What is the Distance Between a Bullet and a Gun
A Supernatural/Paranormal Activity/Surprise Fandom Crossover
by Laurel (Sailorhathor)

Chapter: Part II
Fandom: Supernatural/Paranormal Activity/Surprise Fandom X-over
Rating: Adult
Word Count: 20,434 total
Time Period: Happens after SPN "5.04 The End." The time period of PA had to be AU'ed to 2009 to accommodate this (I desperately wanted to include Castiel in the story, heh). The ending of PA was also changed to make a need for the SPN characters to swoop in.
Summary: Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat have been terrorized by a demon in their home for the last twenty days. In step Dean and Sam Winchester and the angel on their shoulder, Castiel, to solve the problem. But what they find is that Katie's past is linked to theirs in ways they never anticipated, and the demon they are dealing with has some very powerful friends.
Warnings: Bad language. Violence. Attempted non-con. Burning of an animal. Character death. Spoilers for SPN up to 5.04 "The End" and all of Paranormal Activity. Told in transcription/script style.
Beta: Beta'ed by moonlitxmelody. Thank you Sammie!
Author's Notes: Will be at the end of the story because they're numerous. Story title comes from the Bon Jovi song "Bullet."

SCENE CHANGE

(It should be noted here that investigation into the Winchester family history shows that on November 2, 1983, there was a fire in the family's home that took the life of Mary Winchester, Sam and Dean's mother. One can speculate after hearing their impending explanation of what happened in Katie Featherston's home when she was eight years old that perhaps this yellow-eyed man paid them a visit the night Mary Winchester died.

It can be assumed that Micah turned the camera off to talk to Katie about the regression. In the next scene, he is filming Dean and Sam surreptitiously as they have a hushed, intense conversation with Castiel in another room.)

SAM
I think she has a right to know, Dean.

DEAN
When we told him Cas was an angel, he completely freaked out. How do you think this guy is going to react when we tell him his girlfriend was targeted by a big daddy demon who bled into her mouth? That Yellow Eyes probably targeted her sisters, too? How do you think Katie is going to take that?

SAM
Katie needs to know. She might be in more danger than we thought.

DEAN
But Yellow Eyes is dead.

CASTIEL
It seems Azazel's minions are still carrying out some sort of orders related to his work. Otherwise, the daeva wouldn't be here. Someone else could have taken over the operation.

DEAN
How are we going to explain this to them? It's going to sound extra crispy with a side of fries crazy.

SAM
Dean... she's 23. The fact that the daeva has become so active may have nothing to do with Micah's camera. It may be because she's 23.

(Dean sighs in frustration.)

You remember how old I was when Azazel had me brought to Cold Oak?

(Rolling his eyes, Dean turns around and catches sight of the camera lens peeking around a corner. His eyes widen.)

DEAN
Turn the camera off!

(Sam jumps in surprise.)

SCENE CHANGE

(Katie is sitting on the couch looking quite bewildered. Sam, Castiel, and Dean are a little ways down the couch, seated in that order. It appears that Micah is across from them, operating the camera.)

MICAH
Okay. Let's get started.

DEAN
(Snorts)
Where do you want us to begin?

SAM
Dean... that's not helping. (Sighs) Uh, okay. What we're about to tell you is going to sound insane, but...

MICAH
All kinds of extra crispy crazy, yeah, I heard.

KATIE
Just tell us.

SAM
There is... was... a very powerful demon named Azazel who set out to find a... a perfect vessel... someone who could open a seal on Hell. This demon went into many homes and fed his blood to children who somehow caught his attention, and...

(The pained look on his face indicates that this is a very hard story for him to tell, and very personal.

Katie interrupts him.)

KATIE
The man with the yellow eyes?

SAM
Yes. The blood would either give them psychic powers, or bring out abilities they already had; we've never really figured out that part. It somehow gave him clues as to what these children might be capable of.

(Micah snickers to himself.)

KATIE
Micah...

MICAH
Honey, if it wasn't for you being in the middle of this, I'd be laughing my ass off.

DEAN
We told you it was going to sound insane.

SAM
As I imagine you've figured out, you're one of these kids, Katie. Probably your sisters, too.

KATIE
But... the demon, this daeva thing, it never targeted my sisters. Just me.

SAM
Maybe it has watched them too, but they just didn't know it. Or they never told you.

(Katie is shaking her head.)

Or maybe you're different from them. Something about you makes you more... interesting to the demons?

KATIE
I wouldn't know. (Pausing to think) You mentioned vessels. What's a vessel?

CASTIEL
There are special people in the world who are strong enough to contain angels and demons for extended periods of time without combusting or rotting. These are vessels.

KATIE
You mean possession?

CASTIEL
Yes.

KATIE
I'm a vessel?

CASTIEL
It could be.

SAM
The thing is, the vessel that Azazel was looking for has been found, and now, Azazel's dead. So we can't figure out why his minions are still watching you.

MICAH
When did Azazel die?

DEAN
A few years ago.

MICAH
(Skeptical)
How do you know?

DEAN
(With a smarmy grin)
Because I killed him.

MICAH
Then you know how to kill demons. You could kill this thing.

DEAN
That's... a bit complicated at this point.

MICAH
But you can do it.

CASTIEL
That's something we have to discuss.

MICAH
You said something about Katie being 23. What's the deal with 23?

SAM
(After a deep breath)
In the past, Azazel would build generations of these children, and when they each turned 23, he would take them to an abandoned town and pit them against each other in a fight to the death.

(Micah bursts out in boisterous, mocking laughter.)

KATIE
Micah...

MICAH
Come on, Katie, it sounds completely nuts!

(Sam and Dean exchange tired looks.)

SAM
Either way, for some reason, the age of 23 is somehow special to him. So the fact that the daeva's activity has increased might be linked to the fact that Katie has become that age.

KATIE
So, what do we do now? How do we get rid of the daeva?

SAM
Uhhh... this is the really hard part...

DEAN
Is it possible that we can just go about our business and you guys will trust us?

MICAH
No.

DEAN
Didn't think so.

SAM
The only way that we know of to get rid of this daeva is to either find who's controlling it and destroy the altar they used to call it forth, or... allow it to possess someone and get Castiel to smite it.

DEAN
That's the only way he can smite a demon on Earth, is it has to possess someone.

CASTIEL
On the celestial plains, it's much different.

KATIE
So there's someone else involved?

SAM
Daevas are like watchdogs; they always work for a higher demon. I know we've mentioned that before.

KATIE
Is it totally impossible to find this person and their... their altar?

SAM
Very unlikely.

KATIE
Can we try?

(The brothers share a look.)

SAM
We can try.

MICAH
If we did this possession thing, how would that go? I mean, who gets possessed?

(Sam, Dean, and Castiel share another look.)

DEAN
It can't be Jimmy, 'cause he's already got an angel in there. And it can't be me or Sam.

SAM
(He pulls his collar down to reveal a tattoo on his chest that looks like a pentacle that is either flaming or shining like the sun.)
Dean and I both have these. They're anti-possession tattoos.

MICAH
It's Katie, isn't it? You want to let it possess Katie.

SAM
(Regretful and apologetic)
I know it sounds scary, but the daeva's already possessed her once. There's no reason it won't come to her again.

KATIE
Wait, what are you talking about? Possessed me?

SAM
When you got up in the middle of the night and just stood there for two hours, and then went outside, what do you think that was about? The memory loss, the nightmares...?

KATIE
I was just sleepwalking.

SAM
We don't think so.

(As it's obvious Katie is scared and upset, Micah puts the camera on an end table that still catches the group from a slightly different angle and goes over to sit next to her. She hugs Micah close and he gives her a reassuring kiss.)

Katie, what are your nightmares about? You said on the tape that they were gruesome.

KATIE
I don't want to talk about that.

DEAN
It's important.

SAM
Please.

(Katie thinks about it for a good ten seconds of silence from the group. Eventually she says:)

KATIE
The nightmares... (Clears her throat) ...were about performing all kinds of Satanic rituals. At least, that's what they look like, you know? The stuff you see in movies? Satanic symbols on the walls, circles of naked people around a table... I guess it was an altar. People sacrificing a goat and rubbing... the blood all over themselves...

MICAH
Fuck.

KATIE
...Someone drinking blood out of a big cup. Couples in every corner... having sex... performing sex acts... and I saw... I saw myself... this hooded figure comes in and takes my hand and makes me... she made me... (She begins to cry.)

SAM
It was just a nightmare; you didn't really do this.

MICAH
Katie, what did you do in the dream?

KATIE
This woman and I carved Micah up. We stabbed him over and over and carved symbols into his body. (Heavy sobs)

MICAH
Baby, it's just a dream. You would never do that.

SAM
Katie, we promise you, if the daeva possesses you again, we won't let you hurt Micah like that. Okay? But there may be no other way to take the daeva out.

MICAH
What about... an exorcism?

SAM
Exorcize it from the house?

MICAH
Yeah.

SAM
Those usually just make the situation worse.

MICAH
What about me? Why can't it possess me?

KATIE
Micah, no...

SAM
It's already come to Katie; it probably isn't interested in possessing you.

MICAH
But I don't want her to be put in danger.

DEAN
She's already in danger.

MICAH
Well... let's try to find this altar first, okay? I like that idea a whole lot better.

SAM
Of course. Of course. We can dowse for it.

MICAH
Dowsing? That was in the book I read...

DEAN
Go turn your camera off and we can prepare everything.

(Micah gets up and heads toward the camera.)

Save some of those batteries.

(The camera is turned off.)

SCENE CHANGE

(Sam and Dean are in the kitchen setting up a crystal pendulum, dangling it over a map. The pendulum hangs from a small tripod made for dowsing - the tripod keeps the pendulum more stable than if the querrant holds it over the map.)

DEAN
(Sees Micah coming with the camera)
Hey, we're about to get started. This is a map of San Diego. When we dealt with daeva before, they only attacked people within a ten mile radius of their altar, so we're assuming that's true this time around as well. Katie's always lived in the area, right?

MICAH
Yeah.

DEAN
It's possible that this altar has been maintained for years. Maybe they use it to control several daeva and they each watch a different person.

SAM
Or this one daeva does all the monitoring for the area.

MICAH
Sort of like... the San Diego representative.

SAM
(With a small laugh)
Yeah.

MICAH
Does every one of these special... vessel... people get monitored by a daeva?

SAM
(Thinks it over; his response has a bitter edge to its tone)
Maybe. It's possible some people are watched but don't know it.

DEAN
Okay, we're about ready here. Cas? Castiel? You wanna come watch this?

(Micah turns the camera around to film Castiel. He is sitting at Micah's computer, using it to play the Farmville game.)

CASTIEL
Hm? (Turns and looks at Dean) Oh, yes, of course. Just... let me publish this thing about golden chicken eggs.

MICAH
(Chuckling)
You like that game, huh?

CASTIEL
It's very educational.

DEAN
(Amused)
Uh huh.

(Castiel enters the kitchen, followed by Katie, who came from the den. They assemble around the pendulum setup.)

SAM
It's really effective if we do this in Latin, so... the words are about finding the location of the altar.

MICAH
Okay.

(Sam reads a spell off a piece of paper; the incantation commands the pendulum to show the location of the altar that controls the daeva occupying Micah Sloat's house. Because he is the owner of the home, only Micah's name is used.

The pendulum begins to swing in a small circle. It starts to lean to one side, but suddenly freezes. For several seconds, the pendulum vibrates in place until it actually emits a piercing whine. The whine lasts only two seconds before the crystal explodes into powder.

Everyone shields their eyes and cringes except for Castiel.)

MICAH
Holy shit! Katie, are you okay?

KATIE
Yes, I'm fine. What happened?

CASTIEL
The person who assembled the altar must have shielded it with a spell. They've made sure we can't find it by these means.

MICAH
How else can we find it?

CASTIEL
We'd have to search every building in San Diego.

MICAH
Fuck.

SAM
The pendulum was sort of leaning to the right. Maybe we'd only have to search all the buildings on the East side?

DEAN
(Sarcastically)
Good plan, Sammy.

KATIE
(In a frightened voice)
Will it hurt... when you smite the demon inside me?

MICAH
Wait a minute. I don't like this plan.

CASTIEL
No, you won't feel a thing.

MICAH
Wait a minute!

(He turns the camera off.)

SCENE CHANGE

We are now in the couple's bedroom. Micah approaches Katie with the camera; she is sitting on the bed putting lotion on her legs.)

MICAH
(Hushed voice)
So, what do you think of all this? Isn't it a little nuts?

KATIE
Some of it sounds really crazy... I just don't know about all this vessel stuff. The man with the yellow eyes, though, I know he was real. I must've blocked it out, but I remember him now. And the demon that attacked me, it's definitely real.

MICAH
I don't know if we can trust these guys.

KATIE
Micah, what else can we do? They know how to kill this thing. The demon has been quiet since they got here.

MICAH
But using you as bait to get rid of it... I really don't like that.

KATIE
Do you think the thing is just going to go away if we tell the Winchesters to leave? I'll be possessed whether they're here or not.

MICAH
The demon's gone away on its own before. We can do the salt lines... maybe... get us some shotguns...

KATIE
That's not going to work forever and you know it. (She leans to the side where she can see Micah over the camera better.) Micah, trust me. I feel like this is the best way to end this thing once and for all.

MICAH
You could get an anti-possession tattoo.

KATIE
That's not going to keep it from dragging me all over the house next time. (She kisses him.) Let's just try this, okay? Just let them do their work.

MICAH
I guess.

KATIE
(Kissing him again)
They may be a little nutty, but they know what they're doing.

MICAH
Anybody can learn to do this stuff. I can read a book and figure out what to do.

KATIE
(Gives him a scolding look)
You do realize that the Winchesters are going to see this recording?

MICAH
No they won't. It my laptop, and I just won't let them watch this one.

(In the background, there are the sounds of people coming up the stairs. Micah turns the camera toward the open door as Dean and Castiel pass by.)

CASTIEL
Do you think I should plant pumpkins first?

DEAN
Sounds like as good an idea as any.

(Sam passes the doorway. He turns back.)

SAM
We'll be in the hall all night, patrolling. Don't worry, okay? We'll get the daeva.

MICAH
Okay. We're heading to bed.

SCENE CHANGE

(The camera is put into all-night monitor mode as Katie and Micah retire. Dean takes the first three-to-four-hour shift with Castiel, then switches off with Sam for the next three-to-four-hour shift. Castiel does not sleep. Dean spends an hour of his shift showing Castiel all the things he can do with his Facebook account. Castiel seems mildly curious and keeps insisting that he just wants to use the computer applications to learn about humans and life on Earth. Dean is endlessly amused with this curiosity.

The daeva does not make an appearance the entire night.)

SCENE CHANGE

(October 9, 2009. 6:19 PM. Katie is sitting at the kitchen bar, smiling from ear to ear.)

KATIE
I slept so good. (She stretches.)

(Dean is in the background, pacing the floor slowly and eating out of a Styrofoam container.)

MICAH
So we just keep waiting for the daeva to make its next move?

DEAN
Pretty much.

MICAH
I guess I'll make dinner. Steak fajitas, Katie?

KATIE
Sounds wonderful.

DEAN
Damn that sounds good. Gotta be better than this slop. (Tosses his fork into the container.)

SCENE CHANGE

(Micah is now filming himself picking through the contents of the refrigerator. He removes a Tupperware container.)

MICAH
Hey Dean, you and Sam can have this if you want.

DEAN
(Coming over)
What is it?

MICAH
Chicken and Spanish rice.

DEAN
Nice! Thanks.

(Micah continues picking through the food.)

DEAN
(In the background)
Hey Sammy, look what we got.

SAM
Ooh, looks good! Thanks Micah.

MICAH
No problem. (Moves some food out of the way) Isn't Cas going to eat? (He says it in a joking tone, like he already knows the answer to that question. The angel doesn't eat.

Dean and Sam just laugh in response.

Micah finds a bottle of chocolate milk.)

MICAH
Babe, when did we get chocolate milk?

KATIE
I dunno, I thought you bought it.

MICAH
Hmmm. (Checks the expiration date) Expires October 17th. Pretty fresh. (Opens the bottle, sniffs it, then takes a swig) It tastes okay.

KATIE
Oh Micah, use a glass.

(Micah films a little of them eating, making amusing small talk while he cooks his and Katie's dinner. At one point, he and Katie try to flip the fajita steak in the pan, laughing and carrying on in a way they haven't been able to do for over a week. One portion must be fully transcribed because it notates an important detail:

Micah drinks some chocolate milk from his glass.)

MICAH
You two getting enough to eat?

SAM
I may eat my dinner from Taco Pagoda too. That was really good, but it just wasn't enough.

DEAN
He's a big boy. He needs a big dinner. (Taps Sam's drink glass) A growing body needs milk to make it strong.

SAM
Shut up, dude. I just feel like it. (Downs the rest of the chocolate milk in his glass)

DEAN
Chug, chug, chug! Woo! Get that boy another glass. He likes to live dangerously.

MICAH
(Laughing)
If he isn't finished growing, I'm getting out of here.

(Sam and Dean both chuckle.)

SCENE CHANGE

(Dean and Castiel are sitting in the living room with Dean's laptop being passed from one lap to the other.)

DEAN
See, you just click here and that plants your seeds.

CASTIEL
Ohhh.

DEAN
And after two days, you harvest your vegetables. That gets you money and XP.

CASTIEL
Real farming isn't like this.

DEAN
That's about as close as they can get.

CASTIEL
(Takes out his cell phone)
You wanted to check my phone... to see if I could do it on my phone.

DEAN
Yeah. (He takes Castiel's phone and looks at it, pressing a few buttons.) No, you're not going to be able to surf the net with this. I mean, you could, but it'd be a pain in the ass.

CASTIEL
It would make my buttocks hurt?

DEAN
(Looking up with an incredulous expression)
You remember how we talked about slang, and how sometimes people say things that aren't meant to be taken literally?

CASTIEL
Yes.

DEAN
This is one of those times.

CASTIEL
Oh. (He looks at the computer screen.) Hm... it says, "Sam Winchester, Micah Sloat, and Jimmy Page fed your chickens." Thank you. That was very thoughtful.

(When he says this, he looks at the camera. The motion causes Dean to notice the camera too.)

DEAN
Sammy, what are you doing?

(Sam chuckles from behind the camera.)

SCENE CHANGE

(Katie is sitting on the bigger of the two leather couches in the living room. Her jovial mood from earlier seems to have faded somewhat, as she appears to be brooding over something. It is reminiscent of a scene from the original recordings. Katie is staring off into space and biting at her thumbnail.)

MICAH
You okay?

KATIE
(Distracted)
Yeah. Just thinking.

MICAH
You wanna talk about it?

KATIE
I'm just thinking about the stuff Yellow Eyes said to me.

MICAH
The night of the fire?

KATIE
Yeah.

MICAH
What'd he say?

(Katie thinks about it for several seconds, not speaking.)

KATIE
Just... the things I already mentioned.

MICAH
You wanna go to bed? I'm tired.

KATIE
Yeah. I'll be up in a minute.

SCENE CHANGE

(10:38PM. Micah notes that he wants to head to bed a little earlier than usual because he feels very tired. Dean and Castiel take the first watch, which lasts until 2:30AM.

Dean has a lot of trouble getting Sam up for his watch. He finally manages it, and offers to take Sam's watch too, but Sam insists he can do it.

At almost 4:00AM, Sam leans against the wall and nods off.)

SAM
Unnh. I don't know what's wrong with me tonight. I just can't stay awake. (Heavy yawn)

CASTIEL
Why don't you go back to bed? I can handle this by myself.

SAM
You sure?

CASTIEL
If I need you, I'll yell.

SAM
In your human voice, not your...

CASTIEL
Of course.

(Sam goes back to bed.

At 4:45AM, Katie sits up. She gets out of bed and crosses to the doorway. Castiel notices instantly. When they meet in the doorway, he checks her eyes; she is moving very slow and sluggish and is unresponsive to him touching her face. Castiel puts his palm flat against her forehead and tips her head back. He seems to be expecting something to happen, but there is no sign that anything has changed. Castiel does it again. The look on his face becomes one of intense disappointment and almost panic.)

CASTIEL
I can't do it. I'm cut off from Heaven.

(Katie pushes past him and heads down the stairs. At first, she is walking very slowly. As Katie's movement becomes quicker, Castiel turns and follows her down the stairs into the dark.

Thirty seconds pass with no movement or noise. Whatever's happening downstairs, the sound is too soft to be caught by the camera. Suddenly, there is a whooshing noise from downstairs, which is followed by the sound of crackling flames. A flickering light comes from the area immediately ahead of the bottom staircase.

Almost ten seconds pass. Katie comes back upstairs, moving a bit slowly again. She is alone. In her right hand, she holds a butcher knife. Her left hand is held up with the palm parallel to her body. It's hard to see, but there is some sort of black oily substance on the tips of her first two fingers.

She goes into the room where Sam is sleeping.

Everything is fairly quiet for ten full minutes. A few soft movements can be heard from this bedroom. The camera eventually catches Katie exiting the bedroom and heading into the hall closet. Her white sleeveless shirt looks like it has been stained with something dark. When she disappears from view, the house grows quiet again.

Micah begins to come awake at 5:02AM. He is slow to awaken, but manages it after roughly ten seconds. When he sees that Katie is gone, he instantly jumps out of bed and grabs the camera.)

MICAH
Katie?

(He comes to the top of the stairs and sees the flickering light.)

MICAH
Oh fuck! FIRE! FIRE! Wake up, something's on fire!

(He runs down the stairs. When he gets to the bottom, Dean's voice comes from over the railing on the second floor.)

DEAN
What?

(He starts to run down the stairs at the same time that Micah encounters Castiel.)

MICAH
What the fuck is this?

(Castiel is standing on an Oriental-style rug in the little computer area off the kitchen. There is a ring of fire around him, traced out on the rug. His eyes are closed and his head is down; for all intents and purposes, he is unconscious. There is a smear of the black oily substance on his forehead, between his eyes.)

DEAN
Cas?

(Micah puts the camera down. The image framed by the camera allows the viewer to see most of what happens, cutting off the very top of Castiel's head. Micah and Dean rush into the kitchen and begin filling two pitchers with water from the faucet. Micah fills his first, runs to Castiel, and pours the water on the ring of fire. When he runs back, Dean uses his pitcher to douse more of the fire. After three pitchers full, the fire is effectively put out.

Dean holds Castiel's face, slapping his cheek a couple times.)

DEAN
Cas? Cas! (Noticing the black substance) Micah, get me a paper towel. And wet it.

MICAH
Okay. (He does as Dean asks, bringing him the wet paper towel.

Dean uses the towel to clean the substance off Castiel's forehead.)

DEAN
What is this shit?

(As soon as his forehead is clean, Castiel gasps and opens his eyes.)

DEAN
Cas? Hey.

CASTIEL
Katie. Where's Katie?

MICAH
Katie!

DEAN
What happened?

CASTIEL
The daeva possessed her. I followed her downstairs and she turned and put this substance on my forehead. (He looks at the paper towel in Dean's hand.) Save that. We need to analyze it.

DEAN
This stuff knocked you out?

CASTIEL
Essentially.

DEAN
Where's Sam?

MICAH
Katie, where are you?

(He grabs the camera as Dean heads up the stairs, taking them two at a time.)

DEAN
Sammy!

(Dean heads into the room where Sam is sleeping. Something catches Micah's eye as he passes the hall closet; he stops and turns that way to see Katie standing in the closet. The butcher knife is still in her hand. Her eyes are half closed. Her shirt is covered with blood, as are her hands. The only movement she is making is the match-striking movement she demonstrated the night of the regression, striking a pretend match on a pretend bit of flint over and over.)

MICAH
(His voice shaking at the sight of the blood)
Katie, what did you do? Are you okay?

(Micah pans up briefly; the door leading into the attic is now in frame. It is askew again.)

KATIE
(In a childlike tone)
I didn't do it! He said it was my doing, but I didn't do it, I swear.

(Micah puts the camera down on a shelf. He holds her face and shakes her lightly.)

MICAH
Katie. Katie!

(Dean can be heard from Sam's room, saying in an alarmed voice:)

DEAN
Sammy! What the fuck?

KATIE
(Crying)
He's a liar, it's not my fault!

MICAH
(Shakes Katie harder)
KATIE!

(She screams, pushing back against him before her eyes finally clear, and she gasps, looking around in bewilderment. Katie sees the blood all over herself and shrieks.)

KATIE
Oh my God, what happened, Micah? Why am I covered in blood?

MICAH
I don't know. Is it yours? (He takes the knife from her and lifts her shirt to look at her stomach.)

KATIE
I'm fine. (Pause) Oh God...

DEAN
What the hell did you do to my brother?