Lady A: Hey everyone and welcome back to Chosen! I decided to type up the rest of monster Movie which is like two more chapters so you don't have to wait around as long for an update. Aren't I nice? Much love to all those who faved, followed, and reviewed. Please check out my most recent Doctor Who story called Soul of the Doctor. Be advised that there is minor Clara bashing because of how she treats the Twelfth Doctor.
Brief Recap: The Winchesters and their Supernatural expert, Artimes, arrived in Pennsylvania to hunt down some vamps. Hilarity ensued when the ginger and the elder Winchester bantered with each other. Discomfort arose when the sheriff started eying up the crimson haired woman like she was eye candy.
Looking Forward: The trio learns more about the supposed case, only for the boys to believe that there is no actual supernatural case. Artimes decides to do things on her own and head straight for the source, thus garnering the attention of the shape shifter. Things go haywire when the red head starts being chased by Dracula instead of the bar wench Dean had been flirting with.
On with the show!
Chapter Eleven: Twisting Paths
Artimes, Sam, and Dean entered the morgue as Sheriff Dietrich pulled out a body covered by a sheet. The sheriff drew back the sheet and revealed the body of the woman underneath.
"Marissa Wright, twenty six. Just up from Lockhard for the 'fest. Terrible, just terrible. It's the last thing this town needs at peak tourist season." The sheriff explained.
The ginger barely managed to cover up her disgust at the officer's lack of tact. There was a woman lying dead in front of him and yet he was more worried about how it would affect the town's reputation. Her hand twitched slightly, wanting to smack some common decency into the bastard.
"Definitely the last thing Marissa Wright needed." Sam commented shooting a concerned glance at red head.
Dean turned the body's head and saw two dark puncture marks on her neck like a vampire bite. The younger Winchester caught the ginger's eye and she smiled slightly at him, waving him off and nodding her head in the blonde's direction. He turned his attention back to his brother.
"What the hell?" Dean asked confused by what he was seeing.
It wasn't a normal vampire bite. Artimes knew what it was and boy, were the brothers in for a surprise.
"Yeah, you got me. I mean this killer's some kind of grade A wacko, right? I mean, some Satan worshiping, Anne Rice reading, Gothic, psycho wanna-be." The sheriff commented.
"Shape shifter." The ginger mumbled almost inaudibly.
"Sheriff, in your report, you mentioned a witness." Dean stated getting them back on track.
"Yeah, I wished I didn't, but our witness insisted. That's Ed Brewer. Not exactly what you'd call reliable." The sheriff replied.
Artimes barely managed to suppress an eye roll.
While Sam and Dean did their thing, Artimes decided to speak with Lucy, She knew that she was the shape shifter, but she was curious all the same. The Winchesters were going to be pissed when they found out. Just desserts for making her wear a skirt during Oktoberfest.
She managed to catch the brunette woman on her fifteen minute break and the two hit it off pretty well. Lucy told her stories about some of her favorite classic movies and amongst them: Dracula. They continued talking even after she had returned to work. They laughed and carried on for almost twenty minutes, enjoying each other's company.
They were interrupted by one of the locals, one Artimes recognized but couldn't place a name to at that moment, and he happened to be way more than a little drunk. The ginger tried to talk her way out, insisting that she wasn't interested, but he wouldn't take no for an answer. He started rubbing her leg and was slowly making his way under her skirt. She was two seconds shy of pulling out her gun and shooting off his family jewels. Fortunately for him, Lucy stepped in and practically tossed the guy out on his keester.
"Are you okay?" Lucy asked placing her hand on the ginger's right leg in a comforting manner.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I hate guys like that." Artimes answered leaning her head against the woman's shoulder.
"Don't worry, I'll protect you. No one will hurt you while I'm around." The brunette woman promised her eyes soft and warm.
The red head smiled softly. If only she wasn't a murdering shape shifter, she would actually like Lucy. The brunette waitress returned to her duties and the ginger rejoined the boys, feeling the need for the sense of safety she got when she was around her boys.
"So, what do you think? Goth, psycho, vampire wanna-be, right?" Dean asked trying to dismiss the case.
The younger Winchester opened his mouth to respond, but Artimes covered it with her hand.
"Wrong. Shape shifter with a love for classic monster movies." She informed smirking.
She walked over to a table and sat down. The boys quickly followed suit and joined her. Dean sat next to her and Sam sat on the opposite side. Funny how that was how it always worked out. The blonde always stayed by her side while the brunette always took up a position so that he could see behind her. They were always looking out for her and trying to protect her. To be honest, she loved it because it made her feel accepted and appreciated rather than an outsider trying to push her way in.
"Nah, no case here. Besides room's paid for and it's Oktoberfest. Come on. Beer and bar wenches." The elder Winchester stated waggling his eyebrows.
The ginger woman chuckled at his over excited behavior.
"Pretty sure women today don't react well to the whole 'wench' thing, Dean." Sam commented defending women everywhere with that statement.
"You'd be surprised, Sam." Artimes countered smirking.
She knew the boys would figure out eventually that it was a shape shifter. There was no harm in enjoying the moment, because they got so few in this line of work.
"Hey, bar wench, where's that beer?" Dean called out to a blonde waitress called Jamie.
"Coming up, good sir!" Jamie called back with a smile.
"Dude, Oktoberfest." Both Artimes and Dean said in unison, bumping their fists together.
Jamie brought the elder Winchester his beer and the ginger had to stop herself from rolling her eyes as he poked fun at his brother.
"Hey Jamie, don't get me wrong, you're smoking hot, but where is Lucy? I was kind of hoping that I could take her out for dinner." Artimes stated earning incredulous looks from the brothers.
"Oh she's in the back, but I'll tell her that you're looking for her." Jamie replied.
"Thanks, darling." The ginger said winking at the blonde waitress.
The blonde woman blushed slightly and returned to her duties.
"Uh…Artz, do you…" Sam started cautiously.
"Do I what, Sammy?" Artimes asked smiling, a knowing look in her eyes.
"Swing for the other team?" Dean suggested.
The crimson haired woman simply smiled like the Cheshire cat. She got up and walked over to the bar, chatting up with a few of the waitresses and leaving the boys to wonder the answer to their questions. Lucy finally returned and she, Jamie, and Artimes became deeply involved with their conversation. Dean walked over to the trio of girls and attempted to hook up with Jamie again. Artimes shook her head at him then became distracted when the blonde woman mentioned a girls' night with Lucy.
"You're welcome to come too, Artz. If that's alright with you, Jamie?" Lucy invited surprising the ginger haired woman.
"That'd be wonderful. Of course she can come." Jamie consented before smirking at the elder Winchester, "Besides, no self-respecting bar wench lets herself get picked up by a customer on the first try."
Lucy smiled and started whispering all sorts of things into the ginger's ear, making the red head giggle conspiratorially. Before Dean had a chance to leave, Artimes asked Jamie out on a date. The elder Winchester was gob smacked when the blonde said yes on the first try then the ginger proceeded to ask Lucy out as well, who also said yes. The crimson haired woman smirked at the stunned blonde, causing both Lucy and Jamie to laugh at his shocked expression. All three women descended into laughter and Dean walked away, muttering about how he was upstaged by his own best friend and that life was a cruel bitch.
Surprisingly, Artimes had a blast with Lucy and Jamie. It was strange having girl time with a shape shifter, but she didn't let it spoil the moment of normalcy. She realized that she desperately needed a female friend because she spent way too much time with the opposite sex…which might actually be unhealthy, come to think of it. She rejoined the boys at the bar the next day, a big smile on her face.
"Hey, you think this Dracula could turn into a bat? That would be cool." Dean commented.
"You're such a child sometimes, Dean." Artimes interjected sitting down next to the elder Winchester.
"Where have you been?" Sam asked.
"Went on a date with Lucy and Jamie. Why? Something interesting happen?" She answered cheekily, grinning when Dean scowled at her.
The younger Winchester slid a picture across the table to her. The man's name was apparently Rick Deacon and it was the same man who had tried to feel her up while she had been sitting at the bar the other night. Her smile fell as the memory flashed through her thoughts.
"Artz, what is it?" Dean asked placing his hand on her leg when he noticed the change in her demeanor.
The blonde's touch didn't bother her, if anything, it comforted her and made her feel safe.
"This was the guy that tried to feel me up yesterday while I was talking to Lucy." The red head admitted placing her hand over the one the blonde had on her leg.
"Wait, someone tried to accost you and you're only just now telling us about it?" Sam asked upset.
"What? He was drunk and Lucy shoved his butt out the door and he didn't accost me, Sam. Quit blowing it out of proportions." Artimes answered shrugging it off and entwining her fingers with the elder Winchester's absentmindedly.
The brunette looked to his brother for help and the blonde mouthed the word 'skirt'. The younger Winchester swore a long list of curses inside his mind. It had been his idea for her to wear the skirt, but she had blamed Dean for it. Heaven forbid, she ever learned the truth because he doubted that he would survive her wrath and the only reason why Dean could get away with it was because he knew exactly what to say to appease her; 'Wanna drive?'. The ginger was head over heels in love with the Impala and probably loved the car more than them.
"So you really think it's a shape shifter?" The brunette asked getting himself back on track.
"Yep. Season Four, Episode Five: Monster Movie and yes, I have a pretty good idea who the shifter is, but given that this is a parallel reality, I am acting only on information I know to absolutely true. For all I know, the shifter is someone entirely different here." The ginger answered.
"You can tell us your suspicions, right?" Dean asked looking at her expectantly.
"Artimes!" Lucy called.
The red head looked over at the dark haired woman. Lucy waved her over and she beamed in response.
"Sorry, boys. Gotta rocket." She said hastily, getting up from the table and following Lucy out back.
Artimes waited for Lucy to show up. She was standing outside the bar and had been waiting for some time. She glanced through the window, her bag hanging off a chair just within the door, and then shook her head slightly as Jamie was cleaning up tables. Somehow the blonde got landed with a double shift and had to cancel the date Dean had wrangled out of her. She kind of felt sorry for the elder Winchester because he had no clue that the blonde waitress had to cancel.
"Come on, Lucy. It's kind of nippy out here." The ginger muttered and walked away a few steps.
She was tempted to start pacing because she was kind of cold. She knew the boys were at the museum. Maybe she should head over there and meet up with them since it looked like Jamie wasn't going to be kidnapped by Dracula tonight. The red head stiffened and stopped walking when she heard something move behind her. She whirled around and her mouth fell open when she saw Dracula standing behind her.
"Good evening." He said almost charmingly.
She bolted without a second of hesitation, but he followed after her. She couldn't believe this was happening. Why the hell was he chasing after her? It was meant to be Jamie, not her!
"I have watched you for some time. My passion knows no bounds, Mina!" Dracula exclaimed stalking towards her.
She had left her bag back at the bar which meant that she did not have her gun with her, but she did have a small can of pepper spray hidden up her right sleeve in case of emergencies; the boys had insisted…good thing too. She shook down the can as he came closer.
"You are the reincarnation of my beloved and I must have you." He declared reaching for her.
"Not today." She replied as the can fell into her hand.
She brought it up and sprayed him in the face. She turned and bolted away again as the iconic vampire cursed loudly. He began to chase after her again and the ginger searched frantically for a way out. She was so distracted that she ran into someone, their arms wrapping around her instantly. Oddly enough, she wasn't frightened and the person smelled an awful lot like cheap motel soap, the scent calming her immensely. She soon realized that she was in the elder Winchester's arms.
"Son of a bitch." Dean stated stunned when looked at the iconic vampire.
"You should not use such language in front of my bride." Dracula scolded completely serious.
"Okay." The blonde replied before pushing the ginger behind him.
He then punched the iconic vampire and thus began their ridiculous fight. Artimes watched on in confusion, annoyance, and a little anger. She still had no clue why this event had happened to her instead of to Jamie. It should have been the blonde waitress, it really should have. What the hell has she done? How did this change things? Has she just mucked everything up?
"Artz, run!" Dean commanded.
Artimes simply crossed her arms across her chest and just stood there, looking extremely pissed.
"You have no choice in the matter, Mr. Harker. Mina is mine." Dracula declared.
The iconic vampire tried to bite the elder Winchester, but the blonde ripped Dracula's ear off instead. The iconic vampire fled and Dean gave chase. Dracula leapt over a gate and escaped on a moped. How anti-climatic was that?
Lady A: There you have it! Chapter Eleven: Twisting Paths is over and done with it! Rather exciting chapter, don't you think? *giggles* I had so much fun writing up this episode. The next chapter is really awesome because Monster Movie comes to a close and some stuff happens. *grins like a mad woman* Anyways, leave tons and tons of reviews and be on the lookout for Chapter Twelve: Beauty and the Beast! Stay tuned!