Once Dean, Sam and Jackie had finished making near 30 hand-made torches, they placed them by the fire and sat, back to back to back, waiting for the Wendigo. Jackie quickly wrote Anasazi symbols on the ground around them, protecting them at least temporarily.

In a rush of sound, the trio heard more sounds outside their ring of safety.

"It knows we're here." Sam stated, still staring into the trees.

"Yeah. Trying to get out of here might be a bitch." Dean said.

"Oh trust me, it will be." Jackie said with a grimace.

The trio stayed there that night, urging each other to get some sleep, but knowing no one would. Sam stayed dangerously close to Jackie all night, hoping the Wendigo didn't prefer women. Jackie knew what Sam was doing, but she allowed him to. He had a right to worry.

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"Hey guys?" Dean shook Sam and Jackie to make sure they weren't sleeping.

Jackie groaned and said, "What? What's up?"

"I think it's time we start to move. The sun's up, and by the sound of it, our furry friend is gone for now."

Jackie made sure Sam was alright, and awake, and then got up.

Dean watched as she closed her eyes and listened intently. Then she opened her eyes and they snapped to every corner of the forest surrounding them.

"Should be safe for now."

"Yeah."

"We should leave our bag and stuff here. We'll just take the torches and our matches."

"Any particular reason for that?" Dean asked, a little unwilling to leave all of his provisions behind.

Jackie's eyes darted to Dean's. "Yes. The Wendigo will be attracted to our scent. If he's getting our scent in two places, there's a fifty percent chance he'll go the wrong way, and that doubles our chances of survival." She finished. "Good enough reason for you?"

Dean grinned and said, "I suppose."

Jackie grinned back and directed a question at Sam. "Hey hun?"

"Yeah." Sam groaned, exhausted from lack of sleep.

Jackie giggled at Sam's groan and then moved to get him on his feet.

"Eat something, Sam. You're going to need it." Jackie said, indicating Dean's bag of peanut M&Ms.

Sam grinned at her, and she laughed. "Fine." She said, and kissed him softly.

Once the trio was packed up and ready to go, they cautiously stepped out of the Anasazi symbols and started the long trip to safety.

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They walked in silence for about three hours before they heard a hint of movement around them. Sam and Dean did their usual "protect the girl" stance, one man on either side of her slim figure.

Jackie quickly pulled out the matches and lit three torches, handing one to each man and taking one for herself. They lit up perfectly; it was a good plan.

In a split second, all three of them ended up on the ground.

Jackie saw it for a split second; the Wendigo was the biggest she'd ever hunted. It was debating whether or not to take the men or just the girl.

She got to her feet, looked it straight in the eyes and said, "Bring it on, you ugly son of a bitch."

The Wendigo disappeared and started to run around her, invisible to her eyes.

She grinned and said, "Fine." Taking the torch that had fallen to the ground; she twirled the stick through her fingers for a moment and then threw it into the forest. It had missed the Wendigo by just a hair.

Sam and Dean got up, and started to throw their own torches. They noticed that Jackie had exceptional aim. She shut her eyes and used only the sound of rustling leaves to indicate where she threw.

Finally, it stopped running and knocked them all down again, throwing Jackie far away from the boys.

Jackie groaned in pain and looked at the Wendigo again, trying to decide who to choose. She didn't have much time to think however, because the Wendigo, having made up its mind, bounded towards her, and knocked her out.

Sam and Dean bounded at the Wendigo, throwing torch after torch but it was too quick. It ran off, carrying Jackie.

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