Hope you enjoy! I really liked this episode.
Chapter 20 – Scarecrow
For once, Mary was keen to start watching the next episode.
The episode started with a young couple being helped by some strangers. They helped them with their car and gave them food.
'Well they all seem overly friendly.' Bobby commented.
On the road, the car stopped and they found that they had no signal.
'Well that's not ominous at all.' Dean commented.
They decided to walk to a nearby house that they saw.
'That's not a good idea.' Mary said, impatiently.
They walked past a creepy scarecrow which came to life and attacked them. Neither of them survived.
'That is one ugly scarecrow.' John commented.
The scene then cut to Sam taking the phone call from John. Mary leaned forward in concentration. John told them to hunt the thing that had killed the couple but Sam refused as he wanted to help John, especially after he told him that he was hunting the demon who killed Mary and Jess. He also said that he didn't want them to look for him anymore. Mary sighed as the tension in her body dissipated. She leant back in her chair.
'I'm sorry for not letting you help.' John said, 'I just wanted to keep you safe.'
'I know. But we can look after ourselves.' Sam replied with a small smile.
'You can't just expect them to stop looking for you.' Mary said, sighing.
Dean then took the phone and wrote down the names John gave him. Mary frowned at the change in Dean when he talked to John and she didn't like it. In the car, Sam and Dean argued, ending up with them going separate ways. Both Sam and Dean winced at some of the things they said.
'You two argue like kids.' Bobby said.
'Mabye. You were being a bit of a selfish bastard.' Dean said with a half smile.
'Selfish for wanting to see if Dad was alright?' Sam replied.
'Alright, drama queen, we were both being selfish.' Dean admitted.
The others avoided looking at them. Sam went to find John in California and Dean went to work the case.
'You never told me about this.' John said, quietly, looking slightly red.
'How come you never found me?' John asked.
'I came back.' Sam replied. Mary smiled.
Dean then questioned the locals on the disappearances. Meanwhile, Sam met Meg.
'Is that Meg?' Bobby asked.
'Yeah. She was a bitch.' Sam replied.
'Whose Meg?' Mary asked.
'A demon.' Dean answered.
'She wasn't that bad.' Cas commented.
'Speak for yourself.' Dean responded.
Dean then met with the family who had helped the young couple and asked if they recognised them. They told him that they knew nothing about them until the youngest said that she recognised the guy's tattoo.
'That's a bit weird, isn't it? It wasn't that long ago. You'd have thought they would remember them.' Cas commented and Dean nodded.
Dean then went in the direction the couple left in. He soon came across the scarecrow. He found the same tattoo the guy who disappeared had on its arm.
'Well that's not creepy at all.' Cas said.
Dean returned to the family and asked the youngest, Emily, to fill up his car. She said that she was taken in by her aunt and uncle after her parents died. She told him about how the town was hardly ever affected by the things effecting the towns nearby such as crop failure and bad weather. She then mentioned that there was a couple there at the moment.
'Well that's clearly not a coincidence.' Mary commented.
At the bus station Sam ran into Meg again and they realised that they were both going to California.
'Wow. What a coincidence.' Dean said sarcastically.
Dean then talked to the couple who the family were looking after. Dean mentioned that they were taking a long time to fix a simple break line and he tried to persuade the couple to leave before dark.
'I tried.' Dean said.
Dean was then forced out of town by the sheriff.
'There is something definitely wrong there.' Cas commented.
Meanwhile, Sam and Meg talked about their family and found that they were both running away from them. Dean looked closely at Sam who looked kind of guilty.
'She really laid it on thick.' Dean said.
'Yeah. She was so annoying.' Sam replied, feeling slightly guilty about what he had said.
Next, the young couple Dean had spoken to at the gas station found that their car had stopped and were attacked by the scarecrow but they were saved by Dean who turned up at the last moment.
'It's lucky you were there.' Sam said.
Dean then called Sam about what had happened to get his thoughts on what it was. He then awkwardly apologised for their argument and Sam did as well.
'Well that was adorable.' Bobby said with a grin.
'Shut up.' Sam and Dean said simultaneously, making everyone else smile even more.
Dean then went to a local library and figured out which pagan god he was dealing with. Unfortunately, he was then knocked out by the sheriff. He woke up to find that the villagers were planning to sacrifice him and Emily to the god.
'Some humans are crazy.' Cas said and the others agreed.
Sam then found that Dean was not returning any of his calls and so he decided to go and help him. Sam still felt that he made the right decision. The scene then cut to Emily and Dean who were tied up near the scarecrow. Emily also told Dean where the tree was that controlled the god.
'It so doesn't. Not in this situation.' Mary said as the woman said that the good of the many outweighs the good of the one.
'Did you have a plan?' John asked as Dean said that he was working on a plan. Dean smiled and shook his head.
'You kidding? Course he didn't.' Bobby said, making John frown.
'I was kind of hoping Sam would show up.' Dean replied.
Sam then appeared just as the Scarecrow came to life. The three escaped but were then held at gun point by the villagers.
'Oh dear. Here comes the stupid bunch.' John said.
Soon, Emily's aunt and uncle were killed by the scarecrow.
'You can't save everybody.' Cas said as he saw the looks of guilt on Sam and Dean's faces.
'They weren't the nicest people anyway.' John said.
The next day, Sam, Dean and Emily burnt down the tree the God was attached to. Sam and Dean said goodbye to Emily who left on a bus. Sam decided to stick with Dean, saying that they are all the other has as the rest of their family had left.
'Not by choice.' Mary commented.
'We know.' Sam said.
The last scene showed Meg killing the driver, draining his blood and using it to make a call to her 'father'.
'Father?' Mary asked.
'Yeah. It was Azazel I think.' Sam replied.
'Azazel?' John questioned.
'The yellow eyed demon.' Sam explained.
'He had a name?' John questioned.
'Yeah. Course he had a name.' Dean replied.