Disclaimer: The only new character in this chapter is Missouri. She's not mine either.

Author's Note: Kind of slow and short. Sorry. The next chapter will definitely have more action. Enjoy!

"How? Why?" Lucy questioned.

"I don't know and I don't know," Sam replied. He helped her sit up slowly and lean her back against the cavern wall. Looking over Sam's shoulder, she could see that the rain had stopped and there was sunlight streaming through the hole. Her back was on fire, but at least it wasn't bleeding anymore. She was thankful that the rain had washed away the blood. "Dean and I were sitting in your hospital room when I had a vision of you being attacked by that…thing."

"You saw it?"

"Yeah. It's like nothing I've ever seen before. I was yelling at it to stop when it turned and looked at me and vanished."

"I heard you screaming."

"Well, when the vision didn't stop, I kind of figured out that I was stuck here with you."

"So now what?"

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Dean needed to find Paul and David. They were the keys to all of this. But he couldn't leave Lucy and Sam all alone. So he called the one person that he could think of.

Hours after his frantic phone call, there was a knock at the door. "Come in," he called.

"Hey baby," Missouri said, stepping in to the room. Dean couldn't contain himself. He leapt out of the chair and in to Missouri's arms. As much as they hadn't gotten along in the past, he couldn't help but give in to that mother-son instinct in a time of crisis.

"I'm so glad to see you," Dean said. He pulled back.

"You kids really need to come see more often than when you have a problem. And it's a good thing I was in Indiana 'cause otherwise I couldn't have gotten here so fast." She looked past Dean and saw Lucy and Sam. Dean caught the worry in Missouri's eyes.

"I just need you to stay here with them while I go do some research and track down these guys. I can't leave these two alone. And if one or two dark haired men show up, call me immediately. Don't let them get anywhere near Sam or Lucy." Fear and anxiety were in his voice.

"You're a very strong man, Dean Winchester. You're also a very loving man, taking care of your siblings like you do."

"I have to. What am I going to do? Leave them on their own?" Missouri grabbed Dean's hand and smiled. She walked over and sat in the chair that Dean had recently vacated, between Sam and Lucy's cots. She grabbed Lucy's right hand and Sam's left. Dean took one last look at his siblings, praying that this wouldn't be the last time he would see them alive.

"I'll be back, you guys. Everything's going to be okay. I'll take care of it." And with that, he was gone.

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"I'll be back, you guys. Everything's going to be okay. I'll take care of it." It was a whisper, but Sam and Lucy knew immediately who it was. It wasn't the same evil voice that had spoken to Lucy. This one was on their side. It was their big brother.

"Dean," Lucy breathed. For the first time, she felt a twinge of hope. It also gave them a surge of strength. "There has to be a way out of here. Something we're missing." Sam helped her to her feet so they could examine the cavern once again. They walked around the perimeter, feeling the walls, looking for some clue.

"Ow! Dammit," Sam cried, holding his foot.

"What happened?" Lucy asked from the other side.

"I hit my toe on this stupid rock. Wait." Sam forgot about his throbbing toe and squatted down.

"What did you find?" Lucy asked as she made her way over to him.

"Here. Written on the wall. 'I'm here. Help me.' Someone else has been here before." It was scratched into the rock. "This person was trying to communicate. But with who?"

"Sam. You're nose is bleeding," Lucy said. Indeed, when Sam reached up to his face, it was covered in blood.

"This time I will finish what has been started. Too bad you have to die before precious big brother can save you." Sam and Lucy shot up and whirled around to face the whisper. Sam placed himself in front of Lucy and prepared for the worst.