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Visions from Hell
Chapter five
"You sure…it was eating him?"
Sam nodded.
Tony and Frank had seen Sam fall to his knees and ran back over to him.
"You okay buddy?" They asked seeing the pained look on Sam's face.
Sam nodded then looked at Tony.
"Look, I know I'm going to sound crazy but I got to warn you…."
"Warn me? About what?"
"You're in danger out here….I think you need to either stay with us and we'll try to protect you …..or you should head out of here and don't stop till you get out of the canyon."
"What are you talking about?" Tony gave a little nervous laugh as he looked back and forth between the brothers. "Is this some kind of a joke?"
"No, it's no joke." Dean said.
"I…I have visions….and usually they come true." Sam tried to explain.
"And what do these visions have to do with me?"
"I saw you….killed." Sam figured he might as well come right out and tell him, why beat around the bush.
"This isn't funny." Frank said stepping forward.
"It isn't meant to be." Sam said. "I know it sounds crazy but I sometimes see things before they happen, and I saw you being attacked."
"Look, I don't believe in any of this mumbo jumbo stuff."
"My brother is telling you the truth. I suggest you listen to him."
"What exactly is attacking me?"
"Some kind of….thing. I saw it ripping you apart."
"Hey, I don't know what kind of drug you're on but…." Tony started backing away from them. "I think you better just stay away from us."
"I'm telling you the truth….Didn't you hear about the missing people? Well I think this thing killed them." Sam walked toward Tony. "Please, you got to listen to me. This thing is going to come for you."
Tony suddenly reached under his jacket and pulled out a large hunting knife which he held in front of him.
"Back off!"
Dean quickly grabbed Sam's arm stopping him from going further.
"Look, we don't want any trouble….My brother is just trying to save your life." Dean spoke up.
"Okay, you warned me….Now just stay away from us." Tony and Frank headed back to their campsite obviously not believing a word of it.
Dean released Sam's arm.
"Well I guess that means dinners off." Dean gave Sam a small smile trying to lighten the mood.
"Dean, Tony's going to die unless we stop it."
"And how are we going to do that? We still have a two days ride down the river till we reach the mine shaft. Hopefully if we salt and burn it, it might destroy the creature, but till then…." Dean looked around the canyon. "That thing could be anywhere. In fact it could be watching us right now."
"Yeah, I have a feeling it is." Sam looked over at Tony and Frank's camp. "Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut about the vision, all I did was freak them out."
"It was a judgment call Sam. If you wouldn't have warned him and something happened to him, how would you feel then?"
"What are we going to do Dean? How are we going to protect them, they think we're nuts."
"There's little we can do unless we catch that thing in the act of attacking him…If we do, we can send it back to hell where it belongs."
Later that night
They took turns throughout the night sitting outside their tent keeping an eye on the other men's tent. But they were both exhausted from their trip and when it was Dean's turn he couldn't keep his eyes open and drifted off around three A M, he woke up twenty minutes later to the sound of shouting.
"Tony! Tony where the hell are you?"
Sam also heard the shouting and came out of the tent, together they ran over to the other campsite.
"What's wrong?" Dean asked.
"Tony's gone!"
"Did you see him leave? Do you know which way he went?"
"No…I woke up and he was gone!" Frank looked around frantically.
"Tony!" Sam shouted looking into the darkness, but it was impossible to see more then a few feet in front of him. "Tony!"
They all grabbed flashlights and looked around the area but came up with nothing.
When they got back to the campsite Frank ran into his tent and came out with a gun which he pointed at them.
"Whoa buddy, take it easy." Dean said as he and Sam held their hands out at their sides.
"What did you do to him?" Frank asked moving the gun back and forth between the brothers.
"We didn't do anything. My brother tried to warn you." Dean spoke up.
"About a creature! You guys are nuts!...I'm getting out of here and I'll kill either of you if you try to follow me. I don't know what you did to Tony but you're not doing the same thing to me."
Sam took a step forward.
"Sammy…." Dean said under his breath. He knew the man was terrified and could flip out at any moment and shoot either of them.
Sam held up his hand silencing Dean and continued slowly walking toward the man. If he could get close enough maybe he could jump him.
"We should stick together. Tony's gone, probably taken by that thing. It could come for you next. You shouldn't go off by yourself."
"Get away from me!" Frank backed toward the canoe.
Sam kept his hands up trying to show Frank that he meant him no harm.
"Look, I know this all sounds crazy but you got to believe me. It might be too late for Tony but maybe you can make it out of the canyon alive if you listen to me."
"We were fine till you two showed up! Now Tony's gone….he has a wife and kids! What the hell am I suppose to tell them? That some creature killed him?" Tony waved the gun in front of him.
"Sammy…." Dean could see that Frank was getting more agitated. "Back off Sammy." Dean warned him as he took a few steps forward. He knew Sam was going to get himself shot if he kept advancing on Frank.
But Sam continued walking slowly toward Frank; he knew if Frank got in the canoe he might as well sign his own death certificate.
"Frank you got to listen to me…..Don't get in that canoe…. If you do you could die, and not just from that thing out there, the river's too dangerous to travel at night."
"Stay back! I'll shoot you if you come closer!"
"Frank we're only trying to help you….You got to listen to me….I can't let you go out there."
"Get away from me!"
A shot rang out and echoed throughout the canyon.
TBC