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The Headless Horseman of Monroe County
Chapter ten
Sam had no choice but to head to the bar to meet Dean. He could only hope that Dean had found some information that would help them. He entered the bar and found Dean sitting alone at one of the tables. Sam first headed into the restroom to wash the blood from his face; he then walked over to Dean's table and sat down.
"Find anything?" Sam asked as he poured beer into a glass from the pitcher that sat in front of his brother.
"Nothing…. Most of the graves are unmarked; the others just have an X in the general vicinity of where the grave should be located. We could dig up bodies all night and not get the right one." Dean looked at Sam and noticed the blood on his shirt and his split lip. "Looks like Ryder didn't believe you." He said as he reached out and tilted Sam's head to the side so he could get a better look at his lip. "Ouch." He smiled as he gently touched Sam's swollen lip.
"He thought I was a lunatic….just like you said he would." Sam pushed Dean's hand away.
"You just left them there?"
"Yeah…I didn't have a choice. I should have busted in and tied them up so they couldn't leave but the wife called the cops. I had to get out of there." Sam looked around at the empty bar. "So what are you up to?"
"Waiting for Janet…. The bartender said she sometimes pops in during her break between classes."
"You really think she knows something."
"Yep. She knew about the séance. All we need to do is find out who performed the ritual at the séance, probably Casey, and then see if he can recant it."
"And if he can't?"
"Then we've got a problem."
Sam took a sip of beer then looked at his brother. He knew Dean wasn't going to like what he was going to tell him.
"There is another way."
"What do you mean another way? … Sam there are only two sure ways that we know of to destroy it, salt and burn the bones, or kill the person who summoned it. The only other possible way that I know of if the person who summoned it has another ritual that will reverse the curse."
"Well that's not exactly true….While you were sleeping last night I did a little research."
"And?" Dean looked at Sam annoyed; he hated it when Sam kept things from him.
"If the last person who saw it, other then the person who summoned it, can confront it and run a silver sword through its heart, it'll kill it."
"And by the last person you mean you." Dean was already beginning to not like the idea.
Sam nodded.
"If I can get it to come to me, then I can try to stop it before the Ryders are killed."
"This thing can kill Sammy. It doesn't just cause the person to be killed by some other means…..it can kill on its own."
"I know."
"So you're just going to hang around outside hoping it comes?"
"Yeah, I guess that's what I'll have to do."
"And before it has a chance to lop off your head you're going to stab it through its heart?"
"I'm going to try."
"Nope…don't like the idea." Dean picked up his beer and drained half the glass.
"You got a better one?"
"We find this Casey and kill him if we have to."
"Dean we can't just kill some kid."
Dean looked into Sam's face.
"You think I want to? … It might be the only sure thing."
"Let me try this first. Tonight I'll go to the place where I saw him and hopefully he'll show."
"I already said no Sam."
"You're not Dad Dean. You can't order me not to do something."
"No but I can kick your ass if you try to."
"You can try." Sam gave his brother a small smile trying to break the tension between them but Dean didn't return it. "Okay…." Sam gave in. "We'll talk to Janet first and see if we can find anything out. But if she can't help us…." Sam didn't need to finish his statement. He knew his brother knew that if Janet was of no help he was going to go through with his plan to try to end the curse himself with or without Dean's blessing.
TBC