"You really think they saw our plates?" Sam asked as the sun came up and the abandoned the car while Dean grabbed the plates and put them in their bags.
"I don't want to take the chance. Besides, I hate this freaking thing anyway" Dean muttered as he grabbed his duffle bag and they started walking down the road.
"Well, one thing's for sure" Sam said simply.
"What's that?" Dean asked annoyed.
"We're not dealing with a spirit" Sam said.
"That rock salt hit something solid" Dean added.
"Yeah, a person, or maybe a creature that can make itself invisible?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, and dresses up like a clown for kicks? Did it say anything in dad's journal?" Dean asked.
"Nope" Sam said before getting out his phone.
"Who you calling?" Dean asked but couldn't help thinking that who they needed right now was Kaylee.
"Maybe Ellen or that guy Ash will know something. Hey, you think, uh... you think dad and Ellen ever had a thing?" Sam joked.
"No way" Dean scoffed.
"Then why didn't he tell us about her?" Sam asked confused.
"I don't know. Maybe they had some sort of falling-out" Dean suggested.
"Yeah. You ever notice dad had a falling-out with just about everybody? Like Kaylee" Sam asked as he tried to called Ellen but got no response so he hung up and looked at Dean to find him silent.
"Don't get all maudlin on me, man" Sam said breaking him from his thoughts.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked.
"I mean this strong, silent thing of yours. It's crap. I'm over it. This isn't just anyone we're talking about. This is dad and Kaylee. I know how you felt about Dad and I certainly know how you feel about Kaylee" Sam said annoyed.
"Back off, all right? Just because I'm not caring and sharing like you want..." Dean argued.
"No, no, no. That's not what this is about, Dean. I don't care how you deal with this, but you have to deal with it, man. Listen, I'm your brother, all right? I just want to make sure you're okay" Sam argued back.
"Dude, I'm okay! I'm okay! I swear, the next person who asks me if I'm okay, I'm gonna start throwing punches. These are your issues. Quit dumping them on me" Dean shouted frustrated.
"What are you talking about?" Sam asked confused.
"I just think it's really interesting this sudden obedience you have to dad. It's like, 'oh, what would dad want me to do?' You spent your entire life slugging it out with that man. I mean, hell, you picked a fight with him the last time you ever saw him, and now that he's dead, now you wanna make it right? Well, I'm sorry, Sam, but you can't. It's too little too late" Dean said spitefully.
"Why are you saying this to me?" Sam asked hurt.
"I want you to be honest with yourself about this! I'm dealing with dad's death. Are you?" Dean asked making Sam glare at him silently.
"I'm gonna call Ellen again" Sam said breaking the tension and pulled out his phone walking off. Dean sighed and ran a hand through his hair thinking about all the times he used to fight with Sam and Kaylee would be nearby rolling her eyes at them for being stupid.
"Thanks a lot" Sam said walking back over to Dean and hung up his phone.
"Rakshasa" Sam said to Dean.
"What's that?" Dean asked confused.
"Ellen's best guess. It's a race of ancient Hindu creatures. They appear in human form, they feed on human flesh, they can make themselves invisible, and they cannot enter a home without first being invited to" Sam explained as they continued to walk down the road.
"They dress up like clowns, and children invite them in. Why don't they just munch on the kids?" Dean asked.
"No idea. Not enough meat on the bones, maybe?" Sam suggested disgusted.
"What else you find out?" Dean asked.
"Apparently, Rakshasas live in squalor. They sleep on a bed of dead insects. And they have to feed a few times. Every 20 to 30 years. Slow metabolism, I guess" Sam explained
"That makes sense. The carnival today, the Bunker Brothers in '81" Dean stated.
"Probably more before that" Sam added.
"Sam, who do we know that worked both shows?" Dean asked in realization.
"Cooper?" Sam asked.
"Cooper" Dean confirmed.
"You know, that picture of his father, that looked just like him" Sam muttered.
"You think maybe it was him?" Dean asked curiously.
"Well, who knows how old he is?" Sam asked shrugging.
"Ellen say how to kill him?" Dean asked.
"Legend goes a dagger made of pure brass" Sam explained.
"I think I know where to get one of those" Dean said nodding.
"Well, before we go stabbing things into Cooper, we're gonna want to make damn sure it's him" Sam said sarcastically.
"Oh, you're such a stickler for details, Sammy. All right, I'll round up the blade. You go check if Cooper's got bedbugs" Dean said making Sam chuckle.
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Sam broke into Cooper's office and sleeping area to check for bugs, Dean met up with the Blind man who was throwing knives earlier on.
"Well, I got all kinds of knives. I don't know if I got a brass one, though. Check the trunk" He said as Dean followed him into his office. Dean walked over to the trunk and searched it to find a clown outfit. He spun around confused.
"You?" Dean asked shocked and the Rakshasas dropped the walking cane and took off his glasses to show normal coloured eyes and then his force distorted into a large smile like a clown.
"Me" He said before turning invisible. Dean ran for the door but found it was locked. He moved out of the way just in time as a knife was thrown into the door.
"All right!" Dean shouted before breaking open the door and running out into the circus.
"Hey!" Sam said making Dean stop running and spin around.
"Hey!" Dean said running over to him.
"So, Cooper thinks I'm a peeping tom, but it's not him" Sam said simply.
"Yeah, so I gathered. It's the blind guy. He's here somewhere" Dean explained looking around but obviously seeing nothing.
"Well, did you get..." Sam started to ask.
"The brass blades? No. It's just been one of those days" Dean said simply before Sam looked past Dean.
"I got an idea. Come on" Sam said and lead Dean into the funhouse. Suddenly they were separated by a wall sliding between them.
"Dean, find the maze, okay?" Sam called out through the door before both walked off.
"Man, I wish Kaylee was here right now" Dean muttered to himself before he found Sam trying to pull off a brass pole from a musical instrument.
"Where is it?" Sam asked.
"I don't know. Shouldn't we see his clothes walking around?" Dean asked before a knife flew out of nowhere and pinned Dean to the wall by his jacket and then another around near his wrist. Sam managed to duck a knife at the last minute.
"Dean, where is it?" Sam called out.
"I don't know!" Dean shouted before he reached up and pulled the pipe valve that made white smoke come out of the musical instrument Sam had gotten the brass pole from.
"Sam, behind you!" Dean called out as he saw movement behind his brother. Sam stabbed him with the brass pole killing the creature for good. Dean pulled out the knifes and ran over to his brother.
"I hate fun houses" Dean muttered.
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