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Sam POV
Two months.
It'd been two months since Sam's brother died. It never got easier. Dean was the one he'd looked up to his whole life. It was like a part of him died, too.
Sienna made it easier- and harder. He loved C. She had been getting better and better as time went on, but he could still see the strain his death put on her heart. She wasn't the smiley, joking Sienna very often. But they both kept their promises. They hunted as a team, which had been working well- they were efficient.
She practiced yielding the wind and lightning- getting more and more lethal.
He glanced over at her. She was peering out the window at the desert landscape they drove by. Bobby had called to give them a hunt. Werewolves in New Mexico were terrorizing a small town. There wasn't much work involved- Bobby had narrowed down their pack headquarters to three different abandoned warehouses on the outskirts of town.
Sam would be driving up to the closest one in less than ten minutes.
"Hey, uh, C... how are you doing?"
She looked at him and raised a brow.
"Well, I mean, it hasn't been very long yet. I just wanted to..." He trailed off.
She scrunched her nose. "We don't have to get all chick-flicky."
Sam made a face and laughed.
"What?" Sienna asked.
"You, uh- you sounded just like Dean."
A slow smile crept on her face, until finally she laughed. He hadn't heard her laugh in at least two weeks.
"I can't tell if that's a compliment or an insult."
They both laughed at that. When they could breathe, she spoke up in seriousness.
"I'll tell you if I have a problem, 'kay?"
"Deal."
They pulled up to the first location and both immediately scouted it out. It was a large red barn, flanked by gray buildings most likely used for storage. Sienna was scrutinizing the barn.
"If I set up pack headquarters here, I'd use the barn as the main building- the actual headquarters, and those buildings over there-" She pointed to the gray storage sheds. "As sleeping quarters."
Sam shrugged. "Sounds reasonable. You take the gray; I'll take the red?"
She grabbed a silver-bullet loaded gun and her sword and ducked behind the sparse foilage. Sam grabbed his weapons and mimicked her, only in the direction of the barn. There were no vehicles anywhere he could see that would suggest someone were home, but he kept his guard up.
Sam scanned his surroundings as he crept toward the side entrance. The door hung limply on its hinges, squeaking when the wind blew it against the wall. He leaned from his spot on the side of the door to peer in the barn.
He huffed. Nothing. He walked through the door. The dirt floor was littered with left-behind bales of hay and discarded beer cans. He made a noise of disgust at the condom in the corner. This place was definitely not inhabited by werewolves- horny teenagers, maybe, but not wolves.
He sighed and walked to find Sienna.
As he neared the slate-gray storage, he called out for her.
"Sienna!"
No reply.
He opened the door and stuck his head in.
"Sienna, I think it's a bust. Let's go to the next one!"
The corragulated metal amplified his voice, making it echo down the corridor. She didn't pop out or call back to him. His stomach tightened in apprehension.
"Sienna?!"
He decided he'd systematically search every nook and cranny of the building. After conducting a thorough search of the one he'd watched her walk in, he frantically ran to the next one and re-conducted his search, this time hyperventilating.
"Sienna! Where are you?!" He yelled into the dead air.
She was just gone. There was nowhere to go for at least fifty miles. He couldn't think of any possible explanation. He pulled out his phone and dialed Bobby. He picked up on the second ring.
"Hey, kid, how are you and Red doin'?"
"Bobby, she's gone."
Bobby could hear the anxiety in his voice.
"Well, walk me through. What were you doing right before she disappeared?"
"We were checking out that first site you sent me. You know, the wolves outside of Tome-Adelino, New Mexico, and-"
"Woah, back up boy. I haven't talked to you in two weeks, what're you talkin' bout?"
Sam froze.
"W-what?" He asked hesitantly.
"Sam, I didn't send you on that hunt."
He didn't know how to respond. He promised Dean he'd look after her. He promised.
"Bobby, I-"
"Before you go freakin' out, do a full sweep of that area. Search the town and anywhere you planned to go. Call me after, and head this way if you don't find her. I'll make some calls. We'll find her, boy."
Sam let out the breath he was holding. At least he could focus on the tasks Bob had given him. One step at a time.
"Okay, I'll call you soon."
He hung up and marched back to the Impala. He looked through the trunk. She still had her weapons- that was good. Wait. He didn't remember her taking her shield, Aegis, but it was no longer in its spot. He looked around, but couldn't find another set of footprints.
He started up the car and started to drive to the second site of the fake pack headquarters. Through the whole drive all Sam could think was, if Sienna died, Dean would never forgive him- in Hell or not.
...
Sienna was dreaming- that much she was sure. She was plagued by, not only her future, but a live-feed of Dean's eternal punishment. It was pure torture. She was conscious- she knew she was sleeping, but had yet to wake.
But wait.
She was hunting wolves with Sam in New Mexico last she remembered. She searched through her memory. Yes, she was sure the last moment she was conscious she'd been stepping through the door of the gray storage shed. This realization jolted her half-awake- that and the precipitous feeling she was falling.
She groaned and opened her eyes to blue sky dotted with fat, white clouds. She turned her head- and let out a piercing scream.
She was falling.
She was at least a hundred feet above the ground, heading for a blanket of evergreen trees. She couldn't even see the actual grass. She thrashed around, trying to get her wits enough to slow her fall. She was hurtling towards the Earth, much too fast for her to come to a gentle landing.
She put her hands palm down and tried to force the wind to slow her, and it did. But not enough. She let out another little scream as she broke through the first of the trees. She tumbled, head over heels, through the branches, attempting to grab at any of them.
Finally, her right hand wrapped around a branch. She stopped abruptly, her shoulder resisting the weight of the rest of her body. She bounced up and down on the branch as it absorbed the sudden impact and caught her breath.
She grabbed the branch with her left hand and hauled herself up. When she looked down, she guessed she was about thirty feet from the ground.
Before she could completely freak out, she focused on the task at hand: get to the ground. She slowly made her way down the evergreen until finally she was on solid ground. She collapsed, her back against the tree, and took three deep breaths.
What the fuck was she doing here?
She stood and shook out her limbs. Her shoulder was sore, probably a pulled muscle or two, but other than that she was fine. She turned back to where she was sitting, and the two weapons she'd had on her in New Mexico- the sawed off shotgun and her sword, and somehow, Aegis sat against the trunk.
She narrowed her eyes.
This was definitely the work of some Olympian-level meddling. She turned her face to the sky.
"Is this what you've been warning me about for a year? You could've been more specific!" She yelled.
She didn't expect an answer.
She huffed, grabbed Aegis and slung it on her back, the strap tight against her chest. She picked up the sword and the gun and started to wander aimlessly.
How would she find her way out of this forest when she had no idea where she was?
...
"Bobby, she's just gone. No one's seen her. I have no leads! What the hell are we going to do?"
Bobby sighed in his ear.
He was in the Impala heading towards South Dakota. He didn't know where to even start looking for Sienna.
"Well, I called her friend Raina, the child of Athena. She's mobilizing her troops, so to speak, and they're going to search all the spots they know she likes."
"Bobby, I'm telling you she didn't just leave. Something took her. There's no other explanation!"
"Alright, boy, it's only been eighteen hours. Maybe she'll turn up. Plus, it's Sienna, she can take care of herself."
Sam grunted in annoyance. "Did you go to her house?"
"Yeah, kid's got more security than the president. I almost died sneakin' in there. But, no, she wasn't there. Looks like she hasn't been since before Dean..."
An idea sprang into Sam's head.
"I'm heading your way Bobby; I'll be there in about ten hours."
And he hung up. He was just pulling into a small town in Arizona, and he pulled into the first motel he saw. Once he was in a room, he pulled out the ritual items they always had stashed in the Impala.
"You better answer me, Ruby." He muttered as he drew the pentagram on the dirty linoleum floor.
...
Sienna had been walking for days. She couldn't keep track of the time in the dense, green light. The sun barely even shone down past the trees, and it was sunset- almost dark. Her feet were aching, but she kept moving. She hoped she was traveling in the direction that would lead her out, but with no prior knowledge of how deep she'd fallen in, she was doomed.
Her stomach growled loudly, reminding her that she'd forgone her last meal with Sam. She regretted that now. She hated the idea of killing an animal out here, but had no choice. She started examining the ground- looking for tracks.
With her head bent, she noticed the rhythmic movement of the leaves on a nearby bush. She looked closer, sure she was hallucinating. Finally, she felt it herself. It was as if she was transported into an action movie the likes of Jurassic Park. Her stomach clenched in apprehension.
The footsteps of something huge were almost shaking her whole body with the reverberation. She did something she'd hardly ever done when confronted with a fight- she ran. She bolted in the opposite direction. Whatever it was, she was woefully unprepared to deal with it.
The steps behind her picked up pace. It was chasing her.
"Oh fuck, oh fuck, oh fuck!" She yelled, kicking into overdrive.
She burst through the trees and happened upon a clear meadow, at least a hundred yards of grass and little white flowers in front of her. She let out a breath and darted to the furthest edge, hiding in the shadow of a pine tree.
She couldn't believe her eyes when it finally burst through the trees.
It was a crab. A giant, larger than life, crab. Its pinchers were dipped in some sort of metal, probably celestial bronze. Its shell was a sickly orange and its body a light yellow. She could see its beady eyes searching the low grasses.
She tried to hold her breath, as if that would make her less noticeable. When the beast's eyes fell on her, she knew she was toast. The crab sauntered in her direction, clamping it's claws together in anticipation or hunger- she wasn't sure which.
"Well, shit." She muttered before crawling out of the hiding spot.
Sienna tried to think back to the Hercules story of the crab. All she could remember was that Hera was behind it- like she was probably behind her kidnapping.
The crab lunged with a metal claw at her, and she slung Aegis around- pushing it out in front of her. She heard the metal clank as it collided with the pincher. The crab pulled back, letting out a slithery sounding growl from its dripping, white maw.
Sienna groaned in disgust. She hated seafood- and this was just an Olympian-sized king crab. She darted forward, tucking her head as she rolled underneath the beast. She stood in a defensive stance when she reached the middle of its belly.
The thing was huge- that meant it would be slow. That was Sienna's only advantage. She heard it clamp it's claws again, probably searching for its demi-god lunch. She looked close at the shell, knocking a knuckle on it to test its density. No way was she getting through that. The crab noticed the tap and attempted to reach for her, but couldn't get past its own massive size.
Sienna almost laughed at its frustration. But this was only delaying the inevitable. She couldn't kill it from under here- she'd have to face it again.
She ran out from under it, slashing with her sword and using Aegis to keep it at a safe distance. Sienna harnessed her power- it was easy to do now. Almost like a reflex, she squeezed her eyes shut as the sting alerted her to the gold haze surrounding her body.
She removed Aegis, replacing it with her luminescent hand. The blast that came from her shot her back a foot, like the kick of a gun. The crab let out a battle cry and reached for her again. She sighed- lightning was apparently not a crab's weakness.
Unexpectedly, the crab charged her- it was slow, but she was caught off guard. One of its creepy legs swept out, throwing Sienna backwards into one of the many trees ringing the meadow. She grunted when she hit the ground, but was on her feet in an instant. She was getting angry. She gripped her sword and Aegis and charged back into the natural arena.
"Is that all you got?" She yelled at the crustacean.
Like it could understand her, it bowed its head and charged again, this time Sienna was prepared. When he came close she jumped in the air, using her power to assist her, and jabbed her sword all the way through his eye before yanking it out.
The purple blood of Greek and Roman monsters squirted back at her, dousing her in the sticky liquid. The crab stumbled backward, screaming in agony. Sienna drove forward.
Before she could reach the beast, she heard the eerie howl of wolves- lots of wolves. Her heart picked up speed. If she's attacked while fighting the crab, she stood no chance. She still stood frozen when the first wolf appeared in the clearing.
Sienna ran forward, launching herself at the crab, hoping the canine would see the fight and decide to find food elsewhere. She tried to focus on jabbing and dodging, but she couldn't help but notice the number of wolves were multiplying quickly- but had yet to move.
Out of literally nowhere, she watched arrows fly over the giant shell from both sides. Attached to the arrows was strong metal wire- the type they use to connect bridges. She pulled back a few steps, trying to figure out where, or more accurately who, they came from. The wires pulled taut and the crab screeched, pinned in place.
Sienna wasn't missing her chance. She ran forward and flung herself from the ground to the tip of the thing's shell. While it bit at her leg, she pulled herself up. Sienna thought she heard the sound of girl's voices yelling and calling orders, but she ignored it. Hera sent this after her- she knew it. She'd be the one to kill it.
Sienna propped herself on her knees, leaned over, and stabbed her sword to the hilt through the fleshy part of the crab in between the top and bottom of its shell. She yanked it sideways, practically gutting the thing in one motion.
She pulled the sword out, dripping in purple ooze.
Exhausted, she sat smack on her butt, her toes dangling over the front of the shell. Without warning, the crab's legs buckled and sailed towards the ground. Sienna gasped slightly and wrapped her fingers around the lip of its shell. She rode it until finally it rested on the ground, dead and contained.
Sienna took three big breaths.
When she finally looked up from the shell, she was staring at the mid-section of an angelic-looking little girl with platinum-almost white, blonde hair. Her skin was so white it was almost silvery and she gazed at her with barely-contained curiosity.
Sienna didn't move. Two young girls flanked her sides, both had arrows notched in bows- pointed directly at her heart.
The blonde tilted her head to the side and a small smile pulled up the corners of her mouth.
"A demigod. I haven't seen your kind since Valerie joined my hunters three decades ago."
She held a hand out to Sienna. She took it and slid off the shell. Her gaze was captured by the dozens of girls setting up tents and campfires- all dressed in silver hiking gear. A pack of at least twenty wolves rested in a corner of the clearing. She returned her gaze to the little girl and bowed to her- taking a knee.
"Lady Artemis. Thank you for your help."
She giggled and Sienna looked back up at her.
"I should say thank you, huntress, for stalling the beast and then dealing the killing blow."
"Lady!"
One of the girls, this one smaller than the rest, with hair black as night ran up to her offering something golden in her hand.
"War spoil, my Lady." And she handed it to Artemis.
Artemis took it graciously and admired it for half a second. It was a golden miniature-version of the crab's giant pincher. Sienna remembered that some Greek monsters- especially those made by the Gods, left behind tokens for their slayer.
Artemis pulled a chain out of her pocket and looped it through the closed claw. She bent and threw the chain over Sienna's head. The claw hung warm between her breasts. Sienna blinked at the young Goddess.
"T-Thank you, Lady."
"It was your victory, little hero. Your token."
She motioned for Sienna to get up.
"Come. Tell me your story while my hunters set up camp and prepare dinner."
Sienna followed the Goddess to the only set-up tent. The Goddess sat cross-legged on a giant pillow and motioned for Sienna to take the other. The two girls shadowing her stood outside the tent like sentries.
"What are you doing in the Canadian wilderness alone, demigod? It can be a very treacherous journey for your kind."
Sienna gawked at her. "Canada?!"
The Goddess's eyes widened. Sienna sighed.
"I'm a hunter, of sorts. I hunt Greek monsters, and the monsters of this time period. Vampires, werewolves, demons- you name it, I kill it. I was on my way to hunt a pack of werewolves when- Poof. I'm falling from a hundred feet above this forest. I've been trying to find my way out ever since."
Artemis sighed. "Who's your Godly parent?"
"Zeus. Yes, I know it was Hera."
Artemis smiled. "You're very sharp, huntress. What should I call you?"
Sienna smiled and held out her hand- the goddess took it. "Sienna Gold."
Her eyes widened and her hand froze in Sienna's. Sienna swallowed loudly and caught the incredulous gaze of Artemis's guards outside the tent. She took her hand back almost forcefully. Before the Goddess could respond, a brunette walked in with a steaming bowl of something that made Sienna's mouth water.
She handed it over and Sienna thanked her before practically inhaling it. It was hearty and rich beef stew and she had seconds, and thirds. Artemis spoke lightly to her hunters, but otherwise let Sienna get her fill uninterrupted. When she was finished, she turned back to the conversation.
"What have you heard?" She asked the Goddess.
She pursed her lips. "I'm not permitted to say, but it's not good."
Sienna sighed and Artemis leaned forward and took her hand.
"Sienna Gold, I want to officially issue an invitation to join the Hunters of Artemis. Eternal life of hunting and youth." She spoke quieter. "You may escape your fate, this way, if you so choose."
Sienna bit her lip.
"Thank you for your generosity, my Lady, but I must refuse. I know my fate will be a difficult journey, but I will not run from it."
Artemis smiled with pride. "You are stronger than most, Sienna Gold."
She stood and called over two of her huntresses.
"Bring Cademon."
When the girl returned, a wolf walked at her side. She stopped and Artemis whistled three sharp tones in a row. The wolf walked into the tent and approached her.
"I gift you, Sienna, with Cademon. He's a loyal pup and he will aide you in your journey through the Canadian wilderness. When you return safely, he will return to me on his own accord. If you ever get separated, use the whistle I did, and he will find you."
Sienna's brows were in her hair. Artemis gestured to Sienna and the wolf turned and plopped down next to her, his front paws touching her toes. She slowly placed a hand on his head and he leaned into it. Sienna smiled and scratched his ears.
The dark-haired girl she'd seen earlier with the golden crab claw showed her to her tent and Cademon lay directly in front of the opening. Though she was in the middle of nowhere, Sienna felt safer than she had since Dean died.
...
Sam chanted in Latin. She had to answer him now. He would force her to. Finally, she appeared in the center of the motel bed.
"Are you going to try to kill me? 'Cause I'll leave right now."
Sam suppressed a groan and turned to her. "No."
She sat up and tilted her head to the side. "What is it then? Miss my face?"
"Where's Sienna?" He growled.
She gave him a confused look. "I figured she'd be with you. Maybe she got tired of the daddy and brother issues. You know, you're a therapist's wet dream."
Sam lunged for her, but she disappeared, reappearing behind him.
"I was just kidding, geesh."
"She disappeared out of thin air, and you're going to tell me who did it."
"What makes you think I know?"
"All demons know things they shouldn't."
Ruby smiled. "True, but I can't help you. No demon has that kind of mojo. Maybe Lucy himself, but I don't think Sienna's on his radar."
She sounded genuine- which only made Sam more frustrated. He sat on the edge of the bed and told her exactly what happened.
"That's heavenly intervention if I ever saw it. You're looking in the wrong direction."
She pointed up.
Sam opened his eyes to the ceiling in his room at Bobby's. It's been a full month since that talk with Ruby. Still no sign of Sienna. Not even one lead. He'd been talking to Raina over the phone almost every day as her soldiers tracked every step Sienna had taken in the last ten years.
They'd narrowed the list of kidnapping suspects down to either Hades or Hera. They had the biggest ax to grind with Zeus, and Sienna had once told him other Gods take out their anger on their children.
He jumped as his phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Sam."
"Hey, Ray, what you got today?"
She sighed, obviously frustrated. "Nothing."
Sam sighed too. "Do you think we'll ever find her?" He whispered.
"Yes! We have to, Winchester! She's supposed to save the world!"
Sam smiled. He had gotten used to Raina's abrasiveness. It was actually kind of cute.
"Anyway, I set up a base camp at her house in Boise. I've been training the less-advanced demi-gods there. Did you know she has two whole obstacle courses? She was definitely holding out on me."
Sam laughed. "I think she'd be glad you're using it to your advantage."
"Yeah, well, she's not going to be glad about anything if she's never found."
Sam was about to respond when he heard a blast in the background.
"Uh, I gotta go-"
The line disconnected. Sam smiled, despite the bad news. He liked Raina- and he wished she didn't hate humans. She was the brainiest woman he'd ever met- three Ivy League degrees and she was a year younger than him!
He shook his head- banning the thoughts about her. He should be focusing.
He walked downstairs, got his coffee, and sat in front of the timeline he set up in Bobby's living room a month ago.
"Where are you?" He whispered.
...
Sienna thrust her shield at the closest harpy. The chicken-human hybrid squawked and hit the ground. Feathers rained down around her. There were only three left now.
"Cademon- sic." She called.
The wolf pounced on the bird-lady and tore in. Her squawks turned into piercing screams and quickly cut off. Sienna turned away- not a sight she wanted to see.
Another harpy flew down from the closest tree. She batted at it with Aegis. Her sharp talons raked Sienna's face as she fell to the ground. Sienna thrust her sword through her chest quickly and pulled it back out again.
She turned and Cademon had the last harpy, wing wounded, cornered against the trunk of an evergreen. Sienna strode over and dispatched the bird as easily as the last. Harpies weren't hard to kill, but they traveled in packs and were annoying.
She checked the pack the hunters gave her before setting off to the south- the direction Artemis pointed her in before they left. She checked the compass and whistled.
Cademon trotted to her side and they took off.
Another hour or so later, the sun was behind her, almost invisible below the trees. Sienna had stopped to take a swig of water when she thought she heard an airy laugh.
She froze and listened hard.
Cademon was at her side in a moment. He leaned his body against her right leg, bared his teeth and growled into the wilderness. Sienna squinted, trying to assess the next threat.
Who knew Canada was full of monsters?
A nymph popped her head out from behind a tree. Sienna flinched and Cademon dropped his defensive stance, as if he recognized her. She curled a finger at the wolf and he happily strolled over and laid at her feet.
Sienna waved a tentative hand. "Hey there."
"You are the daughter of Zeus. My Lady spoke of you."
Sienna let out a small breath. "That's me."
She tilted her head and narrowed her eyes at Sienna.
"You don't know, do you?"
"Know what?"
She pursed her lips. "Come with me, demigod."
She didn't wait for an answer. She turned on her heel and Sienna scrambled to keep up with her, Cademon following at her side.
They walked through a maze of trees and bushes, occasionally other nymphs would pop out of them to gawk and whisper. Right as she was starting to worry this nymph was leading her in the wrong direction on purpose, she dipped into a little house made of grass strung together tightly.
Sienna followed and was surrounded by the smell of lavender and an assortment of crystals and flowers. She got a good look at the nymph- she had skin the translucent color of a dragonfly wing and dark green hair the same color as the evergreens surrounding them. She blended perfectly with most of the foliage around her.
She gestured to a grassy nest-looking seat and Sienna sat, gratefully for anything that wasn't as hard as the solid Earth. Cademon curled up against her side and tucked his nose into his tail. She swore he was out in seconds.
The nymph put a hand against her own chest.
"My name is Maisey. I'm the descendant of a family of nymphs who've lived since the beginning of Rome." She hesitantly approached Sienna and handed her a picture. "Do you recognize this?"
Sienna took the picture and suppressed a gasp. It was the photo she found in her mother's things with the letters from Zeus. Some sort of Goddess, surrounded by nymphs, cuddling a pale, redhead baby with gold eyes.
"Y-yes I do. I found the same picture in my mother's things about six months ago. Why?"
Maisey looked at her meaningfully. "Do you understand, Sienna?"
Sienna's brow creased.
"No." She murmured, staring at the green-tinted women holding her as a baby.
Maisey sat cross-legged on the ground in front of her. When Sienna met her gaze, it seemed she was waiting for questions.
"Who is this?"
"Why, Mother Gaia, of course."
Sienna searched her memory. "Mother Earth?" She asked skeptically.
That's all she knew of the Goddess. She was supposed to literally be Earth incarnate, but who knew what that meant? As she took a closer look at the picture, she could see it. Her skin was either light green, covered in grass, or the flat brown of airy dirt. Her hair was a mix of wheat, flowers, and ivy. She was nature given form.
"Mother of all things living." Maisey whispered in reverance.
"But, Maisey, what is she... I mean, why..." Sienna held up the picture and shook it- at a loss for words.
A little ding startled Sienna, but Maisey simply smiled and walked to a shabbily-built cabinent and pulled out two steaming mugs. She set one in front of Sienna.
"Lavender chamomile tea. I figured you would need something calming after this story."
Sienna's brows lifted, but she remained quiet and sipped her tea.
"About a hundred years ago, the Oracle predicted a child of the big three would surpass all other demi-gods. She would be powerful beyond anything they'd yet seen. She also predicted that another child of the big three would challenge her. This fight would set the precedent for the next hundred years. A hundred years of light, or darkness."
Goosebumps lifted the little hairs on Sienna's arms and the back of her neck.
"Even in utero, it was painfully clear you were more than you seemed. Monsters could smell you from miles away. Other Gods tried intervening, but Zeus stood in the way. He sent your mother to Crete and told the Great Mother of the prophecy. Zeus was so sure you would bring a hundred years of light to Olympus."
Sienna stopped her. "What made him so sure I was the good child, not the evil one?"
Maisey smiled conspiratorily. "Could your mother raise an evil child?"
Sienna smiled and motioned for her to keep going.
"You were born, and the first sight of you, those gold eyes shone like beacons. It was a wonderful omen. You were the child of light. The Earth Mother delivered you herself, and she blessed you with us. The nymphs, pixies, sprites, the wildlife- we all watch over you."
Sienna froze. This was a lot of information- all very overwhelming. Maisey handed her the steaming mug.
"Lavender." She nodded at it.
Sienna took a sip without really tasting it, though the warmth settled her stomach comfortably.
"How have I never heard this?"
Maisey shrugged sympathetically.
"Telling you too early could've changed your path. It was too much of a risk. But you are well on your way now. When..."
She broke off and looked at her feet, finishing her sentence in a rush.
"When Dean Winchester went to Hell, it solidified your path."
Sienna closed her eyes briefly, bracing for the pain hearing Dean's name caused. She could see his face in her mind's eye- screaming out for her as the hooks in his skin slowly pulled him in every direction. She took a shuttery breath and continued with the conversation.
"I'm only one person how am I..." She trailed off, feeling overwhelmed. She took another sip of the tea, welcoming it's grounding effect.
Maisey pursed her lips and took her hand.
"Heavy is the head that wears the crown." She sighed. "Yes, it does seem impossible, but you have so much power, Sienna Gold. And don't forget, you have our help. If you ever need us, state your blessing and aid will be there."
...
Raina POV
This was bad.
She was running on two hours of sleep, but she couldn't rest. Not while Sienna was out there. Athena had shown her the prophecy two months ago. Almost a week before Sienna disappeared. Now it'd been a month and half and she had tracked every step she took, every dollar she spent, and every person she'd talked to for the past three years.
Nothing.
Sienna had literally just disappeared.
Sam thought Hades was the likely culprit- but Raina knew better. This reeked of Hera- the Goddess of Marriage, and Sienna's technical-stepmother.
Raina nibbled at the rigid edge of her already-chewed-nails. Nervous habit. She stood staring at the letters they'd found between Zeus and Sienna's mom. If there was any doubt in her mind that Sienna was the prophesized child, it was erased after she read the letters. It was clear- Zeus made sure.
Her inner conversation was cut off by Jack- running across the living room directly at her.
"What is it?" Raina called out before he even made it to her.
He held the phone out to her and she took it.
"Raina."
The gruff voice of Bobby Singer rang out on the other side.
"Hey, kid, you seen Sam?"
Raina hesitated. "No."
Bobby sighed. "Well, give me a ring if you do, okay?"
"Is he missing?" Raina's voice slid up an octave and the room, full of demigods, went silent.
"Not...officially. I just think he's doin' somethin' stupid, is all."
"I'll keep an eye out."
"Thanks kid."
She hung up the call and immediately dialed his number. He picked up on the third ring.
"Hey, Ray." He sounded like he'd been sleeping.
"What are you doing?" Her voice sounded like ice.
He hesitated before answering her, which only made him seem guilter. What of, she wasn't sure, but she'd learned to trust Bobby's judgement.
"Just...trying to find Sienna."
"Are you?" She scolded him. Before he could defend himself, she spoke again. "Bobby thinks you're doing something stupid."
"His wisdom is questionable."
"Look, Winchester, if you do anything to hurt the search, I'll-"
"Hey, I want to find her just as much as you! This is my dead brother's girlfriend- the only person I have left who knew Dean like I did. Why wouldn't I want her back?"
Raina let out a big breath. "Fine. But call Bobby. We don't need another missing person to worry about."
She flipped the phone closed. She wondered idily what he was doing, but it didn't stay long. She was too focused on finding her friend- and the only savior of their world.
...
Sienna was sleeping fitfully- dreaming of Dean again. Out of nowhere, her eyes sprung open. Cademon stood over her protectively, the fur on his back standing straight, a low growl rumbling from his throat.
Sienna stood quickly, swinging Aegis around her and pulling her sword out of her bag. Adrenaline coursed through her and, finally, she heard the first of the growls.
At first, she thought Cademon was growling louder- until she understood.
Wolves. Real, or were, she couldn't tell. Nothing had yet shown itself. It was the middle of the night- the full moon illuminated her immediate surrounding, but the trees created shadowy pockets she couldn't see through. She tried not to let the disadvantage make her nervous.
The first growl was joined by at least four distinct others. She had very little chance of surviving a pack attack on a full moon night in the depth of the forest. She swung Aegis on her back, shoved her sword through the makeshift holster she made out of one of her cut-off pant legs, and grabbed for the sawed-off shotgun.
She hadn't used it once on her journey yet. She vaguely wondered how long she'd been missing.
Cademon bristled even more when the first wolves' muzzle stuck out of the trees. It was much too large for a regular wolf. Sienna's heart beat picked up.
She wasn't giving them any chances. She pointed the shotgun directly at the lead wolf's chest, aiming for the heart.
"I know what you are, and I have the tools to kill you. Turn back, while you still can, Mutt."
The lead werewolf, most likely the alpha, bared his teeth and Sienna shot a round into his fur. He crumpled forward and slowly morphed back into his human form right before he died. The other wolves let out a mix of howls and whimpers.
Sienna backed her and Cademon up a few feet while they were focused. She couldn't outrun them, even if there was only one.
Too quickly, they all bared their teeth at her and pounced. She turned and ran, Cademon on her right. She turned and shot, but it was too chaotic for her to aim accurately. She still heard four sets of paws racing just on her heels.
Sienna took a chance and prayed Cademon was watching her diligently. She slid to a stop and tucked and rolled backwards, closing her eyes in case her plan didn't work like she hoped.
She felt the wind of the beasts passing her and opened her eyes. They were at a full sprint and couldn't stop as easily as she could. Two of them crashed into each other, sending them tumbling. Sienna aimed at those two and shot. One whimper pierced the air, but the others all turned on her now. Two down, three to go.
Cademon was on her right side, like he always was- but almost four feet away from her. She didn't like the way one of the wolves was eyeing him.
She let out another shot, as the biggest wolf lunged for her. Though she'd made the shot, the beast knocked her off her feet, his right paw gouging three long cuts on the side of her calf. She groaned through her teeth, but the wolf was dead- morphing back to human, his fingers wrapped around her ankle.
She shook it off and got back on her feet in one fluid motion. Her eyes were drawn to the two other wolves- one of which was seconds from attacking Cademon. Though her wolf was strong and an efficient killer, he couldn't possible fight off two werewolves twice his size. It was impossible.
The closest wolf tried to strike out and Sienna shot, but her clip was empty. She growled and threw the gun to the side, grabbing her sword from her hip. The werewolf stared into her eyes as he swept a paw forward, knocking Cademon on his back. Sienna gasped and let herself react without thinking.
Aegis flew from her right hand, almost like a frisbee.
The sharp edge of the metal sliced the thick muscles of his neck, squirting blood that looked black in the darkness. The wolf turned it's attention back to her. Sienna lunged with her sword and gouged the tip of the silver into the fresh cut.
The skin around it sizzled and smoked- the wolf cried out but didn't back down. Sienna could feel the other wolf's eyes on her, looking for the best opening to maim her. Out of her peripheral, she watched Cademon size up the other wolf from his position behind her.
At this point, they were surrounded. As soon as she killed one, the other would be on her in a moment. There was no other choice.
She lunged again, this time further, and thrust her sword hilt deep through the first wolf's chest.
Cademon barked- alarming her to the close position of the other. Sienna tried like hell to pull her sword out of the beast, but it took too long.
As soon as she had it liberated, she turned and was face to face with the last wolf of the pack. She stared into his dark green eyes, trying to ignore the razor-sharp teeth that were an inch from her cheek.
"You could just run." She whispered.
The red-brown fur of the giant beast stood up in defiance, as he growled low and menacing. Sienna tried to swallow the lump in her throat. Without warning, the wolf dipped forward, fast and lethal, and sunk his teeth a few inches deep into her thigh. She screamed- the pain was unbelievable.
She struggled to think through the fog.
Cademon took up the fight, jumping on the back of the beast and distracting him from furthering Sienna's wound. The werewolf threw him off and Cademon recovered quickly. He ran and stood, his body sideways, in front of her as she attempted to lift her sword.
Cademon lunged for his ankles, backing him up. Sienna attempt to stand and cried out when she put pressure on her bleeding leg. Cademon backed up, acting as a crutch for her. She leaned against his body and pulled power to her- though her vision was swirling.
When she felt the familar sting in her eyes, she turned them on the annoyed werewolf. She didn't say a thing- simply put a hand up and let it blow. The wolf was blown off his feet, laying limply on the ground, his limbs still twitching with electric pulses.
Sienna, through a mixture of crawling and limping, made it to the last wolf and stuck her sword hilt-deep through his heart. She pulled the sword back out and let it hit the ground.
Cademon raced to her side as she collapsed. He pushed her hands over his body with his nose, trying to keep her up. Her breathing was labored. She looked down at her thigh. Blood still gushed steadily from the ridged holes.
Cademon whimpered in her ear. Black spots dotted her vision.
"I am Sienna Gold, beloved of Mother Gaia."
Her whisper took the last reserves of her strength and then all she could see was darkness.