Chapter 8
When they were through with the food and sipping their coffees, Sam told them about the couple at the diner. He gave the newspaper to Dean. Dean agreed with Sam that it definitely sounded like it was a werewolf. They would have to take care of this before they moved on. Dean wasn't happy about this because he had wanted to move on to put as much distance between them and the warehouse where they had found Nessie and Alex. He settled for moving hotels. Hoping that would give them an extra day.
Dean told Nessie and Alex not to leave or answer the door, while they were gone. Dean and Sam were going to the morgue to see the body and talk to the coroner. Dean and Sam were gone for several hours. Nessie was beginning to have a bad feeling about this hunt. She hadn't told Dean about her new gifts.
Nessie looked over at Alex. She was happily drawing on her computer. She had developed an amazing talent for computer graphics and animation. Nessie knew she had a lot of things that she needed to tell Dean. She should have told him this morning, but she wanted to have him at least once. She feared that when Dean knew what she and Alex were, he would probably abandon them. Nessie and Alex weren't simple elves anymore.
Dean and Sam came back to the room. Dean noticed that Nessie seemed more distant than she was this morning, but he didn't have time to worry about that because they had to get ready for tonight, they had a werewolf to kill.
Nessie looked at them expectedly. She knew what they were going to say, but she wanted them to tell her. "Well?"
Dean walked over to her and kissed her lightly. "Yeah, we got a werewolf. Sam and I will head out around midnight to find it and kill it. You and Alex should stay in the hotel."
Nessie had a strange feeling that tonight was not going to go well. She feared that if she didn't go with them, then one of the boys would die. How could she tell Dean that she had developed the gift of pre-cognition? She was strange enough as it was, but her new gifts could be too much for Sam and Dean to adjust to.
"Dean, maybe you should take Alex and me with you. I was hunting when we met. I can help keep you both from getting hurt." Nessie said hopefully.
Dean shook his head. "No, Nessie, you're still too weak. I don't want you or Alex anywhere near this hunt. Sam and I have taken care of werewolves before. I need to know that you are here – safe, so that I don't have to worry about you."
She looked down at her hands. She knew that now was not the time to tell him everything. He was right he did not need the distraction. "Alright, Dean, Alex and I will wait here for you and Sam. Just promise you will be careful. There might be more than one. I don't want you guys getting hurt."
Dean smiled at her. "Of course, we'll be careful. We always are. Don't worry." He grinned. Dean thought to himself that it was kind of nice to have someone worried about them. He touched her cheek and leaned in to kiss her. Sam and Alex looked away.
They went to dinner (all four of them). They sat in the diner laughing and enjoying each others' company, but Nessie could not shake the feeling that tonight something bad was going to happen. She did her best to hide her fear. The others didn't seem to notice. Although, Alex looked at her several times, but she blocked Alex to keep her from sensing her worries.
All too soon, it was time for Dean and Sam to leave to find the werewolf. They had spent the evening preparing their weapons and talking last minute strategy. Near midnight, Dean announced that it was time for them to go. Nessie went to him and hugged him tightly. She whispered to him for him to stay safe and come back soon. She hugged Sam and told him the same.
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Dean and Sam found the sight of the werewolf attack. They found some fresh tracks and decided to follow them. They heard a howl that sounded far off. Then they heard another howl in the other direction. Nessie had been right; there were at least two werewolves. Dean and Sam were directly between the two werewolves. Before Sam or Dean could react, the werewolves come into the clearing, one from the right and a larger one from the left.
Dean turned to the right and started shooting his gun at the wolf. He was able to hit his mark and the wolf fell dead at his feet and changed back to a young woman. He heard a shot go off and turned toward where he thought Sam was.
Dean froze at what he saw. The werewolf had Sam by the throat. Before Dean could fire his gun, his worst nightmare happened. The werewolf bit Sam on the right shoulder. Dean snapped out of his stupor and started firing his weapon. As he did, the wolf dropped Sam and started lunging for Dean. Dean was able to shoot the werewolf. As the wolf fell, it changed back into an older man. Dean did not bother looking at the man; his only eyes were on Sam. Sam wasn't moving.
"SAM! SAMMY! Dean yelled. He started shaking Sam. He felt for a pulse and almost cried when he felt a weak but steady pulse. Sam was breathing. His eyes flickered open.
"De-Dean." Sam was pale and sounded very weak.
"Sammy, come on little bro stay with me. You're going to be fine. We just have to get you back to Nessie. She can fix anything." Dean didn't know if this was true or not but he did not know what else to say.
Dean pulled Sam to his feet and grabbed the guns. "Come on, Sam. We have to get to the impala and get you back to the motel. I'll fix you up. Come on."
Dean half dragged, half carried Sam back to the impala. He pushed Sam into the back seat and gently shut the door. Dean jumped into the front seat and headed back to the motel.
Sam felt his shoulder and let out a sob. "Dean, I I think I got bit."
"No. No. Sam, you're going to be fine. Don't worry." Dean knew Sam had been bit. He also knew that there was no cure for a werewolf bite, but he would try to find one. "Don't worry, we are almost there."
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Nessie and Alex were watching TV and waiting for Sam and Dean to get back. Nessie could not shake the feeling that things were not going well. She kept her feelings behind a block so that Alex would not know about what she was afraid of.
After a few hours, Alex had fallen asleep. Nessie was having a hard time sitting still. She was getting ready to call Dean, when she felt the bite. Oh God, Sam had been bitten. This was much worse than she thought. Nessie could not hold back her scream. Alex woke with a start.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Alex was clearly terrified.
"It's Sam. He has been bitten. We don't have much time. Dean and Sam are on their way back. If we want to save Sam, we have to be ready when they get here." Nessie ran to their bags and pulled out of the old elf book. She knew exactly what she needed. She turned to a page in the oldest part of the book. It was written in Elfin and there was not an English translation. She grabbed the herbs that they always carried. She just hoped that they had everything.
"Mom, what do you want me to do?" asked Alex. She was terrified.
"We need to get this potion started. You are much better at potions than me. We are going to need all your skill. I need you to make the transmutation potion."
"WHAT? Mom, you can't do the transmutation. It is forbidden." Alex was so shocked. How could her mother want to do this?
"Listen to me. Make the potion. I need a double amount – enough for me and Sam. We will drink this and then I will try to transmute the werewolf virus from Sam into me and my body will self heal." Nessie was going through the herbs. "We don't have any wolf's bane."
"Mom, you can't do the transmutation. It's dangerous. They told us in class to never do it. It was old magic and too dangerous. You could both die." Alex was horrified.
"No, Alex, I'll be fine. You know what I am now. You know what I can do. Sam will be fine. I can do this, but I need you to make the potion and don't tell your father your fears. Promise me." Nessie said Nessie, sternly. Alex knew better than to disobey her mom when she used that tone.
"I promise, Mom. I won't tell Dad, but I'm scared." Alex stroked Tinkerbell. It helped calm her nerves to keep the cat close.
Nessie hugged her daughter. "I'm kind of scared, too, but it is Sam's only chance. Let's get the potion started. I will have to get Dean to take me to get the wolf's bane, but we can get everything else ready."
They hurried to the kitchen. Nessie read the potion ingredients to Alex.
Sam and Dean hurried into the room. Tinkerbell arched her bag and hissed when she smelled Sam as they came into the motel room. The potion was ready except for the wolf's bane. They turned to Sam and Dean, as Dean laid Sam on the bed and started taking his jacket and shirts off.
"Nessie, Sam's hurt."
"I know, Dean. Sam was bit." Dean looked at her. "Don't worry, we can fix this. Alex is making the potion that we need. You and I need to find an herbalist shop and get some wolf's bane. That will complete the potion. "
Dean was shocked. Could Nessie be serious and have a way to save Sam? "Are you sure? You can save Sam? I thought there was no cure. Once you're bit, then you turn."
"That would be true for humans but I am an elf. I can do this, Dean. We'll save him, but we have to get some wolf bane. Alex you stay here and watch over Sam. We'll be back."
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Dean drove Nessie to the herbalist shop. At the late time, the store was closed. Dean picked the lock and they entered the back of the shop. Nessie quickly found the wolf bane. The shop must have had a silent alarm because a police car pulled up front, but they had already snuck back out. They ran to the impala. Dean headed back to the motel. He couldn't believe the police didn't follow them. He didn't know that Nessie had given the police the need to sleep. Sometimes, it was good to be such a strong empath.
Once back at room, Nessie helped Alex complete the potion. Dean helped Sam get down to his boxers.
Sam looked up at Dean. "Dean, you have to shoot me. I was bitten. We both know it. You know what this means. There is no cure. I don't want to become one of these things. I don't want to hurt you or Nessie or Alex. Please, Dean. I don't want to be a monster."
Dean looked at Nessie and she nodded back at him. "Sam, don't worry. We don't know of a human cure but Nessie has an elfin cure. She said it has worked before. You have to drink a potion and then Nessie does some sort of transmute thinging."
Nessie brought a cup to Sam. "Sam, you have to drink all of this. It tastes awful, but you have to drink it all and don't throw up."
Sam didn't argue. He was terrified. If this didn't work, then he was screwed. Dean would have no choice but to shoot him. He didn't want to hurt anyone. He drank the liquid. It made him gag, but he kept it down somehow.
"Now for my part. Dean, no matter what happens doesn't stop this or interrupt until I'm done. Transmutation is very complicated. Once I start I can't stop until I'm done or Sam and I will die. Do you understand?"
Dean just nodded his head. He was freaking out. Nessie kissed him quick and turned to Sam. Truth be told, she didn't know if she could do this or not. This had not been attempted in the last 700 years. If she made even the smallest of mistakes Sam was dead. Alex put her arms around Dean and nodded at her mom. She had promised her mom that she would use all her telepathic ability on her Dad to stop him interfering. Nessie smiled at Dean and Alex. If this failed, they would be all they had.
She put the doubts out of her mind. She needed to have her mind centered to keep up the concentration that she would need to complete the transmutation. She turned to Sam and removed her clothes. The transmutation worked best when as much skin as possible was touched between the participants. Dean was shocked but didn't say anything.
The potion had made Sam very compliant, so that he would not fight what Nessie had to do to him. It was going to hurt and she had to make sure he wasn't capable of fighting her. She took a deep breath and then she climb on top of Sam. She straddled him. She closed her eyes and thought of how much she loved Sam. It helped her concentrate.
Her hands began to glow and her eyes turned cobalt blue. The air was crackling with energy. Nessie's hair was moving as if a breeze was ruffling her hair. Nessie leaned down and lay on top of Sam. A bright light began to emanate from the pair on the bed. They lifted off the bed. Nessie held him close as they began to rotate in mid-air. Dean could not believe what he was seeing. His brother and Nessie were actually floating in mid-air above the bed. They rotated faster and faster. The light became blinding. Dean and Alex put their hands in front of their faces.
Sam started screaming. The sound was deafening. Dean took a step forward, but Alex grabbed him to stop him. "Dad, you can't interrupt."
Dean looked at his daughter. He put his arm around her. He knew that this would have to play out. He had never seen anything like this before. He could feel the power but hearing Sam scream had unnerved him. He had not expected to hear a sound like that come from his little brother. Just when he thought the spinning was going to make him sick, it stopped. Sam and Nessie slowly moved back on to the bed.
Nessie sat up and fell off the side of the bed. Dean ran to her and held her in his arms. She was breathing but unconscious. He started to pick her up, but she started to convulse. He rolled her to her side. Before he could do anything, Alex grabbed Dean's shoulders and pulled him away from her mom. He was surprised by her strength.
"Dad, stay back!" She yelled. Dean looked her in the eyes. Her eyes were no longer jade. They were deep amber. He was shocked.
"Alex, what are you doing? I've got to help her!" He yelled and tried to pull away, but she held on.
"Mom is changing. We have got to knock her out and tie her up." Before she could say anything else, Nessie let out a growl. She stated to stand. Dean could not believe what he was seeing. Nessie was changing.
Dean ran forward. "Forgive me." He punched Nessie in the jaw. She went done. Alex handed her dad a large shirt. Dean pulled the shirt on to Nessie's nude form. He laid her on the other bed. Alex handed him rope and they tied her to the bed.
Dean rubbed his face. He looked toward Alex. She apparently knew what had gone wrong. If Nessie was a werewolf, then he might have to kill her.
"Alright, what happened and is this permanent. I know that you know something, so talk. Is this permanent?" ask Dean.
"I'm not sure if this will be permanent. I-I tried to stop her, but she had to help Sam." Alex was crying as she tried to tell her father everything she knew. "What we did was extremely ancient even for elves. The last time that transmutation was tried was 700 years ago. It failed and 8 elves had to be killed, so that the lycanthropy virus could be stopped. "
Dean interrupted her. "You and your mom did something that failed. You knew this could end badly. Both of them could die."
Alex hung her head. "I'm sorry dad. Mom thought she could do it. She is one of the most powerful elves born in the last 900 years. But this was forbidden magic because o f what happened last time. Mom felt like she had to do this because it was Sam's only chance. Mom told me about you and Sam every day. She would do anything for Sam. She loves him so much. Sam should be fine because it appears that Mom has transferred the virus to herself." Her voice cracked and she started crying so loud that she couldn't speak.
Dean walked over to Alex and put his arms around her. He kissed the top of her head. "Do you have any idea how to help your mom?"
They looked over at Nessie. She was thrashing on the bed and growling. Sam appeared to still be unconscious. Dean checked to see her breathing was strong.
"Dad, I'll check the book. There may be a potion or antidote that I can make. I'll try. I-I don't w-want to lose my mom." She went to the book and started flipping through. She vaguely remembered something from advanced potion class. She was supposed to take until next year but she was able to skip ahead because she aced her boards last spring. She thought there was a possible antidote. She just had to find it.
Dean went to Sam and started trying to wake him up. "Sam, Sammy, come on man. Wake up, dude! "
Sam groaned. "D-Dean. Did it work?"
"I think you'll be fine, Sam."
Sam sat up and looked around the room. He saw Nessie on the other bed. She was tied down and struggling to get free. He stared in horror as Nessie growled and howled.
"Oh, Nessie, no." cried Sam. He shakily got to his feet and moved toward Nessie. Dean grabbed his arm to stop him.
"Sam, no. Don't touch her. Alex, have you found anything?" Asked Dean. He pushed Sam down until he was sitting back on the bed.
"I'm sorry, Nessie." A tear slid down Sam's cheek.
"Sam, we're going to fix this." Said Dean.
Dean sat down by Alex at the kitchen table. Alex had the ancient book open before her. Dean looked at the book, but he couldn't read any of the writing. Alex was reading the pages to her and shaking her head. She was completely ignoring Dean and Sam. She knew it was up to her to save her mom. Dean got up and poured him another coffee.
Alex re-read the passage. She thought she knew the problem, but how could it be true. "Dad, I know why the transmutation only worked one way. Apparently, if the bitten person has demon blood then a special antidote will be needed for the elf. Sam, do you have demon blood?"
Dean looked at Sam. Sam didn't know. He knew that he was starting to have dreams that were coming true. "I I don't know."
"There is a test that can be done on a small amount of blood to see if you have any demon blood. If you don't have demon blood, then I don't know what went wrong and I don't know how to mix mom."
Sam submitted to the test and it was positive. Sam had a small amount of demon blood. No one knew what this would mean in the future, but first they had to help Nessie. Alex found the antidote. She was so excited. She knew it would work. She pointed the page to Sam and Dean. It was written in Elfin, so they couldn't read it, but Alex seemed so sure. Dean would try anything.
As Alex was busy making the antidote, Nessie seemed to come to her senses. "De-Dean, h-h-help m-me."
"Nessie. Are you alright?" asked Dean as he came to sit beside Nessie.
She looked at her arms and back up at Dean. "W-why am I tied d-down? D-did it work? Is S-Sam okay? Nessie asked.
Sam came over. "I'm fine. Thank you so much. I'm sorry you're hurting."
"N-not your fault. I-I did something wrong. We need to find an antidote."
"Mom, I already found the antidote and I'm making it as fast as I can." Alex brought the book to her mom. "I hope I picked the right one."
Nessie looked at the book. "Did you test Sam? Does he have demon blood?"
Dean looked lost. "Yeah, we tested him and he does have it. I don't know where he got it, but we'll get you well first and then figure out the demon blood."
Nessie smiled at her daughter. Her daughter was truly coming into her own. She nodded at Alex to let her know that she had chosen correctly.
"H-hurry, pl-please. I I d-d-don't have m-m-much t-time." Stammered Nessie. She began convulsing again.
"Alex, how long before you have it ready?" Asked Dean as he tried to hold her still.
Alex tried to hurry, but she didn't want to make a mistake. She didn't look at her mom. She didn't want to be distracted. When she was done, she brought it over to her dad. They had to wait until Nessie stopped convulsing so that she could swallow the mixture.
Once Nessie stilled, Dean helped her swallow the antidote. They were not prepared for what happened next. Nessie started screaming and vomiting blood. Blood began running from her eyes and ears. Dean, Sam, and Alex stood there. They had no idea what to do. This was just getting worse. Nessie stopped screaming and sat bolt upright and broke the ropes. She stood up and ran to the door. Sam reached her before Dean and tackled her to the ground. Dean grabbed the ropes and started to re-tie Nessie. Alex stood there crying. She thought that she must have done something wrong. She went back to the book and re-read the entry. Some of the entry was written in the oldest dialect of Elfin; maybe she did not read it properly.
Alex went to her bag. She had several thumb drives that her mom had 'stolen' from the enclave. She knew there were some translations on the drives. She had no computer. "Sam, can I borrow your computer? I may have mistranslated something. I don't think I did, but I can't ask mom. I don't know what else to do."
"Sure, Alex. Let me help you." Said Sam, as he got his laptop out of his bag. Sam showed Alex where to put the thumb drive. As the Elfin program began running, Alex put in her search criteria. Sam was amazed by the database. "Alex, what all is in this database?"
Alex smiled up at her uncle. "Well, we took all these thumb drives. There are potions, some spells, and stuff about supernatural creatures. As soon as we fix mom, I would love to show you everything on these drives." She turned back to her search. She found the translation that she needed. She had not made any error. What was happening to her mom was the process to purge the small amount of demon blood from her system. Her mom just needed time.
"Dad, Sam, mom got a small amount of the demon blood in her and her body is just purging the blood. She'll be fine. She just needs to rest."
Dean, Sam, and Alex stood by the bed and watched Nessie. Alex stood between Sam and Dean. She clasped their hands. Nessie started gagging. Dean moved her to her side and got the trash can for her to throw up in. Nessie vomited a silver liquid. Alex leaned into Sam, she felt like she had failed. Once Nessie was through, she laid back down with a smile on her face.
"Well, can someone untie me now? Alex, you did great. The virus is gone. "As Dean untied her, Nessie was beaming. Another catastrophe was averted.
Nessie opened her arms for her daughter. Alex ran to her mom and hugged her. Dean and Sam looked at them and couldn't help but smile. For the moment, Dean felt peace – Sam was well and 'his girls' were with them and they were safe. It was hard to believe that just a short time ago, Nessie had nearly died to save Sam.
"Nessie, thank you." Sam said, as he came over and hugged her. "You saved me again."
"I'll always save you, Sam." Nessie smiled at him. "I'm starving! Do we have anything to eat?"
Dean laughed at that. They all decided they were hungry too. They went to the diner next door. Alex and Sam sat on one side of the booth across from Dean and Nessie. They laughed as they watched Dean and Nessie inhaling their food. Sam could not believe how someone as tiny as Nessie could give Dean a run for his money on eating.
