The story takes place right after the season 10 finale, after Dean killed Death, the Mark of Cain was removed and Darkness was released into the world. I mentioned before, new characters will be added and thrown in the story and I will bring back several former characters from the show in the upcoming future.
Chapter 77 Hunting A Dragon
The day Dean and Ava drove off in her van headed for Portland, Oregon for their destination would be the longest day for both of them. It was the first time that it was just the two of them alone together without the rest of the group and they both were trying not to act too phased by this despite both of them being slightly uneasy. Dean who has been used to Sam being his hunting partner was especially dealing with his conflicted feelings of being excited about having Ava as a partner for this mission and missing Sam at the same time. However, it was his idea that Sam remain behind to look after things with Rowena and the women so he was just going to make the most out of this situation. He also had to deal with being the passenger when he is used to being the driver but they agreed that they can take turns when the other gets too tired too drive with Ava taking the first shift since it's her van.
Both of them were able to relax some more during their long drive with Dean giving Ava more details about dragons and his and Sam's last adventure with them and what to expect although he trusted that Ava could handle herself. They also played music throughout most of their drive sometimes debating over what songs to listen to with Dean wanting to listen to classic hard rock like the song "Born To Be Wild" and Ava wanting to listen to songs by Gun N' Roses. They occasionally stopped for lunch or snacks, to use the restroom and then sometimes they were held up during traffic due to the chaos since the Darkness with some crazy road rages. This was quite a pain to both of them and it would take them longer to get to their destination but they stuck it out since they didn't have much of a choice.
During the evening, they stopped at a diner to get dinner then continued on the road again. When it got too late, they decided to sleep for the night parking the van in the middle of the woods, where they knew there was no danger of monsters or police or anyone else to bother them plus they had their weapons if anybody gave them trouble. They both slept in the van in sleeping bags next to each other which made it quite awkward as sometimes they winded up touching each other bodies tossing and turning, plus Ava got annoyed with Dean's snoring. The duo woke up quite early the next morning due to the alarm on Ava's digital watch. Ava changed into another sweat shirt she had while Dean just kept on all his yesterday clothes like he normally does. Soon, they were on the road again still a little sleepy but they just sucked it up. They drove for about an hour until they stopped at another diner and had some breakfast then were back on the road.
Once again they had some difficulty with the slow traffic and road blocks due to chaos on the streets. The two stopped to eat their lunch by noon which was a couple of sandwiches they had bought yesterday and had some drinks. Then they started driving again for many hours stopping a couple of times to use a restroom at some gas station or a store. They finally arrived in Portland by that evening but it took longer than it usually would due to some of the chaos in the traffic. They still made it and decided to check into a motel this time for the night and found a cheap local one. The manager thought they were a couple so he was confused when they requested a room with double twin beds but they checked into the room and both sat on their beds a bit tired.
"Boy am I poop" said Ava just as she flopped down on her bed.
"Well, don't get too comfortable on that bed yet, we still have work to do, starting with finding that dragon's sewer" said Dean.
"Yeah I know dang it, I could sleep forever right now" said Ava who was a bit tired and felt like just taking a little nap.
Then she just popped of the bed again. "So let's just get this over with already" she told him.
Dean took out a map from the duffel bag, the same map they used when trying to find the dragon's sewer the last time although he had shown this map to Ava in the van he wanted them to get another look at it again before heading out. Ava looked over at the map with him.
"The sewer is directly here" said Dean as he pointed in an area on the map.
"It shouldn't be too hard to find, me and Sam found it before and I can remember exactly where it is" he finished as Dean had great memory.
"Good, then we better get going" said Ava.
"Okay, but let us take a load off already" said Dean.
"Hey, you were the one that said business is business" reminded Ava.
"I know but I think we could unload just for a bit, no need to come storming in the place exhausted" Dean told her.
So after about a half hour of relaxing, the two finally got going and left the motel and was back in the van again and soon driving off. Dean insisted on driving this time since he knew where the place was. After driving around for quite a while, they finally found their destination and soon they were out of the van and walking inside the sewer. They scoped around the dark sewer holding flashlights, Dean was also holding the sword in the other hand. The sewer smelled awful and both Dean and Ava sometimes tried to hold their breathes since they couldn't stand the smell. It was also dark and creepy looking with nothing but a couple of rats and bugs scurrying around on the floor. Their search around the place seemed like forever as they just the strolled down the endless halls turning a corridor both feeling nervous and excited at the same time not knowing what to expect.
"These dragons are quite recluse that's for sure" Ava said softly who was trailing right behind Dean looking about her surrounds sometimes searching over her shoulder now and then.
"Hey, it's not like we can just call out to them to come out and play" said Dean sarcastically.
"I know but still it feels like we've been searching endlessly and nothing, I'm getting real nervous here not knowing when these creatures are going to pop out just like in the movies" said Ava. Dean nodded his head.
"Well join the club, but I'm telling you these bastards will more than likely pop out of their dungeon just when you least expect it" said Dean.
They continued their search strolling down the sewer until they found themselves in an area that looked familiar to Dean. It was in the same spot where they found all those young virgins locked in a crate below the ground held as captives.
"Yeah, I remember this place alright" said Dean.
"Really?" asked Ava.
"Yep, this is where he found those virgin sacrifices locked up right below here" said Dean who pointed at the crate on the floor as they both shined their flashlights in the exact spot.
"So do we keep searching then?" asked Ava.
Just then they heard a man's voice.
"Oh, look what we have found here" it said and on reflex they both turned around quickly and about the same time to face two creepy looking men with sinister looks on their faces.
Dean recognized one of them, the dark-haired guy who had been one the dragons he and Sam fought against the last time they were down here, in fact he was the one that got away just after they killed the other dragon with the sword. The second guy was shorter slightly plump guy with a lighter hair color and steel grey eyes now looking rather menacing. Both Dean and Ava were quite nervous having to face these dragons but hid their fear prepared for battle as Dean held on to the sword very tightly.
"Well, well, well, its you again isn't it? Funny seeing you again, and right here in all places. The last time me met you offed my brother, you and that beanpole for a partner that is. I see you have new partner now and from what I see comes from a nice package" said the dark-haired dragon who was now glancing at Ava with a real sleazy look that made her cringe.
"Well, you didn't give us much of a choice seeing you and your brood were kidnapping young virgins and offering them up to the alter for sacrificing" Dean replied in a smart-Alec tone.
"Hey, we were just following our mission and you and your buddy were interfering" said the Dark-haired dragon.
"Well, we are now following our mission, I mean it's nice catching up and all but now we have to get down to business" Dean said again being sarcastic.
"Okay, so lets get down to business, I always wanted to pay you back for killing my brother, freeing our virgins and stealing our treasure" said the dark-haired dragon.
With this remark, Ava turned to Dean.
"Stealing what?" she asked Dean just shook his head a bit.
"Tell you later" told her.
"Oh, you mean you didn't tell your little girlfriend here about taking our gold treasure, my, my I guess someone is a little stingy, I hate it when that happens" said dark-haired dragon sarcastically.
"Hey, As I recall you stole those little goodies from the virgins you swiped" said Dean.
"Hey, enough with all this talk, lets just take them" replied the other dragon who was getting impatient and ready for blood.
"Okay, the lady is yours, but you leave him to me" said the dark-haired dragon to the other dragon.
Dean eyes just lit up at him as if to say "bring it on" while the two just glared at each other while Ava just stood next to him both hands up as she put away her flashlight and was preparing for a fight. Dean turned to her briefly and have her and glance as if to say "This is it". Then the two dragons advanced towards them.
"Okay lets get this over with already" said the dark-haired dragon.
Within moments the two dragons lunged towards Dean and Ava and before they knew it, a brawl ensured with Dean taking on the dark-haired dragon who at one point put up his hand which started glowing orange like fire and then touched Dean near the shoulder and neck burning him quite badly. Dean yelped in pain and shoved the dragon off him then quickly landed a solid punch into his face. The dragon held his own and punched back quite hard and began throwing Dean around very hard causing him to stumble on the floor and knocking the sword out of his hand. Dean tried to reach and pick up the sword but the dragon kicked the sword away far from his reach then with his glowing hand attempted to burn Dean again but Dean was too quick and with his foot kicked him away in his chest. He quickly got up and tried to run for the sword but the dragon blocked him and came out him again this time throwing punches into his face swinging madly.
Around this same time, Ava was fighting off the other dragon and she was giving as good as she got with her karate moves and landed some blows and kicks and received few punches herself as well as being slammed about but she could take it. After landing another hard kick that sent the dragon stumbling away, she noticed the sword on the floor and quickly ran for it and picked it up. Then she saw that the dark-haired dragon had a firm hold on Dean around his neck with one hand while Dean was kneeling down on the floor, and he was clearly burning him with his glowing hand as Dean was screaming in pain. She quickly ran towards the dragon whose back was facing her and prepared to stab him with the sword but the dragon quickly turned around to face her and with his other arm he swung backwards hitting Ava hard in the face knocking her to the ground. Then he quickly turned to Dean and let go him and before Dean could catch his breath, he laid a very hard punch right between the eyes knocking him unconscious.
Ava now was laying on the floor and the other dragon had gotten up as both turned to face her. She saw that Dean was now laying on the ground out cold and unable to help her and she knew that she couldn't take the both of them on her own since they were stronger than she expected them to be plus she was bit exhausted from their brawl. So she didn't see any other choice but to retreat for now. With that, Ava turned and ran off still with the sword in her hand as fast as she could. The bigger dragon took off running after her. After a few minutes the dragon returned alone.
"She got away" he said shaking his head.
"No worries, we will get her later, at least we have one of them and I've been so waiting for this for a long time" said the dark-haired dragon now looking down real sinister at Dean's unconscious body.
I know it's been a while but as I said before I'm working on some other projects plus other things have be going on so I may post my chapters monthly but please keep reading. Thank you.