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Entering the hospital reception area Sam looks back and waits until he is greeted by Nina who is looking quite tired and miserable.
"You're not much of a walker are you?" Sam says as Nina huffs and puffs.
"I'll tell you the same thing I told my gym teacher at school. These legs were made for driving not walking……or running either for that matter."
Smiling, Sam heads over to the admissions desk mouth open ready to address the old woman with grey hair sitting behind the table when he realises that she can't see him. While Nina stands in the background waving her hands franticly in front of people's faces Sam leans over the desk and sees the admissions form between the old woman's elbows. Giving up trying to get people's attention Nina looks back at Sam with her hands on her hips.
"Don't look at me. I'm still feeling weasy from going through those draws."
Frowning Sam looks back at the reception desk and takes a deep breath as he slowly walks through the wooden top. Taking another quick step Sam finds himself through the desk and standing next to the old lady. Raising his hands in defeat towards Nina she replies with a sarcastic thumbs up before putting her hands back on her hips. Looking over the grey haired woman's shoulder Sam begins to scan the admission form until his eyes light up. Walking back through the desk, this time a little easier and quicker, he heads for the stairs.
"Did you find us?"
"I found a James Woods and a Jane Doe in room 302."
"How do you now that's us?"
"James Woods is one of the insurance cards we use. We kind of acquired it one day."
"You mean you stole it? So why am I the Jane Doe? Dean knows my name."
"He's protecting you. The less information he gives out about you the better. Hell for all we now you could be on the FBI's most wanted list." Sam grins as Nina's quickens her pace as she follows Sam up the stairs.
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Turning down a blue corridor Sam's pace quickens as he reaches room 290 until he finally reaches room 302 but the door is closed. Taking a deep breath Sam looks at Nina and then walks through the closed door.
Opening his eyes Sam sees two hospital beds next to each other. On the left lies Nina who is quite peaceful and attached to a heart monitor. Next to her lies Sam also attached to a heart monitor with Dean sitting by his side looking quite pale and tired.
"Dean!" Sam says as he tries to touch Dean on the shoulder but fails causing him to frown just as Nina enters almost tripping over herself.
"I don't think I'll ever get used to that."
Nina's mouth drops open as she sees herself and Sam lying in the hospital beds. Walking over to Sam she notices Dean.
"Have you tried…."
"He can't hear me." Sam says cutting Nina off.
Walking over to her own body Nina looks at herself.
"Wake up……come on……wake up. ARGH DAM IT!!!!"
"I know what to do. This has happened before." Sam says as he starts to click his fingers.
"What?" Nina replies rubbing her eyes and then replacing her hands on her hips.
"A couple of months ago Dean and I were in this car accident. We were pretty messed up, Dean more than me." Sam walks over to Nina getting quite excited about his plan. "Anyway Dean was in a coma but somehow he was hunting a spirit that was targeting the hospital."
"Ok and where is this heading?"
"Dean managed to make contact with me through an Ouija Board. He moved the piece around on the board and told me what was happening to him." Sam smiles quite happy with himself.
"An Ouija board?"
"Yes. If we can just get one, or find some way of making Dean get one, we can contact him via that."
"Only one problem."
"What?"
Nina puts her hand through her own body that is on the bed.
"We can't touch anything remember. How are we supposed to move an object around an Ouija Board?"
Pulling his hands to a fist Sam hits his thighs as he begins to feel foolish at forgetting this one crucial element. Looking over towards the door Sam and Nina watch as a doctor enters causing Dean to quickly stand up and wipe the sleep away from his eyes.
"Doctor, any change?" Dean asks shaking the doctor's hand.
"I'm afraid not. Your brother here and the Jane Doe have made no improvement. I would however like to go over a few things, just so we can rule out any other conditions we have in mind."
"Ok, like what?"
Pulling out Sam's chart the doctor begins to scan over the pages of writing.
"Has your brother taken any drugs in the last month, or was he a drug user in recent years?
Dean almost spits out in anger while Nina looks up at Sam and smiles.
"What is it Sam? Are you a smoky Joe?" Nina laughs while Sam grunts the comment away.
"What are you getting at Doc?" Dean says scratching the back of his head trying to hold back the temptation to punch the doctor for asking such a stupid question.
"We are merely trying to discover if the cause of your brother and his 'friend's' collapse is drug related."
"NO! He does not and never has done drugs."
"And the girl?"
Sam now smiles down at Nina.
"What is it Nina? Are you a smoky Jane?"
Nina's eyes narrow as she looks back at Dean almost willing him to say the correct answer.
"No, her neither."
"I thought you didn't know the girl?"
"I don't, I mean I met her once but she seemed normal enough."
"You would be surprised as to what some people class as normal around here."
Dean's patience begins to wear thin as the doctor looks back at Sam's chart.
"Look Doc it's been 2 days. Surely you must know something as to what would make two people just collapse and end up in a coma like this?"
Sam and Nina both drop their mouths in disbelief.
"Two days!" Nina mumbles as she tries to stop herself from falling down once again.
"I'm sorry but so far all we can tell you is that your brother and his friend are in a light coma. I can assure you we are running every test to determine how and why this happened." The doctor says placing a reassuring hand on Dean's shoulder. "Have you remembered the girls name yet at all?"
Dean looks over to Nina's body.
"No."
With a final nod the doctor writes something down on Sam's chart then leaves the room. Sitting back down besides Sam's bed, Dean reaches out and holds on to Sam's hand.
"Come on Sammy, I know you're there."
"Dean I'm here."
"I need you to wake up now you hear? I need you to do this one thing for me."
"Dean I'm here….Dean…..DEAN!"
Dean remains quiet as he looks over to Nina's bed where she remains just as peaceful as Sam.
"Sam?...Sammy?"
Seeing the tears forming in Dean's eyes Nina looks over towards Sam where a slight tear rolls down his face.
"Come on Sam we've got to go." Nina says as she walks up to Sam placing her hand into his and escorting him out of the room.
Just as Nina and Sam leave the room Dean's mobile phone begins to ring. Ignoring the first few rings Dean finally gives in and looks to see who is calling him.
"Hi Ellen."
Standing against the counter top of her bar, Ellen holds the phone tightly in her right hand as she holds a newspaper in her left.
"Dean, how's Sam?"
"Still no change, the doctor has just been in but he didn't say much."
"Listen Dean I hate to put this on you but have you seen today's paper?"
"No, why?"
"I think you should check it out. There's been a death not far from where you are."
"Are you giving me a job Ellen?"
"I think so. From what the papers say and what the police are putting it down too, it all sounds too suspicious."
Biting his lip in rage Dean holds out his phone almost tempted to throw it against the wall.
"Ellen I'm not leaving Sam. How can you even think that I would?"
"Dean I'm sorry, I know you want to stay with your brother but I just thought that……actually I don't know what I thought. Don't worry about it Dean, I'm sorry for calling you about this."
Taking a deep breath, Dean clinches his eyes tightly and then opens them making them look slightly refreshed.
"Hey Ellen don't worry. I'll go check it out. Be good to get my mind on other things for a while I guess."
"Listen, call me if there's any change on Sam ok?"
Hanging up the phone Dean looks back down to Sam.
"I'll be back soon Sammy, ok?"
Giving Sam and Nina one more glance over Dean leaves the room shutting the door behind him as he passes Nina and Sam in the hallway.
"Where's he going?"
"I have no idea." Sam says as he begins to follow Dean down the corridor.
"He looks pissed."
"He's worried."
Following Dean downstairs on to the first floor lobby, Sam and Nina look over his shoulder as he picks up a copy of a newspaper and begins to read the front page headline.
POLICE BAFFLED INTO MANS DEATH
Taking a step back Nina listens as Sam begins to read out the first column of text just as if Dean was reading it aloud in his head.
"Police today are still baffled into determine what the cause of death was to a local man found last night in Summer Hills." Sam's eyes pan down as he looks for the more important parts of information. "Police say that his injuries are that of a bear like attack although no signs of a break in or animal captivity was found throughout the house. Neighbours reported hearing nothing throughout the night although a local doctor has stated that Mr Wells would have been awake while the attack took place."
Just as Sam finishes speaking Dean folds up the paper and heads outside towards the car park.
"What's he doing?"
"Looks like he's going on a hunt."
"What? He's going a hunt? How can he do that? Were stuck up there and he's off on a hunt? Are you serious?" Nina says with her arms out in disbelief.
"Don't you get it Nina? That man from the paper is the man from your vision."
"What? No….no he's not, he can't be?"
"The man was attacked by something that the police can only describe as a bear attack. That creature we saw had six inch claws and it ripped him apart. If Dean finds out what he needs he might be able to help us."
Sam and Nina watch as Dean gets into his car and speeds off.
"Come on, let's go back upstairs." Sam says holding out his hand waiting for Nina to take it.
"We didn't save him?"
"We can't save everyone Nina."
"But that's never happened to me before. I…I've always been there." Embracing Nina into a hug Sam begins to lead her upstairs.