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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, so, the names Dad gave us, they're all couples?" Sam asked "Three different couples. All went missing." Dean said, we were in the car discussing what dad had told us. "And they're all from different towns? Different states?" Sam asked "That's right. You got Washington, New York, Colorado. Each couple took a road trip cross-country. None of them arrived at their destination, and none of them were ever heard from again." Dean said "Well, it's a big country, Dean. They could've disappeared anywhere." Sam said "Yeah, they could've. But each one's route took 'em to the same part of Indiana. Always on the second week of April. One year after another after another." I said "This is the second week of April." Sam said "Yep." Dean said and I nodded "So, Dad is sending us to Indiana to go hunting for something before another couple vanishes?" Sam asked annoyed, "Yahtzee. Can you imagine putting together a pattern like this? All the different obits Dad had to go through? The man's a master." Dean said his hero worship for Dad pretty obvious, "What are you doing?" he asked as Sam who was driving pulled over to the side of the road. "We're not going to Indiana." Sam said "We're not?" Dean asked confused "No. We're going to California. Dad called from a payphone. Sacramento area code." Sam said "Sam". "Dean, if this demon killed Mom and Jess, and Dad's closing in, we've gotta be there. We've gotta help." Sam said "Dad doesn't want our help." Dean said matter of factly "I don't care." Sam said "He's given us an order." Dean said "Come on guys can we not fight" I said and was once again ignored, you know what fine they can has this one out on their own, I don't know why I even bother "I don't care. We don't always have to do what he says." Sam said "Sam, Dad is asking us to work jobs, to save lives, it's important." Dean said "Alright, I understand, believe me, I understand. But I'm talking one week here, man, to get answers. To get revenge." Sam said "Alright, look, I know how you feel." Dean said softly "Do you?" Sam snapped, Dean looked taken aback by his tone "How old were you when Mom died? Four? Jess died six months ago. How the hell would you know how I feel?" Sam said "Sammy stop it," I said "Dad said it wasn't safe. For any of us. I mean, he obviously knows something that we don't, so if he says to stay away, we stay away." Dean said "I don't understand the blind faith you have in the man. I mean, it's like you don't even question him." Sam said "Yeah, it's called being a good son!" Dean yelled as Sam got out of the car angry and Dean followed, begrudgingly I did too, Sam was taking his things from the car, "You're a selfish bastard, you know that? You just do whatever you want. Don't care what anybody thinks." dean yelled, as he walked around the car to Sam "Dean stop it, Sam get back in the car, come on we'll check this out and then well go see Dad okay" I said standing in the middle of the two, "That's what you really think?" Sam asked looking at Dean "Yes, it is." Dean said "No it's not, Dean come on knock it off" I said "Well, then this selfish bastard is going to California." Sam said walking away "Come on, you're not serious." Dean said "I am serious." Sam said "No you're not Sammy please" I begged "It's the middle of the night! Hey, I'm taking off, I will leave your ass, you hear me?" Dean yelled Sam stopped and turned to face us, "That's what I want you to do." Sam said. They stare at each other for a few seconds just waiting, "Goodbye, Sam." Dean said closing the trunk of the car, "No Dean seriously, Sam just get back in the car" I said, I could feel the tears gathering in my eyes, "Sorry Ely, this is something I have to do" Sam said his face softening, I ran over and hugged him "Please don't leave again" I cried into his chest, "Go with Dean El, I'll call you later I promise" Sam said pushing me to Dean. "No, why can't you just suck it up, you really can't think you're the only one that want to find him" I said "El..." "No, Dad told us to not follow him, don't you think that means to you know not follow him" I said, Dean wrapped his arms around my middle as Sam just stood there speechless "You just do what ever you want to do, don't call me until you get your head out of your ass" I said pushing Dean of of me and got into the front seat and slammed the door./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;"When we got to Burkittsville Indiana, I pulled out my phone and scrolled down to Sam's number and opened the messages, "I'm sorry about last night, I just didn't want you to leave" I sent to Sam as Dean put his own phone away, "You coming kiddo" "no, you go ahead" I said, Dean got out of the car and walked over to a man sitting in a chair on the porch of 'Scott's cafe". I crossed out the rant I had went on about Sam as we were driving, it was mean and I was venting and really didn't mean it just had to get my frustration out, Dean came over and opened the door "Any luck?" I asked when he got into the car, "No, he didn't see them" Dean said "Think he's lying?" I asked "I don't but how bout we get some food in you huh?" Dean said with a small smile "Sure, there's a general store over there, I have to grab some girly things if you want to stop there" I said checking my messages. "I should be the one apologising flower pot, I just...had to go" I smiled at the old nickname "This doesn't mean I forgive you" I sent as Dean gestured for me to get out of the car, I grabbed my wallet from my bag and following him down to the general store, I went around and got what I needed and walked to the counter in time to hear the blond woman my brother was talking to say "You remember? They were just married." to the old man and woman with her "You're right. They did stop for gas. Weren't here more than ten minutes." the man said as the old woman walked over and rung my stuff up "Ten fifty" she said, "Um, one second I only have a five" I walked over to Dean and put my hand in his pocket and in front of him switched the five for a fifty, he flicked the back of my head as I walked back over to the counter, "Do you know that man?" The woman asked, My comment of "No, I just like stealing money from strangers in front of them for fun" was interrupted by Dean who said "Yeah, she's my pain in the ass little sister, Beth" who had come up behind me and dropped a couple of chocolate bars onto the counter wrapping his arms around my shoulders. "Really" he said as we walked back to the car, "What I was short on cash" I said shrugging as I opened a packet of twizzlers. /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 were following the directions the old man had given Dean when something started to buzz in the back seat and in my bag, "what the" Dean said as he turned around to dig through his duffle which was in the back seats while trying to watch the road "Woah, dude focus on driving" I said, Dean pulled over in front of an apple orchard and we both pulled out our EMF meters at the same time, we shared a look as the two meters were going off like crazy, "That's weird why would the EMF be going off at an apple Orchard" I asked, "I don't know, lets go check it out" Dean said dropping his meter back into his duffle, I pulled my gun from my back and tucked it into the waist band my jeans as I followed him out of the car and through the orchaed, we cam across a creepy looking Scarecrow, "Wow that scarecrow is creepy" I said, "Dude's fugly is what he his" Dean said noticing something on the scarecrows arms, he grabbed a ladder and steeped up a few steps and pulled out the wanted posters, "Nice tat" he saif to the scarecrow before climbing down the ladder and took my hand "He's got the same tattoo as Vince" Dean said, "I don't think the townspeople are telling me the truth" Dean said as he lead me out of the Orchard, "You should have come in as a cop, instead of a friend" I said as we got back into the Impala, "I have to get gas anyway so..." Dean said as he turned the car around and drove back to town. /p
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 stayed in the car with the windows down when we came to the station, and heard him talking to some one "You're back." a woman said "Never left." Dean said "Still looking for your friends?" the woman asked, "You mind fillin' her up there, Emily?...So, you grew up here?" Dean asks "I came here when I was thirteen. I lost my parents. Car accident. My aunt and uncle took me in." Emily said "They're nice people." Dean said "Everybody's nice here." Emily said "So, what, it's the, uh, perfect little town?" Dean asked "Well, you know, it's the boonies. But I love it. I mean, the towns around us, people are losing their homes, their farms. But here, it's almost like we're blessed." Emily said, "Hey, you been out to the orchard? You seen that scarecrow?" Dean asked "Yeah, it creeps me out." Emily said, Dean laughed "Yeah it creeped Beth out too" he said and the asked "Whose is it?" "I don't know. It's just always been there." Emily said "That your aunt and uncle's?" Dean asked "Customer. Had some car troubles." Emily said "It's not a couple, is it? A guy and a girl?" Dean asked, Dean got into the car "How about we put some food that's not candy in you" Dean said and drove us to Scotty's Cafe. I put my ear buds in and grabbed my journal and pencil pouch and followed Dean in, I knew he was bothering the couple next to us who would more than likely be the next victims but I honestly didn't have the energy to stop my brother from being his usual annoying self. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I looked up, "Seriously" I said putting the coloured pencils back in the pencil pouch as I took an earbud out, the Sheriff was standing there looking annoyed, "You just have a talent for annoying people" I said looking at Dean and following him out "All I was trying to do was make a conversation, I didn't even get my pie" Dean said as we walked over to the Impala the sheriff following us. /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;""Stay here!" Dean said as he got out of the car, the red truck that was parked at the gas station was already parked out side the orchard "You don't have to tell me twice" I said as Dean shut the doors to the car and I heard the locks well lock. the couple ran out of the orchard and Dean wasn't that far behind them, Dean got into the seat beside me and the couple got in the back, "What happened?" I asked "Scarecrow came alive, and it wasn't a ghost" Dean whispered to me, "Thats comforting, I actually have a theory, but I want to run it by Sammy too" I said, Dean nodded as he drove us to the nearest motel between the town and the orchard, "In the morning" Dean said./p
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 told Dean my theory and he actually thinks its possible, I called Sam and put him on speaker as we were driving to the local community college where he had an appointment with a professor there .br /"The scarecrow climbed off its cross?" Sam asked "Yeah, I'm tellin' ya. Burkittsville, Indiana. Fun Town." Dean said sarcastically "It didn't kill the couple, did it?" Sam asked "No. we can cope without you, you know." Dean said rolling his eyes "So, something must be animating it. A spirit." Sam said "No, not a spirit. Thank god, I'm thinking It's a god or a Pagan god, anyway" I said as I flipped through Dads journal which has noting on pagan gods "What makes you say that?" Sam asked "The annual cycle of its killings? And the fact that the victims are always a man and a woman. Like some kind of fertility right." I said "And you should see the locals. The way they treated this couple. Fattenin' 'em up like a Christmas turkey." Dean added, I shrugged I don't pay attention to those things unless I have to, "The last meal. Given to sacrificial victims." Sam said "Yeah, like a ritual sacrifice to appease some Pagan god." I said with a nod "So, a god possesses the scarecrow..." Sam said "And the scarecrow takes its sacrifice. And for another year, the crops won't wilt, and disease won't spread." Dean finished. "Do you know which god ye're dealing with?" Sam asked "No, not yet." Dean said "Well, you figure out what it is, you can figure out a way to kill it." Sam said "We know. We're actually on my way to a local community college. I've got an appointment with a professor. You know, since we don't have or trusty sidekick geek boy to do all the research." Sam laughed "What about Ely?" He asked, "Oh I only know as much as I've read, and we've already been chased out of the town, D's just going to get a photocopy of the pages for me" I said "Research hurts my brain too much" I said with a laugh, "You know, if you both are hinting you need my help, just ask." Sam said "we're not hinting anything. Actually, uh—I want you to know...I mean, don't think..." Dean said, I looked at him, I have never seen this man get tongue tied ever, "Yeah. I'm sorry, too." Sam said "Sam. You were right. You gotta do your own thing. You gotta live your own life." Dean said. I frowned I knew Dean was right but I liked having both of them around. "Are you serious?" Sam asked clearly as shocked as I was. "You've always known what you want. And you go after it. You stand up to Dad. And you always have. Hell, I wish I—anyway...I admire that about you. I'm proud of you, Sammy." Dean said "I don't even know what to say." Sam said "Say you'll take care of yourself. I rather like having two big brothers" I said "I will. Promise" Sam said "Call of of us when you find Dad." Dean said "OK. Bye, Dean. Els take me off speaker" Sam said and I could hear the sadness in his tone, I took the phone off speaker and held it to my ear, "I'm really sorry Els" he said, "I know you are Sammy, you're my brother and I love you" I said "I love you too,...There's a but isn't there" I laughed "Yeah, I don't know if I'm ready to forgive you for taking off in the middle of the night again, believe me I know why you did but..." "It brought up old memories, Stay safe flower pot" "I will you too Sammy" I said hanging up./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;"when I thought it was safe enough I drove to the motel I grabbed my rucksack and my bag and locked myself into the room, I calmed my nerves I still had a good hour or two before sundown, time to do my research. I had remembered that I had my mothers journal and I decided to check that my laptop open with several tabs, "How the hell am I supposed to get Dean if I don't even know which pagan god it is" I muttered, the ringing of my phone scared me, "Sammy" I said "Ely, thank god I can't get through to Dean what happened" Sam said sounding relieved, "I don't know Sammy, I was in the car and next thing I know is the sheriff is carrying Dean out of the building, I drove out of there the minute he started to bang on Baby's windows, Sammy what am I going to do,?" I said the tears that I had dried up were back and streaming down my face and I was hyperventilating "Ely listen to me, Its going to be okay, I'm on my way where are you?" "I'm in the motel room, its the only one near the town about a mile or so, Sammy I'm scared, I don't like being on my own and I don't know what to do" "I'm almost there sweetheart okay just try to even your breathing and stay in the car" Sam said "Wait how are you almost here?" I asked drying the stupid tears "I stole a car after Dean didn't pick up after the fifth time I called" Sam said. I laughed "Dean will be so proud"/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;"Sam and I snuck into the orchard and saw Dean and Emily tied to two trees, "Dean" Sam whispered "Oh! Oh, I take everything back I said. I'm so happy to see you. Come on." Dean said as Sam started to untie him "Have you seen Ely?" Dean asked "Here" I said as I started to undo Emily's ropes "How'd you get here?" Dean asked "I-Uh stole a car" Sam said, Dean laughed "Haha! That's my boy! And keep an eye on that scarecrow. He could come alive any minute." Dean said "Yeah, there may be a bit of a problem with that" I said right as Sam asked "What Scarecrow?". "We need to find the scared tree this thing is attacked to!" Dean said as we ran "Alright, now, this sacred tree you're talking about" Sam said as the four of us ran through the orchard "It's the source of its power." Dean said "So let's find it and burn it." I said "Nah, in the morning. Let's just shag ass before Leather Face catches up." Dean said as we reached and open clearing, a few of the towns people appeared out of no where and blocked us from leaving, I clung to both of my brothers arms because well these are people not monsters, I was glad when both stepped slightly in front of me and Dean pushed Emily behind him too. Please. Let us go." Emily begged "It'll be over quickly, I promise." the old man from the shop said, I never did get his name "Please." Emily said "Emily, you have to let him take you. You have to" he was cut off as the scarecrow appeared a stuck his sickle through the old mans chest, Emily and the old woman screamed, The scarecrow wrapped his other arm around the old woman's neck and he drags them away. Emily had hidden her face in Deans chest as this was happening. luckily for us the people that had been blocking us ran away, probably scared out of their minds. "Come on, let's go." Dean said Sam took my hand and we started to run again, there was a noise behind us and when we turned around there was nothing there. so we ran out of the orchard, I jumped on Dean hugging him, "you scared me Dean" I said, "I know, sorry kiddo" He said as I fell stumbling a little, Dean put his hand on my shoulder and did the same to Sam before he pulled Sam in for a hug./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 waited until the sun came up and went back into the orchard and found that god damn tree, Sammy and I tossed gasoline on the tree and Dean picked up a stick and lit one end of it with his lighter "Let me." Emily said taking the stick from Dean. "You know, the whole town's gonna die." Dean informed her "Good." She said tossing the stick as Sam and I stepped back to them and we watched the tree burn./p
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 drove Emily to the bus stop and watched her get onto a bus to Boston. "Think she's gonna be alright?" Sam asked as the bus left "I hope so." Dean said "And the rest of the townspeople, they'll just get away with it?" I asked "Well, what'll happen to the town will have to be punishment enough." Dean said patting my head before running his fingers through my hair before dropping his hand, as we started walking to the car. "So, can I drop you off somewhere?" Dean asked Sam, Sam looked between me and Dean and shook his head "No, I think you're stuck with me." Sam said as we stopped in front of the car "What made you change your mind?" Dean asked "I didn't. I still wanna find Dad. And you're still a pain in the ass." Sam said Dean nodded and I giggled "But, Jess and Mom—they're both gone. Dad is God knows where. You, me and Ely We're all that's left. So, if we're gonna see this through, we're gonna do it together." Dean Paused and looked at him, "Hold me, Sam. That was beautiful." Dean said sarcastically as he put a hand on Sam's shoulder, Sam hit it away as we laughed, "You should be kissing my ass, you were dead meat, dude." Sam said as Dean wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me around the car, "Yeah, right. I had a plan, I'd have gotten out." Dean said pulling his keys from his pocket "Oh do share D, what was your plan?" I said laughing as I climbed into the back, "He didn't have one" Sam said, "Shut up the both of you, I'd have figured it out" 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;""Alright, so, the names Dad gave us, they're all couples?" Sam asked "Three different couples. All went missing." Dean said, we were in the car discussing what dad had told us. "And they're all from different towns? Different states?" Sam asked "That's right. You got Washington, New York, Colorado. Each couple took a road trip cross-country. None of them arrived at their destination, and none of them were ever heard from again." Dean said "Well, it's a big country, Dean. They could've disappeared anywhere." Sam said "Yeah, they could've. But each one's route took 'em to the same part of Indiana. Always on the second week of April. One year after another after another." I said "This is the second week of April." Sam said "Yep." Dean said and I nodded "So, Dad is sending us to Indiana to go hunting for something before another couple vanishes?" Sam asked annoyed, "Yahtzee. Can you imagine putting together a pattern like this? All the different obits Dad had to go through? The man's a master." Dean said his hero worship for Dad pretty obvious, "What are you doing?" he asked as Sam who was driving pulled over to the side of the road. "We're not going to Indiana." Sam said "We're not?" Dean asked confused "No. We're going to California. Dad called from a payphone. Sacramento area code." Sam said "Sam". "Dean, if this demon killed Mom and Jess, and Dad's closing in, we've gotta be there. We've gotta help." Sam said "Dad doesn't want our help." Dean said matter of factly "I don't care." Sam said "He's given us an order." Dean said "Come on guys can we not fight" I said and was once again ignored, you know what fine they can has this one out on their own, I don't know why I even bother "I don't care. We don't always have to do what he says." Sam said "Sam, Dad is asking us to work jobs, to save lives, it's important." Dean said "Alright, I understand, believe me, I understand. But I'm talking one week here, man, to get answers. To get revenge." Sam said "Alright, look, I know how you feel." Dean said softly "Do you?" Sam snapped, Dean looked taken aback by his tone "How old were you when Mom died? Four? Jess died six months ago. How the hell would you know how I feel?" Sam said "Sammy stop it," I said "Dad said it wasn't safe. For any of us. I mean, he obviously knows something that we don't, so if he says to stay away, we stay away." Dean said "I don't understand the blind faith you have in the man. I mean, it's like you don't even question him." Sam said "Yeah, it's called being a good son!" Dean yelled as Sam got out of the car angry and Dean followed, begrudgingly I did too, Sam was taking his things from the car, "You're a selfish bastard, you know that? You just do whatever you want. Don't care what anybody thinks." dean yelled, as he walked around the car to Sam "Dean stop it, Sam get back in the car, come on we'll check this out and then well go see Dad okay" I said standing in the middle of the two, "That's what you really think?" Sam asked looking at Dean "Yes, it is." Dean said "No it's not, Dean come on knock it off" I said "Well, then this selfish bastard is going to California." Sam said walking away "Come on, you're not serious." Dean said "I am serious." Sam said "No you're not Sammy please" I begged "It's the middle of the night! Hey, I'm taking off, I will leave your ass, you hear me?" Dean yelled Sam stopped and turned to face us, "That's what I want you to do." Sam said. They stare at each other for a few seconds just waiting, "Goodbye, Sam." Dean said closing the trunk of the car, "No Dean seriously, Sam just get back in the car" I said, I could feel the tears gathering in my eyes, "Sorry Ely, this is something I have to do" Sam said his face softening, I ran over and hugged him "Please don't leave again" I cried into his chest, "Go with Dean El, I'll call you later I promise" Sam said pushing me to Dean. "No, why can't you just suck it up, you really can't think you're the only one that want to find him" I said "El..." "No, Dad told us to not follow him, don't you think that means to you know not follow him" I said, Dean wrapped his arms around my middle as Sam just stood there speechless "You just do what ever you want to do, don't call me until you get your head out of your ass" I said pushing Dean of of me and got into the front seat and slammed the door./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;"When we got to Burkittsville Indiana, I pulled out my phone and scrolled down to Sam's number and opened the messages, "I'm sorry about last night, I just didn't want you to leave" I sent to Sam as Dean put his own phone away, "You coming kiddo" "no, you go ahead" I said, Dean got out of the car and walked over to a man sitting in a chair on the porch of 'Scott's cafe". I crossed out the rant I had went on about Sam as we were driving, it was mean and I was venting and really didn't mean it just had to get my frustration out, Dean came over and opened the door "Any luck?" I asked when he got into the car, "No, he didn't see them" Dean said "Think he's lying?" I asked "I don't but how bout we get some food in you huh?" Dean said with a small smile "Sure, there's a general store over there, I have to grab some girly things if you want to stop there" I said checking my messages. "I should be the one apologising flower pot, I just...had to go" I smiled at the old nickname "This doesn't mean I forgive you" I sent as Dean gestured for me to get out of the car, I grabbed my wallet from my bag and following him down to the general store, I went around and got what I needed and walked to the counter in time to hear the blond woman my brother was talking to say "You remember? They were just married." to the old man and woman with her "You're right. They did stop for gas. Weren't here more than ten minutes." the man said as the old woman walked over and rung my stuff up "Ten fifty" she said, "Um, one second I only have a five" I walked over to Dean and put my hand in his pocket and in front of him switched the five for a fifty, he flicked the back of my head as I walked back over to the counter, "Do you know that man?" The woman asked, My comment of "No, I just like stealing money from strangers in front of them for fun" was interrupted by Dean who said "Yeah, she's my pain in the ass little sister, Beth" who had come up behind me and dropped a couple of chocolate bars onto the counter wrapping his arms around my shoulders. "Really" he said as we walked back to the car, "What I was short on cash" I said shrugging as I opened a packet of twizzlers. /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 were following the directions the old man had given Dean when something started to buzz in the back seat and in my bag, "what the" Dean said as he turned around to dig through his duffle which was in the back seats while trying to watch the road "Woah, dude focus on driving" I said, Dean pulled over in front of an apple orchard and we both pulled out our EMF meters at the same time, we shared a look as the two meters were going off like crazy, "That's weird why would the EMF be going off at an apple Orchard" I asked, "I don't know, lets go check it out" Dean said dropping his meter back into his duffle, I pulled my gun from my back and tucked it into the waist band my jeans as I followed him out of the car and through the orchaed, we cam across a creepy looking Scarecrow, "Wow that scarecrow is creepy" I said, "Dude's fugly is what he his" Dean said noticing something on the scarecrows arms, he grabbed a ladder and steeped up a few steps and pulled out the wanted posters, "Nice tat" he saif to the scarecrow before climbing down the ladder and took my hand "He's got the same tattoo as Vince" Dean said, "I don't think the townspeople are telling me the truth" Dean said as he lead me out of the Orchard, "You should have come in as a cop, instead of a friend" I said as we got back into the Impala, "I have to get gas anyway so..." Dean said as he turned the car around and drove back to town. /p
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 stayed in the car with the windows down when we came to the station, and heard him talking to some one "You're back." a woman said "Never left." Dean said "Still looking for your friends?" the woman asked, "You mind fillin' her up there, Emily?...So, you grew up here?" Dean asks "I came here when I was thirteen. I lost my parents. Car accident. My aunt and uncle took me in." Emily said "They're nice people." Dean said "Everybody's nice here." Emily said "So, what, it's the, uh, perfect little town?" Dean asked "Well, you know, it's the boonies. But I love it. I mean, the towns around us, people are losing their homes, their farms. But here, it's almost like we're blessed." Emily said, "Hey, you been out to the orchard? You seen that scarecrow?" Dean asked "Yeah, it creeps me out." Emily said, Dean laughed "Yeah it creeped Beth out too" he said and the asked "Whose is it?" "I don't know. It's just always been there." Emily said "That your aunt and uncle's?" Dean asked "Customer. Had some car troubles." Emily said "It's not a couple, is it? A guy and a girl?" Dean asked, Dean got into the car "How about we put some food that's not candy in you" Dean said and drove us to Scotty's Cafe. I put my ear buds in and grabbed my journal and pencil pouch and followed Dean in, I knew he was bothering the couple next to us who would more than likely be the next victims but I honestly didn't have the energy to stop my brother from being his usual annoying self. I felt a tap on my shoulder and I looked up, "Seriously" I said putting the coloured pencils back in the pencil pouch as I took an earbud out, the Sheriff was standing there looking annoyed, "You just have a talent for annoying people" I said looking at Dean and following him out "All I was trying to do was make a conversation, I didn't even get my pie" Dean said as we walked over to the Impala the sheriff following us. /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;""Stay here!" Dean said as he got out of the car, the red truck that was parked at the gas station was already parked out side the orchard "You don't have to tell me twice" I said as Dean shut the doors to the car and I heard the locks well lock. the couple ran out of the orchard and Dean wasn't that far behind them, Dean got into the seat beside me and the couple got in the back, "What happened?" I asked "Scarecrow came alive, and it wasn't a ghost" Dean whispered to me, "Thats comforting, I actually have a theory, but I want to run it by Sammy too" I said, Dean nodded as he drove us to the nearest motel between the town and the orchard, "In the morning" Dean said./p
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 told Dean my theory and he actually thinks its possible, I called Sam and put him on speaker as we were driving to the local community college where he had an appointment with a professor there .br /"The scarecrow climbed off its cross?" Sam asked "Yeah, I'm tellin' ya. Burkittsville, Indiana. Fun Town." Dean said sarcastically "It didn't kill the couple, did it?" Sam asked "No. we can cope without you, you know." Dean said rolling his eyes "So, something must be animating it. A spirit." Sam said "No, not a spirit. Thank god, I'm thinking It's a god or a Pagan god, anyway" I said as I flipped through Dads journal which has noting on pagan gods "What makes you say that?" Sam asked "The annual cycle of its killings? And the fact that the victims are always a man and a woman. Like some kind of fertility right." I said "And you should see the locals. The way they treated this couple. Fattenin' 'em up like a Christmas turkey." Dean added, I shrugged I don't pay attention to those things unless I have to, "The last meal. Given to sacrificial victims." Sam said "Yeah, like a ritual sacrifice to appease some Pagan god." I said with a nod "So, a god possesses the scarecrow..." Sam said "And the scarecrow takes its sacrifice. And for another year, the crops won't wilt, and disease won't spread." Dean finished. "Do you know which god ye're dealing with?" Sam asked "No, not yet." Dean said "Well, you figure out what it is, you can figure out a way to kill it." Sam said "We know. We're actually on my way to a local community college. I've got an appointment with a professor. You know, since we don't have or trusty sidekick geek boy to do all the research." Sam laughed "What about Ely?" He asked, "Oh I only know as much as I've read, and we've already been chased out of the town, D's just going to get a photocopy of the pages for me" I said "Research hurts my brain too much" I said with a laugh, "You know, if you both are hinting you need my help, just ask." Sam said "we're not hinting anything. Actually, uh—I want you to know...I mean, don't think..." Dean said, I looked at him, I have never seen this man get tongue tied ever, "Yeah. I'm sorry, too." Sam said "Sam. You were right. You gotta do your own thing. You gotta live your own life." Dean said. I frowned I knew Dean was right but I liked having both of them around. "Are you serious?" Sam asked clearly as shocked as I was. "You've always known what you want. And you go after it. You stand up to Dad. And you always have. Hell, I wish I—anyway...I admire that about you. I'm proud of you, Sammy." Dean said "I don't even know what to say." Sam said "Say you'll take care of yourself. I rather like having two big brothers" I said "I will. Promise" Sam said "Call of of us when you find Dad." Dean said "OK. Bye, Dean. Els take me off speaker" Sam said and I could hear the sadness in his tone, I took the phone off speaker and held it to my ear, "I'm really sorry Els" he said, "I know you are Sammy, you're my brother and I love you" I said "I love you too,...There's a but isn't there" I laughed "Yeah, I don't know if I'm ready to forgive you for taking off in the middle of the night again, believe me I know why you did but..." "It brought up old memories, Stay safe flower pot" "I will you too Sammy" I said hanging up./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;"when I thought it was safe enough I drove to the motel I grabbed my rucksack and my bag and locked myself into the room, I calmed my nerves I still had a good hour or two before sundown, time to do my research. I had remembered that I had my mothers journal and I decided to check that my laptop open with several tabs, "How the hell am I supposed to get Dean if I don't even know which pagan god it is" I muttered, the ringing of my phone scared me, "Sammy" I said "Ely, thank god I can't get through to Dean what happened" Sam said sounding relieved, "I don't know Sammy, I was in the car and next thing I know is the sheriff is carrying Dean out of the building, I drove out of there the minute he started to bang on Baby's windows, Sammy what am I going to do,?" I said the tears that I had dried up were back and streaming down my face and I was hyperventilating "Ely listen to me, Its going to be okay, I'm on my way where are you?" "I'm in the motel room, its the only one near the town about a mile or so, Sammy I'm scared, I don't like being on my own and I don't know what to do" "I'm almost there sweetheart okay just try to even your breathing and stay in the car" Sam said "Wait how are you almost here?" I asked drying the stupid tears "I stole a car after Dean didn't pick up after the fifth time I called" Sam said. I laughed "Dean will be so proud"/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;"Sam and I snuck into the orchard and saw Dean and Emily tied to two trees, "Dean" Sam whispered "Oh! Oh, I take everything back I said. I'm so happy to see you. Come on." Dean said as Sam started to untie him "Have you seen Ely?" Dean asked "Here" I said as I started to undo Emily's ropes "How'd you get here?" Dean asked "I-Uh stole a car" Sam said, Dean laughed "Haha! That's my boy! And keep an eye on that scarecrow. He could come alive any minute." Dean said "Yeah, there may be a bit of a problem with that" I said right as Sam asked "What Scarecrow?". "We need to find the scared tree this thing is attacked to!" Dean said as we ran "Alright, now, this sacred tree you're talking about" Sam said as the four of us ran through the orchard "It's the source of its power." Dean said "So let's find it and burn it." I said "Nah, in the morning. Let's just shag ass before Leather Face catches up." Dean said as we reached and open clearing, a few of the towns people appeared out of no where and blocked us from leaving, I clung to both of my brothers arms because well these are people not monsters, I was glad when both stepped slightly in front of me and Dean pushed Emily behind him too. Please. Let us go." Emily begged "It'll be over quickly, I promise." the old man from the shop said, I never did get his name "Please." Emily said "Emily, you have to let him take you. You have to" he was cut off as the scarecrow appeared a stuck his sickle through the old mans chest, Emily and the old woman screamed, The scarecrow wrapped his other arm around the old woman's neck and he drags them away. Emily had hidden her face in Deans chest as this was happening. luckily for us the people that had been blocking us ran away, probably scared out of their minds. "Come on, let's go." Dean said Sam took my hand and we started to run again, there was a noise behind us and when we turned around there was nothing there. so we ran out of the orchard, I jumped on Dean hugging him, "you scared me Dean" I said, "I know, sorry kiddo" He said as I fell stumbling a little, Dean put his hand on my shoulder and did the same to Sam before he pulled Sam in for a hug./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 waited until the sun came up and went back into the orchard and found that god damn tree, Sammy and I tossed gasoline on the tree and Dean picked up a stick and lit one end of it with his lighter "Let me." Emily said taking the stick from Dean. "You know, the whole town's gonna die." Dean informed her "Good." She said tossing the stick as Sam and I stepped back to them and we watched the tree burn./p
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 drove Emily to the bus stop and watched her get onto a bus to Boston. "Think she's gonna be alright?" Sam asked as the bus left "I hope so." Dean said "And the rest of the townspeople, they'll just get away with it?" I asked "Well, what'll happen to the town will have to be punishment enough." Dean said patting my head before running his fingers through my hair before dropping his hand, as we started walking to the car. "So, can I drop you off somewhere?" Dean asked Sam, Sam looked between me and Dean and shook his head "No, I think you're stuck with me." Sam said as we stopped in front of the car "What made you change your mind?" Dean asked "I didn't. I still wanna find Dad. And you're still a pain in the ass." Sam said Dean nodded and I giggled "But, Jess and Mom—they're both gone. Dad is God knows where. You, me and Ely We're all that's left. So, if we're gonna see this through, we're gonna do it together." Dean Paused and looked at him, "Hold me, Sam. That was beautiful." Dean said sarcastically as he put a hand on Sam's shoulder, Sam hit it away as we laughed, "You should be kissing my ass, you were dead meat, dude." Sam said as Dean wrapped his arm around my shoulders and pulled me around the car, "Yeah, right. I had a plan, I'd have gotten out." Dean said pulling his keys from his pocket "Oh do share D, what was your plan?" I said laughing as I climbed into the back, "He didn't have one" Sam said, "Shut up the both of you, I'd have figured it out" Dean said./p
