Summary
The hunters become the hunted when a creature stalks a remote community, and one of the brothers has a choice to make. Will both brothers survive the hunt and the decision of the other?
Disclaimer- I don't own Supernatural or any of the characters therein despite my best efforts. Doesn't stop me from dreaming though…..sigh. Please don't sue me, not making any money from this and they have no one to blame, leaving us all summer like this….. grrrr
Dream Horizon - Authors Note Please excuse the first couple of Chapters - I am still figuring out how to edit on Fan Fiction, so have not had the chance to apply some of the very helpful advice I received on Chapter One. Please let me know what you think - this story is kind of developing a life of it's own, have no idea where we are going but enjoying the ride anyway.
Chapter 2
Dean silently approached the Impala, careful to stay in the shadows; He could see a man-shaped silhouette moving in the car. Moving quickly now, he reached out and yanked open the door –
"If you have left so much as a fingerprint on my car, I swear to God I'll kill you!" he raged as he bent to peer in the car. "Sir" he finished quietly when he realised just who was in the car.
"Hello son" John replied – "is that any way to show respect to your father, not to mention, have you actually seen the state of the back of this car – it's a fast food graveyard. I thought you were going to take care of her?"
"Ah well um…" Dean started.
"Never mind – " John interrupted, "where's your brother?"
Dean looked back towards his room, to see Sam stumbling out unsteadily, his hand to his head.
"Not again" Dean muttered, but before he could call to Sam to see if he was ok, he saw his brother stiffen and look out past the car park. This backed onto fields of fairly tall grass and scrub that led up into the forest edge. The mist was thicker now and for a split second Dean could not see what Sam was looking at, until a shadow seemed to flow up from the undergrowth, a dark shape, large and fast, loping towards them in a fluid four legged gait.
"Dean, get in the car," his father barked "NOW!" Dean quickly grabbed Cat who had followed him down and bundled her in the car, closing the door behind him. The dark shape passed not too far from the car, but the moon reflecting off the mist seemed to cast an almost luminous glow around the creature, partly concealing, partly disguising it's features. Dean could not make out many details apart from the size and what looked to be a rough, dark pelt.
The creature paused and seemed to sniff at the air before realising that there was still someone outside…
Sam had managed to get to the door and could see Dean's outline in the car park, next to the Impala. He could faintly hear the sound of Dean talking to someone in the car. . A movement out of the corner of his eye caught his attention and he looked past the car to the field beyond. He moved a few more steps into the car park, allowing his eyes to adjust to the difference in the light when he saw the creature erupt from the undergrowth.
"Dean, look out!" he yelled and started towards his older brother, but he needn't have worried for Dean had already spun and grabbing Cat had pushed her into the only cover available – the Impala.
Sam watched as the dark figure paused and seemed to sniff the air - when suddenly the creature's head whipped around and seemed to look directly at him. Sam realised that he was exposed and weapon less and started to back away to the room.
John and Dean watched as the creature sniffed at the air. They could now see the outline of what looked to be a fanged muzzle, the moonlight glinting off catlike amber eyes. Some sense made them look back towards the guesthouse and Dean swore when he realised that Sam had moved further away from the room. He went for the door when John grabbed and pulled him back.
"Wait" he ordered quietly
"What?" Dean exclaimed, "Sam's out there!"
"And you're not going to do him any good if you rush out there without knowing what you are up against!" John snapped back, furious with himself as he only had a 45 on him, which would only enrage the creature. John knew instinctively that normal ammo would not work on something like this and that Sam had enough time to get back into the house.
Dean breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his brother had reached the room. His relief was short lived though when the creature rose up on its hind legs and smashed at the door with taloned fists. The door splintered and then the creature vanished within.
"SAM!" He yelled, out of the car before his father could stop him. He heard the other door go and his father's footsteps behind him as he raced for his and Sam's room. He heard a yell from inside, and a strange bark-like yelp, and then the sound of glass breaking.
He gun already in his hand, he reached the door and cautiously peered inside – even in the darkness of the unlit rooms, he could see they were a wreck. Clothes were scatted and furniture overturned and torn apart, deep gauges in the wall next to the door and bed bore evidence of the power behind the creature's claws. Fear tightened Dean's stomach when he though just what those claws could do to his young brother…
A snuffling noise came from the direction of the bathroom, and Dean and John approached from either side of the door, guns raised at the ready, As the Winchester men drew close, the bathroom door flew open and with a snarl the creature leapt out at John. Dean fired and it spun towards him and contemptuously swatted the gun from Dean's hand before throwing him against the wall and fleeing the room.
John followed the creature but by the time he reached the door, there was no sign of where it had fled. He returned back to his son and pulled Dean to his feet.
"You ok?" – John asked
"Only winded" Dean waved him away and opened the bathroom door. There had been no sign of Sam in the bedroom and Dean swallowed, fearful as to what he might find.
"Sammy?" He whispered as he entered the bathroom- it was empty, the wind blowing through the open window.
"Sammy!" he called louder now, - where was his brother?