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[ chapter fifteen, the benders ]
THEN
Previously on Supernatural: Beasts and Strangers
22 years ago
From "Pilot" (1x01)
The Winchesters' suburban home.
Mary runs up the stairs and into Sam's nursery.
"Sammy! Ronnie!"
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John shoved Sam and Veronica, 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! Go!" Dean ran downstairs with Them. John looked back.
Mary burns on the ceiling.
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THEIR MOTHER MYSTERIOUSLY DIED
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From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Sam was having a nightmare in the Impala
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NOW FOUR HUNTERS
From "Phantom Traveler" (1x04)
Sam, Dean, Rachel and Veronica stood in their formal clothing holding up their homeland security badges
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
In Sam's apartment, Dean spoke to Sam and Jess "Dad's on a hunting trip."
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From "Scarecrow" (1x11)
In Sam's apartment, Dean spoke to Sam and Jess "And he hasn't been home in a few days."
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ARE ON A QUEST TO FIND THEIR FATHER
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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 Veronica and Sam, holding Johns journey "This is Dad's single- -most valuable possession-everything he knows about every evil thing is in here. And he's passed it on to us... I think he wants us to pick up where he left off."
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
Peter's ghost grabbed Lucas and pulled him into the lake
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Dean (voice over from Wendigo 1x02): "You know, Saving people"
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From "Hook Man" (1x07)
Sam tool Lori's hand and ran down the pews of the church
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Dean (voice over from Wendigo 1x02): "Hunting things"
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From "Pilot" (1x01)
Veronica, Sam and Dean sprinted away from the Impala possessed by Constance, the woman in white
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From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Dean looked at Veronica and Sam "The family business."
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From "Bloody Mary" (1x05)
Dean slammed his crowbar into the mirror
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From "Wendigo" (1x02)
Dean looked at Veronica and Sam
"No." Sam told them "I gotta find Dad. It's the only thing I can think about."
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From "Skin" (1x06)
Shifter!Dean spoke to Sam and Veronica
"I've been trying to get Rachel back for a while now."
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From "Faith" (1x12)
Dean hugged Rachel tightly. She looked up at him, realising their faces were millimetres away. A knock at the door stopped them.
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From "Skin" (1x06)
Shifter!Dean spoke to Sam and Veronica
"You know that we dated for a while, but my sorry ass just had to go sleepin' around."
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From "Route 666" (1x13)
Dean suddenly grabbed Rachel and pulled her close, kissing her furiously. Rachel wrapped her arms around Dean's neck, kissing him back and pulling him close.
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From "Asylum" (1x10)
Veronica, Sam, Rachel and Dean were walking together in the Asylum
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From "Nightmare" (1x14)
The Impala sped down the road
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NOW
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Hibbing, Minnesota
A young boy was watching TV in his bedroom. He heard a noise outside and looked out the window. A man was walking in a Parking lot with two bags of garbage in his hands. The man throws the bags into a dumpster and started walking back to his car. He heard the same screeching noise and stopped. He got down on his knees and looked under the car. He saw something that horrifies him, although the audience did not see it, and stood up quickly. An invisible force pulls him back to the ground, on his stomach. He was dragged under the car, screaming, until he was gone. The boy looked frightened and shuts the curtains.
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Supernatural: Beasts and Strangers
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Living Room - Day
Rachel and Sam were dressed as undercover police while Veronica and Dean waited in the car. They were talking to the boy and his mother.
"I know you're just doing your job, but the police have been here all week already." mrs McKay said "I don't see why we have to go through this again. The more he tells the story, the more he believes it's true."
"Mrs. Mckay, we know you spoke with the local authorities." Sam said
"But, uh, this seems like a matter for the state police, so...." Rachel trailed off
"Don't worry about how crazy it sounds, Evan." Sam said "You just tell us what you saw."
"I was up late, watching TV." Evan began "When I heard this weird noise."
"What did it sound like?" SAN asked
"It sounded like....a monster." Evan said. Rachel and Sam exchange a look.
"Tell the officers what you were watching on TV." Mrs McKay told her son
"Godzilla Vs. Mothra." He said; Rachel smiled at him
"That's my favorite Godzilla movie." Rachel said enthusiastically "It's so much better than the original, huh?"
"Totally." Evan said
"Yeah." Rachel smirked and nodded towards Sam. "He likes the remake."
"Yuck!" Evan exclaimed " Sam glared at Rachel and cleared his throat. Rachel stopped.
"Evan, did you see what this thing was?" Sam asked
"No." Evan told him "But I saw it grab Mr. Jenkins. It pulled him underneath the car."
"Then what?" Rachel asked
"It took him away. I heard the monster leaving." Evan said "It made this really scary sound.
"What did it sound like, Evan?" Sam asked
"Like this...whining growl." Sam and Rachel exchanged another look.
"Thanks for your time." Rachel smiled
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Kugel's Keg - Night
Sam was having a beer at a table, looking at research. Veronica was nearby, throwing darts. Dean and Rachel came out of the bathroom smiling and holding hands
"What were you two doing in there?" Veronica asked, raising an eyebrow
"Like you don't know" Sam said, laughing. Dean gave them a look and Rachel rolled her eyes as they sat down next to each other, Dean with his arm around Rachel.
"So, what have you got?" Rachel asked
"Well, local police have now ruled out foul play." Sam said "Apparently, there are worse signs of a struggle."
"Well, they could be right, it could just be a kidnapping." Dean said "Maybe this isn't our kind of gig."
"Yeah, maybe not." Sam said Except for this—Dad marked the area, guys." He slid the journal over to Dean and Rachel as Veronica came to the table and looked at their father's journal. "Possible hunting grounds of a phantom attacker."
"Why would he even do that?" Dean asked
"Well, he found a lot of local folklore about a dark figure that came out at night." Sam said "Grabbed people, then vanishes. He found this too—this county has more missing persons per capita than anywhere else in the state."
"That is weird." Rachel said
"Yeah." Dean agreed
"Don't phantom attackers usually snatch people from their beds?" Veronica asked "Jenkins was taken from a Parking lot."
"Well, there are all kinds. You know, Spring Heeled Jacks, phantom gassers." Rachel said "They take people anywhere, anytime."
"Look, guys, I don't know if this is our kind of gig either." Sam said
"Yeah, you're right." Dean said "We should ask around more tomorrow.
"Right." Sam agreed. Veronica and Rachel nodded too. Sam took out his wallet.
"Hey, I saw a motel about five miles back." Rachel said
"Whoa, whoa, easy." Dean said "Let's have another round." Rachel looked at Dean smirking suggestively as she put a hand on his arm
"Yeah, but if we go to a motel we can-"
"Get an early start on this case." Sam interrupted, raising his eyebrows at the two. Dean and Rachel gave him a look
"Yeah, you really know how to have fun, don't you, Grandma?" Rachel asked. Sam smiled and rolled his eyes
"Alright, I'll meet you outside," Dean told them "I gotta take a leak."
"Yeah me too," Veronica said. Dean leaned in and kissed Rachel before he grabbed his coat and he and Veronica headed to the bathroom. Sam gathered his research and he and Rachel left.
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Kugel's Keg - Outside
Sam and Rachel were walking back to the car. They heard a noise and stopped. Rachel and sam exchanged a look. Sam placed the journal on the hood of the car and took out a flashlight from his coat pocket. Rachel had her hand on the pistol in her pocket as Sam turned on his flashlight and looked around, then bent down to look under the car. He saw a cat, which hissed at him then ran away.
"Whoa!" Sam exclaimed
"What?!" Rachel asked. She saw the animal and she and Sam laughed. "You got scared by a cat," Rachel teased. Sam got up, shaking his head, then waited by the car.
"Yeah, the cat you were about to shoot," Sam chuckled
Something under the car and focused on Rachel and Sam's feet.
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Later
Dean and Veronica came out of the bar and walked to the car. They saw that Sam and Rachel were missing, but noticed the journal on the hood.
"Huh," Veronica said, looking around outside. Dean opened the car door and checked to see if Sam or Rachel were inside, but he isn't there. He and Veronica looked around, confused.
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Later
A group of people came out of the bar. Dean and Veronica walked up to a biker and his girlfriend, who were clearly drunk.
"Hey, you guys been outside, around here in the last hour or so?" Dean asked. They shook their heads and walked away. Veronica and Dean exchanged a worried look as they walked away
"Sam!" Veronica yelled. She and Dean looked around frantically.
"Rachel?!" Dean yelled "Sammy!" He turned around and noticed a surveillance camera on top of a streetlight.
"Rachel!" Veronica yelled. Dean and Veronica walked into the middle of the deserted road and looked around.
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Sheriff's Department - Outside
Veronica and Dean got out of the Impala
"Okay," Dean began "if they were taken together that means we don't have to bring up Rachel because she's wanted for murder and also dead so if we just say 'Sam' that should hit two birds with one stone, got it?"
"Got it," Veronica nodded as the two walked in
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Sheriff's Department - Inside
A deputy, Kathleen, was looking at Dean and Veronica's fake ID's
"So, what can we do for you, Officers?" Kathleen asked
"We're working a missing persons." Veronica said
"I didn't know the Jenkins case was being covered by the state police." Kathleen said
"Oh, no." Dean said "No, there's someone else. Friend of ours."
"Yeah," Veronica agreed "We were havin' a few last night at this bar down by the highway. And We haven't seen him since."
"Does your friend have a drinking problem?" Kathleen asked
"Sam? Two beers and he's doin' karaoke." Dean smiled. Kathleen smiled.
"No, he wasn't drunk." Veronica said "He was taken." Kathleen nodded and sat down at her computer. Dean and Veronica followed her and sat also.
"Alright." Kathleen said "What're their names?"
"Winchester." Veronica said "Sam Winchester."
"Like the rifle?" Kathleen asked
"Like the rifle." Dean repeated. Kathleen typed Sam's name in the computer and brought up his police record. She observed the page, then clicked on Dean's link and brought up his record.
"Samuel Winchester." She said "So, you know that his brother, Dean Winchester, died in St. Louis along with Rachel Singer. And, uh, were suspected of murder." Dean and Veronica tried to look nonchalant.
"Yeah," Veronica "Dean." She cleared her throat, glancing at her brother briefly "Kind of the black sheep of the family." He gave her a look, glaring slightly at that
"Handsome, though." Dean smiled. This time Veronica gave him a look, roll Lily by her eyes
"Uh-huh." Kathleen nodded. She typed something else and brought up more search results on the computer. "Well, he's not showing up in any current field reports."
"Oh, we already have a lead." Dean said "We saw a surveillance camera by the highway."
"Uh-huh." Kathleen said "The county traffic cam?"
"Right." Veronica said "Yeah. I'm thinking the camera picked up whatever took him. Or, whoever."
"Well, I have access to the traffic cam footage down at the county works department, but—well, anyhow, let's do this the right way." Kathleen said. She stood up and got some paperwork from a filing cabinet. "Why don't you fill out a missing persons report and sit tight over here?" She handed Dean a clipboard.
"Officer, look, uh, he's family." Veronica said
"Yeah" Dean said "I kind of—I kind of look out for the kid. You gotta let us go with you."
"I'm sorry, I can't do that." Kathleen said
"Well, tell me something." Dean said "Your county has its fair share of missing persons. Any of 'em come back?" Kathleen looked sad.
"Sam's our responsibility." Veronica said "And he's comin' back." Dean nodded sternly
"We're bringin' him back." He stated. Kathleen stared at the two, considering
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Unknown Location
Sam was asleep in a cage. He jerks awake and observed his surroundings. He rattled the bars of the cage. He looked around and noticed Jenkins asleep in a cage next to his. He looked to the cage on the other side and saw Rachel passed out on the floor.
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County Works Department
Dean and Veronica were silently sitting on a bench outside. Kathleen came behind them, holding printouts of the camera footage.
"Greg. Gina." She called. Dean and Veronica saw her and stood up. "I think we've got something." She handed Dean the printouts and he and Veronica looked through them. "These traffic cams take an image every three seconds, as Part of the Amber Alert program. These images were all taken around the time that your Friend, Sam, disappeared."
"This really isn't what I'm looking for." Dean said, looking at her
"Just wait, wait—next one." Kathleen said. He turned the Page and saw an image of a rusty truck driving. "This one was taken right after Sam left the bar. Look at the back end of that thing. Now, look at the plates." Dean turned another Page and he and Veronica saw a close-up image of the truck's license plates.
"Oh, the plates look new." Veronica said "It's probably stolen."
"So, whoever's driving that rust bucket must be involved." Kathleen said. A beat-up van drove by. Its engine was whining loudly.
"Hear that engine?" Dean asked
"Yeah." Veronica said
"Kind of a whining growl, isn't it?" Dean asked
"Sure." Kathleen agreed. Veronica and Dean stared at the van as it drove away.
"I'll be damned."
"Holy shit," Veronica and Dean said over each other.
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Unknown Location
Rachel was trying to kick down the door of her cage, but she failed. She groaned and kicked it again, over and over
"Rach" Sam began. She ignored him and kicked the door again "Rach," Kick "Rach," kick "Rach," kick "Rachel," kick "RACHEL!" He yelled loudly. Rachel finally moved from the gate, glaring down at the younger Winchester
"WHAT?!" She yelled. He clenched his jaw as he stared up at her
"You're not gonna get that open okay?!" He said "And I can't think of a way to escape while you're constantly banging on the friggin' door!" Rachel shook her head in disbelief as she walked away
"Shut up, Sam!" She told him "I can-" before she could finish, Jenkins groaned loudly as they argued. Sam and Rachel looked over at his cage as he woke up. Rachel rushed over to the side of her cage closest to Sam's and he rushed over to talk to Jenkins through the bars of their cages.
"You're alive." He said. Jenkins groaned again. "Hey, you okay?"
"Does it look like I'm doin' okay?" Jenkins asked. Sam looked taken aback and Rachel rolled her eyes
"Hey, I just-"
"Shut up, Sam," Rachel told him sternly. Sam turned around and gave her a look but she just glared at him warningly before looking at Jenkins "Where the hell are we?" She questioned, making him shrug
"I don't know." Jenkins said "The country, I think. Smells like the country."
"You're Alvin Jenkins, aren't you?" Sam asked
"Yeah." Jenkins said. Rachel and Sam sighed.
"We were lookin' for ya." Rachel said
"Oh, yeah?" Jenkins asked
"Yeah." Sam said
"Well, no offence," Jenkins began "but this is a piss-poor rescue." Rachel scoffed, nodding her head
"Yeah no kidding," Rachel sighed and sat down in her cage. Sam looked at her then back at Jenkins
"Well, my brother and sister out there right now, too." Sam said "They're lookin' for us. So—"
"So, they're not gonna find us." Jenkins said "We're in the middle of nowhere" He nodded towards the door leading into the building. "Waiting for them to come back and do God-knows-what to us."
"What are they?" Rachel asked "Have you seen them?"
"What are you talking about?" Jenkins asked, confusedly
"Whatever's got us, what'd they look like?" Sam questioned
"See for yourself." Jenkins said. The door to the building opened and two men wearing black coats and hats walked in. One man walked over to Jenkins' cage and kicked the side of it. Jenkins moved back into the corner. The other man went to a Panel of buttons attached to a pole in the middle of the room. He inserted a key into the Panel and twists it. Jenkins' cage unlocked. The men entered. "Leave me alone!" He yelled "Don't you take me, leave me alone!" The men placed a plate of food in front of Jenkins. They left the cage and walked over to the Panel. One of the men twisted the key again and removed it, which locked the cage. They left. Rachel and Sam exchanged a look as Jenkins devoured his food.
"I'll be damned."
"Holy shit," Sam and Rachel sad over each other before looking at one another, shocked
"They're just people." They said in unison. Jenkins looked at them oddly
"Yeah." Jenkins said "What'd you expect?"
"How often do they feed you?" Sam asked
"Once a day." Jenkins said "And they use that thing over there to open the cage." He pointed to the Panel.
"And that's the only time you see 'em?" Rachel asked
"So far." Jenkins said "But I'm waitin'."
"Waitin' for what?" Rachel and Sam asked in unison
"Ned Beatty time, man." Jenkins replied
"I think that's the least of your worries right now." Sam said
"Oh, yeah?" Jenkins asked
"Yeah." Rachel told him
"What do you think they want, then?" Jenkins asked. Sam reached through the top of his cage and grabbed a long metal wire stretching from the top of the pole to the ground. He tried to pull it down.
"Depends on who they are." Rachel replied
"They're a bunch of psycho hillbilly rednecks, if you ask me." Jenkins said "Lookin' for love in all the wrong places." Sam continued to pull on the wire. It gradually started to detach from the pole.
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Sheriff's car
Kathleen, Veronica and Dean were driving. Kathleen pointed to a Passing traffic camera
"Okay, the next traffic cam is fifty miles from here," she said "and the pickup didn't Pass that one, so...."
"So, it must've pulled off somewhere." Veronica said.
"I didn't see any other roads here." Dean told them
"Well, a lot of these backwoods properties have their own private roads." Kathleen explained
"Great." Dean said, clearly annoyed. He stared out the window. New information came up on Kathleen's computer. She clicked the highlighted item and brought up a Page about Dean and Veronica's fake ID's. She read it and looked concerned.
"So, Gregory." Kathleen began . Dean turned to look at her.
"Yeah?" Dean asked
"I ran your badge number. It's routine when we're working a case with state police." She said "For accounting purposes and what have you."
"Mmhmm." Dean said
"And, uh, they just got back to me." She pulled the car over to the side of the road. "It says here your badge was stolen." Dean looked surprised. "And there's a picture of you."
She turned the computer to Dean and Veronica. They saw a picture of a heavy African-American man.
"Uh-" Veronica began
" I lost some weight." Dean chuckled nervously "And I got that Michael Jackson skin disease." Kathleen took off her seatbelt.
"Okay, would you two step out of the car, please?" She asked
"Look, look, look." Veronica began.
Kathleen stopped. "If you wanna arrest us, that's fine. We'll cooperate, I swear. But, first, please—let us find Sam."
"I don't even know who you are." Or if this "Sam" person is even missing"
"Look into my eyes and tell me if I'm lying about this." Dean said, confidently
"Identity theft?" Kathleen asked "You're impersonating an officer."
"Look, here's the thing." Dean began "When we were young, I pretty much pulled him and his sister from a fire. And ever since then, I've felt responsible for them. Like it's my job to keep them safe. And now I've lost him. I'm just afraid if we don't find him fast—please." His voice broke "He's my family."
"I'm sorry." Kathleen said "You've given me no choice. I have to take you in." She glanced at her visor. Her eye caught a photo of her and another man, smiling. She looked sad and sighed. "After we find Sam Winchester." She fastens her seatbelt. Dean and Veronica looked confused.
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Unknown location
Sam was still trying to pull the metal coil from the beam.
"What're your names, again?" Jenkins asked
"I'm Rachel" Rachel said "That's Sam." She pointed at him
"Why don't you give it up, Sammy," Jenkins said "there's no way out,"
"Don't.... call me.... Sammy!" He groaned and finally tore the coil down. A small piece of metal fell on the floor also.
"What is it?" Rachel asked. Sam picked it up and looked at it.
"It's a bracket." Sam said
"Well, thank God, a bracket. Now we've got 'em, huh?" Suddenly, Jenkins' cage unlocked itself and opens. "Must've been short." He climbed out of the cage.
"Maybe you knocked somethin' loose." Rachel pushed on her door. It opened slightly then closed again. She and Sam exchanged a look
"I think you should get back in there, Jenkins." Rachel said, worriedly. He looked over, confused
"What?" Jenkins asked
"This isn't right." Sam said
"Don't you wanna get out of here?" Jenkins asked
"Yeah." Sam said "But that was too easy." The redhead nodded in agreement
"WAY too easy," Rachel told him
"Look, I'm gonna get out of here, and I'm gonna send help, okay, don't worry." Jenkins said
"No, I'm serious." Sam sad
"Jenkins—this might be a trap." Rachel told him
"Bye, Rob. Bye, Sammy." He pushed open the door and left.
"Jenkins! Don't!" Sam said
"Wait!" Rachel whisper-yelled.
On the other side of the door, Jenkins was in another room similar to the one he just left. He found an exit and left.
In the other room, Jenkins' cage slammed shut.
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Outside
Jenkins was walking around the outside of a rundown house. He found a knife on the ground and picked it up. He looked up to the sky.
"Thank you." He said; he started running into the woods.
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Woods
Jenkins continued walking. He heard a noise and raised his knife, then started to run in the rain. Before long, a man in camouflage jumped in front of him and knocked him down with a long knife. Jenkins fell to the ground, but stuck his own knife in the man's leg. The man stumbled, allowing Jenkins to get up and run away. Jenkins reached a clearing. He looked around, lost. Suddenly, another camouflaged man appeared and puts his knife through Jenkins' leg, then removed it. The second camouflaged man appeared, and they both pointed their knives at Jenkins, who was on the ground. He was able to get up and run away. The men watch him and laughed. Jenkins kept running, but tripped over a thin wire on the ground. The men caught up to him and raised their knives.
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Unknown location
Sam and Rachel could hear Jenkins screaming. Rachel looked over at Sam
"Oh god,"
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Street
Dean, Veronica and Kathleen were walking back to the car, holding cups of coffee.
"Hey, Officer?" Dean called. She looked over at him "Look, I don't mean to press my luck-"
"Your luck is so pressed." Kathleen replied
"Right." Dean said "I was wondering—why are you helping me out, anyway? Why don't you just lock us up?"
"My brother, Riley, disappeared three years ago."
She said "A lot like Sam. We searched for him, but—nothing. I know what it's like to feel responsible for someone, and for them—Come on. Let's keep at it." She got in the car. Veronica glanced at Dean sadly
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Edge of the forest
Kathleen, Veronica and Dean were driving by.
"Wait, wait, wait—pull over here. Pull over." Veronica said. They pulled over and got out of the car, then walked towards the forest. "It's the first turn-off I've seen so far."
"You two stay here," Kathleen said "I'll check it out."
"What?!" Veronica asked
"No way." Dean said over her
"Hey." Kathleen said. They stopped walking. "You're civilians. And felons, I think. I'm not taking you with me."
"You're not goin' without us."Kathleen sighed.
"Alright." She said "You promise you won't get involved? You'll let me handle it?"
"Yeah, I promise." Dean said
"Shake on it" She extended her hand. Dean shook it. While they were shaking hands, Kathleen placed a set of handcuffs on Dean's arm. She clipped him to Veronica
"Oh, come on." Veronica said
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Kathleen handcuffed Dean and Veronica to the door handle and each other then started walking away.
"This is ridiculous. Kathleen, I really think you're gonna need our help." Dean yelled
"I'll manage. Thank you."
She locked the door and walked away. Dean sighed
"I gotta start carrying Paper clips."
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Road
Kathleen was walking. She passed a rundown barn, along with several wagon wheels strewn along the grass. She walked further and saw a dilapidated house. She made her way to the front porch and climbed up the stairs.
"Hello?" She called "Anybody home?" She knocked on the door. A young girl, Missy, came outside, covered in dirt and filth. She was unwashed and had long, uncombed hair. "Hi. Who are you?" The girl came closer and examined Kathleen's badge.
"Who are you?" Missy asked
"I'm, uh, I'm Kathleen." She said "I'm a deputy. What's your name?"
"Missy."
"Missy." Kathleen said "That's a pretty name. Missy, is your mom home?"
"She's dead." Missy said bluntly
"I'm sorry." Kathleen told her "What about your dad?" Missy shook her head. "No? Can I come in for a minute?" Missy shook her head again and started moving towards the door. "I just want you to look at a picture." She took a picture of Sam from her coat pocket and shows it to Missy. "Have you seen that guy? Look at that picture." Missy looked up and saw something behind Kathleen. She smiled wickedly. "What?"
"That's gonna hurt." Missy said. Kathleen turned around and saw a tall, equally unwashed man, Pa Bender, standing beside her. He hit her in the head with a shovel, and she fell to the ground, unconscious.
"Missy, sweetheart, go tell your brothers I wanna see 'em." He said
"Yes, Daddy." She walked away.
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Car
Dean and Veronica was looking around for something to unlock the handcuffs. Veronica finally noticed the antenna of the car and reached for it, but she was too far away.
"Dean" she said, gesturing to the antenna. They heard the screech of the van
"Oh, son of a bitch." Dean said.
He stretched further. Veronica reached into her hair to get a hair pin
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Wood
The pickup truck was driving.
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Car
Dean was still reaching for the antenna as Veronica unlocked her handcuffs with her hair pin
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Woods
Jared and Lee Bender unlocked a gate and start walking.
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Car
Dean finally grabbed the antenna and began to unscrew it as Veronica continued to try to unlock herself
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Woods
Jared and Lee were still walking.
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Car
The antenna came loose and fell to the ground. Dean picked it up and began unlocking the handcuffs as Veronica finally got free.
Jared and Lee reached a clearing and saw the car. They laughed. They looked to the side of the car, but Dean and Veronica were gone.
"Well, I've never seen him so angry before." Lee said
"Well, Lee, never been followed by the police before."
Lee, who now had Kathleen's keys, unlocked the car door and got in.
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Barn
Kathleen was in a cage. She was wearing a dirty white T-shirt, and her hair was down. She woke up and groaned, massaging her head.
"You alright?" Sam asked her
"Are you Sam Winchester?" She asked
"Yeah." Sam said
"Your, uh, your friends are looking for you." She said. Rachel sighed, obviously relieved
"Thank God," she said "Where are they?"
"Who are you?" Kathleen asked
"Rachel-"
"Rachel Singer?" Kathleen asked "Wanted for murder?"
"Uhhhhhhhh...... no?" Rachel said nervously "look it doesn't matter, where are our friends?"
"I, uh—I cuffed them to my car." Sam sighed. The door opened and Dean and Veronica entered, but Kathleen, Rachel and Sam didn't know it was them. Veronica and Dean observed the barn, disgusted. Veronica saw Sam in his cage and Dean saw Rachel
"Sam?" Veronica asked
"Rach?" Dean said at the same time. They walked over to he cages. Rachel sighed of relief and Sam smiled. "Are you guys hurt?"
"No." Sam said
"Me neither" Rachel said
"Damn, it's good to see you." Dean said. He quickly kissed Rachel through the bars then stepped away to look at Kathleen
"How did you get out of the cuffs?" She asked. Dean turned around and saw her.
"Oh, I know a trick or two." Veronica said. Kathleen stared at them, confused. "Alright." Dean moved to the door of the cage and saw the locks.
"Oh, these locks look like they're gonna be a bitch."
"Well, there's some kind of automatic control right there." Rachel said; she pointed to the control panel.
"Have you seen 'em?" Veronica asked
"Yeah." Sam said "Dude, they're just people."
"And they jumped you?" Dean asked "Must be gettin' a little rusty there, kiddo." Rachel rolled her eyes as Dean walked over to the control Panel and started trying different buttons.
"What do they want?" Veronica asked
"I don't know." Sam said "They let Jenkins go, but that was some sort of trap. It doesn't make any sense to me."
"Well, that's the point." Dean said "You know, with our usual playmates, there's rules, there's Patterns."
"Yeah," Rachel agreed "But with people, they're just crazy."
"See anything else out there?" Sam asked
"Uh, he has about a dozen junked cars hidden out back." Veronica said "Plates from all over, so I'm thinkin' when they take someone, they take their car, too."
"Did you see a black Mustang out there?" Kathleen asked "About ten years old?"
"Yeah, actually, I did." Veronica said. She looked sad. "Your brother's? "She nodded. "I'm sorry." Veronica paused
"Let's get you guys out of here, then we'll take care of those bastards." Dean said, he pointed to the control Panel. "This thing takes a key." He looked at Rachel "Key?"
"I don't know." She told him
"Alright, we better go find it." Veronica said. She and Dean went to leave.
"Hey" Rachel called. Dean stopped and turned around. "Be careful."
"Yeah." Dean said. He and Veronica left.
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House
Dean and Veronica were in another dark room. Dean and Veronica turned on their flashlights and started to look around. The room was filled with shelves of jars and bottles, which contain various body Parts. Dean looked at a container filled with an unrecognizable item.
"Yikes." He said. He looked over at Veronica "I dare you to drink this" She gave him a look before walking away to continue looking "wuss"
"Bite me" she replied. They continued searching the room and came across a wall full of Polaroid pictures. Each photo shows Jared and Lee standing next to a dead body. He noticed a picture of them holding Jenkins' corpse. "I'll say it again—demons I get. People are crazy." They moved to a flight of stairs and climbed them.
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Upstairs
Pa Bender was in the kitchen, butchering something. Dean and Veronica came upstairs and looked around the living room. A record was playing in the background. Dean bumps into a wind chime.
"What the --" The wind chime was made of bones and Dean cringed
"Who's the wuss now?" Veronica asked, smirking. Dean gave her a look but she had already turned around to continue looking.
Veronica saw a wooden pole leaning against the wall and picked it up. She leaned against the wall and makes her way toward the kitchen, followed by Dean. He noticed a small tray filled with keys, on a nearby table. Dean took a peak inside the kitchen. Pa turned around to pick up another tool, and Dean turned away. Dean moved towards the tray of keys, and started to pick it up when Veronica noticed a jar full of teeth in the other room. She went in and examined it, disgusted, then heard the floor creak behind her. Veronica slowly set the jar down and turned around quickly. Missy was standing before her
"Shh. It's okay. I'm not gonna hurt you." Missy held up a knife.
"I know." She stuck the knife into Veronica's jacket, pinning her against the wall. "Daddy!"
"Dean!" Veronica yelled
"Daddy!" Missy yelled again. Veronica removed the knife. Jared and Lee came downstairs, Lee was holding a badly beaten up Dean. He threw him into the floor and he fell unconscious. "Daddy!" Missy yelled again. Jared grabbed Veronica under his arms, but She jumped up and kicked Lee. Jared threw Veronica into the wall, causing the knife to fall to the floor. He ran towards Veronica, but She grabbed him first and pushed him to the ground. She then punched Jared, but was thrown into the wall again by Lee. All three of them stood up. Veronica pointed to Jared
"I'm gonna kick your ass first." Shee pointed then to Lee. "Then yours." Pa came up behind Veronica and hit her
over the head with a Pan. She fell to the floor, unconscious next to Dean.
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Living room
The Benders were crowded around Dean and Veronica, who were sitting in chairs, side by side with their hands tied behind their backs. Dean was already awake by the time Veronica woke up, groaning.
"Come on." Lee said to Pa "Let us hunt him."
"Yeah, this one's a fighter." Jared said "Sure would be fun to hunt." Pa laughed.
"Oh, you gotta be kiddin' me." Dean said "That's what this is about? You -- you yahoos hunt people?"
"You ever killed before?" Pa asked
"Wh--" Veronica laughed "Well, that depends on what you mean." She said
"I've hunted all my life." Pa said "Just like my father, his before him. I've hunted deer and bear—I even got a cougar once. Oh boy. But the best hunt is human." Dean and Veronica stared at him, disgusted "Oh, there's nothin' like it. Holdin' their life in your hands. Seein' the fear in their eyes just before they go dark. Makes you feel powerful alive."
"You're a sick puppy." Dean said
"We give 'em a weapon." Pa said "Give 'em a fightin' chance. It's kind of like our tradition Passed down, father to son. Of course, only one or two a year. Never enough to bring the law down, we never been that sloppy."
"Yeah, well, don't sell yourself short." Veronica said "You're plenty sloppy."
"So, what, you with that pretty cop?" Missy looked up at her brother with a smile. "Are you cops?"
"If I tell you, you promise not to make us into an ashtray?" Pa looked angry. Lee walked over and punched Dean.
"Hey!" Veronica yelled. Lee then backhanded Veronica. She slowly turned in her chair to face him, glaring at him, her eyes like daggers
"Only reason I don't let my boys take you right here and now is that there's somethin' I need to know." Pa said. He walked to the fireplace and took a hot poker.
"Yeah, how 'bout it's not nice to marry your sister?" Dean asked
"Tell me—any of the cops gonna come lookin' for you?" Pa asked
"Oh, eat me." Veronica said sarcastically "No, no, no, wait, wait, wait—you actually might." Jared walked over to Veronica and held her head in place. Lee did the same to Dean
"You think this is funny?" Pa asked "You brought this down on my family. Alright, you wanna play games? We'll play some games. looked like we're gonna have a hunt tonight after all, boys." He looked at Veronica and Dean "And you get to pick the animal. The boy, the girl or the cop?"
"Okay, wait, wait—look, nobody's comin' for us, alright?" Dean said "It's just me and them."
"You don't choose, I will." Pa said. He placed the hot poker on Dean's shirt. Dean screamed in Pain.
"Hey!" Veronica yelled. Pa removed the poker.
"Ah, you son of a bitch!" Dean yelled. Pa moved and placed the poker barely an inch from Veronica's eye.
"Next time, I'll take an eye." He said
"Alright, the guy, the guy!" Dean said "Take the guy!" Jared let go of Veronica's head, Lee let go of Dean's and Pa moved the poker. He took a key from around his neck and handed it to Lee.
"Lee, go do it." He said "Don't let him out, though. Shoot him in the cage." Lee walked to the door.
"What? I thought you said you were gonna hunt him." Veronica said "You were gonna give him a chance!"
"Lee, when you're done with the boy—shoot the bitch, too. And the cop" Lee nodded and left, with his rifle. "Better clean this mess up before any more cops come runnin' out here." Dean and Veronica looked scared.
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Barn
Lee entered and walked over to the control Panel. He inserted the key and twisted it
"What are you doing?" Sam asked. The door to his cage unlocked and Lee walked towards him.
"Hey!" Rachel yelled. Sam noticed the bracket on the floor and grabbed it. Lee opens the cage door and aimed his gun. "Hey!" She repeated
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Living room
Dean, Veronica and the three Benders heard a gunshot.
"You hurt them, I'll kill you, I swear." Dean said furiously "I'll kill you all. I will kill you all!" Pa stood up and walked towards the open front door.
"Lee!" Pa yelled
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Barn
Sam and Lee were both out of the cage. Sam was on top of Lee. He grabbed the gun and hit Lee in the face with it three times. Lee collapsed on the floor. Sam tried to fire the gun, but it didn't work.
"Damn." Rachel said, impressed
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Living Room
"Lee!" Pa yelled. Lee did not respond. Pa turned to the other three. "Jared, you come with me. Missy, you watch 'em now." Jared grabbed two rifles, handed one to Pa, and they both leave. Missy remained next to Dean, holding a knife dangerously close to his eye.
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Barn
Lee and Jared entered, guns raised, and look around.
"Lee!" Pa yelled "Where are ya? Lee!" They found Lee unconscious, locked in Sam's cage, next to Rachel's empty cage "Damn it, Jared, get the lights!" He said.
Jared moved over to the light switch and pushed it up. The barn remained dark.
"They must have blown the fuses." Jared said. Pa tried the control Panel, but it was broken. They moved into another room of the barn. Sam and Rachel were hidden behind a bale of hay. Lee and Jared heard a noise. Jared looked around in one area of the room, while Pa climbed a ladder leading to a balcony. Kathleen moved to a cabinet, unseen, and opened it, but she heard a noise and stopped. Jared also heard something. He walked to the cabinet and stood to face it. He fired his rifle several times at the doors, but Kathleen didn't come out. Jared opened the cabinet, but found nothing inside but tools. He looked around the barn, when, suddenly Kathleen fell on top of his back. She wrapped her arms around his neck and wrestles with him before being knocked to the ground.
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Meanwhile
Pa was chasing after Sam. He fired his rifle twice, but Sam escapes.
While Kathleen was on the ground, Jared aims his gun at her. "You stupid bitch" He got ready to shoot her, but Rachel entered.
"Hey!" Jared turned around and saw Rachel. He fired the gun, but she ran away to dodge it.
At the same moment, Pa walked in behind Sam and got hit with the bullet instead. He fell to the ground. Jared cocks the gun and turned around. Sam appeared behind him and grabbed the gun. He hit Jared in the face with the rifle several times, and Jared collapses, unconscious. Rachel and Sam exchanged a look. Rachel blew her hair out of her face and sighed loudly
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Barn
Rachel placed Jared in her cage and closes the door as Sam walked to the control Panel and locked the cage. They made his way over to Kathleen, who was standing over Pa, with her gun raised.
"I'll watch this one. You go ahead." Sam and Rachel stared at her, motionless. "Go ahead" the two left
"You hurt my family," Pa said "I'm gonna bleed you, bitch."
"You killed my brother." Kathleen said tearfully
"Your brother?" Pa asked. He laughed cruelly. "Now I see."
"Just tell me why." She ordered. Pa smiled.
"Because it's fun." Pa said. He cackled. Kathleen looked at him, horrified, and fired the gun.
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House
Dean, Rachel, Veronica and Sam walked out the front door and down the porch steps. They met up with Kathleen, who was leaving the barn.
"Where's the girl?" She asked
"Locked her in a closet." Rachel said "What about the dad?" Kathleen paused
"Shot." She said "Trying to escape." All five of them exchanged a look.
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House - Later
Dean, Rachel, Veronica, Sam, and Kathleen were leaving.
"I think the car's at the police station." Dean said. Kathleen was listening to a woman on her walkie-talkie.
"Backup unit en route to your location." the woman said. Kathleen approached Veronica, Sam, Rachel and Dean.
"So, state police and the FBI are gonna be here within the hour." she said "They're gonna wanna talk to you. I suggest that you're both long gone by then."
"Thanks." Veronica began "Hey, listen, I don't mean to press our luck, but we're kind of in the middle of nowhere. Think we could catch a ride?" Kathleen gave her a look
"Start walking." she said "Duck if you see a squad car."
"Sounds great to me." Rachel said, smiling "Thanks."
"Listen, uh..." Dean began "I'm sorry about your brother."
"Thank you" Kathleen said "She began to tear up. "It was really hard not knowing what happened to him. I thought it would be easier once I knew the truth—but it isn't really." She paused "Anyway, you should go." Rachel, Sam, Veronica and Dean nod and walk away. Kathleen watched them leave, close to tears.
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Road
Sam, Rachel, Veronica and Dean were walking. Dean had his arm around Rachel's shoulder and she had her arm around his waist
"Never do that again." He said to her, looking backwards at Sam after
"Do what?" Sam asked
"Go missin' like that." Rachel and Sam laughed.
"I'll second that" Veronica said
"Awwww, you were worried about us." Rachel said, smirking. Dean rolled his eyes
"All I'm sayin' is, you vanish like that again, I'm not lookin' for ya." Dean said "Rachel maybe, but not you" he pointed at Sam
"Sure, you won't." Sam said
"He's not kidding" Veronica said.
Sam chuckled and Rachel looked up at Dean
"So, you got sidelined by a thirteen-year-old girl, huh?" She asked. Dean looked at her before rolling his eyes
"Oh, shut up." He said. Sam laughed
"Just sayin'," Rachel continued "gettin' rusty there, kiddo." Dean chuckled
"Shut up." He repeated. Sam and Veronica laughed. They continued walking together; their voices became more faint as they walked further into the distance.