A week passed and things were routine for the brothers. Sam's nightmares returned but this time they were different. The beginning was always the same, but as Sam watched his girlfriend burn on the ceiling for the hundredth time she now pointed to the door where Lyn now stood, when there had been no one before. He looked back to his girlfriend and heard her say.
"She can help you." And that was it. Dean thought it was a coincidence since he had mention to keep Lyn around, but as Sam continued to have the dream over and over Dean doubted himself, but they weren't sure if they'd ever see Lyn again.
Much to the brothers fortune she was at the next town they visited, but they had no intention of asking her to join them. They saw her walk out of a bar, where they figured she had set up a gig for herself that night. She had a bag over her shoulder and they watched her go into a cemetery. Dean nudged Sam.
"Well, go say hi. I'll get started." He said and Sam nodded.
Dean left him and Sam went into the cemetery to find Lyn.
He shortly found her lying by a random grave with her eyes shut. He walked up to her and she didn't eve notice him, she appeared to be sleeping. Suddenly her eyes shot open with a start and she sat up.
"Gezz!You trying to give me a heart attack?!"
She asked as she glared at him, and he laughed.
"You take naps in cemeteries often?" Sam asked with a grin as he sat beside her.
"I come for the silence… I can't see or hear them here"
She told him softly and Sam was confused by her words.
"Cant see or hear who?" He asked.
"Spirits." She said and he was shocked.
"It's why you're here isn't it? Because of the thing haunting this town… I can see spirits and ghosts. Some ask for help and I do all I can, but I'm not trained for this… I never asked for this. The particularly cranky ones come after me when they notice I'm around."
Lyn said but Sam was still in shock until she continued speaking.
"She came to me." Lyn told Sam.
"Who did?" He asked.
"The girl in my song, the one you asked about." She said.
"What did she want?" Sam asked with slight interest.
"For me to help you… find what killed her." Lyn spoke softly.
"Jessica." Sam whispered in shock.
"Is that her name? It's pretty."
Lyn said quietly but Sam then grabbed her by the shoulders, a look of earnest on his face.
"What did she tell you?! Did she say what killed her?! Is she alright?! Where is she?!" He asked frantically and Lyn jerked him slightly by grabbing his arms.
"Sam! It doesn't work like that. She's dead, she can't come back… She couldn't tell me what killed her because she doesn't know. She could only tell me what she wanted… How I could help her. She wanted me to help you because she said I could stop your nightmares. She was able to find me because she has such a strong spirit. The strongest I've ever seen."
Lyn told him and he started to cry so she pulled him close to comfort him, but she had more to say.
"Sam, she said it would come after me."
Sam looked up; horror graced his face for a moment.
"Why?" He asked and Lyn shook her head.
"Here, this is everything that happened in my dream."
Lyn said as she pulled out a small notebook full of writing. Sam guessed it was a journal of the dreams she's had and the things she's seen. Lyn directed him to the right page. It was full of words scattered all over the page some written more frantically than other and what he saw in the bottom corner of the page brought tears to his eyes. It was a small sketch of Jessica smiling. It made him happy to see her smiling.
"She was your girlfriend?" Lyn asked softly and he nodded.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"I'm over it. I just want to find the thing that killed her and destroy it."
He said with bitter hatred and then looked at Lyn.
"Will you travel with us? We're trying to find our dad, and destroy as many evil things as we can on the way. Some how I know we're heading toward this thing. I'm not going to let it happen again." He said indicating Jessica's killer and Lyn nodded.
"Sure, not like I've got anywhere else to go. But how's your brother going to like this idea?" She asked.
"He'll deal with it. Besides your gift might come in handy." He said and she grinned warily.
"Finally." She said quietly.
After a moment Sam stood and helped Lyn up.
"Dean said he'd get started. We should meet up with him and tell him the plan before he gets too into it." Sam said and Lyn nodded, a bit reluctant to leave the cemetery.
"So has anything… talked to you?" He asked.
"Yes, I can see children… a lot of lost children. They're not dead, just scared and confused. They tell me the things they see around them aren't what we see, but they can see me and… it. They wont say what."
She said as they approached the gate to the cemetery. Lyn touched Sam's arm and stopped walking. Sam stopped and turned to her. She stared at the street beyond the gate for a moment and then looked at him.
"The thing tormenting this town frightens me… It's not so much dark as it enjoys causing fear. A fear I haven't felt since I was a child." Lyn told him.
"Do you think this thing will come after you, to see what you're up to?" He asked.
"Maybe." She said fearfully and he placed his arm around her briefly.
"Don't worry you're safe with us." He said and she nodded.
They then met up with Dean to tell him what was up.
Dean nearly blew his top about Sam's plan to have Lyn travel with them but when the evidence was before him he couldn't say no. And so the three got started. That night they shared the motel room that Lyn had already gotten. Sam went with Lyn to her gig where she made a butt load of tips. Right after her gig they returned to the motel room where Dean was working. He was coming up with loads of leads but getting no where so they decided sleep was the best option. Sam and Lyn again shared a bed and Dean took the other.
For most of the night things seemed peaceful but Lyn was having trouble sleeping. Around two she sleepily opened her eyes and saw Sam sleeping next to her on his back. Lyn was going to go back to sleep but something across the room caught her eye. The door to the closet was open a crack and Lyn swore she saw something move from within. For a moment she was frozen with fear. She knew something was there, staring at her, watching her. The door was slowly being opened, the hinges groaned softly. Lyn panicked and grabbed Sam's shirt. His eyes shot open and he looked at her, but she was staring at the closet in horror.
"The light… turn on the light!" She whispered sternly and he shot into action, turning to the night stand.
He fumbled for the switch as he finally realized the odd darkness coming from the closet. It was getting closer to Dean, who still spelt. Sam knocked the alarm clock off the nightstand and finally got the light on. Dean woke at once and shot out of bed. He noticed Lyn was white as a sheet and still staring at the now empty light filled closet.
"What's up?"
Dean asked and Lyn snapped out of it as they looked at her.
"The Boogieman." She told them softly as she got off the bed. "And if it's alright with you Dean I'll be sleeping in your car."
Lyn added as she grabbed her sweatshirt jacket and exited the room, Sam was right behind her.
"Me too." He said as he grabbed the blanket from the bed and left the room to join Lyn.
"You babies! Just sleep with the light on." Dean said to the empty room. He then shut the closet left the light on and got into the bed Sam and Lyn had been using.
In the back of Dean's car Sam shared the blanket with Lyn, letting her lay on most of the seat while he sat up. For a while it seemed like they could have gotten some sleep but Lyn couldn't sleep. The children were bothering her. All around the car they were asking for her help. She didn't want to bother Sam so she tried to ignore them but she just couldn't. She sat up in frustration holding her hands to her ears but they didn't stop the voices.
"Lyn, what's wrong?" Sam asked as he touched her arm.
She rocked slightly in her seat and she lowered her hands staring straight ahead.
"The children… They wont stop asking for help. I cant help them. There's too many." She told him as she started to cry.
"Can they hear me Lyn?" Sam asked as he held her.
"I think so." She replied.
"I promise we'll help them all. We'll stop the Boogieman."
He said and Lyn lifted her head and looked at him. She was amazed.
"They left. Thank you… again." She told him softly and he grinned.
"Don't mention it." He said.
Just then Dean hopped in the car with two pillows and a blanket. He eyed Lyn in concern.
"Everything alright?" He asked.
"Yeah, the children were bothering her, but they're gone now." Sam said and Dean frowned.
"I'm sorry… cant imagine what that must be like. Are there a lot?" He asked and Lyn nodded.
"We'll stop it. Try to get some sleep." Dean said as he tossed them a pillow.
Sam took the pillow for his head and he pulled Lyn close as he leaned sideways so she could use his chest as a pillow and they could both use the blanket.
"So, what happened to sleeping with the light on?" Sam asked Dean before he laid down.
Dean glared.
"Shut up."
