p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Dean and I were sitting at a table at an out door cafe while Sam was a little bit away talking on the pay phone, "Do you think we'll actually find Dad?" I asked putting a bit of the double chocolate, chocolate chip muffin into my mouth, "Of course we will" Dean said looking up from Sam's laptop and ruffling my hair. "Your, uh, half-caf, double vanilla latte is gettin' cold over here, Francis." Dean said as Sam walked over to us, "Bite me" Sam said as he sat down "So, anything?" Dean asked "I had 'em check the FBI's Missing Persons Data Bank. No John Doe's fitting Dad's description. I even ran his plates for traffic violations." Sam said "I don't think Daddy wants to be found" I said, Sam sagged in his seat disappointed "Check this out" Dean said tuning the laptop towards Sam, "It's a news item out of Planes Courier. Ankeny, Iowa. It's only about a hundred miles from here." Dean said "The mutilated body was found near the victim's car, parked on 9 Mile Road" Sam read, "Keep reading" Dean said "Authorities are unable to provide a realistic description of the killer. The sole eyewitness, whose name has been withheld, is quoted as saying the attacker was invisible." Sam read "Sounds interesting" I said "it could be" Dean agreed " Or it could be nothing at all. One freaked out witness who didn't see anything? Doesn't mean it's the Invisible Man." "But what if it is? Dad would check it out." Dean said, Sam sagged in his seat again, clearly giving in, I raised an eyebrow at Dean, did he really play the Dad card./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""So you believe her?" Dean asked "I do" Sam said "Yeah, I think she's hot, too." Dean said looking back at Sam as we walked down the rows of shelves "Cute maybe hot no" I said from behind Sammy, "No, man, there's something in her eyes. And listen to this: she heard scratching on the roof. Found the bloody body suspended upside down over the car." Sam said as we turned "Wait, the body suspended? That sounds like the—" Dean said "the hook man" I said "Yeah, I know" Sam said as we stopped walking, "That's one of the most famous urban legends ever. You don't think that we're dealing with the Hook Man." Dean said Every urban legend has a source. A place where it all began." Sam said, I nodded "Yeah, but what about the phantom scratches and the tire punctures and the invisible killer?" Dean asked, "Well, maybe the Hook Man isn't a man at all. What if it's some kind of spirit?" Sam said, I groaned putting my hands on my hips "I really hope it's not, I hate spirits of all types" I said, "We know go grab a table, Sam and I will get all the files we can," Dean said, I found a table and Sam and Dean walked over to me a couple minutes later, "Here you go. Arrest records going back to 1851" the Liberian said putting a few boxes down on the table, Dean blew dust from one of the boxes and coughed "Thanks" Dean said, "So, this is how you spent four good years of your life, huh?" Dean said looking at Sam, "Welcome to higher education" Sam said. I pulled my jacket off and unbuttoned the first couple of buttons on my shirt "This is going to take hours!" I said "Welcome to the glamorous job of hunting" Dean said mocking Sam as he held out a few files to me, I rolled my eyes fighting back a smile. /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"After hours of silent searching, " Hey, check this out." Sam said from where he was standing behind a shelf, Dean stood and walked over to him and I turned to look at them, honestly too tired to move, "1862. A preacher named Jacob Karns was arrested for murder. Looks like he was so angry over the red light district in town that one night he killed 13 prostitutes. Uh, right here, "some of the deceased were found in their bed, sheets soaked with blood. Others suspended upside down from the limbs of trees as a warning against sins of the flesh" Sam read, Dean picked up a piece of paper that Sam had and said "Get this, the murder weapon? Looks like the preacher lost his hand in an accident. Had it replaced with a silver hook." "Look where all this happened." Sam said pointing another sheet of paper "9 mile road" I guessed at the same time Dean read, " Same place where the frat boy was killed." Sam said "Nice job, Dr. Venkmen. Let's check it out." Dean said sounding actually impressed. "Any chance you two can drop me off at a hotel or motel or something?" I asked as we packed up our stuff, "I don't feel like going to a possibly haunted road" "Yeah, was going to suggest it anyway" Dean said. /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"I was just about to enter the station when Sam and Dean walked out, "Saved your ass! Talked the sheriff down to a fine. Dude, I am Matlock." Dean said proud of him self as he took my hand pulling me forward a little so I was between them, "But how?" Sam asked "I told him you were a dumbass pledge and that we were hazing you." Dean said with a laugh "What about the shotgun?" Sam asked "I said that you were hunting ghosts and the spirits were repelled by rock salt. You know, typical Hell Week prank." Dean said "And he believed you?" Sam said "Well, you look like a dumbass pledge" Dean smirked, "You two are unbelievable, I can't leave you alone for one night" I said laughing as we reached the Impala which was parked across from the station, a bunch of deputies ran out of the station, "We're following them aren't we?" I asked as the three of us got into the car, "Yep" Dean said. /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"we followed the cars to Lori's to a house near the frat house, and we drove by the house, there were a bunch of police cars and ambulances out side it, Lori was sitting on the edge of an ambulance a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, Dean kept driving until we were around the back of the house and pulled up next to the pavement. "Another murder near Lori?" I said in a way that made it sound like a question, "Yeah, stay here we'll check it out" Dean said as he and Sam got out of the car, and came back about twenty minutes and Sam gestures for me to follow him as he grabbed his bag with all the research he did, "So it is the hook man?" I asked walking around them as te both sat on the hood of the car "Looked like it the sheets were soaked in blood" Sam said "But we're no where near nine mile road" I said "Yeah, we don't think it's about nine mile road" Dean said as Sam pulled out a few pieces of paper, "It's the same symbol that was scratched onto the wall, Seems like it is the spirit of Jacob Karns." Sam said pointing to the charm that was hanging off the hook in the picture, "All right, let's find the dude's grave, salt and burn the bones, and put him down." Dean said " "After execution, Jacob Karns was laid to rest in an Old North Cemetery. In an unmarked grave."" Sam read, "Super" Dean said throwing his hands in the air, as they both walked to opposite sides of the car "What do we do now?" I asked as Dean picked up a parking ticket and showed it to me, I shrugged I didn't see anyone near the car "well we know it's Jacob Karns. But we still don't know where he'll manifest next. Or why." Sam said "Yeah, very helpful Sam" I said putting my hands in my jacket pockets as I walked passed him to the door behind him "I'll take a wild guess about why. I think your little friend Lori has something to do with this." Dean said./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"We found a college party and I was once again told to stay in the car. This time I understand since I am underage and there are a lot of college boys around though Dean and Sam would never admit that that is one of the reasons the told me to stay in the car. "you can hop up front kiddo" he said patting the seat next to him, "Where are we going" I asked climbing over the seats "Old north cemetery" Dean said "Why?" I asked "We're looking for Jacob Karns unmarked grave" "How the hell are we supposed to find a freaking unmarked grave?" I asked, "Haven't got a clue, but we've got a long night ahead of us" Dean said, /p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You can't come this way" One of the deputies said blocking our way, "It's okay we're with him he's our brother" Dean said pointing to Sammy who was talking to the sheriff, "Hey brother" Dean yelled waving as the two turned to us, "Let them through" The Sheriff said. "Thanks" I said as the two let us walk past them to Sammy who me us in the middle "You ok?" Dean asked "Yeah" Sam nodded "what the hell happened?" I asked standing between them "The hookman" Sam said "You saw him?" Dean asked "Damn right. Why didn't you torch the bones?" Sam said "what do you mean we did?" I said "You sure it's the spirit of Jacob Karns?" "It sure as hell looked like him. And that's not all. I don't think the spirit is latching on to the reverend." Sam said "Well, yeah, the guy wouldn't send the Hook Man after himself." Dean said "I think it's latching onto Lori. Last night she found out her father is having an affair with a married woman." Sam said "So what?" Dean asked "So she's upset about it. She's upset about the immorality of it. She told me she was raised to believe that if you do something wrong, you get punished." Sam said "Ok, so she's conflicted. And the spirit of Preacher Karns is latching on to repress the emotions and maybe he's doing the punishing for her, huh?" Dean said "Right. Rich comes on too strong, Taylor tries to make her into a party girl, Dad has an affair. Sam said "Remind me not to piss this girl off." Dean paused to let a doctor pass him "But we burned those bones, we buried them in salt, why didn't that stop him?" Dean said, I nodded "There was nothing but ash left when we were finished" I added, "You must have missed something." Sam said Dean shook his head "No. we burned everything in that coffin." he said turning to look out the window, "We didn't get the hook, wasn't in there" I said looking between them, "The hook?" Dean asked turning back to me as realisation dawned on Sam's face, "Well, it was the murder weapon, and in a way, it was part of him." he said "So, like the bones, the hook is a source of his power." Dean said "So if we find the hook..." Sam said, "We stop the Hook Man" the three of us finished. "Where would we even find what happened to the hook?" I asked as we started to walk out of the hospital, "The library, could have records, the spirit has a history of haunting preachers so the church donations would be a good place to start" Sam said./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"I'm seriously beginning to have a small hatred for libraries after this case, Sam and Dean were sitting across from me, i had taken off my jacket and jumper because it was way too warm in here "Here's something, I think." Dean said pulling a pen from his mouth "Log book, Iowa State Penitentiary, Karns, Jacob. Personal affects: disposition thereof." he read "Does it mention the hook?" Sam asked, " Yeah, maybe." Dean said, "Upon execution, all earthly items shall be remanded to the prisoner's house of worship, St. Barnabas Church." Dean read, "Isn't that where Lori's father preaches?" Sam asked, "Yeah.", "Doesn't she live there too?" I asked "Maybe that's why the Hook Man has been haunting reverends and reverends' daughters for the past 200 years." Dean said, "Yeah, but if the hook were at the church or Lori's house, don't you think someone might've seen it? I mean, a bloodstained, silver-handled hook?" Sam said, "Yeah that's not so subtle" I said, "Check the church records." Dean said as he stood up and walked away, he came back with another box a couple of minutes later, we were looking for a few more hours, Dean was leaning against a pillar reading, I had just given up, my head hurts too much, I was lying on and empty table between Sam and Dean "St. Barnabas donations, 1862. Received silver-handled hook from state penitentiary. Reforged." Sam said I sat up as he sighed, "They melted it down. Made it into something else." Sam said "Great, it could be anything" I said, "well, what are the chances that Lori will be home?" Dean asked "slim to none, she's probably still at the hospital with her father, Why?" I said as the two boys gathered everything, "We're going to have a little look see around her place and the church" Dean said dropping my jacket and jumper on my stomach./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 30.24px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Alright, we can't take any chances. Anything silver goes in the fire." Deans said as we got out of the car. "I agree. So, Lori is still at the hospital. We'll have to break in." Sam said "Alright, take your pick." Dean said "I'll take the house." "Ok." Dean said, "That mean's we have the church" I said to Dean as Sam started to walk to the house. "Hey." Dean called over to Sam who turned around, "Stay out of her underwear drawer." Dean said with a grin, I hit his shoulder as Sam rolled his eyes and walked away. "I'll look for a fire place or something you gather everything silver" I said to Dean, he nodded and we split up not before he handed me his duffle bag. I found a furnace in the basement and lit it waiting for Dean, "is that everything?" I asked "Everything I could find" Dean said as we started to throw it into the fire, "I got everything that even looked silver." Sam said as we ran down the stairs with a bag of stuff "Better safe than sorry." Dean said as the floor above us creaked, "El, stay here burn everything, come on Sam" Dean said, I threw everything into the fire as Dean came down a few steps, "Just Lori" He said as loud crashes came from up stairs "Yeah I'm sure it is" I yelled he glared at me, "You stay here" he said and ran up the stairs, "Sam drop" I heard Dean yell then the sounds of the shot gun, there was a few second of relative silence then Sam yelled "Is it silver" and Dean ran down the steps and threw me a silver cross necklace, "Fire throw it in the fire" Dean said, I did and dean and I watched it melt, "What happened?" I asked "Hookman appeared and attacked Lori and Sam" Dean said taking my hand as we ran up the stairs, I let out a breath when I saw that Sam was okay./p
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