Years Earlier

Two police officers stood in the alley where a young man was laying on the ground with puncture wounds on his neck, along with two bloodied arms. The neck of his shirt had been ripped open to give the vampires more access to his neck and throat.

"Witnesses saw this kid and an older woman walk into this alley, but they never came out," the first officer said. "So where's the woman?"

"Think she kacked the kid?" the other officer asked.

"Let's find her and see," the first officer said.

"Officers, this boy is alive," the ambulance worker told them as he kneeled over the body of Ben Braeden. "Looks like you've got a witness. We need to get him to the hospital now if we want to save him."

"Why'd you stop us from chowing down on her?" the vampire asked as the Alpha Vampire stood in front of the group that had just drained most of Ben's blood. They had taken an unconscious Lisa to a local abandoned warehouse after she'd passed out seeing when seeing the vampires start biting Ben's neck and arms. If the Alpha Vampire hadn't arrived at just the right moment, they would have started in on Lisa right after they finished with Ben.

"Because... she interests me," the Alpha Vampire told them.

WAYWARD SONS #31

"Interview With the Alpha Vampire, Part One"

One Day Earlier

"Alright, Jesse, time to go to the Empty," Cole said as he arrived in the large grassy field. "Sorry, bud, you're dead. I felt it happen, so there's no use trying to run. Ben tried that once and... well, he didn't stay dead, but I would have had him if Adam hadn't made that deal. Jess? Come on out, buddy."

A hand landed on Cole's shoulder as the young reaper turned around, which is when Jesse put a finger to his forehead to render him unconscious. Cole fell into the grass as Jesse stood over him.

"The only reason you're not dead is because I don't need word getting out that I'm back," Jesse said. "Especially to the Winchesters. By the time you wake up, you won't even remember why you came here."

Jesse turned around as his eyes started to glow bright blue. "Let the games begin."

Now

Ben Braeden pulled off his shirt after turning on the shower. The young hunter needed time to think as he continued to strip down before getting under the spraying water and getting his hair wet. He was still trying to locate his missing mother and now his good friend Samandriel had gone missing with no trace. Angels were dying or disappearing, and now the Reaper that had been assigned to Ben's group of hunters had gone missing as well. Something huge was happening and Ben couldn't figure out what. As he put a hand against the wall and enjoyed the peace for a few moments, he wished that some clue would reveal itself so that at least one of those mysteries could be solved.

As Ben showered, he didn't know that downstairs one of the mysteries really was about to solve itself...

"So, you're really immortal?" Hunter asked as he sat on the couch with Prometheus. "So no one can hurt you?"

"Oh, I can still be hurt, but I just can't die," Prometheus said. "At least not by normal means. But yeah, I'm pretty much going to look like this forever."

"I wish I didn't have to grow up," Hunter said.

"Don't say that kid, at least you get to enjoy your teen years. I spent a thousand years chained to a rock," Prometheus told him. "I missed everything in my childhood."

"Maybe you can enjoy some of it now," Hunter said as he stood up. "Want to play a board game while we wait for Ben?"

"Sure, kid, what do you got?"

"Well, we have-" Hunter started to say as he felt a sting in his neck. He started getting dizzy as the room started spinning. "Wha-?"

Hunter's eyes rolled back as he fell forward, shattering the glass table in front of him.

"Oh, crap!" Prometheus shouted as he got up to check Hunter's pulse. "Come on, kid, don't be de-"

A dart flew into Prometheus's neck as he stood up, pulling it out. Two more flew into his chest as he saw two twin teenage boys at the window. He pulled out his sword and rushed for the window as more darts flew at him, deflecting them with his sword.

"He's not stopping!" Luke shouted. Just before Prometheus could get to them, a fist plowed into the demigod's jaw. A black-clad Asian female started delivering more punches as Prometheus started to become more dazed as the drugs from the darts began to kick in.

"Who are you?" Prometheus asked as the female continued delivering hits as the demigod grew weaker until he finally hit the ground, unconscious to the world.

"Where's the one we came for?" Sandy asked as he climbed through the window, followed by his twin brother Luke. They were seventeen-year-old identical twins, with the only difference between the two being that Sandy's dark blonde hair was longer and shaggier while Luke's was shorter and clean-cut.

"Probably upstairs," Luke told him as he pulled a knife out of a sheath on his belt. "Let's go get him."

"No," the woman named Josei said. "He will come down to us."

A few towns over, the teenage vampire Connor stood over the bodies of three dead demon inhabited humans who had invaded a pre-school, including the teacher. Before killing them, Connor had learned something very interesting about what was happening in Hell without Lucifer or Crowley there to lead them.

Luckily the children were all taking a nap at the time, so they didn't have to see three possessed people be murdered. After calling 911 to get someone there to watch the children, Connor was about to head out the door when he grabbed his head in pain.

"Attention all of my wayward children," the Alpha Vampire's voice telepathically boomed inside of his head. "I know I normally only contact you one at a time when needed, but this is a very special invitation. Your Lord and master is getting married, and I invite ALL of my children to attend. The invite is for vampires only, and will be held at-"

"I have to tell Mike and Asher," Connor said as he stumbled through the door.

Ben wrapped a towel around his waist and headed downstairs. "Hey, Hunter, I'm out of clean shirts. Think Adam would mind if I borrowed- Hunter!?"

Ben saw Hunter lying in the shattered glass as he started to race downstairs before he stopped and realized something else was off. He slid one of the photos hanging on the staircase wall back and pulled out a knife as he slowly made his way downstairs. As he turned the corner, he caught Luke's hand before it could land a punch and kneed him in the stomach.

Sandy grabbed Ben from behind, who elbowed his attacker before flinging him over his shoulder. Luke ran toward him as Ben used his knife hand to block and uppercut Luke, sending him onto his back. He saw Josei coming up behind him thanks to the reflection of a mirror in front of him and got ready to attack when Sandy used his own knife to cut Ben's leg. He stumbled as Josei stuck and extra large dose of tranquilizer into his neck. As fast as he was weakening, Ben continued to put up a fight against the trio until he finally passed out on the floor, which is when the phone rang with a message from Adam.

"Hey, Hunter, it's Dad. Look, I know things have been hectic lately, what with Samandriel going missing and all the chaos of the last week. I just feel like I haven't been spending enough time with my boy, so I want you to be dressed and ready by the time I get home. I'm taking you to your very first ball game. We're going to have the whole night, just you and me. No demons, no monsters, just father and son bonding. I'll see you when I get there, kid. I love you."

"Great, another one's coming," Sandy as he grabbed Prometheus' head by the hair and lifted up his head, putting a knife at his neck. "Let's kill these two, grab the kid and go."

"No, we don't kill our enemies when they can't fight back," Josei told him. "Leave them be."

"Are you insane? If we let them live, we'll have hunters all over our asses!" Sandy shouted as he found a sharp blade at his own throat.

"The Master put me in charge of this mission, and I say we don't kill them unless they give us a reason to," Josei said as Sandy let Prometheus's head go. "Now, get Ben out to the van and we'll be gone before anyone else shows up."

"Should we get him a pair of pants or something?" Luke asked as he looked down at Ben. "I mean, enemy or not, the kid shouldn't be dragged out of the house naked."

"He's wearing a towel," Sandy said as he grabbed Ben's arms. "Afraid of seeing something you don't like, bro? Grab his legs and help me carry him out."

Luke grabbed Ben's ankles just as they heard a car pulling into the driveway.

"Damn," Luke said. "Now what?"

"I'll deal with him," Josei told them. "Be ready to move once I've knocked him out."

"Knocked him out?" Luke asked. "Just kill him!"

"I'm not killing a Winchester, they never stay dead," Josei told him. "I heard this one's already been to Hell. Hell is like Spring Break for their family."

"Fine," Luke said as he looked at Sandy. "Move once he's away from the door."

A few moments passed, but nothing happened. "Where is he?"

A bullet rang out, grazing Sandy's arm, causing him to drop his half of Ben.

"Hey, douchebags!" Adam shouted from the kitchen door. "You left the door standing wide open! That's like a calling card saying 'we're invading your personal space!'"

"Get him out of here." Josei said.

"But my arm!" Sandy said as Josei stuck her finger into the wound deeper than the bullet that grazed him, causing Sandy to scream in pain.

"Go. NOW!"

As they started picking Ben up, Josei drew her sword and headed toward the kitchen where Adam popped up from the counter and started firing. Josei deflected all the bullets as she ran forward. Adam jumped over the counter, still firing. Once he was out of bullets, he just used his feet to kick her away as he backed against the countertop.

"I don't know what you want with my buddy there, but you're not taking him on whatever road trip you're planning!" Adam said. "Now just put him down gently and-" Adam was cut off by seeing Hunter unconscious among the shattered glass table, but could tell the boy was at least breathing. And that's when Adam the hunter shut down and Adam the papa wolf came out. "Hunter? Oh, you bitch, now I'm angry!"

"Then come on," Josei said. "If you wish to avenge the boy, then fight me."

Adam picked up a broken leg from the glass table to defend himself. "Your funeral."

"Should we stay?" Luke asked Sandy. "I kind of want to see this."

"Nah, we'd better get this guy out to the van before he wakes up," Sandy told him. "Shouldn't keep the master waiting. Just imagine bro, we deliver this kid and our future's set. The day we turn eighteen the master himself will turn us. We'll be vampires forever."

"Yeah, I can hardly wait," Luke said flatly as they carried Ben out.

Josei swung her sword as Adam tried to block with the table leg, only to find it getting cut off piece by piece until there was nothing left.

"Do you also do circumcisions?" Adam asked as he tossed the last piece of wood, hitting Josei in the head. Adam went to tackle her, trying to pin Josei down. "This is for my kid!"

Before Adam could land a punch, Josei produced a smaller knife and shoved it into Adam's stomach. Before he could pull it out, Josei punched him, causing Adam to fall back and hit the back of head on the corner of a nightstand next to the couch. He hit the floor as blood started dripping onto the floor.

"You put up a decent fight, I respect you for that," Josei said as she grabbed her knife. "I hope you're at peace now."

PIcking up her sword, Josei left the house, closing the door behind her. Not too soon after, Hunter started waking up with cuts on his arms and hands but otherwise fine.

"That sucked," Hunter said as he saw the living room had been trashed, with Prometheus passed out not too far away. Then he saw his father. "Dad?"

Hunter rushed over, nudging him to wake up, his voice shaking as he held onto Adam. "Daddy, wake up. Please!"

And that's when he noticed the blood in his father's chest and head. "No..." and then from there, more horrible thoughts started coming. People were going to blame him for this. The half-demon boy who killed his own father. They'd come, see Adam's body and claim that Hunter caused all this damage, then they'd do horrible things to him. Hunter cried uncontrollably as he held his father in his arms. "I'm sorry, Daddy. I'm so sorry."

By the time Prometheus woke up, Hunter was already gone, realizing he'd have to leave his new life behind now before his father's friends could turn on Hunter and kill him for what they think he'd done to Adam.

Ben opened his eyes, looking around with blurred vision. He tried to move, but found his hands were bound, keeping him tied to a pole. As his vision came back into focus, he found himself standing in fancy room with beautiful paintings on the wall and expensive antiques everywhere. He'd been dressed in a nice suit with a black tie, although he was still barefoot.

"Where am I?" Ben asked.

"The Alpha Vampire's mansion," Sandy said as he stood watch at the door. "Sorry about not getting you any shoes. We thought the ones we had ready would fit, Bigfoot, so you'll just have to do without. At least you're not just wearing a towel."

"Why am I here?"

"We'll let the master explain that to you," Sandy told him. "In the meantime, relax."

In another part of the mansion, the Alpha Vampire was walking down the hallway with Ben's mother, Lisa.

"I have a surprise for you, my love," the Alpha Vampire told her. "It's something I know you've wanted for a long time."

"I can't wait to see it," Lisa told him. "The suspense is killing me."

Next: Family Reunion