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Double Trouble

Chapter 10 – Psychics Attack

Sam glared at the shape shifter as he approached. "I won't give you what you want; there is nothing you can do to make me give in to you."

"Nothing? How about that brother of yours, it would be so easy to just wait for him to fall asleep and then slit his throat…he trusts me Sam, in fact…in time he may come to like me better than you. After all, I'm a much better hunter than you are."

"You leave my brother out of this. He will never let you get close enough to kill him…he'll figure you out and then he'll kill you." Sam couldn't let the evil beast see how close to home it had hit. If it know it could use Dean or Missouri to get to Sam, then they would suffer. Sam would do whatever he could to prevent that from happening.

Suddenly the shape shifter buried the knife in Sam's side, smiling as Sam groaned. "I don't need to use anyone else to get to you Sammy…your own body will eventually give out. The weaker you get, the easier it will be for me to tap into your powers…eventually, and those powers will be mine."

"How much power do you need…you've already absorbed psychic energy from others…why don't you just keep what you have and move on?" Sam was trying to figure out why the shape shifter needed to keep its victims alive.

"Not that it matters, but the powers that I take are only temporary once the host psychic is dead. But don't worry…I plan to keep you alive for some time to come. As I said before, I like your body and I think I'm going to like having your powers. Once I gain control, I can use your powers any way I chose...it's too bad that you have wasted what you have Sammy…but don't worry. I'll put it to good use."

Sam began to feel light headed from the loss of blood. His eyes began to close against his will.

"You can't escape me Sammy!" The shape shifter appeared in the fog that surrounded Sam. He began to push back, trying to expel the shape shifter from his mind once again. As he continued to battle the shape shifter for control, a small portion of his brain continued to work on the problem. He had discovered that one of his latent powers was the ability to influence people to a certain extent. He wasn't sure how it worked entirely, but he knew that it allowed him to get information from people easier than Dean. Maybe…if done the right way.

Sam focused on the shape shifter in his mind. "Look, you will never be able to force your way into my mind…believe me others have tried and failed. You are running out of time, you need to get away now before it's too late. Dean is on to you, Missouri is still resisting you even in her unconscious form, she is more powerful than you. Soon, you will lose it all…just leave now before it's too late!"

Sam could see the words taking effect…he continued to project the feelings to the shape shifter, hoping he would take the suggestion and just run.

"You don't know what you are talking about Sammy…I can have both of your powers, Missouri will soon be too weak to resist…"

"Don't you go counting your chickens before they're hatched!"

Sam gasped as he felt Missouri's presence in his mind. Smiling, he turned towards the shape shifter once more and continued to project feelings of fear. "See, I told you that you couldn't control anything…you took on too much this time. I can feel Dean returning…he has seen through you…he'll come looking for you soon and then the jig will be up."

"You better git while the gittin is good…Sam and I are more than a match for you. In fact, I think it's time we gave back a little bit of what we have got…don't you Sam?" Missouri sensed what Sam was trying to do. She didn't know why she hadn't thought about it before.

The shape shifter jumped from Sam's mind and fell to the ground in agony. This couldn't be happening; they couldn't use their powers against him…not like this! Suddenly the shape shifter grabbed at his head and screamed. "Get out of my head you bastards…you don't get to torment me! I will kill both of you!"

"No, no you won't because then you lose what little power you have left…run now and live!" Sam projected into the shape shifter's mind. He wasn't sure how he was able to do it, but Sam was inside the shape shifter's mind along with Missouri.

"That's right you sorry excuse for a being…you just git before you lose it all…hey Sam, how about you show him some of your other powers!"

"Sure Missouri…I know! How about the ability to burn him from the inside out…I haven't used that one for a while, but if anything deserved burning…" Sam felt himself weakening, he just hoped that the shape shifter would take the hint and run.

The shape shifter staggered to his feet, glaring at Sam and Missouri. He had never felt such fear before, he had to get away. He wanted to kill the bitch, but he was afraid of what Sam would do to him. He wasn't sure how much power Sam was able to control.

The shape shifter backed towards the stairs. He couldn't believe that things had gone so wrong this time…but he wouldn't be going empty handed. Grabbing the syringe from the table he filled it with a large dose of the drug he had used on Missouri. He was going to make sure that Sam stayed unconscious for their little trip.

The shape shifter moved towards Sam and plunged the needle into his arm. Not waiting to see what affect it would have on the young hunter, the shape shifter quickly lowered Sam to the ground and placing him over his shoulders, headed for the stairs and freedom. He didn't need the others…but he would have Sam!

Missouri opened her eyes and moaned softly. The attack on the shape shifter had taken most of her reserves. She watched with tears in her eyes as the shape shifter disappeared with Sam. "Oh honey, I'm sorry…I'm so sorry!" This time Missouri gave in to the needs of her body and fell unconscious.

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Dean had driven through most of the town, stopping at a few places that he thought Missouri might frequent but so far he wasn't having any luck. He rubbed a weary hand through his hair as he pulled out his cell phone. No messages from Sam. Well, they would just have to try something else. The thought of Missouri being hurt or worse, was almost more than Dean could bear. She had been like a second mother to the boys, but now she needed help and he was at a loss of how to help her.

Dean started the engine and headed back towards the house. The pain in his body was telling him that he had pushed too hard today. But the pain in his heart told him that he hadn't pushed hard enough. Luckily he wasn't too far from home. As he turned onto the street where Missouri lived, he was startled by a large white van moving fast down the street. If he hadn't been paying attention, the van would have side swiped his car. Dean tried to see the driver, but the van turned the corner before he could get a good look.

Dean pulled into Missouri's driveway and headed into the house. "Hey Sammy…are you here?" Dean called, not surprised when he only heard his echo in the empty house. Dean figured Sam would be back shortly. He would give him another hour and then he would call him on his cell phone. Meanwhile, he decided to go in search of a pain reliever. He knew he had some in his bag at the end of his bed.

Sitting on the bed, Dean took the two pain relievers and finished the bottle of water. Sighing he grabbed his father's journal from his bag, maybe he should call some of his father's contacts…maybe they had heard something from Missouri. As he sat back on the bed, Dean reached for the pillow and began to place it behind him. He was startled when he felt something under the pillow.

Frowning Dean pulled out the gun that Sam had left for him. "How did you get here?" Dean asked, opening the chamber he noticed it was loaded with silver bullets. Suddenly Sam's odd behavior made sense…"Shit Sammy…why didn't you tell me!"

Dean knew that the brother he had been talking to earlier wasn't his brother at all…he had been talking to a shape shifter, and worse yet…the shape shifter had Sam!

TBC