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WARNING:Some of these episodes/chapters may contain graphic violence, death, cursing, mentions of suicide or assault and other triggering aspects. Proceed with caution please.
Previously skipped: Tall Tales, Roadkill, Heart, Hollywood Babylon, Folsom Prison Blues and What Is & What Should Never Be
Cafe, Sunnyside Diner…
Dean pulled the Impala up to the diner and parked as he sighed. He looked at Sam before the diner hungrily as he continued the conversation with their sister on the phone.
"Alright, what've you got?"
"Someone's cranky." Angel said humorously before explaining, "Well, spotting of a recently deceased new young mother and wife have been popping out all over town before mysterious deaths have followed. So… Asa and I visited her grave and guess what we found."
Sam frowned, "Dead circle of grass around the grave?"
"Yeah, so i guess we're dealing with a zombie again. Asa and I can handle it but for good measure, how far out are you two?"
"We're a few hours outside of town." Dean answered quickly, "We're gonna get a bite and then we'll head over there."
"Ah, so that's why you're cranky." She chuckled, "Alright, see you in a few. Stay safe."
"You too. Give Asa our best." Dean hung up then turned to Sam pointedly and handed him some cash, "Don't forget the extra onions this time, huh?"
"Dude." Sam scoffed, "I'm the one who's gonna have to ride in the car with your extra onions for another two hours."
Dean simply grinned at him so he sighed heavily and got out of the car.
"Hey." Dean called before he closed the door, "See if they've got any pie." Glaring at him once more, Sam shut the door, "Bring me some pie!" He sighed to himself happily, "I love me some pie."
Dean watched Sam go into the café and talk to the waiter. Suddenly, his car radio became staticky so he glanced down and fiddled with it, but it turned off completely. When he looked back up, the inside of the café was empty. No waiter, no Sam. He ran into the café to discover one customer at a booth was dead, face down in a puddle of blood.
Dean drew his gun, "Sam?"
He paced forward and looked around, finding that the employees were also dead. They had their throats slit. He opened the back door and looked around outside frantically.
"Sam?!" Something caught his attention on the door, "Sulfur." He raced back out the front door, heading back to the car, "Sam! Sammy!" No response, "Sam? Sammy!" Still nothing, "SAM!"
Cold Oak, South Dakota…
Sam woke up in the middle of nowhere, lying on the ground. A few buildings lined the street he was on, run down and abandoned. He stood and took out his phone, but got no cell reception so he decided to search the deserted town. Most of the buildings were broken down or locked from the outside so he didn't find much. Suddenly, Sam heard a creaking noise nearby and grabbed a plank of wood, ready to fight, when Andy Gallagher turned the corner. Sam brandished the plank, and Andy jumped back, startled.
"Andy?"
"Sam!" A little relief filled him but not much, "What are you doing here?"
He shook his head, "I don't know."
"What am I doing here?!"
"I don't know. Just-"
"Where are we?!"
"Andy, look-" Sam threw the plank to the side before brushing his hands off, "Calm down."
"I can't calm down!" He yelled frantically, "I just woke up in freaking Frontierland!"
"What's the last thing you remember?"
"Honestly?" He breathed heavily as he shut his eyes and put his hands on his forehead, "My fourth bong load. It was weird." He opened his eyes and they widened with fear, "All of a sudden, there was this really intense smell. Like, uh…"
"Like sulfur?"
Andys eyes widened even more, "How did you know that?"
Something crossed Sam's mind just then and he stiffened, "Dean."
"Your- your brother- is he here?!"
"I don't know where he is." Despair filled him, "I don't know if he's…"
Suddenly, both men heard the screaming of a woman in the distance followed by the rattling of a door. They quickly approached another deserted building and found that she was locked inside, banging on the door for help.
Sam called out, "Hello?"
"No!" She screamed hysterically as she rattled the door violently, "Help me! Help me, please!"
"Okay, I'm here." Sam calmed as he searched around for something to help her, "We're gonna get you out, alright? Just hold on a second."
"Please!"
Sam grabbed a large rock and smashed the padlock on the door, "Alright, one second."
"Please!"
Sam unlocked the door and was shocked to see Ava Wilson step out, "Ava?"
"Oh my God!" She sobbed and catapulted into him for a gigantic hug, "Sam!"
"So…" Andy looked between them, still freaked out, "I guess you guys know each other."
Sam looked over at him before he looked back down at Ava in shock, "Yeah-"
"How did you-" Ava sobbed, "I mean, how did you-"
"Ava…" Sam frowned looking her over, "Have you been here this whole time?"
"What 'whole time'? I just woke up in there, like, a half an hour ago!"
"Well, you've been gone for five months. Angel, Dean and I have been looking for you everywhere."
"Okay, that's impossible…" She staggered back at his words, "I saw you two days ago."
"You didn't." He shook his head, "I'm sorry."
"But… that makes no sense. It's… not…" She gasped, "Oh my God! My fiancée, Brady! If I've been missing for that long, he must be freaking out!"
Sam cocked his head not knowing what to say, "Well…"
Ava whimpered but turned and noticed Andy. She stared at him in confusion.
"Hey. Andy." He waved awkwardly, "Also freaking out."
"Okay." She looked from him to Sam pointedly, "What's happening?"
"I, uh, uh, I don't really know yet, but I know one thing." He looked between them grimly, "I know what the three of us have in common."
They suddenly heard a man's voice calling out from the distance, "Hello? Is anybody there?"
Sam's brows shot up, "Maybe more than three."
They ran to the side of another building where a man in a soldier's uniform was standing. He was accompanied by a blonde girl.
"Hello? Hey!" Sam called as he ran around to meet them, "Hey, you guys all right?"
The man shrugged, "I think so."
"I'm Sam."
He nodded, "I'm Jake."
"Lily."
Sam looked between them, "Are there any more of you?"
Jake shook his head as they walked over to the edge of the porch they were on, "Nah."
"How did we even get here?" Lilly asked as she crossed her arms, "A minute ago, I was in San Diego."
"Well, if it makes you feel any better…" Jake turned to her with a sigh, "I went to sleep last night in Afghanistan."
"Let me take a wild guess." Sam earned their attention again, "You two are both twenty-three?" They looked to him with raised brows, "We all are, and we all have abilities."
Jake narrowed his eyes, "What?"
"It started a little over a year ago?" Sam explained, "You found you could do things? Things you didn't think were possible?" They both nodded, "I have visions. I see things before they happen."
"Yeah." Ava nodded as she stepped beside him, "Me, too."
"Yeah, and I can put thoughts into people's heads. Like, make them do stuff." Andy nodded with a grin but quickly fretted at Jake's look, "Oh, but don't worry. I don't think it works on you guys." He walked up the porch with a grin, turning to Sam and Ava as well, "Oh, but get this- I've been practicing. Training my brain, like meditation, right?" Jake looked behind him and sent an annoyed look to Sam who raised his brows in understanding, "So now, it's not just thoughts I can beam out, but images, too. Like, anything I want. Bam! People, they see it. This one guy I know- total dick, right? I used it on him: gay porn. All hours of the day." He chuckled, "It was just like… you should have seen the look on his face!" The other four look unamused, at best, disgusted at worst and he frowned, "Uh…" He stepped down slowly from the porch and returned next to Sam, "Okay."
"So, you go, 'Simon says give me your wallet', and they do?" Lilly glared from Andy to Sam, "You have visions? That's great! I'd kill for something like that!"
Sam frowned, "Lily, listen, it's okay-"
"No, It's not. I touch people? Their hearts stop. I can barely leave my house. My life's not exactly improved, so, screw you. I just wanna go home."
"And what?" Jake glared as she turned to walk away, "We don't?"
"You know what?" She swung around, waving a finger at him, "Don't talk to me like that, not right-"
"Hey, guys, please." Sam reigned them in, "Look, whether we like it or not, we're all here, and so we all have to deal with this."
Andy looked over, "Who brought us here?"
"It's less of a 'who'. It's more of a… 'what'."
Ava frowned, "What does that mean?"
"It's a…" Sam paused for a moment looking at all of them for a beat before answering, "Huh, it's a demon."
At that answer, Lilly huffed out a breath of disgust.
On the side of the highway…
Angel, Bobby and Dean were all parked on the side of the road, pouring over a map.
"This is it." Bobby motioned, "All demonic signs and omens over the past month."
"Bobby, you're kidding right?" Angel scoffed, "There's nothing here. Nothing."
"Exactly."
"Well, come on, there's gotta be something." Dean shifted, "What about the, the- the normal, low-level stuff? You know, exorcisms, that kind of thing."
"That's what I'm telling you: there's nothing. It's completely quiet."
"How are we supposed to find him then? Close our eyes and point?" Angel scoffed as she went into full on panic mode, she turned and pushed Dean back, "Why'd you leave him alone, Dean? What the hell were you thinking?!"
"Angel-" He grabbed her arms as she went in again, "He went in to get the food. I didn't know-"
"Now, that's enough!" Bobby dismissed, "The only thing at blame here would be the demons alright? Neither of you are at fault, you hear me?"
"Yes." Angel took a deep breath as she wiped a hand down her face, "I'm sorry Dean… That wasn't fair."
"It's okay, Ang." He took her in for a hug when his phone rang, it was Ash from the roadhouse, "Ash, what do you got?"
"Okay, listen, it's a big negatory on Sam-"
"Oh, come on, man! You've gotta give us something. We're looking at a three thousand-mile haystack here."
"Listen, Dean. I did find something."
"Well, what?"
"I can't talk over this line, Dean."
"Come on." Dean rolled his eyes, "I don't have time for this!"
"Make time, okay? Because this- Not only does this almost definitely help you find your brother, this is, ah, it's huge. So get here. Now."
He hung up so Dean turned to his sister and Bobby, "I guess we're going to the Roadhouse. Come on."
Back in Cold Oak, South Dakota…
"So…" Jake whirled around to face Sam after he explained, "We're soldiers in a demon war to bring on the Apocalypse?!"
"Well, when you put it like that-"
"And- and we've been picked? Why us?!"
"I'm not sure, okay? But look, I just know-"
"Sam, I'm sorry." Ava frowned, "Psychics and spoon-bending is one thing, but demons?"
"Look, I know it sounds crazy, but-"
Jake scoffed, "It doesn't just sound it."
"I don't really care what you think, okay?" Sam interjected hurriedly, "If we're all gathered here together, then that means it's starting and that we've gotta-"
"The only thing I've gotta do is stay away from wackjobs, okay? I've heard enough." Jake stepped down off the porch, "I'm better off on my own." He looked around at the others, "FYI, so are you."
"Jake, hold on." Sam called hurriedly as he stomped away from them, "Jake!"
Jake ignored him and continued walking until he was alone in the town. Suddenly, he saw a young blonde girl standing inside one of the buildings. She stared at him through the door, then vanished. Jake followed her, entering the abandoned schoolroom.
"Hello?" He heard the girl giggling somewhere in the room as he looked for her, "It's alright. Don't be scared. Are you lost?" She didn't respond, "Hello?"
When he heard screeching coming from the chalkboard, he turned to look at it, and the words 'I will not kill' were written over and over again on the board. The little girl appeared in the room, laughing. Her nails grew to form claws, and her face contorted menacingly.
Fear and shock struck Jake as he backed away from her, "Get back!"
Sam suddenly entered the building, grabbing an iron poker and hitting the girl with it. She dissolved into a cloud of black smoke, which exited the schoolroom as the other three hurried inside.
"Just so you know…" Sam looked between all of them, "That was a demon."
