Author: Katrin Van Helsing
Disclaimer: I have no claims to the show Supernatural, the characters or themes, I just like to play with the characters, tease, torture, caress and the rest!! Don't shoot the writer!
Chapter 10: He pointed his finger at her, and all knew he was declaring judgment, "But Before you turn or suggest to turn any others, you will not only consult an elder, but have him or her present during the turning. Every time for the rest of your existence.
Bobby was about half a day away from what he expected to be safety and resources, when the phone call from Ellen arrived. He had already stopped twice to make sure Dean had a packet of blood to drink, not a easy task while keeping him blindfolded and chained, but Bobby pulled over again when he heard the phone ring. Glancing back into the back seat, he was relived to see that Dean had not moved so if Ellen had any bad news, Bobby figured he would be able to break it to Dean gently.
The first words from Ellen though where not encouraging, in fact that got Bobby focusing on the phone call even more. "Tamara is gone". Bobby could not think why Tamara knowing that they needed all the help they could get would just up and leave. He had a bad feeling about it and about her, but instead of jumping to conclusions he asked Ellen to tell him where, when and why if she knew the reason that is. Ellen took a deep breath and started to tell Bobby what had happened since they arrived at the junkyard. The problems and discussions had started with Tamara, as soon as they had reached Bobby's junkyard, shortly after they had locked Sam in Bobby's ironclad, demon secure panic room, that is. Tamara was in favor of flooding the room with garlic and holy water, and thus keeping Sam unconscious until Bobby arrived. Ellen had not agreed and a discussion and some whiskey had ensued between them. Ellen taking the Winchesters side and Tamara taking an alarmingly different point of view on the matter, shall we say. The end result was Ellen thought, Tamara would wait to discuss things fully with Bobby, since Ellen thought that she had convinced Tamara that a cure could be found, mainly since the boys had not killed anyone yet. So a kind of mutual agreement not to do anything about the boys, was reached. Unfortunately for Sam, Ellen had not been as persuasive as she thought she had been, and when Sam's next feeding came round and Tamara announced she was going into town for supplies afterwards, Ellen grew suspicious and silently followed Tamara down to the panic room. It was lucky for Sam she did, Tamara had decided to deal with the problem herself, lacing his meal with a strong mixture of dead's man blood, holy water and garlic, and was just about to decapitate him when Ellen stopped her.
Tamara growled and made a dash for upstairs, while Ellen tried to save Sam. It took 3 packets of blood to get Sam even semi-conscious and Ellen heard a truck pulling away while she was setting up a i.v. She dashed upstairs only to see dust from the tires leaving the yard. Tamara had yanked the phone line out and knifed the tires on Bobby's truck, before leaving, as if Ellen would have decided to follow her. Ellen had a sick vampire to care for and for the first time Ellen wondered if it had been a good idea to help Bobby out on this one. Shaking her head she checked on Sam again and refreshed the i.v.
Now that Sam was conscious and talking, he suggested that Ellen leave. Tamara would be back with help soon and Ellen would be better off just leaving and letting them have him. Ellen shook her head "Well at least your human enough to still have your feelings". It was actually at that moment that Ellen had decided to stay, she had thought on seeing Tamara leave that maybe this just was not the right way to go, but now listening to what Sam was saying, she decided that whatever or whoever came would have Ellen Harvelle to get though first. So after making sure Sam was alright and locking the panic room door so that he could not get out, she started lining up some of Bobby's arsenal by the windows and doors, so that she would always have a weapon close by. Then she waited..... and waited.... and waited, and nothing or no-one came. Maybe they where waiting for night or for Bobby to get back with Dean. After watching Sam drink another packet of blood, she dug out her mobile phone and was about to ring Bobby to give him the heads up when it rung.
Sam lifted his head to listen to what was said and well not even he believed it. It was Tamara, she was saying that she reached a hotel and was just calling to make sure that Ellen was ok after being thrown around by the poltergeist, they had dealt with. Ellen said she was fine and was privately wondering if there was some coded message Tamara was trying to get across, when she was invited to speak to a fellow hunter who had it seemed, helped with the poltergeist. Ellen waited and wondered, she had met most of the hunters at one time or other, so she hoped she could recognize the voice at least. Unfortunately the voice was not that of a hunter Ellen realized when a smooth, velvety voice that flowed like chocolate came over the mobile's speaker. She looked at Sam but he did not recognize it either. It was inviting and kind and she shook her head and snapped into the phone, "Don't you dare hurt her.". Then the voice became a little less smooth, "So you too have a strong will, well then. Tell Bobby when he arrives, that I will be coming over to chat. Do not worry Tamara will be released without a single memory of this incident, just like all the others have been. Understand Ellen, it is Ellen, right. Tell Bobby I will be over to chat"
Ellen gulped after saying that she would deliver the message. She also wondered what others the voice was talking about. It was then that she called one or two of the people, she knew had been of the mind to kill everyone in sight on this particular trip, only to find that not only did they not know anything about it, but also had been on jobs that had nothing to do with anything remotely linked to vampires. She absently wondered while dialing Bobby and bringing him up to speed on matters, just who had done the jobs (some very real jobs), the hunters remembered doing such as the werewolf in Colorado, the spirit in Winconsence, The bear attack in Arkansas, which actually turned out to be a bear, wow some strange things happen in Arkansas, an actual bear attack. Ellen made a mental note to stir clear of the county. Her own message to Bobby could not have been more clear. "Be very careful, I have no idea what you will find when you get here. If I seem at all strange, tie me up and watch your back."
Bobby closed the phone and pulled back out onto the highway, nearly crashing the car when he heard Dean ask, "Well, any thoughts on what we will find when we get to the yard?". Bobby shook his head, of course Dean had probably heard every word said on the phone by Ellen and himself. "Well, I'm not sure, but it sounds like that mystery guy is cleaning up or having his vamp pals clean. All the hunters that where hunting you two, now aren't. In fact, if asked, it seems that they where all working on other jobs, instead of doing what they where doing. On the good side none of them are dead yet."
Dean, "How is Sam recovering from Tamara"
Bobby, "From what Ellen said, he's doing well."
Dean, "He'd better be or..". Bobby turned round quickly when he heard something metallic hit the door handle, but unfortunately not quick enough. Dean's hand was already round his throat and he was close enough to whisper in Bobby's ear. "I'm hungry". Bobby pointed to the fridge, "Only one left, help yourself". Unfortunately for Bobby, Dean had been trained to long to fall for that one, "You get it and don't think of crashing the car, I want to get to the yard quickly and in one piece."
Bobby's hand went to the porta-fridge and took out the last remaining pack, handing it to Dean who was still sitting in the back seat. Bobby realized that Dean had broken free, threatened him, was actually able to kill him if he wished, all without removing the blindfold or the handcuffs. Obviously if he survived, Bobby would have to get better chains or at least stronger ones. Dean settled into the back seat and finished off the blood pack. "How long till we get to the yard Bobby?". Bobby nervously glanced in the rear view mirror, he was not sure just how powerful Dean was and really did not want to find out. "Not long, about another 3 hours or so."
Dean, "Bobby relax, your heart beat is up and it's pretty distracting back here. Look I'm sorry but I'm worried about Sammy, and Ellen. I don't want anything to happen to them, and I don't want anything to happen to you either. Look I'm going to try and take a nap. Wake me when we get there ok."
Bobby, "OK and Dean, don't worry, Ellen's a fighter, she won't let anything happen to Sam."
Dean, "Bobby, I know but this guy he's different, smoother, and he's very powerful and I don't even know his name. The sooner we get to the yard the better."
Bobby pressed his foot down on the accelerator, and glanced in the mirror to see that Dean had dozed off in the back seat. Absently he wondered what kind of vampire could be smooth enough and powerful enough to frighten Ellen over the phone and why the vamps seemed to be rearranging memories instead of just killing the hunters. Bobby realized the most probably reason was sitting in the back seat sleeping, either that or these vamps just did not want the news to get around the hunting community that vampires where still alive (for lack of a better word) and kicking. Maybe all this was still an effort to keep things under wraps, and if that was the case, Bobby worried that Ellen and him might be next on the memory re-arrangement settee.
It was about 4 hours later that Bobby pulled into the yard, slowly and carefully. Ellen opened the door only when Bobby had parked the car as close to the front as possible and she was sure that nobody was around well at least nobody she saw that is. Bobby got out and opened the door for Dean, who obediently got out and stood next to the car and waited for Bobby to lead him to the front door and up the steps. Ellen backed into the room shotgun pointing at Dean, and shooting a questioning look at Bobby. Surely she thought he should have more chains on then that. She also thought that Dean looked more handsome, more muscular and definitely sexier. Bobby looked baffled when Ellen, dropped the shotgun and dashed for the bathroom. Bobby could have sworn that Ellen's cheeks went pink with embarrassment just before she locked herself in the bathroom that is. Bobby shook his head and settled Dean into a chair, while he went to the bathroom door. Knocking on it, he said, "Ellen are you alright or should I tie you up as suggested."
Ellen, "No, I'm fine. Just hmmm need to wash my face and head." Bobby heard the shower turn on a shriek come out of Ellen as the water hit her. Bobby broke down the door to find Ellen bent over the bathtub soaking her head in freezing cold water. "Ellen"
Ellen motioned that she was fine, and after some more water flowed over her head and down her back, she managed to stand up and look Bobby straight in the face. It was then that Bobby noticed that her cheeks where definitely pink. "Don't say a word. I don't want to hear it. I will get you boys some beer, no coffee, good strong coffee", Ellen said as she walked out of the bathroom, acting as if nothing had happened. Bobby realized, Ellen was embarrassed, but he could not for the life of him figure out why. He thought all that happened was Dean walked in the door. He went down stairs, to find Dean was still sitting exactly where Bobby had left him.
Dean, "Bobby is Ellen ok. What happened? Where's my brother."
Ellen (from Kitchen), "Sam's in the panic room. Coffee is on the way."
Bobby, "I don't know what's wrong with Ellen, she's acting like well she was washing her hair and head in freezing water in the bathroom. I mean why." Bobby looked over at Dean, and then watched Ellen walk into the room carrying a tray with three mugs on it brimming with coffee.
Dean, "That smells good. I did not know I would have that effect on you Ellen, your a tad hmm well your not my.."
Ellen, "Shut up and drink your coffee." Bobby's mouth opened (he just realized the cold shower reason), and he turned to face a death glare from Ellen "Yes", and said instead of what he was thinking, "Vamps don't drink coffee, Ellen".
Ellen, "Well that's not what Sam seems to think. He was told by this Lenora, that Dean would have all the benefits of both sides and only one or two of the bad points. So take a sip Dean and tell me what you think."
Bobby reached over to take off the blindfold and watch Dean squint at the brightness of the room and slowly move the mug of coffee to his lips. "It tastes like coffee, weak coffee but coffee all the same." Ellen had her back to Dean, "Fine, I'll go whip up something to eat and we'll see how it goes. I'll make yours very raw, ok Dean."
Dean, "fine". He smirked as he watched Ellen purposely watch into the kitchen and heard Bobby mutter something about vamp movies and women.
It was then that the knock came on the door.
Next Chapter: The facts, the fables, and Dracula