Carnival of Death Ch. 2
Author's Note: This is another lead up chapter to the hunt. I'm not totally sure about it, but I hope you enjoy it anyway
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Dean woke up early the next morning to a still slumbering Sammy. He couldn't blame Sammy for still sleeping. There was no telling how long he lay awake last night too scared to move as the storm raged outside waiting for it to stop. Dean was glad that he had woken up to the sounds of Sammy whimpering so he could provide that safety net that Sammy needed to go back to sleep.
Dean let his little brother sleep while he walked took a hot shower to wake himself up and changed in to some clean clothing. He looked in the small cupboard in the room to see that there wasn't any cereal left for breakfast, and besides that, they had finished the milk off last night with dinner.
"Looks like we're going out for breakfast" he mumbled as he walked over to prod Sammy awake.
"Time to get up princess. We've got to go out for breakfast this morning" he said as he watched Sammy struggling to wake up but failing.
M' too tired Dean, leave me alone" Sammy mumbled as he rolled over onto his stomach to go back to sleep.
"No way Sammy" Dean said as he flung the blankets off his brother. "Up and at it. Get yourself dressed. I'm hungry."
As Sammy grumbled unintelligibly and got dressed, Dean took some money out of the emergency stash that his dad had left. He noticed that funds were getting short and he would have to scam some money by playing pool at the local bar. "It's a good thing dad got me that fake ID" he thought as he put the last fifty dollars they had into his pocket.
After Sammy was ready, Dean drove them to the local Denny's restaurant and order them both a big breakfast. As they were eating, Dean looked at Sammy and said, "When we're finished eating Sammy, we're going to swing by that carnival where the man was killed. I want to do some groundwork and see if I can figure out who or what is causing the deaths."
Sammy's eyes grew huge. "No way Dean, it's too dangerous, besides dad would kill us if he found out."
"Well he's not going to find out unless you tattle to him, so we're going. Then later tonight after the carnival closes, we'll go back and take care of whatever is causing the deaths. Don't worry Sammy, it will be an easy hunt!
"Yeah right, when is anything every easy for us" Sammy said as he rolled his eyes. Sammy knew there was no use in arguing with Dean about the hunt. When Dean made his mind up about something, there usually was no changing it. The brothers finished their breakfast discussing the excitement of the upcoming hunt.
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Dean pulled into a parking spot at the carnival away from the other cars. He didn't want to chance getting any scratches on the Impala. Dad had given it to him for his last birthday and Dean took the utmost care with her ever since.
The brothers climbed out of the car and walked towards the entrance. Dean used some of their money to pay for him and Sammy to get in. As they walked, they looked at the different game booths where people were trying to entice them to play. Dean politely declined as they kept walking. He wanted to get to the haunted house as soon as possible.
Finally finding it, they walked in and was immediately assaulted by fake ghosts popping out from behind hidden crevices. Dean laughed at the thought that some people actually were scared by such silliness. Hell, even Sammy was laughing at the absurdity of it and the kid was only thirteen.
As they walked along, Dean poked fun at the various things happening that were meant to scare them, while at the same time keeping a watchful eye out for any possible sulfuric traces that would indicate a supernatural occurrence to the deaths.
Not finding anything in the haunted house, Dean and Sammy walked through the rest of the carnival keeping a trained hunter's eye out for anything seeming out of place or that didn't belong. At one point, Dean was startled as Sammy gasped aloud and grabbed his arm in fear.
Dean immediately went into protective mode pushing Sammy behind him as he looked in the direction where Sammy had been staring. His eyes caught a clown just disappearing behind one of the food stands. Dean instantly relaxed his posture knowing how Sammy felt about clowns.
"It's okay Sammy, let's get out of here. We'll come back later tonight after the place closes to do a more thorough search." Dean didn't want to expose Sammy to any more clowns than was necessary.
The brother's exited the carnival and climbed into the Impala to head back to town.
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When they arrived back into town, Dean stopped at the local bar/pool hall. He had to earn some cash so that he could buy some more food to last them until their dad got home.
"What are we stopping here for Dean?" Sammy asked wondering why they hadn't just gone back to the motel.
"We're running low on money Sammy, and there's no food left in the room. I'm going to scam some money shooting pool. Don't worry, I'll just play until I have enough to get us by until dad comes home.
As Dean got out of the car, he turned around and looked at Sammy. "I want you to keep the doors locked and lay under the blanket in the back seat until I come back out. I don't expect any trouble, but I don't like leaving you out here by yourself either.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, just hurry okay" Sammy stated as he climbed into the back seat to follow his brother's orders. Dean made sure that Sammy was completely covered and that the doors were locked before walking into the pool hall.
He immediately walked over to watch two men who were playing pool. He whistled at some of the shots that the men had made. He was impressed that this backwards town actually had some decent players. Dean watched as money swapped hands after the local pool shark had won. The winner then turned to face Dean.
"Hey kid, you wanna play?" he asked sensing an easy mark. He figured it wouldn't take long to relinquish the kid of his money.
"I've only got twenty five dollars" Dean replied as he smiled sheepishly at the man.
"That's okay, I'll even let you break" the pool shark replied as he racked up the balls. They played a tense game, but Dean ended the game with what he called a lucky shot. He picked up his money and said 'Thanks for the game dude" as he prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute kid" the defeated player called out. "What do you say, double or nothing?"
Well, I'm not sure" Dean stated with hesitation to sound inexperienced.
"Come on kid, at least give me a chance to win my money back. If I lose again, no harm, no foul. You're free to go."
"Okay, sounds good" Dean said as the pool shark racked the balls. They once again played a tense game with both players making some pretty awesome shots, but it was Dean once again who sank the eight ball.
"The pool shark shook his head in wonderment. "I'll say one thing for you kid, you're good. You'll be able to scam with the best of them some day" he said as he handed over another fifty bucks.
Dean left the pool hall seventy five dollars richer and more confident of being able to feed Sammy until their father got home. As he approached the Impala he called out to his little brother. "I'm back Sammy, you can get up now" he said as he watched Sammy sit up with a grin on his face.
As Dean climbed in the car, Sammy asked, "So how much did you win?"
"Seventy five dollars" replied Dean smiling brightly. "Now we can go buy enough food to last us until dad get's home.
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As they returned to the motel room, Dean and Sammy carried in the groceries that Dean had bought, making sure to get the most for his money. Dean then cooked a meal of spaghetti as Sammy watched TV. He was making an early meal so they could get a nap before leaving on the hunt tonight.
Dean finished cooking the spaghetti and then both boys sat down to eat, each putting a large helping onto their plates. As they ate, they talked about the things they would need to take with them on the hunt tonight.
"Since we don't know exactly what we're dealing with, we need to take an array of weapons" said Dean as he thought about what they would need. "We'll definitely pack some salt rounds and holy water. Those things always come in handy for help with dissipating spirits until we can salt and burn the bones."
I also think we should take some knives with us just in case, I'll carry the silver one in my boot and you can keep the brass one in the back of your jeans for backup" Dean said to Sammy as he talked through a mouthful of food.
After the boys finished their meal, Dean cleaned up and packed their gear for the hunt. While doing so, he encouraged Sammy to lay down on his bed to take a nap. He wanted both of them to be sharp tonight for the hunt. Before laying down himself, Dean set the alarm on his watch to wake him up at ten o'clock. The carnival would be closing then and he and Sammy would have a better chance of establishing whether or not the deaths were committed by people or something worse.
TBC. The action begins in the next chapter as Dean and Sammy start the hunt. If you read carefully, a few clues were left to help you guess what it is that the boys will be hunting.
