22 Years ago - Lawrence, Kansas
It was a quiet night. The crickets chirp. A large deciduous tree with no leaves stood outside one of several suburban homes. Mary Winchester walked into the nursery with four years old girl with blonde hair and big blue eyes, Katherine Winchester.
"Come on, let's say good night to your brother," Mary said and she turned on the lights. A baby boy, not even a year old yet, Sam Winchester, was lying in his crib and looked over at Mary and Katherine.
Mary lowered Katherine to her feet. Katherine leaned over the side of the crib and kissed Sam on his forehead. "Good night, Sammy," Katherine said to her brother. Mary leaned over Sam as well. "Good night, love," She said. She brushed Sam's hair back and kissed his forehead.
Suddenly, behind them John Winchester walked into the room. "Hey, Kat." He grinned at his two girls and son. Katherine turned around and she rushed over to the man's arms. "Daddy! Daddy!"
John lifted Katherine up to his arms. "So what do you think? You think Sammy's ready to toss around a football yet?" John asked his daughter. Katherine shook her head, laughing. "No, Daddy."
"No," John laughing with her. Mary smiled and passed John and Katherine on the way out of the room. "You got her?" She asked. "I got her," John replied and he hugged Katherine closer.
John looked at his baby boy. "Sweet dreams, Sammy." Then, John carried Katherine out of the room, flipping off the lights.
... ...
Several hours later, near midnight, the lights flickered on the baby monitor sitting on a nightstand next to a photo of Mary and John. Strange noises come through the monitor. Mary, who was asleep in bed, started to wake up.
She turned on the light on the nightstand. "John?" Mary turned and saw that she was alone. She got up and walked down the hallway to Sam's nursery.
She came up to the nursery and she find a dark figure in the room, stands over Sam's crib. "John? Is he hungry?" Mary asked, thought that is was John. The figure turned to Mary slightly. "Shhh."
"All right," Mary said, realizing her husband was able to handle their little boy tonight. She headed back down the hallway. The light by the stairs was flickering. Mary frowned and got to tap at it till the light steadied. "Hm."
More flickering light was coming from downstairs: Mary eyebrows crinkled in confusion and she walked down the stairs to investigate.
As soon Mary saw John had fallen asleep, watching TV, she ran back upstairs. "Sammy! Sammy!" She entered Sam's nursery and stopped shortly.
Five seconds after she entered Sam's room, Mary screamed and awakened John and Katherine. "Mary!" John called as he ran upstairs.
"Mary!" John called out again as he burst into Sam's room. He looked around and there was nothing. John sighed and walked toward Sam's crib, "Hey, Sammy. You okay?" He asked.
Then his eyes shifted to something dark that dripping next to the baby. He touched it and then two more drops land on the back of his hand. It looked like blood. John frowned and then looked up slowly.
He was in shock; Mary was sprawled across the ceiling, the stomach of her nightgown red with blood, staring at him and struggling to breathe. John collapsed onto the floor, staring at his wife. "No! Mary!" He yelled.
Then, Mary bursts into flame. The fire spreads over the ceiling. John stared, frozen. Sam wails and John suddenly remembered that he's not alone, he get up and scoops Sam out of his crib and rushed out of the room.
Katherine came to investigate, "Daddy!" She said and then John handed her baby brother to her, "Take your brother outside as fast as you can and don't look back! Now, Katherine, go!" John ordered.
Katherine turned and rushed outside. John turned back to the nursery, "Mary!" He called out. The flames started erupting. Mary herself could barely be seen. "No!"
Katherine ran outside the house, holding Sam. "It's okay, Sammy," Katherine said to her baby brother as she turned to look up at Sam's window, which was lit with gold.
Then John ran outside, scoops up Katherine and Sam, and carried them both away. "I gotcha." And just then, fire exploded out of Sam's nursery window.
The Lawrence fire department arrived and so did the police and took care of everything.
Across the street from the house, John and Katherine sat on the hood of John's Impala. As John hold Sam, John looked up at the remnants of the fire. He knew from that moment, nothing was ever going to be the same again.