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Carnival of Death

Chapter five

Dean picked up the paper and read the bulletin on the front page.

"It says here that the missing girl's mother isn't sure whether she went to a movie or the carnival. It says she had already been at the carnival the two previous nights and her mother was fairly certain she was going to go to a movie instead."

Sam walked over and stood behind Dean then tapped his finger on the girl's picture.

"She looks familiar Dean. I think I saw her early yesterday morning."

"You sure?"

"No….but she looks like a girl that was hanging around with some of the workers…. Dean, one of the people she was hanging around with was Jack."

"You think he might be involved in this?" Dean looked back at his brother.

"Could be….maybe there isn't anything supernatural about the disappearances. Maybe someone here is snatching these people."

"Well let's keep our eyes open especially around Jack. But be careful Sam he's already gunning for you."

Sam gave a little laugh and shook his head.

"The guy's a jerk Dean, he was drunk, and he probably doesn't even remember our little fight."

"You don't know that, just keep your eyes open and I'll do the same."

Later

They both went back to their stations and got things set up for the day. As Sam was polishing the mirrors he found a scarf lying on the floor, he picked it up and was about to toss it in the lost and found when he realized he had seen it before. It was the same scarf the missing girl in the picture was wearing. He still had a few minutes before he had to open so he headed down the runway to the roller coaster.

When he got there he could see Dean tightening some bolts on the coaster track.

"Hey!" Sam yelled over to him waving the scarf in the air.

"Be right there." Dean yelled back to him.

Sam turned around and was looking around the area waiting for Dean to come down when he saw Jack off in the distance watching them. When Jack saw him he quickly walked away.

"I wonder what he's up to." Sam said to himself. It was obvious Jack didn't want him to see him.

Sam looked back up at Dean just as he threw a switch starting the roller coaster while he continued fastening a loose bolt on a second track. Sam watched as the coaster flew over the track, then his eyes widened in horror as the coaster somehow was diverted onto the second track and started heading straight toward Dean.

"Dean!" Sam yelled as he ran toward his brother. Dean couldn't hear him, between the loud music and the roar of the roller coaster Sam's warning was blocked out. Sam ran up the steps "Dean!" He screamed as he neared his brother. Dean looked up just as Sam dove across the track knocking him out of the way of the speeding coaster.

They both hit the ground hard and lay there trying to catch their breaths.

Dean recovered first and looked over at his brother who was wincing in pain.

"You okay Sammy?"

"Yeah." Sam said rubbing his ankle which had been clipped by the coaster as it went by.

"What the hell happened?" Dean looked back at the coaster.

"Somehow the coaster's track was switched. That thing came off the main track and heading right toward you."

"How did that happen?" Dean said getting up then helping Sam up.

"Some one messed with it….and I think I know who."

"Jack?"

"He was standing over there watching us."

"That doesn't mean anything Sam. I could have bumped the switch this morning when I was checking the track."

"Maybe…" Sam said looking down the runway in the direction Jack had gone.

"We don't know it was him Sam, and I don't want you to go starting something with him…I mean it Sam, stay away from him."

"I will, don't worry."

"Hey, why did you come over here anyway?"

Sam had almost forgotten what he wanted to see Dean about. He looked around for the scarf which he had dropped when he ran to Dean's aide, he found it and showed it to his brother.

"That girl was in The House of Mirrors yesterday. She was wearing this in the picture in the paper….. She was here at the carnival Dean; she didn't go to the movies."

"Okay, well at least we know she was here….but she could have left and still gone to the movie. We still have no proof that the carnival is connected to the disappearances. The only thing we can do is keep our eyes open and see if anything turns up."

Sam looked at his watch.

"Well I better get back to my station; it's about time to open up. If I was you I'd recheck that whole track….just to be sure….I'll check in with you later." Sam started limping away.

"Sam you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine."

"And Sammy stay away from Jack, he might not have anything to do with this."

"Yeah." Sam said putting his hand up to acknowledge that he heard him.

When he was sure he was out of Dean's sight he headed toward where he had last seen Jack.

"If I find out you tried to hurt my brother you're dead meat." Sam mumbled to himself as he walked.

TBC