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The Mermaid
Chapter four
"Capture her! I don't want to capture her…I want to kill her!"
"You ain't killing nothing buddy! That thing is going to make me a lot of money."
"Don't tell me you're planning on displaying or selling her"
"What I do with her is my business…not yours."
"If you try to capture her she'll kill you."
"I'll take my chances."
"That thing isn't at all what she appears to be. You think she's some fairy tale version of a mermaid don't you? Beautiful, sweet…well it isn't. She's evil and isn't at all what she appears to be."
"Then what is she?"
"She's a creature that only appears to be beautiful, in truth she's more fish then human, her real face is covered in scales and slime. The face you see is only an illusion, and the only reason she associates with humans is to kill them. That thing needs to be killed before more people die."
"You're not about to fool me with that line of crap. I've seen her; she's nothing like what you describe. You want her for yourself but she belongs to me, I saw her first. I've been tracking her for weeks trying to find out where she sleeps. She's mine….and you boys better leave her alone."
Grady and his friends stormed angrily out of the bar.
Sam gave Dean a little smile.
"Well that went well."
"The guy's an idiot; he's blinded by the thought of all the money he's going to make if he captures her. He's more then likely going to end up dead, along with his friends."
"So what do we do?"
"He said he's been tracking her so I saw we go out to the pond tonight and see what he's up to. Maybe he knows where her lair is."
Later that night – out by the pond
The brother's parked the Impala down the road a little ways and walked to the pond, one carrying a gun, the other a knife, both salted and ready to use.
They kept hidden from both the road and the pond as they tried to see if they could find any signs of Grady.
"After our conversation back at the bar I'm sure he's out there somewhere." Dean said as he peered out over the dark water.
"If he is he isn't using any lights."
"He probably doesn't have to. I'm sure he knows this pond like the back of his hand."
"Maybe she's not even here, maybe she's out looking for a victim."
"Well then we just wait here all night till she comes back. It'll be a lot easier if we can catch her before she goes into the water."
"But she can enter the water anywhere. What's to say she'll enter it here?"
"Just a guess. This clearing is right off the road and as long as she thinks she's safe there would be no reason for her to go through the woods to reach the pond."
Suddenly Sam lifted his hand to silence his brother.
"There…" He said nodding toward a dark shape in the water. It was a boat with three people in it. It was about half way out and heading toward an outcropping of rocks that hung over the pond. "Do you think that's him?"
"Probably….let's just keep an eye on him and see what he does."
They watched for the next couple of minutes as the men threw nets into the water then sat back in the boat to wait.
"What are we going to do if those jerks actually catch her?"
"We'll wait till they bring her to shore…then kill her."
Just then they heard a noise at the edge of the water. They both looked over and could see a deer walking near the edge of the pond knocking stones into the water; the sound was amplified on the quiet night.
"Damn…"Dean swore softly when he saw the search light on the boat turn on and shine in their direction. Before they could react gunshots rang out and both brothers dived for cover.
"You okay?" Dean asked as he looked over to Sam.
"He got my leg." Sam said wincing in pain as he wrapped both hands over a missing patch of skin above his ankle.
"That idiot's going to kill us! We got to get out of here!" Dean made his way over to his brother then put Sam's arm over his shoulder and helped his injured brother toward the woods as bullets continued to rain down on them.
TBC