Chapter Three-Discoveries
Ten Years Later-
John Winchester was a very bitter man. At one point, he had it all. A house, a wife, a job, and two beautiful sons but that had been ripped from him six months after his youngest child was born. A demon had killed his wife then, while he was attending the reception after his wife's funeral, his two boys had disappeared from the hospital where they were being treated for smoke inhalation. The three men who had been found near Sammy's crib were arrested but subsequently cleared of the charges of kidnapping. Afterwards, they went to John and explained that they were Hunters of the supernatural. They told him about a demon who would come into the nurseries of six month old children to feed them its blood then, if it was interrupted, it would kill the mother or father who was in the room. They confessed to John that they were indeed going to kill the baby if they could but before they did anything, a bright flash of light blinded them and knocked them unconscious. After John heard that, he left the men barely alive and bloody but that didn't stop his training and eventually becoming a Hunter himself.
He became a man driven to find the demon who had taken everything away from him and he didn't care who got hurt in the process. Many Hunters would run in the opposite direction when they saw him coming and many more joined his crusade. Jacks was one of those who were just like John, driven and zealous in his desire to kill anything supernatural. He didn't care if the creature was benign or not, just that it wasn't human. He had teamed up with John and between the two of them they racked up a high body count. Now, though, their transportation needed work and the only one they could go to was Bobby Singer, an ex-Hunter but one that did research for others. It was rumored that he had stopped hunting when he adopted some kids. Jacks and John both snorted at that. They had come to believe that families were just liabilities, something that made a Hunter weak.
Bobby was still well connected and they knew they would have to play by his rules if they wanted the work done. John's truck had seen better days but now it needed a major overhaul and with the weapons he carried in it, he would only trust another Hunter to fix the problems. John was told that there were rules when asking to visit Bobby's Yard. One was that he had to call for an appointment. Then, if Bobby agreed, you met him in town at his garage. Nobody, except for a very few people, were allowed to go to his home which was well protected by consecrated iron, sigils, devil's traps, dogs and his shotgun. The next rule was that if you were lucky to go to his Yard which was attached to his home, you never went past the fence that surrounded his house. He was fiercely protective of his sons and didn't want anyone to bother them, especially Hunters. Third rule was if one of the boys were in his garage when you pulled up, you didn't talk to or even touch them without permission. That would guarantee you a permanent ban to his place. The fourth rule was that if you needed research done, see the first three rules.
It was rumored around the Hunting community that there was something strange about Bobby's younger boys. The oldest, Caleb, was adopted when he was caught trying to break into Bobby's house one night. His family had been slaughtered by a pack of werewolves and Caleb was the only survivor. The fourteen year old had heard about Bobby's stash of weapons and went on a scavenger hunt in Bobby's house thinking that the older Hunter wasn't due back for a while since he was on a deer hunting trip. He was surprised by Bobby and another Hunter named Jim Murphy who came back while he was there. Instead of having the kid arrested, Bobby adopted him. He had said that no child should be left in the world alone trying to avenge the deaths of his family members. It was also around this time that Bobby adopted his sister-in-law's children, two boys, ages 7 and 3, after she died in a car accident. There were many Hunters who believed the boys not to be human, though. It was just a rumor but one fueled by Bobby's own overprotectiveness since very few people had even seen them. Hunters, unfortunately, were prone to see supernatural signs in almost anything different and Bobby's actions since the two small children came into his life, was strange to anyone who had known him from before.
John had to admit to himself that the rumors of the younger children had him intrigued. Why would an ex-Hunter keep supernatural creatures alive much less adopt them, he wondered. As he placed the call to Singer, he ran through the scant information that was known about the kids. One Hunter had glimpsed the kids once and said that the younger one was always hidden from sight by the older one. The child had had a death grip on its sibling which the elder appeared to encourage. Another Hunter said that when he went to Singer for some research, he also saw the children along with the older boy that Singer had adopted. The younger children didn't talk but he said that it seemed to him they were communicating to the older boy. No sounds escaped their lips but the teen was patiently answering questions that only he could see or hear. At first, John thought they could have been using ASL but the Hunter was quick to dissuade him of that thinking by saying that, at the time, the teen's back had been turned towards the other kids making it hard for them to use ASL since he couldn't see them signing.
It was the last couple of rumors he heard that really made him wonder what Singer had in his home. It was reported that the reason only family could touch the kids was that the middle child was highly protective of his brother. One man actually had laid his hands on the youngest and gotten attacked by the middle child. Hospital reports showed the man had sustained multiple broken bones for his effort. Police reports said the man was a pedophile who attempted to abduct the child for illicit purposes and its sibling was protecting it. The last report came from a girlfriend of a hunter. She had seen the youngest child alone and playing in Bobby's Yard. Being someone who liked children, she went over to talk to it and when it looked up into her eyes, she said that she felt as though it could see into her soul. That's when the middle child came running over and pulled the youngest to its chest and hid the eyes that scared the woman so badly.
John knew that he was being cold and clinical when he thought of the children as "its" instead of boys. He just couldn't bring himself to imagine anyone with sons since his own had disappeared. The concept just hurt too much and, if Bobby's kids were supernatural, it was just better to believe them objects instead of living beings. That made it just easier to kill them. Maybe, he thought, if he could prove to Singer that the younger children were supernatural he would allow John to help with the hunt. Then John shook his head. From all reports, Singer loved those boys and would fight tooth and nail to keep them all safe. Something a good father would do. If the children did prove to be supernatural, John would have to take them out himself.
John tensed when the phone was picked up on the other side. "Singer Salvage and Repairs. How can I help you?" was the question an older, gruff voice asked.
"This is John Winchester. I was told that you could help me out with a problem I'm having with my truck." Then he used the phrase that he had been told was a code to let Singer know he was talking to a Hunter, "I want to get it fixed before hunting season."
There was a pause before the man on the other phone replied, "I have an opening two days from now at 1:00. I'll need to do a diagnostic on your truck so bring it to my downtown garage. Don't be late." Then the man hung up. John was slightly amused by the man's attitude but then, Bobby was an ex-Hunter so it really wasn't a surprise that he was gruff and abrupt. After a few seconds, John dialed Jacks number to tell him that they would be making a trip to Sioux Falls for the truck's repairs. After that, he took out a bottle of Jack and drank until he fell asleep, as was his custom ever since his children disappeared so many years ago. It was the only way that they and Mary wouldn't haunt his dreams.
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Bobby's day was getting a little better. He was finally done with his day at the downtown garage and looked forward to be getting home to his kids. It still seemed weird that he of all people was a father and not just to one kid but three beautiful sons who were smart, brave, and loving. He loved them so much that sometimes he forgot that he wasn't their biological father but it never mattered to them.
Instead of staying at Jim's like he had suggested, Bobby decided that he wanted his boys home with him. He couldn't stand the idea of not having them with him and he didn't trust anyone to be in his home without him there. When Bobby, Jim and the children got to his place, they surprised a fourteen year old kid who had broken into his house. The kid tried to run away but Jim caught him before he made it out the door. The baby turned his head and looked at the kid who calmed down. Then the older child in Bobby's arms turned the baby's head away and into his chest. Jim, taking the opportunity, started to ask the fourteen year old questions. He found out that the boy's name was Caleb and his family had been killed by werewolves. He had started to hunt the creatures but needed some weapons. He heard that Bobby had an arsenal in his house and decided to try to get some while Bobby was out hunting deer. Bobby's heart went out to that child also and, within seconds, had a third son.
When Joshua and Rufus came to the house, the resulting work that had to be done meant that the younger children had to be kept out from underfoot. Caleb happily took on that particular job and was the one who found out their names. The baby was actually easy. Caleb had been reading Green Eggs and Ham to the boys and noticed every time he said Sam-I-Am, the baby's eyes would light up. "Sam? Is that your name?" Caleb asked and the baby's eyes grew wide and he smiled brilliantly. Caleb grinned in return then turned towards the other child. "He's full of beans, isn't he?" That child jumped a bit at that and Caleb wondered why. What did he say that caused the flinch? So he decided to say the words slowly to check out the child's reaction. "He's", nothing. "Full", again nothing. "Beans", ah that flinch again. "Your name is beans?" that got a frown. "No, not beans. Something else that sounds like beans. Hmmm…" Caleb ran through the alphabet in his mind and the only name for a boy that sounded like beans was "Your name is Dean, isn't it?" He knew he was right when the older boy's eyes grew large and the baby smiled brilliantly again. "I'm your older brother," he told the two. "I have to know your names in order for me to protect the two of you. Otherwise, how can I warn you if I can't even yell your name?"
Caleb was also the one to figure out that the kids were telepathic, especially since the baby had never talked out loud. He was the first one they showed all their gifts to and Bobby had figured out that the reason for that was Caleb was close to their age therefore more trustworthy than the adults. It saddened him somewhat but it also gave him a clue that it was an adult who had threatened them, making it impossible for the boys to stay with their family. But his sorrow didn't last very long as they started to ask him questions telepathically. After a while, he wondered if they would ever stop but he never seriously asked them to. It was part of who they were and he accepted them wholly.
Over the years, with Caleb's help, Bobby taught the boys how to speak. With Dean, it was like he had to remember how to do it but with Sammy, it was like he never learned how. It took both Caleb and Bobby putting his tiny hand on their throats while they made noises. Dean wasn't very happy about them touching his baby brother but, since they weren't hurting him, he put up with it. It took months before the first giggle was heard from the baby. Then the sounds progressed, slowly, into consonants. As time went on, Sam learned how to talk but he didn't like to, preferring to communicate telepathically with them. They went through the same exercises with Dean but his lessons went smoother and faster since he had learned how to talk when he was younger.
The next part of the boys' training was just as hard, getting them to be potty trained. Again, with Dean it was a matter of reminding him of something he had already learned but with Sammy, it was harder since he had no previous knowledge or training. He fought them tooth and nail until Bobby despaired of ever getting the baby out of diapers. Then Dean stepped up and showed Sammy what to do. It took some time to get the little boy used to using the toilet but soon he was using it with regularity. Everything that Caleb and Bobby did with ease was foreign to the tiny child and had to be taught to him. The two older Singers found that if Dean went along with their training, it was easier for them to teach the baby but if he opposed it then there was nothing they could do until he decided it was time for Sam to learn.
Bobby noticed that Dean was the one that dictated who could touch Sammy and when. At first, he thought it was because of their years of being alone and that Dean was jealous but then he found out that wasn't the reason. It was actually a psychic named Missouri Mosley who told him who and what the boys were. Shortly after he brought the boys home, she called him with the information. She said that she had felt a powerful movement in the area of his home. He told her that he just adopted three boys and that was probably what she felt but Missouri was adamant. She told him that she was coming for a visit then hung up leaving Bobby to stare at his phone in confusion.
Walking into Bobby's house like she owned it, Missouri went straight to the two little boys. The baby looked her in the eye and Missouri looked back without flinching. The older boy turned his brother's head again so he was back to cuddling into his chest. Missouri looked at the older boy and smiled, "It's okay child. He wasn't hurting me, you know. He just wanted to know who I am and if I can help. I'll make sure they understand and never hurt you." The older boy smiled then he let her give both of them a kiss. Missouri stood and gestured to Bobby that they step into the kitchen. She had some information to tell him about the children he just adopted.
Bobby silently offered Missouri a beer. Grimacing, she took a swallow then passed it back, "Okay, now that you're done with that silliness, I have some information for you that will help with those two boys of yours." Bobby nodded and she went on, "Firstly, they are human, well they were born human but what they are, what their natures are is different. You know that there are eight different kinds of elementals, correct?"
"Yeah, heard about them but never ran into one," Bobby responded.
"That's because they are generally benign, not inclined to hurt humans and, in some cases, are actually beneficial. They are nature based creatures who answer only to Angels. But, there is a ninth type of elemental that is extremely rare, being born every few hundred years. There are only two of them and they answer only to the Virtues. Problem is that they need to stay together and many people didn't like that in history. They had been seen as evil or, worse, demons but that's not what they are."
"What are you trying to tell me, Missouri," Bobby asked with trepidation.
"What you have in your living room is the Alpha and Omega, the two rarest of elementals." Seeing Bobby becoming upset, Missouri rushed and said, "You don't have to worry about them being evil, Bobby, just the opposite, in fact. By choosing you to be their parent, they have a trust in you that is not seen in many people. They have seen into your soul and heart to know that you are a very good man. If they didn't trust you, they would have stayed hidden and you would never have even known they were there."
"What-what can they do?"
Missouri was glad that Bobby was listening. It made what she had to say easier, "The Alpha, the older child, is a protector, a guardian who is also a warrior. He will fight for you and anyone you love but he protects the world against his brother's powers and his brother against the world. The Omega has the power to heal or kill, depending on the situation. He has the eyes to look into a man's soul as you know. Because of these gifts and the empathy he was born with, he's a bit unstable. Imagine what that must feel like, how overwhelming it is to such a young child to have all those images and feelings bombard him all the time. Never giving him a break." Missouri took a deep breath to calm herself then continued, "They both have a wide spectrum of psychic and psionic gifts that they know how to use from birth. But, they need to stay together until they can stand to be apart for any amount of time. At birth, it was a constant thing but now, they can be separated for an hour or so. As they grow older, their time apart will increase but they will always, at one point, need to have physical contact.
"Bobby, these children are special. When they were born in the past, many people were afraid of the Omega. Even as a child, he was accused of being a demon, or a witch, or a changeling, or any number of supernatural creatures. They would torture him then put him to death. What they weren't aware of was that his brother would take his revenge out on the ones who had killed his brother. Now, if the child died because of natural causes, there would be no retribution taken but if he died at human hands, well let's just say that his brother would lay a path of destruction that would have worldwide repercussions. If it was a supernatural creature, he would go on an extermination hunt that would wipe out all the creatures in that area. On the flip side, if it was the Alpha who died, then the Omega would react in much of the same way except he would cause plagues and droughts to happen. Now, if they are allowed to live, there is a healing and a peace that is supposed to be wonderful but history teaches us that usually doesn't happen.
"You will need to do some things that most parents don't. One thing is you will need to homeschool the boys. It will assure that they stay as close together as possible. Try to keep Hunters from them as much as possible but teach them about the Supernatural World," Missouri finally finished but Bobby still had questions, especially about touching the Alpha would do with the Omega or younger child. Missouri explained that it was a way that the Alpha kept everyone safe, by giving his brother what was needed. The Omega, she went on to say, needed the physical contact with his brother to keep him balanced and even. She also said that, as the older boy became used to the other people in their lives, he would expand his comfort zone so others will be able to touch the younger child.
Missouri was right, like always, Bobby mused. He would never tell her that but he knew she read it from his mind by the smiles she had given him the last time she was there. Missouri took it on herself to be the boys' teacher and aunt. Even Caleb had benefited from her teachings since it was found that he was a sensitive. Missouri thought that may have been the reason he had been at Bobby's in the first place, the boys had broadcasted their whereabouts loud and clear enough that it had pinged on Caleb's radar without him even knowing became a brother to the two young children with such ease that it amazed the older Hunter.
Now, she had told them, they were getting into unfamiliar territory with the Alpha and the Omega since, in the past, one or the other had been either killed or had died before they reached puberty. When Dean started puberty, he didn't do anything really different except that he started to notice girls. Bobby had to have the talk with him while Dean sat in fascination but, after that, there still hadn't been any real advances in that area. It wasn't until Sam was eleven that Dean started to go on dates. The first time he did, Sam stayed away from his brother saying that the girl's scent was all over the older boy and Sam couldn't stand the smell. It took Dean three showers to be clean enough to where Sam would even be in the same room with him. Another two showers later and the boys were back to their cuddling and touching, something they both needed after such a stressful night. After that, Dean was careful to let his dates know he was allergic to perfumes. He still gave them a kiss but, when he left their homes, he would carefully rinse out his mouth with Listerine. Bobby knew what Dean was doing so he gave the young man a key to his downtown shop since it boasted of a shower. There, Dean would clean up and get into a change of clothes, putting the others in a bag to be washed later.
The system worked beautifully until Dean had sex for the first time. It was also the first time that Sam hid away from his brother, not to be seen for a couple of days. Dean tore up the Yard with Caleb and Bobby helping in his search for his brother. When Sam finally appeared, Dean grabbed him and wouldn't let him go for a very long time. He carried his baby brother everywhere for a few days, always making sure Sam's head was turned into his chest, like he had done when they were first with Bobby. At first, Bobby thought that Sam would get used to his brother hooking up every so often but he never did. No matter what precautions Dean took before going home, Sam would always know and disappear for a while. Missouri was also at a loss as to help the boys saying that they needed to pray for a solution and guidance.
The solution came in two parts. One was Sam's first crush on a girl. It happened when Sam was twelve that he started to notice a girl who lived just a half a mile from the Salvage Yard. They had met while Sam was hiding from his brother and started to talk. Ever since then, they made time to meet each other until Dean found out. He had been out looking for his brother when he found Sam and Nadia sitting on a fallen tree, holding hands. Dean tore his brother away from Nadia and carried him home with Sam protesting all the way. When they got to the house, Dean put Sam down then proceeded to yell at him for being with someone other than himself. Didn't Sam realize that there was danger out in the world? People who would hurt or kill him? Sam shut Dean down by saying that if he, Dean, was that worried then he shouldn't be going out on dates himself since he wasn't there to help if trouble did come. After that, Dean stayed home. He hadn't been happy about losing his independence but he wasn't ready for Sam's yet.
Both boys were unhappy about the situation until the second part of the solution came to play in the form of Ellen and Jo Harvelle along with a boy named Ash. Ellen had been married to a Hunter named Bill who had died as a result of Hunting a demon. She had come to Bobby for some help with the kids in her care since she had to go get Bill's body. Bobby wavered for a few minutes then agreed. He had known the Harvelles very well and Bill's death hit him hard. Ellen delivered the two kids to Bobby's house a few days later, after being warned about his two youngest. She just shrugged her shoulders and said that the kids could keep each other entertained while he worked. She wasn't worried about the boys since she had met them and found that they were very sweet albeit a bit strange. Nothing rang her Hunter's bell so she wasn't worried about them hurting her own children.
Since Jo and Ash were close to Sam's age, he started to relate to them easier than he could with Caleb, even though Caleb was his brother. Jo had a crush on Dean from the first time she saw him and Sam watched with amusement as his brother ducked her every chance he could. Ash laughed with him at their antics, making Sam feel warm inside. It wasn't something anyone else could do except Dean but Ash was a rare one himself. Ash taught Sam about computers and the two hacked every system they could after a while. It had worried Bobby somewhat but he knew that Sam would have taken every precaution to make sure the Government wouldn't catch them. Caleb also liked having the Harvelle children there since it freed him up to have a bit of a social life for himself. Since Sam never reacted towards his sex life like he had to Dean's, Caleb became a chick magnet.
After Ellen came back with Bill's body, Bobby helped her give her husband a Hunter's funeral. She stayed with him for a couple of days before she took her kids and went back to the Roadhouse. She started to visit Bobby and the boys every few weeks, giving much needed balance to their lives. She was bossy, loving and the mother the boys needed so much so that Bobby started to talk to her about moving in with him. Even though her children were all for it, she felt that it was just too soon after her husband's death but Ellen kept driving up to visit with the Singers. All of them knew that, in the future, she would end up selling the Roadhouse and moving in with them.
Because of the Harvelles coming into their lives, Sam found it easier to share his brother. He still didn't like Dean coming home smelling of sex but he stopped disappearing for days. Now, he just turned away and slept in another room. Dean didn't like the new reaction but he now felt better about going out and having a life separate from his brother. He made sure to give Sam more attention afterwards, holding him like before. Dean also learned to let his brother have friends, as long as he checked them out thoroughly. It didn't help that he had a tingling in the back of his head when it came to his brother's safety. Ancient history told of times that he had been forced to watch as villagers and prelates put his baby brother to death for being different.