So there isn't much Sam in this chapter, and it's kind of short, but it's a filler chapter, so I can get this story as close to the storyline in season one as possible. Thanks.
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Chapter One: Aftermath
For three days the only sight that greeted Sam was the white washed walls and the hospital staff. He'd not seen hide or hair of his elder brother, and that was just fine with him. It wasn't like he blamed Dean for what happened to him, but Sam didn't want to see him all the same.
Dean on the other hand stayed sitting on the floor outside Sam's room, out of sight, constantly calling their father. There had been no answer yet, but Dean wasn't giving up. He dialed the familiar number and waited patiently for the voicemail to pick up.
"This is John Winchester. I can't be reached. If this is an emergency call my son, Dean. 785-555-0197(i). He can help." There was a beep, signaling Dean to speak.
"Hey uh, Dad, it's me, Dean, again. I don't know if you got my last couple of messages, but uh," his voice caught, he cleared his throat and continued, "Sammy's hurt and we need you to come down here. Talk to ya soon." Dean flipped shut his cell phone and sighed. Sam was being released today, and Dean already knew Sam wouldn't want to go with him. He looked at the phone clutched in his hands. It was becoming obvious that their father wasn't coming, so Dean would have to do the next best thing. Call Bobby.
"Hello?" Bobby's gruff voice answered.
"Hey Bobby," Dean replied, his voice thick with emotion.
"What's wrong Dean?" Bobby asked, cutting to the chase.
"We had some trouble on our last hunt – a 'shifter," Dean began.
"Are you boys alright?"
"Well the thing is Bobby, Sam's hurt real bad, and I can't get a hold of dad, so can you look after Sam for a bit?" Dean pleaded.
"Why can't you take care of him? I know you'll have to lay off the hunts but hell, Dean he's your brother and-"
"He got raped Bobby," Dean interrupted, "by the Shapeshifter, while it looked like me." Dean choked out.
Bobby didn't speak for a few moments while this information sunk in. "When is he being released?" He finally asked.
"Sometime this afternoon," Dean answered.
"I'll catch the next plane out, where are you boys at?"
"St. Lukes Hospital. 232 S Woods Mill Rd, Chesterfield, Missouri," Dean sighed with relief. "Thank you Bobby."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." With that Bobby hung up. Knowing Bobby was on his way he rose to his feet. He snuck a glance at Sam in his room, he was fast asleep. He walked into the without a sound.
"I'm sorry Sammy, but your better-" his voice broke off, "uh better off without me." He managed to say while fighting back the flood of tears that threatened to fall. "I love you baby boy." Dean leaned over and kissed his forehead. Sam stirred a bit, causing Dean to jerk back from his former position. He waited, his heart pounding rapidly, praying that he wouldn't wake up. He didn't. Dean relaxed and moved back to Sam's side. He took his hand in his as he stared at his brother's face. He tried to memorize every feature, knowing he may never see his brother again. His hand released Sam's and moved to brush a lock of unruly hair out of his face, but his hand lingered. "Goodbye Sam," Dean said as he tore his hand off Sam's face and he walked out of Sam's life, perhaps for good.
As the door to Sam's room closed, a pair of sad eyes opened up to stare at the closed door.
i. If you watched the version of "Phantom Traveler" (episode 4 of season 1) that aired on December 13, 2005, you heard the number they showed in closed captioning for Dean's cell number. They changed it from the original airing. They also changed the message you will hear if you call the original number that John said. If you call 866-907-3235 now, you will hear "Dad? We really need to hear from you. Leave me a message, text me, check your jwinchester1246gmail. Anything. We have new info. "
On the closed caption, they listed a different phone number with the area code 785, instead of the 866 number. The area code 785 is from Kansas, which is where the characters are originally from.
In the dialogue for this episode, they give an actual (toll-free) number for Dean's cell phone: 866-907-3235, rather than one of those unreal 555- numbers. However, in the closed captions they do give a 555- number, 785-555-0179. Presumably the original script, from which the caption text was derived, had the 555- number but then they changed it for the actual on-screen dialogue.
For a time, Dean's cell number was a real number, 1-866-907-3235, with Jensen Ackles reading the message: "This is Dean Winchester. If this is an emergency, leave a message. If you are calling about 11-2-83, page me with your coordinates."
