Chapter eight
Training
Teddy sat outside in the backyard of Bobby's house waiting for the group to come out for training. Teddy has been training for a few months now. The group knew that soon monsters would come after her and they wanted her to know what to do. So, Sam and Grace teach her history of monsters while Rocky and Dean taught her how to fight different monsters. Bobby and Castiel teach her different languages. Teddy was picking things up fast. Sometimes the group would use Gabriel to set up different scenes where Teddy fights a fake monster.
"Ready for training princess?" Dean asked as him and Rocky came out.
"Yep! I was born ready!" Teddy jumped up from the ground.
"Ok here's a gun. Be careful with it." Dean handed her the hand gun. Teddy held the gun and Dean saw that her finger was on the trigger.
"Woah there don't put your finger on the trigger unless you're going to shoot." Dean moved Teddy's finger to the side of the gun. Teddy nodded her head.
After that he walked away to go set something up.
"So, what are we doing today?" Teddy asked holding the gun.
"Target practice and then some help from Gabe." Rocky told her.
"Yay! I'm going to be like y'all!" Teddy cheered.
"Sure. See where Dean's putting the targets?" Teddy nodded her head making her hair fall in her face. She put the gun on the ground and pulled her crazy curls in a ponytail.
"Once he moves away from the targets you're going to place your hands where?" Rocky asked. Teddy looked at the gun in her hands then back at Rocky.
"I forgot." She said. Rocky walked over with some headphones for Teddy and put them over her ears. The headphones were huge on the small girl.
After Dean came back Rocky helped place both of Teddy's hands on the gun in the right place.
"Ok now look through the peep hole and line up your shot." Dean told her. Teddy always forgot the words for gun parts like a front sight and rear sight so she calls them a peep hole. Teddy looked and lined up her shot. After she saw the target she shot the gun. She looked up and saw that she missed her target. She didn't even land on the paper.
"Ok try again but bring your arms up more." Dean came over and brought her arms higher.
"Now line up your shot again." Rocky told Teddy. Teddy lined up her shot and she missed again.
"Alright take your time lining it up and fix your hands again." Rocky said seeing that Teddy moved her hands back to where they were before. She moved Teddy's hands in the right place then brought up her arms.
"Just take your time. No rush." Dean said.
Teddy took a breath in and focused on the target. She held her breath and fired. She looked up and again she missed.
"Ugh. I can't do it!" Teddy said dropping the gun on the ground.
"Yes, you can. You just have to keep practicing." Rocky said.
"I've been practicing for weeks now. I'm just not good at it. I'll never be a hunter like y'all." Teddy said feeling defeated.
"Hey you're a Winchester now and Winchesters don't give up. So, stick your head up and try again." Dean said handing her the gun.
"Ok fine." Teddy held her arms up and pointed towards the target.
"Hold on." Dean moved over to her and placed his hands over hers and brought them higher and helped her aim.
"Ok pull the trigger." He said. She pulled the trigger and it hit the target. She smiled and high fived Rocky.
"Good job Teddy." She said.
"Now try it without me." Dean told her. Teddy nodded and aimed the gun. She took her time like they said. Once she found the target she fired and hit it again.
"Did you see that!? I did it! All by myself!" Teddy cheered.
"That's my girl. See? I told you could do it." Dean said. She high fived both of them.
"Hey gummy bear." Gabriel said from behind Teddy. Teddy turned to him and ran to give him a hug.
"Hey uncle Gabe!" She said.
"So, what monster is it today?" Gabe asked Dean and Rocky with Teddy in his arms.
"One shapeshifter." Dean said.
"I've never hunted those." Teddy said now scared that she'll fail again.
"It's ok. You just use the silver bullets which you've been practicing with. And I thought you said you were born ready?" Rocky said. Teddy smiled.
"I was born ready!" She jumped from Gabe's arms to the grassy yard.
"And remember that we are here. You're not in there alone." Dean told her. Teddy nodded her head and turned to Gabriel.
"Ready?" He asked with a smile.
"Yep!" She nodded.
The scene around Teddy quickly changed. She now stood in a nice house. She stood in a living room it looked like. It had a flat screen t.v and a leather couch. There was a glass door in the back of the room leading to a pool in the backyard. The water sparkled in the sunlight. Teddy could smell food being made and made her way to the kitchen. When she got there, she found a couple standing there cooking. The girl had tan skin like she's been out in the sun. She had long black hair and her back was to Teddy. The man was a lot taller than Teddy and the girl. He had dirty blonde hair that was messy.
Teddy saw him turning towards her but didn't move fast enough before he saw her.
"Hey! What are you doing in here?!" He yelled. Teddy quickly hid her gun in the back of her pants and played the innocent girl card.
"I'm lost and don't know where my mommy and daddy are. I'm scared!" Teddy faked a cry.
"Aw sweetie come here." The girl said opening her arms for a hug. Teddy gave her a hug and let a few sobs fall form her lips.
"Honey we have to help her." The women said after Teddy pulled away from the hug.
"Ok I'll call a few people. What's your name little girl?" He asked.
"Vanellope." Teddy lied. The group always said to use a fake name on a hunt and Teddy loved to use Disney names.
"I'll go make some calls. I'll be back." He said as he walked out the room.
"So Vanellope what do you want to do?" The women asked. Teddy pulled her gun out and pointed it to the girl.
"Hey! You lied to me!" She yelled. Teddy lined up her shot and fired the gun. And missed. The monster laughed.
"You can't even shoot me!" The monster went for Teddy and grabbed her. She pulled the gun from her hands while Teddy kept hitting and kicking her. Teddy bit down on her hand and was out of her hands before she even knew what happened. Teddy grabbed the gun and pointed it back to the monster. Before Teddy could shoot the man came back.
"Sweetheart are you ok?" He yelled before he entered the room.
"What do you think you're doing?!" He yelled seeing Teddy holding a gun to his wife.
"Training." She said like it was obvious. The man ran to her right when she fired her gun again hitting the women making her fall to the ground. He grabbed her and threw her to the wall. She opened her eyes and looked for her gun. She couldn't find it till she felt something pressed to her head. She looked up and saw her gun in the hands of the monster. Teddy's eyes filled with fear and she couldn't look at him. She closed her eyes and felt a tear fall from her eye.
"Teddy you're safe. They're gone." Dean said picking her up. Teddy opened her eyes to see the backyard again. She grabbed Dean and felt safe in his arms.
"What the hell Gabe?! We said one shapeshifter!" Rocky yelled.
"I didn't mean for it to get that bad. I thought she could handle it." Gabe said feeling guilty.
"She's only a kid! She can't handle two at the same time!" Rocky yelled.
"If she's only a kid should she really be training at all!" Gabe yelled back before disappearing not wanting to talk about it.
Dean sat Teddy back on the ground after she calmed down.
"You ok princess?" He asked.
"Yeah. Did you see me take down that shapeshifter?!" She asked. Dean and Rocky smiled.
"Yeah we did. You did great." Dean ruffled her hair.
"Teddy! Time for your history lesson!" Grace yelled through the door.
"Go before giant Sammy has to chase you down." Dean joked.
Teddy ran to Grace and walked with her to the study where Sam was waiting.
"So, what are we learning today?" Teddy asked.
"We are doing a pop quiz to make sure you remember everything." Sam told her.
"Ugh whyyyyyy?" Teddy asked.
"Because you need to know these things. Also, every question you get right you get a gummy bear." Grace said holding a bag of gummy bears.
"Yayy! Candy!" Teddy cheered.
"OK first question. What is a vengeful spirit?" Sam asked.
"It is a person who had bad stuff happen to them so when they come back as a ghost they want revenge on the person who treated them badly." Teddy explained.
"That's a winner!" Grace handed her a gummy bear.
"Ok second question. What is the colt?" Sam asked.
"The colt is a gun that can kill anything but it only works if you have the thirteen bullets made for it. It was created by a man named Samuel Colt. He also created the devils trap protecting the devil's gate." Teddy smiled. She always found the colt interesting so she did extra work on it. Grace handed her two gummy bears for the answer.
"Third question. What is the cousin of a werewolf?" Sam asked.
"A skinwalker I think. Maybe?" Teddy said not sure.
"Yup! That's right." Grace handed her a gummy bear again.
"Fourth question. What kills a leviathan?" Sam asked.
"Um I think a knife dipped in lamps blood, right?" Teddy said again unsure.
"No, you use the bone of righteous mortal washed in three bloods of the fallen. Like a fallen angel, an alpha and a demon. You're thinking of a djinn." Grace explained. Teddy wrote down the answer for studying later.
"Fifth question. How do you save someone from a vampire bite?" Sam asked.
"You give them the cure. Once the cure is in them it'll take a few days then they are all better. Oh, and they can't drink any blood of course." Teddy said. Grace gave her a gummy bear.
"Sixth question. How can you see a hellhound?" Sam asked.
"You are about to die and you should really run." She nodded her head yes.
"And maybe something else?" Grace asked.
"Um I forgot." Teddy said. Teddy knew she was forgetting something but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"If you put glasses through holy fire you can see them." Grace explained. Teddy wrote down the answer for later.
Class went on like this for the next hour and a half. With Teddy getting a few wrong and a few right. Grace giving her gummy bears and helping her with the hard ones. Sam asking the questions.
"Ok last question then Castiel and Bobby will help you with languages. What must fairies count?" Sam asked.
"Salt or sugar." Teddy answered.
"Ok smart cookie go on down to the basement I'm sure they are waiting for you." Grace said handing the rest of the bag of gummy bears. Teddy took the bag with a smile and ran to the basement.
"Cassie! Bobby!" Teddy ran down the steps and jumped in the old man's arms but being careful not to drop her bag of sweets
"Hey sweetie." Bobby said kissing her forehead before handing her to Castiel to grab a book for Teddy to help with some of the words.
"What am I learning today?" Teddy asked though a mouth full of gummies.
"Japanese." Castiel explained.
"When am I going to learn to talk like angels?" Teddy asked.
"Enochian is a very complicated." Castel said knowing what she meant.
"It's alright. Gracie called me a smart cookie! I can handle it!" Teddy smiled.
"Yes, but maybe next week." Cas sat her back on the floor when Bobby came with the books.
"Fine I guess I can wait if I most." Teddy pouted. They started the lesson after that.
"Teddy how do you say pass the gummy bears?" Castiel asked. He thought starting with something she liked would help her learn it faster.
"Gamiakum a weto?" Teddy asked knowing it was wrong.
"No try saying it like this. Gamikuma o watasu." Bobby said in perfect Japanese.
"Ok I'll try. Gamiakum o wetasu?" Teddy tried again.
"You're missing the first word. Try again." Bobby said. Teddy took a breath in and tried again.
"Gamikuma o watasu. Oh, my gosh! I said it!" Teddy cheered after trying to say that for thirty minutes.
"Good job Teddy." Castiel said as the little girl gave him a high five.
"Next is your name and age." Castiel told her wanting to do a review of last week. Teddy nodded her head.
"That's easy. Watashinonamaeha Tedi de, watashi wa 6-saidesu." Teddy smiled as she said it right. She learned how to say her name last week.
"Now ask for our name." Castiel said.
"Onamaehanandesuka?" Teddy asked right.
"Wastashinonamaeha bobidesu." Bobby answered.
"Wastashinonamaeha castieldesu." Castiel answered.
"Try asking something." Bobby said.
"Ok um. Oh, I have it! Watashi no petto wa doko ni yunikondesu ka?" Teddy asked with a giggle.
"Did you just ask where is your pet unicorn?" Bobby asked thinking he heard her wrong. Teddy laughed more nodding her head yes.
"I'm confused. You don't have a unicorn." Castiel said with a head tilt.
"Yes, I do! Gracie got it for me! I named him Doctor Snuggles!" Teddy told the two.
"Yeah, ok say one more thing then it's dinner time." Bobby said.
"Watashi wa gumikuma fumi no aisukurimu o yushoku shitai!" Teddy happily said.
"That's not even a thing Teddy." Bobby said after hearing the little red head say she wanted gummy bear flavored ice cream for dinner.
"Cassie, make it a thing!" Teddy said as she pulled on Castiel's trench coat.
"I don't see how gummy bear flavored ice cream would help teach you Japanese." Castiel said.
"It wouldn't but it would make me happy!" Teddy said with her puppy dog eyes on.
"Guys dinner time!" Grace yelled down from the top of the stairs.
"Carry me angel!" Teddy giggled as she jumped on Castiel's back.
"Onwards to the dinner table where goodness shall be served!" Teddy pointed towards the stairs. Bobby followed the angel and the little girl up the stairs where the others were waiting.
"How did your lesson go?" Grace asked Teddy as she got off Castiel's back and sat next to Grace.
"Sore wa odorokubeki monodatta!" Teddy said it was amazing. Everyone clapped surprised she picked it up so fast. Teddy stood up on her chair and took a bow.
"Now time to eat!" She said as she sat back on her chair.
"How do you say that in Japanese?" Bobby asked.
"Blah blah blah words words words. I want food!" Teddy said. Rocky laughed and handed the plate of food to her. Teddy smiled and took the plate. Teddy was learning fast and the group was proud. The group was also happy that she could take care of herself if ever needed. She would never get hurt if they could help it.