something, about a week before." She said "Somebody broke in here and stole some clothes. Zack's clothes. The police-they don't think it's anything. I mean, we're not that far from downtown. Sometimes people get robbed."
Max nodded and walked away. Faith moved to the open front door and saw the neighbour's dog, barking loudly. Rebecca came up behind him.
"You know, that used to be the sweetest dog." Said Becky, walking up behind Faith
"What happened?" Faith asked.
"He just changed." Rebecca said sadly.
"Do you remember when he changed?" Faith asked.
"I guess around the time of the murder." Rebecca answered and Faith nodded and smiled sympathetically before she turned to go find Sam.
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Kitchen
Faith found Sam staring at a photo on the fridge, the same time as Dean did, Max approached afterwards.
"So," she began "the neighbour's dog went psycho right around the time Zack's girlfriend was killed."
"Well, animals can have a sharp sense of the paranormal." Sam said.
"Yeah, Maybe Fido saw something ." Max said.
"So you think maybe this is our kind of problem, Playboy?" Faith asked. Dean raised his eyebrows at the nickname but chose to ignore it
"No probably not," he said, wanting to win the bet "But we should look at the security tape to be sure" he said. Faith grinned
"Oh yeah, 'just to be sure'," Faith smirked, leaning towards Dean and speaking in a teasing whisper, "I can just feel that $20 in my pocket," she teased, causing Max to roll her eyes as they approached Becky
"So, the security footage " Dean began "Think your lawyers could get your hands on it. Faith and I just don't have that kind of jurisdiction."
"I've already got it." Rebecca confessed. "I just didn't want to say anything in front of two cops. I stole them off the lawyer's desk, I just had to see for myself."
"Alright." Dean said and motioned for her to lead the way. Max had started following Dean out when she noticed Sam wasn't following, he was staring at the photo on the fridge again.
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Street
Zack and was sitting on a bench across the street from a house next to a girl. They watched an Asian man come out of the house with his wife.
"I'll be home tomorrow night." the man told his wife "I'll make it up to you." They kissed.
"You'd better" his wife joked. The man got in his car and his wife blew him a kiss before he drove away
Zack and the girl watched the woman go back in the house. They smiled wickedly, and their eyes glinted silver for a moment, before returning to normal.
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Rebecca's house
Faith, Sam, Max and Dean back at Rebecca's parent's house watching the tapes. Sam was standing up, to fidgety to stay sitting, Dean was sitting on the armrest of the sofa, and Rebecca, Faith and Max were on the couch.
"22:04." Dean said, noticing the time stamp at the bottom of the video "That's just after 10 pm." He pointed out. "You said time of death was around 10:30."
"Our lawyer hired some kind of video expert. He says the tape is authentic." Becky said.
"Hey Bec? Do you think we could get those beers now?" Sam asked, Rebecca nodded and started towards the kitchen, "Maybe some sandwiches too?"
"What is this, Hooters?" Becky asked. Max chuckled, muttering an almost unheard
"I wish" causing Faith to hit her playfully.
"What is it?" Dean asked.
"Check this out." Sam said rewinding the tape. He played it in slow motion and they could see Zack's eyes almost glow on the camera.
"Maybe it's a camera flare?" Dean said.
"That's not like any camera flare I've ever seen." Faith said, grinning at him as she knew she'd win the bet
"You know, a lot of cultures believe that a photo can catch a glimpse of the soul." Sam said
"Yeah" Max agreed "Remember that dog that was freakin' out? Maybe he saw this thing. Maybe this is some kind of dark double of Zack's, something that looks like him but isn't him."
"Like a Doppelganger." Dean and Faith said in unison
"Yeah." Max said. Sam nodded
"It'd sure explain how he was two places at once."
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House
The man Zack and the girl were watching before entered
"Honey, it's me." the man said "Flight cancelled at the last minute." He set down his briefcase and keys and looked around. " I called. Why didn't you answer?" Lindsay didn't respond. " Lindsay?" he called out as he looked around, beginning to get worried. "Lindsay?" he called again. He turned around and saw blood spattered on the wall. "Lindsay?!" He exclaimed. He opened the door to a nearby room and found Lindsay. She was tied in a chair, beaten and bloody. The man rushes over to her and takes the gag out of her mouth. "It's ok, Lindsay, it's me." he reassured
"Please, don't hurt me anymore!" Lindsey begged "Leave me alone!" The man looked at her, confused. He heard a noise in the other room and left.
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Living room
The man looked around. Suddenly, he turned and saw a woman. She smirked at him, her eyes glinting silver as she punched the man in the face. He stumbled back, turning at the sound of footsteps. The man's face changed from confused to horrified as the second figure he was greeted with was himself, standing there with a baseball bat. The double's eyes glinted silver, and he hit the man over the head with the bat. He stared at him on the floor before smirking at the girl, who smirked back.
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Zack's apartment
The Impala rolled up to the back of Zack's apartment the next morning. The four decided not to let Faith drive the Mustang as she was so tired. Dean climbed out of the car, coffee in hand.
"Okay. What are we doing here at 5:30 in the morning?" Dean asked. Faith looked at Sam as if her were insane for wanting to be out of her bed at this time of the morning. She and Dean leaned on the hood of the Impala drinking their coffee as Sam and Max looked around.
"I realized that the tape shows the killer coming in, but not coming back out." Sam explained.
"So he came out the back door?" Dean asked
"Right." Sam said
"So there should be a trail to follow that the police didn't look for." Max told them
"Exactly," Sam confirmed
"Because they thought your friend Zack was the killer and he was still inside." Dean realized. He went to take a sip of his coffee but before he could Faith took it out of his hand
"Mmm nope gimme that," she mumbled before she took a sip then rested her head on Dean's shoulder. Dean raised his eyebrows but just rolled is eyes and smiled down at her fondly. "Still doesn't explain why we're here at 5:30 in the morning." Faith complained, still not lifting her head from Dean's shoulder. It was silent for a few moment as Sam and Max looked around.
"Blood." Max said, nodding towards a telephone pole. "Somebody came this way."
"Yeah, but the trail ends. I don't see anything over here." Faith said.
"That's because you're still half asleep, Sleeping Beauty" Dean teased, smiling down at her. She looked up at him glaring then rolled her eyes
"Shut your face" She smiled and paused "Jackass,"
"Bitch," Dean replied automatically, smirking at her slightly. Faith chuckled and took another sip of coffee. Max and Sam looked at each other then at the two leaning on the car before an ambulance with it's lights and siren on drove by them then
"I'm not getting any more sleep am I?" Faith asked. The boys didn't answer her, just got in the car. Faith groaned as Dean dragged her into got into the back of the car
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Lindsey's home - Day
Dean and Sam observed the scene. The Asian man was handcuffed and was stepping into a police car.
"What happened?" Dean asked a nearby woman
"He tried to kill his wife." she said "Tied her up and beat her."
"Really?" Faith asked
"I used to see him going to work in the morning." she said "He'd wave, say hello. He seemed like such a nice guy."
They watched the man get taken away.
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House - Later
Dean and Max were on the side of the house, looking around. Dean looked into one of the garbage cans and Max looked into the other but both found nothing. The two moved to the front of the house, where Sam and Faith came behind them.
"Hey," Max yelled grabbing their attention, Faith smirked at them
"So, remember when that jackass said this wasn't our kind problem?" Faith asked, pointing at Dean "Definitely our kinda problem .." Faith grinned at Dean and put her hand out "Pay up, ya bish," Dean reluctantly pulled out his wallet and gave her twenty bucks. Faith smirked and put the money into her pocket. Max and Sam exchanged a look.
"So what happened?" Max asked
"Well," Sam began "We just talked to the patrolman who was first on the scene, heard this guy, Alex's story. Apparently the dude was driving home from a business trip when his wife was attacked,"
"So he was two places at once." Dean said.
"Exactly. Then he sees himself in the house. The cops think he's a nutjob." Sam finished .
"Two dark doubles attacking loved ones in exactly the same way." Max said.
"Could be the same thing doing it, too." Faith said.
"Shape-shifter?" Sam asked.
"Every culture in the world has a shape-shifter lore. You know, legends of creatures who can transform themselves into animals or other men." Faith told them.
"Right. Skinwalkers, Werewolves." Sam listed.
" We've got two attacks within blocks of each other." Dean said "I'm guessin' we've got a shapeshifter prowlin' the neighbourhood."
"Let me ask you this - In all this shape-shifter lore, can any of them fly?" Sam asked looking at the back of the building.
"Not that I know of." Dean said.
"Sam and I picked up a trail here, Someone ran out the back of this building and headed off this way." Faith said.
"Just like Sam's friend's house." Max said.
"Yeah." Sam said "And, just like at Zack's house, the trail suddenly ends. I mean, whatever it is just disappeared."
"Well, there is another way to go." Dean said, Faith nodded and Sam and Max raised an eyebrow. Faith pointed towards the floor. They looked down and noticed a manhole.
"Down." Faith said
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Sewer
Max, Faith, Dean and Sam climbed down the manhole and look around.
"I bet this runs right by Zack's house." Sam said.
"The shape--shifter could be using the sewer system to get around." Max said.
"I think you're right." Dean said from further down the tunnel. "Hey," Dean said, getting everyone elses attention "look at this" They bent down and examine a pile of blood and skin on the ground. All four were disgusted. Faith pulled out a switch blade and lifted some of the goo up.
"Is this from his victims?" Faith asked in a disgusted voice.
"I just had a sick thought." Max said " When the shapeshifter changes shape - maybe it sheds." Faith immediately dropped the skin she was holding up with her knife.
"That is sick." Sam said sounding like he might be sick.
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Impala
They climbed out of the sewer and went to the Impala to grab something that would work against a shape-shifter. Dean popped open the trunk and grabbed a shot gun to hold it up.
"One thing I learned from Dad, no matter what kind of shape-shifter it is, there is one sure way to kill it." Dean said loading a gun.
"Silver bullet to the heart." Max answered.
"That's right." He said and he smiled at Max. Sam stepped away to answer his ringing phone.
"This is Sam." he said, answering his phone
"Where are you? " Becky asked, sounding agitated
"We're near Zack's, we're just checkin' some things out."
"Well, look, Sam, just stop, 'cause I really don't need your help anymore."
"What are you talkin' about?"
"I told the lawyers that we went to the crime scene." Sam scoffed
"Why would you do that?" he asked
"Well," Becky began "I told them that we were with a police officer. And they checked it out, and they told me that there is no Detective Dean Winchester, or detective Faith Singer."
"Bec-"
"No, I don't understand why you would lie to me about something like that." she told him
"We're tryin' to help." Sam tried to explain
"Oh, trying to help?" She asked, infuriated "Do you realize that that was a sealed crime scene? This could have just ruined Zack's case."
"Bec, I'm sorry, but-"
"No, goodbye, Sam." Becky said, and with that she hung up. Dean, Faith and Max all shared a look before walking over to a sad and disappointed Sam. As he hung up Sam leaned on the side of the Impala. Dean and Max rounded the car to talk to him.
"I hate to say it, but that's exactly what I'm talkin' about." Dean said "You lie to your friends because if they knew the real you, they'd be freaked. It's just-it'd be easier if-"
"If I was like you." Sam said
"That's not what he means" Faith said
"He implied it" Sam said
"Look, Sam, like it or not, we are not like other people. But I'll tell you one thing" Faith paused and smiled "This whole gig- it ain't without perks." She held up a gun, then handed another to Max. They took them and put them in the back of their jeans. "It gets better, kid" Faith said
"I'm, like, three years younger than you" Sam said. Faith grinned and sighed, giving Sam a pat him on the back
"Exactly"
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Sewer
Dean, Max, Faith and Sam were looking around with their flashlights and guns.
"I think we're close to its lair." Dean said, tapping Faith and pointing at Sam. Faith grinned, trying not to laugh
"Why do you say that?" Sam asked
"Because there's another puke-inducing pile next to your face." Faith said Sam turned and saw another pile of blood and skin on a nearby pipe.
"Oh, God!" Sam said, disgusted. They looked around the area and saw a pile of clothes in a corner.
"Looks like it's lived here for a while." Max said
"Who knows how many murders he's gotten away with?" Sam said. Max turned and saw the shapeshifter, still in the form of the Asian man, standing behind Dean and Faith.
"Dean!"
"Faith!" Max and Sam exclaimed. Dean turned and got punched by the male shapeshifter. He fell to the ground. The female shifter ran past. Faith attempted to catch her but the shifter punched her too, scraping a small knife she had along Faith's leg, causing her to fall. Shapeshifter ran away. Sam shot after it a few times but missed. He and Max moved over to Dean and Faith.
"Get the sons of bitches!" Faith yelled. Sam took off after it while Dean helped Faith hobble along. They followed Sam down one of the tunnels to another storm drain cover that was already open and climbed out. They looked around the park that they had climbed up in the middle of, but saw no sign of the monster.
"Okay, let's split up. Sam and I go left, you and Faith go right." Max told them. Faith looked at her oddly
"What? Why, it's easier if you and I-" Max simply ignored her, looking over at her twin
"Sammy, let's go," Max ran off and Sam let out a sigh, turning around and walking backwards as he followed his sister. He shrugged, looking at Faith apologetically before turning around and running after his sister properly. Faith rolled her eyes in exasperation at Max's persistence on avoiding her
"Fine," she clenched her jaw, shaking her head "Meet you guys around the other side, I guess," Dean looked at her sympathetically, grabbing her arm as he began running in the opposite direction
"Let's go," Faith simply nodded, and they took off running in the opposite as Sam and Lily.
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Alley
Dean and Faith were looking around, with their guns drawn. Passersby turned away, frightened.
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Street
Sam and Max were also searching, while keeping their guns inside his jacket.
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Alley
Dean and Faith were still looking frantically.
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Street corner
Sam and Max were waiting. Dean and Faith came up behind them.
"Hey," Faith called. Max and Sam turned around
"Anything?" Dean asked running up to them.
"No. They're gone." Sam said.
"Alright. Let's get back to the car." Dean suggested. Sam and Max crossed the street. Dean and Faith stopped, waiting for a passing car to drive by. As the car passed, their eyes momentarily glinted silver
"You think he found another way underground?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, probaby. You got the keys Max?" Dean asked
"Yeah." She said Max looked at him, thinking. She and Sam shared a look
"Hey, didn't Dad once face a shape-shifter in San Antonio?" Sam asked already knowing the answer, but testing Dean.
"Oh, that was Austin. It turned out not to be a shapeshifter, it was a thought form. A psychic projection, remember?" Dean answered.
"Oh, right." Max said once he answered correctly. "Here you go." she smiled and reached into the pocket of her jacket, tossing the keys to Dean who caught them with his arm that was injured during the fight in the sewer.
"Hey Faye?" Dean asked "Could you come over here a sec?" Faith nodded and jogged over, as if she were never injured.
Dean opened the trunk and Faith and Dean observed all the weapons as if they hadn't seen them before. They exchanged a smirk and laughed happily.
Max looked over at Sam and saw that he noticed it too. The two exchanged a look. No words were spoken between them and yet they knew exactly what the other wanted them to do, perks of being twins. They pulled out their guns and went to opposite sides of the trunk and pointed their guns at Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith.
"Don't move" Sam ordered.
"What have you done with them?" Max asked.
"Guys, Chill. It's us alright." Shifter!Dean said.
"No, I don't think so. Where's our brother?" Sam asked.
"And where's Faith?" Max asked
"You're about to shoot 'em." Shifter!Dean said
"Guys, Calm down." Shifter!Faith said in the same teasing tone the real Faith would use.
"You caught those keys with your left. Your shoulder was hurt." Max pointed out to Dean.
"And you just ran over here" Sam said to Faith "You hurt your leg"
"Yeah, it's better. What do you want me to do? Cry?" Shifter!Faith asked turning to face Sam.
"You're not Faith. And you're not my brother." Max said.
"Why don't you two pull the trigger then." Said Shifter!Dean. He took a step closer to Sam. "Hm? 'Cause you're not sure."
"Come on," Faith said, taking a step forward "you know us."
"Don't." Sam warned him. Shifter!Dean lunged and knocked the gun out of Sam's hand then grabbing a crowbar from the trunk and hitting Sam in the head with it. Shifter!Faith then hit Max in the head with the end of one of the shotguns. Max and Sam were out cold.
Shifter!Faith and Shifter!Dean looked at them then each other smirking
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Sewer
Max came to a little while later with a killer headache. She noticed that they were back in the sewer and that she was tied up. She looked at the pipe to the right of her and saw her twin was tied up too, but he was still passed out.
"Sam." She said in a harsh whisper and she saw him begin to stir. "Sammy" she repeated "You good?" She asked. Sam nodded slightly. Soon the two heard the footsteps of the shifters approaching and stopped talking. Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith walked in holding more rope and saw she was awake. He walked over to her and back handed her hard across the face, splitting her lip. The noise seemed to wake Sam up more who began looking around, confused.
"Where's Dean and Faith?" Sam asked the creatures.
"I wouldn't worry about them. I'd worry about yourselves." Shifter!Dean said.
"Where are they?" Max snapped. The Shifter!Faith looked at her.
"You don't want to know." She said with an evil smile. both shifters chuckled
"I swear, the more I learn about you and your family." Shifter!Dean said "I thought I came from a bad background." The monster said walking away from them to load up a duffle bag with various weapons.
"What do you mean, learn?" Sam asked. Shifter!Dean closed it's eyes and put it's hand to it's forehead. Sam and Max shared a confused look. Shifter!Faith stopped then looked at them.
"He sure has issues with you." It said to Sam, "You got to go to college and he had to stay home and look after his baby sister. I mean, I had to stay home and look after my baby sister. You don't think I had dreams of my own? But Dad needed me. Where the Hell were you?" He sneered then turned to Max, "And don't even get me started on you..." It started before she cut him off.
"Where's our brother?" She asked and the monster leaned down to look her in the face.
"I am your brother." Said Shifter!Dean. "And that over there is your Best bud. Faithy! Faith." he mocked
"Everything you've ever done. Every memory. Every emotion. I feel it. WE feel it." Shifter!Faith said "And man am I jealous of you three. You and Sam have friends, you could have a life. And you have Dean. You three have each other. Me? I have nobody," she smirked down at Max "Then again, you're so intimidated by me that it should be easy enough to take your place," Max glared in anger at that, clenching her jaw
"And I can't wait for that. Because you... you are such a pain in my ass," he said
"Wh-what?" Max asked, confused. Shifter!Dean chuckled, looking at her mockingly
"Sam went to collage and made friends. You, however, stayed behind. Daddy's perfect loyal little girl. Even though I stayed too. I helped out more than you ever did. But of course dad would never get mad at his little girl." he said. Max looked away, knowing it wasn't her brother but still feeling hurt. It was still his voice. "But you know the difference between you and me?" he asked "I know I'm a freak. I know sooner or later everyone is going to leave me. But you, little miss optimist, fail to realise"
"What do you mean?" Sam asked. Shifter!Dean turned to look at Sam
"You left. Hell, I did everything Dad asked and he still ditched me too." He said, then turned back to Max, "No explanation, no nothing, just vanished and left me with your sorry ass." he pointed at Max "But still this job, it's not without it's perks. I meet the nicest people. Like Faith. Sweet, redheaded "Faith," Max and Sam looked at each other confused "I've been trying to get Faith back for a while now. You know that we dated for a while, but my sorry ass just had to go sleepin' around. See, I know I can't get a girl like Faith anymore. So I just sleep with dumb, pretty girls. BUt honestly it's not that bad." he laughed "Hot chicks. Like little Becky. You know Dean would bang her if he had the chance. Let's see what happens." Shifter!Dean grabbed it's duffle bag and left Sam and Max tied to the pipes. Shifter!Faith grinned at them before leaving too.
"Dude," Max and Sam heard another voice say
"Faith!" Max asked, looking at Sam
"What?" Faith asked, removing the white sheet, revealing herself to be facing Sam and Max
"How much of that did you-"
"Everything," she replied "Thought it would be easier to keep quiet... 'shifter me' creeps me out,"
"Of course you heard everything" Sam replied, causing Faith to glare
"Yeah, I did," she told Max specifically "If you were feeling intimidated you could have just told me," she snapped "I'm not gonna do anything to stand in the way of the relationship between you and your brothers!" Max let out a guilty sigh as Faith spoke "I just missed you guys. I missed not hunting alone all the time, because whenever I go with my dad he never lets me do anything. And I'm twenty-five! I deserve independence!" Max nodded in understanding, looking at Faith sadly
"I'm sorry, I can't help it," she replied "I'm competitive, okay? I grew up with only men in my life. Where ever I went, I was the only girl, and my brothers never let me forget that," Sam looked at her guiltily for a moment as she talked "Wherever I went I always had to fight for a place at the table," Faith shook her head, clenching her jaw as she gave her friend a significant look
"Well, you're not the only girl at the table anymore," she snapped "We're hunters, Ronnie. We work in a world full of dudes," she told her in a stern tone "We gotta have each other's backs, okay?" Max smiled slightly as she looked at her
"You saying you have my back?" Faith rolled her eyes, giving her a blatant look
"Of course, I've got your back!" She snapped. Sam let out a knowing sigh, though he still knew better than to interrupt them. Max smiled at Faith, and the redhead began to smile slightly before remembering how it was essentially Max's fault they were trapped in the sewer. She looked away, clenching her jaw and shaking her head "Don't smile. I'm still mad at you," Sam chuckled slightly and Max sighed, raising her eyebrows with a smile still on her lips
"I thought we were having a moment," Faith nodded, still not looking at Max
"Moment's over. Shut up," she snapped. A smirk came on her face as she looked at Max, unable to stay mad for two long. Sam looked at the two in relief, glad Max is had finally gotten over her jealousy.
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Rebecca's house.
There was a knock at the door, and Rebecca comes downstairs to open it. It was Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith
"Oh." Rebecca said "Hi."
"I know what you're gonna say." Shifter!Dean said
"Oh, you do?" Rebecca asked
"Well, no, not exactly." Shifter!Dean said "But I can take a guess. Get off my porch?" She laughed.
"That's about right." she said
"I admit it, we lied." Shifter!Faith said "Thought that we should try to explain myself. Sam told me not to come, but, you know, I thought, what the hell, I have to try." smiled.
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Sewer
Sam, Faith and Max were trying to get out of their ropes but failed.
"Damn it." Faith said. Suddenly, the three heard movement in another area of the room, and he heard someone coughing. Sam, Faith and Max paused
"That better be you, guys, and not that freak of nature." they heard Dean's voice say all laughed
"Yeah, it's us." Faith said. Dean managed to uncover himself from the sheet and started to undo his ropes.
"They went to Rebecca's, lookin' like you and Faith." Max said
"Well, they're not stupid. He picked the handsome one." Dean said. Sam gave him a confused look
"Dean is the handsome one." Max agreed "However I am the hottest of the Winchesters"
The four continued to work through his ropes.
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Rebecca's house - Living room
Rebecca, Shifter!Faith and Shifter!Dean were sitting in front of the fireplace.
"So, you're saying that there's something out there that made itself look like my brother." Rebecca asked
"Mmhmm." Shifter!Dean confirmed
"What'd you call it?" she asked
"A shapeshifter." Shifter!Faith said. Rebecca laughed and rolled her eyes. "Yeah, maybe we're crazy. But what if we're not? I mean, look, you said it yourself that Zack was in two places at once. Now, tell me how that can happen."
"Okay, so, this thing-it can make itself look like anybody?" Rebecca asked
"That's right." Shifter!Dean said. Rebecca chuckled.
"Well, what is it, like a genetic freak?" Shifter!Dean laughed, as did Shifter!Faith
"Could I use your bathroom real quick?" Shifter!Faith asked after 'Genetic Freak' got to her
"Yeah, first door on the left" Rebecca said
"Thanks" Shifter!Faith said, standing up and walking off
"So about the genetic freak" Rebecca repeated, shifter!Dean forcing a laugh again
"Maybe." he said "Evolution is about mutation, right? So, maybe this thing was born human but was different. Hideous and hated. Until he learned to become someone else."
Rebecca looked around, uncomfortable. Shifter!Dean's eyes glinted silver, as he smiled.
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Sewer
Dean, Faith, Max and Sam were still working their way out of their ropes.
"Yeah, that's the thing." Sam said "He didn't just look like you, he was you. Or he was becoming you."
"And it was becoming me. It was weird man" Dean and Faith finally worked his way out of the ropes.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked
"I don't know," Faith said "it was like they was downloading our thoughts and memories."
"You mean, like the Vulcan mind meld?" Dean asked
"Yeah, somethin' like that." Max replied "I mean, maybe that's why he doesn't just kill us." Dean got up and walked over to Faith, who looked at him and smiled awkwardly
"Uhhh... Maybe he needs to keep us alive." she walked away "Psychic connection." She started untying Sam's ropes as Dean untied Max
"Hands. Yeah." Sam said "Come on, we gotta go. He's probably at Rebecca's already."
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Alley
Dean and Sam climb out a window and onto the street.
"Come on. We gotta find a phone, call the police." Sam told them
"Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah." Dean said
"You're gonna put an APB out on us" Faith told him. Sam shrugged.
"Sorry." Sam said
"This way." Dean said
They started running down the street.
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Rebecca's house - Living room
"It's funny." Shifter!Dean said "I kind of understand him. He's all alone- close to no one. All he wants is for someone to love him. He's like me." Rebecca looked very uncomfortable. "You know, everybody needs a little human touch now and then. It's so hard to be different." He tucked Rebecca's hair behind her ear. She shrugged away.
"You should go." Rebecca said. Shifter!Dean leaned in and whispers something in her ear. She looked horrified and stood up. "You are disgusting, just get the hell out of here!" she yelled
"What's going on?" Shifter!Faith asked, standing in the doorway even if she knew what Shifter!Dean had said
"Rebecca, just calm down." Shifter!Dean said, standing
"Calm down?!" Rebecca yelled "What is wrong with you!?"
"What's wrong with me?!" Dean yelled "What's wrong with you?!"
"Woah woah guys-" Faith began. Rebecca walked to the phone.
"I'm calling the police." Rebecca told them. Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith exchanged a look. Shifter!Faith walked over to her and threw the phone to the floor. She screamed and tried to run away, but Shifter!Dean tripped her and she fell to the ground. He straddled her legs and began tying her hands with the telephone cord.
"Give me your hands!" he yelled. She continues to scream. "Shut up!"
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Bedroom
Rebecca was tied in a chair, beaten and bloody.
"You're a nice girl, Rebecca." Shifter!Faith said "I mean, I liked you. Believe me, that makes this harder." Shifter!Faith held up a knife and examined it before handing Shifter!Dean.
"But we gotta do what we gotta do." He moved towards her. Suddenly, they heard a crash come from another room of the house. Rebecca screams but Shifter!Dean covered her mouth and held the knife to her throat. "Shh."
Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith exchanged smug a look
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Hallway
The S.W.A.T. team was searching the house. While their backs were turned, Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith crossed the hall and went into another room.
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Second bedroom
Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith entered and closed the door, looking around frantically. They moved to a set of doors leading out to a balcony. Just as they opens the doors, the S.W.A.T team entered.
"Freeze!" The officer called "Don't move!"
"Drop your weapons! Keep your hands where I can see 'em!"
"Drop it!" One of the other officers said
"Hold it right there! Do it!"
The two turned around. Shifter!Dean threw the knife at the police officer, and the rest of the team began shooting. Shifter!Dean kicks one of the men, then went outside. He grabbed shifter!Faith and she held him tightly. The two jumped off the balcony, onto the grass below.
"Come on! Come on! Go! Go!"
Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith ran away, while the team continues to shoot and miss him several times
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Sewer
[Song: Hey Man, Nice Shot - FILTER]
Shifter!Faith ran straight by. Shifter!Dean stopped walking, looking weak. Shifter!Faith looked at him worrieldy. She ran back and grabbed him, helping him to walk but he pushed her away. He took off his jacket and shirt, then fell to his knees. Shifter!Faith watched as he groaned and screams in pain; he continued to shed his skin.
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Street
Dean, Faith, Max and Sam were standing in front of a store window, watching a news report that was being shown on a display of televisions.
"An anonymous tip led police to a home in the Central West End, where a S.W.A.T team discovered a local woman bound and gagged. Her attackers, a white male and female, both approximately twenty-four to thirty years of age, were discovered hiding in her home." Sketches of Dean and Faith appeared on the screen.
"Man! That's not even a good picture. They didn't get my good side"
"It's hard to get a good side when you don't have a good side, Dean." Faith retorted, smirking. Dean gave her a look and Sam looked around cautiously.
"It's good enough." Sam said, walking away
"Man!" Dean exclaimed, following Sam.
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Alley
Dean, Faith, Max and Sam were walking. Dean steps into a puddle.
"Come on." Sam said "They said attempted murder. At least we know-"
"We didn't kill her." Dean said
"We'll check with Rebecca in the morning," Max said "see if she's all right."
"All right," Faith began "but first I wanna find that hot little bitch and kick her in the ass"
"And I wanna find that handsome devil and kick the holy crap out of him." Dean said. They stopped walking.
"We have no weapons." Sam said
"No silver bullets." Max continued
"Ronnie, they're walkin' around with our faces, okay," Faith said "it's a little personal, I wanna find 'em."
"Me too" Dean agreed
"Okay." Sam said "Where do we look?"
"Well, we could start with the sewers." Max suggested
"He stole our guns, guys. We have no weapons. No silver bullets" Sam told them
"Yeah we do" Faith said with realisation "My car. It's still at Rebecca's"
"Then where's mine?" Dean asked
"The news said he fled on foot" Sam said "I bet it's still parked there too."
"The thought of him drivin' my car." Dean said sadly
"All right, come on." Max said. They started walking again
"It's killin' me." he said
"Let it go." Faith told him
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Rebecca's house
Dean and Sam walk around the side of the house and see Faith's car and Dean's car parked.
"Oh, there she is! Finally, something went right tonight." Dean exclaimed. But as soon as he said it, a police car appeared and parks next to Dean's car.
"Oh, crap." Faith said. They turned around, but another police car was parked a few yards away. "This way, this way." He moved towards a fence.
"You go." Sam said "We'll hold 'em off."
"What are you talking about?" Faith asked "They'll catch you."
"Look, they can't hold us." Max said "Just go, keep out of sight. Meet us at Rebecca's." Faith and Dean started to climb over the fence.
"Guys." Sam said. Faith and Dean stopped and turned around. "Stay out of the sewers alone." Both Faith and Dean said nothing as they hopped over the fence.
"We mean it!" Max yelled
"Yeah, yeah!" Faith said in response
"Don't move!" A police officer "Keep your hands where I can see 'em." Sam and Max raised their hands in the air.
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Impala
Dean and Faith were getting weapons from the trunk of the Impala.
"I'm sorry, guys. But you know us-" he paused and looked over at Faith
"We just can't wait." they closed the trunk and walked away.
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Sewer
Dean and Faith were looking around. They came across a chamber filled with candles and chains. Revolting piles of skin and blood were on the floor. Dean and Faith heard a noise and moved to another area of the sewer. They exchanged a look. They saw a large figure covered with a sheet. Dean removed it and saw Rebecca. Her hands and feet were bound together with rope.
"Rebecca?" they said in unison
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Rebecca's house
Sam was sitting, having a beer. Max had gone to the bathroom. He was talking with Shifter!Rebecca
"So, say this shapeshifter is real. By the way, you know you're crazy? But, um, say it is real." Rebecca said "How do you stop it?" She replaced Sam's empty beer bottle with a new one as Max walked back into the room, with her charm bracelet on the wrong hand. He looked at her cautiously
"Thanks." He sighed "Silver bullet to the heart." Shifter!Rebecca chuckled as Max walked up to them, grabbing the empty beer bottle
"You are crazy." Shifter!Rebecca said as Shifter!Max hit him over the head with the empty bottle. He fell over, unconscious. Shifter!Max's eyes momentarily glowed silver, as did Shifter!Rebecca's.
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Sewer
Dean was untying Rebecca's ropes.
"What happened?" he asked
"I was walking home, and everything just went white." Rebecca said, crying "Someone hit me over the head, and I wound up here just in time to see that thing turn into me. I don't know, how is that even possible?"
"Okay, okay. It's okay." Faith said as Dean finished untying Rebecca "Come on. Can you walk?" She nodded "Okay, we've gotta hurry. Sam and Max went to see you."
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Rebecca's house
Shifter!Dean had changed back into the form of Dean, and Shifter!Max changed back into the form of Faith. She finished tying up Sam's hands and feet as Shifter!Dean pulled Max in from the kitchen, then started walking around the kitchen.
"What are you gonna do to us?" Sam asked, looking at
"Oh, we're not gonna do anything." Shifter!Faith said "Dean and Faith will, though."
"They'll never catch them." Sam said
"Oh, doesn't matter." Shifter!Dean "Murder in the first of his own brother and sister? And he did it with his insane girlfriend"
"Technically" Max said, regaining consciousness "neither of them have the balls to-" She was interrupted by Shifter!Dean kicking her hard in the stomach
"He'll be hunted the rest of his life." Shifter!Faith picked up a sharp knife and examined it.
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Living room - Later
"I must say, I will be sorry to lose this skin." Shifter!Faith said
"Me too" Shifter!Dean told her. He glanced at Sam and Max "Your brother's got a lot of good qualities. You should appreciate him more than you do." He poured himself a drink as Shifter!Faith walked across the room to him. Shifter!Dean handed her a drink too "Cheers." he said to her. They both took a drink.
Shifter!Faith picked up the knife from the kitchen and stuck it into the edge of the pool table. Sam lifted his legs and kicks the Shifter!Dean, who fell to the ground. Sam quickly sat up and moved his hands up and down on the blade of the knife. The ropes break apart. He gave the knife to Max who cut herself free but was soon punched by Shifter!Dean. Shifter!Dean got up, and Sam took the knife and swings at her. Shifter!Faith grabbed Sam's arm in mid-swing and twisted it. Flipping Sam on to the ground.
"Oh, you son of a bitch." Shifter!Faith and Sam started to fight.
Max tried to pin Shifer!Dean down.
"Not bad, little sister." Shifter!Dean said
"You're not him." Max said. They continue to fight. Shifter!Faith kicked Sam in the stomach hard, snding him flying backwards at the same time as Shifter!Dean threw Max into a bookshelf. It fell apart, and books fell on top of Max.
"Even when we were kids, I always kicked your ass." Shifter!Dean told Max
"Your little brother's pathetic" Shifter!Faith said. She grabbed a pool cue and swung at Max this time but missed and hit a light fixture "new target" She said with a smirk.
Max looked at her confusedly
After fighting for several more minutes, they fell onto a coffee table. Shifter!Dean pinned Sam to the floor, Shifter!Faith doing the same to Max and started to choke them.
"Hey!" A voice from behind them said "Wow, my hair looks awesome from the back" Faith said from behind them, aiming a gun and the creature that looked like her. Shifter!Dean and Shifter!Faith looked up and saw Dean and Faith.
They got off of Sam and Max.
Dean aimed his gun at Shifter!Dean and shot him in the heart twice.
Faith did the same to Shifter!Faith.
The two shifters fell to the ground, dead.
Rebecca entered and saw Sam on the floor.
"Sam!" she exclaimed worriedly. She rushed over to him. Faith rushed over to Max to check if she was alright
"You good?" she asked. Max began to sit up, nodding at Faith and breathing heavily
"Gee you put up a hell of a fight" Max said
Dean walked to Shifter!Dean's body and notices him wearing Dean's necklace. He yanked it from around Shifter!Dean's neck and nodded knowingly at the others. Faith stood, walking over to Shifter!Faith. She sighed
"Man..." she looked at Dean "I loved that jacket"
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Rebecca's house - Day
Dean and Max, were by the Impala and the Mustang, looking at a map.
Faith was on the phone, looking to be having an argument that nobody else could hear.
Rebecca and Sam came outside.
"So, this is what you do? You and your siblings" she paused "You hunt down these kinds of things?" Rebecca asked
"Yeah, pretty much." Sam explained
"I can't believe it. I mean, I saw it with my own eyes." Rebecca said "And, I mean, does everybody at school-nobody knows that you do this?"
"No." Sam told her
"Did Jessica know?" she asked. Sam looked thoughtful.
"No, she didn't." Sam said sadly
"Must be lonely." Rebecca replied
"Oh, no. No, it's not so bad." Sam said "Anyway, what can I do? It's my family." Rebecca laughed.
"Well, you know, Zack and me, and everybody at school-we really miss you." She said, giving her a hug.
"Yeah," Sam said sadly "Me too." They pulled away.
"Well, will you call sometime?" Rebecca asked
"It might not be for a little while." Sam said. Rebecca nodded and waved goodbye to Dean and Max. They waved back, and she went back inside the house. Sam walked over to the car.
"So, what about your friend, Zack?"
"Cops are blamin' this Dean Winchester guy and this Faith Singer chick for Emily's murder. They found the murder weapon in the guy's lair, Zack's clothes stained with her blood. Now they're thinking maybe the surveillance tape was tampered with. Yeah, Becca says Zack will be released soon." He smiled. Faith walked back over to the others and leant against the Mustang, taking a long sigh whilst holding the bridge of her nose
"You okay?" Sam asked
"Yeah... yeah uhh... " Faith looked up at them "That was my dad" Faith said "Turns out parents don't like it when their kids make themselves wanted for murder, y'know?" she joked. Sam, Max and Dean chuckled slightly, nodding. "Anyways, he uh.. he want's me home tomorrow" she said, nodding "I hope you guys find your dad" She smiled, standing up and walking to the door of her car. Dean walked over to her as Max and Sam stood by the car, hands in pockets. Faith looked up at him "Promise you'll call if things get too rough or- or just to, you know, reassure me you didn't all die horribly" Dean let out a laugh as he folded his arms
"Funny," he replied sarcastically. Faith just smirked at him, raising an eyebrow a little. Dean let out a sigh, looking away from her, clearly saddened at the fact that she had to go. The redhead leaned down a little so she could looked at him, giving a small smile as she tried to lighten the mood
"See you on the other side, Ray," Faith told him, smiling at Dean and extending her hand towards him. He chuckled, recognizing the ghostbusters reference from their childhood as Max and Sam exchanged a knowing look
"Nice working with you, Doctor Venkman." Dean replied, smiling as he shook her hand. Faith saluted Max and Sam jokingly, and the two saluted back, chuckling.
"Adios amigos," she joked. Faith got into the Mustang and Dean stepped away, still smiling at her fondly. Faith waved one last time before driving away. Dean watched the car go, staring in the direction he went fondly.
Max and Sam exchanged a look before looking at Dean's expression
"I know that look" Sam said
"Hmm?" Dean asked confusedly "W-what look?"
"The one you were giving Faith, jackass" Max said
"What?" Dean asked "no.. no that- that was not a 'look' guys. There was no look" Max and Sam raised their eyebrows, grinning and nodding sarcastically
"Yeah sure" Sam said. Dean glared at them and rolled his eyes
"Shut up" he said, getting into the car. Max and Sam exchanged the same look as before, before getting into the car
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On the road - The Impala
Dean and Sam were driving, Max was sitting in the back, Dean was driving and Sam was in shotgun.
"Sorry, man." Dean said, breaking the silence
"About what?" Sam asked him
"I really wish things could be different, you know?" Dean said "I wish you could just be.... Joe College."
"No, that's okay." Sam said "You know, the truth is, even at Stanford, deep down, I never really fit in."
"Well, that's 'cause you're a freak." Max replied, leaning forward in hear seat
"Yeah, thanks." Sam said sarcastically
"Well, I'm a freak, too. And if Dean isn't freaky then.." Max trailed off, making a face at Dean who just rolled his eyes "We're right there with ya, all the way." Sam laughed.
"Yeah, I know you are." Sam sighhed. The three of them paused for a moment
"You know, I gotta say- I'm sorry I'm gonna miss it." Dean said
"Miss what?" Sam asked him
"Hunting with Faith" Max teased in a sing-songy voice before making kissy noises
"Shut it" Dean replied with a chuckle
"Then what?" Sam asked. Dean glanced at him before looking back at the road
"How many chances am I gonna have to see my own funeral?"