Sorry this is taking so long. I've been a little busy so far this summer LOL. Well, here's chapter two.

HuntressofEvil

Chapter Two

With Dean behind the wheel, the four hunters got to Helena by mid afternoon the next day. The first thing they wanted to do was check out the most recent victim of the supernatural attack and find out as much information as possible about the women that already died. So they split up. Amanda and Hannah went to Memorial hospital to interview the doctors who cared for the first three victims and Dean and Sam went to Helena Community Hospital where Stephanie O'Brien was being held.

The Winchesters dropped the girls off at Memorial and then went on their way to their hospital. They passed themselves off as two state police officers and had a nurse escort them to Stephanie's room.

"So, how long has Stephanie been here?" Dean asked as they followed the nurse down the hall.

"Almost three months now." The nurse replied, "It's a real shame. Steph was one of my good friends."

"Really? Did she seem okay before her accident?" Sam asked hoping to get information.

"What accident?" The nurse asked confused.

"Well, she must've been in some kind of accident in order for this to happen to her." Dean said, "Right?"

"She wasn't in any accident." The nurse said, "One minute she was perfectly normal. The next she said that something was after her and her baby."

"Baby?" Dean asked raising his eyebrows.

"Yeah, Steph was two months pregnant when it happened." The nurse said, "The baby is still alive inside of her, but we don't have high hopes considering Steph's condition."

"Did Steph say what was after her and the baby?" Sam asked when they finally got to the room.

"She just said that it was a monster." The nurse said, "Try not to stay long, her doctor might get mad."

"Oh that's okay we'll have to talk with him anyway." Dean said with a smile, "Thank you."

The nurse turned and left down the hall. Sam entered the room first. There was Stephanie lying on the bed as if she was sleeping. Nothing looked out of the ordinary, then Steph gave out a cry and started rocking back and forth in bed. Sam tried stabilizing her, but it didn't seem to work. Steph was unresponsive to anything that Sam or Dean tried to do to help calm her down. They tried talking to her, grabbing her arms so she wouldn't fall off of the bed, but nothing worked. Then a doctor came in and gave her a shot. After a few minutes, Steph settled down.

"Sorry about that." The doctor said to Sam and Dean, "She goes into a fit nearly five or six times a day."

"What was that you gave her?" Dean asked, "Doctor…"

"Williams." The doctor answered, "And you are?"

"We're with the state police. I'm Officer Brickman this is Officer Doyle." Dean said and he and Sam flashed their stolen badges.

"Good to meet you officers." Doctor Williams said, "To answer you're question; I just gave her a mild sedative."

"Won't that be dangerous for the baby?" Sam asked with a frown.

"It's just a mild one which shouldn't do any damage." Williams said, "Anyway, we're more worried about getting Stephanie through this than saving her baby. If she lives she can have plenty more."

"How likely is it that Stephanie is really gonna survive though?" Dean asked, "I mean she is the sixth woman in almost a year that's been in this kind of state and none of them are alive."

"We're doing the best we can. We've already had two others and are trying not to lose a third." Williams said, "But the outcome of this may not be too bright. There is a big chance that we won't be able to bring her back. She has to help us, but is unresponsive as you have just witnessed."

"How do you think this happened to her doctor?" Sam asked, "We we're talking to a friend of hers that told us that Steph was afraid some one was after her baby."

"We think it was a mixture of trauma and stress that did it." Williams said blankly.

"Trauma and stress can do that to a person?" Dean asked skeptically.

"Well, in heavy amounts, maybe. Two weeks before she came here, her husband left her and she was having a hard time dealing with the stress of raising a child by herself." Williams informed, "With everything she was going through at the time, I'd say it's possible for this to happen."

"Do you think that's what happened to all of the women?" Dean asked.

"I only have observed my three patients and that's my theory for all of them." Williams said, "Now if you'll excuse me I have other patients to take care of."

"Just one more question doctor." Sam said before Williams left the room, "What would Stephanie have to do to pull through this?"

"Honestly, I think it's all in her head. If she overcomes what's in her mind, she'll be able to pull through." Williams said and then left.

When he left, Sam and Dean turned their attention back to Stephanie.

"That guy is messed up." Dean said, "Stress and trauma makes a person depressed it doesn't turn them into a vegetable."

"So you think this is something supernatural?" Sam asked.

"Well, Steph was trying to tell her friend that something was after her and the baby. It could be possible." Dean said, "Why do you think this is something supernatural?"

"Yes." Sam answered and then said nothing else.

"You stay with her, I'm gonna go see about the other women that died here." Dean said, "See if we can find some sort of connection."

Dean went to the front desk, flashed his badge and asked for the files of the other two women, Natalie Gray and Susan Somers. Dean sat down in a chair by a soda machine and read thoroughly through both files. Both women were in the hospital for three to six months. Natalie was first and then a day later, Susan was in. Neither of them knew the other; they were strangers. A few minutes went by and Dean still couldn't find anything. His focus was broken when two nurses and doctor Williams ran passed him towards Stephanie's room. Dean followed and ran into Sam.

"Dude, what's going on?" Dean asked seeing the look on Sam's face.

"We better figure out what this thing is fast and find out how it's choosing its victims." Sam said, "Stephanie and her baby just died.

Meanwhile, Amanda and Hannah we're at work doing research about the first three victims. Amanda was given the women's files and was searching through them for anything that would be considered useful. Hannah was interviewing the doctors who took care of the women. After a half an hour, they met back up in front of the hospital.

"Any luck?" Hannah asked sitting next to Amanda who was waiting for her.

"I keep reading through these, but there's nothing to suggest that these women we're chosen for some common reason." Amanda said, "How about you?"

"Doctors weren't much help. Apparently all three women remained unresponsive throughout their time in the hospital, but get this. They were mobile." Hannah said, "How many people in a vegetative state can move around."

"Not many." Amanda said, "Anything else?"

"No, but one of the doctors was the first victim's husband and he said that she was acting strange a few hours before she went down." Hannah informed.

"Strange how?" Amanda asked putting down the copies of the medical files.

"She kept telling him that something was after her." Hannah said, "And once she was in the hospital and they ran some tests, they found out she was pregnant."

"Wow. That's horrible." Amanda said, "Maybe it's time we met back up with Sam and Dean. Maybe they had some luck."

"Yeah, why don't you give Sam a call?" Hannah asked a little bit snotty.

Amanda caught this attitude and said, "Don't give me an attitude just because you and Dean are having problems."

"I'm not giving you an attitude." Hannah said, but Amanda wasn't convinced.

"Why are you so mad at Dean anyway?" Amanda asked. Hannah and Dean had been having a very strong relationship, but recently it seemed to Amanda that Hannah was growing more and more angry with Dean. Almost to the point where Hannah threatened to go solo hunting.

"It sucks being inside Dean's head sometimes." Hannah said, "I mean, how would you like it if you knew every time Sam was hitting on a girl?"

"I wouldn't like it, but is that any reason to possibly break up with him?" Amanda said, "There's a little thing called trust that you need to become familiar with again."

"It's not just that he hits on little every girl that comes along. When I read his mind he's some times thinking about them more than me." Hannah said, "Like he's getting bored with me or something."

"He's not getting bored with you." Amanda said, "Why don't you just talk to him about it?"

"I don't know." Hannah said, "Why don't you just talk to Sam about the secret you're trying to hide from him?"

Amanda took a deep breath, "Because he doesn't need to know until I'm absolutely sure."

To avoid any more talk, Amanda took out her cell phone and dialed Sam's number. They decided to meet up at a motel that was close by the Memorial Hospital so the girls wouldn't have to walk far. When they got there, they got two rooms. One for Sam and Amanda and one for Dean and Hannah. After settling into their room, Sam and Amanda went into Dean and Hannah's room so the hunters could share each other's information.

"We better figure this thing out fast." Dean said closing the door behind Sam and Amanda.

"What's the rush?" Amanda asked sitting next to Hannah on one of the beds.

"Well, Stephanie O'Brien just died and this thing only waits a day before striking another victim." Dean answered, "So what did you guys find out?"

"Basically just that these women aren't really in a vegetative state. They can move around and slightly talk, but it is mumbled." Hannah said, "The doctors weren't telling us much."

"Did you get the files?" Sam asked who was hard at work on his lap top. Searching on every hunter website that he knew of trying to link some creature to the mysterious thing that was after Steph and her baby.

"Oh, yeah. They're in the other room." Amanda said, "I'll go get them."

Amanda left the room. Sam continued to work on his computer and Hannah avoided making eye contact with Dean.

"Get anything so far?" Dean asked when the silence was too much for him.

"There are a few creatures that could've done this." Sam said, "There's the Djinn."

"No, it has to keep your body to feed off of it." Dean said, "And you'd wake up eventually. What else?"

"There's this thing called a Leithifold." Sam said with a frown.

"A what?" Dean asked also frowning.

"Leithifold. It puts its victims into a hypnotic state. Them it steals your soul and puts it into an alternate reality." Sam said, "That would explain how the women can move around. They're trying to get free.

"Does it pick any random girl off the street?" Dean asked, "Or is there something we're missing?"

Sam scrolled through the paragraph about Leithifolds. "It says that when the women go to this alternate reality, it hunts their souls down and slowly devours them. But they aren't the first to go."

"What do you mean?" Dean asked confused.

As Sam read the rest of the paragraph, he seemed in shock, "A Leithifold doesn't just go after a woman. It goes after one that is pregnant. It devours the fetus's soul before finishing off the mother."

For a second, the three hunters sat in shock. This was unlike anything any of them had come across before. Killing people was one thing, but killing an innocent, unborn child was something Hannah couldn't bare. Then, she realized something, Amanda hadn't returned from the other room yet.