Hollywood Babylon
"Hey, you know this is where they filmed Creepshow?" Dean asked the stranger sitting next to him on the tour bus around the movie studio. Sam was sitting in front of them.
"Come on" Sam said annoyed as he jumped off the tour bus.
"Let's finish the tour" Dean snapped before huffing and getting off the tour bus as well.
"Sam, check it out, it's Matt Damon" Dean said excitedly.
"Yeah, pretty sure that's not Matt Damon" Sam chuckled.
"No, it is" Dean said seriously.
"Well, Matt Damon just picked up a broom and started sweeping" Sam mocked laughing at how excited his older brother was.
"Well, he's probably researching a role or something" Dean explained.
"Uh, I don't think so. Hey, this way. Uh, I think Stage 9's over here" Sam said looking up at the buildings.
"Come on, man. Let's keep going this way" Dean said pointing in the opposite direction.
"No, come on, we gotta work. You wanted to come to L.A" Sam said.
"Yeah, for vacation. I mean, swimming pools and movie stars. Not to work" Dean explained thinking that both of them needed a vacation after Madison and Kaylee left.
"Does this seem like swimming-pool weather to you, Dean? I mean, it's practically Canadian" Sam asked as they turned down a path leading to the set.
"Yeah. I just figured that after everything that happened with... Madison, you could use a little R and R" Dean offered caring, leaving out the fact that he needed some fun after his fight with Kaylee.
"Well, maybe I wanna work. It keeps my mind off things" Sam explained firmly.
"Okay. Okay. All right. So, this crew guy, what did he… he died on set?" Dean asked as Kaylee walked silently up to Sam's left side.
"Yeah, rumor's spreading like wildfire online. They're saying the set's haunted" Kaylee explained startling both Dean and Sam. Kaylee smirked slightly amused while Dean gave Sam a not so subtle look saying 'you called Kaylee without telling me?'. Sam just shrugged in response.
"Hello Kaylee, nice to see you" Dean said sincerely, trying not to mess up again with her.
"Hello Dean, Hello Sam" Kaylee said calmly.
"How's… Madison?" Sam asked softly.
"She's scared but her and Kane are getting along well. He will take good care of her until the next full moon when I'll be back out there" Kaylee explained softly and Sam smiled at her thankfully.
"So, are we thinking something like the Poltergeist?" Dean asked
"Could be a poltergeist" Sam said shrugging.
"No, no, no. The movie Poltergeist. You know nothing of your cultural heritage, do you? It was rumored that the set of Poltergeists was cursed. That they used real human bones as, uh, props. Like, at least three of the actors died in it" Dean explained making Sam and Kaylee look at each other with a small grin at his nerd moment.
"Yeah, it might be something like that" Kaylee explained.
"So, this crew guy, what's his name?" Dean asked curiously.
"Frank Jaffy" Sam explained.
"Frank Jaffy, you got a death certificate or a coroner's report?" Dean asked.
"Well, no, but, uh, it's L.A., you know? Might not even be his real name. But the girl who found him, she said she saw something. A vanishing figure" Sam explained.
"What's the girl's name?" Kaylee asked.
"Uh, Tara Benchley" Sam said before Kaylee chuckled as Dean stopped them from walking.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Tara Benchley? From Fear dotcom and Ghost Ship, Tara Benchley? Dude, why didn't you say so?" Dean asked excitedly.
"Well, so now you're suddenly on board?" Sam asked confused as Kaylee placed a hand on Sam's shoulder.
"Dean's a big fan of her work. Like a big fan" Kaylee said mockingly as Dean opened his mouth to retort but closed it again, still on edge around Kaylee and not wanting to put his foot in his mouth around her again. He walked off leaving Sam and Kaylee chuckling before they followed him onto the set.
"Uh, excuse me, uh, green-shirt guy. Yeah, yeah, you, come here. Could you get me a... uh, smoothie from craft?" Brad Redding; a studio executive called out to Dean, who walked over confused.
"You want a what from who?" Dean asked confused.
"You are a PA. This is what you do" Brad said rudely.
"Yeah, yeah, he, uh... one smoothie coming right up" Sam said running over to Dean and pulling him away.
"What's a PA?" Dean asked.
"I think they're kind of like slaves" Sam offered as they walked off. Dean and Sam worked as PA's for the next few hours while checking for EMF readings and information on the dead crew guy. Kaylee left and went to do some research on about the set.
"So?" Sam asked walking over to Dean who was eating from the food table.
"No EMF anywhere" Dean explained and Sam nodded confirming he got nothing as well.
"Great. So, what do you think?" Sam asked.
"Well, I think being a PA sucks. But the food these people get, are you kidding me? Look at these things. They're like miniature Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. Their delicious" Dean said offering Sam one.
"Maybe later" Sam said
'What did you find out about the dead crew guy?" Dean asked though it was muffled because of the food. Sam glared at him before shaking his head.
"Uh, Frank Jaffy was just filling in for the day. Nobody here knew him or where he lived" Sam explained.
"Oh, great. So, you found out as much as I did" Dean said sarcastically before Kaylee walked over to them.
"Listen, I did dig up some stuff about Stage 9's history. Four people died messy here over 80 years. Two suicides and two fatal accidents. Any of those could be a vengeful spirit" Kaylee explained looking at Dean who was still stuffing his mouth.
"Just gotta narrow it down more" Sam said before Dean looked past him to see Tara.
"I'll get right on that" Dean said walking over to her and stealing a pile of papers from a nearby worker.
"Oh brother" Kaylee muttered making Sam chuckle.
"So… how are you?" Sam asked softly referring to what happened with Dean in the last hunt. Kaylee looked over to see Dean gushing like a star struck fool.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I knew it was going to happen eventually. It's just like I was waiting for the it the entire time and now that it's happened… I'm just numb to it" Kaylee explained simply and Sam wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"You know, he really is sorry. It's hard for him to be anything other than black or white when it comes to hunting. But he is learning, he is trying… for you" Sam explained trying to stick up for his older brother but also be there for the woman he considered his older sister.
"I know, but… I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I can be with him and always be waiting for the next time, the next argument where he makes me feel like the monster I am. At least when we were just friends, just… family, these fights didn't matter as much because there were no romantic feelings involved. I think… for now, that's what it needs to be" Kaylee explained softly and Sam nodded understanding where she was coming from. She looked over to watch Dean and listen to him talk to Tara.
"You found him, right, the dead guy? I'm sorry, you probably don't wanna talk about this" Dean said to Tara.
"No, actually it's… It's okay, but nobody around here really brings it up very much. I think they're all scared I'm gonna have some kind of breakdown" Tara explained simply.
"That must have been awful. What happened?" Dean asked nervously.
"It was horrible. There… there was all this blood coming from his eyes... and from his mouth, and, uh... I saw this, um... I saw this shape. To tell you the truth, I don't know what I saw. I just know I saw it" Tara explained softly as if scared anyone listening would think she was out of her mind.
"Uh, so this crew guy, Frank. I mean, did you know him?" Dean asked curiously.
"Uh, no. Not that well" Tara said frowning.
"That's funny. It's like no one around here actually knew the guy" Dean commented thinking about what Sam said.
"I've got his picture. Um... Yeah, I take Polaroid's of all the crew. It's just one of those things you do to kill time on set" Tara explained flipping through a book of Polaroid pictures. She pointed to the picture and Dean swore before thanking Tara and walking off angrily while Sam and Kaylee hurried to follow him confused.
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