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Shades of Grey

Chapter 10 – Escape

Dean paced in the living room as he listened to his father and Brad discussing the best course of action. His father had told him that Joshua had headed into town to get the Impala and gather what was left of their things. This left Dean with nothing to do but worry about Sam.

"Son, you're going to wear a hole in the floor. Now come over here and sit down!" John ordered

"Dad, we have to get going soon…I mean Sam's been there all night!" Dean sat at the table, reaching once more for the cup of coffee that had been poured for him.

"Look Dean, we've narrowed down the search. We are assuming that Charles was heading directly for the nest when he left with Sam. The road he took branches off into three different directions." John pointed on the map showing each location that Charles could have headed in.

"Great! So when are we leaving?"

"We are waiting for Joshua to join us. Each of us will take one of the three directions with some of Brad's pack providing backup. We'll start the search, Brad and his friends will join us later in the day when the sun isn't as hot. If anyone finds anything, they are to contact the others…you will not go in unless you have back up. Do you understand me Dean?" John glared at his son, knowing that if Sam was in danger, Dean would go in and nothing would stop him.

"Sure Dad…I got it…call for backup, now can we go?" Dean knew that every minute Sam was kept captive, the damage would increase. He had to get to him before the night fell again.

Dean smiled as he heard the familiar rumble of his baby coming up the road. Before John could stop him, he was heading out the door to greet his car. "Hey Joshua! Thanks for getting her for me!" Dean ran his hand along the car, glad that the police had not impounded it.

"No problem Dean. Where is your Dad?"

"Inside, can you do me a favor and tell him I'm taking the northwest road. You and Dad can take the other two. I just can't wait any longer." Dean jumped into the car without waiting and started towards the route his father had indicated. He knew it would take at least 3 hours for him to reach the search area and he was determined that Sam would not spend another night with the vampires.

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Sam watched as David examined the lock. "Well, looks like we need to come up with a plan and soon…it will be daylight in another hour."

Sam closed his eyes for a moment trying to figure out a way to get them out of this cell. The problem was they needed someone to open the door…but how could they get them to open the door?

"Theresa and David, I may have an idea…it's kind of crazy, but…well maybe it will work!"

"What is it Sam?" Theresa asked curiously

"Look, knowing Evan he will send someone in to check on us to make sure we are secure before he rests for the night. Do you think that you could convince whoever comes that you are in the middle of converting me to a vampire? I don't think that Evan would approve and it might just be enough to get them to open the door. David you would have to pretend that you're still unconscious, once the vampire enters maybe we can overpower him?"

David smiled "It is crazy, but it just might work…Evan will definitely not want us to convert you, he will want to convert you himself so that he can control you. If we are careful, it might just work."

A moment later Theresa put a finger to her lips and motioned towards the front of the cave. "Someone is coming!" She whispered.

Before Sam could react, Theresa pulled him up roughly and shoved him against the wall. His eyes snapped open as he saw Theresa scratch her arm, making it bleed. She sucked some of her own blood so that it would appear on her lips, but spat it out before she began to move against Sam.

Sam didn't have to pretend that he was disgusted. Her movement brought back the memories of Kate with a vengeance. Sam began to push back "NO! Please don't!" Sam yelled.

"Hey just what do you think you are doing?" Charles yelled as he rushed towards the cell. He looked and saw that David was still unconscious but Theresa was quickly undoing Sam's belt buckle and her arm was bleeding.

"Stop it you bitch! No one is allowed to convert the human except for Evan! Do you hear me, I said stop it!"

Theresa continued to ignore Charles as she reached for Sam's face, forcing his mouth open Theresa began to kiss Sam. Sam gagged as he felt her tongue in his mouth, the sensations too close to what had happened with Kate. "Get off of me!" Sam mumbled as he wrenched his face away from Theresa.

"Now Sam, you know you want this…just let me finish!" Theresa knew that Sam was being badly affected, she could feel him trembling beneath her hands, but she had to keep it up until Charles opened the door.

Charles pulled out the key and opened the door, grabbing Theresa by the shoulder and shoving her against the wall. He advanced on Theresa intending to finish what he started when he felt something grab him from behind.

"I told you I'd kill you!" Sam snarled as he drove the vampire against the wall. Theresa and David were upon the unlucky vampire before he could recover. Sam picked up the keys and exited the cell, stumbling towards the other cell in the cave.

"Ok, all of you who can walk, grab those who can't and get the hell out of here. Make sure you don't all head in the same direction and some of you may escape. I'm afraid that's all I can do for you now….now move it!" Sam watched as the stable of humans slowly left the cave, dispersing and heading into the near by woods.

Sam jumped when he felt a soft hand on his shoulder. "Come on Sam, it won't be long before Evan figures out what happened. We have to go!"

Sam followed Theresa and David into the night as they headed further up the mountain. They continued for a good hour before Sam's body finally gave out. He fell to his knees, his head swimming as he held his battered ribs. He couldn't seem to catch his breath.

"Hold up Theresa!" David called as he walked back to kneel beside Sam. Remembering his aversion to touch, he spoke before reaching out. "Sam, I'm going to help you to your feet…I know you won't like it, but you have to fight your fear and let me help you. Otherwise, Evan will find you!"

Sam could feel the panic building as he felt David place his arm over his shoulder. He thought about Dean, Dean always told him to breathe to get past the fear. Sam concentrated on that, breathing in and out, trying to stay conscious as they continued once more into the mountain.

A short time later, David called to Theresa to stop. "We need to stop here for a moment, I think we need to do something about Sam's wounds, he's losing too much blood."

Sam groaned as he felt himself being lowered to the cold ground. He was shivering with cold, but yet he could also feel the fever burning within him. His eyes were glazed with the pain and fever. Theresa shook her head, it was clear that Sam was in bad shape and wouldn't be able to go much further.

"Dad, we need to find someplace to hide him. You should stay with him while I go for help. My clothes should help protect me some, but you don't have a shirt and are still recovering from Evan's treatment of you."

"Fine, I believe there are some old Indian caves a little further up the mountain. The only problem will be Sam's scent…Evan will just follow him here."

"Pine bows…use pine bows…hide my scent." Sam gasped, struggling to stay conscious and help.

"Great idea Sam! Dad, you continue on with Sam. I know the caves you are talking about. I'll back track and cover Sam's trail as I go. Here…you use these pine bows to hide your scent going forward. I'll try to get help back before nightfall if I can!"

"Be careful Theresa, if Evan catches you…"

"I know Dad, same to you and Sam. I better get going, with luck I'll find someone before the sun gets too high!" Theresa turned and dragging the pine bow behind her, she headed back towards town.

David turned to Sam. "So son, are you ready for another short walk. The caves are about a mile from here…do you think you can make it?

Sam grit his teeth and in true Winchester fashion replied. "Come on, let's go!"

TBC

Raven524: Bonus Chapter! Hope you all approve. Since I'm not sure how much time I'll have while on my vacation, decided to put this time to good use. Thanks to everyone who has taken time to review…please keep the reviews coming!