"More Than A Petrova 2: Legacies"
Chapter 2:
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Vampire Diaries or of Supernatural; those belong to their original creators. The way it's all stringed together is of my making. No profit is being made out of this (*sigh* unfortunately).
Any recognizable Supernatural aspects/dialogue comes from [8x12 – "As Time Goes By"] and [8x13 – "Everybody Hates Hitler"].
Summary: Sequel to "More Than A Petrova". After three months of no supernatural attempts on her life, Elena thought her summer before her senior year would be just as normal as all the others…that is, until Dean Winchester calls with another discovery he thought Elena would want to know about, a discovery that gives her a new perspective on her role in the supernatural world.
Main Time Frame: June 2014– roughly 6 weeks after the events of "More Than A Petrova" [VD (mid-2x17) + SPN (post 8x06)]
Ages: Dean Winchester (Jan. 24, 1979 = 35 years old), Sam Winchester (May 2, 1983 = 31 years old) and Elena Gilbert (June 22, 1996 = 18 years old)
A/N #1: It's always a tradition for me since joining this site to post an update for my birthday...so here it is! Also I wanted to say thank you so much for all the support for this story with all the reviews and hits you've been giving me (as well as the well wishes for my end-of-semester evaluations). It truly means a lot to me guys so thank you!
A/N #2: Additional comments at the end to avoid spoilers. Warning: SPN-timeline has been compressed with dates altered.
Q/A: Since I couldn't respond directly to the 'Guest' review (received 3/13/13) from Mexico, I'll try to answer it here. First off, thank you for your kind words and support! Since Dean went to Purgatory before going to Mystic Falls, he could have ran into deceased VD characters without realizing it…the only VD character Dean would have recognized would have been Rose (VD vampire) because of Bela (SPN con-woman from season 3). Dean didn't see Isobel in Purgatory because she died after he escaped from it. As for the witches, I hadn't fully decided whether they go to Hell or Purgatory since there are witches born with the gift of magic (VD) and there are witches that pray to Lucifer for the gift (SPN). I'll decide it later. Thanks again for leaving a review!
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THEN:
The brothers were tense as they watched the mystery man's every move as they slowly moved to corner him.
The crouched man suddenly looked up at the brothers with an urgent look. "Which of you is John Winchester?"
Sam and Dean looked at the man who wanted their deceased father with wide eyes.
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Elena's eyes shifted to Jeremy only for her to feel the full power of his pleading look. How could she say no to that look?
With a roll of her eyes and a wave of her hand, Elena told Jeremy to come back later to grab the first book once she was done with it. He didn't hesitate to agree before he walked out to give her the privacy she needed to read.
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After a tiring two days, Sam and Dean drive up and park in front of an old abandoned factory in Lebanon, Kansas. It matched the addressed given to them by Larry, a former friend of the man who had jumped out of the brothers' closet two days ago when they were in Ohio.
Both the Winchesters knew that they should be in Mystic Falls instead of Kansas but they couldn't put off their visit to Kansas, not after everything they learned and not after the way their time-traveling paternal grandfather had died.
Yes that's right. The man that jumped out of the brothers' closet in Ohio was Henry Winchester, their father's estranged father. Initially Henry was aiming for John but the spell that transported him had led him to his next of kin; the brothers. Before Henry traveled to the future from 1958, the brothers were told that their paternal grandfather had walked out on their father when he was just a little boy. It turned out that the only reason John was left fatherless was because Henry had time-traveled to 2014 to escape Abaddon, a Knight of Hell (one of the first demons that were handpicked by Lucifer himself). Unfortunately, Abaddon had given Henry a fatal wound before Dean was able to incapacitate her which prevented the time-traveller from returning to his time.
The brothers believed that they owed it to their grandfather to visit the address they were given. They just weren't expecting it to be at some old two-story abandoned factory.
"Have you called Elena yet?" Sam questioned as they got out of the Impala.
"I'll call once we figure this out." Dean stated as he made his way towards the bunker entrance. "When's the last time somebody was in this place?"
Sam shrugged. "Sixty-five…seventy years ago."
Dean dug into his pocket and took out the bronze little box that Henry traveled through time to protect. He slid the piece with the Aquarian Star on the front before a few other pieces shifted out of place to reveal a key. Larry had told Sam to toss the key at the Kansas coordinates to keep it away from Abaddon but with the demon taken care of, the Winchesters wanted to see what the big deal was with the key that was meant to unlock the 'supernatural mother-load', as Larry had put it.
With their flashlights on, Sam and Dean ventured down the bunker after shutting the door behind them; the key was the only way to get in as the bunker was impervious to any other entry (again, according to Larry). They found themselves on a balcony that overlooked a room that held lots of 1950s equipment like ham radios, telegraphs and switchboards. Both brothers were impressed.
"This was their nerve center." Sam stated in awe as his flashlight slowly scanned over the old equipment as he thought back to Henry's short description of the men behind the bunker.
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"Okay, enough with the decoder talk. How about you tell us what this whole 'Men of Letters' business is, or you're on your own." Dean demanded as he, Sam and Henry stood outside a rundown comic book store in Normal, Illinois.
"It's none of your concern." Henry stated as he looked at the place that used to hold the meeting place for the Men of Letters in 1958.
Dean glared at his grandfather. "Why, because we're hunters? What do you have against us?"
Henry turned to face the hunter. "Aside from the unthinking, unwashed, shoot-first-and-don't-bother-to-ask-questions-late r part…not much, really." He explained while looking between the brothers.
Before Dean could give an angry retort, Sam beat him to it.
"You know what? Wait a second. We're also John's children." Sam reminded Henry firmly, which had Dean's smirking at the fact that nothing could top Sam's reasoning.
Henry's expression softened. "You're more than that actually."
"Legacies, which you've mentioned." Dean supplied but Sam gave him a hard look for interrupting Henry.
Henry nodded, not taking offense since he's noticed Dean's impatience for answers, "My father, and his father before him, were both Men of Letters, as John and you two should have been."
The brothers give each other skeptical looks but they didn't say anything.
"We're preceptors, beholders, chroniclers of all that which man does not understand. We share our findings with a few trusted hunters…the very elite. They do the rest."
"So you're like the Yodas to our Jedis?" Dean stated as he tried to make a reasonable modern day connection for hunters and legacies.
Henry looked to Dean with a confused expression; a look that reminded the hunters of Castiel when they threw cult references at him.
Dean sighed, realizing his mistake. "Never mind. You'll get there."
"Okay but if you guys were such a big deal then why haven't we, or anyone we know, ever heard of you?" Sam questioned after processing the fact that there was once a group of people that covered everything that Bobby usually did for them and other hunters; extensive research.
Henry's brow furrowed as he thought of a reason before an uneasy possibility came to mind, "Abaddon." He quickly turned and entered the comic bookstore in hopes that his answers would be inside.
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"Henry did say that they ran dispatch on their own team of hunters." Dean reminded his brother, breaking him out of his memory, as he walked along the balcony so that his flashlight could cover the other half of the room. It flashed over a chessboard that had an ashtray and a dirty coffee cup that had solidified coffee inside it. "Wow. Halfway through their coffee and a game of chess… looks like whoever was manning the hub left quick," he commented before he caught sight of a switchbox on the wall.
"On the alarm call that ended the Men of Letters," Sam said from the bottom floor, having found the stairs when the chessboard had caught Dean's attention. The youngest hunter remembered how Henry had said that Abaddon's attack in 1958 had practically wiped out the Men of Letters, which is what had forced him to time-travel in the first place.
Dean headed towards the switchbox and opened it up before he pushed the lever up, completing the circuit. The lights slowly turned on but it was enough for Dean to flip the second lever, causing more things to switch on.
When all the lights were on, Sam's eyes widened as he looked through an archway that led to another room. He quickly went to have a closer look; he passed a long table that held a map of the world on its surface.
Dean quickly descended the stairs and joined Sam at the second archway.
"Sammy, I think we found the Bat Cave." Dean pointed out in awe as his eyes scanned the large library that was full of books and weapons that lined the main walls and shelves of the room. Large wooden tables were lined up in the middle with clean polishes that could match the spotless wooden floors. At the end of the room, there appeared to be another archway that led to another room. From where they stood, the brothers could see a large telescope was the main occupant of that room.
Not only did the elaborate setup surprise the brothers but the condition of it all did as well. Who knew all of this has been here for the last seventy years?
"Damn, these Legacies knew how to live underground." Dean commented as he made his way towards the weapons, mainly a scimitar, that were on display on the small bookshelves that were placed between the pillars.
"Well Larry did say that every object, scroll and spell that was ever collected was stored here." Sam explained as he made his way towards one of the bookshelves to take a look at the titles.
"Yeah, but it's one thing to hear it, it's another to see it." Dean argued as he ghosted his fingers along one of the ancient swords. He managed to nick himself when he took a closer look at the scimitar.
Sam exhaled as each title he scanned over heightened his interest even further. "Thousands of years of knowledge Dean…it's all here."
Dean froze in his spot. He recognized that tone…it was a tone that Sam used a lot when they were kids. "And that's my cue to leave." He didn't want to be near Sam when he 'geeked out'.
"What?"
"I'm checking out the rest of this place." Dean called out as he exited the bat cave (the library).
Sam shrugged his shoulders, silently thankful that Dean left him with the books, before he turned to take a closer look at the library's contents.
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While Sam started his research in regards to the bunker itself, Dean explored the underground headquarters.
It didn't take him long to find out that there were lots of sleeping quarters, a massive bathroom that had a setup that reminded Dean of the locker room at the local gym. He was even tempted to take a shower after seeing the setup but instead he filed that as a 'must do' for later on.
His fascination for the place grew when he came across an armory that was attached to its own shooting range. The hunter wasn't expecting to find that but it was an awesome addition to the place.
The last thing he came across was a fully functioning kitchen. However it did sicken him when he saw all the rotten food that was stored there.
Knowing that Sam would be occupied with his books, Dean sent him a quick text before he took off to the nearest store…he was going to need some supplies if he was ever going to eat in that kitchen and not get sick.
Only after Dean had cleaned up the kitchen did he reward himself with a surprisingly refreshing shower.
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Dean returned to the library, fully clothed, and saw that Sam was seated by one of the middle tables. The rest of the tables were cluttered with books, some open to specific pages and some were closed in stacks.
Sam looked up from the scattered books and noticed that his brother's hair was still wet. He shook his head. "You couldn't help yourself could you?" He quipped before his attention went back to his current book.
Dean narrowed his eyes at his brother. "Hey don't mock me. The water pressure in the Letters' shower room is just marvelous Sammy."
Sam flipped through a few pages of his book. "Yeah, well, I still can't figure out how we even have water…or electricity for that matter."
"If it ain't broke then I don't care." Dean shrugged before he took a closer look at the stacked books. "Have you been held up in here this whole time?"
Sam's attention remained on his book.
Dean sighed. "I'll take that as a yes." He ran a hand over his face. "Please tell me this isn't going to be another one of your obsessive projects."
That got Sam's attention. "Dean, you can't honestly tell me that you're not curious about this place." Sam questioned as he gestured to the books around him. "There's thousands of years' worth of knowledge here."
"I get that Sammy but you need to pace yourself. It's not like these books are going to go anywhere." Dean countered.
It was Sam's turn to sigh. "I get that, I do, but we might have something here Dean, something that can help us help humanity." The younger hunter sent a meaningful look to his brother. "I mean, Henry clearly thought so. And you know damn well that we could use a break. What if we finally got one?"
Sam had a point and Dean knew that. After everything they've done, after everything they've sacrificed, they needed some sort of break. And maybe, just maybe, this was it…a way for them to help humanity out without having to risk their lives all the time. It also didn't hurt that they would be protected while in the bunker, giving them a chance to truly let their guard down. They haven't done that since they were kids.
"Alright, fine." Dean groaned as he flew his hands up. "I'll leave you to your geekdom while I go grab us some grub."
Sam nodded. "Okay."His eyes went back to his book immediately.
Dean rolled his eyes as he headed for the exit. He couldn't believe he was already making another supply run and judging by Sam's attitude, Dean was going to need to make a huge one.
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It was awhile before Dean returned to the bunker with not only take-out from the nearest diner but he had a couple of grocery bags filled with frozen dinners, beer cases, soda bottles and a couple of sliced fruits and vegetables (since Sam liked that stuff). He thought what he had bought would sustain Sam for some time, just in case. He made a quick detour to the kitchen to put away all the food before he returned to the library with the take-out bag in hand.
"Lunch is served." Dean announced as he approached yet he was stunned when he noticed that the stacks of books on the tables had grown and that the surrounding bookshelves were a mess. "Whoa. It's like the shelves exploded." He looked to Sam and noticed that he was splitting his attention between three books in particular. "Can't you focus on one book at a time?"
"Have you heard of the Brotherhood of the Five?" Sam questioned without looking up. His fingers trailed over two sections of two completely different books.
Dean's brow furrowed as he took his jacket off; he wasn't expecting that as a greeting. "No, why?"
Sam looked up and inhaled deeply.
Dean held his hand up; he knew when Sam inhaled deeply when around books, it meant an information debrief was about to happen and Dean didn't want that. "Never mind, tell me when you know the whole story." The older hunter cleared a spot across from his brother before he pulled out their lunches from the take-out bag. "Here." Dean handed Sam his club sandwich and a beer from the new case he bought.
Sam smiled and accepted the sandwich and beer. "Thanks."
Dean nodded as he took a seat. He unwrapped his own sandwich before taking a bite.
The bunker was quiet as the brothers ate, aside from the soft music that Sam had playing on an old record player that he had found while Dean was out.
The brothers were half way done their lunches when the silence between them was broken by Dean as he opened his beer bottle.
"So I guess there is no argument that this will be our new home base." Dean took a huge gulp of his beer.
Sam shrugged. "I don't see why not." He made a move for his own beer before he took a small sip. "According to Larry, it's the safest place on Earth. Its warded against any evil ever created and it's impervious to any entry."
"Aside from the key," Dean added in; Sam had filled him in on his conversation with Larry during their drive to the bunker's location.
Sam nodded, "Exactly. We'd be idiots if we didn't bunk here on a regular basis."
"Alright, so maybe we should move some stuff here then." Dean suggested; the idea had been swimming in his mind since he took a tour around the bunker and saw all the space within its walls. If this place was meant to be the safest on Earth, then why not move all their valuables under its roof?
"Like some of Bobby's old research that was saved from the fire?" Sam asked after realizing where Dean's suggestion was going.
Dean nodded as he finished off his sandwich. "Or what about the Campbell Library that we found when we were looking for a way to kill Eve…we could move all that here and keep it safe." He took a sip of his beer. "You know, preserve the records and such."
The younger hunter nodded (he had forgotten about the Campbell Library) as some possibilities of his own started to form in his mind. "It makes sense."
"We could update the place a little." Dean added on; he was on a roll. It was like all these ideas were coming to him that he had to share, ideas that he never allowed himself to have since they never had a place to call their own since their mother died. "And I think we should eventually bring Kevin here."
Sam gave his brother a disbelieving look. It wasn't because the idea was bad, because it wasn't. The idea was just something that Sam wasn't expecting, hence the look. The younger hunter kind of figured that they'd keep the bunker to themselves since Henry said it was meant for Legacies, and…well, Sam and Dean were the only Legacies they knew.
Dean took a refreshing swig of his beer again. "I mean, if this place is warded against any evil then no demon can enter." He looked to his brother, as if he was seeing whether they were on the same page or not.
"Which means that Kevin would be safe, or safer, from Crowley," Sam filled in once he noticed Dean's expectant look.
Dean nodded, "Exactly. I also want to tell Elena about this place so that if she's in any kind of trouble and we can't get to her then she could always come here."
Now that suggestion was something Sam was expecting since he learned about his niece. In a way, Sam was impressed. While his nose was stuck in the books, Dean's head was thinking to the future and what they could do with the bunker they've discovered. Then again it shouldn't surprise Sam that Dean thought more along the lines of action and what they could do now than preparations for what could be done. It's always been like that with them; Sam was the thinker while Dean was the doer. It's why they worked so well together…their thought processes complimented each other.
"You've thought a lot about this."
Dean shrugged, not thinking much of the comment. "Well I'm not the one who had their nose stuck in a book since we arrived." He quipped with a raised eyebrow before he took another sip of his beer.
Sam chuckled. "I get it…and the only problem with your Elena-logic is that someone would have to be here at all times if she were to randomly come here since there is only one key." He gave his brother a pointed look. "A key that neither one of us is going to give up."
Dean sighed. "There's got to be a substitute key somewhere." He wouldn't accept that there was only one key to the bunker. Out of all the books there, there had to be some way to give access to the bunker to the appropriate people. Sharing one key wasn't logical.
"I could check the books." Sam offered before he finished off the second half of his sandwich. He washed it down with a large swig of his beer.
"You do that." Dean wrapped up his garbage and tossed it into the take-out bag. "And while you're doing that, I'll drop in on Kevin, see how he's doing and give him a heads up before I head to Mystic Falls."
Sam nodded as he followed his brother's clean-up actions. "Sounds like a plan."
Dean gave Sam a quizzical look. "You're okay with not going to Mystic Falls?"
"Yeah," seeing his brother's disbelief, Sam hurried to explain himself. "I mean, don't get me wrong, it would be great to see Elena and all, but she's your daughter Dean. Take my absence as a chance for you to have more one-on-one time with her," with that said, Sam got up and headed for his bag that he left on top of one of the half-shelves. He rummaged through the contents of the bag before he found what he was looking for. He walked back to the table and handed the object to Dean. "Can you give this to her for me?"
"Sure."Dean took what looked like a leather-bound book with a bow stuck to the cover. There was string wrapped around the book a few times to keep it closed but Dean noticed that some of the pages' edges looked worn.
Dean didn't question his brother when it came to his gift for Elena since he didn't tell Sam about what he had decided to give Elena for her birthday.
With the book in hand, Dean dug into his pocket and pulled out the bronze box that held the bunker's key in it. He handed it to his brother but Sam refused it.
"You keep it. I'm not going anywhere."
Dean smirked as he pocketed the box. "Then it's a good thing I stocked up the fridge as best I could for you."
Sam scoffed but he was grateful on the inside that Dean could think ahead for the both of them when his head got preoccupied.
"I had a feeling you'd be staying here." Dean gave Sam a knowing look before he patted his brother on the back. He then snagged his jacket before he headed for the door.
He had a six hour drive ahead of him.
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A/N #3: And there you have it...Sam and Dean have found the Bunker and they have plans for it! What do you think? When the concept of the Men of Letters was introduced on SPN, I just had to incorporate that into this crossover series and that's how the sequel was born. Did anyone catch a little VD history in there? What do you think Sam found in regards to the Brotherhood of the Five? I'm excited to elaborate on it but what do you think? Please let me know in a review!
A/N #4: I just wanted to give you guys another heads up in regards to my schooling...while my final exams finished last week (good news is that I passed all four courses...woot!), I just got the two syllabi for the courses I'm taking during half my summer break (May-June) and it looks like I'm in for a busy road. The reason I'm saying this is because my writing is going to be lacking during that time (which I hate but I can't help it if I want to gain the credits). So just stay with me and I'll try to fit some writing in between but I don't worry, I have outlines for this story!
STAY TUNED!
Originally Published: May 6, 2013 (Happy Birthday to me!)