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Double Trouble

Chapter 5 – Nightmare or Reality

"You think you are so smart Missouri, but all you have done is make it easier for me." The shape shifter advance on Missouri, fists clenched as it continued to beat the helpless woman, venting it's rage.

Missouri groaned, but remained defiant. "Those boys are going to kill you. You can't take what isn't yours to take…I will not let you take what is mine!"

The shape shifter stepped back and looked at Missouri for a moment. "You are wrong, I have taken what I needed from the others. All I need is time, something you will be running out of before too long. You see, as soon as I soften Sam up some more, I won't need you any more."

Missouri shrank back as the shape shifter once more approached with the syringe. "A little extra this time, just to make sure you don't interfere." The shape shifter laughed as it watched Missouri lose the fight to stay awake once more.

Returning to the house, the shape shifter moved quietly towards the boy's bedroom. Missouri approached Sam's bed, being careful not to wake the other boy in the room. Placing her hands on Sam's face, she began to enter his mind once more. "I just need to see what we have here…what secret powers are you hiding from me?"

Sam moaned as the pain in his head increased. He could feel something pressing in on him, pushing to gain entrance. Sam pushed back with all his strength, trying to stop whatever was attacking his mind. Suddenly he saw a figure in his mind. He relaxed as he recognized the figure walking towards him.

"What are you doing here Missouri?" Sam asked, the pain in his head increasing yet again.

"I sensed your pain Sam and I'm trying to help you…do you know what is happening?" Missouri asked quietly.

"No, I feel like something is trying to gain control of me…but I don't know what it is. Help me Missouri…the pain…I can't stand the pain!" Sam cried as he felt himself weakening.

"I will help you Sam, all you have to do is let me in to see what is causing you the pain. That's it, just relax…" Missouri cried out as she was thrown backwards, away from Sam.

Missouri appeared again, only this time, she seemed different…she looked tired. "Sam…listen to me…you must not let anyone inside your mind, do you hear me…I can help you block it for a short time…but you must not let anyone in…not even me!"

"I don't understand Missouri…why won't you help me?" Sam cried, the pain now was excruciating. Sam could barely focus on what Missouri was trying to tell him.

"Sam…I am helping you boy…use your senses, you know something is wrong…believe in your abilities…watch out for...argh!" Missouri screamed in his mind and disappeared.

"Missouri…don't leave me here…please what's wrong? I can't help you if you don't tell me what is wrong!" Sam tried to focus, it appeared that there were two figures in his mind now…both looked like Missouri, but how could that be?

Sam shrank back as he saw one of the figures fade while the other advanced on him. "You will tell me what I want to know Sam or you will regret it. Now open your mind to me!"

"No…you can't be Missouri! She would never act this way…who the hell are you and what do you want?" Sam began to push back against the force he felt tearing into his mind.

"Nothing Sam…this is only a nightmare…you will forget…do you understand Sam…forget!"

Sam screamed and sat up on the bed, his heart pounding. He could feel the blood dripping from his nose as he tried to open his eyes. "Sam honey…I heard you moaning in your sleep…what is wrong sugar?"

Sam pulled back from the figure of Missouri, for the first time in his life, he felt afraid of the woman. Missouri sensing his discomfort stood up from the bed. "Did you have a nightmare Sam? You'll feel better if you talk about it." Missouri prodded, watching as Sam struggled to get his fear under control.

She had misjudged his strength and the strength of the real Missouri. But that would be rectified soon. She had felt the young hunter weaken for just a moment. A few more treatments with the herbs to weaken his body should allow her the access she needed…even with the interference from the real Missouri.

Dean had also snapped awake at the sound of Sam's distress. He tried to focus his groggy mind, taking in Sam's appearance, he knew that Sam had either had another vision or nightmare. "What's going on Sammy?"

Sam tried breathing in and out slowly, his body felt weak and he was trying hard to keep the room in focus. He looked at Missouri. "I…I…da…I mean darn it Missouri, what's wrong with me? Why can't I remember the dreams…I feel like there is something important going on, but it's just out of reach. What's happening to me?"

"I wish I knew honey, but I don't remember ever coming across this type of thing before. Look, why don't you try to get some more rest…in the morning, if you're up to it, I can try to do a reading on you…see if I can't see what the dreams are about. It may be that your mind just doesn't want to deal with what you are being shown." Missouri patted Sam on the shoulder. "I'm going to get you some of my herbal tea and this time, you are going to drink it Sam. It will help you sleep."

Missouri quickly left the room. She needed to speed up the dosage, for the first time, she felt like she may be running out of time.

Dean looked at Sam and was immediately concerned. Something definitely was wrong with his brother and it wasn't just fatigue. "Sammy…how's your head?" Dean could see Sam massaging his temple and he also noticed the blood dripping from his brother's nose.

"I don't know Dean…it hurts so bad, I can't stand it. I feel like something isn't right here…I think Missouri is in trouble, but she won't tell me what is wrong. Maybe whatever is affecting her, is attacking me at well." Sam tried to collect his scattered thoughts.

Dean groaned as he slowly sat up on the bed. It looked like his short rest period was over. He wasn't going to take any more pills until he was sure that Sam was ok. Before he could stand, Sam moved to intercept him. "Dean, you still need to get your rest. Look, I'll drink the tea and get some sleep…we can talk about this again in the morning…ok?" Sam gave Dean the puppy dog look, hoping the pain in his head would not be reflected in his eyes.

Dean wanted to argue, but he could still feel the drugs in his system trying to pull him back into sleep. Shaking his head, he carefully laid back down and began to close his eyes. "Ok Sam, but no more pain pills after tonight…tomorrow we need to figure out what is going on with you."

Sam watched as Dean's eyes closed. He felt horrible, Dean was in no shape to be looking after his little brother. Somehow he needed to convince Dean that nothing was wrong. He would just have to solve this problem on his own without his big brother.

Missouri entered with the tea and a couple of aspirin. "Ok Sam, drink this and take these pills. They should help with the headache. Tomorrow we'll figure this out, don't worry." Missouri smiled as Sam drank the tea and took the pills. Yes tomorrow would be a big day…if she could just keep things under control for a little longer, Sam would be hers by this time tomorrow night.

TBC

Raven524: Last chapter for tonight…hope you all like it!