Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of "Blood Ties" or "Supernatural". In this story Sam and Dean are not wanted by the FBI. This takes place before Dean made the deal to bring Sam back. In the "Blood Ties" world, this takes place between the pilot and the episode "Wrapped."

Character's thoughts in italics.

Thanks Shannon for your beta work!

A/N: retinitis pigmentosa- a degeneration of the rods and cones of the retina in both eyes. The first symptom is poor vision in dim light. The person may eventually go blind.

Chapter 11

When Vicki returned to consciousness, her head felt like it was caught between two cymbals. The room was so dimly lit she was having trouble seeing due to her retinitis pigmentosa. She heard someone calling her name. Coreen. She turned her head in the direction of her assistant's voice.

"How long have I been out?" Vicki asked.

"I don't know. I only came to a few minutes ago."

Coreen observed the layout of the room. She saw a woman with strawberry blond hair and a tall man with dark brown hair. Their bodies hung limply from their shackles. The woman had to be Maria. The guy looked like Sam but it couldn't be. He was with Dean and Henry. She heard footsteps and keys. The door opened. Violet and a young man stepped into the room.

"Miss Nelson, it's so nice to see you again," Violet said sarcastically.

"I wish I could say the feeling was mutual," Vicki countered.

Violet ignored Vicki's comment and turned her attention to her other guest. "You must be Coreen."

Coreen and Vicki looked at each other in disbelief.

"I can see that you are both wondering how I knew your name. You can thank Sam for that. I extracted the information from his mind."

Vicki raised her eyebrows. "What are you?"

"You already know the answer to that question."

"I would say vampires but the whole cerebrospinal fluid throws that theory out the window," Vicki said defiantly.

"You are right, Miss Nelson," Adrian replied.

"Sis, we really don't have time for a question and answer session. We have to get out of here before others come."

"You're right brother but we'll need a snack for our road trip." Violet looked around the room before her eyes settled on Sam. She unlocked his shackles, threw him over her shoulder and left.

The male vampire exited the room and returned with a gas can. He sloshed gasoline all over the floor and slowly backed out of the room leaving a trail of gasoline. As soon as he was clear from the warehouse, he struck a match. His sister stowed Sam inside the trunk of her Subaru Legacy and they took off.

Dean and Henry were five miles away when they smelled smoke. The elder Winchester pushed the accelerator to the floor. I'm sorry baby but we have to get to Sam and the others.

When they arrived, the warehouse was engulfed in flames. Henry heard three heartbeats. He and Dean raced inside. Most of the first floor was in flames. The ceiling was crumbling. Henry led the way. They came to a locked door. The vampire ripped the door off its hinges and tossed it aside. They went downstairs to the ground floor. Two doors were on the right. Henry sensed three heartbeats behind the second door. The vampire kicked in the door. He and the hunter freed everyone. Henry gathered Maria into his arms.

"Are you ladies okay?" Dean asked.

"Yeah, we're fine," Coreen and Vicki said in unison.

"Where's Sam?" Dean asked already expecting their answer.

"They took him," Vicki answered.

"Son of a bitch," Dean exclaimed.

Exiting the room, they found that the stairwell was blocked with debris. Henry handed Maria to Dean so he removed the other door. He headed toward a metallic wall which had a small opening at its base. Henry gripped the wall and expanded the opening until it was large enough for everyone to fit through. Vicki and Coreen ran through the opening first followed by Dean carrying Maria. Henry sped from the warehouse as the first floor collapsed onto the ground floor. That was close.

Fire trucks, ambulances and the police greeted the quintet. The paramedics examined everyone except Henry who had disappeared. Maria was rushed to the nearest hospital. It was still too early to tell whether she would survive. Vicki was hoping that she did.

Dean, Vicki and Coreen suffered some smoke inhalation so they were given oxygen.

As Dean sat in the ambulance breathing into the oxygen mask, he thought that this was more time being wasted. Violet and Adrian had taken off to an unknown destination. Any possible clues to their whereabouts were literally going up in flames. He snatched off the oxygen mask and headed to the Impala. Henry impeded his path. Vicki intervened.

"Before you start displaying who has the most testosterone, I have something to tell both of you."

Dean and Henry faced Vicki. "I placed a tracking device on their car."

That was the best news that the elder Winchester had heard all night.

Vicki continued. "We are dealing with vampires."

"Well, that's good. I know how to deal with vampires, decapitation and dead man's blood. Coreen told me that you used to be a detective. Do you still have contacts in the morgue?" Dean asked.

"Yes," Vicki replied. Her face wore a perplexed look.

Dean explained. "Dead man's blood is like poison to vampires. We can use that to weaken them. It makes them easier to kill. I'm surprised Henry didn't tell you that."

"I never knew," Henry said.

Coreen came over. "So how are we going to find Sam?"

"I think that you have had more than enough excitement tonight. I would feel much better if you headed home," Vicki said using her most convincing tone.

"And so would I," Henry concurred and handed her his car keys.

"I agree and I think you should take Vicki with you," Dean chimed in.

Vicki threw Dean a murderous look. "I can take care of myself."

"Yeah, that's obvious since you ended up in chains in the basement," Dean said sarcastically.

"This case is unfinished,"Vicki reminded.

"From where I'm standing it is finished. Maria is safe."

"But the bad guys are still out there," Vicki said.

Man, Vicki is just as stubborn as I am. "Alright, you can come, just don't get anyone killed!"

Dean headed towards the Impala while Vicki, Henry and Coreen followed.

"Dean, I hope you find Sam." Coreen rested a reassuring hand on Dean's shoulder.

"Thanks. We will," Dean said with determination.

"I will keep my cell on. Call me once you have news." Coreen ran to Henry's car and drove off.

Henry, Vicki and Dean piled into the Impala and headed to the morgue.

A/N: Dead man's blood as a weakness for vampires is from Supernatural. I hope this chapter turned out okay. I was having trouble deciding when to end it. I hope it is not too long.