Within the hour they found themselves walking into the home of a, Mr. Shaw. The elderly man was wearing a checkered housecoat that seemed to drag on the floor as he made his way back to his chair, "Look, rangers, I don't know why you're asking me about this. It's public record. I was a kid. My parents got mauled by a-" Sam cut him off, "Grizzly? That's what attacked them?" He stopped moving, his hand slowly reaching up to take the cigarette from his mouth, before turning around and nodding yes. Dean spoke in response, "The other people that went missing that year…those bear attacks too?" He walked a little closer to the guy, "What about all the people that went missing this year? Same thing?" He looked scared of them and Millie bit the inside of her cheek as Dean continued, "If we knew what we were dealing with, we might be able to stop it." The old man chuckled in disbelief, moving to sit down in his chair, "I seriously doubt that. Anyways, I don't see the difference it would make. You wouldn't believe me. Nobody ever did."

Millie walked slowly towards him, taking in a deep breath, "Mr. Shaw…we aren't like other people." He eyed her skeptically as she took off her jacket and pulled her shirt up slightly, turning her back towards him. There in the moonlight he could see scars running down her back, "I was 13 when I got attacked by something called a Skinwalker." She turned back around, sitting next to him, "Trust me. We'll believe you…what did you see?" He sighed, breathing shakily as he stared back up at her, "Nothing. It moved too fast to see. It hid to well. I heard it though. A roar…like no man or animal I ever heard." The way he described it set chills down her spine, "It came at night? Got inside your tent?" He nodded back silently until her last question, "It got inside our cabin. I was sleeping in front of the fireplace when it came in. It didn't smash a window or break the door…it unlocked it. Do you know of a bear that could do something like that? I didn't even wake up until I heard my parents screaming." Sam asked from behind her, "It killed them?" He shook his head, "Dragged them off into the night. Why it left me alive…I've been asking myself that ever since." He started to pull his shirt down, "It did leave me this though…" He roughly pulled it the rest of the way revealing a hefty claw scar that ran down his chest. Millie took in a deep breath, she hadn't expected him to have a scar too. He nodded as he looked around at them, "There is something evil in those woods. It was some sort of demon." Millie turned to look back at her friends; they had the same looks on their faces as she did…worry. As they got ready to leave, Mr. Shaw pulled the buys back as Millie walked through the doorway into the hall, "You boys better take better care of your friend…next time it might not be just a scar." Dean nodded at him with a brief smile, "Don't worry. We'll take care of her."

Millie yawned as they walked back through the building, "Spirits and Demons don't have to unlock doors. If they want inside they just go through walls." Sam nodded, "So it's probably something else; something corporeal." Millie raised an eyebrow as Dean looked up at his younger brother, "Corporeal; excuse me, professor." Sam scoffed, "Shut up. So, what do you guys think?" Millie sighed, "The claws, the speed that it moves…maybe Skinwalker." Dean nodded, "Or a Blackdog." A baby started crying from a room down the hall. Millie shushed the guys as Dean started talking again, "Whatever we're talking about, we're talking about a creature, and it's corporeal. Which means we can kill it."

Sam rolled his eyes as he held the door open. Dean walked to the trunk popping it open and began to pack a bag for the woods. Sam leaned down to help him, "We can't let that Hailey girl go out there." Dean quipped, "What are we gonna tell her. She can't go into the woods because of a big, scary monster?" Sam nodded, "Yeah." Millie grimaced as Dean responded, "Her brother is missing, Sam. She's not just gonna sit this out. No. We go with her, we protect her and we keep our eyes peeled for our fuzzy predator friend." Sam watched him with disbelief, "So, finding dad's not enough?" He roughly slammed the trunk close, "Now, we got to babysit too?" Millie creased her forehead at his reaction and he looked at her and then Dean, "What?" They both shrugged, "Nothing." Millie got in the car as Dean threw the bag at Sam. She tucked her pillow under her head as they parked near the trailhead. They had decided not to get a hotel that night and save some money. Dean turned on some classical music. He turned to look at her, "Still helps you sleep in the car when it's not moving, right?" She chuckled giving a sleepy smile, "Yeah, thanks for remembering." He tossed her a wink, "Sure thing, Mills."

The smell of fast food woke her up, "Mmm, food." Sam turned around to hand hers to her; his face turning into a giant grin, "Millie, your hair is crazy!" She ran a hand through it as she grabbed the bag, "Shut up." He shook his head as he turned back towards the road. Up ahead she noticed a car, Hailey and her guide were already here. Quickly Millie scarfed down her food, not wanting to get an even more annoying look than the one from when they arrived at her doorstep. Dean noticed as he was getting out, "Geez, Mills…don't choke." She started laughing and flipped him off. He acted offended, placing a hand on his chest with a shocked expression, "Oh my!" She threw the wrapper at him but he quickly dodged it, laughing the whole time. Dean spoke loudly as he got out of the car, "You guys got room for three more?" Millie grabbed her small side bag and got out, rerunning her hands threw her hair. She looked over to see Ben, the younger brother here as well. She sighed to herself, thinking, 'maybe he shouldn't go…'

Hailey smirked at Dean, "Wait, you want to come with us?" The guide spoke up over her shoulder, "Who are these guys?" She glanced back at him, "Apparently, this is all the park service could muster up for search and rescue." Sam lifted the weapons bag over his shoulder as the guide asked with disbelief, "You're rangers?" Dean looked his companions over before looking back at him, "That's right." Hailey asked sarcastically, "and you're hiking out in biker boots and jeans?" Millie smiled to herself as she walked by him; she had changed into shorts and tennis shoes the night before. Dean watched as she walked ahead of him, tilting his head slightly before looking back at Hailey, "Well, sweetheart, I don't do shorts." He then walked past her to stand with Sam. The guide spoke up, "Oh, you think this is funny? It's dangerous back-country out there. Her brother might be hurt." Dean exchanged glances between Sam and Millie, his eyes lingered on Millie. Seeing those scars again last night had knocked his cockiness down a few notches, "Believe me. I know how dangerous it can be." Millie smiled softly at him, knowing what he was referring too. He finished speaking, "We just want to help them find their brother. That's all."

The hiking line formed with Roy, the guide, leading. Then Dean, Hailey, Ben, Millie and Sam followed up the rear. He did that on purpose, Millie thought to herself, he could full well be up in front of everyone. She carried on small conversations with Ben as they went. Soon the hike became a little harder and she had to focus on what she was doing. Only talking when spoken too. Sam grabbed her arm when she accidentally tripped over a rock, "You okay?" His eyes bore into her own, clouded with concern. Millie sighed with annoyance; her cheeks flushing, "Yes, Sam." Sam let go, a slight smile on his lips, "Sorry…just checking." She nodded and then the two caught up to the others. She heard Dean talking to Roy, "So, Roy, I heard you've done a little hunting." The older man chuckled, "Yeah, more than a little." Dean nodded acting impressed, "What kind of furry critters do you hunt?"

Millie watched as the squirrels and birds flew by, minding their own business. The trees were beautiful, it really made her feel renewed to be out in nature. Even if they were hunting something as dangerous as Skinwalker. Roy finally answered him, "Mostly buck. Sometimes bear." Dean asked wryly, "Tell me, uh, Bambi or yogi ever hunt you back?" Roy whipped his hand onto Deans jacket, pulling him towards him. We all stopped staring in shock as he calmly asked, "What are you doing, Roy?" Without answering he picked up a nearby stick and shoved it down in a bear trap. The sounds of metal hitting metal rang out into the forest. Ben jumped a little as did Millie. Roy looked up at Dean, "You should watch where you're stepping…ranger." Dean looked away up and away, slightly embarrassed at having almost had his foot chopped off. He chuckles back them, "It's a bear trap." Hailey hurried up to his side annoyed, "You didn't pack any provisions. You guys are carrying a duffle bag. You're not rangers, so who the hell are you?" She grabbed his shoulder and whipped him around. Ben huffed and walked around them to keep up with the guide. Sam looked at Dean who gave him a nod. He grabbed Millie by the arm as he passed, "Come on…" She looked up at the sky rolling her eyes before following him.

They were quite a way ahead when Dean hollered, "Millie-kat!" Instinctively she knew what he wanted. She dug into her duffle bag for the candy, turned and tossed them back at him, "Don't eat them all this time, please." He held them up in thanks after catching them and smiled at Hailey. She smirked back before the two finally started to catch up. They continued for a few more hours until Roy shouted over his shoulder, "This is it. Black Water Ridge." Sam sighed, "What coordinates are we at?" Roy pulled something out of his pocket and ran them off, "35 and minus 111." Millie hopped over to him as Dean approached. Sam looked at them both, obviously upset that their dad wasn't there. Millie gave him a half-hearted smile until a thought occurred to her. She tilted her head, "Do you guys hear that?" Sam nodded, "Yeah. Not even crickets."

Roy spoke up from behind them, "I'm going to go look around." Sam looked back at him, "You shouldn't go off by yourself." He chuckled back, "That's sweet. Don't worry about me." Then he walked off. Dean turned around to the other two, "Alright, everyone stays together. Let's go." Within a few moments, Roy hollered, "Hailey, over here!" The four of them took off towards his voice. She stopped dead in her tracks, "Oh my god." Roy walked over to her, "Looks like a grizzly." Millie took in the sight as she caught up. The tents were ripped to shreds, blood was everywhere and the hikers' belongings were scattered throughout camp. Hailey called for Tommy, Sam ran up to her, "Shh! Shh!" She whispered, "Why." Millie said quietly, "Something might still be out there." Dean's voice came from a slight distance, "Sam! Millie!" She looked at him shrugging and headed in the direction he hollered from. They found him crouching over something. Millie knelt across from him taking the dragging marks on the ground, "They were dragged from camp?" Dean nodded pointing to just little ahead of them, "But here, the tracks just vanish. It's weird." He stood up, looking around, "I'll tell you what. It's no Skinwalker or Blackdog." Sam looked at Millie before heading back to camp, leaving her by herself. She sighed, kneeling back down to look at the tracks once more. During the research they had come across on the area, this ridge used to be used by people trying to cross the mountains. Then from not so far away she heard a man yell, "Help! Please! Somebody help me!" Fear shot through her body as it clicked in her mind what they were dealing with and she bolted as quickly as she could back into camp. "Millie!" Sam and Dean yelled at the same time as she ran straight into Hailey, "Uff, sorry!"

Before she could say anything, the yelling continued and Roy took off to find the 'person.' Knowing what it was Millie took off with the others as the followed, not wanting to be alone. Out of fear she grabbed onto Sam's hand. He didn't shake it off or look back, his grip just tightened around hers. Soon the yelling stopped and so did the group. Millie quickly took in the surrounding area. The forest was empty. Hailey spoke, out of breath, "The yelling seemed like it was coming from around here, didn't it?" Sam looked around until Millie pulled on his arm, "Sam!" He nodded, "Everybody back to camp. Now!" When they got back the camp had been raided. Hailey exclaimed, "Our packs!" Roy complained about having lost his GPS and satellite phone. Hailey looked around at them all, "What the hell is going on?" Sam answered her, "It's smart. It wants to cut us off so we can't call for help." Roy looked over his shoulder from his crouched position, "You mean someone. Some nut job out there just stole all our gear." Millie shook her head, the movement making her realize she hadn't let go of Sam's hand. Quickly she dropped it and pointed two fingers at the brothers, "I need to speak to you two privately."

When they were far enough away she faced them, "Okay. Let me see your dad's journal." Dean pulled it out of his jackets inside pocket. With shaky hands she tried to flip through the pages. Dean placed one his hands over hers, "Millie…take a deep breath. It's okay." She nodded and did as told, "Actually…it's not." As she flipped to the right page she spoke, "During our research the other night. Sam found that this ridge was used by people during the winter as a pass through the mountains. The history fits as well. Indians used to live here…" She handed the book off to Sam who took in a deep breath, "Makes since." Dean took the book, "No, come on. Wendigos are in the Minnesota woods or Northern Michigan. I've never even heard of one this far west." Sam shrugged taking in all the evidence, "Think about it, Dean. The claws, the way it can mimic a human voice." He looked pissed and annoyed at the same time, "Great. Well, then this is useless." He held up a gun. Sam thrust the book into his chest, clenching his jaws. Millie slowly made her way back to camp. Dean pulled on her sleeve, "Why are you so nervous. You know we can handle this." She gulped and looked down at her feet, "I had to fight one on my own…shortly after you left to get over Sam leaving. Scariest case I ever had…I couldn't remember the markings from the journal and had to wing it." She gave a weak smile as she walked off. Dean took in a deep breath as he looked up at the sky, upset at what she had just said.