A/N; So just wanted to thank you all again for your kind reviews, I know for certain I haven't replied to all of you and will try to pull my finger out my butt and do so in the future. Anyways not got much to say so I'll just stop waffling huh and get on with it, right well , on with the show then.

Small feet pounded the mossy floor of the forest around him, his mothers words echoing in his ears, she sounded so angry and Dean didn't want to ever go back to the bad boy place so when mommy had moved towards him he ran. He ran so fast and he didn't look back, he felt bad leaving Sammy there but they never shouted at Sammy, so he knew his brother would be safe, he just had to get away.

What would his punishment have been ?

He loved his new mommy and daddy and so far they hadn't done anything to hurt him, but now it looked like things were about to change.

Deans heart was thundering in his ears, his breaths coming in harsh pants, tears streaming down his face making his vision blurry, he didn't see the log that lay across his path and tumbled over it landing heavily on his arm, pain shot through it and he cried out grabbing onto the throbbing limb.

He curled into a small ball pulling his legs to his heaving chest, he was so scared. Where was he going to go now ? What was he going to do ? Joe and Mabel were right he was stupid, he thought. Stupid and pathetic and no one cared about him. In the end he really was just a bad boy and everyone would be better off without him. Exhaustion took over him as he cried himself to sleep, the sounds of the forest echoing around him.

John and Bobby moved as quickly as they dared through the forest looking for signs of where the little boy may have gone, Mary had explained to John what had happened and that in her panic and fear she had shouted at the five year old. She hadn't thought anything of it until she'd turned round and seen the small boy stood in the corner avoiding her gaze. John had assured her that he and Bobby would get Dean back, even if it took them all night, they would find him.

Bobby signalled to John and brought his attention to a snapped branch on a low hanging tree,

" He moved this way, and I think that coyote may have got a taste of him to "

" Why'd you say that ? You found blood ? " Bobby nodded

" Not much but enough to leave a trail, come on its getting late and it'll be dark soon "

" I'm not leaving him out there alone Bobby "

" Calm down yer idjit, I never said we would we'll find that boy of yours " they both continued forward watching for any signs of the five year old, the forest had become eerily silent, John glanced to Bobby whose face was calm but his eyes now held a hint of fear he moved faster through the forest, John moved in silence with him, a sign of movement up ahead caught their attention something was moving very slowly through the undergrowth a strangled cry came out, John stiffened

" What the hell is that ? " he whispered

" God damn it " Bobby said under his breath " Damn Winchester luck is worse than the Singers " Johns eyes widened and his eyes searched ahead " it's the damn zombie " Bobby finished, John paled,

" You don't think its got Dean do you ? " Bobby stood still watching ahead " Bobby ? " John said fearfully, when Bobby still didn't answer John took off at a run shouting Deans name at the top of his lungs, Bobby pulled from his fear filled thoughts chased after him cursing Winchesters as he went.

" DEAN ?! DEAN ?! " silence met Johns ears the heavy lumbered sounds of footfalls up ahead, John chased after them, he had to get to his son, he didn't know nor did Bobby what was becoming of the missing victims but he knew it couldn't be good, he'd sworn to protect the child his child and if he died doing it then so be it.

" Dean where are you son answer me ? "

" John stop yer hollering would ya " John glared at his friend " Just calm down "

" Calm down !!! Are you high ? There's a fucking zombie out here and so is my missing five year old son, fuck being calm " he spat and took off in the direction he'd heard the heavy footfalls, Bobby sighed and followed him.

John stopped dead as up ahead he saw a figure, it was a woman with long blonde hair, she had a golden glow surrounding her and was dressed in a pale blue dress and bright blue eyes, she pointed her long slender finger away from the footfalls, John frowned,

" What the hell is this ? Is that where my son is ? " she nodded her head her face solemn " Are you sure ? " he asked, again the woman nodded, John didn't wait for anything more or to see what the woman was, by the time Bobby had caught up she had gone and he could see the retreating back of his friend.

Johns legs pounded through the forest, then up ahead he saw a red and white sneaker peeking out from underneath a bush , his heart stopped, he raced forward and reached the child. Dean was pale his small body curled in on itself his thumb stuck in his mouth, John let out a heavy relieved sigh,

" Bobby !! Here I found him " Deans eyes fluttered open, sleepy green eyes looked up at him

" Daddy ? " he asked

" Yeah champ its me, you okay ? " Dean scooted away from his father and began to shake his head, long blonde bangs fell into his eyes, John reached for him and Dean let out a whimper John let his hand fall to his side tears sprang to his eyes

" Dean son, its okay, you're safe now I gotcha its okay "

" No, I don't want to go back there, don't make me go back there. I'll be good I'm sorry, I'm sorry "

" Go where son ? "

" The bad boy place " he said quietly " I'm sorry "

" What would make you think we'd ever send you there ? "

" Mommy……….mommy shouted, she was mad at me, I was bad, I let the mean dog get near, she shouted loud "

" Oh Dean, she wasn't mad at you, she was scared that you and Sammy were hurt, she didn't mean to scare you " Dean lifted his eyes to his father searching his face for any sign of a lie, but all he could see was the look that John always gave him, the look that made Dean feel safe and wanted

" She…………..she's not mad at me ? "

" No son, she's just upset that she couldn't keep you safe, and now she's real scared she's lost you. How about we go home so she can see you're okay huh ? " Dean nodded slowly as John reached for him and pulled the small shivering boy into his arms, Bobby handed him his jacket and John gratefully wrapped it around the small boy.

" He okay ? " John nodded stiffly " Yeah, just scared, but he's going to be okay " Bobby ran his hand through the five year olds hair earning him a watchful look from the child wrapped tightly in Johns strong arms. Bobby smiled gently at him

" Hey, you know Alfred's glad we got Robin back, just wouldn't be the same without you kid " Dean gave a small smile and snuggled further into John,

" Daddy, I'm cold and my arm hurts "

" I know son, just hold tight, we'll be home soon " John said as he pulled Bobby's jacket tighter around the small shivering child, Dean placed his thumb in his mouth his eyelids already feeling heavy, he let them slip closed, knowing he was safe in his fathers arms.

Elizabeth opened her eyes, she'd seen Mary crying desperately in a small cabin near what looked like woods, but upon further inspection it was obvious that it was more of a forest, Mary was sobbing,

" Oh God, its all my fault I shouldn't have shouted, if anything's happened to him I'll never forgive myself, please God, please watch out for Dean. Bring my boy back to me please ", Elizabeth concentrated hard on the lost child, on Dean, she found him curled near a bush fast asleep, dried tear tracks on his pale face. Then she heard a male voice yelling for him, she stood where she could be seen and waited, when the tall man came through the tree's she pointed in the direction he needed to go, he froze watching her

" What the hell is this ? Is that where my son is ? " she nodded, her heart heavy as she knew that when she opened her eyes she would have to reveal where the Winchesters were,

" Are you sure ? " he asked Elizabeth nodded she wished she could warn him, tell him that Daniel was using her to find them, but he hadn't left her alone and she couldn't do it without him knowing. It was the one thing that she'd never perfected, she couldn't speak to people when she astral projected without using her own mouth, right at this moment in time she wished she'd listened to her grandmother more when she'd tried to train her.

The man nodded and took off at a run in the direction she'd pointed out, she gave a sad smile, then felt the pull back to her body when she opened her eyes again Daniel was stood over her

" Well ? Did you find them ? "

" No, I'm sorry its been a long time since I've done this it may take a few more attempts " she said panting slightly, he frowned and narrowed his grey eyes at her

" Are you sure ? " he asked, she paused and swallowed the lump that had formed in her throat she nodded

" Yes, it's the sedatives they gave me, they messed me up, gave me hallucinations, until they're clear from my system I don't think I will be able to find them "

" Very well, but we'll try again tomorrow. Oh and Elizabeth, if I find out that you're lying to me you'll be very sorry "

" I………I'm not lying " she stuttered

" Then you have nothing to worry about do you ? " he left the room and locked it, even though he 'd returned her to the home she had known before she was still a prisoner, locked in the room and brought meals at regular intervals. She sighed heavily and went to the window, so that must have been John, Elizabeth gave a short chuckle, Mary always did have a thing for dark hair and from she'd seen he was a good looking man and the panic and fear she'd felt coming off of him was undeniable, there was something about this that Daniel wasn't saying, it wouldn't be the first time she'd been kept in the dark. She just wished she could communicate with her tell her that Daniel was looking for them, but how ? If Mary truly believed that her mother was dead then just how would she react to Elizabeth showing up and telling her to be on her guard ?

She knew that the room was more than likely bugged, possibly under camera surveillance as well, so just how could she warn her daughter and her family ? She was determined to find a way. She had to.

Mary was washing some pots when she saw John and Bobby walking towards the house it was just beginning to get dark, the sky turning and inky blue with several stars shining like guiding lights, she saw that John had a bundle in his arms, she ran out to him,

" Did you find him ? "

" Yeah, I got him, think he may have broken his arm, going to have to take him to the medical centre get it checked out properly " she reached out for him and John handed the sleeping boy over to his mother. Tears rolled down her cheeks splashing onto is face, the sudden wetness woke Dean up

" Oh baby, I'm so sorry I scared you, please forgive me " she cried pulling him in closer

" I'm sorry to mommy " he said quietly " I didn't mean to make you mad "

" Dean honey you didn't make me mad, I was so scared that that coyote was going hurt you or Sammy and that I wouldn't be able to get to you in time. Did he bite you ? " the little blonde nodded and pointed to the tear in his jeans,

" He bited my leg, and I felled and hurted my arm "

" Well you just come with me and I'm going to make it all better " he sighed happily, snuggling closer to Mary who pulled him in as much as she could trying not to jostle his obviously broken arm,

" Where's Sammy ? "

" He's inside baby waiting for his big brother "

" Okay " he said placing his thumb back in his mouth she smiled and placed a kiss on his head. John sighed and grinned at Bobby,

" Yeah thanks John and Bobby for finding him and all, oh it was no trouble honey no trouble at all " John sniped as he followed his wife into the house. Bobby followed chuckling and shaking his head.

They got Dean settled next to his brother who was more than happy to see him, Dean grinned happily at his baby brother,

" Baby, I need to look at your arm, we're going to have to get a doctor out to look at it "

" No you won't " John said " I'm a trained field medic, I can cast it for him "

" But you don't know where the break is exactly, it could do more damage than good " Mary argued

" Mary, I was trained to look for things like this in the field, I know what I'm doing, besides he's tired, so let me bandage him up for tonight and we'll take him to the medical centre tomorrow I promise. I'm just worried that this is going to be like the second time in three or so weeks that he's incurred injuries, I don't want them to think we're hurting him and take him off us "

" Oh. I hadn't thought of that. They wouldn't do that would they ? "

" They might Mary if they thought we were hurting him ", Mary watched the boys and nodded, handing John the supplies from Bobby's vast medical kit. He moved over to Dean who watched him, tracing his every movement

" Okay champ, I'm going to take a look at your arm now but its going to hurt so I'm going to give you some medicine to make you sleep then it won't hurt as much okay ? "

" Okay daddy "

" Good boy " he said giving his son the mild sedative, it didn't take long for the medicine to have its effect and soon the five year old was sleeping. John worked quickly and set his sons arm wrapping it as tightly as he dared.

" Okay, that'll do for now. Tomorrow I'll take him to the clinic and get it set properly ".

" I never got to ask ya out there, but why did you change direction like you did ? " John looked to Bobby, just what should he tell him ? Should he tell him the truth ? That he thought some kind of spirit had shown him just where Dean was ? Weren't they meant to hunt stuff like that ? But then their was Mary looking at him with those green eyes that he could never say no to, no matter how much he wanted to,

" I err…..well, it…."

" Damn it boy spit it out your more nervous than a virgin on prom night "

" Bobby !! " Mary giggled " Go on John " John shot Bobby a glare,

" It was some kind of glowing spirit, it didn't speak just pointed to the direction I should go "

" A spirit ? What did it look like ? " Bobby asked

" Well she…..she kinda looked like Mary except her eyes, her eyes were a bright blue "

" Mom " " Elizabeth " Mary and Bobby said together, John looked up confused at the different looks on the faces before him. Mary was looking awe struck while Bobby was pale and shaking a look of shock on his grizzled face.

Could it really have been Elizabeth who had shown John the way to Dean ? Was it even possible ?

Back in the room where Elizabeth was being held she smiled, she'd just had an idea of how to warn Mary about Daniel, now she just had to put it in action.

A/N; Okay guys the next chapter may take a couple of days as its going to be a long one and I have a stupid meeting at work. Damn them !!! Lol. Anyways thanks again for all your reviews I appreciate each and every one of them. Anyhow as always review guys, is there anything you'd like to see happen ? Or anyone you'd like to be brought into the story ? Let me know 'kay xxxxxx